Me cincai, any prefix will do...
Chosen numbers is more preferable.

Used to have Maxis 012-2XX that time Maxis starter pack priced at 100++
Owned TimeCel once 017-789XXXX cousing from JB gv me

Moved to Hotlink 012-24477XX then long time no top up number not been activated.

Now with Celcom 013-24477XX

u probably not chinese. lol.

The oldest prefix is actually 010.

Last time used even before ADAM, Mutiara Telecom(DiGi), Timecell during ATUR450 time when people carry big water tumbler brick phones known as 大哥大(Tai kor tai).

Also this prefix is not only available in Malaysia as premium South Korean mobile numbers also share this prefix.
It is also their oldest mobile prefix which is shared by all their mobile celcos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_num..._in_South_Korea

Normally if you watch KDramas, you'll noticed that their mobile calls that come in on their phones use 010 prefix.

That's why he got the number..
No one else wants it 🤣

01x-2 and 01x-3 actually from KV if i'm not mistaken

012-3456789 😜

That is correct. They are grouped as Central Number. 01x-6 is also a Central Number. Meanwhile, 01x-8 is tagged to Sabah and Sarawak.

But since a few years ago, none of the telco sell their numbers according to their geographic tagging anymore. However, they have not removed the geographic tagging of the phone number. You can see that in your Maxis postpaid itemised statement.

gone were the days whereby call rates were based on zones. lol.

Of course lar 012... It's the most senior among modern mobile prefix... Those days 010 n 019, has your number tagged to the phone... So phone kena curi can't register a new number for the phone... Owner must release then only can use the phone...

my bday date

yup, now even if the owner still using the number but not keep it activate (reload credit) the number will go back into the system for recycle

This post has been edited by anep: Jun 30 2020, 05:17 PM

I think those youngster during year 2000 understood how premium is 012 prefix number than those youngster at year 2020 because those days we need to spend hundreds on ringgit to get a sim packs but now just only less than RM10 and even get it free when you port out from other telco. But advantage of those days who still hold the number until today is you are the first owner of the number, not recycled number and keep away from the people keep calling asking for the person who owns the number previously.

Anyhow I still love my first number even it is not any special number or VIP number because I am the first person who owns it. Now I have second number which is recycle number and still keep getting calls and sms that looking for the previous owner. Luckily not from ah long, bankers, marketing people etc.

One is less likely to get this kind of spam SMS if you’ve been using the same number for a very long time. Almost all newly signed up numbers are more likely to have this issue as they have been recycled too many times and that happens to number of any prefix.

i think other than prefix, to tell whether ur number is older number or newer, from the number of digits can tell as well. old one is all 7 digits other than prefix while new one is all 8 digits now.

before MNP, premium number suppose 012, 019 & 016 because it represent big telco..

nowadays, all prefix look ok except 011 because it got 8 number..
for new number, i rarely seen people use 014..

014 , 015 can consider less recycle number. Still new compared to others.

I just realized that my Maxis Fibre backup 4G SIM has the service number with 012 prefix. My friend’s MaxisONE Go WiFi SIM is a 012 number too. Neither SIM can make call though. We didn’t choose the number. They are assigned randomly.

Based on this scenario, there is no basis to the saying that all 012 number is reserved only to Maxis Postpaid now but all subject to availability. Even tablet plan may come with a random 012 number.

true because my previous wireless internet also using 012..
u actually can choose the number if agent allow to use their login..

014 already appear in the market for too long..
before MNP can be done, prefix were share by Digi and Maxis..that's why the pefix is not preferable..

014 is also shared by Celcom. Basically it is -
014-2 (Maxis)
014-3 (Digi)
014-5 (Celcom)
014-6 (Digi)
014-7 (Maxis)
014-8 (Celcom)
014-9 (Digi)