maxis rep explained to me, NOW, maxis by default requires some advance amount to be paid upfront for zerolution/360.
will be refunded through your future bills.

no longer the old zerolution/360, which really is no advance payment.

Went to Maxis this morning to sign up iPhone 13 Zerolution. I've been with Maxis for 6 years and yet they do this crap, need to pay advance payment of RM2000. I might as well pay the normal subsidized price and still with 2-year contract. Don't understand why they need that much advance payment for a ZEROLUTION.

Same with you, I walked out. Not encouraging this stupid move.

I’ve just recently take new device with  zerolution after contract expired without any advance fee.

I believe that maxis do have some sort of credit scoring based on customer profile as some required to pay advance some doesn’t need

I’ve personal & corporate account with maxis maybe that’s why not required any advance payment.