QUOTE(PRSXFENG @ Jan 24 2022, 10:33 PM)
Not sure if this is 100% accurate but I think the reason is that the new TNB Smart Meters runs on the GPRS network, which is 2G....
Save the Smart Meters and merchant ePOS(Point of Sale) terminals at the expense of the national voice call network. I say these corrupted lots are GENIUSES who only think about their own pockets.
The outcome is a crippled and COLLAPSED voice call network for the entire country. This year's CNY is a year to remember when phone calls among relatives and friends reaches its peak.
QUOTE(LuckyBai @ Jan 24 2022, 10:36 PM)
MCMC is worse regulator by coming up to this policy!!! Real stupid
China branded phones such as Oppo, Mi, Vivo, Lenovo and Huawei tops the market share of most Malaysian phones due to their affordability and popularity.
I read that Maxis is preparing for 5G by replacing their Huawei core network equipment to Ericsson.
These China branded phones very few of them made it into Maxis VoLTE and VoWifi compatibility list in time many will become eWaste soon even though thy support 4G networks.
I don't feel to continue paying for high tiered plans anymore. Any prepaid with cheap data will do even without unlimited calling.
Why? Data is all I need now for Whatsapp HD clear voice calls, ZOOM sessions and other messaging apps.
Not just Maxis, many other operators will start seeing their subscribers dropping all their higher tiered post-paid plans because circuit switched 2G calls will become USELESS after this.
As for those who own China 4G phones who cannot connect with VoLTE or VoWifi, people will not just go out and buy a brand new Apple 13 or a Samsung or Snapdragon compatible high end branded one in the telco's compatibility list.
Our telcos will end up learning the lesson and bleed ARPU after this thanks to jokers running the country's network directions.
It makes you think twice whether to continue paying RM98 for Maxis Postpaid, telco D, C or U after this. People will just go for the CHEAPEST one with the most data quota because that is all they need.
2G voice call switch over is a failure when your network discriminate against China branded 4G phone models which makes up the country's LARGEST market share of ownership.
QUOTE(jaycee1 @ Jan 24 2022, 10:59 PM)
Calls have been shit for past few months. Getting all sorts of dropped calls. They should have kept 3G.
Our incompetent and short sighted officials decided to listen to dumb western experts who knows little of our local market this is what will happen.