I have Celcom and Maxis lines in my Fold 5.

From what I observed is that Maxis will connect to 5G more frequently and immediately in areas with 5G.

Celcom will tend to stick to its 4G+.

As all telcos share the same DNB 5G towers, my conclusion is that Celcom will prefer not to connect to DNB 5G so often as they have to pay DNB based on data consumed?

Remember the rm10 fee thingy....

Probably one reason why on hold with 4G first...

Later October only faster automatically connect to 5G since u paying the "access fee" 😁

it will be like 4G eventually 🙈

i dont care about that, 4G or 5G for me is still the same. got coverage memang sudah bersyukur

2 SIM i your phone i think 1 will be 5G
1 will be 4G

Yes, of course. I switch sim card for data to test my 5G.

This post has been edited by brandonkl: Aug 29 2023, 03:47 PM

Well...

I observed.... Areas with weak 4G signal tend to have better 5G signal coverage....

I think Telco purposely didn't upgrade or add more towers... Why waste $$$ on old technology.... Now with 5G... Ride on DNB infrastructure only.... Cheaper & just pay some access fees... Cheaper than building own tower & stuff for 4G 👍

Celcom? my Digi is always on 5G

Which one is better? Celcom or digi?

Eh, my one pulak is different story. My iPhone seems not always getting connected with 5G and go for 4G, but my Oppo (Android) always connected with 5G. I put both Celcom & Maxis network on my iPhone 14 Pro Max and put '5G On' mode. Both act the same.

For eg. when I went to the place with 5G available, suddenly iPhone changed to 4G and stick to it but my Oppo still in 5G mode (full bar). My Oppo with Celcom network btw



This post has been edited by adiyon84: Aug 30 2023, 10:13 AM

huh? both not merged d becomes one?

Merged by the name.. The way doing business still standalone.
They don't have harmonized mobile plans too.

in terms of network

DiGi

auto VoLTE
celcom need to begging oi celcom turn ON my VoLTE
longer prepaid grace period
bigger FUP
MADANI BoS

What network you on bro? My pro max refuses to leave 5G on umobile

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I believe it's mainly because Celcom, a GLC, has fewer experienced/talented high-tech staffs than Maxis, a private enterprise.

Fyi, Celcom and other celcos buy wholesale 5G access from DNB at per Gbps pricing or according to their bandwidth capacity needs, not at per GB data pricing.

Celcos have to impose low monthly data caps/limits for their affordable mobile 4G/5G phone plans and monthly FUP data caps/limits, in order to prevent 4G/5G network hogging by certain greedy cheapo subscribers bc 4G/5G networks or cell-towers are prone to traffic congestion during peak hours from 8pm to 1am, esp on weekends - unlike telcos' fixed/immobile Fiber networks. .......

https://soyacincau.com/2022/04/07/digital-n...ffer-published/ - DNB publishes Reference Access Offer, 5G wholesale to cost telcos RM30K per Gbps monthly - 7 April 2022
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celcom has been playing cellular system eon ago with art900
celcom growing bigger and become axiata
axiata wireless unit is the biggest mobile provider in the SEA region
axiata mobile unit become the biggest telco in malaysia
celcom know what they are doing

For celcom vs Maxis, which one is better for you?

both suck
hotlink prepaid come 'free' with voicemail + caller ringtone
long time not using xpax prepaid

digi prepaid value for money

https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/5402412 - which telco widest 2G/4G coverage in remote areas, 2G or 4G saja
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The above posts, fyi, ie Celcom is likely having problems merging it's 4G network with Digi's 4G network - so, likely also for Celcom-Digi's latest high-tech 5G services being lacking behind other private celcos like Maxis.
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do they have 5g mobile wifi router plans yet?

Isnt 5g experience all the same across networks since they are DNB's?

i beg whole month they coudnlt activate my volte

go bluecube change sim card, ask them fix for me, 3 hours they play play could not activate

in the end had to switch out, promise me no bill, then send collections people to harass lmaoo

If you have Maxis in SIM1 and Celcom in SIM2, reverse it and try again. Your lousy phone cant be bother to connect to 5G on SIM2.

If you ask about coverage disregarding speed, quality, etc but just to talk; I'd say Celcom is the best.

Maxis normally will have better data because their operation model is focusing on area that can get more profit i.e. more populated area by providing more capacity for example.

With celcom digi network integration, it will be the most powerful telco in Malaysia.

betul ke bro?

imagine digi and celcom able to use each other's tower like unifi & maxis....but only can imagine for now 🙈

haha.. okok.. just imagine dulu la,, hehe

Pundek la,ever since their merge my celcom postpaid is being disaster with unstable speed and connection then i port out to hotlink/maxis

Maxshit is for waterfish customers.

somehow they are different.
i have tested and found out the fact.

I agree it is different.

Say if you are in an area with good Celcom/Maxis and also DNB 5G coverage. I believe your Telco can control if they will connect your phone to their cell tower or DNB 5G tower. My rationale is that if they connect you to DNB 5G towers, they need to pay for data usage whereas if it is their own tower, no extra cost to them.

imagine basically a good therapy , but i believed they will be the best telco out there follow by maxis

TBH not everywhere got 5G
If 4G fast enough no diff for browsing.

This post has been edited by ceo684: Sep 30 2023, 01:34 PM


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if include all the mvno, they are the biggest as of now

strangely after the network upgrade, the signal bar from 3 drop to 1

give them a time to improve la , i dont complaint cuz im using 2 telco at one time

so far the only time complain was can't port out

This post has been edited by Piers: Oct 2 2023, 02:17 PM

i guess this is dependent on which telco covers the area we are Just like for my case, although these two telcos provides 5G coverage to my place (as evidenced from their coverage maps), neither one gives me satisfactory signal. I have to resort to other telcos finally.

This post has been edited by bios123: Oct 4 2023, 07:50 PM

right , depending on area , some telco good and some just decent coverage

maxis combo with celcom is sweet 🙈

digi celcom maxis combo would be super nice

if only hotlink prepaid offer esim 🙈

they dont have is it ? how bout digi and celcom .. currently using nanosim for both telco

only digi have it 🙊

if hotlink have esim soon then i might change both of my simcard to esim from nanosim

both maxis and hotlink do provide esim for their postpaid customer 🙈

but not prepaid , meehhhh

don't think will happen soon, that's why port out to yes

yes use esim right

the super hassel free esim other than yoodo

They do. Need to walk in to do sim replacement.
My friend using Hotlink Prepaid walked in and got it.
When call 123 said cannot, when buy the Hotlink time said cannot.

aah thats better , thank you for the info

you mean hotlink prepaid esim capable?

Lately, I notice that Celcom's 5G connection is slow, with speed of less than 10 Mbps at certain times. When I switch to Celcom LTE, then I can get up to 80 to 90 Mbps. Some more in full bars 5G coverage area in KLCC, Mid Valley.

I also have Maxis. When I switch to Maxis, their 5G speed is 100 Mbps or more.

So I can say that Celcom 5G sucks and issue not with DNB as Maxis no issue with high speed 5G.

Tested both… which is correct. Celcom still stick to 4G after 1 years.. sad.