I was thinking of switching to either Digi or maxis postpaid (kind of wanted esim on maxis) but if you're just talking about getting the SIM cards it seems like it's never worth it to go postpaid? Seems like you're paying 4/5x the price for the exact same mobile/data plans with very little extra if you don't care about devices etc or home fibre. Can anyone explain to me why the Telco pricing is so disconnected from one to the other? What is the selling point of postpaid because I really don't get it - you would think you would get better pricing or priority on traffic shaping by locking into a contract but that doesnt seem to be the case.

Based on my experience, prepaid with plans that don’t auto renew is a hassle to manage. Especially when you have multiple lines.

Other than that, postpaid usually has family options and even fibre broadband bundles on offer.

Am now keeping track of and topping up 3 prepaid lines with digi (monthly auto renewals) for my family members and 1 prepaid line with hotlink (non auto renew) for myself. Definitely cheaper than postpaid but not as convenient.

This post has been edited by kmrdeva: May 18 2024, 04:27 PM

Actually the perks is more towards convenient, no need to remember to topup, can purchase devices or bundle with fibre, and for some plan, roaming advantage.
Imo you do not need to lock into contract, just find those plan that is contract free like Hotlink Postpaid.

There is also hotlink postpaid
Cheaper with no strings attached

no pt to go for postpaid nowadays, need to pay for SST.

5G wireless fiber modem plan dont have prepaid option

There is no marketing sense (in terms of value $$$) of getting postpaid. You pay extra and SST for lesser data. The only thing is the convenience of not having to renew/top-up to keep the number active. Prepaid is at least 2x better in value for the same $$$ paid.

IMHO, I'd go for postpaid if the value offered is the same or better than prepaid.

Prepaid, there is no worry of abuse, once the top-up is zero, calls/data is "stop". Whereas, postpaid it will goes into credit and can rake up thousands $$$. What a hassle, IMHO.

This post has been edited by chkwong: May 20 2024, 08:19 AM

Prefer prepaid, don't like get tied with telco and SST fees.

Damn you Hotlink, playing dirty trick to move user from prepaid to postpaid.

This is prepaid to prepaid, they migrate old legacy plan to new plan just like what Digi did to some of their users.

digicelcom prepaid plan mostly auto-renewable.

Just reload RM100 at one go and you are good for the next 3 months

Oh.. yeah over look.
Thought they still pushing me to change to hotlink post.

I’ve always found prepaid to be the better option, mainly because I don’t want to deal with contracts or unexpected charges. I like having full control over my spending and only topping up when necessary. The only downside is remembering to recharge on time, but it’s a small trade-off for the flexibility.

For recharging, I usually go with paynet since it’s quick and supports multiple providers. It’s especially useful when sending balance to family overseas without any hidden fees or long wait times.

This post has been edited by mrlive005: Mar 3 2025, 08:22 PM

Not really these days benefit of postpaid is you pay 8% to government and once awhile you get a very good for phone discounts .

Prepaid these days are cheaper

Well, it is what we called MONOPOLY or in this case, a DUOPOLY.

Maxis for decades has been the leader, far ahead of Celcom and Digi. They are pretty much unscathed to the point they can charge you whatever they want. Yes, they had the advantage in their network coverage during the initial phase of 4G. So subscribers are locked to their network with their cheap phone offering back then.

Fast forward today, Maxis still continues to lead. Now Celcom and Digi has been fighting for many years to no avail. Hence they have now joined hand and become another Maxis in the making. They do not have to fight each other now, they just have to fight Maxis by offering something similar or slightly cheaper than Maxis.

The other way to go is by going MVNO. OneXOX is one of those example. One family plan where principal line starts at RM39, with each supp line only another RM10. You could have 5 lines in XOX that cost less than 1 Maxis/CelcomDigi principal line.

Now that these 2 big brother are hand in hand raping consumers, UM saw the chance and already start offering newer plans that cost slightly more every now and then.

As for me myself all 3 of my phone lines are prepaid, 2 digi prepaid and 1 hotlink prepaid, it's not hard to managed
For me prepaid very convenient, plus easy to activate and easy to terminate

I have to maintain 10 numbers prepaid tell me about it.

There some plan auto renew take that plan just make sure have enough credit

Respect for that
Well same here, all 3 numbers plan also auto renew, just like you said just make sure enough credit

10 numbers? How many phones you got?

Phone 3 the rest I can monitor through digi app . Keep for vvip number

I only maintain my primary number the rest I top up every 3months

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Feb 28 2025, 08:46 AM

Noted 😉

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My repost fyi.
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Thanks for sharing there is a possibility that true but after so many years of using prepaid haven’t experience that yet.

Likely, it's because you use 10 Prepaid numbers.
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Most people have only ONE Prepaid number.
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active 2 - Sleeping 8 haha. Nice number worth keeping a lot 282828 those kind.

Active hotlink and celcomdigi (digi)

I got 4 Digi prepaid,
3 hotlink
2 unifi
1 tunetalk
2 yes prepaid.
1 umobile

I got 2 digi prepaid and 1 hotlink pantas prepaid, might add another prepaid line, umobile perhaps

umobile not bad

4 hotlink
4 digi
3 umobile
1 unifi

All prepaid?

unifi postpaid, SWU 4.0 no choice 😑

Unifi mobile coverage good?

improve and usable
will cancel after 3 months contract 🙈

😅

umobile have the advantage of online esim activation and overseas vowifi. i notice they have good coverage where maxis or celcomdigi falls.

Thinking to get umobile prepaid as my fourth line

Honor 90 5g
Sim1 digi
Sim2 digi

Vivo y15a
Sim1 hotlink
Sim2 umobile

great combo 👍

Now searching for umobile vip number thru shopee

and give clear ic copy

This post has been edited by JLA: Mar 2 2025, 06:41 AM

any telco will do, can port to umobile online 😁

Usually they will asked for it, for registration purporse

True but prefer purchase straight away umobile prepaid without any extra work to do

Both of my digi numbers sayang la, digi + nice number, both of this numbers i won't port to other telco

018 looks cool 😎

Yes, im still surfing shopee for umobile vip number
018 reminds me old malaysia telco called mobikom

The hardest to find is maxis 012 number. I previously had this number 0126767667. I sold it already

Damn that's very nice number

If clear copy without cross, it's dangerous. Nobody knows what can happen if the IC falls into wrong hand.

Yes that's true

Been searching for umobile prepaid, but can't decide which one to go for
01167777866
01167777855
01167777858

first one damage? 😁

Rm288
But i found celcom edisi biru 5g rm680 0196969606, is it worth?

beauty is in the eye of the beholder
if you like it and money is not a problem why not?
Life’s too short dude 😂

You're right life's too short but buying those rm680 vip number makes life more shorter 😅

I'm thinking just keep both digi prepaid already enough
Hotlink pantas not in use most of the time, so i will terminate that number soon

wise choice 🤣
i’m downsizing too and only keep two

Anything more than 10 numbers is not nice

The back 606 is confusing so front nice back not nic

Here one of my number



This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Mar 2 2025, 09:36 PM

2 numbers just nice for me, both digi prepaid, now I'm a digi yellow guy just like the mascot

Lucky ask first before buy
You got lots of super vip numbers, the value very high

I can recommend one seller to you he have a lot very nice numbers less than rm100. His numbers always keep refreshing
https://my.shp.ee/keyBZpT

I have too many numbers already so lazy to collect anymore haha

Thank you for the link
It's ok, later you can sell it back

Piers

You're right, just bought 2 celcom edisi biru from the seller, RM138 each

019 8277782
013 6522265
( similar to my digi 016 2766627 )

My current number :

016 2766627 - digi, bought previously from different seller in shopee ( bought RM388 )
016 9466441 - digi, bought long time ago at one of telco shop around my area, somewhere around 2003 ( bought rm68 ) ** still study at one of local college

This post has been edited by GamersFamilia: Mar 4 2025, 10:45 AM

Nice u like similar pattern like me
My 012 ABCCCAB

01xABBABBC
01xx876543
01xABABCAB
01xABCABCA
01xABCABC
01xAAABABC
01xABCCCAB


This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Mar 4 2025, 11:08 AM

Yerp
Luckily last night before going to bed, just surf shopee, then spotted this 2 numbers which similar pattern as one of my digi, then this morning bought it straight away

Grab the number first, keep and maintain it thru my spare phone while waiting for end of the year nov / dec earliest oct, thinking to buy ip14 pm refurbished set

wow, those number are real nice 👍

Yes, just grab both celcom edisi biru without think twice, it's same pattern as one of my digi
Satisfied now 😎🔥

0~9 got 10digit , normal phone number is 10 then 11 digit , so 012-3456789 = 10 diigit , 012-3456788 = 9 digit , so how many digit is the most popular phone number , which is rare ?
from piers just bought number 012789=6digit , 012356=6digit , current number : 01267=5digit , 01469=5digit

1 of my number : 0158=4digit
other house member number : 01258=5digit , 012369=6digit , 014567=6digit . 014678=6digit , 0123467=7 digit , 0123458=7 digit

so most of phone number is 5 to 7 digit , other maybe can be nice number ?

especially this 0198277782 is 🔥

Yes 😍🔥

among those four,
0198277782 & 0162766627 makes a great pair

Both are my favourites among all 4 numbers 🐸🔥

Its okay not great. Great is same number but from example

0162766627 and 012 2766627

both are nice anyway, 012 hard to obtain nowadays

yea its not hard its just most people bought it long time ago. There still some nice 012 but very expensive

It's hard to get same numbers but from different telco 😩🔥

012 maxis right, forgot already cuz used to 017 for maxis
🤔🔥

This post has been edited by GamersFamilia: Mar 5 2025, 10:31 AM

I got help someone buy 017 very nice 017 A0222A0 ( A are same number)

Looks like you got lots of source for vip numbers 😁🔥

came across a few but the price like… 🙄

yes it is, 012 the origin for maxis

Nowadays very hard to see 012
Already assumed 017 as origin maxis
Me already vintage guy, sometimes easy to forget
This October already 43 years old 😴🔥

In every man, there is a child 😆

Aisey man sweet talker lah you, but yea agreed with you 😂🔥

in every women, there is a mother 😂

In every child, there is a baby 😎🔥

reminds me of this

Lol 😂🔥

Not nice but if the person is kedekut yes the number not bad. The numbers too many die

This post has been edited by aspire2oo6: Mar 6 2025, 09:25 AM

Using celcom app? 🤔🔥