Hi there I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this but I couldn't find an appropriate one. I'm currently studying overseas and will be back at the end of the year. Was wondering whether Maxis 3g, (the unlimited RM99 one) has a minimum contract period? And just to make sure: I'm using an NZ iphone 3g- would there be any fuss with the APN and stuff? or is it just a matter of popping in the maxis sim card and running it?

Thanks a bunch

nope, the rm99 unlimited plan does not have any min contract period

coz i also just apply, and i ask, can i subscribe it just for 1 month, and he say u can cancel it anytime you want


ur NZ iphone is officially unlocked or what? or u buy it with contract?

ahh excellent!

i bought it outright. it's unlocked either way, with or without contract. I didnt opt for contract cuz damn blardy expensive and it ties me down for 24 months

samlee can you recieve maxis 3G signal in the area ? (postpaid term)

@samlee860407,
Are U sure there's no min period?! The last time I checked, the CS told me it's a 12 month period !

i have yet to subsribe this plan before.

anyway if this maxis package looks like their conventional blackberry packages, then there isn't any minimum subscription period and you can cancel it at anytime.

but it does get a bit tricky here, as for example, your billing date each month falls on the 15th and you subscribed on the 23rd, the package only becomes active the next billing month.

maxis claim is that they can only activate it immediately if you have phoned them, seeking to subscribe a couple of days (or earlier) than your billing date.

iphone2008, i call them up, they say activate in not more than 2 hours time, i ask charges how? he told me prorata, so if from now till my billing date in 10days, 99/30 X 10

@ rx330


gotta be careful with these maxis fellows as they can be really inconsistent with their words. i once purchase the data bundle as well and was told the entire story (i.e. the prorata, activated in a while etc)

turns out when i received my statement, i wasn't billed accordingly and they claimed that my call was slightly "too late" missing by a few days of my billing calender date.

the term "activated" here can be rather misleading as it could either mean, have it activated to your account, but you still get charged the usual rates until when you start you new billing calender date, or it has been activated and you free to start using it.

to be safe, always have it checked with a least 2 separate maxis consultants and make them note it down in your call history (all personnel have to make a short summary after each call and that is when they sent you a text seeking for your opinion to rate their service)

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Sep 7 2008, 02:56 PM

thanks for the advice, will give FR wen i receive my bill, anything goes wrong, maxis sure gonna kena from me

what u mean in the area?

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Added on September 7, 2008, 3:16 pmif 12months i wont sign up d >.<

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Added on September 7, 2008, 3:19 pmi called maxis when i want to subscribe, and within 3 hours time my plan was changed from the 5mb permonth to unlimited d

and since then i had used almost 100mb >.<
in less then 5 days lol



This post has been edited by samlee860407: Sep 7 2008, 03:19 PM

no need 12 moons
btw, how many moons u wanna use? tis moon use, next moon no use?

i was also told the parota thingy

but for the activate one, i do check twice, and i ask them, so now whatever data i download, it will be free , the person say yes....
so will seee how lo when the coming month

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Added on September 7, 2008, 3:22 pmhuh?

This post has been edited by samlee860407: Sep 7 2008, 03:22 PM

sam lucky u, if not ur bill sure kaboom

yes, if really like what nokia say din activate, then i think my next month bill gona 4 digit liao >.<
coz ever since i activate the rm99 package, and i called them to double confirmed, i been using 3g like mad lol

PS: was away few days without computer, so use the iphone to surf everything....hah

ya lor, my nephew kena, rm 800

hence this story


don't know what is wrong with the url. but i will just paste the story here:


it reminds me of a story which my friend has told me whilst she was working as a maxis customer service operator (you know where you dial 123)


this dude ranked up a rm20k internet bills without realising it and when he called up, he was literally crying.


but in the end, maxis and that bloke managed to come up with a settlement.


moral of the day? JB and install bosspref!

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Sep 7 2008, 04:39 PM

ermm... i thought it is capped at RM250 or so.. i remember this is one of the T&C if not subscribed to unlimited package...

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Added on September 7, 2008, 5:03 pmlooked at this page


This post has been edited by Seaedge: Sep 7 2008, 05:03 PM

wah...rm20k....gg.com

hmmm, i know digi has always been capping theirs la. this one let me try to ask my friend back (though she has stopped working there for quite some time already)

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Sep 7 2008, 11:18 PM

maxis no cap
my nephew father argue on the fact, the unlimited is only 99, how could they let it go above?

den can fight with maxis kaw kaw lor....

i just unsubscribe unlimited 3g until i got a decent hsdpa phone...

nohing to fight though, somemore his is autodebit, so end of the day, they just terminate th eline

@samlee

wether the 3G icon appear on the screen with your maxis postpaid .

so no minimum subscription period then..?

This post has been edited by nouras: Sep 8 2008, 05:14 PM

yes when i am on an area that got 3g connectivity
or else it will show a blue box with a white dot inside, which means only got GPRS connection

i never notice the EDGE sign before btw

and to nouras, from what i ask the people from maxis, there is no min subcription period.


PS: i don't think i will cancel my unlimited plan d. I really use too much liao >.<

edge is with the E wording is it?

@ rx330

yes.


a dot stipulates a gprs coverage

i think i saw it once

I dont know Maxis deals with their Unlimited package, but on Celcom, the Unlimited thing applies only to their 3G service. So everytime I see the "box with a dot" come up, I had to stop any net activity to avoid incurring charges.

haha...love that i stay in Selangor/KL area
alot place got 3g d...but i still love penang the most

HSPDA, the speed is really ZOMG Super Duper Fast < not tested with iphone, but my old TYTN2 >

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Added on September 8, 2008, 5:33 pmWhat the ....like that also can???
i better go check properly >.<

This post has been edited by samlee860407: Sep 8 2008, 05:33 PM

alamak... sure or not? i tot base on unlimted data?
sam pls check and get back to me

http://www.maxis.com.my/3G/about3G_privileges.asp


lucky me and rx330 >.<

phew......

lol....really sked me out also.....aha

lol... i unsubscribe the unlimitedDP on the 5th Sept.. and now on 12sept, Maxis said my number already reach the min usage... i lupa off EDGE only sudah liddat... if i dun hav that sms.. i oso dunno later my bill how many already...

Hmmm...... I forgot to Bosspref it and my son chalk up more that RM250/= in 10 days, not sure how much so I will wait for the bill. Maybe I should tell them that how can it be more that RM99/= arguement . Even with Bosspref it is still not 100% and you need to test it. Just to be sure I go to the apn, username and password and keyin a bunch of rubbish. That way cannot login at all.

I have another issue, currently I have my own SIM card in my phone with no data plan which I seldom use and I have a Maxis broadband USB plan at RM118/= unlimited. Now that I have the iphone I wanted to merge the services into a single sim card and it seems cannot. I have to terminate the maxis broadband and pay a Rm200/= penalty then subscribe the plan on my existing number .

@ jackdon

i'm not working for maxis or have any affiliation with them, but you cannot use the rm99 argument because that is the premium price offered by them. it is part of the contract and you can read it up. unless they have specifically reiterate that all usage will be capped.

one good analogy, imagine that you are in restaurant which serves both À la carte and buffet, and you have decided to go for À la carte orders. turns out that you have exceeded the price of a buffet meal. how do you propose to argue about that then?

same principle is applicable here.

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Sep 12 2008, 08:11 PM

nokia make sense, but then again, maxis is rally ripping us off this way

Nokia,

I know but it never hurts to ask . You will be suprise sometime when you ask nicely and not arrogantly strange nice things happen. The worst is that I settle the all the same.

jackdon

@ jackdon

of course for your sake, i do hope that it works towards your desired advantage.

very informative !! shaits....i turning off my 3g for now

All,
After review all the comments, guess that was some mistake or wrong impression occurs.
I have been using Maxis 3G unlimited package for pass 3 years due to job requirement. Here my experience.
3G Unlimited package include of any 3G / EDGE or GPRS traffic. As some area may not cover by 3G hence it will drop to EDGE or GPRS and you still enjoy unlimited data follow but slow.
If your phone only EDGE, this package applied too.
Initial Billing. Once you indicated you want the unlimited package, then billing will start and it will be average break down till your billing day.
Example: Your billing date is 15th each month, and you initial on 8th. The bill will average the 7 days and charge to your bill.
• Take note. You need ensure it was already cover by the unlimited package before start use. Yes, reconfirmed it. Initial I hit the problem when the CS informed it been activate and I start using it. Just for few days, the cost was RM200 over...but it been resolved by they re-adjust the bill.

Whether you turn off 3G and switch to EDGE, but as long you initial the data connection, maxis will charge too. Hence you have only 2 options. Turn off any data traffic or pay...
Different between 3G / EDGE / GPRS is the traffic speed. Costing still remain the same, as they calculate base on data usage not speed.
• My statement stand only if you are Post Pay customer not prepay.

nice post Jo_crv......

really sums up all to those that are confuse

Any way to turn off EDGE? As there's an option to turn off 3G.
Sometimes when surfing the web on WIFI and the Wifi connections got disconnected, iphone will automatically switch to EDGE and start to sum up some unwanted data usage charges.

This post has been edited by 5w33: Sep 14 2008, 11:14 PM

last sat call up maxis to help my BIL activate the 5 mb package, cos after i check, he has used up almost 40 mb unknowingly, with charges of 1 sen per kb
from wat the CS told me, maxis has now capped the amount at rm 250
so the maximum u will pay for data usage is 250, unlike b4

JB the aifontrigi is the only option you have and install bosspref is you must do next.

Ohh, don't have any plans to JB my iPhone yet, i guess i just have to be careful then.
Thanks a lot.

but turnin off 3G doesnt stop the data connection... becoz EDGE is still active by default. except switching off via bosspref.

Exactly, that's why i am looking for any method to turn off EDGE without JB.

you dont have to jb to turn off your edge/3g ...just go to setting set ur apn into rubbish and you wont get connected

@ zerokid


all seasonal iphone users here know that will not work in the long term.

zerokid,

i had an experience of apn with nothing on it and still it able to connect to utube and safari. any explanation on that?

@ Seaedge

if u didnt put anything on apn ...the system will use the default setting on your carrier which is ...it will activate....

@ zerokid


i have tried putting all the nonsense that you think of into the spaces there on three different iphones and i can still surf the net. any explanation on that?

This post has been edited by iPhone2008: Sep 16 2008, 12:05 AM

@iPhone2008

after setting the nonsense apn try turn off and turn back on the phone...see how it works

@ zerokid


did that before as well

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Added on September 16, 2008, 12:14 amcome on la. if your prescribed method does work 100% and fool proof, do you think that the old timers here will even bother to install bosspref?

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Added on September 16, 2008, 12:18 amanyway, i used to do that when i was still a noob (on 1.1.1) and tried that with my sim card PIN switched on (hence i cannot be sure if this method will still cause this problem):


every hour or so, i will eventually lose my network signal and iphone will prompt me to enter my sim card PIN again. but a personal experiment of mine, found that if i have entered the details correctly on each of the categories, i didn't encounter anymore network lost or having me to reenter my sim card PIN again

This post has been edited by iPhone2008: Sep 16 2008, 12:20 AM

did u think im just new in the iphone? ive been watching this forum since the iphone first launch..i only seldom reply here...the method its still working...and i don't know why u still can connect to it?

here are the screenshots as a prove

this are my setting on apn...


as you can see in this screenshot even the Edge is turn on but the ip is not available so it wont work



this for proving it wont work


it only work if u set the correct apn and your 3g/gprs will connected and give the ip..only it will work

@ zerokid


wah okay la okay la. since you have gone into such lengths to prove your point.

i will agree with you

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Added on September 16, 2008, 12:49 amand please edit your e-mail addresses to fend off meddlesome people. just a heads up!

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Added on September 16, 2008, 1:07 amhmmmm... no good as i have tried earlier. i would still need to reenter my sim card PIN after a while (if i tried typing gribbish there) especially if i moved from a 3g area to edge.

still need to JB nevertheless to obtain bosspref. sigh...

This post has been edited by iPhone2008: Sep 16 2008, 01:08 AM

ding ding
zerokid : 1 , iphone2008 : 0

so my leave blank, how?

wait.. i still got one pictar in my iphone waiting to be posted... need clarification on that...

i have checked with my cuzin who works in Maxis and indeed their GPRS capping is RM250(For pay per use package).

Regards.

akash, ya, i think now only they capped
maxis told me last saturday as well

i m on the maxis unlimited 99/month package which is better than pay per use and all if your a heavy user bt mind you the cap for fair usage policy still exists.

if ur usage exceed 20-25 mb per moon, its better u get the 99 package