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Celcom is running an interesting deal from now till the end of March offering you the PortaWiFi USB WiFi modem for just RM99 (that’s RM100 RM60 off the retail selling price) when you trade in your old — but still in good working condition — broadband modem. Plus you get rebates of up to RM276 when you sign up with any Celcom First Data plan Rebate with Trade-In Click for larger image With a connection speed of up to 21Mbps on Celcom’s widest mobile network, the part portable WiFi router and part USB dongle PortaWiFi lets you to share your mobile broadband connection with up to 5 devices simultaneously from your home, laptop and even your car, giving you more flexibility and value for your money. Don’t have an old broadband modem to trade in? No problem. You can still enjoy rebates up to RM216 by signing up with any of our Celcom First Data plans. Rebate without Trade-In Click for larger image

This has to be the most surprising announcement we’ve ever received. Just as Malaysians usher the New Year, Maxis has launched the first salvo in the next generation war for mobile dominance. In an official statement Maxis has announced that it now has LTE networks available at Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Damansara Utama, Desa Sri Hartamas, Bandar Puchong Jaya, Bandar Sunway and Cyberjaya, and by doing so, is officially the first telco in Malaysia to make LTE available in the country. Maxis plans to light up other parts of the country with LTE “soon”. Maxis claims that its LTE network is able to reach speed of up to 75Mbps. The operator say subscribers can expect a typical average speeds of 10Mbps to 30Mbps Along with the new network Maxis plans to bring new services that takes advantage of the superior wireless capabilities that LTE has to offer. You can subscribe to Maxis’ LTE can subscribe to the service at Maxis Centres in KLCC and Taman Tun Dr Ismail. There is no addit...

Celcom has finally revealed its iPad mini and 4th gen iPad with Retina display bundling offer. The iPad mini is offered as low as RM608 while the 4th gen iPad from RM1,058. The iPads with WiFi + Cellular from Celcom are offered with a choice of 12 months and 24 months contract. In terms of broadband plans, you have 2 options – Celcom First iPad Basic (4.5GB) and iPad Advance (10GB) which goes for RM70/month and RM100/month respectively. Full bundled pricing below: iPad mini (12 months contract) 16GB model (with 4.5GB internet plan – RM70/month) – RM1,108 16GB model (with 10GB internet plan – RM100/month) – RM1,008 32GB model (with 4.5GB internet plan – RM70/month) – RM1,398 32GB model (with 10GB internet plan – RM100/month) – RM1,298 64GB model (with 4.5GB internet plan – RM70/month) – RM1,678 64GB model (with 10GB internet plan – RM100/month) – RM1,578 iPad mini (24 months contract) 16GB model (with 4.5GB internet plan – RM70/month) – RM858 16GB model (with 10GB internet plan...

It has been sometime since I last updated about Broadband in Malaysia 1st is http://followtrends.blogspot.com/2011/02/lets-compare-broadband-plan-malaysiaas.html Next, I write in Compare Malaysia Broadband plan| Malaysia Broadband compared(updated Oct 2011) Malaysia has improve a lot along the way, now it is much faster speed with more valued money, and the trends seems to be moving toward fiber optic, like unifi for most companies, and bundled with other things like phones, tv. Quick Comparison of non-FTTH Providers’ entry level offerings: P lan Speed (Mbps) Quota (GB) Monthly Fee Contract Period 24-mth Total for Wifi/Mifi P1 ToGo 39 1 2 RM39 6 months RM1,136 Yes Super Postpaid Super 48 20 1.5 RM48 24 months RM1,152 Streamyx 512kbps 0.512 Unlimited RM66 12 months RM1,757 U Mobile 42Mbps Mobile Broadband MB 68 42 5 RM68 12 months RM1,882 Quick Comparison of FTTH Providers’ entry level offerings: Provider Plan Name Speed (Mbps) Quota (GB) Monthly Fee (RM) Total...

From the early growth of the WWW in 1992-1995, early web-commerce in 1996-1998, Dot-Com boom and bust in 1999-2001 and maturity of internet business model in 2002 to the present day, not to mention the new era of social networking, one wonders what else will happen to the World Wide Web. Already, once cruel and invincible dictators were overthrown in peoples’ uprising , started in the Middle East and now spreading its tentacles to the Putin’s Russia. The WWW’s growth is so rapidly that you can actually measure what is happening in seconds. If the fact that more than a billion new pages are added to it every day doesn’t raise your eyebrows, consider what is happening to the WWW every minute or 60 seconds: - more than 13,000 iPhone applications are downloaded - more than 600 new videos are added into YouTube - more than 6,600 new photos uploaded on flickr - more than 695,000 facebook status updates - more than 694,445 search queries performed using Google - a staggering 1...

The Acer Iconia Tab A701 tablet which comes with 10.1″ full HD (1920×1200) display is now offered for bundling with U Mobile Broadband plans. The Iconia Tab A701 can be yours from as low RM979 with 24 months broadband bundling of MB128 which comes with 20GB for RM128/month. If that’s too much, there’s an alternative bundling at RM1,179 with MB68 plan that comes with 5GB for RM68/month. All contract are tied with 24 months duration and you would need to pay 6 months advance subscription for the broadband plan during sign up. U Mobile is also offering Credit Card Easy Payment Plan for 12 months period as well. To recap on the specs, the Iconia Tab A701 which comes with 3G HSPA+ support up to 21Mbps runs on 1.3GHz Quad-core Tegra 3 processor with 1GB of RAM and 32GB of storage. It runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box and is powered with a huge 9,800mAh battery. The Iconia Tab A701 doesn’t run short with expansion ports as it come with micro SD slot, micr...

DiGi has revised its tablet data plan from as low as RM15, which is one of the most affordable right now. The new rate depends on the type of subscriber with existing DiGi subscribers getting RM10 off. In terms of speed, the FAQ states that the tablet plans can go up to 3Mbps but upon reaching your data quota limit, speeds will be throttled down to as low as 64Kbps. For Existing customers, you may subscribe up to 2 Tablet SuperSIM plans per principal line. During sign up, a RM50 advance payment is required which will go back to your bill at RM10/month for the next 5 months. If you sign up for auto-billing, there’s additional RM5/month rebate but this is only applicable for supplementary users that are billed separately from principal line. Full tablet plan rates below: New Subscribers Tablet 500MB – RM25 Tablet 1GB – RM29 Tablet 1.5GB – RM39 Tablet 2GB – RM49 Existing Tablet 500MB SuperSIM – RM15 Tablet 1GB SuperSIM – RM19 Tablet 1.5GB SuperSIM – RM29 Table...

DiGi is offering a rather affordable deal on the Samsung Galaxy Gio and HTC EVO 3D. Both phones are offered for free with 12 months contract on DG Smart Plan 48 which comes with 1GB of data. If you calculate the monthly subscription, the total ownership cost is just RM576 or RM516 if you opt for auto billing (RM5/month rebate). Not bad considering the HTC EVO 3D used be to a high end device selling at RM2,199 during launch. The Samsung Galaxy Gio is a 3.2″ HVGA device that runs on 800MHz processor while the HTC EVO 3D is a rather high end device with 4.3″ Stereoscopic 3D display and dual-core 1.2GHz processor. At the moment, the HTC EVO 3D is temporarily out of stock. That should be a good buy if DiGi restocks it back soon. For more information, head over to DiGi Super Sale page.

Time has recently introduced its new Fibre 100Mbps Home Broadband that’s offered at only RM179/month. At 100Mbps, this is the fastest home fibre offering at the moment, beating the rest of the fibre players right now. Unlike the rest which offers unlimited quota until futher notice, the Fibre 100Mbps Home Broadband offering is limited to 100GB per month. Based on their FAQ , there’s no installation or deposit charges for now and only monthly subscription fees apply. The subscription comes with a Cisco router and a free DECT phone. Just like other fibre plans in the market, the plan is tied with 24 months contract. The high speed fibre comes with its own limit as well. Once the 100GB quota is reached, the download speed will be throttled to 1Mbps. To regain full speed, Time is offering quota top ups below: 1GB – RM10 5GB – RM25 10GB – RM50 Just like other Home Fibre offerings, Time also offers voice calls which are charged at 15sen/min. For those that make regula...

Maxis prepaid brand Hotlink has just introduced its new Prepaid Broadband service that offers download speeds up to 42Mbps. This replaces Maxis Prepaid Broadband that offer speeds up to 7.2Mbps. The new plan comes in a SIM pack at RM5 and a complete Hotlink Broadband Starter kit that comes with a HSPA modem for only RM88. Both packages come preloaded with 50MB of free data. Existing Maxis Prepaid Broadband users are automatically converted to this new Hotlink Broadband plan effective 8th August and shall also get to have uncapped speeds up to 42Mbps. In terms of data quota, there’s a wide range of Broadband passes to choose from as low as RM3/day: In terms of speed, it varies on coverage and device. The bundled modem in the Starter Kit isn’t a HSPA+ variant and supports up to 7.2Mbps. It comes covered with a 12 months warranty. To get the most out of Maxis HSPA+ network, you would need a HSPA+ modem which is sold at RM280 at selected Maxis centres. Hotlink Broad...

This post is paid for by Celcom, the operator with Malaysia’s widest network and winner of Frost & Sullivan’s Mobile Broadband Provider of the Year for two years in a row. Special for this festive Raya month, Celcom offers up the iPhone 4S from as low as RM1,758 with a monthly commitment of just RM48/month inclusive of free 1.5GB data and attractive rates – 15sen/min calls, 10sen/SMS and 20sen/MMS with the option of 12 or 24 months subscription. The special promotion runs from now all the way to September 15. In addition, when you sign up for the special iPhone 4S plan from Celcom, you’ll also enjoy free, unlimited access to Celcom’s MUSICUBE music download service. Head over to after the jump for details on the Celcom iPhone 4S plan and MUSICUBE. LOW UPFRONT PAYMENT from only RM200 How to activate MUSICUBE: a. Sign up for an iPhone 4S plan with the best network b. Send ON MUSIC to 22990 to activate c. Download the MUSICUBE app from the App Store d. Enj...

With 4 Fibre players on TM’s HSBB network, there’s more competition for subscribers. That also mean consumers are more spoilt for choice. Maxis has gone with a price war where they offered 10Mbps Home Fibre from as low as RM118/month. Now for the business users, P1 has slashed their price where 5Mbps is offered as low as RM99/month and 20Mbps for RM199/month. This marks not only the cheapest business plan but also the cheapest Fibre service at the moment. The plans – ForBiz Fiber 149 is originally priced RM149/month while the higher ForBiz Fiber 329 is at RM329/month. There’s no change for its 10Mbps and 30Mbps offering which makes it obvious that P1 is looking at pushing 5Mbps and 20Mbps offering for now. Similar to most fibre services at the moment, P1 does not impose any download quota on its ForBiz Fiber plans. There’s no pre-bundled call minutes included and calls are charged at 15sen/minute nationwide. The RM200 installation fee is waived and the subscription ...

Celcom makes it as the third mobile operator to enter the home fibre market with its very own FTTH packages called “Celcom Home First”. The operator offers four packages ranging from a 4mbps/RM128/month “Lite” package to the top-of-the-line 24mbps/RM318/month “Pro” package. Unlike TM’s triple-play (video, internet and voice) UniFi , Celcom’s fibre product offers internet and fixed voice in one connection which is similar to the FTTH products from Maxis and P1 . Similar also to Maxis, Celcom Home First subscribers get additional mobile minutes if they have a Celcom postpaid line as well. If you don’t already know this, all of the mobile operators currently offering FTTH packages ride on TM’s existing HSBB infrastructure, so in terms of coverage and availability, we assume that where TM’s UniFi is available, Celcom, Maxis and P1 are available as well. Comparison at a glance Just looking at the plan without taking into account the bundled minutes etc, the Celcom Fir...

This coming Hari Raya, Celcom is offering a lower commitment iPhone 4S bundling plan from as low as RM48/month. The plan comes with 1.5GB data with calls and SMS charged seperately at 15sen/min for calls and 10 sen/sms. Compared to its standard offering, this plan is more suited for low spenders that uses more data with occasional call/SMS usage. There are 2 contract durations available – 12 months and 24 months which requires an upfront payment of RM200 and RM300 respectively. The upfront payment is rebated back to your bill across 12 months. Bundled pricing of the iPhone 4S as follows: iPhone 4S 16GB (12 months) – RM1,898 iPhone 4S 16GB (24 months) – RM1,758 iPhone 4S 32GB (12 months) – RM2,218 iPhone 4S 32GB (24 months) – RM2,068 iPhone 4S 64GB (12 months) – RM2,528 iPhone 4S 64GB (24 months) – RM2,388 The plan offering is valid until 15th September 2012. For more information, head over to Celcom’s iPhone 4S promo page. Thanks rakyatbiru for the heads up...

Maxis is offering discounted bundled pricing for port-in customers where the iPhone 4S & HTC One X is offered from as low as RM799 while the Samsung Galaxy Note & Nokia Lumia 900 from as low as RM599. The special pricing is tied with 24 months contract of Maxis Value Plus 50 postpaid voice plan + 1GB data plan that costs RM98/month (RM50 + RM48). As comparison, the devices are normally offered at RM1,850 for the iPhone 4S, RM1,449 for the HTC One X & Samsung Galaxy Note and RM1,309 for the Nokia Lumia 900 on the similar postpaid + 1GB data subscription. This is a substantial savings of RM650-1051 off the usual bundle. The only turn off in this case is the hefty upfront advanced payment where Maxis is asking for RM1,500 for the iPhone 4S and RM1,000 for the other 3 smart phones. The advanced payment as usual be refunded into your next bill which is used to knock off your upcoming usage charges. For those getting the HTC One X, they are throwing in urbeats hea...

Only Celcom and Maxis are offering the Apple new iPad device together with data plans which DiGi only offer new iPad data plans. Today I’ll only focus on the device with data plans comparison and data only plans will be the next post. Celcom has 2 data plans which Maxis has 3 data plans, so I’ll pick only 2 from Maxis which close to those 2 Celcom data plans. While Celcom has both 12 and 24 months contract but Maxis only 24 months contract, so I’ll take only 24 months contract in to compare. Price Range RM 68 – RM 70 RM 100 – RM 108 Telcos Celcom Maxis Celcom Maxis Plans CELCOM BROADBAND IPAD BASIC iPad Internet Plan 4GB CELCOM BROADBAND IPAD ADVANCE iPad Internet Plan 12GB Monthly Fees RM 70 RM 68 RM 100 RM 108 Quota 4.5 GB 4 GB 7 GB 12 GB Speed Up to 3.6Mbps up to 42Mbps* Up to 7.2Mbps up to 42Mbps* new iPad 16 GB RM 1,429 RM 1,349 RM 1,329 RM 999 new iPad 32 GB RM 1,729 RM 1,599 RM 1,629 RM 1,249 new iPad 64 ...

This post is sponsored by Celcom, the operator with Malaysia’s widest network and winner of Frost & Sullivan’s Mobile Broadband Provider of the Year for two years in a row. Celcom is also offering the new BlackBerry Curve 9320 with a special fire sale from just RM88. It is happening tomorrow at Blue Cube Pavilion (1st 100), Blue Cube Spring Kuching (1st 50) and Blue Club 1Borneo KK (1st 50) where they can get it for RM118. From each venue, there will be lucky draw where 5 people are able to snap up the Curve 9320 for just RM88. In addition, the first 100 customers in Central and the first in Sabah and Sarawak are will get a free personalized BBM Pin key chain. The special promo is tied with 12 months contract of any bundled plans from RM88/month. More details of the special Curve 9230 fire sale offer here . Head after the break for the standard offer that starts from RM388.

Are you one of the people who get a Starbucks but along with it comes a Foursquare Check-In, an Instagram photo and then a Tweet about your drink with the photo attached? Are you one of the people who just have to take photos of their meal just so you can post them up on Facebook later on? If you answered yes to all the above, you are officially eligible to become DiGi’s Juara Internet! No one can be as hardcore as you. In conjunction with DiGi’s Jualan Juara Internet , come and be a part of a fun-filled event that will be happening on; Date: 7 July 2012 (Saturday) Time: 11 am onwards Venue: Curve, Mutiara Damansara Exclusively for DiGi Super Bloggers, join our Twitter contest now to stand a chance to be one of 10 selected bloggers who will take part in a blogger exclusive challenge with mystery personalities on the event day. All you have to do to vie for the 10 blogger spots are… 1. Take a photo of yourself that best shows “I am a Juara Internet”. 2. ...

This post is sponsored by Celcom, the operator with Malaysia’s widest network and winner of Frost & Sullivan’s Mobile Broadband Provider of the Year for two years in a row. Celcom brings a new addition to its mobile service offering with its all-new “First Voice” plans. The new plan offers more value for heavy SMS and mobile voice users with call rates that go lower with more minutes used and one flat rate for SMS. In addition, the new plans with a selection of low monthly commitments to suit different needs, also adds up to 200MB of free data. Among the key highlights of the new Celcom “First Voice” Plans: One Rate – Customers enjoy one simple flat rate from as low as 10 sen across voice, video, SMS and MMS to all networks, at anytime, anywhere, making it easier to keep track of usage. Real Rate – Charging will be calculated in real-time for all voice, video, SMS and MMS usage, so that customers know their up-to-date usage as they use the service. Auto Rate...

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