iPhone 4 Malaysia: DIGI vs MAXIS

Recently the iPhone 4 had officially launched at Malaysia and make all trendy people crazy until today and will continue growing. I am also a bit crazy about iPhone 4 but luckily I am holding a previous model iPhone 3GS and that cool me down a little.

As we know, Maxis and Digi are the two service providers that selling iPhone 4 and also coming out with some interesting plans. After few days of researching, asking and understanding. I have come out with my own comparison between this two service provider's plan, but only choosing from 1 of their plan to discuss.

Before we proceed to the comparison table below, please understand the following:

1. M to M --- Maxis to Maxis.

2. to all --- to all network.

From the table above, we can find out that by subscribe to Digi's plan, we can save RM 9.70 for each month compare to Maxis's plan. In other way, we will save RM 232.60 in this two years. Not a big nor a small amount, depends how you think, but to some people they will still like to save this RM232.60.

Let us see from other way, the Free Voice Call that Digi provide is 200 minutes and Maxis is 333 minutes. If you are a person that call out more, please see this case:

Case 1:  You mis-judged and taken Digi's plan. You forgot that every month your total call out time is average 230 minutes, so the calculation will be - 

230 - 200 = 30 x RM 0.15

                 = RM 4.50 x 24 (2 years)

                 = RM 108

Results: You lost RM 108 from RM232.60 that you saved.

Case 2: You're on Maxis's plan. You use iPhone to send/receive email, using Facebook & Twitter to update your status, WhatsApp and Live Messenger to keep in touch with your friends, YouTube to watch interesting videos and share to your friends. You accidently over use your data exceeded 50MB = 50000KB. 

RM 0.05 per 10KB over use. Calculation will be - 50000/10 = 5000 x RM 0.05

                                                                                             = RM 250

Results: You need to pay extra RM 250 for that. Maybe it just happened only for one month but I think that will make you suffered for that month too! For this case, actually is a little unconvincing because now is a WiFi era. Almost every place has free WiFi even in the working place, so I think the 1GB internet data should be enough.

So, it is important that you have to know what is the thing you want and need it most. The cheaper iPhone price? More free voice calls? More free internet data? or better coverage perhaps! Do not ever listen and trust blindly to the sales person, we need to be a smart consumer.

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PS: For more details comparison between Digi & Maxis Plan please click here.