Philip Khor

I am on Digi Postpaid. I’m loving it.

Let me highlight some issues with “other” operators and how they “rape” you month after month. Their favourite victims are people who lock in their credit card numbers for auto debit. The usually convince you to do that in exchange for a RM 10 rebate. Here are the top 3 things you should look out for in your phone bill.

1. How much are you REALLY spending on calls?

I look through my summary and the total amount I’m spending on calls is only RM 17.80 a month. SMSes at RM 27.30. On first glance you can say, oh well, I SMS more than I talk? But the truth is, I really talk a lot more than SMS. That’s how I see it. But the one character replies I send to my friends “K” or the 140 character rant all cost the same for me, that is 10 sen to everyone, 1 sen to my “Friends & Family”. I calculated this average and it turns out I’m paying 8.6 sen per SMS. Now all you Hotlink people are laughing in your pants right now because of your 1 sen to all Maxis users. Yes, you have the right to laugh.

2. Data “unlimited”

Digi’s 3G service is the best in Malaysia. Consistent speeds in many places, even when it falls back to EDGE speeds in remote areas. I was lucky to catch their RM 48 / month introductory promo deal, but if not their current RM 58 / month for 3 GB of 3G speed is awesome compared to other telcos out there.

If you’re using pay per use, then chances are you’ll likely be raped here.

Modern smartphones sip bits of data every time to ask it to randomly check RSS feeds, e-mail or accidentally leave your Instant Messaging client stray. SOME PHONES even “phone home” to their mothership. GPS technology sucks data even if you have downloaded maps. This is because most phones use “assisted” cell triangulation to figure out where it is in conjunction with the dedicated GPS chip. It is the “a” in AGPS.

Bottom line, get Digi 3G unlimited service, save your headaches with overbilling.

3. Bonus Points & Rewards

If you have them, use them up (minimum subscription period of 6 months). I just got a RM 12 rebate for my next upcoming bill. And I’m on the DG30 basic plan. Reason? Most my activities are on the Internet.

(That 40.86 was an error corrected by Digi after a complaint. Credit goes to the hardworking backroom staff.)

So that is about it. Most providers provide e-billing where you can see full records of your transactions. That is also one of the pros of going Postpaid. The cost of entry is relatively low. Then again, if you enjoy cheap SMSes, go with Hotlink.

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