News & Reviews:   Celcom plan

Practically every telco is coming out with their preregistration plan for the soon to be released Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV. Celcom is no different as we discovered a listing for the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV under the devices available for Celcom. While the link seems to still be undergoing work (links to the Samsung Galaxy S III instead of it's own Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV) it does list the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV model being released by Celcom as the Exynos 5 Octa version. As usual, we will keep you updated as to any new developments but for other Celcom telco plans click here, or check out the Celcom link here.

Great news from Celcom! They are offering the Asus Fonepad for only RM729 instead of RM849 as retail price in the Malaysia's market. However you need to act fast because it is only exclusively available at the PC Fair Kuala Lumpur which is happening from 12 April to 14 April 2013. Please visit Celcom's booth now and all you need is to sign up a 12-months contract with them. Please refer the plans table as below.

With the 8th of April the BlackBerry Z10 is now officially available for our major telcos in Malaysia. This includes Celcom from RM1188, DiGi from RM899, Maxis from RM1088 and U-Mobile from RM1268.

Celcom's BlackBerry Z10 offerings go for their First Prime, Premier and Elite plans along with their mPro plans. Check out the table below for all the details:

This time around it is Celcom's turn to offer the Sony Xperia Z with two new plans added to their already quite large number of plans. These new plans are the Mobile Internet mPro + Celcom First Voice and Celcom First mPro Plus + FREE 60 minutes + 60 SMS.

Combining bundled data with voice calls and SMS, the Mobile Internet mPro plan offers 5GB of Data at RM88 with a choice of Prime 40, Premier 80 or Elite 150 Celcom First Voice plans for the price of RM1288. The Celcom First mPro Plus plan offers the same 5GB of Data at RM88 with Free 60 minutes and 60 SMS at RM1388. Both mPro plans are for 24 months and have penalty fees for early termination of the contract.

BlackBerry's latest flagship Z10 has finally got some coverage from the local telcos with a new pre-registration package from Celcom Malaysia. This package is more like a pledge in that you are interested in the Celcom BlackBerry Z10 deal and will only require you to fill up your personal information (name, contacts, etc) here. As an added bonus you will also get an additional RM200 rebate when you register online at the aforementioned link.

Updated (26-4-2013):

It's finally official. The Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV is going to be officially launched in Malaysia on 27 April 2013 at 'below' location. Thankfully, Malaysia is one of the countries to get the first roll-out of Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV smartphones. Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV price in Malaysia shall be RM2199 (RRP).

Samsung have revealed the location of the launchings as below:

U Mobile

• Berjaya Times Square
• Seremban Store
• Ipoh Store

Maxis

• The Gardens, MidValley
• Queensbay Mall, Penang
• Danga Bay, Johor

Celcom

What is the Pakej Komunikasi Belia (PKB) or Youth Communication Package?

Pakej Komunikasi Belia (PKB) or the Youth Communication Package is a scheme under the Malaysian National Broadband Initiative that grants youth aged 21 to 30 with income below RM3,000 to get RM200 rebate off selected 3G smartphones from telco nominated registered dealers in 2013. This initiative, coordinated by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), was announced by the Prime Minister as part of Budget 2013 tabled in September this year to encourage more youths especially those in rural areas to enjoy the nation’s broadband facilities.