News & Reviews:   Digi plan

It's finally official. The Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV is going to be officially launched in Malaysia on 27 April 2013 at a still 'secret' location. Thankfully, Malaysia is one of the countries to get the first roll-out of Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV smartphones. Still no news on pricing but all things considered you should probably prepare around RM2200 as all of the Malaysian Telcos we've seen have the RRP for the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV at RM2199.

While everyone else is still speculating on the price of the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV, DiGi have revealed that they may be in the know with a pre-order for the smartphone starting from RM1199. Granted this is a subsidized price under a 24 month contract for the DG SmartPlan 148. The point is that this subsidized price is dropped from an RRP of RM2199, about RM200 less from earlier estimates, RM100 lower than the HTC One under the same DiGi pre-order plan and even lower than the Singapore price (RM2450).

We've all been waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV to make its appearance in Malaysia and fortunately that wait may soon be over. DiGi is one of the first telcos to offer a pre-order registration for when the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV will hit Malaysian shores (or at least when DiGi gets their hands on their first shipment) which would be 20 April 2013. For now, you can register your interest in getting the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV under a DiGi contract or deal by filling up your particulars here. There is no mention of any deals or incentives or even how much the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV may cost under DiGi but if you're done waiting, then this is probably the first Malaysian outlet to go to, at least for now. We also have other DiGi telco plans as well which you can see by clicking here.

While Nokia has already lowered the retail price of its Lumia 920 Windows 8 smartphone by RM300, DiGi has gone and lowered it even further with a revised bundle pricing. While the original price was RM1999, the RM300 drop from Nokia and the price revising from Digi now means you can get the Nokia Lumia 920 at RM1309. This deal is available under a 24 months contract with DiGi's DG Smart Plan 58 with the RM1309 price available after rebates. Check out the details in the table below:

While the HTC One has yet to arrive, preorders have opened up, specifically under DiGi starting from RM1269. To be more specific, this price is for their DG Smart Plan 148 plan under a 24 months contract but you also have the option to preorder under the DG Smart Plan 58 and DG Smart Plan 88. Check out the plan details 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:

Targeting port-in subscribers from other networks or providers, DiGi is now holding a promotion until 30 April 2013 with various rewards. These port-in users who switch to the DG Smart Plan 58, 88 and 148 will get:

• Up to 900 extra Free Voice Call Minutes
• Free 1GB of Internet Quota (with Tablet SuperSIM)
• Free 500 BonusLink Points
• Automatic International Roaming Service

A couple of weeks ago, DiGi introduced their DG Smart Plan 58 and DG Smart Plan 88 for postpaid users looking to get a more affordable data plan. Now, they are expanding this lineup with their premium offer, the DG Smart Plan 148. Going for RM148 per month the plan offers 6GB of data in the form of 3GB Mobile Internet Quota and 3GB worth of Smart Apps Quota (Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp). The plan also includes 600 minutes of free calls and 600 free SMS to all networks. Due to the higher monthly fees, the call charges have been reduced compared to the other two plans.

The Pakej Komunikasi Belia announced a couple of months back by the government shined a little monetary relief on all the Youth (who qualified) looking to get a new smartphone. Now, under this package DiGi is offering a FREE smartphone and a customized Prepaid data plan all for RM50. The smartphone in question is the Alcatel One Touch Glory 2S which has the following features:

• 1GHz Cortex A9 processor
• 3.5-inch screen (HVGA)
• 256MB RAM
• 150MB storage + microSD (up to 32GB)
• 2MP rear camera
• 1400 mAh li-ion battery
• 2G (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900) + 3G (HSDPA 900 / 2100)
• Radio + Bluetooth 4.0 (A2DP) + A-GPS support
• Android 2.3 Gingerbread

With Samsung churning out new models almost daily, it was bound to happen eventually and therefore DiGi has announced the Samsung Galaxy Note II at a very much decreased price with their new DG Smart Plan 88. When the Samsung Galaxy Note II first came out it retailed at a pretty high RM2299 so this price drop is a little bit more than RM1000 but according to DiGi you save about RM740 on the Galaxy Note II based on the retail price of RM1999. This savings is based on the DG Smart Plan 88 for a contract of 24 months.