News & Reviews:   Maxis

Yesterday on 15 April 2021, there was a second quarterly Jendela report by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). While it was a rather long report, sources have pointed out that the 4G LTE and internet network strength are still being criticized over the past few months.

Celcom, Digi, and Maxis signed a Definitive Agreement to work together to expedite the development of fibre backhaul to base stations which will then be shared by all the service providers. With that in mind, this ensures that there is no duplicated fibre infrastructure, driving down the cost of development which benefits both customers and providers.

As you are well aware by now, the movement control order (MCO) means that we spend more time doing things at home. This includes consuming media and doing our work from home, which both require fast Internet. In that sense, this new Maxis deal should be good news for you.

Just yesterday, Maxis launched an all-new Maxis TV for Malaysians and it's the company's first-of-its-kind video entertainment service. Maxis TV is also available for non-Maxis customers where they can purchase premium video contents, TV pass and a free one-month trial for new subscribers.  

If you felt like changing your telco line over the past few months, you're not alone. With the majority of Malaysians hogging on the server network, we are experiencing slower Internet data speed no thanks to the pandemic. In fact, Opensignal noted that many Malaysians have changed their mobile operator to another in 2020.

Besides the general inconvenience, the global pandemic-induced movement control order (MCO) has had severe economical effects. That's why some companies are looking for ways to "balance the books", so to say. One of them would be Maxis, which has been throttling the Internet speed for some of its Hotlink users.

In conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year, Maxis is throwing a social media activity for all Malaysians. Besides that, there are other CNY promotions as well but before we get to that, here's some information about the social media contest with a chance to win 15x Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 5G phones in total. 

Last night, Samsung introduced the latest Samsung Galaxy S21 series. Since it was a global launch, it wasn't long before Samsung Malaysia announced the official local prices and pre-order freebies. As per tradition, we will be comparing the telco pre-order packages, which include Celcom, Digi, Maxis, and U Mobile.

Today, Maxis have added a new feature into their Maxis Fibre 100 Mbps package. If you happen to watch a lot of Astro channels, this might be a good one for as you will be able to upgrade freely to 300Mbps with an Astro Bundle from that same plan at RM129/month.

There's nothing scarier than a network breakdown happening at this time. During this pandemic, people depend on it even more than ever before to communicate with each other. With that said, Maxis users are facing the issue of getting their lines barred even though they have made the full payment.