News & Reviews:   Maxis

Maxis today announced that Maxis Home Solar will be offered throughout Peninsular Malaysia starting this May. Previously, Maxis Home Solar was only offered in the Klang Valley after being launched in February. Through it, customers can install solar panels at home to reduce their monthly electricity bills. So, what should you know about it?

The Communications Ministry has announced the provision of the RAHMAH incentive rebate to all Malaysians on the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. In a statement, the ministry elaborated that the incentive involves a minimum of an additional 5GB of data for Malaysian prepaid and postpaid users.

If you're a Maxis user and frequently travel, here's an unwelcome bit of news. Maxis has recently increased the prices for some of its data roaming passes again. The company now charges users RM99 for its 15-day multi-country data pass, while the 30-day pass costs RM149.

Previously, TechNave ran a fun survey on Telcos in Malaysia. Our question? Which telco has the best customer service in Malaysia? Two weeks have passed since then and this is what we found out!

Yesterday on 28 November 2024, Ananda Krishnan Tatparanandam, formerly the chairman of Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd, as well as the founder of Maxis Berhad and Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd, passed away at the age of 86. He also owned a large stake in an oilfield service provider company, Bumi Armada Bhd, through Objektiv Bersatu Sdn Bhd.

Most of us are familiar with SIM cards, but did you know there's a tech called eSIM? With eSIM (Embedded SIM), network providers can offer mobile plans without physical SIM cards. Now, Hotlink is offering eSIM service for both postpaid and prepaid customers.

In Opensignal's latest Malaysia Mobile Network Experience Report, we have noticed some interesting insights. Long story short, this year's results show a big jump in download speeds by Malaysians thanks to 5G rollouts.

You read that right, you stand a chance to win an actual Tesla Model 3 from Maxis' 3-month Bonanza campaign! It is currently ongoing and will end in February 2025 with many exciting giveaways and attractive deals for customers.

As you should know by now, U Mobile was chosen as the second 5G network provider in Malaysia. To be honest, we were quite surprised. The same applies to CelcomDigi and Maxis. The latter even asked for an explanation, which MCMC responded to.

In case you missed it, U Mobile has been chosen as the second 5G network provider by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). It certainly got some reactions from the public and other telcos, particularly Maxis.