News & Reviews:   Telekom

In case you missed it, Fahmi was confident broadband internet prices would fall significantly after September. Well, it's now October and the first news that we got is Telekom Malaysia (TM)'s announcement on permanently reducing unifi broadband plans and a free speed upgrade. 

Right after the Malaysian government announced the new dual network model transition for Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB) by the end of the year, there have been some changes in the equity stake. In case you didn't know, CelcomDigi has severed its stakes in DNB and Telekom is the latest to terminate its share too.

Starting July until 12th October 2022, all new and existing unifi TV Pack subscribers such as the Ultimate Pack, Varnam Plus Pack, Aneka Plus Pack and Ruby Plus Pack. They can enjoy 90-day access to Lionsgate Play for free when they activate it through the promotion page here.

It seems that Telekom Malaysia has recently sent out an update on their Facebook page, stating that some users might experience unstable or even loss of connection due to the breakage of the main cable. In terms of the location of the outage, it includes places such as Pantai Remis, Sitiawan, Tanjung Malim, as well as Tapah at the time of this writing.

Telekom Malaysia has recently announced the Unifi TV Free viewing campaign during MCO 2021 where you can watch selected channels for free, starting from 18 January until 1 February 2021. If you don’t have the unifi TV plugged in at home, you can still enjoy the via channels via the unifi playTV app, which can be downloaded via the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.

Telekom Malaysia has officially announced that they will be reactivating the “Work From Home” initiative in order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This is due to the fact that Telekom Malaysia reported that there were 10 positive COVID-19 cases on 11 October 2020, which brings the total case up to 13 as of today.

Based on a statement by user Wang Mat on SoyaCincau’s website, it seems that Telekom Malaysia recently reduced the upload of the 500Mbps plan (which is priced at RM249 a month) by half, down to 100Mbps. Telekom Malaysia mentioned, that the initial 200Mbps that was stated in the plan a while back was a mistake and the upload speed was actually 100Mbps.

Earlier today, Telekom Malaysia has recently announced that they will be collaborating with Digi in order to provide high-speed broadband to more Malaysians. In the agreement, TM will provide Layer 3 HSBB network service to Digi in order to increase their coverage to as far as Sabah and Sarawak.

Telekom Malaysia has recently released a statement on their Facebook page, stating that users in Penang might experience internet disruption due to a node catching on fire at 12:07 AM. But that’s not all, TM also stated that mobile connectivity may be affected due to the fact that the aforementioned node functions as a backhaul for third-party mobile networks.

Based on a statement by malaymail.com, it seems that Telekom Malaysia will reopen their TMpoint outlets located at green zones on 4, 6, and 8 May 2020. As for the operational hours, the outlets will be accepting customers from 10AM until 4PM on the aforementioned dates.