News & Reviews:   Telekom

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.

If you are having trouble connecting to specific website and services as of late, we may have found the reason why.  Based on a report by Amanz, Telekom Malaysia has recently mentioned that the submarine cable that connections Malaysia to other regions such as China, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and more has been damaged.

As you all know by now, our government has declared an extension for the Movement Control Order (MCO) till 14 April 2020. In response to this, unifi has declared that it will continue to provide special add-ons and services until the restrictions have been lifted.

unifi has officially announced that all #BEBAS prepaid users will be eligible for a complimentary Weekly LTE Unlimited Pass worth RM20 from 19 March until 31 March 2020. While the pass is only valid for 7 days, you can renew it again to get another 7-day pass before the end of this month.

unifi has recently announced starting from 1 October 2019 until 31 December 2019, any new unifi Home or unifi Biz customers will be able to enjoy free internet until 31 December 2019. But that’s not all, existing customers who renewed their unifi contract within the promo period would be able to enjoy free internet until the end of 2019.

When Unifi first introduced their Unifi Basic Plan, with speeds of up to 30Mbps for only RM79 a month. However, there is also a 60GB internet quota with the subscription plan that reduces the speed down to 512Kbps. The aforementioned data quota was never implemented due to festivities and special occasions such as Lunar New Year, until now.

Unifi has recently updated its website to include a new Fibre Broadband package, starting from a promotional RM199 for speeds up to 300Mbps download as well as upload speeds of up to 50Mbps. Based on the FAQ document, once the promotion ends on 30 June 2019, the price will revert back to its original cost of RM259. That being said, if you sign up before the promotional period ends, the promo price of RM199 a month will be charged indefinitely until the account is terminated.