News & Reviews:   Celcom

With the uprising of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions, Celcom Axiata Berhad has announced that the blue telco will be partnering with several technology partners and government agencies for the development of IoT business solutions across multiple industries and businesses within Malaysia.

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Today, Celcom Axiata Berhad is excited to announce an exclusive activity for their customers. Called as the 101-day FREE smartphone campaign, it has already started and until 29 December 2018 and Celcom customers will be given an opportunity to own one or more new smartphones for free with no upfront payments!

Customers of Xpax can claim 1GB of free mobile data whenever they reload RM10 or more just by dialing *118*1*6# performing a reload. Since all prepaid plans and reloads are exempted from SST, you will be getting the exact value of the reload with no hidden charges involved. However do take note that the 1GB of free data is only valid for 24 hours from the start of the redemption.

In conjunction with the Malaysia Day Celebrations which is happening on the 16 September 2018, Celcom will be offering residents in Sabah their Celcom Home Fibre and Celcom Business Fibre with up to 50% lower price for speeds up to 100Mbps. All existing Celcom Home Fibre 120, Celcom Home Fibre 150, and Celcom Home Fibre 180 will gradually upgrade towards the 100Mbps by the end of September 2018 at no extra cost.

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(Updated) As Sales and Service Tax (SST) takes effect this month, Celcom Axiata Berhad has a short announcement regarding its prepaid service that will be in effect from 6 September 2018 onwards. The company will be providing tax rebates to all Malaysian customers who have purchased prepaid plans since 1 September until 5 September 2018, in the form of on-net call freebies as stated on their website.  So if you're one of those who did, it's best to head down to your nearest BlueCube or their website to resolve it. It should be noted that 6% SST still applies for non-Malaysians and other Celcom services as well. If you have any questions, you may visit their FAQ section right here and stay tuned for more Celcom news at TechNave.com.

Celcom Game Hero series has once again made a return and this time around, Celcom's latest game tournament - ‘Celcom Game Hero - Endless Trials’ has ended with Muhammad Nazir Basri taking home the grand cash prize of RM 100,000 with 6290 points.

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By now, most of you should be aware that the Huawei Nova 3i is already out in Malaysia for RM1249 across the nation. We also mentioned that major telcos will have some plans for the device and we finally have the information you need to know, particularly from Celcom, Digi and Maxis.