Maxis was the first telco to revealed their iPhone 6 & 6 Plus plan offer and followed by DiGi one and half hour later. However rumours indicated that Celcom will reveal their plan details close to the launch. Therefore, before Celcom reveal their offer, let’s compare the DiGi and Maxis offer first, to give some guidance and advice on choosing the right plan, or more accurately is the most valuable plan that fit your needs.

Beside pricing consideration, network coverage, internet connectivity (3G/LTE) as well as quality of voice calling are the factors of consideration as well. Although our comparison are focus mainly in pricing, but you should also consider the factors mention above before you sign your 12-24 months contract.

Compare DiGi and Maxis from the lowest commitment plans in 12 months.

Telco	DiGi	Maxis
Plan	iDiGi 50	iValue Simple
Monthly Fee	RM 50	RM 50
Contract Length	12 months	12 months
Bundle Usage
Call to All Networks	50 minutes	200 minutes
SMS to Own Network	200 SMS	100 SMS
SMS to Other Networks	–
Mobile Data	2 GB	1 GB
Exceed Usage Charges
Call to Own Network	RM 0.15/minute	RM 0.12/minute
Call to Other Networks		RM 0.20/minute
SMS to Own Network	RM 0.10/SMS	RM 0.05/SMS
SMS to Other Networks		RM 0.15/SMS
Extra Bonuses For MNP/New Customer
Call to All Networks	100 Minutes	–
SMS to All Networks	100 SMS	–
Advance Deposit	RM 50	RM 150
iPhone 6 Price
16 GB	RM 2,165	RM 2,249
64 GB	RM 2,500	RM 2,579
128 GB	RM 2,835	RM 2,919
iPhone 6 Plus Price
16 GB	RM 2,500	RM 2,579
64 GB	RM 2,835	RM 2,919
128 GB	RM 3,170	RM 3,249
Total Owning Cost iPhone 6 (12 Months)*
16 GB	RM 2,765	RM 2,849
64 GB	RM 3,100	RM 3,179
128 GB	RM 3,435	RM 3,519
Total Owning Cost iPhone 6 Plus (12 Months)*
16 GB	RM 3,100	RM 3,179
64 GB	RM 3,435	RM 3,519
128 GB	RM 3,770	RM 3,849

*Exclude the advance deposit and stamp duty (RM10). Advance deposit was not included because it will be refund in your first month bill as well, so it would not affect the total cost.

From the chart above, DiGi has the cheapest offer in term of 12 months total owing cost. But let’s go deeper, is it really worth?

DiGi vs Maxis

– Obviously DiGi has more data and cheaper exceed data charges, but Maxis has more bundle call and sms allocated.

– DiGi plan is not very attractive for current DiGi customer compare to new/MNP to DiGi customer due to extra 100 minute and 100 sms to all networks bonuses only allocated to new/MNP customer.

DiGi is the winner in this comparison. And here is the tricky solution to get the new/MNP bonus for existing DiGi customer.

Utilize the MNP feature, port to other telcos, such as Maxis, then MNP back to DiGi. Each MNP process takes you minimum 24 hours and RM 10 stamp duty charges. So total cost is RM 20 in this case. (You can MNP to prepaid and back to DiGi and save RM 10 in this case)

However, if you’re taking the advantage of the autobilling feature, you can save RM 5 for 6 months.

Compare DiGi and Maxis around RM 100 monthly fee plans in 24 months.

Telco	DiGi	Maxis
Plan	iDiGi 108	iValue 1
Monthly Fee	RM 108	RM 100
Contract Length	24 months	24 months
Bundle Usage
Call to Own Network	300 minutes	1,000 minutes
Call to Other Networks		333 minutes
SMS to Own Network	300 SMS	1,000 SMS
SMS to Other Networks		–
Mobile Data	3 GB	2 GB
Apps Data iTunes, FaceTime, iMessage, Facebook & Twitter	2 GB
Exceed Usage Charges
Call to All Networks	RM 0.15/minute	RM 0.15/minute
SMS to All Networks	RM 0.10/SMS	RM 0.10/SMS
Extra Bonuses Customer
Weekend Call to Own Networks	Yes	No
Advance Deposit	RM 720	RM 600
iPhone 6 Price
16 GB	RM 1,445	RM 1,559
64 GB	RM 1,780	RM 1,889
128 GB	RM 2,115	RM 2,229
iPhone 6 Plus Price
16 GB	RM 1,780	RM 1,889
64 GB	RM 2,115	RM 2,229
128 GB	RM 2,450	RM 2,559
Total Owning Cost iPhone 6 (24 Months)*
16 GB	RM 4,037	RM 3,959
64 GB	RM 4,372	RM 4,289
128 GB	RM 4,707	RM 4,629
Total Owning Cost iPhone 6 Plus (24 Months)*
16 GB	RM 4,372	RM 4,289
64 GB	RM 4,707	RM 4,629
128 GB	RM 5,042	RM 4,959

*Exclude the advance deposit and stamp duty (RM10). Advance deposit was not included because it will be refund in your first month bill as well, so it would not affect the total cost.

DiGi vs Maxis

– DiGi has more data (5GB), however it separate 2GB into apps data and only allocated to iTunes, FaceTime, iMessage, Facebook & Twitter, but it still more than Maxis (3GB).

– However, Maxis offer more call allocation, it’s good for those who needs to make a lots of call, such as sales agent.

– In overall, 24 months total owing cost for Maxis is slightly lower than DiGi.

– However, if you’re not using that much data (perhaps 2 to 3GB) and call/sms (200-300 minutes/sms), you might want to consider Continue reading iPhone 6 & 6 Plus – DiGi vs Maxis – Winner? →