Pakej Data Khas SPM/STPM/IPT 2021 plan details

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Eligibility:

• Any Malaysians that are born in 1999 to 2004 are eligible for all plans below.
• Above criteria is based on your registered MyKad with preferred telco (number beginning with 19xxxx-xx-xxxx/00xxxx-xx-xxxx/01xxxx-xx-xxxx/02xxxx-xx-xxxx/03xxxx-xx-xxxx/04xxxx-xx-xxxx).
• These offers are valid from 6 January 2021 to 30 April 2021.
• Seems like only prepaid users are eligible for this special package.
• However there are some exceptions (read below for each telco)

What do you get?

Ability to buy a RM20 monthly internet plan/pass with 15GB of high speed quota. Data can be used for hotspot. You can purchase more than once.

Celcom (XPAX prepaid)

How do i know if i’m eligible?

• Celcom will send a offer SMS to you if you meet all the required criteria above.
• For new prepaid user, it may take up to 4 working days to get the SMS

How to subscribe?

Subscribe via Celcom Life app. App can be downloaded from Google Play Store (Android) or Apple App Store (iOS/iPadOS)

Digi prepaid

How do I know if I’m eligible?

The option for buying “Pakej Data Khas SPM dan STPM 2021 – 15GB” appears on “Buy add-ons” menu MyDigi app.

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You also can check if “Pakej Data Khas SPM dan STPM 2021…” appears on Digi’s UMB menu (*128#)

• Digi NEXT prepaid plan: dial *128*2*1# and see if the option appears
• Other Digi prepaid plans: dial *128*3# and see if the option appears.

If you didn’t have any Digi prepaid plan, you need to buy Digi prepaid NEXT sim pack for eligibility.

Maxis (Hotlink prepaid)

How do I know if I’m eligible?

There will be a banner at homepage in Hotlink’s app.

Extra notes:

If you have existing internet pass, the one with earliest expiry date will be used first.

U Mobile prepaid

How do I know if I’m eligible?

The “Pakej Data SPM/STPM” appears in the “Add-ons” menu in MyUMobile App.

You also can check via UMB/USSD menu by dialing *118*3*12*2#.

Extra notes

• This plan is auto renewable for U Mobile prepaid users.
• If you sure that you are eligible but option to subscribe to “Pakej Data SPM/STPM” doesn’t appear via options above, please update your details via MyUMobile App within “My Profile” section.

Unifi #Bebas Prepaid

Everyone (new & existing, all ages) who have the Unifi #Bebas prepaid plan can subscribe to this plan.

Note that the 15GB monthly pass is valid for 4G LTE usage only, i.e. when you are connected to Unifi’s 4G LTE network.

If you just activated a Unifi #Bebas prepaid pack, you need to wait until the free Unlimited 7-days pass expires before you can purchase the 15GB monthly pass.

Yes 4G

YTL doesn’t participate into this incentive, but parents can request for free SIM with 40GB worth of data for 60 days from https://ytlfoundation.org/belajardarirumah/ .

Parents can ask up to 5 SIMs (with different IC number for each of their son/daughter).

Unifi Mobile (legacy) Postpaid Unlimited Plan details (speed, FUP, etc.)

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For newer Uni5G Postpaid 89 Unlimited, click here.

Names, pricing & contract:

Any legacy unifi Mobile/webe unlimited data postpaid plan is relevant with points in this article. Note that these plans are not longer available for new signups starting 17 February 2023. Existing subscribers are able to retain this plan indefinitely.

Plan	Price (w/o tax)	Contract
unifi Mobile 99 (for unifi Home Broadband customer/Jasa Pack/Student Pack)	RM59/month	None
unifi Mobile 99 (non-unifi Home Broadband customer, legacy webe unlimited)	RM79/month	None
unifi Mobile 99 (with contract option)	RM59/month	12 months

Speed/FUP/quota:

Unlimited but this plan has tiered speed cap system in place since introduction of webe unlimited plan in 2016. Some lines may not be imposed with this cap. Table below is valid for 4G LTE usage only. I personally experienced this cap when I subscribed to this plan back in 2016 until 2017.

Data usage	Speed (download only)
less than 10GB	Uncapped, best effort
10GB to 29GB	10Mbps max
30GB to 49GB	5Mbps max
50GB to 100GB	3Mbps max
100GB and more	1-2Mbps max

Thanks to Exa_Bytez at Lowyat.NET forum (and Sam Leong)

This may change as I’ve informed of any new info. Valid as of 28 Jan 2024.

• P2P/torrent is capped at 64Kbps.
• YouTube is capped at 1.5Mbps.
• VPN is throttled to 64Kbps(?)
• 5G access is included with no FUP.
• Speeds are capped to 80Mbps when you’re on Maxis network

Hotspot:

On 5G, hotspot usage are unlimited.

10GB/month hotspot included (4G LTE usage only). However you can add hotspot addon as below:

• RM6 for 2 hours of unlimited hotspot
• RM8 for 500MB hotspot
• RM15 for 1GB hotspot

All paid addons above supports hotspot for both 4G LTE & 3G. Weirdly (for 4G LTE usage), it isn’t subject to data FUP above so devices connected to your hotspot may get faster speed than your own phone.

Calls:

Unlimited to all networks to Malaysia (with 2000mins FUP) except:

• 1051/15454/15300/103/15500 (15sen/min)
• Premium hotline 1-300/1-700 (15sen/min)

Beware that exceeding the call FUP also may have your number suspended!

SMS:

Unlimited (I’m unsure the FUP limit).

Credit limit:

RM500 by default. You can ask TM to increase/decrease credit limit to your liking.

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Sources used: Unifi website, my own personal experience

Unifi Mobile uni5G Prepaid pack details

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SIM card price:

• RM10 per pack if ordered via mobile@unifi app and picked TMPoint pickup.
• Maximum 5 SIMs per MyKad IC.
• If you want to have it delivered to your address, add RM5 for postage fees.
• Also available from third party resellers, but price may vary.

SIM Starter Pack comes with:

• 3GB data for 4G LTE only usage.

Calls:

Pay per use at 20sen/min. However, you can purchase voice packs like below:

• RM7 for 60 mins of calls (~12sen/min)
• RM20 for 200 mins of calls (10sen/min)

Both packs above doesn’t have any time limit (use until ran out of minutes).

SMS:

Pay per use at 10 sen/SMS.

Data/Internet packs:

With no time expiry (use until quota depleted):

• RM13 for 1GB 4G LTE data
• RM15 for 2GB 4G LTE data
• RM30 for 4GB 4G LTE data
• RM50 for 8GB 4G LTE data

With time expiry:

• RM1 for 2 Hours Unlimited (4G LTE only data, 5Mbps cap)
• RM3 for Daily Unlimited (4G LTE only data, 5Mbps cap)
• RM12 for Weekly Unlimited (4G LTE only data, 5Mbps cap)
• RM20 for 20GB for 3 months (4G LTE only data, uncapped)
• RM25/month for 30GB (4G LTE & 5G NR, uncapped)
• RM35 for Monthly unlimited (4G LTE & 5G NR data (4G LTE @ 5Mbps, 5G NR @ uncapped)

For more details on unlimited plans, click here.

SIM validity period:

Source: Unifi

Mobile apps:

Named as Unifi Mobile Prepaid. Available in Apple App Store, Google Play Store & HUAWEI AppGallery.

Notes:

• No call forwarding & voicemail support.
• This prepaid plan supports Google Play Direct Carrier Billing.

Huawei B525s-23a/B525s-65a compatibility with Malaysian telcos

Notes:

• It is better to pick up B525s-65a instead because it supports all bands and CA combos that are in use right now in Malaysia.
• Unifi customers are not advised to use B525s-23a.

B525s-23a

4G LTE bands

LTE Carrier Aggregation/4G+/LTE+/LTE-A/4.5G

3G bands

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B525s-65a

4G LTE bands

4G LTE Carrier Aggregation/4G+/LTE+/LTE-A/4.5G

3G bands

Sources used: cacombos.com, 4gLTEMall, Spintel

Huawei B310As-852 compatibility with Malaysian telcos

Notes:

• This specific model (B310As-852) doesn’t support 3G networks in Malaysia as it only has TD-SCDMA.
• IMS features (VoLTE) is not supported on this model.
• You need to use a modified modem (with TTL manipulation) if your using a unlimited plan without unlimited hotspot.

Table:

Unifi Mobile uni5G Prepaid “Unlimited” Data plan details (speed/FUP/etc.)

Former names of the plan:

• #Bebas2Njoy
• Bebas Prepaid Unlimited

Pricing:

• RM1 for 2 hours unlimited
• RM3 for Daily Unlimited (24 hours)
• RM12 for Weekly Unlimited (7 days)
• RM35 for Monthly Unlimited (30 days) + included 5G NR access

These passes are not auto-renewable. 5G NR access is ONLY AVAILABLE ON MONTHLY PLAN.

Speed:

All plans are capped up to 5Mbps on 4G LTE.

5G NR speeds are uncapped (best effort basis).

Quota/FUP/Hotspot:

Plan	FUP	Hotspot
2 hours	4G LTE: No FUP	No limit
Daily	4G LTE: 10GB	1GB
Weekly	4G LTE: 20GB	3GB
Monthly	4G LTE: 60GB 5G NR: 40GB	5GB

Old FUP limit for monthly plan (those who purchased monthly pass before 9 February 2023) is as follows:

Plan	FUP	Hotspot
Monthly	4G LTE: 100GB 5G NR: 40GB	10GB

After FUP cap is reached, speeds are restricted to 512Kbps until end of the pass validity.

Can I use this plan inside LTE/5G modem/CPEs?

Yes. You need a modem with TTL fix (hotspot bypass) and support for LTE band 5, 38 & 40. For 5G, you need 4G LTE band 28 and/or 5G n78.

However, because of paltry amount of quota FUP limit, you might want to consider unifi Air (RM79/month, no contract if you pick SIM only) or just get home fibre subscription when possible. Among cheap home fiber plans is Celcom’s 30Mbps @ RM80 or unifi’s 30Mbps @ RM89, which both came with 2 year contract.

Calls:

Unlimited calls to all local networks for monthly plan only.

Otherwise you can add voice addons like below:

Price	Call Minutes
RM7	60 (value: 12 sen/minute)
RM20	200 (value: 10 sen/minute)

Call Minutes are valid to all local networks & doesn’t have expiry (use until you ran out of minutes). Call minutes are deducted exactly on how many seconds after the person on the other end answers your call.

If you didn’t subscribe to any of the voice addons above, calls made will be charged at 20 sen/minute (60 sec per block) to all local networks.

SMS:

Pay per use at 10sen per SMS to all local networks.

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Sources used: unifi website, my own personal experience

Xiaomi Redmi 6A (China Version) compatibility with Malaysian telcos

Notes:

• This post applies to China version of Redmi 6A with model number M1804C3CT, M1804C3CC & M1804C3CE.
• Table below only shows frequency bands that are in use in Malaysia and supported by Redmi 6A (China).
• Unifi Air SIMs only works on 4G LTE network.

2G:

3G:

4G LTE:

IMS (VoLTE/VoWiFi):

• Supports Unifi Mobile’s VoLTE, with some trickery
• Yes 4G natively supports VoLTE on this device.
• I personally don’t know for other telcos.

Sources used: Cellmapper, my own findings (as i have this device)

How to enable VoLTE for Unifi Mobile on Xiaomi devices

Notes:

• Your Xiaomi device must be VoLTE capable. You can check on Xiaomi’s website regarding VoLTE support for your device.
• Unifi Mobile SIMs are already provisioned with VoLTE support, so you don’t need to chat/call Unifi CS to activate VoLTE.
• Unifi Air SIMs doesn’t have VoLTE support because it is data-only plan.

Step 1: Open dialer and enter *#*#86583#*#*. A toast notification will appear that says “VoLTE carrier check was disabled”

Step 2: Add an separate APN with following settings:

• Name: ims
• APN: ims
• APN type: ims, ia

Step 3: Toggle VoLTE enabled in SIM card settings.

Volia, you should have VoLTE enabled!

Unifi Mobile VoLTE enabled on my Xiaomi Redmi 6a

Network info for Unifi Mobile/Air

Some tidbits:

• Launched in 2016 as webe, rebranded to unifi in 2017.
• Operated by TM Technology Services Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Webe Digital Sdn Bhd), a subsidary of Telekom Malaysia.
• Operates own 4G LTE network.
• Offers 5G through Digital Nasional Berhad’s network
• 4G LTE spectrum acquired from previous P1 & TMgo network.
• Uses Maxis 2G nationwide. Some places still uses Celcom’s 2G instead.
• Uses Maxis 4G LTE for places outside unifi’s own 4G LTE coverage. (unifi Air users are not allowed to use Maxis network)
• MCC/MNC (PLMN) code: 502 153
• unifi Mobile & unifi Air (sans Maxis’s coverage) uses same tower & coverage. The reason unifi have separate unifi Air coverage in their website is to just show places with 4G LTE B40 2300MHz, to ensure optimal performance for unifi Air SIMs by preferring them to use in that area. unifi Air SIMs can connect to LTE B5 just like unifi Mobile prepaid/postpaid SIMs can connect to LTE B40. However, unifi Air userscannot access Maxis network.

5G NR bands:

Refer to this article.

It seems like all prepaid/postpaid plans has 5G access enabled by default. For unifi Air, you need to subscribe to RM149/month plan for 5G access.

4G LTE bands:

Band number	Frequency	Duplex mode	Bandwidth
5	850MHz	FDD	– 2x5MHz (primary config) – 2x3MHz – 2x10MHz (read notes below)
38	2600MHz	TDD	20MHz
40	2300MHz	TDD	*20MHz/10MHz

*20MHz is unifi’s primary B40 carrier, 10MHz is unifi’s secondary B40 carrier.

unifi’s B40 has 4×4 MIMO support (at certain places?).

Note that unifi’s B38 is only available in small number of places throughout Malaysia.

Note that unifi also uses either of these 3 configs for each of their B5 sites:

• 2x5MHz only
• 2x5MHz + 2x3MHz
• 2x10MHz only (unifi will eventually convert all B5 sites to this)

unifi looovvveeesss to priortise band 40 over band 5, even if band 5-only tower is way closer than the user compared to band 40 tower.

Maxis 4G MOCN

• unifi mobile users can access Maxis’s network outside unifi’s own 4G coverage via MOCN and domestic roaming.
• unifi users can connect to all of Maxis 4G LTE bands (1/3/7/8) just fine.
• unifi Air users are blocked from accessing Maxis’s network.
• It is known that speeds while on Maxis’s network is capped to 80Mbps.

VoLTE/VoWiFi support

• Yes (only for Unifi Mobile SIMs)
• Unifi Air SIMs aren’t provisioned with VoLTE/voice support as it is a data-only plan.
• Unifi is more friendly in terms of VoLTE support, so theoretically any phone with VoLTE support should work with unifi Mobile (some devices might need to do some trickery like changing MBN files, editing system files, etc).
• They have a list of devices which has native/built-in VoLTE support for their network
• VoWiFi (Voice over WiFi) is in testing phase on certain prepaid/postpaid lines with various devices are supported.

APN settings:

• Name: unifi
• APN: unifi
• APN type: default
• APN protocol: IPv4/IPv6

Notes:

• Call forwarding & voicemail is not supported (yet)
• Unifi Air SIMs seems to have lower network priority than Unifi Mobile prepaid/postpaid SIMs.
• Unifi supports Google Play Direct Carrier Billing (except Unifi Air SIMs).

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Technical details of Unifi’s Mobile network:

LTE eNB pattern:

Unifi Mobile/Air uses 6-digit & 4-digit LTE eNB numbering. 4 digit numbering mostly applies to towers inside TM’s Exchange (ibusawat). 6-digit is used nationwide.

For 6-digit eNB numbering, first & second digits denotes region as per below:

First & second digit eNB	Region (state/federal territories)
11xxxx	Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya
12xxxx	Selangor
13xxxx	Negeri Sembilan
21xxxx	Penang
22xxxx/28xxxx	Perak
23xxxx/27xxxx	Kedah
24xxxx/26xxxx	Perlis
31xxxx	Johor
32xxxx	Malacca
41xxxx/49xxxx	Pahang
42xxxx/48xxxx	Terengganu
43xxxx/47xxxx	Kelantan
51xxxx/59xxxx	Labuan
52xxxx/58xxxx	Sabah
53xxxx/57xxxx	Sarawak

Data from cellmapper.net

LTE EARFCN used:

LTE Bands	EARFCNs
**5 – 850MHz	5MHz B/W: 2425 3MHz B/W: 2465 10MHz B/W: 2450
38 – 2600MHz	37900
40 – 2300MHz	*39350/39494

*39350 is unifi’s primary B40 carrier, 39494 is unifi’s secondary B40 carrier. **B5 with 5MHz B/W is unifi’s primary B5 carrier, B5 with 3MHz B/W (on some sites) is unifi’s secondary B5 carrier. In some places single 10MHz is used instead.

LTE sector (LCID) number pattern:

• Very useful if your device doesn’t support band reading but does support sector (LCID) reading.

LTE bands	Sector/LCID number
5 – 850MHz	5MHz B/W: 0/1/2/11/12/13 3MHz B/W: 71/72/73 10MHz B/W: 11/12/13
38 – 2600MHz	20/21/22
40 – 2300MHz	31/32/33/34/35/36

Known LTE+/4G+ Carrier Aggergation combos:

CA combos	Frequency used	CA type	Total Bandwidth
40 + 40 (CA_40C)	2300MHz + 2300MHz	Intraband	30MHz
5 + 40 + 40 (CA_5A_40C)	850MHz + 2300MHz + 2300MHz	Interband	35MHz
5 + 40 (CA_5A_40A)	850MHz + 2300MHz	Interband	25MHz

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Sources used: CellMapper/Halberd Bastion/my own findings