Celcom, Digi, Hotlink, U Mobile, Yes: Price Guide To Malaysia’s Prepaid Plans

There are two types of mobile phone plans in Malaysia: postpaid and prepaid plans.  

A postpaid plan is one that charges you at the end of the billing cycle for usage after the fact. Whereas, with a prepaid plan, you will need to pay upfront for a plan that offers various services, such as making calls and connecting to the internet. Depending on your usage and the plan, you may be paying every month or shorter, as opposed to postpaid plans, where you pay based on a fixed billing cycle of 30 days. 

One advantage of prepaid plans is that if you have utilised the usage limits before the validity period of the plan, you can always top up to refresh the usage limits. Moreover, you will never overspend than the credits that you top up for the phone plan.   

In Malaysia, where around 70% of mobile cellular subscriptions are prepaid subscriptions, these prepaid plans cater to different needs whether it’s travel, regular usage or for students.  

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Monthly  Prepaid Plans  

The 1-month validity prepaid plan is the most popular in Malaysia, with all mobile service providers offering plans with varying internet data. All providers have unlimited internet prepaid plans. However, do note that some unlimited internet plans adhere to the Fair Usage Policy (FUP), whereby upon full utilisation of the FUP data, the internet speed will be throttled to a reduced speed until plan expires.  

A prepaid plan with a longer validity is suitable for users who consistently require mobile services but may not want to commit to a postpaid plan. 

U Mobile prepaid plans are all unlimited internet plans if you require a lot of data and they come with uncapped speed during weekends. Meanwhile, Hotlink also has unlimited internet plans that offer uncapped 5G speed from 8PM to 8AM.  If you’re a sports fan, you may consider Yes’ prepaid plans as they come with exclusive Sooka content.  

Hourly, Daily Or Weekly Prepaid Plans 

Local telcos also offer prepaid plans with hourly, daily or weekly validity for those who need access to mobile services for short intervals of time. 

 If you require a lot of internet data, CelcomDigi and Hotlink offer unlimited data plans for 1 hour and 1 week respectively. 

U Mobile allows you to add on these plans to your existing monthly prepaid plans for extra internet data.   

Prepaid Plans For International Citizens Or Travellers 

Prepaid plans are also well-suited for international travellers or tourists who require mobile services for a short period of time during their stay. Prepaid plans give them flexibility for temporary use that is sufficient for their stay. 

Hotlink has two prepaid plans that offer internet quota that can be used overseas. The 70GB prepaid plan seems to be more worth the money with bonus 30GB data at RM60 per month. 

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