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Thursday, October 16, 2008

DiGi fights back, DiGi Prepaid I Like

DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of cellular operator Digi.com, aims to strengthen its prepaid market share with the newly launched DiGi Prepaid I Like scheme.

The product allows subscribers to choose one value option and the choice to switch to another one not more than once a month at no cost, said chief commercial officer Tom Schnitker.

“The three options available — Super SMS, Super Friends and Family (Super FnF) and Super Talk — will offer subscribers the flexibility to choose based on their usage pattern,” he said at the launch of DiGi Prepaid I Like yesterday.

The plan offers a flat rate of 36 sen per minute for voice calls and 10 send per SMS to any network anywhere.

From left: DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd head of consumer marketing (commercial division) Dushyan Vaithiyanathan, head of prepaid product management Chuah Teong Hooi and chief commercial officer Tom Schnitker at the launch of “DiGi Prepaid I Like” on Thursday - Starpic by Azlinah bt Abdullah

In addition, subscribers can opt for DiGi’s Super Long Life feature to extend the validity of the plan for one year at RM30.

The DiGi Prepaid I Like starter pack is currently selling at a promotional price of RM8.50 till December. It will be selling at RM13.90 post-promotional period.

“The higher-than-normal prepaid starter pack rate is one of DiGi’s strategy to lower the churn rates,” said Schnitker, referring to the volume of sale of starter packs.

“We are trying to stop the momentum of rotation churn rates with this new starter pack pricing,” he added.


On Malaysia’s high mobile penetration of more than 80%, Schnitker said DiGi had started to think on a more “segmental level” to penetrate into different segments.

As at second quarter this year, DiGi’s customer base totalled 6.6 million, of which 80% are from the prepaid segment.

Its market share in the prepaid segment, in terms of revenue, is 32%.

(Taken from The Star, Biz Section, Friday September 26, 2008)

DiGi Prepaid I Like also available at all of Utara Hati outlet.

Rate Comparison Chart

Operator Telco X Telco H Telco U DiGi Prepaid I Like™
Like to talk a lot? Call to same network 35 sen/min 36 sen/min 33 sen/min only applicable with RM30 reload 48 sen/min
Super Talk™
Just dial and activate *112*3#

FREE Calls & SMS
(DiGi-DiGi, if you use more than RM200/month)

25 sen/min
(If you use more than RM100/month)
Call to other networks Local 45 sen/min
Adjacent RM1.40/min
Non-adjacent RM2.60/min
49 sen/min
Charging Block 30 sec 60 sec 60 sec 1 sec 30 sec
Like savings on frequently called numbers? 15 sen/min
to 8 numbers only on same network
15 sen/min
to 10 numbers only on same network
N/A
Super FnF™
Just dial and activate *112*1#

15 sen/min to
15 numbers
on all networks

11 numbers on DiGi, 4 on any other network
Like SMS? SMS to same network 10 sen/SMS (Peak)
1 sen/SMS (Off peak)
7 sen/SMS 8 sen/SMS
Super SMS™
Just dial and activate *112*2#

FREE SMS
(DiGi-DiGi, after RM0.50 of daily SMS usage)

10 sen/SMS
to all networks
SMS to other networks 20 sen/SMS 15 sen/SMS
Like MMS? MMS to same network 35 sen/MMS 25 sen/MMS 25 sen/MMS LOWEST MMS RATE
to all networks


25 sen/MMS
MMS to other networks 50 sen/MMS 50 sen/MMS
Like to stay active longer? N/A RM33 for 1 year validity
Reload of RM30 in 6 months
N/A
Super Long Life™
Just dial and activate *128*4*3#

RM30 for 1 year validity


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