Digi Vs Maxis

Many of keep saying which one is better, Maxis or Digi for their Iphone, Now lets see below the comparison between these giant telecommunication company in Malaysia.

To help you choose the better plan, please take a look at the comparison chart between DiGi and Maxis iPhone 4 plans. 

DiGi iPhone 4 vs Maxis iPhone 4 

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Monthly fee is applicable for the first 24 months. ** Monthly fee is after Auto Billing rebate of RM5 per month.

THE COST

One of the key areas that most of us potential buyers tend to look into when it comes to purchasing iPhone  4 (and any other products as well) is the total cost of ownership.

The formula for calculating the cost of ownership is as follow.






Total Cost of Ownership = iPhone price + 24 months monthly fee (excluding taxes)

So we shall compares the total cost of ownership of iPhone 4 16 GB and 32 GB between Maxis and DiGi for over 24 months contract. The monthly fee for every DiGi postpaid plans is calculated by making assumption that you would opt for auto-billing.

First, we look at the total cost of ownership for iPhone 4 16 GB under three postpaid plans that both telcos offered for over 24 months contract.

Plans	iDiGi 88	iValue 1 (RM100)		iDiGi 138	iValue 2 (RM 150)		iDiGi 238	iValue 3 (RM 250)
iPhone 4 Price	RM 2090	RM 1390		RM 2090	RM 990		RM 2090	RM 490
Monthly Fee (24-months)	RM 1392	RM 2400		RM 2112	RM 3600		RM 3792	RM 6000
Total Cost of Ownership	RM 3482	RM 3790		RM 4202	RM 4590		RM 5882	RM 6490

Now, the total cost of ownership for iPhone 4 32 GB model.

Plans	iDiGi 88	iValue 1 (RM100)		iDiGi 138	iValue 2 (RM 150)		iDiGi 238	iValue 3 (RM 250)
iPhone 4 Price	RM 2490	RM 1790		RM 2490	RM 1390		RM 2490	RM 890
Monthly Fee (24-months)	RM 1392	RM 2400		RM 2112	RM 3600		RM 3792	RM 6000
Total Cost of Ownership	RM 3882	RM 4190		RM 4602	RM 4990		RM 6282	RM 6890

*iValue 4 (RM 375) from Maxis is not included.

So, in the term of total cost of ownership for time period of 24 months, DiGi stands up as the winner for all plans and for both iPhone 4 models compared. But as I said, the total cost of ownership is just one of the factors that you should consider before buying iPhone 4.

There is also other factors that you may want to think over like the strength of network coverage (Maxis gives better network experience), the duration of contract you prefer (If 24-months contract is too long, you can take 12-months contract from Maxis) , extra charges for exceeding monthly internet quota usage (DiGi gives you unlimited data usage, just that when you exceed the quota usage, the internet speed will be throttled to 128kbps) etc.

 Source :mytechquest