Digi Launches Two New Prepaid Offerings For Data Munchers

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Digi Launches Two New Prepaid Offerings For Data Munchers

Digi the telco that grew its base with prepaid services is keen to hold on the position of champions of prepaid, after all PC.com crowned this telecommunications provider Best Prepaid Telco numerous times during our annual Readers Choice awards ceremony.

At an event today, Digi launched two new prepaid offerings for new customers and existing ones, the first of the new packs is called Digi Prepaid Live, which offers free 8GB video and music streaming quota every month on top of the quota purchased through top-ups. Is it compelling? Lets have a look.

The free monthly 8GB of streaming quota is generous, however we do know that U Mobile gives this unlimited for free, but Digi has a slight advantage of the extensive 4G coverage. The telco promises consistent internet speed of at least 10Mbps 80% of the time and LTE-Advanced speeds of at least 20Mbps 80% of the time. Currently the 4G network now covers 76% while 4G Plus reaches 34% of populated areas.

Partners on board that users can have access to are YouTube, iflix, Spotify, and Apple Music, on top of the streaming quota additionally, customers also receive free 100GB Capture cloud storage, unlimited calls and SMS to three Buddyz.

The second prepaid is the Digi Prepaid Best introductory pack, a starter pack with free basic internet and social messaging, with free 200MB of daily internet quota for customers who use a minimum of RM1.00 each day and make international direct dial (IDD) calls to either Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam or China.

There is also the free to call up to 20 ‘Kawan’ for low call and SMS rates while also featuring very competitive IDD rates.

During the launch Digi CMO Loh Keh Jiat added “We are witnessing a high-growth rate of 4G enabled-smartphone subscriptions throughout the nation, and with that, it is only natural for Malaysians’ appetite for internet access and digital services to continue to grow. The two new Prepaid packs we are introducing today will provide customers with greater digital services as we continue to strive to become their favourite partner in their digital lives.”