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Calculate Your REAL Maxis & DiGi iPhone 4 Cost!
What's this gotta do with homeless animals at PetFinder.my? Nothing.
But who says us animal lovers can't have a little fun crunching some numbers?
Compare Maxis & DiGi iPhone Plans and find the BEST Deal for yourself!
"Which telco offers the best deal, and which plan should I choose?" You might ask. The answer is: Depends.
Really, there is no fixed answer, as it largely depends on your current mobile usage. Do not be overwhelmed by the bells and whistles, and mind-boggling calculations that the telcos present you. In the end, it all boils down to how much more you need to spend in the coming months to acquire that seemingly irresistable iPhone 4, compared to your current monthly usage.
To help you get a clearer idea of the actual cost, we have created a simple calculator for you. Just fill in the amount you spend on each month's phone bill, estimated call minutes and SMS amount, and we'll calculate a chart for you to analyze and compare Maxis & DiGi's iPhone plans.
We have illustrated a pre-calculated example below based on the assumption that you currently spend RM50/month, with 250 minutes of voice calls, 125 SMSes and estimated 50% of SMSes going to non-Maxis networks.
| Maxis iPhone 4 Plans |
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| | iValue 1 | iValue 2 | iValue 3 | iValue 4 |
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| Monthly Fee | 100 | 155 | 250 | 375 |
| Free Call Mins | 333 | 667 | 1500 | 2500 |
| Free SMS (To Maxis networks only) | 200 | 400 | 600 | 800 |
| Call Rate | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| SMS Rate | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| iPhone 4 (32Gb, 1-Yr Contract) | 1990 | 1890 | 1590 | 1190 |
| iPhone 4 (16Gb, 1-Yr Contract) | 1690 | 1490 | 1290 | 790 |
| iPhone 4 (32Gb, 2-Yr Contract) | 1790 | 1390 | 890 | 0 |
| iPhone 4 (16Gb, 2-Yr Contract) | 1390 | 990 | 490 | 0 |
| Extra Monthly Fee | 50 | 105 | 200 | 325 |
| Extra Call Cost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extra SMS Cost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-Maxis SMS Cost | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Actual iPhone Cost (32Gb, 1-Yr Contract) | RM2665.6 | RM3225.6 | RM4065.6 | RM5165.6 |
| Actual iPhone Cost (16Gb, 1-Yr Contract) | RM2365.6 | RM2825.6 | RM3765.6 | RM4765.6 |
| Actual iPhone Cost (32Gb, 2-Yr Contract) | RM3141.2 | RM4061.2 | RM5841.2 | RM7951.2 |
| Actual iPhone Cost (16Gb, 2-Yr Contract) | RM2741.2 | RM3661.2 | RM5441.2 | RM7951.2 |
| DiGi iPhone 4 Plans |
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| | iDiGi 88 | iDiGi 138 | iDiGi 238 |
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| Monthly Fee | 63 | 93 | 163 |
| Free Call Mins | 200 | 450 | 1000 |
| Free SMS | 200 | 400 | 600 |
| Call Rate | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.10 |
| SMS Rate | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
| iPhone 4 (32Gb, 2-Yr Contract) | 2490 | 2490 | 2490 |
| iPhone 4 (16Gb, 2-Yr Contract) | 2090 | 2090 | 2090 |
| Extra Monthly Fee | 13 | 43 | 113 |
| Extra Call Cost | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Extra SMS Cost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Actual iPhone Cost (32Gb, 2-Yr Contract) | RM2982 | RM3522 | RM5202 |
| Actual iPhone Cost (16Gb, 2-Yr Contract) | RM2582 | RM3122 | RM4802 |
| Extra Monthly Fee: | This is the additional basic fee you must spend each month with this plan. If the figure is negative, that means you are saving money in monthly fees by choosing this plan. |
| Extra Call Cost: | This is the cost of call surcharges incurred per month after you finish up the free call minutes. |
| Extra SMS Cost: | This is the cost of SMS surcharges incurred per month after you finish up the free SMSes. |
| Non-Maxis SMS Cost: | Maxis' free SMS only applies when you send SMS to other Maxis numbers. If you are sending to non-Maxis numbers, the standard SMS rate applies and is calculated here. |
Did You Know?
For less than the price of an iPhone 4 16Gb, you can buy an iPad 32Gb with 7 times the screen size, 25% faster CPU, 25000
more apps, and comfortably watch crisp videos and read vividly-illustrated eBooks & magazines on it. Or just get both if you have a fat wallet.
Disclaimer:
Please note that this iPhone 4 Plan Calculator is provided based on our own estimations and algorithms, which are by no means guaranteed to be accurate. Certain figures that are deemed less important have been omitted from the calculations, such as MMS cost and data bandwidth usage.
Please do not throw your iPhone 4 at us if you ended up spending more money than needed. However, if you managed to save money, feel free to donate a little to the animal shelters and help the homeless animals! =)
If you noticed a bug in the calculations, please let us know.
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