Free UNIFI Installation till 15 Feb 2011

TM is offering free installation for Unifi again from 15 January to 15 February which costs about RM200.

SIGN UP FOR UNIFI AND SAVE RM200 WITH TM UNIFI FREE INSTALLATION PROMOTION

Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is pleased to announce an installation fee waiver promotion for its High Speed Broadband (HSBB) service, UniFi. The normal RM200 installation fee is being waived for all new successful subscriber registrations submitted from 15 January till 15 February 2011!!  The promotion is applicable to all UniFi VIP and BIZ packages.  Customers can complete the service registration at selected TMpoint outlets (within UniFi service areas), TMpoint TM Authorized Dealership (TAD) outlets, authorised TM Sales Agents as well as via the UniFiOnline Customer Centre self-service portal at: www.tm.com.my  UniFi is currently being offered via three residential and three business packages.  The residential triple-play packages are VIP5 at RM149 a month, VIP10 at RM199 a month and VIP20 at RM249 a month. Each package comes with three (3) services; High Speed Internet, HyppTV and Phone. All UniFi subscribers will get the free HyppTV Basic channels. Additional Premium HyppTV and Video-on-Demand offerings are available on an ‘ala-carte’ basis for a nominal subscription fee.  Businesses packages are BIZ5 at RM199 a month, BIZ10 at RM599 a month and BIZ20 at RM899 a month. Each package comes with a ‘dual-play’ offering of Phone and High Speed Internet connectivity. The Phone service offers up a very competitive call plan while the High Speed Internet connectivity and a host of added complimentary services provide limitless possibilities serving the needs of businesses.  Inked in September 2008, the RM11.3 billion national HSBB project is a Public-Private-Partnership agreement between TM and the Government of Malaysia to develop next generation high speed broadband infrastructure and services for the nation.  TM is investing up RM8.9 billion into the project while the Government is contributing RM2.4 billion on an incurred claims basis based on project milestones reached by TM.   For a complete list of UniFi coverage areas, service availability further details of UniFi packages, log on towww.tm.com.my.

http://www.tm.com.my/ap/about/media/press/Pages/UNIFIFREEINSTALLATIONPROMOTION.aspx

TM to charge for Unifi Installation

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TM is going to cancel their waiver on the installation for Unifi service soon and for those who install Unifi before 30 September 2010.

30 August 2010 Kuala Lumpur

GET UNIFI BEFORE 30 SEPTEMBER AND ENJOY RM200 OFF!

TM to begin charging for installation from 1 October 2010, so hurry, sign-up for your UniFi service soonest possible

The introductory promotional period for Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM)’s UniFi high speed broadband service will end on 30 September 2010. Starting from 1st October 2010 TM will begin charging a one-time fee of RM200 for UniFi installation. This installation charge is across the board; covering the UniFi VIP5, VIP10 and VIP 20 triple-play consumer packages as well as the BIZ5, BIZ10 and BIZ20 business packages. For convenience, the UniFi installation charge will be spread in instalments over a period of 5-months at RM40 per month and will be reflected in the customer’s monthly bills. However, all of the related UniFi customer premise equipment and peripherals including router/access point, the broadband termination unit (modem) DECT phone and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) set top box -- estimated to be worth RM800 -- will continue to be provided by TM free-of-charge. Imri Mokhtar, Executive Vice-President for Consumer, TM, further emphasised that despite the upcoming installation charges for UniFi from 1 October 2010, consumers who sign up before the date will not be levied with the fee even if their installation takes place after the date. “As our promotional period for UniFi will end on 30 September 2010, interested customers are encouraged to sign up for their selected UniFi packages soonest possible before the end of September to continue enjoying the current waiver of the installation charges. So grab the chance to become pioneers and enjoy the immense experience change in communications, lifestyle and entertainment brought about by high-speed broadband.” Imri then elaborated on the tedious and complex installation process required for UniFi: “UniFi installation is very different compared to normal telephony and broadband installation due to the sensitive nature of the technology involved which requires a high degree of accuracy. UniFi is a service provisioned via direct fibre connectivity to the home where the installation process is more complicated and requires a high degree of technical competency. The UniFi installation process involves many elements - a site survey, drilling, ducting, piping, electrical work and equipment reconfiguration. Our specialist installers will be dealing with delicate and fine fibre optic cables, which require a very different handling methodology compared to normal copper cables. Hence, UniFi installation at a particular premise will usually take between 3 – 8 hours.” UniFi was launched in March this year in selected areas around the Klang Valley. TM’s UniFi service is currently available in 23 areas including Shah Alam, Damansara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Bangsar, Wangsa Maju, Sungai Buloh, Puchong and Cyberjaya, as well as Putrajaya and Damansara; and 5 areas outside the Klang Valley, located in industrial zones such as Kulim Hi-Tech Park in Kedah, Bayan Baru in Penang, Senai and Permas in Johor. UniFi service rollout has exceeded 500,000 premises passed nationwide. UniFi is being progressively rolled out to cover 48 exchange areas reaching 750,000 premises passed by the end of 2010, and 1.3mil premises passed by the end of 2012. There are over 9,000 UniFi customers currently and approximately 12,000 applicants have registered their interest in the service. UniFi is currently being offered via three residential and three business packages. The Residential triple-play packages are VIP5 at RM149 a month, VIP10 at RM199 a month and VIP20 at RM249 a month. Each package comes with voice, high speed Internet and either a basic or premium HyppTV subscription. The businesses packages are BIZ5 at RM199 a month, BIZ10 at RM599 a month and BIZ20 at RM899 a month. Each business package comes with an attractive call plan, high speed Internet and a host of complimentary value added services. http://www.tm.com.my/ap/about/media/press/Pages/UNIFIINSTALLATIONCHARGES.aspx

Of HSBB(Unifi) & Streamyx

A look into my blog visits for the past month revealed that many Malaysians were excited about TM's HSBB (now known as Unifi).

I guess the poor Internet services from our local ISPs made the prospect of HSBB much more promising.
However, when the price was released, many people were not happy mainly due to the price and especially the download caps which have been removed till further noticed with the help of Tweeples (Twitter users) who complained to TM.
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To implement NBI, the areas are zoned into three, depending on population densities, economic activities and existing telecoms infrastructure. Zone 1 is HSBB. Zone 2 covers urban and semi-urban areas. Zone 3 is meant for rural areas and this is where the RM4.6bil will go into, according to Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim.

The MCMC has identified 462 under-served areas in the country for the roll out of telephony, broadband and cellular access. The funds have to be managed properly to avoid possible pilferage and leakages. The MCMC claims it has been transparent in its management of the USP fund.

Rais says there is a new approach to the USP to include services provided for the disabled, women under rehabilitation and low cost residential areas and underpriviledged children.

“It is our social responsibility to ensure that everyone, be they rich or poor, young or old, is empowered with basic telephony and Internet services in any part of the country,’’ Rais says.
The target is to reach 50% broadband penetration by year-end; the country achieved 33.2% or 2.07 million homes by the end of last year.

Rais says “we are on track.’’

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Another thing that I like to point out is that HSBB applies for speeds of 10mbps and above but Unifi provides 5mbps packages to users but they included a dedicated 8mbps line for IPTV for all packages.

As mentioned above, the government plans to achieve 50% broadband penetration but so far
only the high end Streamyx prices have been reduced.

2mbps for RM120 and 4mbps for RM140.

Which is RM20 per month reduced but what I failed to get is that speeds below 2mbps Streamyx never got reduced.

For example, a 384kbps Streamyx combo package still costs RM60.
When you count price per mbps, it is around RM180.

For a 2mbps package, the price per mbps is RM60.

The lower speeds packages are actually disadvantageous for the customer as you are paying 3 TIMES more than higher speed packages.

Makes you wonder if they can manage to get 50% broadband penetration when poor people are actually paying more in ratio.

They should emulate Hong Kong.

Unifi Poll Results

News about the recent Unifi. I guess it's not just me who thinks it's still too expensive



You’ve definitely heard about the TM Unifi High Speed Broadband when it was announced last month, you’re probably even one of the ones that caused them to remove usage cap indefinitely, but what does the 4415 respondents for a recent survey conducted on the MSN Malaysia homepage says? According to the results given, more than half the voters said that it is too expensive while 35% would like to subscribe to it but are worried about its stability. While only a mere 3% of respondents are happy customers enjoying the service now, it’s amazing that there are even 442 respondents (10%) who said that they do not need such a high speed service; I’m sure TM won’t have to worry about these users hogging the bandwidth.

http://www.lowyat.net/v2/latest/msn-malaysia-poll-result-what-do-you-think-of-unifi.html