Maxis has just launched their new Hotlink Prepaid plan on 8th of March, which is Bagus 5 Pass.
This Bagus 5 Pass prepaid plan come with 5 main features, which is
- cheaper call rates to self networks (Maxis/Hotlink) only
- cheaper SMS rate to self networks (Maxis/Hotlink) only
- lower IDD rate (IDD 132 with special dialing code)
- lower mobile internet data rates
- lower data roaming in selected countries.
Beside that, if you maintain a minimum RM 10 in your main account balance, you can enjoy roughly a 16.66% discount on your voice and video calls to any local networks except Activ10 numbers.
Bagus 5 Pass Rates
| Main Account Balance | Below RM 10 (RM 0 – RM 9.99) | RM 10 and above (RM 10 – RM 9999.99) |
| Voice Calls to Maxis/Hotlink Network | RM 0.24/minute | RM 0.20/minute |
| Voice Calls to Other Networks | RM 0.36/minute | RM 0.30/minute |
| Voice Calls to Activ10 | RM 0.12/minute | |
| Charging Block | 30 Seconds | |
| SMS to Maxis/Hotlink Network | RM 0.05/SMS | |
| SMS to Other Networks | RM 0.10/SMS | |
| SMS to Activ10 | RM 0.01/SMS | |
| Video Calls to Maxis/Hotlink Network | RM 0.24/minute | RM 0.20/minute |
| Video Calls to Other Networks | RM 0.36/minute | RM 0.30/minute |
| Video Calls to Activ10 | RM 0.12/minute | |
| Charging Block | 30 Seconds | |
| MMS to Any Network | Unknown | |
Bagus 5 Pass also come with a 3 days free total 10 MB mobile internet data for you. After finish the free data, you will be charged RM 0.10/10KB if you continue to use unless you subscribe to the data plans below :
Data Plans
| Packages | Quota | Charges |
| Daily | 100 MB | RM 2/day |
| 500 MB | RM 5/day | |
| Weekly | 5 MB | RM 3/week |
| 100 MB | RM 8/week | |
| 250 MB | RM 12/week | |
| Pay-As-You-Go | Unlimited | RM 0.10/10KB |
To subscribe to the new Hotlink Prepaid Plan Bagus 5 Pass, you can dial *100# from your phone and select Hotlink Specials > BAGUS Pass.
For existing Hotlink subscribers, please dial *108*21# to upgrade. RM 1 will be charged.
To check the old Hotlink Prepaid – New Hotlink Plan rates, you can read our previous post ‘Hotlink Prepaid – New Hotlink Plan‘
Conclusion
I just saw the Maxis advertisement on newspaper and television regarding this new Bagus 5 Pass, I saw their call rates show RM 0.12/minute, and I know you will ask, why I said It’s RM 0.24/minute to Maxis/Hotlink networks ? It’s because the rates in advertisement was 30 seconds charging block, unlike other telcos published their call rates in 1 minute.
This is a trick to trick the users to switch to Maxis Hotlink. And this is the purpose of establishing this blog.
Recommendation – Unlikely. Unless you’re frequent calls to Maxis/Hotlink networks, otherwise you can consider other telcos or refer to our old comparison chart (I’ll update it later.).
