Remember in when treasury minister purposed the Malaysia budget 2013, he said that it will give RM 200 rebate for youth to buy a smartphone. After long wait, finally Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC aka SKMM) had just announced couple days ago on how the rebate given and the restriction.
- Age 21 – 30.
- Price of the ‘smartphone’ must not more than RM 500. (i doubt how smart is it)
- Must buy with telcos (Celcom, DiGi, Maxis etc) and subscribe their data package.
- Only 1 smartphone per person.
- Monthly income less than RM 3,000.
Updated 1 : iPhone 5 – RM 200 Smartphone Rebate YCP
Updated 2 : Grab Most Valuable Blackberry Z10 without Contract NOW only RM1,688
And you can only choose 1 of this 23 smartphones. However, I found some of the phones are not smartphone!
- Alcatel 993D (actually it’s Alcatel OneTouch 993D)
- Alcatel OneTouch Glory 2
- Alcatel OneTouch Inspire 2
- The Buzz Phone
- HTC Wildfire
- Huawei Ideos X3
- LG Optimus L3
- Ninetology Black Pearl II
- Ninetology Palette
- Nokia 2730
- Nokia 7230
- Nokia Asha 305
- Nokia Asha 308
- Nokia Asha 311
- Nokia C2-03
- Nokia Lumia 610
- Samsung Galaxy Chat
- Samsung Galaxy Mini
- Samsung Galaxy Pocket
- Samsung Galaxy Y
- Sony Xperia Tipo
- ZTE Acqua
- ZTE V790
Note:
1) The above is as at 26 Dec 2012 and the models list will be updated from time to time in the Service Provider’s website;
2) The brand, model and quantity offered may differ amongst different Service Providers.
1. Alcatel OneTouch 993D
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