KUCHING: More Sarawakians are enjoying the best data experience on Maxis’ 4G LTE network, which has now reached 89 per cent of the population. According to Maxis Head of Sarawak Region Alex Bong, users in the following towns now have access to 4G on their mobile phones: Siburan, Bau, Lundu, Sematan, Bintangor, Kanowit, Julau, Samalaju, Tatau Limbang, Lawas, Mukah, Kapit, Seratok and Betong. “Maxis had recently upgraded all its MaxisONE plan customers to 10GB of data, which can be used every day with more data to share.
“MaxisONE Home Fibre, which offers superfast home Internet speed of up to 100Mps, unlimited data, voice calls and professional Wi-Fi setups, was officially launched earlier this year in East Malaysia.
“For prepaid service, Hotlink FAST was introduced in East Malaysia in June this year, offering customers free 8GB of 4G Internet every weekend each month, 1,000 minutes of free calls to friends and free 30GB of Hotlink Happy Hour.
“Hotlink customers can also enjoy 999GB of free fast Facebook every day,” said Bong during a luncheon with members of the media at Hilton Hotel here yesterday.
Bong also revealed that this year Maxis had opened 10 new hybrid stores in the state, covering Kuching, Sibu, Kota Samarahan, Lundu, Lawas, Limbang, and Mukah. He disclosed that Maxis’ East Malaysians customers use an average of 12GB per month, which is higher than the national Maxis average of 7.5GB per month.
