DiGi Discover Day Package Is A Good Deal

I didn’t really take a close look at this package when it was first launched some time ago, but now that DiGi is advertising it again in the newspapers, I took a second, closer look.  And I liked what I discovered.  This is essentially a DiGi broadband package that works at full speed from 7am to 7pm daily, with a monthly usage quota of 3GB.  Between the hours of 701pm and 659am, the speed will be throttled to 128kbps and peer-to-peer software completely blocked from working (which implies that from 7am-7pm they will work).  The expected, or as DiGi calls it – “likely average speeds” from 7am-7pm is 700kbps down, and 200kbps up.

I previously thought that the user will be denied any access to the network outside the 7am-7pm window, but this is not the case, as you can see below.  And a usage quota of 3GB is not easy to exhaust, if you’re not a downloader of movies and TV series off the net.

And since you can only use it between 7am-7pm, ie. during “working hours”, this leaves your non-working hours free to spend with your loved ones, and you need to thank DiGi for that.  But in the event that you still need to access the net, it will still work, except at a slower speed, and for reading/replying emails, reading RSS feeds, surfing a couple of websites, etc, it is more than adequate.  After all, for RM 38 monthly, what more can you expect?

How do you justify this expenditure?  It averages out to be RM 1.27 daily, assuming 30 days to the month.  Slightly more expensive than a daily newspaper.  And you derive a lot more enjoyment, and gain a lot more information out of this.  Trust me on this  ;-)

The best part about DiGi’s mobile internet plans, whether you subscribe to the 3G or broadband service?  No extra charges when you hit the monthly usage quota.  None whatsoever.  Unlike Maxis, which will continue charging you even if you are on a plan, up until the RM 250 monthly limit, which I’ve been told is an MCMC “directive”.

Now, if only DiGi would offer this as an add-on to their postpaid voice customers, so that I can have a voice package + RM 38 Discover Day package all in one SIM card and number!  How about it, DiGi?