YTL Communications, better known by its telco name – YES, has revamped its 5G wireless broadband plans to bring faster, unfettered and affordable connectivity to the public. The mobile operator’s new plans redefine affordable connectivity with plans as low as MYR58. The new 5G wireless broadband plans have been simplified and streamlined into two offerings: “Gateway” and “Flexi”.
The “Gateway” plan brings YES 5G wireless connectivity to homes using the Infinite Gateway 5G WiFi 6 Router. This plan comes with unlimited 5G and uncapped 5G speeds. However, in places where there is no 5G coverage, users are able to use 4G connectivity which is capped at 150GB of data use. The Gateway plan comes with a 24-month commitment and contract. The plan is priced at MYR99 a month which is lower than the previous broadband plans that started at MYR148 a month for 120Mbps speeds.
The “Flexi” plan comes in at MYR58 a month with unlimited 5G data and speed. Similar to the Gateway plan, you will be able to fall back to uncapped 4G connectivity when outside the 5G network. However, the Flexi plan only comes with a SIM card. It doesn’t come with a router or a 24-month commitment and contract. You will need to get your own compatible CPE modem or a portable 5G modem to fully utilise the connectivity.
YES 5G‘s coverage is dependent on DNB’s current 5G network. Right now, that includes most urban areas in Malaysia including Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Putrajaya and selected areas in Selangor. You can check if your area is covered by the 5G network on the YES 5G website.
Cloud Gaming is becoming more mainstream with the rollout of faster broadband and 5G worldwide. In fact, certain games on platforms like the Nintendo Switch already use this technology to deliver stunning graphics with their limited hardware. However, until now, there has been no option in Malaysia. Yes, one of Malaysia’s telecommunications providers, is looking to change that with their partnership with NVIDIA to bring GeForce NOW to Malaysia.
Gamers can rejoice as their mobile devices from smartphones to tablets become top-of-the-line gaming platforms. GeForce NOW allows gamers to use their mobile devices to play AAA titles by offloading the monster’s share of graphics and processing to Cloud servers. NVIDIA’s latest GPUs power these servers’ technology and provide features like ray tracing for eye-melting graphical quality. In Malaysia, Yes 5G will be home to these servers. The company has commissioned the hardware from NVIDIA to run on their 5G network.
This technology allows all of your devices to become gaming devices. With the GeForce NOW app on the Google Play and App stores, you’ll be playing AAA games available on PC on your smartphones and tablets. That’s not all, Smart TVs can do the same all without the need for a console. You will have access to a plethora of games optimised for GeForce NOW from the Steam, Epic and Ubisoft game stores.
Yes is not only the home to the powerful NVIDIA Grid servers, their network has been proven to be able to support it. In fact, Yes was recently awarded the title of Malaysia’s fastest mobile network by OOKLA and nPerf. The telco is leveraging its network to be the first member of the NVIDIA GeForce NOW Alliance in Malaysia.
GeForce NOW memberships are available exclusively through Yes at cloudgaming.my. Yes is providing GeForce NOW for only RM50 a month or RM500 a year. This plan entails gaming sessions of up to 6-hours of continuous gameplay and access to free games. Additional games can be played by linking your Steam, Epic Games and Ubisoft accounts to GeForce NOW. Linking these platforms will also give you access to the growing number of games that are being optimised for Cloud Gaming.
One of Yes 5G’s catchphrases is “Good things happen when you say YES”. This rings true for the telco’s subscribers. Yes 5G subscribers will get to enjoy a steep 40% discount on the service at RM30 a month or RM300 a year.
YTL Communications owned YES has revealed another 5G-enabled postpaid plan. The telco has been one of the pioneers in rolling out 5G connectivity to the masses with their previously announced plans and Wireless Fibre 5G offering. Now, they’re rounding out their postpaid plans with a new offering – Power35.
The Yes Power35 postpaid plan is the company’s first capped plan. It has a data cap of 100GB for both 5G and 4G. According to their website, the plan comes with uncapped speed and infinite domestic calls across all operators. The highlight of the plan is the shared tethering or hotspot quota. Previous plans had data caps on their hotspot quota. All of this is being offered at MYR35 a month.
Previously, the company unveiled their unlimited plans with their Yes Infinite offerings. All of the Infinite plans come with Infinite data for your mobile device but come with data caps for your hotspot quota starting at 20GB and capping out at 110GB at the time of writing.
The MYR35 Yes Power35 plan is the first offering that comes below MYR50 and offers ample data for mobile and hotspot connectivity. However, it’s worth noting that 5G connectivity does use more data on average thanks to the higher speed and bandwidth.
Users are able to sign up for Yes Power35 or the Yes Infinite postpaid plans on the YES website or at the nearest YES Service Center or reseller. Of course, you can even register for it on the myYes application and have the SIM card mailed to you.
Just one week after YES of YTL Communications introduces the most affordable mobile data plan ever, they are back. This time, they are back with Shopee in hand. Why? They are launching another thing of course. They are launching their new DATABACK program, in collaboration with Shopee.
What is DATABACK? It is like Cashback, but not cashback. You do not get cash rebates when you shop. Instead, you get data to rebate when you shop. They say, giving data back makes sense. This is because you need data and internet to buy things online anyway. So, giving data back to customers allows the customers to stay online longer and spend more money. As far as they can tell, it is a win-win situation.
The exclusive partnership between YES and Shopee, as part of the Kasi Up plan, applies to all YES customers on the Kasi Up plan, which should be all of them by now. If you have not gotten your YES SIM card for the Kasi Up plan yet, you might want to get it on Shopee for MYR 1. MYR 1 on Shopee buys you the SIM card together with a 30-day validity period. On top of that, you get YES Kasi Up Prepaid 15 plan which gives you 10/GB of data for the next 30-days once you activate your card.
The YES DATABACK programme is exclusively for YES users. The program allows users to earn back their data as they spend on Shopee. For every MYR 50 you spend on Shopee, YES gives you back 5GB of data. You can get back up to 100GB of data in a month. You will have to spend up to MYR 1,000 a month to get back 100GB though. That also means that you can buy a smartphone on Shopee and all your data problems for that month is solved.
The YES DATABACK initiative is exclusively valid on Shopee for now. The YES kasi Up SIM card is also now available on Shopee for as low as MYR 1. You can also top up your YES Prepaid account with Shopee, of course. For more information on the YES DATABACK programme exclusively on Shopee, you can head to Shopee’s microsite. Of course, you can head to YES’ website for more information on Kasi Up plans as well.
How much do you pay for data? That is the question that you often do not ask yourself in this difficult period. It is also something we take for granted these days. In fact, we have taken this for granted for a while. You never really thought about it also because Malaysia’s major Telco players have not made a huge step in terms of competitive pricing over data. That is, until now.
To be fair, when you talk about a major Telco for Malaysia, you would not start at YES 4G. You might not even consider this plucky organisation to be a major Telco in Malaysia. To blow your bubble a little bit, we can safely say that they are now a major Telco in Malaysia. They have one of the widest, if not the widest 4G network coverage in Malaysia. This includes Sabah and Sarawak, mind you.
Back to the price of data. If you do a little bit of research in and around the region of South East Asia, Malaysia’s data price point is not exactly the most affordable. You have players in Indonesia, and even Singapore that would offer data at much cheaper price points. Malaysia still has competitive pricing on data though, do not get us wrong.
It could be even more affordable though, and YES, with the Kasi Up plans, show that it is completely possible. They have introduced two new mobile data plans with Kasi Up, one Prepaid and one Postpaid. Both are, in our books, extremely attractive in value.
Kasi Up Prepaid
Source: YES
We start with the prepaid Kasi Up plan. The YES Kasi Up Prepaid 15 plan, they call it. As the numbers suggest, it will cost you MYR 15 for a 30-day validity. To be fair, that does not actually sound all that special. MYR 15 though buys you 10GB of data for that 30 days of validity though. This pricing is quite unheard of in Malaysia. Before this, YES’ most affordable data plan was MYR 30 for up to 10GB of data. Of course, for prepaid plans, calls are charged normally (MYR 0.09/call) on your valid airtime.
Kasi Up Postpaid
Source: YES
If you want to make calls for free though, you go for a YES Kasi Up Postpaid 49 plan. As the name suggests also, the plan will cost you MYR 49 a month. For just below MYR 50, you get 100GB of 4G data a month and free unlimited call time. This also means that your data effectively costs less than MYR 0.50 for every 1GB. What’s more, you get to have your bill free for the first 6 months if you sign up for a 24-month plan. This is also effectively the cheapest data plan available in Malaysia currently.
Additional Plans
Of course, the YES Kasi Up mobile plans are not limited to just those two plans. For prepaid customers, you can choose between three available plans. You know the YES Kasi Up Prepaid 15 data plan. There is a YES Kasi Up Prepaid 20 plan too for MYR 20 a month. You get 20GB of data a month for MYR 20. Then you can go for YES Kasi Up Prepaid Unlimited for MYR 30 month which qualifies you for unlimited mobile data capped at 7mbps and 9GB of uncapped speed hotspot data. This also makes the YES Prepaid Unlimited data plan the most affordable of its kind in Malaysia.
For Postpaid customers, the YES Kasi Up Postpaid 49 data plan is the most premium available from YES. You can go for something cheaper at MYR 30 for the YES Kasi Up Postpaid 30. You only get a data quota of 20GB a month though, on top of a free YES 4G smartphone.
Kasi Up Refer & Earn
Source: YES
YES also introduced a new way of earning a little bit of side income for Malaysians with YES Kasi Up Refer & Earn programme. You get up to MYR 50 cash for every referral you make when you get your friends to sign up for the YES Kasi Up data plan. Your friend also makes MYR 50, if they sign up. It really looks like a win-win situation.
Availability
There is some caveat in all this though. YES relies completely on their own 4G network with no 3G or 2G coverage. That also means that if you do lose your 4G coverage, you lose coverage. YES has continuously worked to improve network coverage in all major cities in Malaysia and even rural areas in Malaysia, enabling connectivity across the nation though. The introduction of the Kasi Up data plans will also bring an end to all their previous data plans. Current users would be transitioned to their new Kasi Up plan. Why would you not want to be transitioned to a cheaper plan?
The YES Kasi Up data plan is now available for both new and current customers. You can head to your nearest YES outlet to get more information, obtain your SIM card, and sign up for either the postpaid or prepaid plans. You can also head to their website for more information and to obtain their SIM cards and get it delivered to your doorstep for free. Of course, all terms and conditions apply.
