Confusion on Maxis Hot Ticket Balance Rollover

Hot Ticket (HT)

I am still confused since my last posting on the Maxis Hot Ticket (HT) balance rollover (you can find the article here).

Two days ago, I received this message from Hotlink:

RM0. Activate a new Hot Ticket to continue using your Hot Tickets minutes & SMS by 27/6. Remaining unused mins & SMS will be forfeited on 28/6.

I’m not too sure what it means, but when I do a “*129#” for my previous HT balance, I got this:

Min(24hrs):186.00, Exp:28.04.2011

Does this mean that my previous HT balances can be transferred to my new reload? I’m confused.

Update (27 June 2011): I bought a new RM15 Hot Ticket (120min, 300sms & 10days validity) today and noticed that my precious HT balance is NOT carried forward after the reload. What gives, Maxis?

Regarding Maxis Hotlink’s Hot Ticket

Hot Ticket (HT)

With regards to Hotlink’s Hot Ticket (HT), I received this SMS from Maxis yesterday:

RM0. From 15/6, unused min & SMS FREE Hot Ticket (HT) will be carried forward with activation of next HT before its expiry & paid HT within 7 day after expiry.

I’m not a fan of HT but sometimes if I can’t find the usual prepaid top up place, HT is the thing.  But what gets me going is, what the hell Maxis is trying to say with the message? I’ve tried to read it a few times, and till now I still can’t comprehend with what’s the telco is trying to convey. Is it a reward or some kind? Is it suppose to make the prepaiders (?) jumping with joy upon hearing the news?

As you Hot Ticketers probably knew, the validity varies according to the value of the HT. For example, a RM15 HT is valid for 10 days, and after that any amount still available will be automatically forfeited. From the message that I’ve received, it gave me the impression that any unused amount will be forwarded and included in the next HT activation. Now that’s a gem. But that’s not really a confirmation from Maxis. So what is it?

I can’t find anything about it in Hotlink’s website either. So Maxis, what the fark are you trying to say here?

Free calls and SMS from Hotlink?

I was pleasantly surprise when I received a SMS from Maxis Hotlink today:

We have credited Bonus Hot Ticket of 50 Minutes and 100 SMS (Anytime to All Network) to your account. Pls dial *129# to check your balance.

But when I check using the “*129#” option, it said:

SMS: 100, Exp:28.01.2011, Min(24hrs):84.50, Exp:28.01.2011

After checking at Hotlink’s site, it was stated that this is part of the promotional RM8 Hot Ticket top up, which is valid for 7 days.

I said, WTF? Maxis is giving away free calls and SMS? Is it the festive mood kicking in already? Anyway, thanks to Maxis Hotlink for being so generous. Please gimme some more of your sugar, and make shite to your other stingy competitors!

Well, anything free is fine with me. More freebies, please! Now, who am I gonna call to finish up the free credits. Hmmm…

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Hotlink Hot Ticket (Internet)

I’ve been hunting down this Hot Ticket ever since I got to know about it last month. Unlike the normal Hot Ticket that can be used to make calls and send messages, the Hot Ticket Internet can only be used to access the internet using our mobile phones. Once our mobiles are connected to the net, we can use all the applications in the phones (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Hi5 and others).

The ticket is so difficult to find in KL and it’s only my luck to find one in Penang, during my trip there.

Front of the Hot Ticket

I can’t find much information about this ticket in Maxis’ site, and I don’t know why. Maxis should promote this kind of tickets more in order to reach a wider users. Or maybe Maxis wanted to push the prepaid mobile internet can that be subscribed through Maxis prepaid’s *100# option?

Back of the Hot Ticket

Whatever the reasons, I’m using the Hot Ticket Internet now. It cost me RM20 for a 7 days access period, with a maximum of 1.5Gb data limit.

But after using it for 7 days, I found out that I still have 1.3Gb unutilised data that I can’t use, as the 7-day access has expired. Which means that I only used up 200Mb of data during the 7 days period, and that includes downloading apps from Ovi.com.

So, the question is, should I use the RM20/7days/1.5Gb Hot Ticket Internet, or stick with the RM18/14days/100Mb plan accessible through Maxis prepaid menu?

Too many choices, too little money…