Mobile Number Portability is here!
Aug 29, 2008 News Breaks
“Hey, what’s your phone number?”
“It’s 012 *** ****”
“Oh, you’re with Maxis!”
“Er, no.”
How is that conversation possible? Well, with the new Mobile Number Portability, which allows mobile users in Malaysia to start switching mobile networks but still keeping their same number - prefix included. The Star reports that you can start applying for the swap today (will take two weeks for it to be effective though).
I think this is great - many countries already allow this - because now users won’t be tied down to one company just because they don’t want the inconvenience of having to change numbers. This, I feel, will be good for competitiveness as well - so the consumer can only benefit.
Yay!
9.51am Malaysian time (+8 GMT)
August 29th, 2008 at 10:57 am
That’s good news! More choices for consumers and less hassles. Though I’m quite happy with my current service provider.
August 29th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
I just heard from the grapevine as at 11 am this morning, there was only 1 request so far at “this” service provider. you know which one I’m talking about.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
stupid la maxis…. n celcom… n astro… n digi…