BEST VOICE PREPAID PLAN NOW COMES WITH FREE SMS FOR ALL U MOBILE’S NEW SUBSCRIBERS

Telco launches new prepaid offering for more savings, extra value and greater flexibility

Kuala Lumpur, 20 January 2012 – U Mobile Sdn Bhd, Malaysia’s most innovative and dynamic telco service provider, today continues to create waves in the telco market with the introduction of its brand new prepaid offering – getting 20 SMS for free for every 6 SMS sent, as a further enhancement to its Free Voice Call offerings launched in July last year, available today for its new prepaid subscribers.

U Mobile new prepaid users now can enjoy SMS for FREE in addition to the current Free Calls from one U Mobile to another U Mobile number. Every RM 1 top up will allow subscribers to be eligible for 1 Day of Free SMS. To get 20 free SMS, all users need to do is send 6 SMS to their friends and family!
U Mobile’s brand new prepaid offering now comes with free on-net SMS along with free calls from one U Mobile to another U Mobile number.

The good offer doesn’t stop there – U Mobile’s new prepaid subscribers can also enjoy local call rates when roaming in Singapore, longest validity period up to 90 days and a 42Mbps enabled broadband services if they wish to subscribe to the fastest mobile broadband in the country.

Dr. Kaizad Heerjee, Chief Executive Officer of U Mobile said, “This new offering is an extension to our hugely successful free calls campaign launched in July 2011. Now, in addition to making free calls, our customers will also be able to enjoy sending free SMS. We’re delighted to be able to continuously provide exciting new, value-add experiences to our customers by making everyday essentials such as voice calls and SMS extremely affordable via our innovative and unique prepaid plan,”
The free SMS promotion will come in handy when we share our Chinese New Year wishes with our friends and family this festive season.

“As we usher in the Year of the Dragon, we want to encourage our customers to take advantage of the free SMS offering as it is a great way to foster closer relationships with their loved ones at home and abroad, in the spirit of unity,” he added.

For every RM1 top-up, U Mobile customers subscribing to this new prepaid plan will enjoy 1 Day of Free Call and Free SMS offering. During the peak hours from 7pm to 12am, U Mobile prepaid subscribers will benefit from the lowest call rates available in the market today at only 3 cents for every 30 seconds. For the rest of the day, U Mobile customers can enjoy calls absolutely for free calling to another U Mobile users with no limitations on the numbers of friends & families they want to reach to. Free SMS are capped at 1,000 a day or up to 50 sets of “buy 6 free 20” a day.
U Mobile wishes all customers who celebrate the Chinese New Year a happy and prosperous year of the Dragon ahead.

For more information on the new prepaid offering and other value added services, please visit www.u.com.my or visit any 7-Eleven stores, Cosway and Singer outlets nationwide to get your hands on a U Mobile prepaid starter pack and reload coupons.