VM vs MCA ( 马华？？）

Other than BubbleTalk, another useless feature of DiGi Mobile is VoiceMail (in fact, this is also apply to all Telcos. for me, it is more like a "Cash Trap" by all the Telcos).

VoiceMail is a feature for caller to leave their voice message when the receiever is engaged / offline. Caller have to pay for leaving the message, if you not fast enuf to chop the line b4 enter the VoiceMail, u'll kena charge too.
Of coz, receiever have to pay to listen to the VoiceMail too.

From my knowledge, only my cousin brother (his is a Spore PR) is using VoiceMail, other than him, none of person I knew is using VoiceMail feature (neither as Caller nor Receiever). May be he is Hi-Tech enuf to play VoiceMail.

I did few tests b4:-
1. My Maxis Hotlink, the phone is jz in front of me, power on, not using, full bar. Then I'm using my company phone to call my Hotlink, jz after few tones, it goes to VoiceMail. Wa-lao-leh... thats why I never use Hotlink anymore.

2. Celcom Xpax, I call & count the tones, up to 45 tones only it goes to VoiceMail. But when I call my own DiGi, about 25tones its already goes to VoiceMail. :(


so, How to Disable VoiceMail for your DiGi Mobile? (please also try to apply to all your FnF & DiGi numbers)

1. walk in to any of DiGi Service Center, ask the Service Consultant to disable it for you.

2. Step 1: Call *128#
Step 2: Press 1 (My Account,我的户口)
Step 3: Press 9 (Account Setting，户口设定)
Step 4: Press 3 (Voicemail，语言信箱)
Step 5: Press 1 (Service and plan，服务和配套)
Step 6: Press 3 (MCA only activation，启动未接来电警示)

ok, onward, the caller will not be charged when they cannot get thru to you, and you'll just receieved 'missed call alert (MCA) mesasge' for your missed calls when your phone is out of coverage or offline. then you can decide either wanna to call back or not. ;)

启动未接来电通知（missed call alert）也就是说当你的手机收不到讯号/关机，在这时任何一方拨电给你都不会直接转去voicemail（语言信箱），不会再被charge RM0.30 了～
当你手机收到讯号/开机，你就会收到信息给你说某某人在某某时间拨电给你……
这项服务是免费的……

be frank, other than DiGi's staffs & their resellers, how many of the user know that MCA in the DiGi Mobile Menu is stand for Missed Call Alert?? :P


from here, we also can see how important is Charging Block:-
- Using Hotlink to call to DiGi, when you hear is going to VoiceMail, you quickly terminate your call, that particular unsuccessful call will cost you 39 sen (Hotlink charging block is based on PER MINUTE).
- Using DiGi to call to Hotlink, when you hear is going to VoiceMail, you quickly terminate your call, that particular unsuccessful call will cost you 18 sen (DiGi is charged for 2 block @ 30 second).
- Using UMobile to call to Hotlink/DiGi/Xpax, when you hear is going to VoiceMail, you quickly terminate your call, that particular unsuccessful call will cost you 1-2 sen only. (bcoz Umobile is charged for PER SECOND block).
haha~~~~ try to compare & figure out yourself~~~~


Nostalgic:
Few years ago, DiGi Prepaid (Beyond) is 5 Block @ 12 seconds a block.
A quick call to FnF number can be as low as 3 sen.


updated 20130205 some infor is by hamster_ckh (Cari)