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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is now offered on Celcom from as low as RM1,228. Since PC Fair is happening over the weekend, they are throwing extra RM300 off which appears to be monthly rebate of RM25 for 12 months.

As the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is able to make phone calls and SMS, it is bundled on Celcom Exec 50 with a choice of 1GB or 3GB data plans. As usual, they give either 12 months or 24 months contract option. As comparison, U Mobile is offering the Tab 7.0 Plus from as low as RM999 on U88 plan.



If you don’t really need to make phone calls, you might want to consider the larger Galaxy Tab 8.9 which is offered as low as RM1288 on Celcom. Confused with the different tabs? Check out our Galaxy Tab comparison table.

U Mobile has revealed its Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus and Samsung Galaxy W plans ahead of its 5th December dateline.

The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus goes for as low as RM999 while the Galaxy W as low as RM349 on U Mobile’s U88 plan. If 3GB a month is too much, you can opt for U28 or U58 plans. The price difference for the device is RM200 in between postpaid plans. In terms of contract duration, both devices are tied with 24 months contract.

Without contract, the Tab 7.0 Plus is priced at RM1,699 while the Galaxy W is going for RM999.

To recap on the plans, U28 offers 1GB, U58 with 2GB and U88 with 3GB. You can read more about these plans here.

U Mobile is expected to offer the BlackBerry Bold 9790 on 5th December but they have started silent pre-ordering deal on selected people.

The BlackBerry Bold 9790 is said to be offered as low as RM799 with 24 months contract plan of U88. For BIS service, additional RM20 subscription fee is required which makes it a total of RM108 for 24 months. There’s also an upfront payment of RM264 upon registration. In total, that’s RM1063 to be paid upon subscription and it is payable via credit card’s 0% interest easy payment installment.



Apart from U88, the Bold 9790 can be yours at RM999 on U58 and RM1199 on U28. So for the minimum monthly commitment, you can opt for U28 + RM20/month BIS plan which costs RM48/month.

DiGi too has joined in the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 bandwagon with its latest bundling from as low as RM1200. This is RM499 savings off the Tab 8.9 3G retail price of RM1,699. Currently there’s one bundling option that’s tied with a 6GB broadband plan at RM99/month on Easy Payment Scheme. There’s no mention of contract period but if it follows the Galaxy Tab 10.1 offer, the RM99/month payment of 24 months is likely to be inclusive of 12 months subscription + tablet price.

Currently this is only available at DiGi authorised stores. For more information, head over to DiGi’s tablet page.

DiGi is also doing some extra promotions in their Gila Sale where they are giving extra savings of RM480 (RM20 rebate x 24 months) on Smart Plan 68 phone bundling.

The BlackBerry 9790 goes on sale in Malaysia with not much fanfare this week and Maxis is ahead of the rest to offer the device bundled together with its BIS plan.

Retailing for RM1,488 the Bold 9790 can be purchased for as little as RM1,090 on a 24-months contract with Maxis.

If Maxis is not the operator for you, U Mobile has mentioned that will also offer the the Bold 9790 and is scheduled make its Bold 9790 plans available to the public starting December 5, onwards.

In addition, Maxis has also started offering the Curve 9360 which can be had for as low as RM690