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*UPDATE : You might experience difficulty connecting to Maxis 3G. This is because Maxis has made some changes to the Maxis Data connection settings. You might also get new settings messages from Maxis asking you to update the GRPS/MMS/3G settings on your phone. If you are not experienced with the settings, you might want to save and activate them. If however, you are technically inclined, you can just make the following changes to your existing settings : Remove the username ‘maxis’ and the password ‘wap’ from the settings. Leave both of these blank and you will be able to connect to the Internet immediately.

FYI : This also applies to you if you are using Maxis 3G/Broadband over a Bluetooth connection to your laptop or if you are using it in a 3G WiFi Router.

Summary : You no longer need to include a username and password (traditionally ‘maxis’ and ‘wap’ respectively) for your Maxis 3G/GPRS/MMS settings.
I just got this SMS from Maxis, saying:

NEW monthly Mobile Internet plans available. RM 58 for 500MB, RM 78 for 1.5GB & RM 88 for 3GB worth of usage. Details on maxis.com.my. You may stay on your current RM 99 monthly Unlimited Access Mobile Internet plan (Fair Usage Policy applies).

Very interesting. A quick check on the Maxis website shows the new plans. But the million dollar question I had was can I switch back to the Unlimited Plan if I choose to switch to any of the limited plans. A phonecall to the Maxis Call Center revealed that NO, you cannot switch back to RM 99 unlimited plan.

Basically, Maxis has stopped offering the RM 99 Unlimited plan, if you are on it, you can continue being on it. If however, you choose a limited plan, there’s no turning back to the Unlimited plan. You can however, switch between the limited plans.

Interesting. I initially thought of switching to the RM 78 for 1.5GB plan, but considering its only 21 Ringgit less a month, PLUS not being able to switch back to RM 99 for the unlimited plan, I will probably stick to the unlimited plan for now.

So if you are considering switching to the limited plan, you may want to give the above points a thought.
FYI : I rely on the Mobile Internet not just for surfing on my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, but also for surfing on my laptop via Bluetooth (I shall cover how to do this soon).