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Published October 9th, 2011

No Unifi for me. Dang!

Things went smoothly after I applied for Unifi, the high speed broadband service by Telekom Malaysia. They called a day after I have submitted my application online. They confirms all the details and sets a date for installation. I was excited and are really looking forward to the day.

I began to do some researching on Unifi. It does not paint a rosy picture and I found reasons not to subscribe to it. The process was like a mission to find the enemy and put a bullet through its head.

Things I do not like about Unifi:

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Published September 29th, 2011

Unofficial Guide to applying Unifi online. Aka Me applied Unifi online. Hell Yeah!

The Unifi website is down the whole morning. It shows an error page whenever I click the “apply now” link. I am only able to access it in the afternoon, after office hours. It is pretty straight forward, until some parts where it gets very confusing. Outlined below are the step by step guide (sort of) on how to apply Unifi broadband online.

The reward for my effort for applying online (For a limited time only):

  1. Free installation charges.
  2. Free equipments.
  3. Free one month subscription.

Bulls, I only get the free one month subscription for applying online. The others are given free anyway, no matter how I apply. “For a limited time only” is also an ongoing sweetener. It has been like that for as long as I can remember. Better than nothing, I supposed.

Here’s the guide:

Go to Unifi’s website. Click “Apply Now” on the top right corner.

 

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