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TK TelcoKaki

Malaysian mobile plans, explained by someone who's actually used them.

We spend our own money on SIMs, run the speed tests in real places (KL, JB, Ipoh, kampung roads), and write it up in plain English so you don't have to sit through another 20-minute YouTube unboxing. This month we're deep on entry-level postpaid — where the fine print actually matters.

What we cover

Six topics we get asked about again and again. If you're stuck on any of these, start here.

Plans

Postpaid vs prepaid in 2026 — which actually saves you money

Postpaid isn't automatically the "premium" option. We break down when it pays off and when a decent prepaid plan does the same job for half the price.

8 min read · Updated Jun 2026
5G

5G in Malaysia — the coverage map is misleading (and how to check for real)

The official coverage map says one thing. My phone in Cheras says another. Here's how to actually verify 5G at your address before you commit to a plan.

10 min read · Updated May 2026
Switching

MNP done right — porting your number without downtime

Ported three lines last year. Two went smoothly, one turned into a week-long headache. Here's the checklist I wish I'd had.

6 min read · Updated Apr 2026
Data

Cheapest RM40-ish plans, ranked

We put every sub-RM45 postpaid plan on the same table so you can stop flipping between five carrier websites.

7 min read · Updated Jun 2026
Family

Family & supplementary lines — usually not the deal they look like

The maths on family plans is often worse than two separate SIMs. We show the actual break-even point.

5 min read · Updated Mar 2026
Coverage

Which network actually reaches the kampung?

Coverage between the highways matters. We drove Route 5 and Route 12 with three SIMs and logged what dropped.

9 min read · Updated Feb 2026
27Plans compared this year
4SIMs currently in rotation
1,200+Speed tests logged
0Sponsored reviews

Why "TelcoKaki"?

Kaki = "buddy" in colloquial Malay. That's the tone we're going for. Not a review site pretending to be neutral while quietly getting paid per click — we call out where a plan is a rip-off, where a network is genuinely doing something useful, and where the marketing is nonsense.

The site has been running since 2022. A lot of older posts have been rewritten as prices and coverage shifted — the Malaysian mobile market moves fast and half of what was true two years ago isn't now.

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How we make money

We run display ads on the site (that's where the cookie banner comes from). We don't take payment from carriers for coverage. If a link earns us a small commission when you sign up somewhere, we say so at the top of the article — always, in plain English.

The alternative — a paywall for basic mobile plan info — felt silly. Malaysians already pay enough for data.

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