If you were to ask which country has the cheapest and most cost-effective Apple One, it would definitely be Malaysia.
- US Apple One Family Plan (2T version) 37.95 USD/month, equivalent to RMB 275/month
- Malaysia Appleone Family Plan (2T version) 84.9 Ringgit/month, equivalent to RMB 128/month
- Apple One Family Plan in India (200G version) 365 Indian rupees/month, equivalent to RMB 31.6/month
Of course, you can find this information by just searching on Google.
However, Apple One in Malaysia is not that easy to use. Although Apple accounts are not region-locked, the peculiarity of Malaysia is that unlike the United States, Turkey, India and other countries, there are official or well-known third-party e-commerce platforms where you can buy electronic gift cards online. Therefore, if you want to top up normally, you must meet one of the following conditions:
- Malaysian local bank card
- Malaysia Virtual Card
- Malaysia Mobile Number
- Malaysia e-wallet
None of the above four things are easy to do. Especially after learning about the policy of keeping the number of the Malaysian mobile phone card, my head is numb:
- Why does the mobile phone number have an expiration date?
- Why can the validity period be extended only by recharging?
- Why will a mobile phone card be cancelled after its validity period even if there is money in it?
It's outrageous!
In addition, there is another way to top up in Malaysia, which is to buy a physical gift card. Anyway, I personally am more opposed to this method. Because you have no idea how the other party will use to buy the physical card. If you buy a "black card", you can say goodbye to your account.
Therefore, friends who can get a Malaysian car, please cherish the person who sent the car.
So, for ordinary people like me, is there no way to become an online "immigrant" to Malaysia?
Of course not. After various trials and errors, I have summarized three methods. As long as you have a mainland China passport, you can use the Malaysian account normally.
Why choose Apple one in Malaysia
If you have read my previous post:No need to rely on others to subscribe to Apple Music and Apple TV+ in India for 5 yuan per month”, you must be wondering, since Indian Apple accounts can use electronic gift cards normally, and the Apple One family plan is only about RMB 31 per month. Why bother with a Malaysian account?
The reason why Apple One in Malaysia is known as the most cost-effective is because the following services are not available in India:
- More products: NEWS+ is missing from the US, but Fitness+ is available in India
- iCloud has a larger capacity: There are advanced plans, and iCloud has a 2T version, which is more suitable for multiple people.
The above two points can impress me. As a middle-aged person with a slowing metabolism, I always have the fantasy of watching TV and exercising, such as the Switch fitness ring that has been gathering dust during the epidemic... Similarly, there are always old times that cannot be given up, which need to be filled with cloud disks...
Don't learn my stupid tricks.
Why Malaysia?AppleWhat about the official weirdo?
In some countries, you can buy electronic gift cards directly on Apple’s official website, but how does the Malaysian Apple official website work?
It sells onlineApple Store gift card, instead ofApp Store gift card!
What is the difference between the two?
The former is to buy Apple hardware, the latter is to buy Apple software. The key is that they are not universal!
When I searched for this gift card, I was wondering why the cover was not as fancy as in other countries. Unfortunately, I was attracted by the “Email” at that time… I was also wondering: who is so smart that said that you can’t buy gift cards in Malaysia?
Well, I am this smart one, and I am still a smart one who is applying for a refund from Apple customer service...
Malaysia Apple Account: Three Low-Threshold Payment Methods
The three payment methods are mobile phone number, bank card and payment platform that can be bound to Apple account. The third method is feasible in my practice and is currently used. As for the remaining two, due to my personal problems, I only understand them and have no interest in repeating them. After all, I think the third method is the simplest and most convenient.
Phone number
One of the most common ways to pay Apple accounts in Malaysia is to bind your mobile phone number and use the mobile phone balance to pay. There are many tutorials of this kind, so I will not write them in detail one by one.
A brief introduction for those who don’t know Malaysia: In a Malaysian Apple account, you can bind a local mobile phone number as a payment method. Then, you can pay for App Store purchases using your mobile phone balance.
The Malaysian mobile phone numbers recommended online are divided into two types: physical cards and eSIM cards, among which:
- Physical card: celcom and umobile
- eSIM card: yodoo and onexox
With the product keywords, you can find a bunch of tutorials by just searching.
Regarding the validity period of mobile phone numbers, regardless of the card, the following rules apply:
(1) Log in to the App or official website to view the original validity period;
(2) Once you recharge, the original validity period will be invalidated, and the validity period will be extended by 1 day for every RM recharged according to the recharge amount;
(3) After the validity period, there is a 50-60 day number preservation period. If you do not recharge, the expired number will be invalid.
Therefore, there is a saying that recharging 1RM can keep your number for 50 days.
You can buy the physical card on Taobao. If you don't have an eSIM phone, you can search for 5ber.
My invitation code: 3EHBPW
As for me, I really don't want to increase the burden on my memory.
bank card
Bank cards are also divided into physical cards and virtual cards. If you search carefully, you can find Malaysian virtual bank cards. I originally watched a few tutorials, but I didn't save them at the time. After a few days, I couldn't find them.
This kind of virtual bank card is usually used to deposit (recharge) cryptocurrencies. Therefore, you have to register a trading platform. The handling fees for entry and exit are not low. But anyway, after more than a year, I do not recommend this kind of virtual bank card made by a third-party company with no qualifications. If we expand the scope a little bit, it also includes duppy and onekey.
After uploading your personal documents and videos, are you sure that these data will not be used for other purposes?
Therefore, I still recommend wise bank card.
Yes, Wise can choose Malaysia. Unfortunately, when I realized this, it was too late. After risk control, my Wise card has been locked to the UK.
Therefore, students who want to apply for a wise card can consider changing their country to Malaysia. This way, they will have both a virtual card and a physical card.
Specific tutorial:《Wise International Debit Card: How to open a virtual card and a physical card for users in mainland China》
As for the deposit, I usedquppy e-walletNow it can also be linked to a bank card, which is much more convenient than only being able to transfer cryptocurrencies.
Bind payment platform
For this part, I set an unimaginable price, which is equivalent to the price of Apple One in Malaysia for one month.
I haven't seen this method from other bloggers, and it took me a long time to figure it out.
By using this method and after certain operations, you can always get Apple one for free.
Also, any shortcuts should be kept low-key. That's it.
After all, the first two methods can be used normally, and now that the third method has been figured out, it cannot be buried.
This is a screenshot of the normal trial after payment verification:
Finally, I only provide methods, not after-sales service. I have done it, but you can't. Think more about your own reasons.
This method requires a passport. Those who don't have one and don't plan to apply for one can ignore this.
Friends who want to know more can go to the public account of the same name: What’s fun? Pay to view.
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