Starhub vs. Singtel, which to choose?

[curiousgeorge]

[quote="JayCee"]

I buy an IDT card for $8 which gives me 16 hours call time to UK landlines which works out just over 1 cent per minute.

Or if you sign up for their digital voice service and mobile plan at the same time, you get free calls to UK landlines and many other countries from your mobile. I've never paid 1c additional to call folks back in the UK, or family in Oz or USA...all the local call part is within my free minutes package.

[JayCee]

I buy an IDT card for $8 which gives me 16 hours call time to UK landlines which works out just over 1 cent per minute.

Or if you sign up for their digital voice service and mobile plan at the same time, you get free calls to UK landlines and many other countries from your mobile. I've never paid 1c additional to call folks back in the UK, or family in Oz or USA...all the local call part is within my free minutes package.

Sounds pretty good if you want a contract for your mobile as I guess most people do. I don't personally as I don't use the phone that much so I have a prepay sim card combined with singtel 128 cards which costs roughly $25-26 for 50 days duration and I always end up with lots of unused credit when I top up

[nakatago]

Sounds pretty good if you want a contract for your mobile as I guess most people do. I don't personally as I don't use the phone that much so I have a prepay sim card combined with singtel 128 cards which costs roughly $25-26 for 50 days duration and I always end up with lots of unused credit when I top up

...which you can use for web browsing and google maps!

[JayCee]

Sounds pretty good if you want a contract for your mobile as I guess most people do. I don't personally as I don't use the phone that much so I have a prepay sim card combined with singtel 128 cards which costs roughly $25-26 for 50 days duration and I always end up with lots of unused credit when I top up

...which you can use for web browsing and google maps!

Really? I was never able to figure out how to use this sim card for web browsing, I thought because it was prepay and I was on the hot 128 card it wouldn't work, I'll have to investigate

[nakatago]

Really? I was never able to figure out how to use this sim card for web browsing, I thought because it was prepay and I was on the hot 128 card it wouldn't work, I'll have to investigate

you could search for instructions on how to set up web browsing (and MMS) on your phone in their sites. one method involves sending a formatted sms to them. the only caveat is that singtel won't let you use your 3G connection for browsing which can be painfully slow. if you're on prepaid, that is. but at least, it lets me use instant messaging (better than international SMS!) and google maps while on the go--wireless@SG is definitely no better than vanilla GPRS singtel prepaid is "offering"

it's 15 cents per kb, IIRC and will consume your "bonus" local top-up (the 100 portion of your 128).

[Splatted]

In term of broadband, I prefer Singnet , more stable. Con side is need to sign up a telephone line which need to pay $26.XX for every 3 mths. Even you didn't use it to make a call

Any naked adsl2+ options?

[SGBoyxxx]

In term of broadband, I prefer Singnet , more stable. Con side is need to sign up a telephone line which need to pay $26.XX for every 3 mths. Even you didn't use it to make a call

Any naked adsl2+ options?

just go to their websites

singnet , m1 and starhub to check.

There will be fibre optic connections soon but no news yet.

For the meantime is adsl/cable connections to choose .
mobile will be 3G.

[jaema]

So ESPN moves to Singtel Mio at end of June/July as well? What about Star Sports?

I guess if we like sports and "drama" tv, we have to subscribe to both?

What about broadband - should I choose the 15mbps or 30mbps? I know this is a broad question, but not sure if I should pay up? Or maybe I should start at 30mbps and move up to 60 or 100 if needed? Hmmm....

[openbox]

it doesn't really matter btwn 15-30-60-100...
Unless you surf a lot of content heavy local sites. You're pretty much restricted to 2-5mb/s (and this is optimum conditions) when downloading anything overseas.

[JayCee]

So ESPN moves to Singtel Mio at end of June/July as well? What about Star Sports?

Same, Star sports and ESPN come as a package so both will be on mioTv and not Starhub.

The adverts on Starhub throughout the world cup coverage make me laugh, it starts with the cumbawumba song "I get knocked down but I get up again" and then they proceed to tell you how great their new sports package is going to be with NBA and, erm, WWE wrestling. The price for sports will reduce from 26 dollars down to 12 dollars, although in my house it will reduce from 26 to 0 dollars as there is no way I'm paying anything to watch NBA (I'd rather watch paint dry) or a bunch of long haired 'men' hugging eachother

[nakatago]

a bunch of long haired 'men' hugging eachother

they're not hugging each other; they're too busy trash talking, screaming into the mic.