Hi,
Just trying to understand the process of getting home broadband set up in the apartment. Not interested in getting a package of TV/mobile/phone etc, just want to get ADSL broadband (around $50 worth per month) set up in the apartment. What steps do I need to take? Do I need to activate the home phone line and how?
Also, from looking at the major telco's in Singapore, I noticed that the majority of contracts are 24 month based. Is anyone aware of any contracts out there that are around 6 months to 1 year?
Thanks for your help.
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Home broadband process
if you want adsl, you'll need a working phone line. i think that's $100 a year or $25 a quarter.
24-month contracts are becoming the norm these days. they used to be 12 month long..
i signed a 12-month contract recently for cable tv that comes with free cable internet.
a few months before that, i also signed a 12-month mobile internet contract (didn't work well at my place, so i went with cable).
if you take an "unsubsidized" subscription package, you'll probably have a 3-month service commitment.
you would probably be better off checking out the telco's website for what's available, or calling their customer service agents up (1626, 1627, 1633) to ask specifically for a 6 or 12 month contract - that's what i did and they told me what was available...
24-month contracts are becoming the norm these days. they used to be 12 month long..
i signed a 12-month contract recently for cable tv that comes with free cable internet.
a few months before that, i also signed a 12-month mobile internet contract (didn't work well at my place, so i went with cable).
if you take an "unsubsidized" subscription package, you'll probably have a 3-month service commitment.
you would probably be better off checking out the telco's website for what's available, or calling their customer service agents up (1626, 1627, 1633) to ask specifically for a 6 or 12 month contract - that's what i did and they told me what was available...
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Thanks for the reply. Line rental seems pretty steep! Perhaps cable broadband is the way to go. How recently did you arrange your cable tv with cable broadband package and which telco did you go through? I only have one cable point in the apartment, would that pose an issue if I were to get cable TV and cable broadband?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
Cheers
if you have a cable point in the house, all you need is a wireless router to configure as an access point and then plug it into your cable model.
i went with starhub.
i called them, asked them to tell me if they had a promo for a 6, 12 or 18 month contract. the 12 month one sounded good, so i went down to (one of) their store and signed some papers and brought the equipment home.
almost everything was plug and play.
i went with starhub.
i called them, asked them to tell me if they had a promo for a 6, 12 or 18 month contract. the 12 month one sounded good, so i went down to (one of) their store and signed some papers and brought the equipment home.
almost everything was plug and play.
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