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iPhone 4S / 2 Year Contract Headaches
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iPhone 4S / 2 Year Contract Headaches
I'm trying to sign a 2 yr contract for an iPhone 4s and I'm running into the following problems...
1. M1 will not sign me because I only have a FIN and a Statement of Service, equivalent to a P1 (I'm US military) and they won't do anything unless I have a S pass (or something). Is there anything I can do/show to M1 so I can enter their walled garden?
2. Singtel is completely sold out of iPhone 4S's island-wide. Anyone know how long the que is or when they're going to get more?
3. I heard Starhub is garbage for 3G speed/coverage. Is this true?
thank you in advance for replies
1. M1 will not sign me because I only have a FIN and a Statement of Service, equivalent to a P1 (I'm US military) and they won't do anything unless I have a S pass (or something). Is there anything I can do/show to M1 so I can enter their walled garden?
2. Singtel is completely sold out of iPhone 4S's island-wide. Anyone know how long the que is or when they're going to get more?
3. I heard Starhub is garbage for 3G speed/coverage. Is this true?
thank you in advance for replies
Re: iPhone 4S / 2 Year Contract Headaches
IIRC people say, around CBD it can be rubbish (too many connections to handle?). I use(d) all the cheapest broadband mobile from both Singtel and Starhub, predominantly central-west areas but not only and see no practical difference. It works for me (web browsing. e-mail checking, newspaper reading, etc).rawksteadi wrote:3. I heard Starhub is garbage for 3G speed/coverage. Is this true?
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I had tons of issues on Starhub, mainly all over the East Coast and CBD. There would be days at a time where it's fine, then days where you will have no data for hours. You'll show full signal and 3G, but just won't get anything...
Singtel has plenty of its own issues, but they tend to be much shorter in duration and much more localized.
I've never tried M1, but I know people who work for them (not in their cellular division though) and could get a significant corporate discount but choose to stick with Singtel. Take that for what it's worth.
If you don't need the discounted contract price, order from Apple directly. You'll have it tomorrow for free shipping. Otherwise, consider a 3rd party Singtel retailer? When my wife finally wanted one, all the Singtel shops were sold out, but the retailer at 112 Katong (a mall) had them. They can do the whole contract thing and everything.
Singtel has plenty of its own issues, but they tend to be much shorter in duration and much more localized.
I've never tried M1, but I know people who work for them (not in their cellular division though) and could get a significant corporate discount but choose to stick with Singtel. Take that for what it's worth.
If you don't need the discounted contract price, order from Apple directly. You'll have it tomorrow for free shipping. Otherwise, consider a 3rd party Singtel retailer? When my wife finally wanted one, all the Singtel shops were sold out, but the retailer at 112 Katong (a mall) had them. They can do the whole contract thing and everything.
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Generally they're full on looking stores with Singtel signs, they just happen to be third party. You can usually tell because they don't have 500 people queuing for tickets, and big numbered boards telling you what number counter to go to like the US Embassy or DMV. (Thats the official Singtel shops that have those).
I assume you're newish to Singapore. Unfortunately you're going to realize that the Internet is about 10yrs behind here, specifically when it comes to online shopping. There won't be an easy way for you to say just go to Singtel's website and check online if the phone is in stock and at which stores.
I assume you're newish to Singapore. Unfortunately you're going to realize that the Internet is about 10yrs behind here, specifically when it comes to online shopping. There won't be an easy way for you to say just go to Singtel's website and check online if the phone is in stock and at which stores.
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The phone thing isn't that which is frustrating, it's the insistence on having a overhyped phone innit! I kinda like my Samsung SII. Seems to work fine everywhere I go so far (with starhub) so I dunno, I find coverage just as good, nay, even better, here than in the rural US east coast (only 70 miles from Washington DC - where I'm from.
so don't know about the behind the times either. How many cities in the US are wired for fibre yet? And what percentage of the city? Interesting, yeah?

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Yeah, I know what you mean. I used to drink koolaide but when I reached adulthood and found alcohol I haven't looked back since either!rawksteadi wrote:hey i used to be an all Android/Windows kind of guy but I drank the koolaide and haven't looked back since.

SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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