Will you switch telco when portable mobile no. kicks in on 13th June ?

[Cheekg98]

Will you ?

[Gary84]

bro, care to enlighten more abt your thread? Wads portable mobile no.?

Im lost .

Edited June 12, 2008 by Gary84

[Odyssey02]

Is it the new policy where you can change mobile operators and still maintain your current number?

[Cheekg98]

yes ... fully portable now... inclusive of sms too

 

lots of offers from 3 telcos

Edited June 12, 2008 by Cheekg98

[Picanto]

lots of offers, but the price plan also more or less the same.

[Ccssgm]

Contract Not End ..So LL

[themagi]

that's the thing. the contract.

[Celicapimp]

when contract ends...I will be very busy checking and compare the 3 telcos plans

[Ccssgm]

M1 when i called them I wan to terminate the line

Quickly they say Offer me a voucher immediate $120

No terminate line No Voucher Give..WTF

[Ccssgm]

Check out the best telco plans

 

 

Telcos have unleashed new offers to entice customers who can now switch plans without changing their phone numbers. We ask SingTel, StarHub and M1 to recommend plans for each of four different groups of users.

 

1. Single working adult, Ms Tan Su Min, in her 40s

 

"Each month, I send only about 100 SMSes and make 300 to 450 minutes of outgoing calls. I make five to 10 minutes of video calls and occasionally send MMSes. I want to use Instant Messenger (IM) on my phone."

 

"I want to subscribe to international roaming, missed calls alert and caller ID."

 

"I want to change handsets every year, so getting free handset vouchers and trade-ins for my existing phone is important."

 

SingTel

 

iTwo Value: $48.15 a month, free for six months

- 300 free minutes of outgoing voice/video calls and 500 free SMS

- 3G SIM waived for new customers during promotion period

Caller ID: $5.35/month (three months free)

Autoroam: $10.70/month (three months free)

-Free voicemail for one year, free overseas missed calls alert for 24 months

Just top up $100 for handset upgrade

 

M1

 

SunSaver Plus Plan: $48.15 a month

- 300 free minutes of outgoing voice/video calls and 500 free SMS/MMS

- Free missed calls alert

Roaming: $10 a month

One-time registration fee: $10

Caller ID (free for first three months, $10.70 registration fee waived)

$100 off your handset purchase if you have completed at least 20 months of your existing contract.

 

 

Starhub

 

PowerValue 700: ($82.93 a month, free for six months)

- 700 free minutes of outgoing voice/video calls and 500 free SMS/MMS

Unlimited IM with Yahoo! and Live Messenger at $5.35 a month

Roaming: $5.35 a month (free for three months)

Missed local/overseas calls alert: free

Caller ID: $5.35 a month, three months free

You can upgrade your handset at a promotional price every 12 months

 

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2. Newlyweds Albert and Nancy Tan, in their 30s

 

Albert: "I make about 500 minutes of local calls a month because of work. When I make business trips to Hong Kong, the United States and China (I spend about 10 days travelling every month), I frequently call my wife in Singapore."

 

"I also make video calls to her: about 20 minutes to one hour every month. I subscribe to a BlackBerry and have unlimited broadband access."

 

Singtel

 

iTwo Plus: $82.93 a month, six months free.

- 700 minutes of outgoing voice/video calls.

- 500 SMS. Registration and SIM card waived for new customers during promotion.

Broadband on Mobile 2000 plan: $34.85 a month (less 30 per cent promotional discount) for 50GB of bundled local data. Comes with a free USB modem worth $368, or $100 off any 3G/3.5G mobile phones.

Blackberry: $40.66 a month for 4MB of local data usage.

 

M1

 

SunMax Plan: $82.93 a month.

After multi-saver line discount: $62.20.

- 700 minutes of outgoing voice/video calls.

- 500 SMS/MMS.

After using 500 minutes of voice calls, you'll still have 200 minutes left in the airtime bundle for local video calls with your wife.

Broadband 2000 (mobile broadband): $19.36 a month (after 50 per cent promotional discount); $14.52 (after multi-line sharing discount).

BlackBerry Basic: $31.03 a month for 4MB local data " sufficient for average e-mail usage.

 

StarHub

 

PowerTalk II: $94.16 a month.

- 680 minutes of outgoing voice/video calls.

- 300 SMS/MMS.

MaxMobile SurfLite: $19.36 a month (after 50 per cent promotional discount) for unlimited data usage.

IDD video calls: 88 cents a minute flat to all destinations (including Hong Kong, China and the US). No extra charge for IDD.

BlackBerry Unlimited: $63.13 a month for unlimited access to e-mail.

Nancy: "I don't make many phone calls, but I message my friends a lot - 800 to 1,000 SMSes per month."

 

SingTel

 

iTwo Value: $48.15 a month (free for six months)

- 300 minutes of outgoing voice/video calls and 500 free SMS

 

M1

 

SunSaver Plus Plan: $48.15 a month ($36.11 after 25 per cent multi-line sharing discount).

- 300 minutes of outgoing voice/video calls.

- 500 SMS/MMS.

 

Starhub

 

SharePlus: $10.70 a month.

- 1,000 SMS/MMS to be shared between husband and wife. Total of 680 minutes and 1,400 SMS for the couple.

Value-added services for the couple:

 

SingTel

 

Caller ID: Two subscriptions for husband and wife, and one Autoroam service for husband: $21.40 a month.

SMSMore: Two plans for husband and wife at $5.35 each. Mobile customers can send SMS to other SingTel lines at an effective rate of 0.89 cent per SMS for 600 extra messages.

 

M1

 

Free IDD 021 calls: $5.35 a month for each mobile line, to 19 destinations (including China, Hong Kong and the US).

Roaming: $10 a month, $10 one-time registration fee.

 

Caller ID: $5.35 a month (free for three months).

 

StarHub

 

IDD video calls: 88 cents a minute flat to all destinations (including Hong Kong, China and the US).

 

Roaming: $5.35 a month (free for three months).

 

Caller ID: $5.35 a month (free for three months).

 

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3. John Lee, NUS student, 21

 

 

"I don't make many calls but I'm dubbed SMS King by my classmates because I send out so many SMSes every month. I also like to use Instant Messenger on my phone."

 

 

"I like to listen to music on my phone and get the latest updates on sports, especially football and tennis."

 

"I surf occasionally on my phone to find out movie screening times and do mobile-phone banking."

 

SingTel

 

iOne Student Plan: $25.68 a month (free for six months), 100 minutes of voice/video calls, 500 SMS and free 20 MMS

- Unlimited SMS to any SingTel number (both fixed and mobile lines)

- Free campus outgoing voice/video calls on campus to any local numbers from 20 tertiary institutions

- Free CallerID and Voice mail services for 12 months. Free Colour Me Tones and MP3 Music Pack for 60 days

BroadBand on Mobile Lite: $3.21 a month, (free for first month of three-month contract, free registration). Up to $7 worth of data bundle (about 2MB). Excess charge at 0.19 cent per KB in 2KB blocks.

 

M1

 

The SunSaver Plan: $25.68 a month, with 100 minutes of voice/video calls and free 500 SMS/MMS.

- Additional free 500 SMS/MMS

- Students also enjoy free campus calls, capped at $64.20 a month, and free mobile surfing worth $5.35 a month

SunSurf: $5.35 a month for an additional 2MB of data. This is on top of the $5.35 a month of free mobile surfing that students already enjoy.

 

StarHub

 

PowerValue 100: $25.68 a month (free for six months)

- 200 minutes of calls at promotional rates

- Free unlimited SMS/MMS to any network

Mobile ESPN Premiership Xtra for the latest sports news at $5.35 a month

Unlimited instant messaging service Chat Anywhere at $5.35 a month with Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger

MaxMobile Value: $5.35 a month (free for six months). You can download 10MB bundled data, so this covers occasional mobile Internet surfing. You can also surf with peace of mind as data charges are capped at $36.38.

 

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4. Father, Allen Lim, in his 40s

 

"I use only about 100 minutes and 400 to 500 SMS per month. So I'm looking for a relatively cheap plan with low usage. I also want to use broadband Internet for my online trading and to read news websites."

 

SingTel

 

mio Plan: $77.45 a month (free for three months). This comprises:

- the mio Voice fixed line which offers unlimited local outgoing calls.

- the iOne Plus mobile plan which offers 100 free minutes of outgoing local calls, 500 outgoing SMS and other benefits.

- the SingNet Broadband (8MB) service and other benefits.

 

M1

 

SunSaver Plus Plan: $31.30 after 35 per cent multi-saver line discount with 300 minutes of calls and 500 SMS/MMS.

M1 Broadband V 3600: $34.65 a month (with 50 per cent promotional discount). This mobile broadband service offers an unlimited data bundle at download speeds of up to 3.6 megabits per second (Mbps).

 

StarHub

 

PowerValue 100: $25.68 a month (free for six months) with 100 minutes of calls and 500 SMS.

MaxOnline Premium Plus: $81.32 a month. This offers up to 12 Mbps downloading speeds for home broadband. It comes with freebies such as a digital voice home service.

Mother, Helen, in her 40s

- makes less than 100 minutes of outgoing calls and hardly any SMS

 

 

Son, Li Feng, 14

"My parents want to control how many calls I make and SMSes I send every month."

 

 

Daughter, Li Xin, six

"I like to make friends with everyone, but Mummy is worried that I talk too much to strangers. So she wants to give me a mobile phone to track me down while I'm at school or swimming class."

 

SingTel

 

iOne SuperValue: $15 a month (free for six months). Mum can get 80 minutes of outgoing calls and 50 SMS

RedPac line: $8.56 a month after promotional discount. This gives parents (who are on certain SingTel plans) a free mobile line for their child.

- Dad can sign up for this for Li Feng and Mum can subscribe to it for Li Xin.

- Parent and child can share free 1,000 minutes of calls and 150 SMS.

 

M1

 

SunShare Plan: Dad can sign up for four supplementary lines under this plan for Mum, Li Feng and Li Xin.

- Each plan will be $8.35 a month (after 35 per cent multi-saver line discount). This offers unlimited free outgoing calls within your family.

- SunShare customers can also buy selected $0 handsets with two-year contracts.

 

Starhub

 

PowerValue 100: Mum can opt for this - same as Dad.

Green Prepaid plan: Li Feng can take this plan so that his parents can control the amount of credit he uses. Features include free incoming calls with a small subscription fee of 59 cents a day.

SharePlus: Li Xin can subscribe to this supplementary line at $10.70 a month with no contract. This line offers an additional free 1,000 SMS for her to share with her parents.

TV for the family

-The whole family is looking for something for everyone, be it news, cartoon, sports or the latest tear-jerker Asian drama serials.

 

SingTel

 

mio TV: from $16.05 a month

- Customers can choose any content of their choice (either Broadcast, On Demand Channels or the latest Video on Demand titles). Please ask SingTel for more details on your options.

 

M1

 

M1 does not offer TV channels, but the family can enjoy other benefits:

- Multi-Line Saver scheme: Customers with three, four or five mobile phone lines will enjoy 25 per cent, 30 per cent and 35 per cent discount off their monthly subscription fees respectively.

 

StarHub

 

Cable TV (4 Basic Plus): $65.48 a month (after 10 per cent Hub Club discount).

- Four basic groups (entertainment, education, Chinese education and kids group) plus sports group and VV drama. So mum can watch Asian drama serials while the children can enjoy Disney, National Geographic and other channels.

 

These are just some of many offers available. The information presented is not complete; please check with the telcos for full details. Promotions are current as at July 6. All mobile plans quoted are for 24 months and all offer free incoming calls unless otherwise stated. StarHub and M1 offer per second billing. SingTel offers TalkMore and SMSMore. M1 customers can have unlimited free local calls to three M1 friends by nominating three M1 numbers. StarHub's Hub Club customers who subscribe to three services (Mobile, MaxOnline and cable TV) enjoy benefits such as 15 to 30 per cent off mobile plans.

 

[Robo]

is singtel persecond billing now? they used to be per min

 

if so... i probably switch to singtel...

[Minicop]

I think Singtel still per 6 seconds block. Only Starhub is per second billing now I think.