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Starting a thread to consolidate the sharing of SIM-only plan experiences and lobangs. Still 1 month+ left on my current M1 SIM-only contract and looking at what other players (telco and MVNO) are offering. Came across Zero1's 6u plan which seems pretty competitive, so putting this plan on my radar screen.

Has anyone tried the Jetpac esim from Circles.Life before, when going on trips? It costs $20/month, for 20 GB of global roaming data, and can cancel anytime (but will charge per month basis - meaning if go for 7-day trip and cancel on 8th day, still charge 1 full month). Is this a good idea? i'm on SingTel plan, and will be in M'sia and Thailand for a few days, so am considering between this or the readyroam by Singtel, which is cheaper at $15, but only 4GB. Any feedback or suggestion is appreciated. Thanks.

Hi Just to check for those who frequent malaysia, other than data passport, is there any cheap alternative in getting data plan? Most of the ICC only provide data for short term? Any advice on getting 6 months and above data sim? thanks

Was recommended AIRSIM a few years ago and did not take it up then as we had Covid shortly thereafter. Now revisiting travel data options and thought of AIRSIM again. Appreciate feedback from existing AIRSIM users. Thanks. 🙏

Those who like to watch Japanese educational video, don't keep or reproduce them, else if caught, your DNA data will be collected legally liao. The same for drink and drive offender. Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/police-dna-crime-privacy-security-2933231 Parliament on Monday (Sep 12) passed a draft law that widens the scope under which police can collect DNA from people under arrest, after Members of Parliament debated the privacy and security concerns surrounding this. Under the Bill, more crimes will be added to a list for which DNA can be collected from suspects, a move the Government had argued will improve the police’s ability to solve crimes. The current practice of restricting DNA collection to a list of registrable crimes has resulted in a smaller DNA database, said the Government. Registrable crimes comprise more serious offences like murder, rape, and robbery as well as other offences like shop theft, molestation and cheating. The Bill will now allow police to collect and store DNA from those arrested for "eligible" crimes like voluntarily causing hurt, drink driving and reproducing obscene films. Eligible crimes, considered more serious, are those that are imprisonable and not compoundable under any written law. The DNA information can be used for criminal investigations, forensic comparison with other DNA information, and for criminal proceedings. The Bill will also allow the information to be used to identify a dead individual, and for any investigations and inquiries into a death. It can also be used to identify an individual, who is otherwise unidentified or unable to identify himself.

https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-engineers-puzzled-by-mysterious-signals-from-voyager-1-2022-5 NASA said Voyager 1 is sending data that doesn't match the spacecraft's movements. The veteran spacecraft has been exploring our solar system and interstellar space since 1977. It is now 14.5 billion miles away from Earth, making it the most distant human-made object. NASA's Voyager 1 is continuing its journey beyond our solar system, 45 years after it was launched. But now the veteran spacecraft is sending back strange data, puzzling its engineers. NASA said on Wednesday that while the probe is still operating properly, readouts from its attitude articulation and control system — AACS for short — don't seem to match the spacecraft's movements and orientation, suggesting the craft is confused about its location in space. The AACS is essential for Voyager to send NASA data about its surrounding interstellar environment as it keeps the craft's antenna pointing right at our planet. "A mystery like this is sort of par for the course at this stage of the Voyager mission," Suzanne Dodd, a project manager for Voyager 1 and 2 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said in a statement. "The spacecraft are both almost 45 years old, which is far beyond what the mission planners anticipated." NASA said Voyager 1's twin, the Voyager 2 probe, is behaving normally. Launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets in our solar system, Voyager 1 has remained operational long past expectations and continues to send information about its journeys back to Earth. The trailblazing craft left our solar system and entered interstellar space in 2012. It is now 14.5 billion miles away from Earth, making it the most distant human-made object. NASA said that from what its engineers can tell, Voyager 1's AACS is sending randomly generated data that does not "reflect what's actually happening onboard." But even if system data suggests otherwise, the spacecraft's antenna seems to be properly aligned — it is receiving and executing commands from NASA and sending data back to Earth. It said that so far the system issue hasn't triggered the aging spacecraft to go into "safe mode," during which it carries out only essential operations. "Until the nature of the issue is better understood, the team cannot anticipate whether this might affect how long the spacecraft can collect and transmit science data," NASA said. Dodd and her team hope to figure out what's prompting the robot emissary from Earth to send junky data. "There are some big challenges for the engineering team," Dodd said. A major one: It takes light 20 hours and 33 minutes to get to Voyager's current interstellar location, so a round-trip message between the space agency and Voyager takes two days. "But I think if there's a way to solve this issue with the AACS, our team will find it," Dodd added.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/myrepublic-data-breach-nric-personal-information-2168531 Personal information of nearly 80,000 customers affected in MyRepublic data 'incident' The data breach took place on a third-party data storage platform with scanned copies of customers' NRICs and utility bills, but the facility has since been secured and the incident "contained", says MyRepublic. Personal information of nearly 80,000 customers affected in MyRepublic data 'incident' A MyRepublic outlet in Singapore. (Photo: TODAY/Ili Nadhirah Mansor) Davina Tham Davina Tham 10 Sep 2021 12:32PM (Updated: 10 Sep 2021 01:10PM) Bookmark Share SINGAPORE: MyRepublic Singapore said on Friday (Sep 10) that it has discovered an "unauthorised data access incident" affecting 79,388 customers. The incident took place on Aug 29 and affected MyRepublic mobile subscribers based in Singapore, said the local telcom. Advertisement "The unauthorised data access took place on a third-party data storage platform used to store the personal data of MyRepublic's mobile customers," it said in a statement. The platform contained identity verification documents related to customer applications, the firm said. This included scanned copies of both sides of the NRIC for affected customers who are Singaporeans, permanent residents or holders of employment passes and dependant's passes. For other affected foreigners, the data included documents showing proof of residential address, such as scanned copies of a utility bill. For customers porting from an existing mobile service, the affected data included their names and phone numbers. Advertisement There was "no indication" that any other personal data, such as account or payment information, was affected, said MyRepublic. "The unauthorised access to the data storage facility has since been secured, and the incident has been contained," the telcom said. It added that "no MyRepublic systems were compromised and there was no operational impact on MyRepublic's services". MyRepublic CEO Malcolm Rodrigues said there was "no evidence" that any personal data was misused, and that the company was contacting customers who may be affected to provide them support. "We are also reviewing all our systems and processes, both internal and external, to ensure an incident like this does not occur again," he said. Advertisement All affected customers will be offered a complimentary credit monitoring service through Credit Bureau Singapore, which will monitor their credit report and alert them of any suspicious activity, said the telcom. MyRepublic said it has informed the Infocomm Media Development Authority and Personal Data Protection Commission of the incident, and would cooperate with the authorities. It has also activated its cyber incident response team. "The privacy and security of our customers are extremely important to us at MyRepublic. Like you, we are disappointed with what has happened, and I would like to personally apologise for any inconvenience caused," said Mr Rodrigues. Source: CNA/dv(rw)

Be afraid, be very afraid. Anything you own made in china is possibly doing that without your knowledge. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3132091/chinese-tv-maker-skyworth-under-fire-excessive-data-collection-users?utm_content=article&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR31qScHn5ddK5JESrqD-5IlfCmK5n6yCJnqlUdmA2Rysc5uc_dhHypWwtI#Echobox=1620078768 Chinese TV maker Skyworth under fire for excessive data collection that users call spying Skyworth apologised and ended its partnership with an analytics firm after a user found one of its smart TVs was collecting data on all connected devices. Chinese television maker Skyworth has issued an apology after a consumer found that his set was quietly collecting a wide range of private data and sending it to a Beijing-based analytics company without his consent. A network traffic analysis revealed that a Skyworth smart TV scanned for other devices connected to the same local network every 10 minutes and gathered data that included device names, IP addresses, network latency and even the names of other Wi-Fi networks within range, according to a post last week on the Chinese developer forum V2EX. The data was sent to the Beijing-based firm Gozen Data, the forum user said. Gozen is a data analytics company that specialises in targeted advertising on smart TVs, and it calls itself China‘s first “home marketing company empowered by big data centred on family data”.

Currently i am paying $48 for 26GB of data, 100 mins talk time at Circles Life. This new mid tier plan by Starhub not bad. Talk time 300 mins. And also no contract. Think shortly Singtel and M1 will announce similar plans. SINGAPORE: Local telco StarHub on Wednesday (Dec 5) announced three new SIM-only mobile plans which it said come with “extra large data bundles”. The mid-tier S$50 SIM-only plan, for instance, offers customers 30GB of data a month, with free incoming calls and 300 minutes of local talktime. Caller number display and international roaming – previously chargeable as add-on services - are included free of charge. The first 10,000 customers to sign up will get an additional 10GB of data every month for a year as a “launch bonus”, said StarHub. The plans are contract-free and customers are not bound by any minimum subscription period. “The plans are devoid of hidden charges for customers to enjoy peace-of-mind,” said the telco. “In a market-first, StarHub is scrapping all one-time administrative, activation and SIM card fees, which add up to about S$200 over 12 months for a typical customer.” Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/starhub-new-sim-only-plans-data-no-contract-10999252

I shall share these after LTA released the monthly data every month (usually it's on the 12th or the next working day). Here is my 1st sharing basing on LTA's jz released data for Oct 2014. 1) Both the number of dereg for Cat A and Cat B went up 11% and 9%, respectively. Cat A dereg for Oct is doubled of Jan's!!

Want free local data? Singtel and AIA partner up for you to walk for it Need more motivation to get healthy? How about scoring up to 3GB of free data just by walking? Singtel has partnered AIA to launch a new wellness platform called StepUp. It’s part of the telco’s My Singtel app and is available to postpaid Combo, XO and SIM-only customers. Customers will earn points based on the number of steps they take daily. The more steps, the more cumulative points will be awarded. The maximum number of points per day is 100 for 10,000 steps. A customer who achieves a daily goal of 10,000 steps a day for a month will get 3,000 points, which is equivalent to 3GB of local data. Someone who gets between 5,000 and 7,000 steps daily for a month will earn 1,800 points, which can be used to redeem 1GB of free data worth 1,000 points. Yuen Kuan Moon, CEO, Consumer Singapore, Singtel said: “We want to encourage healthy lifestyles and wellness, and with StepUp, customers will be rewarded for their efforts to keep fit. We are always trying to find ways to offer customers products, services and perks to complement their digital lifestyles. Our partnership with AIA marks a shared commitment to champion the importance of staying active for life.” The platform will also offer lifestyle rewards from AIA and other partners, on top of wellness, fitness and nutrition content. To start their journey to health (and other rewards), customers only need to log into their My Singtel app, activate StepUp and sync their steps from their smartphones. They can then keep track of how many steps they have taken. To celebrate the launch, customers who clock 10,000 steps a day at least once from now until Aug 31 will stand a chance to win an Apple Watch Series 4 or Samsung Galaxy Watch. In addition, from Aug 1, Singtel customers can also take on the AIA Vitality Challenge on StepUp to claim movie tickets, gourmet coffee and ride-hailing vouchers. They can also look forward to more reward options in the coming months, such as a free Diet & Sports DNA kit by GeneLife and other items from Puma and SingSaver. Singtel’s strategic partnership with AIA is the first of its kind between the two companies. Patrick Teow, CEO of AIA Singapore said: “Through leveraging Singapore’s digital advantage, our common shared value is to make a real difference in people’s lives, particularly when Singaporeans are spending more time on their digital devices such as their mobile phones and living sedentary lives. With StepUp, individuals and families can now take charge of their own health and integrate more active lifestyle habits into their daily lives.”

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/starhub-m1-announce-new-plans-for-data-hungry-consumers-9169150 Not that i use so much, but seems like they fighting off Circles.life.

Any current or ex MB owners received this SMS?

Came across this kiosk promoting this DATA SIM card known as AIR SIM at NATA Fair held at the EXPO this afternoon. It is a Data SIM without number. The physical SIM card is sold @$8 each and I bought 2 @ promotional price of $12.00 The card comes with $10 credit which can be used to purchase data for use while overseas. Has any one here ever used this card? Please share. img001.pdf img002.pdf img003.pdf img004.pdf

didn't know on airplane mode still can incur data roaming??

The 11-storey data centre is 170,000 sqm and will “support hundreds of jobs”, says the social media giant. Social media giant Facebook on Thursday (Sep 6) announced it will pour in more than S$1.4 billion to construct its first data centre in Asia in Singapore. The new facility, located at Tanjong Kling (formerly known as Data Centre Park) in the west of Singapore, will span 170,000 sq m and will “support hundreds of jobs”, the company said in its press release, adding it will form part of its growing presence in Singapore and across the region.

ok, I went through the homepage and conclusion I have is singtel charges $10.70 per GB of excess data. my plan gives me 3gb of data + 1 gb of data (CIS) = 4 gb. but when i opened my bill last night, i saw my data clocked about 4.5gb but there was an additional $30 for the excess 0.5gb data !? when you hit 90% of you data, ST will send a warning SMS ... i did not get that. i will usually check on the last day of my billing cycle (Singtel app) and i am sure i only clocked about 3.4gb at the end of the day. anyone got wrong billing by singtel before ?

Hi, Thought this was the right forum for this rant, but let me know if it is not. I have been browsing property websites to get a sense of the market and trends for landed properties, but have been having issues with popular ones like propertyguru, 99.co etc. The primary problems are 1) poor data verification - try searching for landed property in any district, then apply filters to EXCLUDE 99 year old leashold and Cluster House properties. Despite this, most of the listings are Cluster Houses, and you have to drill into each listing to find out from the description whether you are looking at a cluster house, and whether it is freehold. It would not be so bad if each property was not listed multiple times, which leads me to.. 2) Repeated listings for the same property. I understand it is a competitive market, and in some cases agents even publish listings where they do not have interior pictures or perhaps might not have the permission of the owner. However, I'm pointing to a far more malicious practice of one agency publishing multiple listings of the exact same property, maybe each with a slightly different price point, to drown out the listings of other agents. When you contact an agent for one of these listings, you are invariably referred to the agent actually responsible for the property. What this does, of course, is make the poor user of the website give up reading listings after seeing the 8th or 9th listing for the same unit. I've even seen the same agent post multiple listings of the same property, presumably, again to 'improve' their search results. With regards to the issue of duplicate postings, I have shopped in the US market before, where properties are consolidated to a common MLS (Multiple Listings Service) database, which serves to clearly establish listings where agents are marketing with owner permission, and allow agents to share information on commission structures etc. A system of this type will go a long way to solve the duplicate listings issue. I'm sure others will point out more issues. Nobody wants to go back to the old days of poring through newspaper ads, but the websites are close to unusable in their current form. The first property portal to crack these undesirable practices will surely attract more customers and ensure longevity.

Anyone knows of any shop that can recover the data in a crashed HDD at a reasonable rate? Both my HDD in my Synology NAS crashed.

this guy accessed travellers data to xian zabor... Former ICA officer fined S$29,000 for unauthorised access of travellers’ data https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/former-ica-officer-fined-s29000-unauthorised-access-travellers-data

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/10/31/msia-sees-biggest-mobile-data-breach-over-46-million-subscribed-numbers-at-risk-from-scam-attacks-an/ M’sia sees biggest mobile data breach Tuesday, 31 Oct 2017 By Royce Tan and Sharmila Nair PETALING JAYA: The personal details of some 46.2 million mobile number subscribers in Malaysia are at stake in what is believed to be one of the largest data breaches ever seen in the country. From home addresses and MyKad numbers to SIM card information, the private details of almost the entire population may have fallen into the wrong hands. Malaysia’s population is only around 32 million, but many have several mobile numbers. The list is also believed to include inactive numbers and temporary ones bought by visiting foreigners. With this leak, Malaysians may be vulnerable to social engineering attacks and in a worst-case scenario, phones may be cloned. It is also said that 81,309 records from the Malaysian Medical Council, Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and Malaysian Dental Association were also leaked. The leak of the mobile data was reported earlier this month on online forum and news site lowyat.net, which reported that it was thought to originate from a massive data breach in 2014. Yesterday, the site “confirmed” that 46.2 million mobile numbers were leaked online. Lowyat.net founder Vijandren Ramadass told The Star that all information it received on the matter was handed over to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Asked what sort of action would be needed, he said: “Telcos need to admit that this breach actually happened and should inform all their customers what should be done.” It is believed that the MCMC and police are collaborating on the investigation. Network and security strategist Gavin Chow said the most common social engineering attack examples were phone and messaging scams. “Scammers pretend to be someone calling or texting from the telco since they can prove they have the target’s personal details,” said Chow, who is with cybersecurity and malware protection company Fortinet. He added that the scammers would then try to trick the victim in various ways. These include transferring funds into their accounts and installing “telco applications” containing malware or spyware, which will be used to exploit the target in future. “The devices would likely not be hacked directly, but anyone with the data dump information and a little creativity may convince unsuspecting victims to install malware on their devices. “Users need to be alert when receiving calls and messages from strangers. Do not get tricked into sharing more personal details, transferring funds or installing apps,” he said. Technology strategist Dinesh Nair said there was not much that consumers could do, but they should change their SIM card, for starters. “Your name, address, phone number, the IMSI (international mobile subscriber identity) and the IMEI (international Mobile Equipment Identity), which are tied to your device are all out there. “I’m sure my data is there as well. People with really good technical skills will be able to clone someone’s phone and that’s the worst-case scenario,” he said. Dinesh added that while no one knew where the breach occurred, the fact that the details were out there pointed to a leak of some sort. “How it happened, we can’t tell but with so much released from different telcos at the same time, it must come from a single source,” he added. Bar Council cyber law and information technology committee co-chairman Foong Cheng Leong said assuming that the leak was after the enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010, there might have been a breach of the Act’s Security Principle by the data users. “The Security Principle requires data users to process personal data securely, but there is not much customers can do other than file a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Commissioner,” he said. Digi said in a statement that it prioritised the privacy of its customer data. “The authorities are looking into the matter and we’ll continue to support them,” the statement read. Celcom Axiata Bhd said it was “collaborating closely with the authorities to assist in the investigation”, a sentiment echoed by Maxis Bhd, which also said it “fully supports the investigation”. Representatives from U Mobile declined to speak about the leak, while representatives of TuneTalk could not be contacted for comments at press time. MMA president Dr Ravindran R. Naidu said a police report was lodged more than a week ago when news of the leak surfaced. “Of course, no system is unhackable. Even the US Department of Defence has been hacked. “However, we have been in the process of upgrading our IT system for the last year or so and the new servers will be more secure. “We will also be upgrading our operational security measures and introducing a new SOP for our staff to minimise the risk of a repeat of this episode,” he said. Related story: Data breaches nothing new, says expert

http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/tech-news-oneplus-collecting-your-private-data-without-permission OnePlus is collecting your private data without permission By James Lu - on 12 Oct 2017, 9:11am OnePlus is known for its great value smartphones, but you may want to think twice before buying one. Security researcher Chris Moore has discovered that OnePlus' OxygenOS has quietly been collecting a ton of user data and transmitting it to a OnePlus server along with your phone's serial number. Moore detailed how OnePlus devices record data at various points, including when a user locks or unlocks the screen, which apps are opened, used, and closed, and which Wi-Fi networks the device connects to. While that's fairly standard, it's almost unheard of to tie that data to the phone’s IMEI, phone number, and mobile network names, which means the data can easily be traced back to you. According to Moore, the code responsible for the data collection is part of OnePlus Device Manager and OnePlus Device Manager Provider. Moore says in his case, the services had sent off 16MB of data in 10 hours. Responding to the controversy, OnePlus revealed it collects two streams of data from all users. The first is termed "usage analytics," which helps it to improve its software. It also adds that this type of data-sharing can be turned off by going into settings, selecting "advanced," and turning off "join user experience program." However, the second stream, which OnePlus refers to as "device information" can't be turned off. "We securely transmit analytics in two different streams over HTTPS to an Amazon server. The first stream is usage analytics, which we collect in order for us to more precisely fine tune our software according to user behavior. This transmission of usage activity can be turned off by navigating to 'Settings' -> 'Advanced' -> 'Join user experience program'. The second stream is device information, which we collect to provide better after-sales support." Source: Chris Moore and XDA Developers

From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1189919/1/.html Personal Data Protection Bill to be introduced in Parliament Posted: 19 March 2012 1710 hrs

Anyone has experience with this - I am getting a new phone and am thinking of selling my current phone. If I sell my current iphone to a second hand phone dealer, can they transfer the data in my phone for me to my new phone?

Any1 got experience getting a prepaid data Sim card in Frankfurt ?