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Hypersonic
On 3/30/2025 at 10:50 AM, Kb27 said:

I want to switch back again to Simba after my eight plan is finished. 

Bcuz my home Simba data-only plan, now can get 5G. I assume they have installed a lot of 5G transmitters since then. 😁

Looks like simba is better than eight? Lol.

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On 3/30/2025 at 12:01 PM, Mkl22 said:

5G doesn’t mean faster in actual use.

i hope more go to 5G.. so the poor me can use 4G free of crowd! whahahahahha

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On 3/30/2025 at 12:31 PM, 13177 said:

Looks like simba is better than eight? Lol.

Only downside for SIMBA is their network is still not as good as the other 3 telco. Their overseas roaming is great, no complain. Recently they had a promo of topping up $20 you'll get another $20. Now I'm paying like half the price of the original plan - which is less than $10 for 500GB local, 25GB asia-pacific, 8GB overseas and 700mins talktime inclusive of IDD calls!!! 🤪

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On 3/30/2025 at 2:43 PM, Zxcvb said:

Only downside for SIMBA is their network is still not as good as the other 3 telco. Their overseas roaming is great, no complain. Recently they had a promo of topping up $20 you'll get another $20. Now I'm paying like half the price of the original plan - which is less than $10 for 500GB local, 25GB asia-pacific, 8GB overseas and 700mins talktime inclusive of IDD calls!!! 🤪

The shop I went told me to top up $40.

 

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On 3/30/2025 at 12:31 PM, 13177 said:

Looks like simba is better than eight? Lol.

nope cannot be, Eight under Starhub network connection definitely much better and if you don't need 5G Eight is cheaper also. 

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Kb27

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On 3/30/2025 at 12:01 PM, Mkl22 said:

5G doesn’t mean faster in actual use.

Yeah, it's true, 5G may not be faster in some ways.

  • I have a 5G phone.
  • Simba coverage is good enough for me locally.
  • It'll be a 5G 150GB Senior plan for $5

Why not ?  😁

Simba is very aggressive nowadays.

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And be reminded, Simba is a full telco, not MVNO. They have their own infrastructure and should be competing at Singtel, Starhub, m1, "price level", but they seemed to be competing with MVNO pricing.

Just makes me wonder, how many smaller MVNO will survive ? Due for a consolidation soon ?

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Mkl22

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I would be more cautious of simba since they are a telco but yet with so low prices. The rest of the mvno buy from bandwidth from Singtel starhub. Their cost is actually lower.
singtel starhub I’m sure have long recovered the cost of their 5G infrastructure. 
8 mobile is actually owned by starhub. Somewhat like a scoot of SIA. 

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On 3/30/2025 at 7:31 PM, Mkl22 said:

I would be more cautious of simba since they are a telco but yet with so low prices. The rest of the mvno buy from bandwidth from Singtel starhub. Their cost is actually lower.
singtel starhub I’m sure have long recovered the cost of their 5G infrastructure. 
8 mobile is actually owned by starhub. Somewhat like a scoot of SIA. 

If they go belly up then just port over to another telco. Why worry? 

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On 3/30/2025 at 7:37 PM, Volvobrick said:

If they go belly up then just port over to another telco. Why worry? 

Lose the 1-4-1 top up.

Usually when a gym, spa, sauna goes down this route to pre- pay and top up like this, a few months later gone, with cash surrendered 🫣

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On 3/30/2025 at 12:01 PM, Mkl22 said:

5G doesn’t mean faster in actual use.

I tested at my place this morning 2x speedtest, using a single phone with dual SIM switching back and forth.

eight 4G - download 8Mbps, upload 8Mbps

Simba 5G - download 80Mbps, upload 6Mbps

eight upload wins. 😁

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On 3/30/2025 at 6:21 PM, Kb27 said:

And be reminded, Simba is a full telco, not MVNO. They have their own infrastructure and should be competing at Singtel, Starhub, m1, "price level", but they seemed to be competing with MVNO pricing.

Just makes me wonder, how many smaller MVNO will survive ? Due for a consolidation soon ?

Gomo and Giga and owned by Singtel and Starhub respectively. Its just their no frills arm.

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On 3/30/2025 at 5:46 PM, Kb27 said:

Yeah, it's true, 5G may not be faster in some ways.

  • I have a 5G phone.
  • Simba coverage is good enough for me locally.
  • It'll be a 5G 150GB Senior plan for $5

Why not ?  😁

Simba is very aggressive nowadays.

Simba indeed quite aggressive in getting their sales. They remind me of BYD, also aggressive in getting sales. Lol.

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On 3/31/2025 at 8:16 AM, Kb27 said:

I tested at my place this morning 2x speedtest, using a single phone with dual SIM switching back and forth.

eight 4G - download 8Mbps, upload 8Mbps

Simba 5G - download 80Mbps, upload 6Mbps

eight upload wins. 😁

I’m on M1 5G. Just tested

download 650Mbps

upload 40Mbps

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eight new plan

https://www.eight.com.sg

eight-Web-Banner.png?fit=2460,660&ssl=1

 

  • 488GB Data (SG-MY-ID-TH)
  • 18GB APAC Roaming
  • 8GB Intl Roaming
  • 688 Mins Local Talktime
  • 388 Mins IDD Talktime (Exclude Myanmar)
  • 88 Mins IDD Talktime (Myanmar)
  • 128 Local SMS
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On 3/31/2025 at 3:51 PM, Kb27 said:

eight new plan

https://www.eight.com.sg

eight-Web-Banner.png?fit=2460,660&ssl=1

 

  • 488GB Data (SG-MY-ID-TH)
  • 18GB APAC Roaming
  • 8GB Intl Roaming
  • 688 Mins Local Talktime
  • 388 Mins IDD Talktime (Exclude Myanmar)
  • 88 Mins IDD Talktime (Myanmar)
  • 128 Local SMS

they have revised the other two plans also. The cheapest $8 plan changed from 228GB to 288GB

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On 3/31/2025 at 3:51 PM, Kb27 said:

eight new plan

https://www.eight.com.sg

eight-Web-Banner.png?fit=2460,660&ssl=1

 

  • 488GB Data (SG-MY-ID-TH)
  • 18GB APAC Roaming
  • 8GB Intl Roaming
  • 688 Mins Local Talktime
  • 388 Mins IDD Talktime (Exclude Myanmar)
  • 88 Mins IDD Talktime (Myanmar)
  • 128 Local SMS

Trying to match Simba. Good. 

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