[Help] Which internet plan to choose?

• Aaron Yu

  29 Apr 10, 01:00

  I am new to SG and now checking out internet services from StarHub or Singtel (I heard M1 sucks....)

   

  Can anyone suggest which plan I should choose? which company is better?

  2 laptops and would like to share WIFI. (I saw both company provide USB mobile access, but can only be used on one machine....)

   

  BTW,Is there any nice plan goes together with mobile phone?

   

  Thx~~~~

• FireIce

  29 Apr 10, 01:15

  if u sign up the green pipe home broadband, u can get the moblie broadband fwee.

• Aaron Yu

  29 Apr 10, 13:51

  Thank you for your suggestions. I will check it out.

   

  Another question, I am not very familar with SG Mobile Service.

  Is it a USB modem (with a SIM card in side) uses 3G mobile signal?

  So I could buy an extra router like D-Link DIR-615 and setup my own WIFI network? (for my laptops/desktop and phones?)

• Y_Shun

  29 Apr 10, 13:54

  Do you have a home phone line in use?

  Then use the Red pipe... Red pipe doesn't lag during peak hours. Green pipe always chokes.

• TTFU

  29 Apr 10, 13:58

  Anyone uses pac net ?

• we sacrifice

  29 Apr 10, 14:01

  The green  . . . .   star logo    and M1 . . . . . . .  provide unacceptable bad   . . . .  connection   and  .. sevice.

  If service and good connection . . .  are what you want  . . . . . .   give the green star logo   and M1 a miss,   don't waste . . . .  money    and time  ...  on them.

• we sacrifice

  29 Apr 10, 14:02

  Originally posted by TTFU:

  Anyone uses pac net ?

  
   . . . .   pac has better  connection  . .  than green star and M1

• TTFU

  29 Apr 10, 14:04

  I hear also pac is more expensive. Anyway my family uses singtel. Anyone having problems with starhub net these days ?

• FireIce

  29 Apr 10, 14:10

  if u want to share the mobile network u have to get this type of mode,
  
  http://www.aztech.com/sg/MobileBroadband_hw550-3g.html

• Aaron Yu

  29 Apr 10, 15:22

  I do not have phone line because I might move to another room...

   

   

  I saw E960, E968 would work similar as HW550, but not sure if they can work with singtel USB sticks.

  And I found this plan is nice:

   

  http://home.singtel.com/bbmobile/

  4M speed - $25.5/m with 2year contract

   

  BTW, what are green pipe, red pipe, pac net, other service providers?

   

  Thx to all~~

• Aaron Yu

  29 Apr 10, 18:46

  eu~~~just found out Singtel 4M plan has a 50G limit.....

• FireIce

  29 Apr 10, 21:52

  50GB limit is A LOT dun worry

   

  and for internet service, u shd just consider between red and green
  the others are.......................... eerrmmmmmmmm.................... =X

  if it's for home use only, just get home broadband or wait for the NBN
  www.opennet.com.sg

  starting this july.

• Call4ljw

  30 Apr 10, 09:21

  50GB is not alot...especially if the whole family is using.

  For mobile broadband, wait till 4G is out.

   

  For wired, both singnet and starhub lag periodically.

  Wait for NGBN if you want lagless network but it won't be cheap.

• ditzy

  30 Apr 10, 09:26

  50gig is not enough for me, I have single torrents that exceed 53gig.

• FireIce

  30 Apr 10, 11:47

  so u are the one hogging bandwidth every nite

  humpf~

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  30 Apr 10, 11:51

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  50gig is not enough for me, I have single torrents that exceed 53gig.

  
  wow...even the ayumi discography I've dled recently also not at tat size sia~

• TTFU

  30 Apr 10, 11:56

  porn much ?

• ditzy

  30 Apr 10, 11:57

  Hey, I set timer on my system, 6am auto shut down mah. I was surprised there are torrents that size also. You want ayumi discography in original album? I have a whole lot stashed in boxes at the bottom of my wardrobe, that I'll never ever touch again, 180 bucks you can have the lot in whatever condition it is.

• Kawac151

  30 Apr 10, 13:56

  i think singtel broadband is better than starhub.

• soleachip

  30 Apr 10, 14:31

  speedwise - if you surf mainly youtube or US websites, go for singtel. if you visit mainly local websites, go for starhub. 

  if customer service is a factor you consider, go for starhub. their technicians work 24/7. 

• ditzy

  30 Apr 10, 14:35

  When I first got mio, the speed was excellent, almost impressive, but as of late, I noticed the connection to get intermittent, and sluggish, so sluggish, you get cut off playing WoW, and nobody likes getting cut off while doing a raid.

• Aaron Yu

  30 Apr 10, 20:55

  Thanks to all~~~~

  NGBN is attractive... but expensive too

   

  I think I will go for Starhub :-)

  And I found a D-link works with Huawei E1750 (DI-524SU-E8 )

• FireIce

  1 May 10, 01:35

  NBN price out liao meh?
  it's going to be abt the same as the avg home bb price plan tt the red and green provides.
  

• Aaron Yu

  1 May 10, 09:59

  Well....I rent a room and maybe moving....

  If I get settled down, I will definitely think about it.