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Re:The cost of 1GB of mobile data in 228 countries (Feb 2020) by JimDabell on Sunday August 23, 2020 @10:22AM (#24252156)
> I suggest you try 4G somewhere near Toa Payoh, Bishan, Bedok or even some places within Paya Lebar.

I’m with Singtel and don’t have any problems in those places. I even had 4G on Pulau Ubin today. Singtel has a $25/20GB plan for locals, $10/1GB isn’t really representative of typical plans.

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Re:The cost of 1GB of mobile data in 228 countries (Feb 2020) by neya on Sunday August 23, 2020 @12:30PM (#24253040)
I agree, Pulau Ubin coverage is pretty good, but that isn't indicative of the rest of the places. I'm a consultant and I travel quite a lot around the city.

My criteria isn't just having 4G, but able to actually use it in decent speeds. This is where Singtel sucks for me - the 4G logo will show on your phone, but pages will never load due to poor connectivity, even with 5 bars. I had this issue across three phones - iPhone, Sony and Samsung.

Singtel ALSO seems to do lot of throttling on videos depending on where in the city you're as well.

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