I compare the existing mobile plans to select the best mobile plans for my students.
The top most priority in selecting a plan will be the quantity of 4G data with a reasonable amount of outgoing talk-time and SMS.
Caller ID, out-going talktime will be preferred, but not necessary since calls can be made and received through WhatsApp and Telegram.
To compare mobile plans that come with phones (say iPhone 12) against SIM-only plans,
I assume selling off the iPhone 12 Pro Max at a discounted price of $1,000 to offset the monthly plan charges.
Based on the summary table below, it would appear that M1 $20 Sim Only offer the most value.
For Zero1, if the managed speed for data use beyond 1GB is acceptable, it offers a compelling proposition.
If you have used Zero1’s plan, do let me know.
Anyway, here are the results:
StarHub $25 SIM Only Plan
- $25.00/month
- 35GB data
- 1000 mins talk-time
- No SMS (add-on 500 SMS at $3/month)
- Free incoming calls
- Free caller ID
- 12 months contract
StarHub $50 2-Year Plan
- $50.00/month
- 15GB data
- 100 mins talk-time (add-on 300 mins talk-time at $6/month)
- No SMS (add-on 500 SMS at $3/month)
- Free incoming calls
- Free caller ID
- 24 months contract
- iPhone 12 Pro Max $1039
Singtel Youth Combo 2
- $42.90/month
- 2GB data
- 200 mins talk-time
- 1000 SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Caller ID at $5.95/month
- 24 months contract
- iPhone 12 Pro Max ($1288)
Singtel SIM Only 20GB Plan
- $25.00/month
- 20GB data
- 200mins talk-time
- 200 SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Caller ID at $5.95/month
- 12 months contract
M1 SIM-Only Plan $20 40GB/Mth
- $20/month
- 40GB data + 10GB for 12 months
- 1,000 mins talk-time (unlimited free calls to 3 M1 Numbers)
- 1,000 SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Caller ID at $10.70 registration + $5.37/mth (free caller ID for 1st 3 months, for new users – 1st 6 months)
- Unlimited Spotify music streaming
- No contract
GOMO
- $20/month
- 20GB data
- 200 mins talk-time
- 200 SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Free caller ID
- No contract
Circles.Life
- $18/month
- 20GB data
- 100 mins talk-time
- 25 SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Free caller ID
- No contract
MyRepublic Power Plan
- $20.00/month
- 50GB data
- 500 mins talk-time
- 500 SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Free caller ID
- No contract
Giga!
- $25/month
- 45GB data
- 1,000 mins talk-time
- 1,000 SMS
- Free incoming SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Free caller ID
- No contract
redONE
- $18.00/month
- 50GB
- 1000 mins talk-time (1,000 mins among redONE Singapore users)
- 50 SMS
- Free incoming SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Caller ID at $2/month
- No contract, but minimum of 2 contract cycles
Zero1
- $9.90/month
- 1GB data (4G speed) + unlimited data (managed speed)
- 200 mins talk-time
- 200 SMS
- Free incoming SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Free caller ID
- No contract
Grid Mobile
- $17.90/month
- 20GB data
- 120 mins talk-time
- 50 SMS
- Free incoming SMS
- Free incoming calls
- Free caller ID
- No contract
Source: Respective company website