my guess of their 'compensation' is to bump up the fibre speed for 200 to 500, 500 to 1G, 1G to ??? and maintain the same subscription when cable broadband ceases end 2017
By now everybody should/likely knows Starhub offers 300Mbps fibre at $29.90/mth, see this link below:
http://www.starhub.com/personal/promotions/broadband/300-mbps-fibre-broadband.html
But the cheapest Starhub dual broadband plan is $39.90/mth (200Mbps fibre + 100Mbps cable):
http://www.starhub.com/personal/promotions/broadband/dual-broadband.html
This means for the $39.90 Starhub dual broadband, logically you're paying $20+/mth for 200Mbps fibre & $10+/mth for 100Mbps cable Internet.
For Starhub's dual broadand plan, there's NO mobile broadband SIM card & NO home phone line included.
Everybody ALSO KNOWS that currently, at just $39/mth;
You can get 1Gbps fibre from M1 -- which actually includes home phone line & 1GB data/mth (4G/LTE) mobile broadband SIM card:
https://www.m1.com.sg/Personal/BUNDLES AND PROMOTIONS/Promotions/Bundle Promotion/PKG100391
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OK, with the above info,
Since (now) can get 1Gbps fibre at $39/mth, why pay S$39.90 to get Starhub dual broadband -- which is "only" 200Mbps fibre + 100Mbps cable; plus no NO mobile broadband SIM card & NO home phone line ??
BECAUSE some people may decide that -- it is useful or EVEN necessary to have cable Internet as backup (or to improve wireless range without laying cable or use repeaters).
For some people, Starhub cable Internet by itself works well. Many Starhub cable Internet users were deterred from renewing Starhub cable Internet because of unattractive pricing. See some threads below:
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/98834305-post104.html
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/i...hub-25mbps-contract-expires-soon-5290099.html
If Starhub actually ends all cable services by end 2017, dual broadband's ONLY ADVANTAGE of cable Internet as backup / secondary Internet access will be GONE.
Even if Starhub "upgrades" the 200Mbps fibre to 1Gbps fibre for the $39.90/mth dual broadband users -- do you think this is enough "compensation" ?
Why would people even want to continue paying S$39.90/mth to get "upgraded" from 200Mbps to 1Gbps -- when $39 can get 1Gbps from M1 which also includes home phone line + 1GB data/mth (4G/LTE) mobile broadband?
What could make things even worst for Starhub -- by end 2017 -- is that this current 1Gbps $39/mth fibre plan by M1 may become even CHEAPER price by that time !!
If the "compensation" for Starhub dual broadband users -- at end of 2017 -- is just ONLY speed increase/bum, logically ALL dual broadband users will simply leave & go to other telcos as soon as their contract ends !!
If Starhub cable services are ceased by end 2017 & if Starhub wish to continue to retain their pool of dual broadband users -- then logically Starhub will have to offer MUCH MUCH more "compensation" than simply a speed bum