Actually if people re-contract with telcos instead of buying without contract at 2k plus.
it will be cheaper with a contract at 1k plus.why are people still so angry and say won’t buy a 2k phone?
You need to factor in how much will you be paying each month too.
Understood but no matter what we still need a phone and a contract which we are paying each month.
What I meant was even though buying without contract they will still be paying for telco services each month too.
We can always re-con for a cheaper new iPhone then buy it without contact?
For me, i need huge data. 15gb per month but i'm paying only $40 flat per month.
I have been buying phones without contract for a long while..
If you add in phone prices and spread the cost over 24 months, your monthly expenses would be $40 + (phone price / 24) appro 70plus per month?
Yeah for me I'm paying roughly $96 a month for the 256 XS with starhub's $48 CIS plan. with circles life and a full cost iphone it will average out to be $106 over 24 months.
Have to depend on your individual plans & needs.
I do not have any CIS/discounts etc with any telcos.
In my case, I’m using Circles.Life base plan $28/month. Bought phone from Carousell BNIB - from people who recontract.
Calculated before and I do get some savings compared to signing a plan to get phone with telco.
Yeah! The best case would be CIS or multi-line discount.
Typically, telcos offer rewards system or potential recontract vouchers. Hence it might not be true that SIM-only plan offer the most value for money.
iPhone Xs
Singtel Combo 1
64GB $1,248.00 + $669.6($27.90 X 24) = $1917.6
256GB $1,468.00 + $669.6($27.90 X 24) = $2137.6
512GB $1,748.00 + $669.6($27.90 X 24) = $2417.6
Unless you have a CIS plan.. Telco pricing will be higher.
Yup that's what I notice too. I did my math and the Combo plan end up more than sim-only. Even with telco handset discount voucher sim-only plans will still be cheaper across 2 years. My contract just ended and I jumped from Combo2 to sim-only.
Did you factor in the combo plan discount even as a non CIS customer?
Circles for ST
MSS for M1
Hubber for SH
Nope I'm only interested with the postpaid mobile combo plan as other family members have their own preferences/existing plans.
i have been with Singtel postpaid mobile for 10 years and every 2 years I recontract their combo plans. I already noticed combo plan pricing is only slightly cheaper than sim+phone 2 years ago when I recontracted my iPhone7 Plus but this year sim-only end up being cheaper by $200 on a 2-years TCO.