For m1 and singtel prepaid, if I use validity extension, is it counted from the date I extend, or from the date of expiry. For example. 1 Jan 2019, card expires april 1. I do a validity extension on 15 Mar 2019 for 1 month. So will the extension be until 15 april of 1 may?
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Take a look at page 2 of the following PDF file -- which will give you the info you're looking for (this PDF is dated 2018):
https://www.starhub.com/content/dam...prepaid-cards/happy-roam/happy-roam-guide.pdf
You can easily find the above PDF file if you just search a bit on the Internet.
Within the past 1 year (12mths) -- BOTH M1 & Starhub did major revamps of their respective Web sites.
A lot of info has been changed / removed.
Instead of speculating / guessing why Starhub no longer list the prepaid Happy Roam overseas partner telcos on their Web site -- why not directly ask Starhub & share with us any reply you get from Starhub ?
If you use (prepaid VAS) validity extension, money is deducted from your prepaid main balance -- JUST LIKE money is deducted from your prepaid main balance when you buy any prepaid data plan or buy any prepaid voice/IDD plan etc.
Since you PAY MONEY to buy the prepaid validity extension -- the validity extension WILL STACK to the current prepaid's expiry.
If your prepaid expires on 2019-04-01, and you buy the 90day $1.40 validity extension on 2019-03-15:
90 days will be added to prepaid expiry 2019-04-01.
Then the new prepaid expiry will be 2019-06-30.
On the other hand,
Any validity you get from any prepaid top up, DOES NOT STACK, e.g.:
If you top up $18 to your prepaid, you get 180days validity.
If you top up $10 to your prepaid, you get 120days validity etc.
This means:
Those 180day/120day validity you get from prepaid top up -- is calculated from the DAY you do the prepaid top up.
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Can forget about Prepaid Cards
2GB for $5/mo - 50 Mins Calls, 25 SMS, No Contract.
https://www.circles.life/sg/5dollarplan/
2GB for $5/mo - 50 Mins Calls, 25 SMS, No Contract.
https://www.circles.life/sg/5dollarplan/
Haiz...
It so happens that:
Currently, I know of a particular way in using prepaid that can get -- at least on average -- 2GB/mth data at LESS THAN $5
Plus, (1) the 2GB/mth prepaid data -- can use in some overseas destinations at no extra cost.
Plus, (2) the 2GB/mth prepaid data -- can rollover to next month use (with some limitations).
Both (1) & (2) above -- the Circle.Life $5/mth postpaid plan CANNOT provide.
No need to state that the Circles.Life $5/mth postpaid plan has no contract.
ALL prepaid ALSO has no contract -- plus all prepaid has FREE caller ID + support rollover + completely no SIM card fee / admin fee / registration fee etc. -- BY DEFAULT.
For the $5/mth Circles.Life plan, you need to pay $18 SIM registration fee:
https://circlesasiasupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035308053-All-new-Circles-Life-5-Plan-
The $5/mth Circles.Life plan can't even support roaming at all, see HERE:
https://circlesasiasupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034867414-Roaming-Services-on-the-5-Plan
On the other hand, roaming is available (to use) on all prepaid.
Having said the above, I can understand that prepaid may not suit everyone -- but using a posting title like "Can forget about Prepaid Cards" is unnecessary.
By giving postpaid plan info in a prepaid thread -- (it's likely) you don't understand prepaid.
Don't worry, 99.9% of people don't understand prepaid -- due to the fact that most people are too used to only the postpaid way of thinking.
That because -- local telcos don't want people to understand prepaid.
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Currently, I know of a particular way in using prepaid that can get -- at least on average -- 2GB/mth data at LESS THAN $5
Bro, can share? I am quite close to porting my elderly folks prepaid to circles $5.
Circles is great because it has the limit in place, use finish, that's it. Need more, buy boost. Current prepaid, data/calls/sms just eats into your prepaid balance with no limit, a couple of times my elderly folks wiped out the main balance with youtube. Elderly dunno know to monitor data usage and distinguish SIM data with wifi, they so old already, I no heart to tell them 省省用.
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They got dual sim phone? Get them to register for a TPG SIM and help them set it to calls on prepaid sim and data on TPG sim
Unfortunately no dual sim. So, it was a choice of just letting them blow the main balance a few times or buying new phones with dual sim functionality, the former was <$100 and the latter >$100. Explained the SIM data and WIFI a few times but think it is beyond my old folks.
TPG not all phones can right?
For old people who can't or unable to monitor & manage their mobile data usage closely -- they're not very suitable to use mobile data on prepaid.
If your elderly folks use dual SIM phones (that supports LTE band 8 or 40), apply TPG SIM & put into your folks' dual SIM phone & let them use TPG mobile data.
Currently TPG telco gives (totally) FREE 12mth trial:
https://www.tpgmobile.sg/
Local telco market continuously has changes.
We only worry whether need to change the TPG SIM for your elderly folks -- 12mths later (or when TPG goes fully goes commercial -- whichever comes first).
Just recently, I helped someone buy a brand new dual SIM Xiaomi Redmi 7A phone (2GB+16GB) for less than $100:
https://www.qoo10.sg/g/661532399
That person actually put his current prepaid SIM + another TPG SIM into this new dual SIM Redmi 7A phone to use.
I even help him configure the Redmi 7A phone to use the TPG SIM for mobile data -- while he still use his current prepaid SIM for calls
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Likewise, consider Zero1 $9.90/mth (for 1st 6 mths) since it is unlimited.
Never worry about usage again
incorrectTake a look at page 2 of the following PDF file -- which will give you the info you're looking for (this PDF is dated 2018):
https://www.starhub.com/content/dam...prepaid-cards/happy-roam/happy-roam-guide.pdf
You can easily find the above PDF file if you just search a bit on the Internet.
Within the past 1 year (12mths) -- BOTH M1 & Starhub did major revamps of their respective Web sites.
A lot of info has been changed / removed.
Instead of speculating / guessing why Starhub no longer list the prepaid Happy Roam overseas partner telcos on their Web site -- why not directly ask Starhub & share with us any reply you get from Starhub ?
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I think can use any in that country now. I bing search with different terms on different occasions cannot find any chart
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A10 (Samsung) fluctuates $150 $155
data all phones can from what I'm following tpg main hwz thread
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