Singtel 1 Gbps Fibre

[xiaofan]

My contract is up. I called Singtel and they told me the price for recontract is $49. What other alternative can I go.

Call 1688 again and ask to be transferred to the retention department. Then use your negotiation power.

1) Minimal goal -- S$42.90 per month with WiFi 6 wireless router or AP, same as new user.
2) Or you can try another promotion as well: S$40.40 per month with WiFi 5 router, previous recontract offer

Reference offer for new user: S$53.90 - S$ 11 = S$42.90 per month
https://www.singtel.com/personal/products-services/broadband/fibre-broadband-plans
1Gbps Enhanced
SPECIAL PROMOTION
$11 monthly bill discount for new sign ups
INCLUDES
Singtel GPON Optical Network Router for new sign-ups
Singtel AX5400 Wi-Fi 6 Router
1 Free Month of Broadband Protect (U.P. $3/mth applies thereafter)
12 Free Months of Amazon Prime (U.P $2.99/mth applies thereafter)
$53.90/mth
24-month contract

 

[acertey]

Hi guys, wanted to run a check is there a way to setup on the singtel router about website filtering?

I am actually connecting direct to all rooms from the singtel router, and one of it is to a xiaomi router.

If i can do from main router will be ideal, if not i will try to do from xiaomi router

 

[xiaofan]

Hi guys, wanted to run a check is there a way to setup on the singtel router about website filtering?

I am actually connecting direct to all rooms from the singtel router, and one of it is to a xiaomi router.

If i can do from main router will be ideal, if not i will try to do from xiaomi router

Which Singtel router? Are you using ONT or ONR?

Singtel Mesh Router and Nokia ONR should have the feature but not very good. Not so sure about the new ZTE ONR.

Reference: Singtel Router, ONT & ONR Support
https://www.singtel.com/personal/support/broadband/routers-ont

Nokia ONR Web UI for reference:

 

[dyhyapp2]

Anyone got offer from Singtel to upgrade to 2.5G? I cannot find any thread on Singtel 2.5 in this forum.

 

[acertey]

Which Singtel router? Are you using ONT or ONR?

Singtel Mesh Router and Nokia ONR should have the feature but not very good. Not so sure about the new ZTE ONR.

Reference: Singtel Router, ONT & ONR Support
https://www.singtel.com/personal/support/broadband/routers-ont

Nokia ONR Web UI for reference:

Hi Bro, yes i on the Nokia ONR. Just wanted to block a few website for control purposes. How do i get in to here?

 

[dyhyapp2]

ok, I just saw Xiaofan's posts on Singtel 2.5G. So it is not recommended. Thanks!

 

[xiaofan]

Hi Bro, yes i on the Nokia ONR. Just wanted to block a few website for control purposes. How do i get in to here?

Log in to your Nokia ONR at 192.168.1.254.
https://www.singtel.com/content/dam...g240onr/Nokia G240 ONR Installation Guide.pdf

 

[xiaofan]

Anyone got offer from Singtel to upgrade to 2.5G? I cannot find any thread on Singtel 2.5 in this forum.

It is also mentioned in this page (Post #4464)

Whenever Singtel sales person comes knocking the door, I will tell him that I am not interested as they are promoting two things.
1) Lousy Singtel mesh solution if the user wants to stay with 1Gbps plan.
2) Lousy Singtel 2Gbps or 2.5Gbps plan with the lousy Singtel mesh solution. They use Singtel ONR and I consider the plans as a downgrade to my existing Singtel 1Gbps plan with Singtel ONT.

FYI on ONR vs ONT (average user may not care too much).
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...cs-of-home-networking.6653421/#post-138363236

But the post below may have more details.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...nd-whizcomm-boradband.6984714/#post-150697339

 

[acertey]

Log in to your Nokia ONR at 192.168.1.254.
https://www.singtel.com/content/dam/singtel/personal/support/broadband/broadband-troubleshooting/nokiag240onr/Nokia G240 ONR Installation Guide.pdf

This must be wired connection to connect right? I was on wifi but got to GPON Home Gateway, but i not sure on username and password.

 

[xiaofan]

This must be wired connection to connect right? I was on wifi but got to GPON Home Gateway, but i not sure on username and password.

Either wired or wireless should work. If you have not changed the user name and password, then they are probably on the back of the ONR. If you have changed and forgotten the password, then probably you may need to try factory reset or need to contact Singtel for help.

Take note I do not have the Nokia ONR, the screenshots were from my friend.

 

[acertey]

noted with thanks man, i will try it.

 

[acertey]

Hmm it seems like the set up in parental control not working for the Singtel access. Have tried to do URL control and also schedule, but both appears not to be working.

Did any one manage to set this up? Or i need to get a Asus local router to be able to control this?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[xiaofan]

Hmm it seems like the set up in parental control not working for the Singtel access. Have tried to do URL control and also schedule, but both appears not to be working.

Did any one manage to set this up? Or i need to get a Asus local router to be able to control this?

Many thanks in advance.

I will say just forget about the Singtel ONR and use another router (Double NAT).

Please check if you can change the DNS server or not. I believe yes. In that case, you may want to use solution like Adguard Home or Pi-hole. Get a Mini PC or Raspberry Pi 4 and run Adguard Home which will be much more powerful than this or even an Asus router.

I use Adguard Home as an LxC container on my Intel N100 based Mini PC with my Asus RT-AX86U router.

Or you can use easier solution like Adguard Public DNS or NextDNS or OpenDNS Family.
https://adguard-dns.io/kb/general/dns-providers/
https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/
https://nextdns.io/

 

[xiaofan]

@acertey

To set up Adguard Home or Pi-Hole on a Raspberry Pi is not that complicated.

Tutorial:
https://www.raspberrypi.com/tutorials/running-pi-hole-on-a-raspberry-pi/
https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome/wiki/Raspberry-Pi
https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-adguard-home/
https://www.wundertech.net/adguard-home-raspberry-pi-install-instructions/

You can even using the following thread as a test to use the free Google Cloud for Pi-Hole, without buying any hardware.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...ole-blocking-on-google-cloud-compute.6375286/

More discussions:
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...ty-related-offering-dns-for-security.6938654/
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/anti-virus-on-router-level.6948385/

 

[tuntun]

I will say just forget about the Singtel ONR and use another router (Double NAT).

Please check if you can change the DNS server or not. I believe yes. In that case, you may want to use solution like Adguard Home or Pi-hole. Get a Mini PC or Raspberry Pi 4 and run Adguard Home which will be much more powerful than this or even an Asus router.

I use Adguard Home as an LxC container on my Intel N100 based Mini PC with my Asus RT-AX86U router.

Or you can use easier solution like Adguard Public DNS or NextDNS or OpenDNS Family.
https://adguard-dns.io/kb/general/dns-providers/
https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/
https://nextdns.io/

Hi Xiaofan...Nextdns got any public dns servers like OpenDNS? I am not able to find their DNS addresses. Would like to try out in office. Thanks

 

[xiaofan]

Hi Xiaofan...Nextdns got any public dns servers like OpenDNS? I am not able to find their DNS addresses. Would like to try out in office. Thanks

You have to sign up.
https://nextdns.io/pricing

Free version:
300,000 queries/month 1
Unlimited devices
Unlimited configurations
Access to all features
Community support

1 When exceeding the free monthly quota, NextDNS will continue to answer DNS queries like a classic non-blocking DNS service.

 

[xiaofan]

Or you can use easier solution like Adguard Public DNS or NextDNS or OpenDNS Family.
https://adguard-dns.io/kb/general/dns-providers/ (Free, a bit slow)
https://www.opendns.com/home-internet-security/ (Free)
https://nextdns.io/ (need to sign up, free version up to 300,000 queries/month)

Another option is ControlD. It may be faster than Adguard Public DNS.
https://controld.com/free-dns

 

[unknownidt]

Hi All. I'm currently on Singtel 1Gbps service. I think my contract will be up soon. I have signed up with Singtel earlier. I can't seems to go to 192.168.1.254 to check whether my ONR is in bridge.

As a result of this, am I right to assume that my ONR is already on Bridge Mode? Because if I'm already on bridge mode, I would probably need to call into Singtel to ensure that my ONR is not changed back to router mode if I were to recontract right?

I'm also looking at my Asus configuration Page. My AC86U seems to be on router mode, but I don't see double nat.

Sorry. Just looking to seek reconfirmation.

 

[xiaofan]

Hi All. I'm currently on Singtel 1Gbps service. I think my contract will be up soon. I have signed up with Singtel earlier. I can't seems to go to 192.168.1.254 to check whether my ONR is in bridge.

As a result of this, am I right to assume that my ONR is already on Bridge Mode? Because if I'm already on bridge mode, I would probably need to call into Singtel to ensure that my ONR is not changed back to router mode if I were to recontract right?

I'm also looking at my Asus configuration Page. My AC86U seems to be on router mode, but I don't see double nat.

Sorry. Just looking to seek reconfirmation.

Bridged Singtel ONR for 1Gbps plan: your RT-AC86U will have a public IPv4 address and not a private IPv4 address (eg: 192.168.x.x). And only one bridged LAN port of the ONR is working for Internet access. The other three ports will only work with Singtel TV Box.

Unbrdiged Singtel ONR for 1Gbps plan -- 4 ONR LAN ports will work for Internet access and Singtel TV box.

So just check whether your RT-AC86U WAN address is a public IPv4 address or not. Most likely your ONR is bridged.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network

 

[cstanhwz]

Hi All. I'm currently on Singtel 1Gbps service. I think my contract will be up soon. I have signed up with Singtel earlier. I can't seems to go to 192.168.1.254 to check whether my ONR is in bridge.

As a result of this, am I right to assume that my ONR is already on Bridge Mode? Because if I'm already on bridge mode, I would probably need to call into Singtel to ensure that my ONR is not changed back to router mode if I were to recontract right?

I'm also looking at my Asus configuration Page. My AC86U seems to be on router mode, but I don't see double nat.

Sorry. Just looking to seek reconfirmation.

If your ONR has been bridged already, Singtel should not "un-bridge" it when you re-contract. It should remain as it is.

Just get a confirmation when negotiating with Singtel before you commit to the re-contract (eg Whatsapp chat or email). (Not that you can do anything with it if SIngtel does decides to un-bridge it and be an a$# about not honouring what they said before the re-contract).

Then follow what xiaofan said to check after your re-contract to confirm you can still see the WAN IP address.