Starhub UltraSpeed 3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps plans

[cyberprokia]

my 5gbps installation completed yesterday. speedtest with my old huawei ax3000 (living room). my wireless pc with ax200 in my room (3m + 1 concrete wall). got only 600-700mbps. not much real upgrade from old 500mbps plan, which get 400+mbps.

my xiaomi be5000 just came. tested same pc got 1400-1500mbps. now my room, even toilet min 500mbps instead of double digit. jin happy, my family also jin happy now.

 

[yeenfei]

Just done signing up the ONT deal, but was it only me or SH kinda cheat by not allowing us to view the T&C?

 

[cyberprokia]

does any1 knows how to access into nokia xs-240x-a ONT interface? cos my ONT 3x1gbps port no signal. key in the ip address on the back of ONT, does not work, even if i connect direct form the 10g port to my laptop.

 

[DaBaiCai]

Isn't ONR a better option? If one day I get a WIFI 7 router, I will just bypass the ONR to the router.

 

[007Mi6]

Does the $29.55 plan comes with land line free?

 

[Skypower]

Isn't ONR a better option? If one day I get a WIFI 7 router, I will just bypass the ONR to the router.

The optical fibre cable needs to be connected to ONT or ONR. If you take away ONR, you need ONT

 

[xiaofan]

does any1 knows how to access into nokia xs-240x-a ONT interface? cos my ONT 3x1gbps port no signal. key in the ip address on the back of ONT, does not work, even if i connect direct form the 10g port to my laptop.

For the XS-240X-A XGS-PON ONT, only the 10G LAN port is working. The other ports are not enabled.

Nothing much you can do with the ONT, no point to log in.

 

[xiaofan]

Does the $29.55 plan comes with land line free?

For Starhub, digital voice is not free but at S$2.14 per month. I remember it is like this since 2018 when I cancelled the digital voice service for my Starhub 500Mbps Fibre internet service.
https://www.starhub.com/personal/home-phone/home-phone-line.html

 

[xiaofan]

Isn't ONR a better option? If one day I get a WIFI 7 router, I will just bypass the ONR to the router.

1. Quick comparison of ONT vs ONR.
ONT --> you can use your own router to its full ability.

ONR --> it will be the main router of your home network. ONR will usually have limited FW features. The usual recommendation is to set your own router in AP mode to avoid Double NAT when using ONR. In that case, you lose major FW features of your own router. Power users will usually avoid ONR.

2. But if you do not care about the FW feature of your own router and you only care about wireless performance, then no issues to get the ONR option.

3. More about Double NAT:
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-double-NAT-and-why-is-it-bad

4. Asus router in AP mode: many FW features will not work, including AIProtection, Paretntal Control, Firewall, and VPN server/client function.
https://www.asus.com/sg/support/faq/1015009/

5. More about ONT vs ONR.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...cs-of-home-networking.6653421/#post-138363236

 

[yeenfei]

isit possible to bridge the nokia ONR?

 

[xiaofan]

isit possible to bridge the nokia ONR?

Yes if you catch the one time super-admin password during the installation --> it is said that the password is shown on the installer's screen. But take note the Starhub SOP prevents the installer to tell you the password. If you happen to see the password in the screen, then that is okay. If you do not see the screen, then that is it.

Since you are asking, I guess you care about the issue of ONT vs ONR. No point to take the risk -- just go with the ONT option in this case.

 

[RayRay0]

Just done signing up the ONT deal, but was it only me or SH kinda cheat by not allowing us to view the T&C?

Haha I just signed up this morning and thinking was it me only. Anyway, after signing up the ONT deal, a sales rep called me to confirm the installation date

Both her and a live chat cs through WhatsApp I spoken to said the NLT one time charge of $61.04 will be waived off automatically and the monthly costs of $29.55 remain the same even after 24 months

Note that I am a new StarHub customer

 

[xiaofan]

Haha I just signed up this morning and thinking was it me only. Anyway, after signing up the ONT deal, a sales rep called me to confirm the installation date

Both her and a live chat cs through WhatsApp I spoken to said the NLT one time charge of $61.04 will be waived off automatically and the monthly costs of $29.55 remain the same even after 24 months

Note that I am a new StarHub customer

Very nice. It is great to have Black and White agreement in WhatsApp. I will suggest you to screnshot to keep it as a record in case they send you the bills later with the NLT charges.

This is a superb deal!

 

[DaBaiCai]

1. Quick comparison of ONT vs ONR.
ONT --> you can use your own router to its full ability.

ONR --> it will be the main router of your home network. ONR will usually have limited FW features. The usual recommendation is to set your own router in AP mode to avoid Double NAT when using ONR. In that case, you lose major FW features of your own router. Power users will usually avoid ONR.

2. But if you do not care about the FW feature of your own router and you only care about wireless performance, then no issues to get the ONR option.

3. More about Double NAT:
https://kb.netgear.com/30186/What-is-double-NAT-and-why-is-it-bad

4. Asus router in AP mode: many FW features will not work, including AIProtection, Paretntal Control, Firewall, and VPN server/client function.
https://www.asus.com/sg/support/faq/1015009/

5. More about ONT vs ONR.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...cs-of-home-networking.6653421/#post-138363236

Can use the ethernet port of ONR to connect to WiFi 7 router and turn off ONR radios?

 

[xiaofan]

Can use the ethernet port of ONR to connect to WiFi 7 router and turn off ONR radios?

Yes, that should be possible.

One example configuration
ONR 10G port --> 1G/2.5G/10G wired device if any (say for the future), say in the study room
ONR 1G port --> RT-AX88U in AP mode, say in the living room
ONR 1G port --> 1G wired device if any, say in the main bedroom
ONR 1G port --> not used

You may not need to disable the WiFi of the ONR and just use two SSIDs.

The above is a quick mod of the Starhub ONR mesh solution.

 

[cyberprokia]

For the XS-240X-A XGS-PON ONT, only the 10G LAN port is working. The other ports are not enabled.

Nothing much you can do with the ONT, no point to log in.

i wanna try see if i can dual wan my xiaomi be5000 with 2.5g+1g

 

[RayRay0]

Very nice. It is great to have Black and White agreement in WhatsApp. I will suggest you to screnshot to keep it as a record in case they send you the bills later with the NLT charges.

This is a superb deal!

Yes! Thanks to your reminder I just screenshot haha.

A picture is worth a thousand words, I just found out I can finally share images haha.

First pic below shows there’s indeed a $61.04 charge and the sales rep through WhatsApp pointed to “Service Activation Fee Waiver for home broadband_100%” (see red arrow) and it stated as “-“ which indicates the charge will be automatically waived off




Second pic below shows the monthly costs of $29.55 (see red arrow). I asked if the monthly costs will be revised after 24 months. She said no, reason being if the $29.55 is a promotional price for a certain period and has a usual price, it would be stated clearly somewhere but in this case it only reflected the $29.55 monthly subscription cost. Thus, we will continue to pay $29.55 after 24 months




Thanks to xiaofan and those who shared the link multiple times to this community that we can sign up for this superb deal!

 

[xiaofan]

i wanna try see if i can dual wan my xiaomi be5000 with 2.5g+1g

No, as mentioned, the 1G ports of the ONT are not enabled. It will not work.

 

[phayze]

Second pic below shows the monthly costs of $29.55 (see red arrow). I asked if the monthly costs will be revised after 24 months. She said no, reason being if the $29.55 is a promotional price for a certain period and has a usual price, it would be stated clearly somewhere but in this case it only reflected the $29.55 monthly subscription cost. Thus, we will continue to pay $29.55 after 24 months




Thanks to xiaofan and those who shared the link multiple times to this community that we can sign up for this superb deal!

https://www.starhub.com/personal/support/article.html?id=kD5GRQtfxB3LxaEDMjuFm5

3.What is the price of UltraSpeed 5Gbps and UltraSpeed 10Gbps after the 24 months contract period?

There will be no change in customers monthly subscription price for UltraSpeed 5Gbps and UltraSpeed 10Gbps even after the 24 months contract period. Customers will continue to enjoy at the same price as per the first 24 months.

This is better than M1. M1 3Gbps plan original price is $65, which is double of StarHub 5Gbps plan. So this StarHub 5Gbps @ $29.55 is actually a very good deal if plan continue to use after contract finish.​

 

[cyberprokia]

No, as mentioned, the 1G ports of the ONT are not enable. It will not work.

no way to enable to 1gbps ports?