M1 FIBRE BROADBAND DISCUSSION - Part 2

[xiaofan]

tech just came to setup. give HN8250Ts-20 ONT. anyway can configure port 1-4 as ONR? only 10Gbps port only able to connect now...

No, the other gigabit ports are disabled as it is configured as an ONT.

 

[007Mi6]

Currently using 1gbps with Asus AX6000 with contract until 2026 June. Paying $36.84 per month

was sent an email to recontract to 6gbps at same rate with a basic free router. Not sure if I should get it. Any wise advice?

 

[toastboxlover]

Currently using 1gbps with Asus AX6000 with contract until 2026 June. Paying $36.84 per month

was sent an email to recontract to 6gbps at same rate with a basic free router. Not sure if I should get it. Any wise advice?

If you find 1gbps to be plenty, can consider StarHub 3gbps passion card promotion at 29.55 and sell the free router

 

[xiaofan]

Currently using 1gbps with Asus AX6000 with contract until 2026 June. Paying $36.84 per month

was sent an email to recontract to 6gbps at same rate with a basic free router. Not sure if I should get it. Any wise advice?

The router bundle should be TP-Link Archer BE805 or Asus RT-BE92U, I think the offer is worth going. Both are pretty powerful and not really a "basic free router".

You can choose to keep using your Asus router (is it Asus GT-AX6000 or TUF-AX6000 or RT-AX88U?) and sell the bundled router at about S$264 for quick sell (or higher price). Effective price becomes S$25.84 for M1 6Gbps.

You can also choose to go with Asus RT-BE92U to form AImesh with your existing Asus router.

 

[007Mi6]

The router bundle should be TP-Link Archer BE805 or Asus RT-BE92U, I think the offer is worth going. Both are pretty powerful and not really a "basic free router".

You can choose to keep using your Asus router (is it Asus GT-AX6000 or TUF-AX6000 or RT-AX88U?) and sell the bundled router at about S$264 for quick sell (or higher price). Effective price becomes S$25.84 for M1 6Gbps.

You can also choose to go with Asus RT-BE92U to form AImesh with your existing Asus router.

Hi, thanks for your advice.

I am currently using the ROG GT-AX6000 with a basic router Asus RT-AX3000 to form a Mesh.

not too sure if it makes sense to take up the upgrade offer, get the Asus BT10 and sell off both GT-AX6000 ($100) and RT-AX3000 ($50).

currently, the IOT devices like my washer, aircon, ceiling fans and some grow lights for my plants are connected to the same 2.4Ghz network. Thinking of separating them to an independent network. Would the BT10 make it work?

 

[xiaofan]

Hi, thanks for your advice.

I am currently using the ROG GT-AX6000 with a basic router Asus RT-AX3000 to form a Mesh.

not too sure if it makes sense to take up the upgrade offer, get the Asus BT10 and sell off both GT-AX6000 ($100) and RT-AX3000 ($50).

currently, the IOT devices like my washer, aircon, ceiling fans and some grow lights for my plants are connected to the same 2.4Ghz network. Thinking of separating them to an independent network. Would the BT10 make it work?

ROG GT-AX6000 supports VLAN and Guest Network Pro function. You can utilize the feature for your seperation of 2.4GHz IoT devices.
https://www.asus.com/sg/support/faq/1049415/
https://www.asus.com/sg/support/faq/1049414/

Asus ZenWiFi BT10 also supports Asus Smart Home Master function. It is not as good as GT-AX6000 though.
https://www.asus.com/sg/support/faq/1053554/

 

[xiaofan]

I'm unable to access 1 specific china site since few days ago on m1 fibre. No issue with other isp. Not sure if the site block m1 as ping fail. Anyone contact m1 before on similar issue?

Maybe you want to show the IPv4 address of the China site to see if other M1 users have the issue or not.

You can try the following two method to see if you can access the site.
1) change DNS server to Google/Cloudflare public DNS server, like 8.8.8.8 and 1.1.1.1.
https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns
https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/ip-addresses/

2) use a VPN client, like the free Cloudflare Warp (1.1.1.1 app).
https://one.one.one.one/

 

[007Mi6]

ROG GT-AX6000 supports VLAN and Guest Network Pro function. You can utilize the feature for your seperation of 2.4GHz IoT devices.
https://www.asus.com/sg/support/faq/1049415/
https://www.asus.com/sg/support/faq/1049414/

Asus ZenWiFi BT10 also supports Asus Smart Home Master function. It is not as good as GT-AX6000 though.
https://www.asus.com/sg/support/faq/1053554/

Hi, thanks for the info. I just collected my BT10 and doing the setup now for the home network.

hopefully it works well.

29 Dec M1 coming to do the upgrade.

 

[Aladdin Beast]

Can't seem to find any plans without router for m1

 

[xiaofan]

Can't seem to find any plans without router for m1

M1 10Gbps plan without router, usual price at S$39.90 per month
https://www.m1.com.sg/home-broadband

Christmas offer at S$30.49 per month for new users. Recontract users may need to pay S$34.90 per month as per the reports here. You need to go to M1 Physical Shop to sign up.
https://www.m1.com.sg/promotions

 

[Aladdin Beast]

M1 10Gbps plan without router, usual price at S$39.90 per month
https://www.m1.com.sg/home-broadband

Christmas offer at S$30.49 per month for new users. Recontract users may need to pay S$34.90 per month as per the reports here. You need to go to M1 Physical Shop to sign up.
https://www.m1.com.sg/promotions

Oh I still thought they have lower plans without router and even cheaper

 

[cr0wnclown]

Hi all, need some help here.

I'm currently on 1 Gbps with Asus GT-AX6000 contracted until March 2026 @ $33.79/month

There's an offer for me to recontract to 6 Gbps @ $42.90 with router, TP-Link Archer BE805 or Asus RT-BE92U or 10 Gbps @ $34.90.

I'm thinking of getting the 6 Gbps and Asus RT-BE92U and use my existing GT-AX6000 for Wireless AiMesh. But based on my research, GT-AX6000 is Dual-Band and RT-BE92U is Tri-band.

I want to use the Wireless AiMesh because my MBR is having intermittent connection recently and the MBR bathroom's connection is weak. Unfortunately, I did not plan for an ethernet port in my MBR.

Floorplan for reference:


Any advice on if the wireless AiMesh will work and if I should take up the offer? Thank you!

 

[beng035]

it will work. just that you will be lacking the 6ghz band

 

[yukita]

That is the normal recontract offer for M1 10Gbps plan.

You may want to sign up as new user to enjoy the S$30.90 Christmas Offer, if your contract has expired or close to expire date.

i got home phone number, if were to re-sign up as new user, do you think they allow you to transfer the number over?

 

[xiaofan]

i got home phone number, if were to re-sign up as new user, do you think they allow you to transfer the number over?

That is probably a problem.

StarHub kind of allows this based on the reports, not sure about M1.

 

[jokerpoker81]

Oh I still thought they have lower plans without router and even cheaper

website still indicated $30.90/mth on the navigation menu...have to go shop

 

[ksapple]

Question any one on 3-10 gbps de plan manage to get hardware to compliment the speed ah ?

 

[xiaofan]

Question any one on 3-10 gbps de plan manage to get hardware to compliment the speed ah ?

Should be easy if you are willing to pay.

1. 3Gbps plan -- you can use 2.5Gbe capable HW to get about 2.3Gbps wired speed. For example you can use the M1 provided free TP-Link Archer BE230 router and cheap 2.5Gbe USB Ethernet adapter to get above 2Gbps wired speed.

2. 6Gbps plan -- you use 5Gbe capable HW to get above 4Gbps wired speed. You can also use 10Gbe capable HW to get closer to 6Gbps.

HW -- eg, use M1 provided Archer BE805 router and 5Gbe/10Gbe adapters from the following thread. 5Gbe adapter can be pretty cheap.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/5gbe-and-beyond-ethernet-adapters.7068236/

3. 10Gbps plan -- You can also use 10Gbe capable HW to get about 8Gbps.

HW -- eg, use M1 provided Archer BE805 router and 5Gbe/10Gbe adapters from the following thread. 10Gbe PCIe adapter can be pretty cheap. 10Gbe USB 3.2 adapter is not expensive either if you have USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps adapter. 10Gbe USB 4 / TB4 adapter is at about S$100 to S$120 from Taobao.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/5gbe-and-beyond-ethernet-adapters.7068236/

4. M1 typical wired speed

Typical Broadband Speeds Measurement and Methodologies for Fixed Access (Dated 1 July 2025)​

Fibre Broadband Typical Download Speed Range

Theoretical Speed	Typical Speed Range*
1Gbps	912.7 – 961.3Mbps
2.5Gbps	1763.2 – 2295.1Mbps
3Gbps	2036.8 – 2560.0Mbps
6Gbps	2076.9 – 5679.6Mbps
10Gbps	2580.2 – 8164.2Mbps

*The Typical Speed Range refers to the range of download speeds that users can experience 80% of the time based on the specific test conditions and parameters stipulated below.
Testing Time Frame: April to June 2025.

 

[zjlim86]

Question any one on 3-10 gbps de plan manage to get hardware to compliment the speed ah ?

I got the asus BE98 on 12.12 sale for around $792. recontract with M1 to 10gbps on boxing day. went online to get 10gbe adapter for around $77. total cost to go for the 10gbps.

 

[gapboy]

https://www.gizmochina.com/2025/12/27/the-best-wi-fi-7-routers-you-can-buy-in-2026/2/ for reference