Anyone signup for Eight Mobile $0 plan?

[tanchoo1]

just saw something new in eight account

Auto-Recharge​

Enable auto-recharge for plan renewal so that you can enjoy our service without any disruptions.​

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if enabled, does it mean i dun have to recharge manually every month?​

Please read the FAQ, it is all there:

https://www.eight.com.sg/faq-renew-recharge-and-billing

 

[luckygal]

Ported successfully fr giga to 8.

Can share how long you take? Like today you apply tmr port over?

 

[Jeremy1]

If you opt for ESIM, it's super fast.

Morning you register for 8, then once done, they straight away send you an email asked you to activate your new plan using the temporary number and same day evening, your number already ported in and you can used your old number liao.

 

[tanchoo1]

Can share how long you take? Like today you apply tmr port over?

From Giga or Starhub to Eight, it will be rather quick. As long as you activate the SIM card before 12pm, it should port over at around 5pm on the same day if it is a weekday.

From non-Starhub MVNOs it will take a little longer.

 

[Jeremy1]

I don't mean to pour cold water on you but you probably already know that the recent Giga hack / takeover of eSim was possible because the Giga user chose a stupid password that was easily guessable or reused his password from another account so the hacker could easily login to his Giga account and request for a new eSim, thus taking over the number. From there, the threat actor could receive all OTPs from banks etc and managed to siphon off money from his accounts.

Eight works a bit differently but just bear in mind that eSim has such issues which pSim doesn't have, as the threat actor will need to physically get their hands on your pSim in order to take over your number.

That's why my lecturer also told us physical sim is more secure.

If a hacker took control of your phone, you can always remove your sim card to prevent him unlike Esim.

 

[AndroidComa]

if i wanna change from esim to psim, i wonder they can allow or not

 

[tanchoo1]

That's why my lecturer also told us physical sim is more secure.

If a hacker took control of your phone, you can always remove your sim card to prevent him unlike Esim.

You're absolutely right! Your lecturer is very wise.

And yet you still chose eSim... I guess convenience is more important for most of us.

To be fair though, most people will just blindly choose eSim without thinking.

 

[tanchoo1]

if i wanna change from esim to psim, i wonder they can allow or not

Can, just go down to their Ubi service center, they will do it for you on the spot.

 

[luckygal]

From Giga or Starhub to Eight, it will be rather quick. As long as you activate the SIM card before 12pm, it should port over at around 5pm on the same day if it is a weekday.

From non-Starhub MVNOs it will take a little longer.

Oh dear I have one line to port over from Republic.

 

[tanchoo1]

Oh dear I have one line to port over from Republic.

It will take a little longer but the process is pretty seamless as long as no one made any mistakes.

 

[enimen]

That's why my lecturer also told us physical sim is more secure.

If a hacker took control of your phone, you can always remove your sim card to prevent him unlike Esim.

What if the phone is still connected to wifi and can't be turned off?

 

[Jeremy1]

You're absolutely right! Your lecturer is very wise.

And yet you still chose eSim... I guess convenience is more important for most of us.

To be fair though, most people will just blindly choose eSim without thinking.

I used Esim when I was with Simba, nothing happened

Yes, no need to physically remove n install sim card.

I think soon physical sim will be phasing out.

 

[leonaheidern]

Did she download the 8 apps and activate the line ?

nope we opened the website to activate on home wifi

didn't realized they have an app


Read HWZ Forum Rules!

 

[Jeremy1]

nope we opened the website to activate on home wifi

didn't realized they have an app


Read HWZ Forum Rules!

Ask her to download so she can monitored her data usage.

 

[whuttt]

Can share how long you take? Like today you apply tmr port over?

I opted for physical sim. Took a few days to arrivevia mail. Once activate the sim card, within same day ported over already.

 

[tanchoo1]

What if the phone is still connected to wifi and can't be turned off?

Can still take out the pSim right? Then once the pSim is out, you wouldn't be able to receive OTP.

 

[tanchoo1]

I used Esim when I was with Simba, nothing happened

Yes, no need to physically remove n install sim card.

I think soon physical sim will be phasing out.

Many phones still do not have support for eSim.

Only high end phones and iPhones currently support eSim.

Low end to mid range phones do not have eSim support.

pSim support will be around for some time more due to security reasons.

 

[enimen]

Can still take out the pSim right? Then once the pSim is out, you wouldn't be able to receive OTP.

Unless they already passed that stage la. U know they work damn fast one

 

[tanchoo1]

Unless they already passed that stage la. U know they work damn fast one

True.

Anyway just don't be like that giga user where his first line of defence was easily breached due to poor password hygiene.

 

[PiKa]

Omg, u should have bought at shopee to top up ur credit, cheaper and can use shopee coins. Rem to put ur hp number in msg b4 checkout

Using those hock mobile reseller on shopee?