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xiaofan

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A7997A said:
Lastly since the 5G plans were introduced, some on 4G plans reported no longer getting 5G while roaming.
I don't think we have enough data points to be sure, but that is something to look out for.
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This is interesting. I will try to test this for my upcoming one-week trip to Fujian Province, China.

Eight S$8 4G plan (Starhub 4G network) -- China Mobile
CUniq S$9,9 4G plan (Starhub network) -- China Unicom
SIMBA S$12 plan -- China Telecom
 
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xiaofan said:
This is interesting. I will try to test this for my upcoming one-week trip to Fujian Province, China.

Eight S$8 4G plan (Starhub 4G network) -- China Mobile
CUniq S$9,9 4G plan (Starhub network) -- China Unicom
SIMBA S$12 plan -- China Telecom
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You are using 2 phones with 3 eSIM?
 
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OutBreak said:
You are using 2 phones with 3 eSIM?
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Two Poco X7 Pro phones with 4 physical SIM cards, Singtel SIM Only without China Roaming data, plus the above-mentioned three physical SIM cards. Poco X7 Pro does not support eSIM.
Eight S$8 4G plan (Starhub 4G network) -- China Mobile, 3GB China roaming data, free voice roaming.​
CUniq S$9,9 4G plan (Starhub network) -- China Unicom, 20G China roaming data.​
SIMBA S$12 plan -- China Telecom, 18GB China roaming data, free voice roaming.​

I do not think I need so much data, just for testing.

BTW, I will also try out the LinkLAN eSIM adapter + giga travel eSIM -- still a physical Sim to the phone. The roaming partner is probably the same as giga (China Mobile + China Unicom. This is just for testing. giga travel eSIM is not cheap, 5 day 3GB at S$7, 5 day 5GB at S$9.70, 30 days 10GB at S$18.70, etc).

giga eSIM for China, from giga Shopee store, at S$1.86​
Order Summary​
Order Date: 06 December 2025​
Plan Purchased: China 1GB 5 days pack​
Expiry Note: Plan expires in 90 days after purchase.​
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For Android Devices (ensure APN is set to SHWAP):​
SM-DP+ Address: shb.prod.ondemandconnectivity.com​
 
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xiaofan said:
It is not a placebo effect.

Eight 4G is now often pretty slow. On the other hand, Eight 5G should be much faster.

I have compared Eight 4G (S$8) and StarHub Prepaid S 5G (S$10 usual price, S$3 for some users migrated from Happy Prepaid Card). The speed difference is very significant.
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I just tested eight 4g on my friends S25 and eight 5g on my oppo find n5, his 4G actually slightly faster than mine, maybe cos of location 😁
 
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Slowdown said:
In case people don't believe the FAQ, I share my real life experience.

My current billing cycle is due on 5 Dec 2025. I am going overseas next week. On 4 Dec morning, I perform the 'recharge' function on the Eight App and choose 5G plan for 14.80. Immediately received confirmation. Switch off phone and restart. Immediately get 5G connection. Today on 5 Dec, I log into Eight App and perform Recharge again. This time round, I selected my previous plan of 8 Dollarts. Immediately confirmed and say that the new plan will be active on my next billing cycle on 4 Jan 2026. Meaning I am on 5G until 3 Jan 2026.
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What I did is
I travel on 15 Oct, my $8 plan due on 16 Oct 2359.
16 Oct, I was at oversea, I upgrade to $18. It change immedidately.
Before new cycle come in on 15 Nov, I change my recharge back to $8.
It return to $8 on 16 Nov.

If you plan to change plan oversea, you need to take note of the time zone different.
Eight follow Singapore time.
 
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bombomlee said:
I just tested eight 4g on my friends S25 and eight 5g on my oppo find n5, his 4G actually slightly faster than mine, maybe cos of location 😁
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IMHO.
The mobile phone also makes a difference - Singtel 4G, S25U can achieve 494 464 Mbps down while A25 only 290 Mbps.

Corrected - Typo
 
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My current monthly plan ends on 10 Dec and I manually recharged today. The SMS indicated that my new plan will expire on 7 January. Doesn't the new plan automatically take effect from 10 Dec after the current plan expire?
 
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My current monthly plan ends on 10 Dec and I manually recharged today. The SMS indicated that my new plan will expire on 7 January. Doesn't the new plan automatically take effect from 10 Dec after the current plan expire?
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Nothing about this in their FAQ?

To play safe maybe in future just top up the wallet and turn on Auto Recharge.
 
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xiaofan said:
This is interesting. I will try to test this for my upcoming one-week trip to Fujian Province, China.

Eight S$8 4G plan (Starhub 4G network) -- China Mobile
CUniq S$9,9 4G plan (Starhub network) -- China Unicom
SIMBA S$12 plan -- China Telecom
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CUniq - this one has much more roaming data in dragonland than CMlink sia...
 
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xiaofan said:
Just wondering how you get the "2.25X more" number?

Nominal it is one of the following:
14.8/8 = 1.75
14.8/11.8 = 1.25

But I understand the users here are very good at finding lobangs and can get the S$8 plan at lower price including the top-up offer to make it S$4 per month.

Not sure what is the best price for the S$11.8, S$14.8 and S$18 plan (without using methods like Shopee Coins).
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how to get it at $4 per month?
 
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