Eight Telecom discussion thread

[hereiam7788]

i was there 2 weeks ago i am unable to pay using touch and go .. they even advise me to use the wifi provided. Anyway wont go again .. small and nothing to shop .. lol

car park is ex also comparing to even mid valley southkey, not worth it to go. It is at most a lifestyle mall that can fulfil some basic daily needs for residents nearby but it is not a mall that one will revisit if not necessary.

 

[hereiam7788]

in Bolehland confirm cannot send sms to even Bolehland local no while roaming. But most ppl do not need SMS so this is not a big issue.

but certainly no issue activating iMessage during over roaming even on roaming network.

 

[amazingone]

i was there 2 weeks ago i am unable to pay using touch and go .. they even advise me to use the wifi provided. Anyway wont go again .. small and nothing to shop .. lol

Now its purpose is to serve the guests staying at Sheraton Hotel and the nearby residences, once RTS starts operation then more people will flock over as it's the nearest mall.

 

[hereiam7788]

Did a speedtest outdoor in Jaybee.

for celcomdigi, maxis and u mobile

Only getting 5Mbps or below of download speed.

 

[hereiam7788]

Tested another area, indoor but near to window.

 

[hereiam7788]

Update: I asked my friend who is using eight in Jaybee to test as well. This are his speedtest results under maxis data roaming.

So technically can prove that there is a speed cap.

 

[A7997A]

Wi-Fi calling is messy for Singapore telecom providers.

Reference:
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...ly-plans-in-singapore.7167328/#post-157730027

Basically SIMBA seems to be the only one which may be more consistent in this aspect based on the reports.
1) ST MVNOs: no support of VoWiFi at all, even in Singapore
2) ST: only in Singapore
3) M1 and M1 Maxx: only in Singapore
4) StarHub: only in Singapore
5) SIMBA: works when roaming
6) eight: may or may not work when roaming.
7) dual SIM phones may have some issues on one of the SIMs even if both SIMs support VoWiFi.

And for eight and SIMBA, even when VoWiFi may work during roaming, no confirmation that outgoing SMS is possible or not. Hopefully someone can confirm.

If VoWifi works, it behaves like locally connected, and is not subjected to roaming.
So outgoing SMS should work, and I have tested that successfully with Simba.
Eight's wifi calling didn't work at all this round (not even over Simba roaming), so my guess is that the last time it work was a bug or IP that wasn't flagged correctly.

 

[TyL3r_DuRd3n]

ported my spare number to eight 5G from Zero1.
the signal on where am sitting in the office is still very bad.
Gotta switch data to Simba if i m working

 

[sibeiTrolled]

ported my spare number to eight 5G from Zero1.
the signal on where am sitting in the office is still very bad.
Gotta switch data to Simba if i m working

Or your seat could be a blackhole

 

[hereiam7788]

ported my spare number to eight 5G from Zero1.
the signal on where am sitting in the office is still very bad.
Gotta switch data to Simba if i m working

will encourage u to port out from eight, that will leave more bandwidth to us.

 

[koohansen]

ported my spare number to eight 5G from Zero1.
the signal on where am sitting in the office is still very bad.
Gotta switch data to Simba if i m working

Tell HR to change your seat for fung shui reasons

But your seat location in the office might be a factor, such as wooden doors, heavy wood furniture partitions, thick glass window in a high-rise office, even building structural columns... I done radio heat mappings before, these little things can absorb/kill your radio signals

 

[skysurfer]

Hi eight! We made it into page 888 of the eight forum. any special discount code for us?

 

[sadboy]

ported my spare number to eight 5G from Zero1.
the signal on where am sitting in the office is still very bad.
Gotta switch data to Simba if i m working

Actually, when you are deep indoors or away from windows, your mobile coverage comes from the building's internal antenna system. Many buildings run their own In-Building mobile coverage systems, which are typically shared by the three major telcos (Singtel, StarHub, and M1).

Some buildings manage their indoor mobile coverage using a Common Antenna System (CAS). This approach prevents the ceiling from becoming cluttered with too many individual telco base stations. It also gives building management better control over maintenance work, as they don't need to constantly seek permission from the individual telcos to access the equipment.

When this is the case, switching between these telcos won't make a difference because they all use the exact same infrastructure. Simba might help if they have installed their own separate indoor coverage system in that specific building. However, if Simba is also tapping into the shared building system, your reception will likely be just the same.

 

[skazzz]

Actually, when you are deep indoors or away from windows, your mobile coverage comes from the building's internal antenna system. Many buildings run their own In-Building mobile coverage systems, which are typically shared by the three major telcos (Singtel, StarHub, and M1).

Some buildings manage their indoor mobile coverage using a Common Antenna System (CAS). This approach prevents the ceiling from becoming cluttered with too many individual telco base stations. It also gives building management better control over maintenance work, as they don't need to constantly seek permission from the individual telcos to access the equipment.

When this is the case, switching between these telcos won't make a difference because they all use the exact same infrastructure. Simba might help if they have installed their own separate indoor coverage system in that specific building. However, if Simba is also tapping into the shared building system, your reception will likely be just the same.

From my experience, CAS is usually only implemented in newer buildings or those that have been upgraded.
Based on my last engagement with building management to resolve a coverage issue that have CAS, CAS does not include SIMBA.

Just getting a coverage issue fixed by StarHub can already take many months, even with IMDA involvement and escalation to StarHub senior management.
Their outsource installation guys can fix in a rapid manner but not with StarHub internal issue.
There were also instances where their site engineer provided inaccurate updates through building management contacts.

Given that, getting SIMBA integrated would likely be an even more challenging and lengthy process be it CAS or NON CAS.

 

[TyL3r_DuRd3n]

will encourage u to port out from eight, that will leave more bandwidth to us.

mai ar ni lah.. i m resorting to use Simba liao leh Simba leh

 

[TyL3r_DuRd3n]

Actually, when you are deep indoors or away from windows, your mobile coverage comes from the building's internal antenna system. Many buildings run their own In-Building mobile coverage systems, which are typically shared by the three major telcos (Singtel, StarHub, and M1).

Some buildings manage their indoor mobile coverage using a Common Antenna System (CAS). This approach prevents the ceiling from becoming cluttered with too many individual telco base stations. It also gives building management better control over maintenance work, as they don't need to constantly seek permission from the individual telcos to access the equipment.

When this is the case, switching between these telcos won't make a difference because they all use the exact same infrastructure. Simba might help if they have installed their own separate indoor coverage system in that specific building. However, if Simba is also tapping into the shared building system, your reception will likely be just the same.

wah cheeem
ok . one thing to share.
i m using two phones: Oppo A6 Pro 5G and iPhone 15PM
Oppo showing full bar 4G.
15PM showing 4G 1 bar. Sometimes 5G if its mood is good

nPerf speed
15PM: D:27.8 mb/s U: 0.524 mb/sPing: 18ms
Oppo: D: 16.21 mb/s U: 5.93 mb/s Ping: 19ms

when i wanna see home CCTVs and doorbell, it was very slow.
For doorbell, sometimes the person, who pressed the doorbell left liao, when i managed to get into the camera

 

[eting72]

hi, anyone knows the delivery of the SIM card is through singpost or a courier?

 

[mosmos]

hi, anyone knows the delivery of the SIM card is through singpost or a courier?

Singpost

 

[eting72]

Singpost

ok thx

 

[TyL3r_DuRd3n]

ok thx

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