Eight Telecom discussion thread

[Kiwi8]

I opt for the auto-charge and the system charged my card one day earlier and change the billing cycle?

I got the plan on 24 july, ends on 23 aug.
Ytd my card got charged and the system shows it ends on 22 Sep.

Since i got it and paid on 24 july, shouldn't it be 23 Aug end, 24 Aug starts new and ends on 23 Sep?

Billing cycle is 30 days. July and August has 31 days so the start date gets shifted earlier by 1 day for those months with 31 days.

 

[alex22]

I opt for the auto-charge and the system charged my card one day earlier and change the billing cycle?

I got the plan on 24 july, ends on 23 aug.
Ytd my card got charged and the system shows it ends on 22 Sep.

Since i got it and paid on 24 july, shouldn't it be 23 Aug end, 24 Aug starts new and ends on 23 Sep?

Count 30 cal days.

 

[alex22]

Is the app for eight app for iphone? I cannot find in apple store but android has.

Just a redirect to web portal. Nothing more

 

[alex22]

wah. lai liao. quite fast

Within expectations. Turn on one card at 0005h. Next card slower, still have 6\14 days left. Order on 17th Aug

 

[loganrunning]

can try out for 1-2 months. no contract. if no good can always port out

Kudos to eight, for giving 88 days free useage, including roaming. risk-free and cost-free way to try out. no need to go thru hassle of porting-in (and porting out if the service does not meet expectations).

shows they have confidence in their product.

 

[~sabaisabai~]

Kudos to eight, for giving 88 days free useage, including roaming. risk-free and cost-free way to try out. no need to go thru hassle of porting-in (and porting out if the service does not meet expectations).

shows they have confidence in their product.

yeah that is good, they are confident of their network enough to give out free and thereafter port in later..

and of cos the price beat all for now... but of cos there are mnvo may follow their pricing thereafter but good for consumers

 

[Tedicious]

yeah that is good, they are confident of their network enough to give out free and thereafter port in later..

and of cos the price beat all for now... but of cos there are mnvo may follow their pricing thereafter but good for consumers

Can port in later meh?
Tot can only port in at the time of sign up?

 

[~sabaisabai~]

Can port in later meh?
Tot can only port in at the time of sign up?

can, for the free line, you need to port in via online only
retailers and service centre port in with $8 plan or $18 plan

 

[loganrunning]

fastest port-in process i've experienced, last night.

- 22 aug: signed up for ndp promo sim on 22 aug. collected it later in the late evening at Ubi (probably missed that evening's porting due to SIM activation after dinner)
- 23 Aug, 2300: expected singtel SIM to be deactivated, but still active
- 24 aug, approx 0030: singtel sim deactivated (no signal, calls rejected, SMS not delivered)
- 24 aug, approx 0300: checked, and eight SIM up and running. calls in/out, sms in/out. Singtel number removed from MySingtel all - in fact, could no longer log in even using their OnePass account.

total time taken less than 150minutes.

 

[alex22]

Kudos to eight, for giving 88 days free useage, including roaming. risk-free and cost-free way to try out. no need to go thru hassle of porting-in (and porting out if the service does not meet expectations).

shows they have confidence in their product.

Tpg also wat, was a trialist for the longest time sia

 

[alex22]

Can port in later meh?
Tot can only port in at the time of sign up?

Bky, only during sign up

 

[loganrunning]

Can port in later meh?
Tot can only port in at the time of sign up?

yes, can.

 

[alex22]

yes, can.

Huh then why need go storefront

 

[~sabaisabai~]

Bky

ky lah.. why bky leh?
port in $0 plan can only do online
if want to port in at service centre, need to go with $8 plan
that is what ubi boss told me

 

[loganrunning]

Tpg also wat, was a trialist for the longest time sia

true, forgot about that. i was on their trial, but didn't sign up eventually.
coverage was poor (not unexpected since they were build infra)

looking at the experiences, maybe not signing up then was not a mistake. I may sign up in future, when their network improves

 

[loganrunning]

Huh then why need go storefront

no need.
porting in dun and going to store front are 2 separate issues

up to you - online or storefront

 

[~sabaisabai~]

Huh then why need go storefront

when you sign up free plan, you can go to the store
but i am not sure if service centre or retailers allowed to sign up with $0 plan but roadshow certainly can
but when you do porting in free line, you can only do it online, store dont do porting for you

we are talking about porting in with existing, not signing up new line

 

[loganrunning]

yeah that is good, they are confident of their network enough to give out free and thereafter port in later..

and of cos the price beat all for now... but of cos there are mnvo may follow their pricing thereafter but good for consumers

"later" is for later to see how if value proposition falls, and if there are better competitors, then port out

 

[~sabaisabai~]

"later" is for later to see how if value proposition falls, and if there are better competitors, then port out

yeah for sure, they will be more competitors coming along as they have lost the market share liao..
but what i meant for now lah... eight certainly beat all mnvo
few months now the road, we wont know liao
now m1 maxx also came out with quite competitive pricing... only without idd calls

 

[matrix05]

yeah for sure, they will be more competitors coming along as they have lost the market share liao..
but what i meant for now lah... eight certainly beat all mnvo
few months now the road, we wont know liao
now m1 maxx also came out with quite competitive pricing... only without idd calls

Simba still no response to Eight?