Eight Telecom discussion thread

[blueboat]

can use shopee vouchers to offset the purchase

Some vouchers can. But no good vouchers now

 

[Apex]

If currently I on $8 plan and my auto recharge is monthly via credit card.

by doing the Shopee recharge does this means like I get 28 + 10 credit to my account and let it auto detect from there until recharge finish? Or I need to do something on my accounts

 

[qiang2007]

If currently I on $8 plan and my auto recharge is monthly via credit card.

by doing the Shopee recharge does this means like I get 28 + 10 credit to my account and let it auto detect from there until recharge finish? Or I need to do something on my accounts

https://www.eight.com.sg/faq-renew-recharge-and-billing
You can check their faq (How will I be billed for my mobile plan),
The plan deduction will be based on wallet balance first and then the payment methods (Credit/ Debit) card that you added into the account.

 

[Apex]

https://www.eight.com.sg/faq-renew-recharge-and-billing
You can check their faq.
The plan deduction will be based on wallet balance first and then the payment methods (Credit/ Debit) card that you added into the account.

Thanks for the information and faq I will check it out.

 

[FlyGuardX]

If use the 5 dollar shopee voucher, can get the plan at 5.37sgd each month for 9.5months

 

[Epee]

I just top up at Shopee. $28 get $38. Used voucher to lower it to $24. Vendor is D****h. The description says can enjoy 8 times per customer. Not sure how they define customer as I have 2 lines with Eight.

 

[loganrunning]

I just top up at Shopee. $28 get $38. Used voucher to lower it to $24. Vendor is D****h. The description says can enjoy 8 times per customer. Not sure how they define customer as I have 2 lines with Eight.

probably it's 8 times per line/number

 

[ngbc]

probably it's 8 times per line/number

Correct, per number, not per customer.

 

[yiron]

Poison sia, I'm like prepaying my eight plan for years...

 

[kashix]

Happy with Eight so far. 1 month into it and pretty much the most stable line I've had since Giga, ZYM etc.

Consistent connection on trains even during peak hours DTL.

Wah bro, very high praises, is it still true now? Haha

 

[Epee]

8 * $28 is $224! You get $304. At $8/month sub, that's 38 months. About $5.90/month. Good until Mar 2028. Who's game for a meetup on 2027 Christmas? :S

 

[loganrunning]

8 * $28 is $224! You get $304. At $8/month sub, that's 38 months. About $5.90/month. Good until Mar 2028. Who's game for a meetup on 2027 Christmas? :S

We used to complain about the telco 2 year plans. This is effectively a 3 year plan

 

[loganrunning]

I agree it is the situation in VN. It's a first world problem -- we are so used to good coverage and speed here.

just got back this afternoon from 2.5weeks in VN, 10 days in HCMC, 1 week in Hanoi.
travelled with both eight and simba in my phone.

Same situation both north and south.

Initial connection took about 5-8min for both telcos.

Their coverage in street was good eith eight(Vinaphone), ok with Simba (mobifone). once indoors, eight was just slightly better, but both often could not connect. Fortunately, most places provided wifi, even coffeeshops, and they were very willing to share the password, so the connectivity was not that bad.
With the ample wifi, i used about 1GB for the 2.5 weeks.

Generally no problems on eight as my primary SIM there. Simba was my backup.

the worst case was in the immigration queue at Tan Son Nhat airport - the queue is famous. Admittedly i arrived at peak hour after lunch. In the hall:
- eight could connect with no drops, but slow.
- simba had coverage, but simply no connection (full bar aeroplane mode). probably due to lower priority and/or simply too many people.

My base line: In the past, i used to buy local SIM from Viettel, which had much better coverage and speed

Since roaming is bundled with the telco plan, I'll live with the current situation, and only buy local SIM where bundled roaming coverage is not included, or where I am there for a longer trip

my eight roaming experience in VN

 

[dexboi]

kinda crazy to lock yourself for so many months.
there are ample promos every now and then.
afterall it is their objective to lock chiu too so you can't jump without forfeiting wallet balance!

 

[kitkat2]

8 * $28 is $224! You get $304. At $8/month sub, that's 38 months. About $5.90/month. Good until Mar 2028. Who's game for a meetup on 2027 Christmas? :S

prepay for 3 years but what if telco close down?

my eight roaming experience in VN

I remember SGN airport has very fast wifi. Did you try?

 

[xRenol]

Topup $28 get free $10. Total $38.
$8 x 3mths = $24
$8 x 4mths = $32

Regardless, this CNY topup promo not sincere at all.
No matter how there will be leftover odd wallet balance which cannot be fully utilised away for most ppl on monthly $8 deductions.

You can top up $28 to get $38 plus another top up of $10 to $48 for 6 months based on $8/mth plan.

 

[Duapui-ti]

Hi, has anyone successfully used the Eight with a mobile router in Taiwan?

I assumed it would be as simple as plugging it in, but the signal seems weak, or perhaps there’s a setting I overlooked.

For those who have managed to make it work, could you share how you did it?

 

[roborovsky]

You can top up $28 to get $38 plus another top up of $10 to $48 for 6 months based on $8/mth plan.

Is there a top up amount option of $10?
Or are you referring to the 2 x $5?

 

[mosmos]

Hi, has anyone successfully used the Eight with a mobile router in Taiwan?

I assumed it would be as simple as plugging it in, but the signal seems weak, or perhaps there’s a setting I overlooked.

For those who have managed to make it work, could you share how you did it?

You may try put sim in yr phone and see if your router antenna is lousy

 

[nothopingtogether]

some here just want to keep kb the brand, no promo will say the connection poor, got promo say insincere, want to lock you in etc etc. seems like trolling or opsec