Eight Telecom discussion thread

[Habrosus]

No complaints. Yes sometimes slow but ok for my usage pattern while on the move.

And mine too!

 

[elvintay07]

And mine too!

You all must be fan of 2G or 3G

 

[Habrosus]

You all must be fan of 2G or 3G

You're wrong.

 

[Byfrost]

You all must be fan of 2G or 3G

Not everyone must have the best and fastest speeds and go everywhere do speedtest.

 

[elvintay07]

Not everyone must have the best and fastest speeds and go everywhere do speedtest.

No need speedtest. When I tried Simba, the page cannot even load. That was 2G speed

 

[jeffyap78]

Eight FAQ has a search function that's how I got this from keyword Ownership...

https://www.eight.com.sg/faq-manage-my-account

Currently we do not have transfer of ownership functionality. Please ask your friends and family to register new line with eight.

Then no choice got to run finish my credit till Dec then jump to zym

 

[chari-men]

Currently we do not have transfer of ownership functionality. Please ask your friends and family to register new line with eight.

Then no choice got to run finish my credit till Dec then jump to zym

Zym also not perfect just to let you know.. Was in basement carpark somewhere in Bishan yesterday.. my zym tottally no signal.. Simba saved the day with 4G+ connectivity...

 

[jeffyap78]

Zym also not perfect just to let you know.. Was in basement carpark somewhere in Bishan yesterday.. my zym tottally no signal.. Simba saved the day with 4G+ connectivity...

I have 5 lines of zym for more than 1 year. Signed 8 because they have lots of nice numbers and when in jb, network not good, so want to port to zym

 

[cloudystar]

I ported from zym to eight late last year because I'm always not getting reliable network on trains.

Lately however, eight is also not that reliable. Headache..

 

[kitkat2]

I ported from zym to eight late last year because I'm always not getting reliable network on trains.

Lately however, eight is also not that reliable. Headache..

all telcos same problem on mrt. if you want reliable, then take bus.

 

[Habrosus]

all telcos same problem on mrt. if you want reliable, then take bus.

You reminded me the time when people used to hold their phones high walking around looking for a (better) connection.

Most reliable, walk.

 

[bryant_16]

To change new phone with the eight eSim, we would have to go down to the Service Center for the new eSim replacement for the new phone? This is the only way?

 

[cloudystar]

all telcos same problem on mrt. if you want reliable, then take bus.

Not true at all, eight was so much more reliable for me on the DTL as compared to zym until only recently. The problem with eight only surfaced recently and randomly.

you can take the bus all you want. I'm taking the train with a reliable network.

 

[Baddieko]

I ported over from m1 realise m1 infrastructure sux for many decades.

At home and outside west area: 8 has full bar and 100-200mbps
M1 has 2 bars and 10-30mbps

ST and SH can say they are superior than 8 but M1 can’t say that.

 

[gapboy]

I ported over from m1 realise m1 infrastructure sux for many decades.

At home and outside west area: 8 has full bar and 100-200mbps
M1 has 2 bars and 10-30mbps

ST and SH can say they are superior than 8 but M1 can’t say that.

a known fact m1 mobile always have aeroplane modes too

 

[mosmos]

Not true at all, eight was so much more reliable for me on the DTL as compared to zym until only recently. The problem with eight only surfaced recently and randomly.

you can take the bus all you want. I'm taking the train with a reliable network.

I guess maybe also depending on phone model

I got 8 in XM 13T on Dimensity and redmi 13 pro Snapdragon, always use together

Side by side, 13T always connected to 4g+, 13 pro 4g only. 4g+ data very fast weekdays 7am-8am from JE mrt to CL BV to macpherson to DTL tamp east

Seems like Snapdragon or whatever modem with it more lousy in sg

 

[BBCWatcher]

all telcos same problem on mrt. if you want reliable, then take bus.

I like your thinking! Two more bus advantages:

• Some buses have charging ports.
• You get more free Wi-Fi opportunities as you pass by coffee shops and other establishments. Especially when traffic is heavy.

 

[cloudystar]

I guess maybe also depending on phone model

I got 8 in XM 13T on Dimensity and redmi 13 pro Snapdragon, always use together

Side by side, 13T always connected to 4g+, 13 pro 4g only. 4g+ data very fast weekdays 7am-8am from JE mrt to CL BV to macpherson to DTL tamp east

Seems like Snapdragon or whatever modem with it more lousy in sg

Yes, maybe the phone model matters and everyone has different experience.

It also depends on which train line we take. It is really possible to have reliable network service on DTL and TEL on some MVNOs.

At the same time, network congestion at major MRT interchange stations like Jurong. Serangoon, Outram etc. are all perfectly understandable.

 

[chari-men]

I guess maybe also depending on phone model

I got 8 in XM 13T on Dimensity and redmi 13 pro Snapdragon, always use together

Side by side, 13T always connected to 4g+, 13 pro 4g only. 4g+ data very fast weekdays 7am-8am from JE mrt to CL BV to macpherson to DTL tamp east

Seems like Snapdragon or whatever modem with it more lousy in sg

Yup depends on the phone modem how strong is the connectivity mostly ...

 

[techman14]

hi guys, is eight the best telco out there with regards to network coverage ?
considering of moving from my sh 4g $25/month esim 200gb/

488GB​

SG-MY-ID-TH
(Fortune Eight Plan)
$11.8
/30 days
BUY
$128
/1-Year
(U.P. $141.60)
BUY

• 488GB Data
• 18GB + 8GB APAC Roaming
• 8GB Intl Roaming
• 688 Mins Local Talktime
• 388 IDD Mins (Excl. Myanmar)
• 88 IDD Mins (Myanmar)
• 128 Local SMS