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Please read Post #2, #3, #4, #8 and #10 for more details.
1. Recommendation for ISP Plans to Go
Updates for Year 2025. The following are just my personal opinion. YMMV.
1) For existing users of any ISPs: no switching of ISP unless if you got issues or you got good offers from the other ISPs.
This is especially true for M1 500Mbps and Starhub 500Mbps plan users since you still pay S$30.45 per month out of contract. You can always wait for recontract offer which you like to upgrade to a new plan from M1/Starhub, You also have the freedom to jump to other ISPs as well.
Same for Singtel users -- if you are fine with your Singtel Fibre internet plan using ONR, no need to change, even though I do not recommend new users to go with Singtel because of the use of ONR and relatively higher cost compared to other ISPs.
However, as per the updates from Singtel thread on 12-Dec-2024, Singtel does not allow recontract of ONT based plan (legacy 1Gbps plan) any more -- it is better for Singtel ONT users who want to keep using ONT with their own router to consider switching to other ISPs using ONT.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/singtel-1-gbps-fibre.5930834/page-253
WC 2.5Gbps plan is also a good one for existing WC users even though it may not be of very good values for new users due to NLT charges and installation charges.
2) Recommendation for new sign-up:
You should go through Post #3 to see which plan you like better. Post #2 and Post #4 are worth reading as well.
3) For Dual ISP users:
ST+WC is not recommended because WC uses ST infrastructure. SH+MR may not be recommended since they seem to be merging the backend.
II. Details of ISP Fibre Internet offerings
1. SingTel : (2Gbps/3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps plan, legacy 500Mbps/1Gbps plan)
Public IPv4: yes, no static add-on
Updated on 12-Dec-2024, Singtel does not allow recontract of ONT based plan (legacy 1Gbps plan) any more -- it is better for Singtel ONT users who want to keep using ONT with their own router to consider switching to other ISPs using ONT.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/singtel-1-gbps-fibre.5930834/page-253
ONR users: 6rd IPv6, but you may need to request from Singtel and it may not be easy. On-going native IPv6 deployment. Native IPv6 (/56) is being deployed since Nov 2023 and not yet finished as of March 2025. But it is still difficult to get native IPv6 for ONR users since very few Singtel people know how to get this done.
Singtel 2Gbps plan: aggregated 2Gbps, must use Singtel GPON ONR.
Singtel 2.5Gbps plan (only offered to some recontract customers previously) : aggregated 2.5Gbps, must use Singtel GPON ONR
Singtel 3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps plan: use XGS-PON ONR, 1 x 10G LAN port and 4 x 1G LAN ports. Take note these plans are all using XGS-PON ONR.
You may or may not be able to bridge the GPON or XGS-PON ONR by yourself. YMMV.
Update on 18-Feb-2025: Singtel now offers XGS-PON ONR bridging at S$10 per month.
Strong points: very stable, may have some advantages in terms of routing to China.
Some users may want to go with the Entertainment bundles with Fibre Internet and Singtel TV / Singtel Cast.
https://www.singtel.com/personal/products-services/broadband/fibre-broadband-plans
https://www.singtel.com/personal/products-services/tv
2. Starhub (UltraSpeed 3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps, legacy 500Mbps/1Gbps/2Gbps plans)
Public IP, ONT, no vlan needed. With native dual stack IPv6 (/64 only)
Starhub legacy 2Gbps plan: ONT port 1 and ONT port 3 used to deliver 2x1Gbps connection, ONT port 2 for legacy Starhub Fibre TV.
Starhub UltraSpeed 3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps plan: using XGS-PON ONT now.
(Note: please check out the bundled router which may be subjected to change)
3Gbps --> ONT + HB410
5Gbps --> ONT + HB710
10Gbps --> ONT + EB810v or HB710, mostly EB810v
HomeHub+ --> ONT + HB710 or EB810v
Update on 27-Feb-2025: Starhub gets rid of the XGS-PON ONR based plans from public websites, but there may still be ONR based 5Gbps plan in the hidden links, or from 3rd party dealers.
Starhub HomeHub+ Plans: TV and Fibre Internet bundle:
https://www.starhub.com/personal/bundles/homehub-plus.html
3. M1 (3Gbps, 6Gbps and 10Gbps plans, legacy 500Mbps/2Gbps/1Gbps/2.5Gbps plan)
https://www.m1.com.sg/home-broadband
Public IPv4, ONT, no vlan needed. Native dual stack IPv6 (/64 only).
M1 legacy 2Gbps plan: ONT port 1 and ONT port 2 used to deliver 2x1Gbps connection.
Update on 8-Aug-2024: M1 replace M1 2Gbps plan with the true 2.5Gbps plan.
Update on 6-Sept-2024: M1 no longer offers 500Mbps plan to new users.
No more static IPv4 add-on as per reports.
Updated on 6-June-2025: M1 has a new 10Gbps plan which comes with all-in-one ONR (including WiFi 6).
https://shop.m1.com.sg/fbb/plans-bundles/fbb-plan?plan=HOMEPAC_10GBPS_ONR_24
Updated on 1-Oct-2025: M1 has removed 1Gbps and 2.5Gbps plan.
4. MyRepublic (3Gbps plan, HyperSpeed 10Gbps).
https://myrepublic.net/sg/broadband/
Using ONT
Carrier Grade NAT, no public IP by default. You can pay one time charge of S$51 for the Static IP.
No IPv6.
MR Gamer plans are perceived to have good speed and lower latency by some users. MR Gamer Plans (3Gbps/10Gbps) may have the lowest latency to China.
MR HyperSpeed 3Gbps/10Gbps plans are using XGS-PON ONT.
5.Viewquest (10Gbps XGS-PON based plan with bridged ONR or XGS-PON ONU stick, 3Gbps plan).
Using CGNAT by default. You need to pay for static IP add-on to get public IPv4 address (monthly charges apply).
Free Working IPv6 upon request.
Recontract users may have options to upgrade to 3Gbps/10Gbps plan at reduced pricing.
VQ is also perceived by some users to have good performance. But some users have reported stability issues.
VQ 10Gbps plan:
https://viewqwest.com/sg/residential/broadband/
VQ 3Gbps plan:
https://viewqwest.com/sg/residential/broadband/3gbps/
6. Whizcomms (aggregated 2.5Gbps plan, 3Gbps/10Gbps plan), using Singtel Network
Public IP, no IPv6. ONR only.
Update: no ONR bridging request since 20-Dec-2023. Users have to take risks to do it by themselves.
WC 10Gbps plan (XGS-PON ONR)
https://whizcomms.com.sg/10gbps-broadband/
WC 3Gbps plan (XGS-PON ONR)
https://whizcomms.com.sg/3gbps-broadband/
WC 2.5Gbps plan (aggregated 2.5Gbps plan, GPON ONR)
https://whizcomms.com.sg/2-5gbps-broadband/
7. SIMBA (10Gbps plan, legacy 2.5Gbps plans)
https://simba.sg/broadband
10Gbps plan
Using XGS-PON ONT with single 10G port, CGNAT (no public IPv4 address), with IPv6, no digital voice.
Update o 7-July-2025, SIMBA starts to offer free Digital Voice. The catch is that NLT charge may apply for these new 10Gbps plans with digital voice.
Legacy 2.5Gbps plan (using GPON) users are being upgraded to 10Gbps plan.
1. Recommendation for ISP Plans to Go
Updates for Year 2025. The following are just my personal opinion. YMMV.
1) For existing users of any ISPs: no switching of ISP unless if you got issues or you got good offers from the other ISPs.
This is especially true for M1 500Mbps and Starhub 500Mbps plan users since you still pay S$30.45 per month out of contract. You can always wait for recontract offer which you like to upgrade to a new plan from M1/Starhub, You also have the freedom to jump to other ISPs as well.
Same for Singtel users -- if you are fine with your Singtel Fibre internet plan using ONR, no need to change, even though I do not recommend new users to go with Singtel because of the use of ONR and relatively higher cost compared to other ISPs.
However, as per the updates from Singtel thread on 12-Dec-2024, Singtel does not allow recontract of ONT based plan (legacy 1Gbps plan) any more -- it is better for Singtel ONT users who want to keep using ONT with their own router to consider switching to other ISPs using ONT.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/singtel-1-gbps-fibre.5930834/page-253
WC 2.5Gbps plan is also a good one for existing WC users even though it may not be of very good values for new users due to NLT charges and installation charges.
2) Recommendation for new sign-up:
You should go through Post #3 to see which plan you like better. Post #2 and Post #4 are worth reading as well.
3) For Dual ISP users:
ST+WC is not recommended because WC uses ST infrastructure. SH+MR may not be recommended since they seem to be merging the backend.
II. Details of ISP Fibre Internet offerings
1. SingTel : (2Gbps/3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps plan, legacy 500Mbps/1Gbps plan)
Public IPv4: yes, no static add-on
Updated on 12-Dec-2024, Singtel does not allow recontract of ONT based plan (legacy 1Gbps plan) any more -- it is better for Singtel ONT users who want to keep using ONT with their own router to consider switching to other ISPs using ONT.
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/threads/singtel-1-gbps-fibre.5930834/page-253
ONR users: 6rd IPv6, but you may need to request from Singtel and it may not be easy. On-going native IPv6 deployment. Native IPv6 (/56) is being deployed since Nov 2023 and not yet finished as of March 2025. But it is still difficult to get native IPv6 for ONR users since very few Singtel people know how to get this done.
Singtel 2Gbps plan: aggregated 2Gbps, must use Singtel GPON ONR.
Singtel 2.5Gbps plan (only offered to some recontract customers previously) : aggregated 2.5Gbps, must use Singtel GPON ONR
Singtel 3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps plan: use XGS-PON ONR, 1 x 10G LAN port and 4 x 1G LAN ports. Take note these plans are all using XGS-PON ONR.
You may or may not be able to bridge the GPON or XGS-PON ONR by yourself. YMMV.
Update on 18-Feb-2025: Singtel now offers XGS-PON ONR bridging at S$10 per month.
Strong points: very stable, may have some advantages in terms of routing to China.
Some users may want to go with the Entertainment bundles with Fibre Internet and Singtel TV / Singtel Cast.
https://www.singtel.com/personal/products-services/broadband/fibre-broadband-plans
https://www.singtel.com/personal/products-services/tv
2. Starhub (UltraSpeed 3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps, legacy 500Mbps/1Gbps/2Gbps plans)
Public IP, ONT, no vlan needed. With native dual stack IPv6 (/64 only)
Starhub legacy 2Gbps plan: ONT port 1 and ONT port 3 used to deliver 2x1Gbps connection, ONT port 2 for legacy Starhub Fibre TV.
Starhub UltraSpeed 3Gbps/5Gbps/10Gbps plan: using XGS-PON ONT now.
(Note: please check out the bundled router which may be subjected to change)
3Gbps --> ONT + HB410
5Gbps --> ONT + HB710
10Gbps --> ONT + EB810v or HB710, mostly EB810v
HomeHub+ --> ONT + HB710 or EB810v
Update on 27-Feb-2025: Starhub gets rid of the XGS-PON ONR based plans from public websites, but there may still be ONR based 5Gbps plan in the hidden links, or from 3rd party dealers.
Starhub HomeHub+ Plans: TV and Fibre Internet bundle:
https://www.starhub.com/personal/bundles/homehub-plus.html
3. M1 (3Gbps, 6Gbps and 10Gbps plans, legacy 500Mbps/2Gbps/1Gbps/2.5Gbps plan)
https://www.m1.com.sg/home-broadband
Public IPv4, ONT, no vlan needed. Native dual stack IPv6 (/64 only).
M1 legacy 2Gbps plan: ONT port 1 and ONT port 2 used to deliver 2x1Gbps connection.
Update on 8-Aug-2024: M1 replace M1 2Gbps plan with the true 2.5Gbps plan.
Update on 6-Sept-2024: M1 no longer offers 500Mbps plan to new users.
No more static IPv4 add-on as per reports.
Updated on 6-June-2025: M1 has a new 10Gbps plan which comes with all-in-one ONR (including WiFi 6).
https://shop.m1.com.sg/fbb/plans-bundles/fbb-plan?plan=HOMEPAC_10GBPS_ONR_24
Updated on 1-Oct-2025: M1 has removed 1Gbps and 2.5Gbps plan.
4. MyRepublic (3Gbps plan, HyperSpeed 10Gbps).
https://myrepublic.net/sg/broadband/
Using ONT
Carrier Grade NAT, no public IP by default. You can pay one time charge of S$51 for the Static IP.
No IPv6.
MR Gamer plans are perceived to have good speed and lower latency by some users. MR Gamer Plans (3Gbps/10Gbps) may have the lowest latency to China.
MR HyperSpeed 3Gbps/10Gbps plans are using XGS-PON ONT.
5.Viewquest (10Gbps XGS-PON based plan with bridged ONR or XGS-PON ONU stick, 3Gbps plan).
Using CGNAT by default. You need to pay for static IP add-on to get public IPv4 address (monthly charges apply).
Free Working IPv6 upon request.
Recontract users may have options to upgrade to 3Gbps/10Gbps plan at reduced pricing.
VQ is also perceived by some users to have good performance. But some users have reported stability issues.
VQ 10Gbps plan:
https://viewqwest.com/sg/residential/broadband/
VQ 3Gbps plan:
https://viewqwest.com/sg/residential/broadband/3gbps/
6. Whizcomms (aggregated 2.5Gbps plan, 3Gbps/10Gbps plan), using Singtel Network
Public IP, no IPv6. ONR only.
Update: no ONR bridging request since 20-Dec-2023. Users have to take risks to do it by themselves.
WC 10Gbps plan (XGS-PON ONR)
https://whizcomms.com.sg/10gbps-broadband/
WC 3Gbps plan (XGS-PON ONR)
https://whizcomms.com.sg/3gbps-broadband/
WC 2.5Gbps plan (aggregated 2.5Gbps plan, GPON ONR)
https://whizcomms.com.sg/2-5gbps-broadband/
7. SIMBA (10Gbps plan, legacy 2.5Gbps plans)
https://simba.sg/broadband
10Gbps plan
Using XGS-PON ONT with single 10G port, CGNAT (no public IPv4 address), with IPv6, no digital voice.
Update o 7-July-2025, SIMBA starts to offer free Digital Voice. The catch is that NLT charge may apply for these new 10Gbps plans with digital voice.
Legacy 2.5Gbps plan (using GPON) users are being upgraded to 10Gbps plan.
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