Replace home broadband with mobile plan?

[The_Davis]

Two of my friends doing it. I think it is stupid.
Both are not poor. They are condominium owners.
It seems doable but you live with the silly inconvenience.

Rich get richer
Poor gets poorer

 

[ceestudent]

Rich get richer
Poor gets poorer

Cheapest fiber is only 24-25$ per month.
Cheapest 4g plan from eight is 8$. Need to buy 200$ router also. How much you can save per month? Less than 10$ for 2 years.

 

[The_Davis]

Cheapest fiber is only 24-25$ per month.
Cheapest 4g plan from eight is 8$. Need to buy 200$ router also. How much you can save per month? Less than 10$ for 2 years.

$16 * 12 =$192.00 per year
Assume $240 for router
$240 / $192 =1.25 years to break even


For me I base on $31 bb plan, so savings is $23 per mth

$23 * 12 =$276.00
$240 / $276 =0.87
Less than one year break even

 

[SkyNinja]

Tplink SIM card modem. In the long run is worth it

 

[ichinisan]

$16 * 12 =$192.00 per year
Assume $240 for router
$240 / $192 =1.25 years to break even


For me I base on $31 bb plan, so savings is $23 per mth

$23 * 12 =$276.00
$240 / $276 =0.87
Less than one year break even

Tplink SIM card modem. In the long run is worth it

Which router are you both using?

 

[The_Davis]

Which router are you both using?

Using dlink Lor, 5g router that can’t get 5g in my area

end up I using 4g $8 plan

 

[ichinisan]

Using dlink Lor, 5g router that can’t get 5g in my area

end up I using 4g $8 plan

I am thinking of getting the Tp Link MR400.

Is this ok for light usage and also home security camera?

 

[The_Davis]

I am thinking of getting the Tp Link MR400.

Is this ok for light usage and also home security camera?

Erm. You got how many pax?
number and type of devices?

 

[ichinisan]

Erm. You got how many pax?
number and type of devices?

1 pax. TV, laptop, phone and security camera.

 

[The_Davis]

1 pax. TV, laptop, phone and security camera.

Can try lah, moral of story is don’t get so expensive sim router

keep your original router in case older devices cannot connect to newer wifi network (6e/7). Can do bridge mode to get connected to the old router

 

[ichinisan]

Can try lah, moral of story is don’t get so expensive sim router

keep your original router in case older devices cannot connect to newer wifi network (6e/7). Can do bridge mode to get connected to the old router

Ya not going to get those expensive ones. 4g LTE router is enough.

Do you know whether it supports Simba or Eight sim cards?

 

[The_Davis]

Ya not going to get those expensive ones. 4g LTE router is enough.

Do you know whether it supports Simba or Eight sim cards?

Simba I dun use leh.
I using eight mobile.
Can ask @mosmos

 

[sacredrays]

Ya not going to get those expensive ones. 4g LTE router is enough.

Do you know whether it supports Simba or Eight sim cards?

got one d-link model like more value for money than tp-link. forgot the model name maybe just search d-link 5g router. i think 200++ sgd

 

[ichinisan]

Simba I dun use leh.
I using eight mobile.
Can ask @mosmos

Ok. Maybe I will go try it out. Thanks!

got one d-link model like more value for money than tp-link. forgot the model name maybe just search d-link 5g router. i think 200++ sgd

Omg $200+ is too expensive and I don't think I need 5g.

Is 5g necessary?

 

[sacredrays]

Ok. Maybe I will go try it out. Thanks!



Omg $200+ is too expensive and I don't need 5g.

the tp-link 4g deco x50 already 200+... unless u take the really low end model

d-link dwr-x2000 is 200

 

[ceestudent]

$16 * 12 =$192.00 per year
Assume $240 for router
$240 / $192 =1.25 years to break even


For me I base on $31 bb plan, so savings is $23 per mth

$23 * 12 =$276.00
$240 / $276 =0.87
Less than one year break even

The difference between using 4g vs broadband is really like day and night for simple youtube buffering.
If people tell me 1gbps vs 10gbps broadband not much difference, i kind of agree. I rather cut down my other subscription like netflix than replacing my home broad band. Haha.

Usually people use this if they stay in sg for a while or just rent a room. So they don't want to subscribe to 24 months fiber.

 

[ichinisan]

the tp-link 4g deco x50 already 200+... unless u take the really low end model

Saw a good price for the MR400. Less than $100. Worth to get this?

 

[ceestudent]

1 pax. TV, laptop, phone and security camera.

why don't you try to tether data from your phone to laptop first, to see if you can accept the latency of using 4g data..

 

[sacredrays]

Saw a good price for the MR400. Less than $100. Worth to get this?

no idea.. u want wifi5 only meh..? might as well use your phone tether liao

 

[~sabaisabai~]

Simba I dun use leh.
I using eight mobile.
Can ask @mosmos

Paiseh. You use what model again? I've tp link mr200