SIMBA Fibre Broadband

[jess_sy]

"We shook up the market for mobile phone plans and we’re doing it again for Broadband. Get 2.5Gbps for only $20 per month! "​

https://simba.sg/broadband

 

[probablye]

I've been yearning for a new ISP to jump into the fibre broadband space. Finally!

2.5Gbps would be a gimmick for most people. I care more about their connectivity.

Looking at Simba's BGP, I see they essentially only have HE and Telia as upstream providers, with a 30GB link at SGIX.

Access to China will likely be their weakness but US/Europe should be good.

I'm excited, and can't wait to be among the first to sign up!

 

[cybertech]

If they can give free a good WiFi6 router that will be perfect for this $20/mth 2.5gbps Broadband. Shall see if they going to have Service-Related Charges like Registration/Activation/NLT etc.

 

[luei74]

This is the 2nd thread about Simba

 

[mimiiii]

If the connection is stable + able to stream China website video smoothly + no registration or activation fees + bundle with average router.. $20 per month would be a great deal.

Want to earn your money Jin hard.

 

[mimiiii]

$20 is should be a no frill plan. Unless someone can confirm.

 

[royfrosty]

Finally no nonsense 1+1gbps.

 

[anthonygreenisreal]

Nice, I just want a cheap and. no frill no bundle BS plan.
Hope this is the one or at least push the big time telco to come out with similar ones to compete.

 

[WoShiPro]

Nowadays still need to wait long for NLT to switch/activate fibre port?

If network is stable will jump from M1. Been with m1 even since I use fibre.

 

[keenklee]

If the connection is stable + able to stream China website video smoothly + no registration or activation fees + bundle with average router.. $20 per month would be a great deal.

IMHO.
Just wait for some early adopter guinea pigs to test it out.

4G also like that.
Imagine 4G is like an expressway, 4 lanes both direction.
At my home location, my speed is like using the road shoulder.

 

[TanKianW]

I might be sceptical......their LTE/4G services......CMI. I tried for a month, give me 100GB also no chance to use it.

In the end, I changed to GOMO (ST) and MaXX (M1) for my android headunit and iPad.

Hope their disruption to the fibre plans will be successful. Home internet pricing really in need for some competition.​

 

[Trans-Am]

very curious about their routing


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[Apex]

Great to see a new player into the FIber market. But with this kind of price i wouldn't expected a good overseas connectivity with their limited peering (base on the current mobile network). Some website route u half the world before coming back to Sg.

With NLT cost in, i really dun see much room for making from that $20.

 

[luei74]

I might be sceptical......their LTE/4G services......CMI. I tried for a month, give me 100GB also no chance to use it.

In the end, I changed to GOMO (ST) and MaXX (M1) for my android headunit and iPad.

Hope their disruption to the fibre plans will be successful. Home internet pricing really in need for some competition.​

Welcome back Innovaq Ah Hia!!

 

[smith2006]

Starhub 1Gbps contract $40.27 ending in June, can jump ship and save $20 liao

 

[loganrunning]

Great to see a new player into the FIber market. But with this kind of price i wouldn't expected a good overseas connectivity with their limited peering (base on the current mobile network). Some website route u half the world before coming back to Sg.

With NLT cost in, i really dun see much room for making from that $20.

NLT is a monopoly. no incentive for them to lower prices.

 

[xiaofan]

I might be sceptical......their LTE/4G services......CMI. I tried for a month, give me 100GB also no chance to use it.

In the end, I changed to GOMO (ST) and MaXX (M1) for my android headunit and iPad.

Hope their disruption to the fibre plans will be successful. Home internet pricing really in need for some competition.​

Unlike mobile where SIMBA has to create from scratch, for Fibre internet, the big chunk of the infrastructure are common to all ISPs. NetLink Trust owns and operates the passive fibre network infrastructure of Singapore’s NBN. Maybe they have a better chance of success. For example, Viewquest is still alive even though MR was now part of Starhub.

On the other hand, SIMBA offered free SIM and no contract last time so there was no cost to go for the trial, but this time it is S$20 per month and 12 month contract (S$240 cost in total), so I guess many people will just watch and see, inlcluding myself. Anyway, my contract with Singtel will only end in Sept 2024.

 

[xiaofan]

NLT is a monopoly. no incentive for them to lower prices.

Let's keep the hope. And there is a hope here as the government is pushing for 10G Fibire Home Broadband (along with 6G mobile).

 

[loganrunning]

Let's keep the hope. And there is a hope here as the government is pushing for 10G Fibire Home Broadband (along with 6G mobile).

like you, i am hopeful, but for that, will need to re-structure the current arrangements - NLT (nee OpenNet) is supposed to be the neutral party owning and maintaining the infra . it will be difficult for the current owners to give up or carve up this cash cow.

 

[loganrunning]

On the other hand, SIMBA offered free SIM and no contract last time so there was no cost to go for the trial, but this time it is S$20 per month and 12 month contract (S$240 cost in total), so I guess many people will just watch and see, inlcluding myself. Anyway, my contract with Singtel will only end in Sept 2024.

i'd say that their target for trials are those using routers with 2.5Gb WAN ports. otherwise, it's just a test of stability and latency/routing. my contract expires next March, so am still pondering whether to be a guinea pig.