SIMBA Telecom discussion thread

[shichuanhua]

Simba 5G giving me 20mbps ..
Eight 4G giving me 240mbps....
At admiralty

 

[xiaofan]

Simba 5G giving me 20mbps ..
Eight 4G giving me 240mbps....

Where is the place? I am interested to know. Thanks.

So far I have not got such good results from Eight 4G. And even for Singtel 4G, I have only got one result at 250+ Mbps.

 

[shichuanhua]

Where is the place? I am interested to know. Thanks.

So far I have not got such good results from Eight 4G. And even for Singtel 4G, I have only got one result at 250+ Mbps.

Near admiralty secondary

 

[A7997A]

Where is the place? I am interested to know. Thanks.

So far I have not got such good results from Eight 4G. And even for Singtel 4G, I have only got one result at 250+ Mbps.

I do recall hitting 300mbps on zym 4g previously

 

[Habrosus]

Simba line can't make nor receive calls suddenly.

What should I do? Already checked APN and restarted phone numerous times.

 

[twosix]

Simba line can't make nor receive calls suddenly.

What should I do? Already checked APN and restarted phone numerous times.

i can call out now.

 

[TyL3r_DuRd3n]

Simba line can't make nor receive calls suddenly.

What should I do? Already checked APN and restarted phone numerous times.

just tried, i can call landline.

 

[Habrosus]

i can call out now.

Mine still can't, neither in nor out.

Data seems to be working, though.

Suddenly, only realized when I wanted to make a call earlier.

just tried, i can call landline.

 

[xiaofan]

I do recall hitting 300mbps on zym 4g previously

Yes there are reports that people can hit even 400 Mbps using SingTel network with Singtel MVNOs.

Near admiralty secondary

I guess these places are the places I don't normally go to (eg: East side and North side). Maybe next time I will try Bishan and Toa Payoh.

 

[TyL3r_DuRd3n]

Mine still can't, neither in nor out.

Data seems to be working, though.

Suddenly, only realized when I wanted to make a call earlier.

on some occasions, calling out failed.
I had to reinitiate the call again.
Only faced this issue with Simba.
Makes me think if I should go back to eight.

 

[Habrosus]

on some occasions, calling out failed.
I had to reinitiate the call again.
Only faced this issue with Simba.
Makes me think if I should go back to eight.

I've been trying since I first realized hours ago, still neither in nor out.

You're right, such an issue I've read about in the past is mainly with Simba. Maybe I should think about porting out as well.

 

[xiaofan]

on some occasions, calling out failed.
I had to reinitiate the call again.
Only faced this issue with Simba.
Makes me think if I should go back to eight.

Actually what are the main advantages of SIMBA S$12 plan over Eight 5G S$14.80 per month plan, other than being cheaper?

Even Eight 4G S$8 per month plan seems to be usable if I lower my expectations.

 

[A7997A]

Actually what are the main advantages of SIMBA S$12 plan over Eight 5G S$14.80 per month plan, other than being cheaper?

Even Eight 4G S$8 per month plan seems to be usable if I lower my expectations.

Eight $11.80 is designed to match Simba $12, $14.80 just adds 5G. With that in mind, only advantages left is the additional roaming countries, wifi calling overseas and voice app.

 

[xiaofan]

Eight $11.80 is designed to match Simba $12, $14.80 just adds 5G. With that in mind, only advantages left is the additional roaming countries, wifi calling overseas and voice app.

Thanks.

I am thinking whether I want to get a SIMBA S$12 per month plan to try out roaming performance for my upcoming short China trip in mid December, in Comparison to my Eight S$8 4G plan.

I only need a bit of data. Voice call is good to have so Maxx is not that suitable.

For local use, I actually feel my Maxx S$10 plan is pretty good, even with minor glitches (occasionally need to airplane mode and then get back 5G SA).

 

[A7997A]

I am thinking whether I want to get a SIMBA S$12 per month plan to try out roaming performance for my upcoming short China trip in mid December, in Comparison to my Eight S$8 4G plan.

I only need a bit of data. Voice call is good to have so Maxx is not that suitable.

For local use, I actually feel my Maxx S$10 plan is pretty good, even with minor glitches (occasionally need to airplane mode and then get back 5G SA).

Simba $10 has 3GB data with Group A which covers China. But given just $2 difference, $12 plan does gives quite a bit more data.

 

[xiaofan]

Simba $10 has 3GB data with Group A which covers China. But given just $2 difference, $12 plan does gives quite a bit more data.

Thanks for the info.

Indeed SIMBA S$12 SIMBA plan gives 26 GB for China Roaming whereas SIMBA S$10 plan gives only 3GB for China Roaming.

1) SIMBA $12 plan.

• 8GB Roaming (60+ Countries)
• 18GB APAC Roaming +China +S.Korea
• 600 IDD + SG Mins
• 100 Myanmar Mins
• FREE Voice Roaming

2) SIMBA S$10 plan.

• 3GB Roaming (60+ Countries)
• 12GB APAC Roaming
• 600 IDD + SG Mins
• 100 Myanmar Mins
• FREE Voice Roaming

3) Eight S$11.8 4G plan and S$14.8 5G plan

• 26GB APAC Roaming
• 8GB Intl Roaming
• 388 IDD Mins (Excl. Myanmar)
• 88 IDD Mins (Myanmar)

4) Eight S$8 4G plan

• 2GB Intl Roaming
• 588 Mins Local Talktime
• 288 IDD Mins (Excl. Myanmar)
• 88 IDD Mins (Myanmar)

 

[TyL3r_DuRd3n]

I've been trying since I first realized hours ago, still neither in nor out.

You're right, such an issue I've read about in the past is mainly with Simba. Maybe I should think about porting out as well.

i think reliability is a series issue here.

I reckon those piggyback on the major telco networks are more reliable in terms of basic function such as calling out, where as Simba forces one to use VoLTE and does not welcome older phones (e.g., my iPhone 7 Plus). Not sure major telco still uses the conventional call service, unlike Simba where it forced network-wide implementation of VoLTE. Pls enlighten me if I am wrong.

With the reliability issue, makes me wonder, how many missed calls that I am not aware of.

 

[TyL3r_DuRd3n]

i reckon eight's offering is more attractive in terms of roaming data, but SIMBA offers free voice roaming, where eight is dependent on one's IDD quota/allowance.

 

[xiaofan]

i think reliability is a series issue here.

I reckon those piggyback on the major telco networks are more reliable in terms of basic function such as calling out, where as Simba forces one to use VoLTE and does not welcome older phones (e.g., my iPhone 7 Plus). Not sure major telco still uses the conventional call service, unlike Simba where it forced network-wide implementation of VoLTE. Pls enlighten me if I am wrong.

With the reliability issue, makes me wonder, how many missed calls that I am not aware of.

All providers have to use VoLTE now that 3G network has been shutdown.

The other option is VoWiFi, but if your phone does not even support VoLTE, then it will most likely not support VoLTE as well.

Yet the other option is VoNR which is not applicable to 4G Phones. And many 5G phones do not support VoNR as of now.

BTW, I believe iPhone 7 Plus support VoLTE. Please try it.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/251915898?sortBy=rank

 

[A7997A]

i think reliability is a series issue here.

I reckon those piggyback on the major telco networks are more reliable in terms of basic function such as calling out, where as Simba forces one to use VoLTE and does not welcome older phones (e.g., my iPhone 7 Plus). Not sure major telco still uses the conventional call service, unlike Simba where it forced network-wide implementation of VoLTE. Pls enlighten me if I am wrong.

With the reliability issue, makes me wonder, how many missed calls that I am not aware of.

VoLTE is network level requirement, with only LTE network, traditional cellular call isnt possible on Simba, that should be known at the point of sign up, but perhaps not that obviously.

For iPhone 7 plus, it is 4 years old at the launch of Simba, Simba & Apple probably didnt see the point of including Simba's info on a phone that is almost obsolete. Yes this is 2 way, you need handset firmware support well. For the traffic light telcos those would have been in the phone for much longer. This is a disadvantage for a brand new MNO unfortunately.