SIMBA Telecom discussion thread

[username03]

Weird. I also changed to 5g sim before I go kl last month. Celcomdigi by auto connect. I changed it manually to yes to try. Yah slow. So I set it to auto again. Was on the 4.5hrs etc train to/fro. I streamed Netflix 4k, yt 4k etc. No problem. End up I used ~10gb from the whole trip.

YES is like got strong signal but not moving internet lol..

I didn't want to manual it because sometimes in lift or sudden underground, the network goes off and then my phone will ring say no network..

If set to auto, it will just auto latch onto any available ones..

Just that I hate it that it defaults prefers Yes instead of celcomdigi, which in my opinion has very good coverage. Better than umobile.

 

[Citiguy]

Has Simba's coverage at underground MRT lines improved?

The NSEW (old) lines really CMI in between the station when in underground

Not that I can feel... coverage/bandwidth underground is still poor.

 

[twosix]

YES is like got strong signal but not moving internet lol..

I didn't want to manual it because sometimes in lift or sudden underground, the network goes off and then my phone will ring say no network..

If set to auto, it will just auto latch onto any available ones..

Just that I hate it that it defaults prefers Yes instead of celcomdigi, which in my opinion has very good coverage. Better than umobile.

So this is weird. I was not always checking which telcos it is using, but for the whole trip signal is no problem for me. Haha.

 

[Atrina_Boy]

Just terminate the simba the $10 oversea usage after trying for my recent oversea trips.
The underground coverage totally cannot make it

 

[gnowyx]

In both Android and iOS you can manually select your preferred roaming partner network if there's more than one available in your location with your plan's roaming arrangements. The manual network selection option is in your phone's settings. Your manual network selection may or may not be better than automatic network selection, but you can choose. For example, some roaming partner networks may support VoLTE for voice and SMS service, and some may not.

telco can do steering, if i don't want you to roam on certain network i can do so.

as a telco i also can set e.g. 80% to maxis, 10% to celcomdigi, 10% to umobile

if 10% to celcomdigi is reached, even if you manual select to celcomdigi, you are not latching to the network

example of a vendor that a telco can use: https://www.mobileum.com/products/roaming-management/value-added-services/steering-of-roaming

 

[BBCWatcher]

telco can do steering, if i don't want you to roam on certain network i can do so.

Possible, yes, but you’ll know that quickly.

 

[SongManKranji]

today at custom was trying to generate QR code at boleh land custom.... but kept turn turn.... end up use passport to stamp..


Life is v short. Ai song song kao tuas & Changi.

 

[hwsstx]

today at custom was trying to generate QR code at boleh land custom.... but kept turn turn.... end up use passport to stamp..


Life is v short. Ai song song kao tuas & Changi.

Login while in SG & leave it running in the background after QR generated...or take a pic of QR with another phone but still leave app running in the background.

 

[username03]

today at custom was trying to generate QR code at boleh land custom.... but kept turn turn.... end up use passport to stamp..


Life is v short. Ai song song kao tuas & Changi.

I'm guessing your phone auto network provider selected to Yes as roaming provider like me.

 

[gnowyx]

Possible, yes, but you’ll know that quickly.

all telcos in SG are currently doing it, fyi

 

[username03]

all telcos in SG are currently doing it, fyi

Including simba? Maybe that's why I always get steered to Yes in Malaysia instead of the faster and stable celcomdigi or umobile.

 

[gnowyx]

Including simba? Maybe that's why I always get steered to Yes in Malaysia instead of the faster and stable celcomdigi or umobile.

yes... every single telco has a wholesale deal with each other operator in another country. e.g. SGD 0.50/GB for data. so they will have preference to steer to the operator they have the cheapest deal with.

if they do not have any deal with the operator, they will have to block the network.

just FYI, the default cost for data if there is no wholesale deal - can range from $1,000/GB to $10,000/GB depending on the country. e.g. singtel has some roaming partners/destinations that simba doesnt have, means simba doesn't have a deal with them and they have to block it.

 

[username03]

I just realised something.

My friend who just signed up for simba senior, has 5G SA at my area, in the north east region.

But my normal $10 plan, doesn't have 5g SA. We are sitting side by side. I thought is my phone issue.

So I took his Sim card, put into my phone, and my phone shows VO5G and status is 5G SA. when switch to my own line on my phone, shows Volte and no 5G SA. Only NSA.

My Sim card has been exchanged to the new Sim... Not sure what's going on...

 

[CPTMiller]

I just realised something.

My friend who just signed up for simba senior, has 5G SA at my area, in the north east region.

But my normal $10 plan, doesn't have 5g SA. We are sitting side by side. I thought is my phone issue.

So I took his Sim card, put into my phone, and my phone shows VO5G and status is 5G SA. when switch to my own line on my phone, shows Volte and no 5G SA. Only NSA.

My Sim card has been exchanged to the new Sim... Not sure what's going on...

It's the speed and network working well for you? 5G or 4G does not matter much

 

[username03]

It's the speed and network working well for you? 5G or 4G does not matter much

Erm, my $10 per month plan which doesn't have 5g SA is much faster than the senior $5 when in my phone even with 5g SA.

I've emailed simba, to ask why same phone with dual Sim on same phone, new sign up can have 5g SA with VO5G while existing line with newly exchanged 5g Sim card, only 5g nsa. They can't give my an answer. Only lousy replies like ask me screenshot my apn settings. Then tell me change my apn name to internet, and apn set as internet. Lol... The name of the apn doesn't matter only the apn itself..

 

[drizzy88]

Erm, my $10 per month plan which doesn't have 5g SA is much faster than the senior $5 when in my phone even with 5g SA.

I've emailed simba, to ask why same phone with dual Sim on same phone, new sign up can have 5g SA with VO5G while existing line with newly exchanged 5g Sim card, only 5g nsa. They can't give my an answer. Only lousy replies like ask me screenshot my apn settings. Then tell me change my apn name to internet, and apn set as internet. Lol... The name of the apn doesn't matter only the apn itself..

thats because simba only has 10 mhz of band 1 for 5g sa while other telcos have 100 mhz of band 78 which is 10x bandwidth of simba thats why its slow
so change your phone settings to 4g only instead of 5g

 

[CPTMiller]

thats because simba only has 10 mhz of band 1 for 5g sa while other telcos have 100 mhz of band 78 which is 10x bandwidth of simba thats why its slow
so change your phone settings to 4g only instead of 5g

Actually most of the time I have speedtest when connected Simba 4G+ or 5G . There seems little difference in download speed

Change setting 4G to or from 5G may not benefit much in Singapore

 

[habibali]

how's SIMBA stability and speed at Indonesia? anyone tried?

 

[username03]

thats because simba only has 10 mhz of band 1 for 5g sa while other telcos have 100 mhz of band 78 which is 10x bandwidth of simba thats why its slow
so change your phone settings to 4g only instead of 5g

Yes. I stick to 4g. Not worth the battery drain for 5g nsa or even their 5g sa which is slower than 4g anyway.

But I've noticed, because the senior plan which can connect to 5g sa, my friend used it on an old phone which doesn't have 5g at all. So the 4g is really slow..... Guess it's due to the 5g sa tower that's giving the 4g speed. Which is very very slow..

Whereas my own phone on 4g is much way faster, thru speed test verification, side by side. And even if the senior plan Sim in my phone, I test on 4g only, it's very slow.. Guess it's the signal tower it latching on.

 

[jeff79]

My 2024 china rom xiaomi phone mobile network settings no more 5g toggle, always search for 5g. Only has 5g battery saver in battery settings, to reduce power consumption in certain scenarios. To disable 5g needs to enter hidden network settings. However will reboot phone will enable 5g again.

Not sure how is it for xiaomi global rom phones.