SIMBA Telecom discussion thread

[keenklee]

My indoor speed just tested.

IMHO.
My Heya 4G was 120 / 20.6
My Zym 5G was 672 / 83.2
My Simba 5G 11.1 / 0.55

 

[twosix]

IMHO.
My Heya 4G was 120 / 20.6
My Zym 5G was 672 / 83.2
My Simba 5G 11.1 / 0.55

simba needs to work in improving their signal distribution across the island.

 

[keenklee]

simba needs to work in improving their signal distribution across the island.

IMHO.
See if they want to or not.
They have no MVNOs.

 

[twosix]

IMHO.
See if they want to or not.
They have no MVNOs.

well, i tend to believe they r always improving. else they will lose customers with such fierce competitions. they r a full telco, a lot of mouths depend on them to eat.

 

[keenklee]

well, i tend to believe they r always improving. else they will lose customers with such fierce competitions. they r a full telco, a lot of mouths depend on them to eat.

IMHO.
My 4G speed for the longest time mostly is around 5 or lower - no hint of improvement.
To you, is 5G at 11.1 / 0.55 acceptable ?

A new experience, no 5G in the middle of the night.

 

[sadboy]

I'm not a 4/5G radio wave expert, but I guess it's the ratio of users to the base station. Since they are new, they have a limited number of base stations. Although we get full signal bars, the base stations seem overloaded, which is why the speed is much lower compared to the trial period when we could easily hit 100 Mbps down without any issues. Nowadays, it's hard to achieve such speeds."

 

[keenklee]

I'm not a 4/5G radio wave expert, but I guess it's the ratio of users to the base station. Since they are new, they have a limited number of base stations. Although we get full signal bars, the base stations seem overloaded, which is why the speed is much lower compared to the trial period when we could easily hit 100 Mbps down without any issues. Nowadays, it's hard to achieve such speeds."

IMHO.
If there are many users, there is a difference between high download speed with high upload speed vs high download speed with low upload speed. The many users will cause congestion to the low upload speed making the high download speed redundant.

 

[WHLN17]

I am currently on their 100GB SIM only plan. I am using physical SIM. It seems that with $2 more, their 200GM plan is much better, with international roamming up to 5GB. Is their 200GM SIM only plan a eSIM only plan or can choose physical SIM too?

 

[gapboy]

I am currently on their 100GB SIM only plan. I am using physical SIM. It seems that with $2 more, their 200GM plan is much better, with international roamming up to 5GB. Is their 200GM SIM only plan a eSIM only plan or can choose physical SIM too?

Correct if you want to travel

 

[froztheart]

I am currently on their 100GB SIM only plan. I am using physical SIM. It seems that with $2 more, their 200GM plan is much better, with international roamming up to 5GB. Is their 200GM SIM only plan a eSIM only plan or can choose physical SIM too?

Works both on eSIM or physical, just change plan.

 

[gapboy]

IMHO.
My Heya 4G was 120 / 20.6
My Zym 5G was 672 / 83.2
My Simba 5G 11.1 / 0.55

Simba CSO replied me :

*As per checking, speed is within its expectation.

Typical download speed for 4G/LTE: Between 5Mbps - 50Mbps & the typical upload is 2Mbps - 10Mbps.
Typical download speed for 5G: Between 10Mbps - 100Mbps & the typical upload speed is 5Mbps - 20Mbps.

The strength of a mobile signal is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; LTE coverage of the user’s location, handset / device used, software configuration and the number of users simultaneously using the network.

 

[Tedicious]

Simba CSO replied me :

*As per checking, speed is within its expectation.

Typical download speed for 4G/LTE: Between 5Mbps - 50Mbps & the typical upload is 2Mbps - 10Mbps.
Typical download speed for 5G: Between 10Mbps - 100Mbps & the typical upload speed is 5Mbps - 20Mbps.

The strength of a mobile signal is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; LTE coverage of the user’s location, handset / device used, software configuration and the number of users simultaneously using the network.

SIMBA 5G is really

 

[gapboy]

SIMBA 5G is really

No need speed test lol

 

[Valdyr]

No need speed test lol

Please contribute to community thanks. Install nperf and see which base station you are connected to. Show results please.

 

[twosix]

IMHO.
My 4G speed for the longest time mostly is around 5 or lower - no hint of improvement.
To you, is 5G at 11.1 / 0.55 acceptable ?

A new experience, no 5G in the middle of the night.

They dun actually have a lot 5G BW. All the bw went to the big 3. They only got scraps. So their 5G is really 4G. Before they turn on 5G in my area, the 4G speed is also about the same as now.

 

[froztheart]

They dun actually have a lot 5G BW. All the bw went to the big 3. They only got scraps. So their 5G is really 4G. Before they turn on 5G in my area, the 4G speed is also about the same as now.

Yes, most don't understand this, SIMBA only got awarded scraps, while the main 3 had the main share of the pie.
M1's 5G is cui too, non-existent back then even at stated areas where there is supposed to be 5G when I was with them, while Starhub is generally fine though both sharing infra.
Singtel is better but cost isn't cheap.

 

[twosix]

Please contribute to community thanks. Install nperf and see which base station you are connected to. Show results please.

How to find the base station?

 

[twosix]

Yes, most don't understand this, SIMBA only got awarded scraps, while the main 3 had the main share of the pie.
M1's 5G is cui too, non-existent back then even at stated areas where there is supposed to be 5G when I was with them, while Starhub is generally fine though both sharing infra.
Singtel is better but cost isn't cheap.

As customers i dun think they need to know. But as the underdog u have to do the david vs goliath thingy. If simba folds in the future, I'm sure the plan costs will start to go up again.

 

[froztheart]

As customers i dun think they need to know. But as the underdog u have to do the david vs goliath thingy. If simba folds in the future, I'm sure the plan costs will start to go up again.

True.... but with knowledge being available easily, not difficult to find out the cause of why SIMBA's 5G still cannot be compared to the big 3.
Agreed too, without SIMBA, guaranteed that cost will inflate significantly like the past, MVNOs consolidating, especially direct subsidaries like GIGA/GOMO etc. and measly/zero benefits and data allowances.
Dark times if it ends up in this situation...

 

[keenklee]

They dun actually have a lot 5G BW. All the bw went to the big 3. They only got scraps. So their 5G is really 4G. Before they turn on 5G in my area, the 4G speed is also about the same as now.

IMHO.
You should see in high footfall places they can do 3-digit speed. Unless you mean their 5G BW is 2 digit only.