VIVIFI

[luei74]

Kind agree with Elvin... always in radio app.... Vivifi will drop the signal along the longer track at Botanic garden....while tpg doesn't have the issue

 

[gapboy]

Kind agree with Elvin... always in radio app.... Vivifi will drop the signal along the longer track at Botanic garden....while tpg doesn't have the issue

i dont use that line .. no issue on EW line usually maybe some blind spot

 

[elvintay07]

Kind agree with Elvin... always in radio app.... Vivifi will drop the signal along the longer track at Botanic garden....while tpg doesn't have the issue

Correct. I think circle line and downtown line got some issue. I don’t know why

 

[gapboy]

Correct. I think circle line and downtown line got some issue. I don’t know why

you can report to vivifi on the connectivity issues at the stations you are encountering they can feedback to singtel. I believe it will be the same for other MVNO for singtel.

 

[crystalnox]

I find vivifi getting slower already. In mrt simply cannot surf.

Yup, has been getting worse these pass few months, although I suspect it's just due to the sheer amount of people out and about now. I get the same issue along some sections of the NS line during peak, full signal but not loading.

 

[firesong]

Yup, has been getting worse these pass few months, although I suspect it's just due to the sheer amount of people out and about now. I get the same issue along some sections of the NS line during peak, full signal but not loading.

Yep. We were testing the network while many were still WFH, so the load isn't severe.

Now it's actually a better time to get a sense of the network performance since more people are out and about.

 

[lohsenglte]

Yup, has been getting worse these pass few months, although I suspect it's just due to the sheer amount of people out and about now. I get the same issue along some sections of the NS line during peak, full signal but not loading.

Same for ZYM.
But again, Heya is far worse.

Brainwashing for 5GNR upgrade by the Big Three underway, especially when SingTel alr reach 95% outdoor coverage.

 

[firesong]

Same for ZYM.
But again, Heya is far worse.

Brainwashing for 5GNR upgrade by the Big Three underway, especially when SingTel alr reach 95% outdoor coverage.

Yeah. Just saw SIM only plans. They are clearly favouring the 5G plans and trying to hook customers onboard.

 

[steven168z]

Yeah. Just saw SIM only plans. They are clearly favouring the 5G plans and trying to hook customers onboard.

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cos SingTel best 5G

 

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

Yeah. Just saw SIM only plans. They are clearly favouring the 5G plans and trying to hook customers onboard.

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seems like this sim only plus 45 is only 30 for 1st 6mths and last 6mths is 45.

 

[firesong]

seems like this sim only plus 45 is only 30 for 1st 6mths and last 6mths is 45.

Yep. That's how they draw people in.

6 months is enough time to get used to paying $45, while psychologically users have the feeling that they have saved $7.50/mo overall so they feel it's a great deal. But the point is to get them used to that payment, so it continues.

Not a new trick. They've been doing the same with internet plans from the past since DSL. It's just an application of the fable of boiling a frog from cold water, that's all. The frog doesn't feel it until it's too late to jump out.

A lot of these sales tactics are psychology tricks. Users who are very mindful of it can see them for what they are, but most people will just take whatever is available.

 

[sullycoin]

Same for ZYM.
But again, Heya is far worse.

Brainwashing for 5GNR upgrade by the Big Three underway, especially when SingTel alr reach 95% outdoor coverage.

But the fact remains that there is no application that needs or works significantly better with 5G. Maybe a slightly better ping time for games right now, but it's not going to suddenly make you much better at MLBB or Fortnite.

It's all a marketing gimmick for now

 

[lohsenglte]

But the fact remains that there is no application that needs or works significantly better with 5G. Maybe a slightly better ping time for games right now, but it's not going to suddenly make you much better at MLBB or Fortnite.

It's all a marketing gimmick for now

Well, since they can't convince you that 5G is a necessity, they will do the next best thing: Reduce the performance for 3G/4G networks to a level where it's unbearably slow, showing the "5G prowess".

This story happened before and it will happen again.

 

[steven168z]

Well, since they can't convince you that 5G is a necessity, they will do the next best thing: Reduce the performance for 3G/4G networks to a level where it's unbearably slow, showing the "5G prowess".

This story happened before and it will happen again.

most MVNO are only 4G... if telco reduce 4G performance all MVNO is gone

 

[crystalnox]

most MVNO are only 4G... if telco reduce 4G performance all MVNO is gone

Which, from the main telcos(MNO) point of view, provides customers a very attractive benefit of subscribing under them directly instead of from an MVNO where their ARPU is definitely lower.

 

[steven168z]

Which, from the main telcos(MNO) point of view, provides customers a very attractive benefit of subscribing under them directly instead of from an MVNO where their ARPU is definitely lower.

that why my main is SingTel sim only
Vivifi 2 x 50gb
Vivifi 1 x 9gb

 

[sullycoin]

Well, since they can't convince you that 5G is a necessity, they will do the next best thing: Reduce the performance for 3G/4G networks to a level where it's unbearably slow, showing the "5G prowess".

This story happened before and it will happen again.

That & a clearly aggressive push to sell 4G bandwidth to MVNOs, making it more congested.

I guess the Singtel fanbois are happy to continue to pay more for what they don't need, & I'll continue to profit off them when Singtel pays out dividends. Win-win!

Which, from the main telcos(MNO) point of view, provides customers a very attractive benefit of subscribing under them directly instead of from an MVNO where their ARPU is definitely lower.

Only for the fanbois. I'm happy to move off to other telcos & MVNOs that will provide a service that is turning out to be superior while at a fraction of the cost.

 

[lohsenglte]

That & a clearly aggressive push to sell 4G bandwidth to MVNOs, making it more congested.

I guess the Singtel fanbois are happy to continue to pay more for what they don't need, & I'll continue to profit off them when Singtel pays out dividends. Win-win!

They even launch the heya to compete themselves directly lol.

Assuming $0.07/share of dividend per year, and subscribe to $18 SIM Only plans from MVNO per month.

18*12 / 0.07 = 3085.714
That's the number of shares required to break even.
Rounding down to 3000 shares (hopefully a much higher dividend this year compared to last year's 6.9 cents), you need approximately $8000 capital upfront to purchase.

If you can cough out $8k, assuming no change in share price etc, you're basically golden.

 

[chaiscool]

They even launch the heya to compete themselves directly lol.

Assuming $0.07/share of dividend per year, and subscribe to $18 SIM Only plans from MVNO per month.

18*12 / 0.07 = 3085.714
That's the number of shares required to break even.
Rounding down to 3000 shares (hopefully a much higher dividend this year compared to last year's 6.9 cents), you need approximately $8000 capital upfront to purchase.

If you can cough out $8k, assuming no change in share price etc, you're basically golden.

Lol $8k buy index fund can already at least get 2x of that.

 

[lohsenglte]

Lol $8k buy index fund can already at least get 2x of that.

Huh source?