Tuesday 25 December 2018

Best Value Telco Plan for 300mins Talktime and 5GB Data

Halp! I have stopped blogging altogether but recently there's this tiny-weeny issue bugging me so I've decided to pen my thoughts down to have some clarity.

Soooooo my phone (iPhone 7) is dying and being the hippie that I am, I have decided to contribute to Apple revenue this year with the purchase of an iPhone XR.

So there I was in a dilemma; as I wasn't really sure if I should continue with a plan bundled with the iPhone XR, or move on with the current trend of getting a SIM-only plan and get the iPhone XR off the shelf.

So basically, I have only 2nos. of pre-requisite:
1. Minimum of 300mins talk-time
2. Minimum of 4GB Data

And with that, let's get down to the nitty-gritty comparison:

Contract Plan Bundled with iPhone XR


Cost of 2-Year Mobile Plan
Cost of iPhone XR 128GB
Total Cost over 2 Years
StarHub $75 Plan 
(300mins, 30GB)
$1800.00
$299.00
$2099.00
M1 mySIM 40 Plan
(300mins, 5GB)
$1208.40
$815.00
$2023.40
Singtel Easy Mobile L Plan
(300mins, 4.75GB)
$1560.00
$572.00
$2132.00

SIM-Only Plan


Cost of 2-Year Mobile Plan
Cost of iPhone XR 128GB
Total Cost over 2 Years
My Republic Smart 35 Plan 
(1000mins, 9GB)
$840.00
$1300.00
$2,140.00
Singtel SIM Only 5GB Plan
(350mins, 5GB)
$744.00
$1300.00
$2044.00
M1 mySIM 20 Plan
(300mins, 15GB)
$736.80
$1300.00
$2036.80


Eventually, I've narrowed my choice down to the Singtel SIM Only 5GB Plan due to the following factors:

- Monthly subscription cost of $31 is really low compared to the current $80+ that I'm currently paying;

- As the total cost difference between the comparison above is really quite negligible, I've decided to continue with Singtel as there are no hassle faced when changing telco, i.e. no added charges for changing telco or downtime faced when porting.

DONE!

Thoughts have been cleared and see you again in another year! LOL

P.S Shucks, I'm really bad with consistency as you can see from the frequency of my post.


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