Operators
Motorola DEXT (CLIQ) coming to Singtel exclusively this weekend
Jan 21st
The first Motorola Android Handset, DEXT (CLIQ) is coming to Singapore this weekend. Singtel has a press release to announce the phone will be sold exclusively by Singtel starting this weekend.
The DEXT is the first Android phone from Motorola and it comes with a customized interface and social engine from Motorola called MOTOBLUR. The phone was released in US and Europe few months ago, but it will only arrive in Singapore this weekend. Hey, Motorola, when is your MILESTONE (DROID) coming to Singapore?
Motorola DEXT is available from Saturday, 23 January 2010 from as low as S$0 – S$248 (on any 3G Flexi Plans) or S$0 – S$348 (on SingTel’s free incoming call plans).
The press release from Singtel is after the break.
T-Mobile internal document shows Nexus One is coming
Dec 30th
From the source of Tmonews, T-Mobile is having the internal document showing that Nexus One is coming to T-Mobile early January. However, no price is shown.
The phone is going to be sold by Google and supported by Google and HTC. T-Mobile will be just providing the phone plans.
[via tmonews]
HTC HD2 on sales now from all three operators in Singapore
Dec 12th
Singapore consumers, wait no more, HTC HD2 is on sale now from Stahub, Singtel and M1 now.
The launch of the HD2 is overshadowed by the iPhone war in Singapore started few days ago. The coverage from media and the operators are much lesses the iPhone. However, this super Windows Mobile 6.5 phone from HTC is still generating a lot of interest from the market. Those who preordered the phone have been collecting it from the operators. And now, it is available for general market.
The phone comes with a huge 4.3″ capacitive touch screen, a 1Ghz Snapdragon CPU and it is the first HTC Windows Mobile phone that comes wih Sense. It is top of its class.
Prices?
Starhub: Starting from SGD698 from a low plan to SGD398 for a high plan. There is an extra SGD100 off for data plan sign up.
M1: Starting from SGD838 from a low plan to SGD638 for a high plan. There is a discount f SGD100 for data plan sign up as well.
Singtel:Starting SGD838 from a low lan to SGD488 fo high plan. There is a SGD50 discount for MobileMailExchnge sign up. No discount mention for data plan sign up on their web site yet. (update 12 Dec: Out of stock according to the Singtelshop web site).
Well, if you have been waiting for this, go and grab it from the operator of your choice.
M1 and Starhub added more armours to fight the iPhone war in Singapore
Dec 12th
M1, one of the three operators in Singapore that started selling Apple iPhone on 8th of December, has added more goodies to the iPhone price plan bundle.
Original bundled with 10Gb of data (and it was the highest until Singtel and Starhub raised theirs to 12Gb), M1 is now bundling 12 Gb of data and cap the data charge at SGD30.
For Starhub, it has thrown in free IDD (international) calls to 18 countries for free, instead of paying SGD5 for monthly subscription. Take that, Singtel and M1 where we have to pay SGD5 monthly to enjoy that. This is a good news for people like me who need to call some countries like US, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia quite often.
Do something Singtel and Starhub, I don’t want to pay the extra 5 dollars for this service.
Status of HTC HD2 preorder from Starhub
Dec 10th
For those who had preordered the HTC HD2 from Starhub and are waiting for it to arrive, I have heard that Starhub has started to call those who preordered the phone and some of them have already got the it.
So I guess we just have to wait patiently for Starhub to call. While the sales date of the phone keep slipping from week to week. We are really hoping it will be on sales from the operators by this weekend. So we just have to cross our fingers and wait for the announcement, hopefully this weeked.
Singapore iPhone war continues, M1 increases data bundle to 12GB, Starhub data fee capped at SGD30
Dec 10th
This is another proof that open market will benefit the consumers 
When there are more competitors in the market, there will be more choices and the prices will be more competitive.
Singapore consumers, you are now free to choose your iPhone operators. And we are seeing the prices and bundles keep changing from the 3 operators these few days. M1’s iPhone plans were bundled with 10Gb of data originally, and now they are bundled with 12Gb of date after Singtel and Starhub increased their bundled to 12Gb. And Starhub data usage charge is capped at SGD30 (from SGD48) now, after Singtel changed the data charge to be capped at SGD30.
And I am not sure when this will end. If you are planning to buy one, I suggest you wait till everything settles down
At the end, the consumers win. And yes, Apple will win too, because the iPhone market in Singapore will now be expanded.
Singtel changed the iPhone plans, now bundled with 12Gb data and SGD30 cap
Dec 9th
Singtel (Singapore) acted, in response to the agressive iPhone plans from the 2 competitors, Starhub and M1.
The news plans apply to the new iPhone customers, as well as the existing iPhone plan holders. The new plans include 12Gb of data bundle and a cap of SGD30 from 9th December. The existing iPhone plan holders have started to receive the notification SMS already.
Below is the table for the price plans (in SGD):
| Items |
iFlexi Lite |
iFlexi Value |
iFlexi Plus |
iFlexi Premium |
| Monthly Subscription |
$39 |
$55.99 |
$95 |
$204.99 |
| Voice credit (Outgoing mins) |
100 |
200 |
500 |
2000 |
| SMS/MMS credit |
500 |
500 |
500 |
2000 |
| Data credit (GB) |
12 |
12 |
12 |
30 |
| iPhone 3GS 16GB |
$518 |
$248 |
$0 |
$0 |
| iPhone 3GS 32GB |
$658 |
$398 |
$98 |
$0 |
| iPhone 3G 8GB |
$348 |
$88 |
$0 |
$0 |
The prices and the data bundle now look competitive to the other operators now. And hey guys, if you are waiting for this moment, go and grab one from any of the operators now.
