Published on Jun 4, 2012
SingTel will launch its fourth-generation, or '4G', mobile services
on Tuesday offering about four times faster surfing for smartphone
users. Three models of 4G phones are available for starters.
But the faster speed comes at a price - smartphone users, including
3G ones, will no longer be able to enjoy the generous data caps
that come with their plans.
The data cap will drop from the current 12GB to 2GB. For its
premium plan, the cap will also come down to 12GB from 30GB.
StarHub revising data plans as well
StarHub announced on Monday that they were also revising their data
plans 'to better manage finite network resources'.
From July 1 2012, new and re-contracting customers will need to
choose from any of the three i2Surf plans, which offer data bundles
from 1GB to 5GB. These plans come with a $30 data price cap, as
well as a free 24-month multiSIM service.
The i2Surf plans were launched more than seven months ago. StarHub
added on Monday that more details on their LTE devices and services
would be announced later.
Every extra 2KB of data used will cost an additional 1 cent - or
$5.35 per GB - capped at $94 per month. These changes will kick in
on July 1, and will apply to both its 3G and 4G smartphone
plans.
