Re: [100attendees] SIM cards/data access

Sean Leonard <dev+ietf@seantek.com> Sat, 11 November 2017 00:23 UTC

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Subject: Re: [100attendees] SIM cards/data access
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> On Nov 10, 2017, at 4:22 PM, Harish Pillay 9v1hp <h.pillay@ieee.org> wrote:
> 
>>>> For those who are going the route of getting a local Singaporean prepaid
>>>> SIM card:
>>>> 
>>>> Looks like that https://topup.starhub.com/preorder/ is a great deal.
>>>> From the website, it appears that the $18 credit can be used for 2x
>>>> 7-day 1GB data plans @ $7 each = $14, with $4 to spare for SMS or other
>>>> miscellaneous charges? And it gives you a local Singaporean number, for
>>>> as long as it lasts (so to speak...well, specifically, 180 days, but the
>>>> fine print says it can be extended with a top-up)?
>>> 
>>> There's no need to preorder -- you can get the same card over the counter
>>> at their kiosks at the airport.
>>> 
>> 
>> Found out the hard way that the $15 SGD card is *not* available at the (Terminal 2 arrival) airport counter. They may be somewhere else, but StarHub only lists more expensive ones. Best to pre-order.
> 
> You should be able to get them around the Raffles City location. Go to
> Peninsula Plaza [0] about 200 meters west of Raffles City. There are many
> stores selling prepaid cards of all types.
> 
> Harish
> [0] https://goo.gl/maps/RLDEWA4F9qt

Thanks.

What’s the [best] offer, for ~10 days' usage?