Eight’s new 5G plans have arrived to take customers on a journey to 5G on its standalone 5G core that is leased from StarHub. The plans are a new Lucky Eight Plan and the Triple Eight Plan.
There are two new price plans, both with what seems like a never-ending amount of 5G data, and interestingly, an annual price that will save some subscription fees when compared to the monthly cost.
The two price plans will give you:
|
Items / telco |
Eight |
Eight |
|
Plan name |
Lucky Eight plan |
Triple Eight plan |
|
Price |
$14.80 or $148/year (U.P. $177.60) |
$18 or $168/year (U.P. $216) |
|
Speed |
5G |
5G |
|
Network |
StarHub |
StarHub |
|
Local Data |
588GB for SG/MY/ID/TH |
688GB for SG/MY/ID/TH |
|
Cost per GB |
0.03 |
0.03 |
|
APAC/ASEAN roaming |
28GB |
36GB |
|
International roaming |
8GB |
18GB |
|
Local talk time (min) |
688 |
888 |
|
Free incoming calls |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
|
IDD talk time |
388 IDD Mins (Excl. Myanmar) 88 IDD Mins (Myanmar) |
488 IDD Mins (Excl. Myanmar) 88 IDD Mins (Myanmar) |
|
# of free SMS |
128 |
188 |
|
SIM type |
Both |
Both |
As we mentioned earlier, the annual payment does change things. For example, under the Triple Eight Plan you only pay S$168 annually, when the usual S$18 monthly cost would usually cost you S$216 over 12 months, saving you almost S$50. it will be interesting to see if other telcos start offering the same.
We will be updating our article on 5G MVNO pricing shortly.
