Earlier this month as I was scouring our local telcos\u2019 iPhone Duo promotions, one plan from M1 with 10TB of mobile data made me blink twice. That\u2019s right, that\u2019s one zero freaking terabytes.<\/p>\n
Now I\u2019m not sure many people need that much mobile data in a month, but that is partly why the number works. It is hard to unsee<\/i> 10TB<\/b> and not wonder what you could possibly do with it on your spanking new iPhone Duo or Galaxy Z Fold8.<\/p>\n Source: M1<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n According to M1\u2019s website, the 10TB allowance is part of the walking-on-sunshine telco\u2019s Bespoke Flexi<\/b> plan and costs $79.95 per 30 days<\/b>, before the cost of a handset. Customers can also choose to pay for a phone in instalments, while the plan comes with 1,000 local minutes and SMS, and FoneCare+ Pro.<\/p>\n Put another way, 10TB is approximately 333GB a day over a 30-day cycle. That is a lot of room for streaming, downloads and hotspot use, even if most of us will never get close to filling it. M1\u2019s 10TB tier is also the only monthly mobile plan of that size I could find among Singapore\u2019s telcos.<\/p>\n Of course, \u201cunlimited\u201d plans already exist here. StarHub offers its Unlimited+<\/b> plans, while Singtel markets unlimited data on its 5G+<\/b> plans. Some plans still come with fair-use terms: StarHub says its Unlimited+ plans are subject to a fair-use policy, and Singtel\u2019s prepaid plans state specific usage thresholds for some of its unlimited-data options.<\/p>\n But a fixed number like 10TB has a different effect. \u201cUnlimited\u201d is a familiar promise, and you have to check what the terms mean in practice. In the most common circumstances, after a certain cap limit is hit, users on such plans will see their mobile data speed throttled until the next calendar month.<\/p>\n 10 terabytes is easier to get your head around. It is a huge allowance, and M1 is smartly putting that figure front and centre.<\/p>\n There is a caveat when comparing it with other plans. Giga, for instance, offers a 6TB 5G plan billed every six months, with unused data rolling over to a maximum balance of 12TB. That allowance can be used across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, but it is spread over six months rather than offered as 10TB for one monthly cycle.<\/p>\n For me, that is what makes M1\u2019s plan interesting. It is not necessarily a sensible choice for most people, and $79.95 monthly fee isn\u2019t exactly small change. But telco plans are usually presented as a list of prices, data bundles and roaming perks. A 10TB option stands out because it\u2019s a great hook to catch your eyes with.<\/p>\n It reminds me of ViewQwest\u2019s 100Gbps<\/b> home broadband plan, which is going for a mind-boggling $588 per month<\/b>. Most people will not need that kind of speed either, but it does make you want to challenge yourself and see how far you can go with a home connection \u2013 albeit a very expensive one.<\/p>\n Look, I may never use 10TB in a month, and I suspect plenty of other subscribers will say the same. Still, in a market where \u201cunlimited\u201d as a selling point comes with fine prints (and you know it\u2019s there), M1\u2019s 10TB plan truly makes a data allowance feel excessive and I can\u2019t wait for the other telcos to follow suit with a similar plan of their own.<\/p>\n
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