I have been a Singtel user since day one but i haven't got one because when the iphone 3G first launched this is what you get.

Monthly fee		S$56	S$95	S$205
Price of 8GB iPhone 3G		S$138	Free	Free
Price of 16GB iPhone 3GS		S$288	Free	Free
Price of 32GB iPhone 3GS		S$438	S$138	Free
Bundled data (7.2Mbps)		1GB	2GB	3GB
Bundled outgoing minutes		200	500	1,500
Bundled SMS/MMS		500	500	1,500

Why would i pay a hefty $56 monthly on a bulky phone so that i could make use of its special broadband feature but only to get a stingy 1GB of data???

Then when the 3Gs came in you have a choice of a more economical plan.

Monthly fee	S$39
Price of 8GB iPhone 3G	S$398
Price of 16GB iPhone 3GS	S$548
Price of 32GB iPhone 3GS	S$678
Bundled data (7.2Mbps)	500MB
Bundled outgoing minutes	100
Bundled SMS/MMS	500

OK cheaper BUT wtf only 500MB??? Enough for me to facebook on the MRT. Thanks ah.

Nowwwww...... drumrolls....

To be the better of its competitors, Singtel has increased its bundled data to 12GB across all plans other than the premium plan. At the same time the price of the handset has also dropped.

Goody! Should i get myself a xmas gift?

FYI.

	Singtel	Starhub	M1
	iFlexiLite	3G SmartSurf 100	iPhone Value
Monthly Subscription	$39	$38	$36
Free Outgoing Minutes	100	100	100
SMS/MMS	500	500	500
Data	12GB	12GB	12GB
iPhone 3G 8GB	$388	$388	$398
iPhone 3G 16GB	$518	$538	$518
iPhone 3G 32GB	$658	$668	$658

	Singtel	Starhub	M1
	iFlexi Value	3G SmartSurf 300	iPhone Lite
Monthly Subscription	$56	$58	$56
Free Outgoing Minutes	200	300	300
SMS/MMS	500	500	500
Data	12GB	12GB	12GB
iPhone 3G 8GB	$98	$118	$98 or $0 with Take 3
iPhone 3G 16GB	$248	$268	$248
iPhone 3G 32GB	$398	$418	$398

	Singtel	Starhub	M1
	iFlexi Plus	3G SmartSurf 700	iPhone Extreme
Monthly Subscription	$98	$98	$98
Free Outgoing Minutes	500	700	700
SMS/MMS	500	500	500
Data	12GB	12GB	Unlimited
iPhone 3G 8GB	$0	$0	$0
iPhone 3G 16GB	$0	$0	$0
iPhone 3G 32GB	$98	$108	$98

	Singtel	Starhub	M1
	iFlexi Premium	3G SmartSurf Unlimited	iPhone Unlimited
Monthly Subscription	$205	$205	$198
Free Outgoing Minutes	1500	2000	Unlimited
SMS/MMS	1500	2000	Unlimited
Data	30GB	Unlimited	Unlimited
iPhone 3G 8GB	$0	$0	$0
iPhone 3G 16GB	$0	$0	$0
iPhone 3G 32GB	$0	$0	$0

Taken from http://community.mocca.com/articles/iphone-3gs-price-plans-comparisons?tribes=2171 with minor updates from the respective networks' websites.

Since they are still making adjustments in response to each others' adjustments (teehee) to gain an edge in the competition, should i wait out a little while more?

Isn't it good that we're now free from the monopoly :)

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