I have put up a comparison of the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN) Fibre Price Plans offered by the 3 telcos in Singapore (SingTel, M1 and Starhub) and SuperInternet.

Notes

1. All price stated for SingTel and SuperInternet includes 7% GST. I am unsure about the stated price for M1 and Starhub.
2. SingTel has 2 plans for 200Mbps Fibre, the one I stated is the cheaper one.
3. SingTel bundle lots of crap to their Fibre plans, you will need to check their site for more information.
4. M1 did not state their International Speed and Installation Fee.
5. If you are going to reference it on your website or blog, please give the credits where it is due =)

Website

• SingTel Fibre (OpenNet) Website
• M1 Fibre (OpenNet) Website
• StarHub Fibre (OpenNet) Website
• SuperInternet Fibre (OpenNet) Website

Price Plans

• SingTel Fibre (OpenNet) Price Plans
• M1 Fibre (OpenNet) Price Plans
• StarHub Fibre (OpenNet) Price Plans
• SuperInternet Fibre (OpenNet) Price Plans

FAQs

• SingTel Fibre (OpenNet) FAQ
• M1 Fibre (OpenNet) FAQ
• StarHub Fibre (OpenNet) FAQ
• SuperInternet Fibre (OpenNet) FAQ

My brother got me the Ultimate Ears SuperFi 5vi from Amazon and shipped to Singapore via Borderlinx as Amazon do not ship certain items directly to Singapore. It cost USD$64.99 (SGD$86) after discount, original price is USD$169.99 (SGD$225) and Singapore RRP is SGD$299. My brother bought 3 and shipping charges for all 3 Ultimate Ears SuperFi 5vi is USD$25.34 (SGD$33.55).

I kinda like the wire of the UE SuperFi 5vi as it does not get entangle easily as compared to Klipsch Image S4i. There are more earbuds included in the package (including foam ones).

The sound quality seems clearer (especially vocals) than the Klipsch Image S4i but bass wise I think it is slightly weaker than the Klipsch Image S4i. The foam earbuds are quite good but the rubber earbuds are not as comfortable as the Klipsch Image S4i.

I want to add that the remote on Klipsch Image S4i (3 buttons) wins the UE SuperFi 5vi (1 button) hands down. Even the build quality of the button is better on the Klipsch Image S4i.

I kinda like the hard carrying case that comes with the UE SuperFi 5vi.

Box Front

Box Back

Box Contents

Ultimate Ears SuperFi 5vi

Remote

Hard Carrying Case

*UPDATE* It seems that PayPal restored the access to my account, all I have to do is to remove the Donation button. I have make changes to the button and the code so that it is now a “Buy Now” type instead of “Donation” type. But of course, I will never trust PayPal again.

The email as follows:

Your PayPal Account Access Has Been Restored

Dear Lester,

We have restored your account. But you need to replace other PayPal button with Donate Button on your website. Please understand that Donate button is used predominantly to solicit donations for charitable purpose.

To remove a donate button from your website, you will need to delete the button HTML code that you pasted on to your site.

Delete the PayPal text between the following tags:

< form ACTION="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" METHOD="POST" >

and

< form >

Once code has been deleted, the button will no longer appear. We sincerelyapologize for the inconvenience caused you.

Thanks,
PayPal

My PayPal account has been with me since 2001 and all the while it is a personal account which is verified. My account was flagged with some suspicious terrorist activity back in June 2010. I cleared the flag by photocopying my NRIC and my SingTel bill to them.

On 16th September 2010, I received the email below stating my account is limited because of some non-registered charities and non-profit organizations reasons. But the thing is my account is an individual/personal account, what the fuck does it has to do with charities or non-profit organizations.

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Ah Kong (阿公) which means grandfather is a 6 minutes short film by Royston Tan about Dementia. The film tells a poignant story of a grandson seeking to understand and reach out to his grandfather who is diagnosed with dementia. Ah Kong is part of HPB‟s campaign this year to raise awareness of dementia.

The short film start off with a few people praising Ah Kong in his younger days, cuts off to Ah Kong talking to the grandson and ends by the grandson understanding his ah gong condition and playing along with him.

After watching the short film, you will feel nothing, but if you watch it once again, you will be able to extract out the key points which will relate to the top three warning signs of dementia. Memory loss that affects day to day functions, difficulty doing familiar tasks and confusion about time and place.

The two-minute version of the film will air on Channel 8, Suria and Vasantham on 26th September 2010 while the full-length version can be viewed on YouTube from 20 September 2010. Copies of the film will also be made into DVDs and distributed for free at Poh Kim and VideoEzy outlets.

Ah Gong Teaser (30 seconds)

What Is Dementia
From Wikipedia:

Dementia (taken from Latin, originally meaning “madness”, from de- “without” + ment, the root of mens “mind”) is a serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging. It may be static, the result of a unique global brain injury, or progressive, resulting in long-term decline due to damage or disease in the body. Although dementia is far more common in the geriatric population, it may occur in any stage of adulthood.

Top Ten Warning Signs of Dementia

1. Memory loss that affects day to day functions
2. Difficulty doing familiar tasks
3. Confusion about time and place
4. Problems communicating
5. Difficulty planning or solving problems
6. Poor or decreased judgement
7. Misplacing things
8. Changes in mood or behaviour
9. Changes in personality
10. Withdrawal from work or social activities

SingTel

• APN: e-ideas
  • Username: 65ideas
  • Password: 65ideas
• APN: internet
  • Username: LEAVE_BLANK
  • Password: LEAVE_BLANK

Starhub

• APN: shwapint
  • Username: LEAVE_BLANK
  • Password: LEAVE_BLANK
• APN: shwap
  • Username: LEAVE_BLANK
  • Password: LEAVE_BLANK
  • Proxy: 10.12.1.2
  • Port: 80

M1

• APN: sunsurf
  • Username: 65
  • Password: user123
• APN: miworld
  • Username: 65
  • Password: user123

Let me know whether if any of the above information is incorrect. I can only verify both SingTel APN is correct as I am a SingTel user.