Summary

• No IPv6 address detected
• World IPv6 day is June 8th, 2011. No problems are anticipated for you with this browser, at this location.
• You appear to be able to browse the IPv4 Internet only. You will not be able to reach IPv6-only sites.
• Your DNS server (possibly run by your ISP) appears to have no access to the IPv6 Internet, or is not configured to use it. This may in the future restrict your ability to reach IPv6-only sites.
• 10/10 – for your IPv4 stability and readiness, when publishers offer both IPv4 and IPv6
• 0/10 – for your IPv6 stability and readiness, when publishers are forced to go IPv6 only

Tests

• Test with IPv4 DNS record – ok (1.681s) using ipv4
• Test with IPv6 DNS record – bad (1.526s)
• Test with Dual Stack DNS record – ok (1.649s) using ipv4
• Test for Dual Stack DNS and large packet – ok (2.522s) using ipv4
• Test IPv4 without DNS – ok (1.420s) using ipv4
• Test IPv6 without DNS – bad (2.004s)
• Test IPv6 large packet – bad (2.044s)
• Test if your ISP’s DNS server uses IPv6 – bad (2.537s)

IPv6 Test: http://test-ipv6.com/

Singapore, 28 March 2011 – The three mobile network operators in Singapore – M1, SingTel and StarHub, and Ericsson’s global mobile commerce enabler IPX are pleased to announce that post-paid mobile customers in Singapore will be able to make a $5, $10 or $20 donation to aid victims of the Japan disaster by sending an SMS to the common short-code 78888. Donations will go towards the Singapore Red Cross Society’s relief efforts in Japan. This mobile donation campaign will continue for one month, starting from 6am on 28 March 2011 till midnight on 25 April 2011.

M1, SingTel, StarHub and Ericsson, which provides the technical solution, have jointly agreed to waive all administration fees associated with such premium SMS, and forward the full proceeds to the relief organisation.
The donations will be reflected in customers’ next monthly bill from their respective mobile service providers.
Donation details:

• For a $5 donation, SMS RC5 to 78888
• For a $10 donation SMS RC10 to 78888
• For a $20 donation, SMS RC20 to 78888

Donations are not tax-deductible and persons below the age of 18 years will require parental or guardian consent before making a donation.

Mr Lim Theam Poh, Director of Operations and Head of International Services of the Singapore Red Cross Society, said, “We are grateful to the mobile industry in Singapore for coming together in support of the Singapore Red Cross Society’s relief efforts to aid the victims of the Japan catastrophe. Many Singaporeans have approached us to volunteer their assistance, and financial contributions are the best way to help, especially in an international disaster. The popularity of text messaging and the simplicity of the SMS donation channel will allow us to harness the compassion and generosity of Singaporeans and turn it into positive action for the disaster victims.”

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

• 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.

• The five Community Development Councils (CDCs) and People’s Association (PA) Community Clubs (CCs) have forged a partnership with Singapore Pools, SingTel and StarHub to screen the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches live” at 16 locations islandwide, from 11 June to 12 July 2010.
• The screening of 2010 FIFA World Cup matches live” at 16 locations organised by the CCs allows people who share the love of football, regardless of race or social background, to come together to interact and make friends.
• Said Mayor Zainudin Nordin of Central Singapore CDC, who is also President of the Football Association of Singapore, “My fellow Mayors and I would like as many Singaporeans as possible, to have the chance to watch the 2010 FIFA World CupTM. Football is such a great community bonding activity and nothing quite beats the excitement of watching these matches with friends and other football fans. We are glad to make this happen with the support of Singapore Pools, SingTel and StarHub.”
• Singapore Pools Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tan Soo Nan, said, “We are happy that the deal has finally been struck between FIFA, SingTel and StarHub. As a long-time Partner-in-Sports to the community, Singapore Pools is glad to have played a part in forging the partnership between SingTel, StarHub, PA and the CDCs, to bring the world-class matches “live” to the heartland.”
• “It is a privilege for mio TV to be given the opportunity to screen the World Cup matches at community clubs around the island, and we hope the residents have a great time cheering for their favourite teams with their friends, family and neighbours,” said Mr Edward Ying, Chief, Content & Media Services Group, SingTel. “We know how passionate Singaporeans are about football and are very pleased to be bringing the 2010 World Cup to the fans.”
• “We look forward to sharing all the excitement of the tournament with all football fans in Singapore, and are pleased to work with the CDCs to extend the reach of the World Cup matches to a wider heartland audience through these public screenings,” said Mr Tan Tong Hai, Chief Operating Officer, StarHub.
• Screenings at the 16 locations will kick off with the Opening Match on 11 June 2010. The CCs will offer the venue free of charge, and take care of in-house facilities, logistics and manpower resources. Detailed information of the screenings at the CCs will be released later.

Community Clubs Location

• Braddell Heights CC
  50 Serangoon Ave 2 #01-01 S(556129)
• Cheng San CC
  6 Ang Mo Kio Street 53, S(569205)
• Chong Pang CC
  21 Yishun Ring Rd, S’pore 768677
• Chua Chu Kang CC
  35 Teck Whye Avenue S(688892)
• Clementi CC
  220 Clementi Ave 4 S(129880)
• Fengshan CC
  20 Bedok North Street 2 S(469644)
• Gek Poh Ville CC
  1 Jurong West St 74 S(649149)
• Jurong Spring CC
  8 Jurong West Street 52 S(649296)
• Mountbatten CC
  35 Jalan Satu S(399479)
• Sengkang CC
  2 Sengkang Square, S(545052)
• Tampines Central CC
  Blk 866A Tampines St 83 #02-01, S(521866)
• Telok Ayer Hong Lim Green CC
  20 Upper Pickering Street S(058284)
• Toa Payoh East CC
  160 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, S(319380)
• Vacant Land near Temporary Mkt (Organised by Eunos CC)
  Eunos Temporary Mkt (Bedok Reservoir Rd, next to Blk 632)
• Woodlands CC
  1 Woodlands St 81, S(738526)
• Zhenghua CC
  1 Segar Rd, S(677738)

Researched during the last three months of 2009, DBI 2.0 found almost 1.5 million online technology brand mentions – double the level tracked in DBI 1.0, conducted July to September 2009. Other key findings from DBI 2.0 include:

• Mentions of large technology brands online doubled in the last quarter of 2009, reaching 1.5 million across Asia Pacific’s top 300 large technology brands, covering almost 3,800 channels and online sites.
• Twitter’s massive growth trajectory has seen it become the dominant channel for sharing news about technology brands across Asia, except in China where it is banned. For example, in India, Twitter represents over three-quarters of all online conversations tracked.
• Despite massive online buzz generated by Microsoft around Windows 7, Google continued to be the most discussed brand across the region, generating significant mentions in areas such as its Chrome and Android operating systems, and the Nexus One smart phone.

Developed by Edelman and derived from Brandtology data, the second quarterly Digital Brand Index (DBI 2.0) for Singapore found:

• Google (over 20,600) and SingTel (over 13,700) topped the rankings by way of volume of conversations, with increases of 245 per cent and 50 per cent in the last quarter respectively
• StarHub closed the gap on SingTel, enjoying a 137.3 per cent increase in online buzz
• Canon (4.3) once again topped the Average Engagement scoreboard, ahead of LG (3.3)
• The centre of gravity for online conversation regarding technology brands in Singapore was once again dominated Hardwarezone Forum, Eat, Drink, Man, Woman (37,043 mentions) and Twitter Singapore (20,643). The channels combined accounted for over one third (37.2 per cent) of all chatter
• StarHub knocked SingTel from the top spot in the Channel Index, which reveals the number of unique channels discussing a brand

Source: Twitter Leapfrogs Established Digital News Sources finds the Asia Pacific Quarterly Digital Brand Index

• Go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names.
• Hit Menu button, create new APN.
• Enter new APN settings. See below for the details.
• Hit Menu button, save settings.
• Select the new APN name, then hit the home button. Your 3G connection will shortly appear in the top bar.

APN Settings
For Starhub customers:

• name: Starhub Internet
• APN: shwapint
• username: [leave blank]
• password: [leave blank]

For M1 customers:

• name: M1 Internet
• APN: sunsurf
• username: 65
• password: user123

For SingTel customers (Just In Case):

• name: SingTel Internet
• APN: internet
• username: 65IDEAS (or blank)
• password: IDEAS (or blank)

The Nexus One is an unlocked device that can be purchased online at google.com/phone, because of that, the first place for users to look for support is the help section on the site which includes how-to videos, feature overviews, ordering/payment/set-up/warranty info, a user’s guide and help forum. However, if you need further help, try calling Singapore’s HTC Support line at 1-800-238-7788 from 8am-8pm, Monday to Saturday. Also do note that HTC IS providing local support and repair services for Nexus One.

The freebies include the delicious Motorola SURFboard SB6120 and free 12 months subscription of Norton 360 All-In-One Security Package Version 3.

Box – Front View

Box – Back View

Contents

Modem – Front/Back View

Modem – Side View

In Action

It takes about 3 to 4 working days to activate the service. 100Mbps (12.5MBps) downstream and 10Mbps(1.25MBps) upstream here I come!

Yesterday, I went to the my mom office to solve a very peculiar Internet problem. My mom is using Singnet Business Internet which is like SGD$100 per month for a 512K downstream and a 256K upstream for more than a year before this problem occurs.

The problem happen like 2 weeks ago where my mom is unable to use the Internet before 2pm (roughly) but after 2pm, she can use it without any problem. This problem occurs every day for the past 2 weeks.

The Singnet people came at least 4 times to solve this but for the first 3 time, they are unable to find out why. The 4th time, the technician came and he suspect it is our router problem.

We are using the 2wire 2700HGV-2 (Singtel’s MioBox) and Linksys WRT54G. So as you can see there are 2 routers as the 2700HGV-2 itself is also a router. Previously I set up wrongly for my mom and this wrong setup works for more than a year and only start giving problems 2 weeks ago.

The thing I did wrong is creating 2 routings. My 2700HGV-2 will initiate a PPoE connection and connect to the Internet and my WRT54G will also initiate a PPoE connection using the 2700HGV-2 and connect to the Internet. And hence I got 2 external IPs for the 2 PPoE connections, 1 each for the router.

According to some Google searches I made, 2 routings will cause a major lag and slowdown to the network. This problem did not happen a year ago as my mom’s workplace is new and my mom is the first few tenants there and recently it seems that the whole building is fully occupied and morning seems to to be the peak period and hence a lot of people is using the Internet. There is no cable point installed, so the tenants can either be using Singtel’s Singnet or Starhub’s ADSL.

After figuring out this, I went to disable all the shit in 2700HGV-2 making it into a pure ADSL modem and bridge it using my WRT54G. I managed to bridge it using only just my WRT54G to initiate a PPoE connection. My WRT54G managed to get the external IP, gateway, DNS and MTU and it seems everything is working perfect, but it is not! I can’t surf the Internet or ping out at all. And I have no idea why this is happening. I asked FRRO’s Michael for help and he told me it is weird and recommend me in worst case scenario, get a ADSL modem plus a router. I know that the 2700HGV-2 has a inbuilt wireless and 4-port wired router function but it lacks A LOT of features that the WRT54G has like the DDNS service which my mom need the most.

I heed Michael’s advice and went down to Funan to get the Linksys WAG200G, for SGD$99, it is basically a WRT54G with ADSL modem inside.

Went back to replace both the 2700HGV-2 and WRT54G with only WAG200G and BINGO, everything is perfectly working alright (just got feedback from my mom this afternoon).

Why can’t just Singnet give us the bloody ADSL modem with no shit inside just like Starhub’s Cable modem and it would make the solution easier.

Last but not least, I would like to add that my WRT54G is version 7 and I can’t flash it to DD-WRT. How unlucky!