SingTel coverage, from phone price plans to broadband, fibre, and events.
Back in May 2010 Facebook launched free mobile access via 0.facebook.com by partnering operators, but Singapore wasn't on the list then. Today SingTel has announced its own partnership with Facebook to offer free 0.facebook.com access on your mobile phone.
No idea why SingTel released this after office hours! You can now register your interest in the iPhone 4 with SingTel. The site is Flash, but viewing it on an iPhone redirects to a friendly pre-registration page.
There's little detail on the page, but SingTel say they're in final talks with Apple to bring the iPhone 4 to customers. They plan to make the new iPhone as affordable and compelling as possible. Fingers crossed it lands soon.
SingTel sent me the Motorola BackFlip to review last month, but my busy schedule delayed it, sorry. I'll cover only the physical design, since its OS and software closely match the Motorola Dext I reviewed five months ago.
Samsung has partnered SingTel to launch the Galaxy S in Singapore, making SingTel the first operator worldwide to carry it. The Galaxy S runs Android 2.1 with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display, less reflective yet vivid, and a 1GHz processor.
SingTel offers three MicroSIM-only plans: 7.2Mbps at S$37.30, 14.4Mbps at S$44.20 and 21Mbps at S$53.80 a month. All include 50GB of data capped at S$94.16, come without a dongle, and the cards are sold at all 11 SingTel shops.
The People's Association is bringing 2010 FIFA World Cup screenings to the heartlands, partnering Singapore Pools, SingTel and StarHub. The five Community Development Councils and PA Community Clubs will show the matches at venues across the island for residents.
Finally, well done SingTel! Singapore Telecommunications has secured the broadcast rights to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, offering all 64 matches live on mio TV and mobile, with complimentary viewing over the internet for subscribers.
It seems SingTel has already begun preparing MicroSIM cards. According to forum user MorpheusV, when he signed up for SingTel's 7.2Mbps two-year contract bundled with a Huawei E5832, the salesperson told him the plan's SIM would be a MicroSIM.
Sorry for the late news, from Hong Kong: the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has launched in Singapore, with SingTel customers first to get it at S$1,088 without contract. Now I hope they bring in the iPad next!
I no longer qualify as a youth! SingTel has introduced BlackBerry Flexi Youth plans from S$48 a month, the first to bundle data and talktime, with perks like free unlimited SMS and outgoing calls from campuses and army camps.
Couldn't make this event since it's during office hours, but I'm keen to see how LTE advances mobile networks. With smartphone numbers rising, demand for faster mobile bandwidth grows too, so I hope SingTel and Ericsson trial LTE soon.
Conducted across eight Asia-Pacific markets including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India and Taiwan, the second quarterly Digital Brand Index (DBI 2.0) keeps surfacing insights on the most discussed brands online and the subjects sparking the liveliest debate.
The Motorola DEXT with MOTOBLUR is Motorola's social phone and another SingTel exclusive, much like INQ's Mini 3G and Chat 3G. Motorola took a fresh approach with its own MOTOBLUR service, essentially their take on Apple's MobileMe.
Some media reports note 3G connectivity issues with the Nexus One on M1 and StarHub in Singapore. SingTel customers shouldn't be affected, as the phone auto-connects to their network, perhaps hinting that SingTel may officially bring in the Nexus One.
The INQ Chat 3G is a full-QWERTY version of the INQ Mini 3G, with a better 3.2MP camera and a noticeably faster processor. It measures 114.5 by 61 by 12.8mm and weighs 120 grams.
SingTel and INQ are bringing the multi-tasking INQ Chat 3G to Singapore, an affordable social phone with a QWERTY keypad, Facebook and Twitter integration, plus SingTel's AMPed music service. It's offered at S$0 on a data plan.
Here are SingTel's Singnet Broadband promotions for Sitex 2009, available at SingTel retail shops since they're skipping a booth this year. Highlights include a free white 13-inch Apple MacBook worth S$1,588 with the 10Mbps Premium plan at S$88 monthly.
The light-up starts tonight at 7:30pm outside INDOCHINE at Wisma Atria. For SingTel ZoukOut 2009, the world's longest chain of light-sticks, roughly 10,000 red ones, will stretch from SingTel's ComCentre at Exeter Road through Orchard's malls all the way along.
The Acer neoTouch and beTouch E100 will be exclusive to SingTel customers. SingTel and Acer jointly announced the Singapore launch of Acer's first Windows phones, whose next-generation Windows Mobile touchscreen interface supports hundreds of Microsoft-certified mobile apps.
The INQ Mini 3G is marketed as a social media phone, measuring 102.9 by 45.8 by 12.8mm and weighing 128 grams. It felt solid in the hand, yet somehow more like a toy than a real phone.
I received the INQ Mini 3G review set today. Ahead of my full review next week, here are some unboxing photos plus a video of its startup and shutdown animations. Its Facebook and Twitter integration already feels pretty neat.