I Found The Best Sim Only Mobile Plans 2024

Summary

This video offers a comprehensive analysis of over 70 SIM-only plans across 16 telcos, focusing on network coverage, data, price, and features. It presents insights from reports by IMDA and OpenSignal, highlighting Singtel and Starhub's superior coverage and performance. The video then ranks the top cheap plans, 100GB data offers, and even 5G options, emphasizing value and user experience. It concludes with漫游马来西亚的计划推荐，providing viewers with a clear guide to choose the best plan for their needs.

Takeaways

• 📱 There are over 70 plans across 16 telcos, making it challenging to choose the best mobile plan.
• 🌐 The four main networks in Singapore are Singtel, Starhub, M1, and SIMBA.
• 🏆 Singtel consistently provides the best coverage according to IMDA's Nationwide Outdoor Service Coverage report.
• 📊 OpenSignal's report indicates that Singtel and Starhub have the highest network availability and best consistent quality.
• 🏅 ZYM Mobile received the highest rating in Seedly's user reviews with a 4.9 score.
• 💸 The cheapest plan mentioned is eight 88GB, offering 88GB data for 88 days at no cost.
• 👵 SIMBA Seniors is a cost-effective plan for seniors, providing 20GB data and other benefits for S$5.
• 📉 Zero1 Starter is a budget option on the Singtel network, but it has a relatively high cost per GB of data.
• 🚀 For those needing a lot of data, ZYM Mobile Roam Smart offers 100GB base data plus additional bonuses.
• 🌍 Plans with substantial roaming data in Malaysia include those from giga!, eight, and ZYM Mobile.
• 🔥 5G plans are recommended for high-speed data needs, with GOMO 5G and MyRepublic 5G plans being top choices.

Q & A

How many telcos are there across the 70 plans mentioned in the video?

There are 16 telcos across the 70 plans.

What are the four main networks that all the plans run on?

The four main networks are Singtel, Starhub, M1, and the SIMBA network.

According to IMDA’s Nationwide Outdoor Service Coverage report, which network had the best coverage in Q4 2023?

Singtel had the best coverage in Q4 2023 according to the IMDA report.

What did OpenSignal's Mobile Network Experience Report in May 2024 reveal about Singtel and Starhub?

OpenSignal's report found that Singtel and Starhub had the highest availability of between 99.4% to 99.5% and scored the highest in terms of Consistent Quality and Reliability Experience.

Which SIM-only plan had the highest rating in Seedly’s user reviews?

ZYM Mobile had the highest rating at 4.9 in Seedly’s user reviews.

What are the top 3 cheapest SIM-only plans as of 6 June 2024?

The top 3 cheapest plans are eight 88GB on the StarHub network, SIMBA Seniors, and Zero1 Starter.

What is the main downside of the eight 88GB plan?

The main downside of the eight 88GB plan is that it only lasts for 88 days, after which you need to upgrade to other plans, and it does not support port-in or have an app for managing the plan.

What is the cost and data offering of ZYM Mobile Roam Smart plan?

The ZYM Mobile Roam Smart plan costs $15.10 and offers 100GB base data, plus an additional 100GB data for 12 months, 8GB roaming data to Malaysia, and a bonus 2GB data to Malaysia for 12 months.

Which plan offers 1TB of data and what is its cost?

The giga! (1TB) plan offers 1TB of data and costs $28.

What is the benefit of the GOMO 5G plan?

The GOMO 5G plan costs $25.46, comes with 300GB data, supports data rollover, offers 3GB roaming to Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand for 12 months, and has a $3.25 discount for 6 months.

Which plan is recommended for someone who travels frequently to Malaysia?

Plans recommended for frequent Malaysia travelers include CIrcles Life 4G and 5G, giga! (1TB), eight 188GB, eight 388GB, and ZYM Mobile Roam Smart, as they offer decent amounts of data roaming in Malaysia.

Outlines

00:00

📱 Overview of Best SIM-Only Plans

The video script discusses the complexity of choosing the best phone plan from over 70 options across 16 telcos. The presenter aims to simplify this by analyzing various SIM-only plans based on network coverage, data availability, pricing, and additional features. A detailed spreadsheet and a Telegram group for discussion are also mentioned. The script then delves into network coverage reports from IMDA and OpenSignal, highlighting that Singtel and Starhub networks generally offer better coverage and experience compared to M1 and SIMBA. User reviews from Seedly are also considered, with ZYM Mobile receiving the highest rating. The video concludes with a teaser for the detailed analysis of the best SIM-only plans as of June 6, 2024.

05:02

💰 Cheapest SIM-Only Plans

The script provides an in-depth look at the cheapest SIM-only plans, starting with the eight 88GB plan on the StarHub network, which offers 88GB data for free but is limited to 88 days. It also mentions the SIMBA Seniors plan at S$5, providing 20GB data and other benefits, but is limited to seniors aged 60 and above. The Zero1 Starter plan on the Singtel network is highlighted for its affordability at $7.06, including 6GB data, though it's criticized for its high cost per GB. The script also briefly touches on Webull's competitive pricing for stock trading in the US and SGX markets, including special offers for new and existing users.

10:06

🚀 High Data SIM-Only Plans

The script focuses on high data SIM-only plans, starting with the eight 88GB plan, which is ignored due to its limited duration. It then recommends the ZYM Mobile Roam Smart plan for its value, offering 100GB data and additional benefits. The script compares several $10 plans, suggesting skipping those with weaker network coverage. It also discusses plans with data rollover features and those suitable for heavy data users or frequent travelers to Malaysia. The video concludes with a reminder to subscribe for more informative content.

Keywords

💡Telcos

Telcos, short for telecommunications companies, are the providers of telecommunication services. In the context of the video, telcos offer various SIM-only plans for mobile phone services. The script discusses different telcos such as Singtel, Starhub, M1, and SIMBA, comparing their network coverage and service quality.

💡SIM-only plans

SIM-only plans are mobile phone plans that include only the service contract without the cost of a device. These are the focus of the video, where the host analyzes different plans based on various criteria. The script provides a detailed comparison of SIM-only plans from different telcos.

💡Network coverage

Network coverage refers to the geographical area where a mobile network provides service. The video discusses reports from IMDA and OpenSignal, comparing the network coverage of different telcos, with Singtel and Starhub having better coverage as per the reports mentioned in the script.

💡Data

Data in this context refers to the amount of mobile data provided in the SIM-only plans. The script analyzes various plans based on the amount of data they offer, from 88GB to 1TB, which is a key factor in deciding the value of a mobile plan.

💡Price

Price is a critical factor when choosing a mobile plan. The video compares different SIM-only plans based on their pricing, highlighting the most cost-effective options. For example, the script mentions the eight 88GB plan which is free for 88 days, emphasizing the importance of price in plan selection.

💡Additional features

Additional features are extra services or benefits included in a mobile plan, such as roaming data or unlimited throttled data. The script evaluates plans based on these features, which can enhance the value of a plan for users with specific needs.

💡4G and 5G

4G and 5G refer to the fourth and fifth generations of mobile networks, respectively. The video discusses the network experience on 4G and 5G, with 5G offering faster speeds and better performance. The script mentions plans suitable for 5G users who require high-speed mobile internet.

💡Roaming

Roaming allows mobile users to use their phones in countries other than their home country. The script highlights plans with international roaming data, which is beneficial for travelers or those who frequently communicate internationally.

💡Data rollover

Data rollover is a feature that allows unused data from one billing cycle to be carried over to the next. The video mentions plans with data rollover as a valuable feature, as it allows users to accumulate data over time.

💡Throttled data

Throttled data refers to the practice of slowing down internet speeds after a user has consumed a certain amount of data. The script discusses plans that offer unlimited throttled data after the user has used up their high-speed data allowance.

💡Seniors

Seniors are older individuals, typically over the age of 60. The video mentions a plan specifically designed for seniors, indicating that some telcos target specific demographic groups with tailored plans, such as the SIMBA Seniors plan.

Highlights

Over 70 plans across 16 telcos analyzed for the best phone plan.

Criterias such as network coverage, available data, price, and additional features are considered.

IMDA report shows Singtel has the best 4G coverage.

StarHub has the second best coverage according to IMDA.

OpenSignal report indicates Singtel and StarHub have the highest availability of 5G.

Singtel and StarHub scored highest in Consistent Quality and Reliability Experience.

ZYM Mobile received the highest rating at 4.9 in Seedly’s user reviews.

Three cheapest plans identified, including eight 88GB with 88GB data for free.

SIMBA Seniors plan offers 20GB data for S$5, aimed at seniors aged 60 and above.

Zero1 Starter plan costs $7.06 and provides 6GB data on the Singtel network.

ZYM Mobile Roam Smart offers 100GB data and 8GB roaming data to Malaysia at $15.10.

Plans with up to 100GB data are analyzed for the best value.

Plans with between 100GB to 200GB data are reviewed for the best value.

Plans offering 200GB data or more are compared, with giga! (1TB) plan recommended for better price and coverage.

5G plans are analyzed for those needing better speed, with GOMO 5G plan recommended.

Plans with decent roaming data in Malaysia are highlighted for frequent travelers.

Transcripts

With over 70 plans across 16 telcos,  

it may be hard to decide which is the  best phone plan. That’s why in this video,  

I’ll be going through all the sim only plans  to analyze criterias such as network coverage,  

available data, price and additional features to  help you decide which is the best plan for you.

As a bonus, I’ve compiled all this info into this  super detailed spreadsheet. Link down below ya.  

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Alright, while there are many  plans available, essentially,  

all of them are just running on 4 networks,  Singtel, Starhub, M1 and the SIMBA network.

So, what I did was to check out reports and  reviews of these networks from various sources.

IMDA outdoor coverage The first report is  

from IMDA’s Nationwide Outdoor Service  Coverage for 4G networks in Q4 2023. This  

report found that Singtel was consistently  giving the best coverage for all 3 months.

This is then followed by StarHub,  which had the second best coverage,  

then M1 and SIMBA which came in 3rd and 4th place.

The second report is from OpenSignal’s  Mobile Network Experience Report,  

which came out in May 2024.

This report looked at a few things, such  as overall experience, 5G experience,  

coverage, consistency and so on. First,  

it found that both Singtel and Starhub had the  highest availability of between 99.4% to 99.5%.

Besides that, both Singtel and Starhub  scored the highest in terms of Consistent  

Quality and Reliability Experience. So  what this means is that, telcos on both  

the Singtel and Starhub networks are able  to reliably perform common network tasks,  

such as video calling, uploading an image,  or watching a video without noticeable lags.

Lastly, the 3rd data is from Seedly’s  user reviews on Sim-only plan. And here,  

ZYM Mobile had the highest rating at 4.9,  followed by quite a number of telcos which  

had ratings of between 4.3 to 4.4, namely  Gomo, VIVIFI, giga!, MyRepublic, and redOne.

In summary, from these tests, we can  see that telcos which are on Singtel  

and Starhub networks tend to have better  coverage, as well as network experience.  

Whereas telcos that are on M1 and SIMBA  networks had slightly lower scores.

So, with that in mind, let’s find out  which are the best sim-only plans,  

accurate as of 6 June 2024.

First, let’s say you are someone  who just wants the cheapest plan,  

and you don’t care too much about the data, in  that case, here are the top 3 cheapest plans.

First we have the eight 88GB plan, which runs on  the StarHub network. While it is totally free,  

gives a whopping 88GB data, and  1GB roaming to multiple countries,  

it’s not exactly a real plan, as this  plan only lasts for 88 days. After  

which you will be required to upgrade to  other plans, which are equally awesome.

However, the downside is that  since this is a super new telco,  

there’s no app for it yet, so if you  want to renew or top up your plan,  

you’ll need to do it physically at their  retailers or collection points. Plus,  

port-in is also not available yet, so you’ll  be getting a new number with eight Mobile.

The next cheapest plan is SIMBA Seniors, which  only costs S$5. With it, you’ll get 20GB data,  

1GB international roaming, as well as 300  minutes talk time and 30 sms a month. Plus,  

if you ever use up your 20GB data, you’ll  still be able to access the internet with  

their unlimited data, though at capped  speeds. As for the downside? This plan  

is using the SIMBA network, which may give  a slightly lower performance. And of course,  

like what the name suggests, this plan is  only for seniors who are aged 60 and above.

Lastly, the 3rd cheapest plan would  be Zero1 Starter, which costs $7.06  

and operates on the Singtel network. This plan  comes with 6GB data, unlimited throttled data,  

and some minimum monthly talk time and sms.  However, the downside is that because of how  

little data it has, you are actually paying a  rather high $1.18 per 1GB of data. In that case,  

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Moving on, let’s take a look at plans which have  up to 100GB data. To find the best value plans,  

what I did was to sort the plans by data cost per  1GB, so that we’ll get the best bang for our buck.

Again, the cheapest plan would be eight 88GB,  

but we’ll just ignore this plan  since it only lasts for 88 days.

In that case, the next best value plan  would be the newest plan by ZYM Mobile  

called ZYM Mobile Roam Smart. At  $15.10, you’ll get a base 100GB data,  

plus an additional 100GB data for 12 months, an  8GB roaming data to Malaysia, and a bonus 2GB  

data to Malaysia for 12 months. A $90 Samsung  Tab Voucher. Plus since I’m their affiliate,  

you’ll also get some bonus chance to win a  Samsung Watch when you use my code KELVIN to  

sign up to them. This plan is good if you need  a ton of data in both Singapore and Malaysia.

Then after the 12 months bonus data ends, you  can either look out for their new promotion,  

or just pay a $10.90 admin fee to  downgrade to their cheaper plans.

Next, we have 5 plans that cost around  $10, and come with 100GB data. Personally,  

I would skip both SIMBA and Changi Mobile  plans as they have weaker network coverage.

Then between the Zero1 plan and the  ZYM plan, they are almost identical,  

where you’ll get the same 100GB data, same  roaming data, and even the same talk time and sms.

But the main difference is that the Zero1  plan comes with unlimited throttled data  

if you exceed your 100GB data limit,  whereas the ZYM Mobile plan waives off  

the subscription fee for the 3rd month, an  extra $90 Samsung Tab Voucher. And again,  

you can sign up to ZYM Mobile using my code KELVIN  to get some bonus chance to win the Samsung Watch.

Meanwhile, the redOne Perfect10 which  costs $10.90 allows you to call and  

SMS from Singapore to Malaysia numbers.  This could be useful when you want to  

contact your friends or parents and  they don’t have internet access.

And lastly, if you like to have unused  data rollover to the next month,  

you can consider the GOMO 4G Value Plan  which has the data rollover feature. This  

plan costs a little more at $15.28, has 100GB  data, plus an extra 150GB data for 6 months,  

and has 1GB roaming data to  Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand.

Moving on, let’s check out plans that  have between 100GB to 200GB data. Again,  

we can sort this by data cost  to find the best value plans.

First, we have the eight 188GB which only cost  $8, have 188GB data, and 8GB roaming data to  

multiple countries. But again, the downside  is that they currently don’t support port in,  

and requires you to physically go  to a store to top up your plan.

Next, while the SIMBA and  MyRepublic plan gives 200GB,  

I would personally skip them as  the coverage may not be as good.

Instead, I would consider the  Heya plan, which only costs $10,  

but has 128GB data, data rollover and 1GB  data to Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

Though, the downside of this plan is that there  is no auto monthly subscription. So, every time  

your 30 days is up, you’ll need to manually renew  the plan via the app or at a physical outlet.

Otherwise, if you need more data, the  ZYM Mobile Roam Smart plan would give  

you 100GB base data and extra 100GB  for 12 months, and just costs $15.10.

But if you want a plan that has more data  permanently, you can check out the VIVIFI Binge 50  

plan which costs $18 comes with 200GB data, 1GB  roaming to Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

Or if you are worried that you might overrun your  data, you can consider Zero1 50u One, which costs  

$18.22, has 150GB data, and 1GB roaming data, and  most importantly has unlimited throttled data.

Moving on, let’s check out plans  that have 200GB data or more.

For this, there are 2 plans which offer 1TB worth  of data. Though in terms of price and coverage,  

I would prefer to go for the giga! (1TB) plan, as  it’s cheaper at $28, and uses the Starhub network.

Unused data can be rolled over for 2 months,  capped at 1TB. So you can actually accumulate  

quite a lot of data when using this plan.  Besides that, you’ll also get 6GB roaming  

data in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand,  India and South Korea, so that’s nice.

But if you don’t really need that much data,  you can check out the eight 388GB plan, which  

only cost $18, and comes with 388GB, and has 58GB  roaming data in Malaysia. But again, the downside  

is that you are unable to port in your number,  and it currently only supports physical top up.

Otherwise the giga! (400GB) plan  has a similar amount of 400 GB data,  

costs $20.37, and comes with 4GB roaming  in 5 countries, including Malaysia.

Moving on, let’s also check out the  5G plans. This is suitable if you  

are always gaming or streaming on the go,  and you need a plan that has better speed.

If we skip plans that are on the M1 network,  the best value plan would be the GOMO 5G plan,  

which cost $25.46, and comes with 300GB data,  supports data rollover, 3GB roaming to Malaysia,  

Indonesia, and Thailand for 12 months,  and has a $3.25 discount for 6 months.

This is followed by the MyRepublic 5G Ultimate  plan, which runs on the StarHub network. This  

plan costs $24.95, has 7GB/day, after which you  will have unlimited throttled data, 1GB roaming  

data to Malaysia and Indonesia for 6 months, some  KKday voucher as well as Samsung Mobile Voucher.

Likewise the MyRepublic 5G Plus plan is also  quite value for money. This plan costs $19.95,  

has 150GB data, unlimited throttled  data, 1GB roaming data to Malaysia  

and Indonesia for 6 months, as well as a  KKday voucher and Samsung Mobile Voucher.

Last but not least, if you are someone who often  travels to Malaysia to eat their good food,  

have relaxing staycations, and hopefully  not to steal their subsidized petrol,  

here are some of the plans that give you a  decent amount of data roaming in Malaysia.

First, the CIrcles Life 4G and 5G plan  has 100GB roaming data to Malaysia,  

though these 2 plans are rather  expensive at $30 over dollars.

So, if you want better value  plans, you can check out the  

giga! (1TB) plan which has 6GB roaming data to  Malaysia, eight 188GB plan and eight 388GB plan  

which has 8GB roaming data, as  well as ZYM Mobile Roam Smart,  

which has a base 8GB roaming data and an  additional 2GB roaming data for 12 months.

So, that was a quick comparison of  the best sim-only plan. Hopefully  

now you have a clearer idea which  is the best plan you should go for.

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