Your Easy Guide To The Most Value-For-Money Mobile Plans In Singapore

Singaporeans have never had more choice when it comes to picking their telco service provider. Back in the days, telcos like Starhub, M1 and Singtel were the only providers offering phone plans that required you sign on for a minimum of two years.

These days however, new players like Circles.Life, My Republic and Zero have entered the market to give consumers more options and flexibility when it comes to their telco plans.

Instead of bundling a phone and a data contract together, these telcos offer phone lines without contracts and with customisable functions. Seeing the popularity of such plans, older telcos too are beginning to offer such plans. If you're looking to re-contract or are planning to switch telcos, we've broken down the best plans according to the different tiers:

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Value plans (~$20/month)

Circles.Life

M1

Singtel

StarHub

Zero1

Plan

Flexi Plan

mySIM³ 20

GOMO

S$25 SIM Only

1GB to Unlimited

Monthly Data

1GB

3GB (+12GB bonus data for 12 months)

20GB

5GB (+10GB bonus data for 12 months)

1GB

Talk Time

30 mins

100 mins

200 mins

100 mins

200 mins

SMS

10

100

200

200

Monthly Add-ons

• 1GB data (S$8)

• 2GB data (S$12)

• 30 mins  + 10 SMS (S$5)

• 200 mins + unlimited incoming call (S$10)

• 200 mins (S$5)

• 800 mins (S$10)

• Unlimited mins (S$15)

• Caller ID (S$5.35)

• 10GB data, 100 mins, 100SMS (S$10)

• 1GB data (S$3) 

• 10GB data (S$10)

• 50GB worry-free data (S$20)

• Unlimited weekend data (S$6)

• Unlimited data for selected chat, social and video apps (from S$6). Full details here.

• 300 / 800 / Unlimited talk time mins (S$6 / S$10 /  S$18)

• 500 SMS (S$3)

• None

Notes

• No free incoming calls

• SMS charged at 5 cents

• Free Caller ID

• Unlimited weekend local data

• Unlimited free calls to three M1 numbers

• Free Caller ID

• No excess data charges

• No roaming data option

• Unlimited weekend local data for 12 months

• Free Caller ID

• Free International Roaming

• SMS charged at 5.35 cents

• One time registration fee of S$10.70

• No excess data charges

• Free Caller ID

Price

S$0/month

S$20/month

S$20/month

S$25/month

S$9.90/month

The cheapest deal here is obviously Circles.Life's S$0 Flexi Plan. However, unless you're a very low usage customer, you will probably have to top up for some additional services, and the add-on options are actually quite expensive. Additionally, it's worth noting that incoming calls are not free on Circles.Life, so if people call you frequently (which includes anyone you don't know, like telemarketers), you'll quickly burn through your 30 mins of bundled talk time. Topping up for additional talk time is also quite expensive, at S$5 for just 30 mins more.

The overall best deal? Singtel's new GOMO plan (GOMO stands for Get Out More Often), which gives you a massive 20GB data, and the most amount of talk time and SMSes for just S$20/month.

Basic Plans (~$30/month)

Circles.Life

M1

Singtel

StarHub

MyRepublic

Zero1

Plan

Base Plan

mySIM³ 20 + 25GB data add-on

GOMO

S$25 SIM Only  + 10GB data add-on

Smart 35

3GB to Unlimited

Data

20GB

28GB (+12GB bonus data for 12 months)

20GB

15GB (+10GB bonus data for 12 months)

9GB (+3GB for MyRepublic Broadband customers)

3GB (+12GB for anyone who signs up in March)

Talk Time

100 mins

100 mins

200 mins

100 mins

1000 mins

200 mins

SMS

25

100

200

1000

200

Monthly Add-ons

• 1GB data (S$6)

• 2GB data (S$10)

• Unlimited data (4G speeds capped at 20GB - S$20)

• 100 mins (S$4)

• 25 SMS (S$1)

• Unlimited

incoming calls (S$2)

• Unlimited outgoing calls (S$16)

• 25GB data (S$5)

• 200 mins (S$5)

• 800 mins (S$10)

• Unlimited mins (S$15)

• Caller ID (S$5.35/month)

• 10GB data, 100 mins, 100SMS (S$10)

• 1GB data (S$3) 

• 10GB data (S$10)

• 50GB worry-free data (S$20)

• Unlimited weekend data (S$6)

• Unlimited data for selected chat, social and video apps (from S$6). Full details here.

• 300 / 800 / Unlimited talk time mins (S$6 / S$10 /  S$18)

• 500 SMS (S$3)

• 1GB data (S$5)

• 3GB data (S$12)

• 8GB (S$30)

• None

Notes

• No free incoming calls

• Free Caller ID

• SMS charged at 5 cents

• Unlimited Whatsapp usage (does not include video calls)

• Unlimited weekend local data

• Unlimited free calls to three M1 numbers

• Free Caller ID

• No excess data charges

• No roaming data option

• Unlimited weekend local data for 12 months

• Free Caller ID

• Free International Roaming

• SMS charged at 5.35 cents

• No excess data charge

• Free Caller ID

• No excess data charges

• Free Caller ID

• No roaming data option

Price

S$28/month

S$25/month

S$20/month

S$35/month

S$35/month

S$29.99/month

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The overall best deal here is once again Singtel's new GOMO plan, which gives you a massive 20GB data, and a generous 200 minutes of talk time and 200 SMSes for just S$20/month. If 20GB data isn't enough, you can top up an extra $10 for another 10GB data, 100 minutes talktime, and 100 SMSes.

If you want the most data, the best deal is M1's mySIM³ 20 plan with a 25GB data add-on. This gives you a whopping 40GB all for just S$25/month.

Mid-Range Plans (~$50/month)

Circles.Life

M1

MyRepublic

Singtel

StarHub

Zero1

Zero Mobile

Plan

Base Plan +Unlimited Data (capped at 20GB for 4G speeds add on)

mySIM³ 40 + 25GB data add-on

Mega 55

GOMO + S$10 add-on (x2)

S$50 SIM Only

9GB to Unlimited

Zero Xs Unlimited Data

Data

20GB (+20GB)

35GB (+15GB bonus data for 12 months)

18GB (+8GB for MyRepublic Broadband customers)

40GB

30GB (+10GB for bonus data for 12 month)

9GB (+18GB for anyone who signs up in March)

Unlimited

(managed speeds after 45GB usage)

Talk Time

100 mins

100 mins

1000 mins

400 mins

300 mins

450 mins

100 mins

SMS

25

100

1000

400

450

50

Monthly Add-ons

• 1GB data (S$6)

• 2GB data (S$10)

• Unlimited data (4G speeds capped at 20GB) (S$20)

• 100 mins (S$4)

• 25 SMS (S$1)

• Unlimited

incoming calls (S$2)

• Unlimited outgoing calls (S$16)

• 25GB data (S$5)

• 200 mins (S$5)

• 800 mins (S$10)

• Unlimited mins (S$15)

• Caller ID (S$5.35)

• 1GB data (S$5)

• 3GB data (S$12)

• 8GB (S$30)

• "Roam like home" international roaming packages (start at S$6). Full details here.

• 10GB data, 100 mins, 100SMS (S$10)

• 1GB data (S$3) 

• 10GB data (S$10)

• 50GB worry-free data (S$20)

• Unlimited weekend data (S$6)

• Unlimited data for selected chat, social and video apps (from S$6). Full details here.

• 300 / 800 / Unlimited talk time mins (S$6 / S$10 /  S$18)

• 500 SMS (S$3)

None

None

Notes

• No free incoming calls

• Free Caller ID

• SMS charged at 5 cents

• Unlimited Whatsapp usage (does not include video calls)

• Unlimited weekend local data

• Unlimited free calls to three M1 numbers

• No excess data charges

• Free Caller ID

• Free Caller ID

• No excess data charges

• Unlimited weekend data for 12 months

• Free Caller ID

• Free International Roaming

• SMS charged at 5.35 cents

• No excess data charges

• Free Caller ID

• No roaming data option

• Free Caller ID

• No roaming data option

Price

S$48/month

S$45/month

S$55/month

S$40/month

S$50/month

S$39.99/month

S$49.95/month

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Once again, the best deal is Singtel's new GOMO plan, which has a base price of S$20 and gives you 20GB data, 200 minutes, and 200 SMSes. But if you buy two S$10 add-ons, you get 40GB data, 400 minutes, and 400 SMSes, all for just S$40/month.

Alternatively, if you value data over minutes, you can consider StarHub's S$25 SIM Only plan and add its S$20/month 50GB with worry-free data add-on. For this combo, you get 63GB data (3GB + 50GB + 10GB bonus) for S$45/month, though just 100 call minutes. StarHub's 50GB worry-free data add-on lets you continue to use data for free even if you've burst your cap.

M1's mySIM³ 40 with a 25GB data add-on package (S$5) also offers good value with 50GB total data for S$45/month and includes 100 SMS but only 100 minutes talk time.

High-End Plans

M1

MyRepublic

StarHub

Zero Mobile

Plan

mySIM³ 98

Xtra 85

S$80 SIM Only

Zero X

Unlimited Everything

Data

Unlimited

30GB (+8GB for MyRepublic Broadband customers)

60GB (+10GB bonus data for 12 months)

Unlimited

(managed speeds after 45GB usage)

Talk Time

Unlimited

1000 mins

500 mins

Unlimited

SMS

Unlimited

1000

Unlimited

Monthly Add-ons

• Caller ID (S$5.35)

• 1GB data (S$5)

• 3GB data (S$12)

• 8GB (S$30)

• "Roam like home" international roaming packages (start at S$6). Full details here.

• 1GB data (S$3) 

• 10GB data (S$10)

• 50GB worry-free data (S$20)

• Unlimited weekend data (S$6)

• Unlimited data for selected chat, social and video apps (from S$6). Full details here.

• 300 / 800 / Unlimited talk time mins (S$6 / S$10 /  S$18)

• 500 SMS (S$3)

• None

Notes

• No option to top up data

• Includes 2GB "Roam like home" package for Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

• No excess data charges

• Free Caller ID

• Unlimited weekend data for 12 months

• Free Caller ID

• Free International Roaming

• SMS charged at 5.35 cents

• Free Caller ID

• No international roaming data option

Price

S$98/month

S$85/month

S$80/month

S$59.95/month

The cheapest and best value deal in the high-end tier is Zero Mobile's Zero X plan. For significantly less than all of the other plans, you get 'unlimited data', unlimited talk time, and unlimted SMS. The only two drawbacks are that Zero Mobile doesn't offer any international roaming data add-ons and the managed data network speeds start after 45GB of data consumption.

For a more all-rounded plan with more data and from an established telco provider, StarHub's new S$80 SIM Only plan has a lot going for it, even if you need to consider adding on extra talk time and SMS.

Note: Both Singtel and M1 offer other SIM-only plans with more generous data packages, however, they require a 12-month minimum contract period, and considering the current market climate, we do not recommend signing up for a contract right now. As such, we have not included them in this article. If you're interested in seeing them for yourself, check out Singtel here and M1 here.

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