In January, MyRepublic hit the Singapore broadband market by offering 1Gbps fiber broadband services with prices starting from $49.99. When queried on how the company was able to price its 1Gbps package at such an affordable price point, a spokesperson replied with the following statements.
MyRepublic – ”MyRepublic is not like the big three telcos, we run a streamlined line company with most of our systems in the cloud. It is because of our thin operator model, we are able to take the savings from overheads and marketing cost to invest in our network.”
”We focus investing in our infrastructure and we engineer/manage our network better than others. Thus ensuring that our customers’ experience will not be compromised and they will enjoy full 1Gbps.”
Ever since they debuted this new and competitive high speed fiber broadband plan, there has been much discussion on this topic. To facilitate the current topic of interest, we decided to compile all the current options for high speed fiber plans. So if you happen to be interested in upgrading to one of the fastest fiber broadband plans available in Singapore, this article is just what you might need. In the table below, you will find the costs involved in signing up for a package with any of the internet service providers (ISPs) and the broadband speeds you can expect.
Fastest Fiber Broadband Plans Compared |
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M1 |
MyRepublic |
SingTel |
StarHub |
Viewqwest |
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Fastest Speeds |
1Gbps |
1Gbps |
500Mbps |
1Gbps |
1Gbps |
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Monthly Subscription |
$49 |
$49.99 |
$69.95 |
$395.50 |
$149.95 |
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Contract Period |
12 months |
24 months |
24 months |
24 months |
24 months |
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Theoretical Download Speed |
Up to 1Gbps |
Up to 1Gbps |
Up to 500Mbps |
Up to 1Gbps |
Up to 1Gbps |
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Theoretical Upload Speed |
Up to 500Mbps |
Up to 500Mbps |
Up to 500Mbps |
Up to 500Mbps |
Up to 500Mbps |
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Typical Download Speed |
518.3 - 680.5Mbps |
940+Mbps |
Up to 500Mbps |
586.6 - 885.6Mbps |
Up to 1Gbps for 99% of the time |
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Typical International Download Speed |
*Info not available |
Up to 1Gbps for 99% of the time |
*Info not available |
306.6 - 414.3Mbps |
Up to 1Gbps for 99% of the time |
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Typical Upload Speed |
*Info not available |
300 - 400Mbps |
*Info not available |
Up to 500Mbps |
Up to 500Mbps for 99% of the time |
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Additional Notes |
*Info not available |
Video streaming priority, no BitTorrent blocking, 24/7 technical support |
Assured minimum international bandwidth at 50Mbps |
Assured minimum international download speed of 30Mbps during peak hours |
Guaranteed bandwidth 99% of the time for all types of traffic. No shaping or restricting of bandwidth based on traffic type (downloading, streaming, torrent etc) or time of the day |
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Misc Charges |
*Info not available |
$58 service installation fee (includes ONT activation and registration) |
$53.50 registration fee, |
Waived |
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$90 (weekday, waived now) or $145(weekend) installation fee |
Update on 24/1 : Activation and registration fees are waived as part of the package sign-up. |
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Freebies / Perks |
*Info not available |
Free $100 router voucher, subscription toMyRepublic Teleport |
- Free dual-band wireless modem worth $299 |
- Free wireless AC dual-band router worth $299 |
- Free 24 months of Freedom VPN |
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- Free OpenNet and Modem installation worth up to $571 |
- Free AnyTime TV |
- OneVoice |
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- 10GB online storage |
- 10% discount on Video-On-Demand content |
- ViewQwest TV |
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- 24-month Security Suite subscription worth $120 |
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- 24-month Home LiveCAM subscription with purchase of camera at $48 |
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-10% discount on mobile line |
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- Theoretical speed: This refers to the maximum possible download speed available for your connection. It is unlikely that you will actually reach these speeds as actual speeds will vary depending on a wide range of factors such as network traffic.
- Typical Speed: The ISPs have different definitions of what this term means.
- M1 – the range of download speeds that users can experience 80% of the time based on the specific test conditions and parameters which are stipulated onwww.m1.com.sg/HBBspeeds (Testing time frame: Oct to Dec 2013)
- SingTel – the average download speeds that customers can experience 95% of the time.
- StarHub – a range of download speeds that you are likely to experience during a wired broadband Internet access.
- Viewqwest – the download speeds that customers are guaranteed 99% of the time for all types of traffic.