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Any thoughts on the Starhub 1 year SIM only plan (contracted)? Is it worth and does it allow for the Hub club member discount?

I currently have a $50 2-YR plan for 15Gb under my father's name. Due to my father's Hub club member 30% discount, all my family's 6 lines are under his name. I'm trying to find a better mobile plan for myself. For the Starhub 1 Yr Sim only plan (contacted), anyone has any thought on it, tried it? Experience? Worth it? Does it allow the Hub club member discount?

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I was previously using Starhub Sim only plan for quite awhile before switching.

For the Starhub 1 Yr Sim only plan (contacted), anyone has any thought on it, tried it? Experience? Worth it? Does it allow the Hub club member discount?

  • Sim Only Plan is 'nett' price. No additional discounts for Hub club etc. It also doesnt count as a mobile line.
  • In terms of usage and connectivity, no difference since its all the same telco.

However, the main difference is on the handset discount. For 2 years mobile contracts, you can get a phone at discounted price compared to Sim Only plans without phone. This is really subjective to individual preference but recently I've calculated that it is 'cheaper' to get a 2 years mobile contract. Here's the reason if you are interested.

  • Assuming Sim Only Plan $25 (30GB, 1000min)
  • The current 2 years plan $55 (15GB, 100min)
  • $55 - 30% disc = $38.5
  • Difference between the 2 plans = $13.5
  • For 2 years duration, total difference = $324
  • For handsets, Apple iPhone 11 128GB @ $408
    *Apple iPhone 11 128GB RRP $1219
  • 'Market value'of iPhone 11 128GB ~ $1000
    ^ If you were to sell the phone on carousell
  • Doing some mathematics calculations: $1000 (profit) - $408 (cost of phone) - $324 (the 2 years contract difference) = nett profit of $268.
  • The downside is that your current plan has lesser data conpared to sim only. If you dont need the extra data then not worth changing.
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