Copper; this stuff ain't cheap.

There are many points of comparison between Singapore and Malaysia, one of which is the state of broadband infrastructure (or rather the lack thereof, in Malaysia, at least).  Since moving to Singapore to work, i’ve been enjoying the fast, unfettered and unthrottled broadband access afforded to me by signing up with a 10Mbps package from SingNet. I chose to sign up for the Mio service, which offered a combination of ADSL broadband, mobile phone line, as well as VOIP for fixed line calls. The benefits are obvious; with one being that the ‘land’ line number stays constant, no matter where you move on the island. Furthermore, i’m not tied down by the quarterly fees charged for the rental of a proper physical land line. Of course, this means that for and ‘land’ line calls to be made or received, the modem/router provided by SingNet would have to be on at all times. In the event of a power outage, i’d be screwed, but that’s a discussion for another day. Continue reading →