Thursday, April 1, 2010

Am I Utilising My Mobile Plan









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11 comments:

  1. 1) Singtel, M1 and Starhub
    2) Starhub:8, M1: 16 (exclusive of add-ons), Singtel:9
    3)Amount of incoming/outgoing calls/SMS, talktime
    4)You would have to pay extra
    5)It would be calculated by the amount of extra talktime, SMS or data usage.
    6)you would just have to pay the normal price of the plan, or you could get a plan with less calls/SMS so you don't pay more for somthing you are not using.

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  2. 1: singtel starhub snd m1
    2.starhub6,m1:16,singtel:8
    3.minutes,sms,memory
    4.you need to pay
    5.the minutes and messages used overtime.
    6.you still pay the same amoount

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  3. 1. 3 companies which are Singtel, Starhub and M1.
    2. Starhub: 7 Singtel: 6 M1: 8
    3. Free local calls/SMS/MMS, Free Local Data Bundle and Caller Number Display.
    4. You have to pay the excess charges at like an amount per min for example.
    5. 21.4 cents per minute during peak for calling and 10.7 cents per minute for non-peak. 5.35 cents per SMS after excess.
    6. We still have more to be used up but no extra charges.

    Assumptions:
    No specially targeted plans for specific models. No packages that are linked to other services such as Cable TV.
    No pre-paid services. Do not consider complimentary and optional services like ringtones. Existing mobile plan tag with any discount or offer.
    No family plan or special plan such as Students/NSman etc.

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  4. Assumptions
    1.Do not considered plans that target specific phones.
    2.No pre-paid system
    3.No special packages that link to other services such TV.
    4.Do not consider complementary and optional services like ringtones or funpacks.
    5.No family plan
    6.Does not tag with any discounts/offers
    7.No discount for special usage
    8.No special plan eg. Students, NSmen

    Answers
    1.The 3 main mobile companies are Singtel, Starhub and M1.

    2.Starhub has 6 plans.
    Singtel has 8 plans.
    M1 has 8 plans.

    3.The number of free SMSes, amount of free incoming calls and the amount of free web surfing on the phone.

    4.We would have to pay the remainder ourselves.

    5.Hidden cost such GST or exceeding the time for free calls or over using SMSes.

    6.You would not have to pay extra but the calls and SMSes not used would be wasted.

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  5. Q1) Singtel, Starhub and M1.
    Q2) Singtel: 9, Starhub: 8, M1: 12.
    Q3) Incoming/outgoing calls, SMS, MMS, memory
    Q4) You have to pay more.
    Q5) The minutes taken up and the messages used exceeding the amount
    Q6) We have to pay the same amount but not more.

    Assumptions:
    No special plan like the student plan or family plan
    no prepaid service
    no plan for a targeted phone
    no packages for other staff
    no discounted plan

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  6. The companies are singtel, starhub and M1
    Starhub: 7 Singtel: 6 M1: 8
    Number of minutes for incoming, outgoing and international calls. Number of SMSes and MMSes. Amount of surfing data.
    You have to pay the excess charges at like an amount per min for example.
    21.4 cents per minute during peak for calling and 10.7 cents per minute for non-peak. 5.35 cents per SMS after excess.
    We still have more to be used up but no extra charges.
    Assumptions:
    No specially targeted plans for specific models. No packages that are linked to other services such as Cable TV.
    No pre-paid services. Do not consider complimentary and optional services like ringtones. Existing mobile plan tag with any discount or offer.
    No family plan or special plan such as Students/NSman etc.

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  7. Assumptions:

    No specially targeted plans for specific models. No packages that are linked to other services such as Cable TV.
No pre-paid services. Do not consider complimentary and optional services like ringtones. Existing mobile plan tag with any discount or offer.
No family plan or special plan such as Students/NSman etc.

    Which are the 3 companies in Singapore that provide mobile phone services?
    Starhub, M1 and Singtel
    How many different price plan do they offer?
    Starhub: PowerValue 80, PowerValue 100, PowerValue 300, PowerValue 700, SmartSurf 100, SmartSurf 300, SmartSurf 700, SmartSurf Unlimited. (8)
    M1: Value, Lite, Extreme, Unlimited, SunLite, SunSaver, SunSaver Plus, SunMax, SunMax Plus, D.I.Y. Basic Plan and M1 Talk All U Can Plan. (11)
    Singtel: iOne SuperValue, iOne Plus, iTwo Value, iTwo Plus and iThree Plus. (5)
    What are some of the components that made up a mobile price plan?
    Singtel: Monthly Subscription, Local Outgoing Calls, Local SMS, Value-added Services: Caller-ID, AutoRoam,VoiceMail, Multi-party Conference Call, Overseas Missed Call Alert, SMS Plus  
    Starhub: Monthly Subscription, Outgoing Local Calls, SMS/MMS, Excess Data Charges, Caller Number Display, Video Calls, Roaming Services, International Roaming, IDD Calls.
    M1: Monthly Subscription, Local Calls, Local SMS/MMS, Local Data Bundle, IDD Calls, Value-Added Services/Benefits: Caller Number Display, Roaming Subscription.
    What happen if you exceed the quantity allocated for some of these components?
    A certain amount of money would be reflected in the bill.
    What are some of the additional cost that you might have to pay and how are they being calculated?
    Starhub: Outgoing call charges for excess minutes are at 16.05 cents per minute and excess SMS are at 5.35 cents per SMS
    What happen if you did not exceed the quantity allocated for some of these components?
    With no excess in any offered components like free outgoing calls and free SMS/MMS (or free data charges), a single cent would not be needed to be paid but only paying the monthly subscription.

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  8. Assumptions :
    No specially targeted plans for specific models.
    No packages that are linked to other services such as Cable TV.
    No pre-paid services.
    Do not consider complimentary and optional services like ringtones. Existing mobile plan tag with any discount or offer.
    No family plan or special plan such as Students/NSman etc.

    (1) Starhub, Singtel and M1.
    (2) Starhub : 7 price plans
    Singtel : 6 price plans
    M1 : 11 price plans
    (3) Free local calls, free local sms/mms, free global calls, free global sms/mms etc.
    (4) We would have to pay for the services.
    (5) Exceeding the time limit of free calls or exceeding the amount of free sms/mms.
    (6) We would have to pay the normal price of the price plan even if we did not reach limit.

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  9. 1. How many different price plan do they offer?
    The three companies in Singapore that provide mobile phone services are Singtel, Starhub and M1.


    2. What are some of the components that made up a mobile price plan?

    Singtel:9
    Starhub:12
    M1:9


    3. What are some of the components that made up a mobile price plan?

    Some of the components that make up a mobile price plans are monthly subscription fees, free local calls, free local SMS, free local data and other benefits.


    4. What happen if you exceed the quantity allocated for some of these components?

    If we exceed the allocated quantity, there will be extra charges.


    5. What are some of the additional cost that you might have to pay and how are they being calculated?

    An additional cost can be like the caller ID.They are counted per minute.


    6. What happen if you did not exceed the quantity allocated for some of these components?

    We still have to pay the same amount according to the plan that we signed up for.


    7. What are some of the assumptions that I need to make to simplify the problem that I have on hand?


    Some of the assumptions can be we do not consider any pre-paid services, we do not consider mobile plans that target specific types of handphones, no family plans, no special plans and no discounts for special services.

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  10. Which are the 3 companies in Singapore that provides mobile phone services?
    -Singtel, Starhub and M1
    how many different price plan do they offer?
    -Starhub: 8, MI: 16, Singtel: 6
    What are some of the components that made up a mobile price plan?
    -Free number of smses
    -Free time of outgoing calls
    -Starhub: $0 data charges for Starhub TV on Mobile and Mobitweet
    -Singtel: Free BroadBand on Mobile
    What happen if you exceed the quantity allocated for some of these components?
    -You will have to pay extra.
    What are some of the additional cost that you might have to pay and how are they being calculated?
    -You will have to pay an extra of 0.34 cents per KB.
    What happen if you did not exceed the quantity allocated for some of these components?
    -The amount charged would still be the same.
    7) What are some of the assumptions that I need to make to simplify the problem that I have on hand?
    -No Windows, Blackberry or Iphone plan. (We do not consider mobile plans that targets specific type of phones).
    -We do not consider any pre-paid services.
    -No special packages that link mobile phones to other services like residential or cable TV
    -Do not consider complementary and optional services like ringtones or funpack.
    -Existing mobile price not tagged with any discount or offers.
    -No family plan, only individual.
    -No discount for special services.
    -No special plan (Students, MSman, etc.)
    -Will consider data plan.

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  11. 1. Which are the 3 companies in Singapore that provide mobile phone services?
    They are Singtel, M1 and Starhub

    2. How many different price plan do they offer?
    Singtel: (9) Starhub: (12) M1: (5)

    3. What are some of the components that made up a mobile price plan?
    A mobile price plan is made up of different kind of Incoming, outgoing calls, SMSing, MMSing, Using the internet.

    4. What happen if you exceed the quantity allocated for some of these components?
    In that case, you would need to pay.

    5. What are some of the additional cost that you might have to pay and how are they being calculated?
    When we exceed the limit of messaging or calling.

    6. What happen if you did not exceed the quantity allocated for some of these components?
    Then you should be quite fine without all the extra chargers.

    Assumptions:
    -No prepaid service
    -No target for any phone
    -No discount for any phone

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