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Originally Posted by dizbuster
Internet on the expensive side compared to back home (UK). I have the 100Mbs broadband package from StarHub but it's not as quick as you would think. If you get it, then you need to pay $500 for a special modem. The basic package (8MBs I think) is slow and I've not tried the middle one (16Mbs ?).
For the utilities, the agent should sort all that out for you. Mine did.
I have been here 16 months and the only time I wanted a car, was to nip down to 7/11 to get some milk etc. As you are centrally located, just use taxis. They will work out far cheaper than getting a car.
Buying a car is not as straight forward as you might think, getting a "weekend runaround" won't be like back home. The registration for cars is expensive and there's some clause about them not being kept after they are 10 years old. Have a look around, you won't see any "old" cars.
Best suggestion I think, is to do some research on the "car situation" in Singapore before making your mind up. I live out near the airport and the peak taxi cost from the Central Business District to my place is less than $25. Cars are convenient, but for me the cost outweighs the convenience factor.
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500 for a modem?!?! Thats really expensive. I got my modem for free when i sign the contract to use their service for 1 year. I got a special discount for using the 3 services of starhub. It's call the hub club. In total my bills for mobile, cable tv and internet rounds up to about $160. The only thing that really pissed me off about starhub is the monopoly of English premier league. The cost for my Sports channel alone is 25 bucks. One of the commentator for football cahnnel call bugsy is rubbish! I prefer the ESPN team much more.