There have been, and still are, two main contenders for broadband connectivity: Singtel and StarHub.
MobileOne (M1) has only recently entered the market with their excellent mobile broadband services. PacNet (Pacific Internet), as far as I recall, lease their lines from StarHub but the theory is that the less congested service is always the better one. Now, the marketing for home broadband has always been stressed like this: SingTel: Dedicated; Lean and Fast StarHub: Shared; Fat and Slow PacNet: N.A (no market impact yet) M1: N.A (no market impact yet) It's true that StarHub's MaxOnline home broadband service is "shared", but when they say "fat", they really mean it. I've personally tested some routines on both ISPs. The following is what I've noted by downloading 10 GNU/Linux CD images simultaneously: SingTel: The speed decreases for every subsequent download added, although the first few get their maximum practical bandwidth. StarHub: The speed is constant for every single download, but the rates are nowhere near the advertised speed. There's a reason behind StarHub's limitation above. Overseas connections, though it has improved over time, is greatly inferior. I don't know the technical details behind this, but sometimes I feel like pulling my hair. But at the same time, if using a download manager, MaxOnline is truely the best. Maximum rates for each item on the list - how cool is that? Watching the ISOs go at over 1.5MB/s each on a 12MB/s line is really worth the slower browsing speed. But of course, that's if the server you're connecting to allows multiple connections (and if so, how many). In the end, my recommendation is: StarHub MaxOnline Plus (w/ MaxMobile)
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