Daily Blog 2 of 30 | M1 unlimited mobile data plan is LIMITED

Is there a limit to the S$98/m unlimited M1 mobile data plan?

Yes! I found out about this restrictive traffic management policy.

• Traffic Management measures in the form of a speed limit of 1Mbps are applicable for subscribers with excessive data usage.
• This will only impact subscribers who exceed their applicable monthly local data capacity or subscribers on plans with unlimited data and have excessive data usage impacting the efficient management of our network resources.
• Any speed limit imposed will be lifted at 00:00 hours the following day (for unlimited data plans).

I wanted to subscribe to this service for the purpose of live video broadcast streaming… and 1Mbps is miserably slow.

https://www.m1.com.sg/personal/faq/trafficmanagementpolicy

M1, please contact me if this information isn’t right.

What is the regular speed of M1 4G before limit?

• download speeds of up to 300Mbps
• upload speeds of up to 50Mbps

What affects Mobile Broadband download speeds?

• The broadband device/equipment used
• Your environment – distance from the broadband network site, signal strength, atmospheric conditions (e.g. electrical interference) and building materials
• The load on the 3G/4G broadband site (the number of other people online & network associated traffic)
• The condition of the networks you’re connecting to, such as the Internet or your corporate LAN
• Your computer and applications you’re running, such as Outlook or Internet Explorer

Source: https://www.m1.com.sg/Personal/FAQ/TabletsandMobileBroadband/MobileBroadband

The REAL M1 4G mobile data speed test

This is the OOKLA speed test on my Xiaomi Mi A1 at Punggol Singapore in the morning…

Far from the 300Mbps specs given!

Here’s the speed test for M1 home broadband.

What’s the alternative to M1 Unlimited Mobile Data Plan?

Let me explore other service providers to check if they have limits to their “unlimited” plans.

• Zero Mobile Zero X Unlimited 4G Mobile Data

Fact: A Truly Unlimited Data Plan Doesn’t Exist

Here’s an interesting article blasting the sad treatment we receive for paying the unlimited premium price.

Sign up with any unlimited data plan today and you’ll feel like a VIP. You’re paying top dollar. You’re premium. However, the bad news is that when you’ve used your high-speed data past a certain point, your data’s deprioritized — and your data speeds slow down. Sorry, you’ve just been moved to the cheap seats.

Article: https://www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/Fact-A-Truly-Unlimited-Data-Plan-Doesnt-Exist

Please feel free to comment.

Adrian Lee | AdrianVideoImage.com