In Singapore, we are already spoilt for choice with the number of MNO & MVNOs.
Other than the 4 MNOs – Singtel, Starhub, M1 and TPG, 2 sub brands Gomo (Singtel) and Giga (Starhub), There are another 8 MVNOs still in operation *
Circles.Life (on M1’s network)
MyRepublic (on M1’s network)
geenet mobile (on M1’s network)
Zero1 (on Singtel’s network)
Grid Mobile (on Singtel’s network)
VIVIFI (on Singtel’s network)
CMLink SG (on Singtel’s network)
redONE (on StarHub’s network)
It is refreshing to see that there are new players (ZYM) joining the MVNO camp in 2021.
Gorillamobile
Tomorrow, Gorillamobile will join the MVNO club and will run under the M1 infrastructure.
If you have been using some other MVNO’s data roll over serivce, you would probably unable to finish off your data even if it rolls over to the next month. In fact, most of the operators allow roll over up to 1 or 2 months and you still pay that monthly subscription for that allocated data per month.
Gorillamobile has a different approach. Switchback is their way to reallocate the unused data. Instead of roll over, it is converted into a GO credit which you can use it to ‘buy’ services on demand in the future. For example, you can use it to offset your bills, buy travel roaming data, buy more local call minutes, SMS or IDD minutes. The interesting option is that you can transfer this credit like how you transfer cryptocurrency to your co-workers, friends to use that GO credit to buy services/offset their bills.
Service-on-Demand model and unique SwitchBack feature powered by Blockchain offers a cutting-edge user experience for all your WFH/WFO/WFA needs.
Sounds cool ? So, how much does it cost and who are the target audience ?
*(defunct mvnos – ZeroMobile, VivoBee, Oya, Virgin mobile, PLDT)
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Gorillamobile only has one plan – Gorilla Switch 25
The plan’s monthly subscription fee (including Roaming and IDD) is S$25/mth.
Each person can sign up to 5 lines and each line has 100 mins + 100 SMS and 20 GB of data with switchback feature.
With the app, users can use the unused data as GO Token to offset bill anytime. There is no expiry on unused data as GO tokens.
The Go Token can be shared with anyone and there is no registration fee or extra sim required. The same applies for travel roaming data and IDD calls.
If you are familiar with mining, you can also mine the Go Token within the app.
Other than personal plan, there are two other plans – SME and CIS plan. The SME free trial comes with 10 free SIMs.
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Gorillamobile begins their trial from 18 Jun 2021 and users can start to sign up online. To take advantage of the $50 cash difference reward, you will have to port the number from selected MVNO/MVNOs and meet the terms & conditions spelt out below :
Port-in your number to Gorilla Switch25 & get up to $50 Cash Bill Difference Reward*!
To qualify, you will need to meet the following T&C
- Only postpaid mobile number bills from SingTel and GOMO, or Starhub and GIGA are eligible for full Bill Difference Rewards. Postpaid mobile bills from M1, MyRepublic and Circles.Life will be eligible for a flat $10 Bill Difference Reward regardless of the actual difference in bills.
- Bills must be dated between March 2021 to May 2021 and show the applicant’s name as per NRIC/FIN. Applications with incomplete or invalid information will be rejected.
- Up to a maximum of $50 Bill Difference Reward is given out per mobile number port-in. Each NRIC/FIN may receive a maximum of 5 Bill Difference Rewards.
- For each user NRIC, only the first port-in for each unique mobile number will be considered for Bill Difference Rewards
- If the submitted bill is cheaper than Gorilla’s SWITCH25 plan, the Bill Difference Reward will be a flat $10.
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