Do people use landlines in Singapore

Member since 02 November 2017

brownbagMember07 November 2017 23:38:15

Hi all,
I've almost secured a job in Singapore and probably moving in a couple of months.聽 I have a lot of questions but the first one is about phones.聽 I have a couple of good quality cordless phones that I may not need and want to offload them before I go.聽 But it is possible that I could use them in Singapore for a Voip service, in order to enable me to call Australia.聽

Is this possible?聽 Do condos in Singapore even have outlets for phones?

Cheers.

beppi Germany/Singapore Expert

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beppiGermany/Singapore Expert08 November 2017 06:54:00

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In the first moment, I read "landmines" (we do not use those in Singapore) ...
Well, most apartments have a phone connection - and if not, Singapore Telekom will lay one for you as part of the setup process (which, I believe, costs a flat fee regardless of the effort needed).

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surya2kVIP Member08 November 2017 07:45:27

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Correct, each HDB (semi govt apartments) or Condo (private apartments) units have a cable connection point. Home phone (landline) - it鈥檚 monthly subscription comes free (no monthly fees and you can call local Singapore numbers unlimited) once you subscribed TV channels and wifi from a subscriber. You can bring your cordless phone, which will be connected to subscriber鈥檚 cable once you subscribed home phone. The technician from the subscriber鈥檚 office will visit your unit to do the basic connections.