Originally Posted by icarius
This is a bit off topic(off SQ):
the last time i was in singapore, i was offered a SGD10.00 card for SGD8.00 with free incoming and no IDD charges to USA, Hong kong amongst other places. Quite good value, but nowadays, apparently the government wants anyone who wishes to buy a sim card to register your details....
This is true, but it is very easy to register the details. All the newer malls on Orchard road seem to have a large (and busy) mobile phone concession in them. I just went to one where they scan the photo page of your passport and register the sim card. You get to pick a number and I then paid something like S$18 for S$24 worth of calls but got an extra bonus too (another 6 or 12 dollars IIRC).
One of the carriers promotes a special tourist or visitors card and this seems to offer the worst value going
. I went with someone who had a predominantly green logo, but i'd have thought for a relatively short stay the prices between carriers are relatively meaningless.