eight launches its first 5G plans from $14.80 per month

Singapore budget telco eight has just launched its first-ever 5G plans. Joining its two existing 4G plans (which retail for $8 and $11.80 per month), the new offerings start from as little as $14.80.

#1	Eight	Eight Value Eight 5G SIM Only 528GB data on StarHub's 5G network Unlimited National Calls 88 Messages International Roaming Deal: Limited Time Offer: $10.80 5G Value Eight Plan for new sign up or port-in $10.80 Min. cost $10.80 Go	$10.80 Min. cost $10.80	Go
#2	Eight	Eight Lucky Eight 5G SIM Only 628GB data on StarHub's 5G network Unlimited National Calls 128 Messages International Roaming Deal: Port-in and get 2 months free $14.80 Min. cost $14.80 Go	$14.80 Min. cost $14.80	Go

The first plan is available for $14.80 per month (or at the discounted cost of $148 per year) and comes with 588GB 5G data for use in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, a further 28GB of APAC roaming data, 8GB international roaming data, 688 local minutes, 388 IDD minutes (plus an additional 88 Myanmar minutes), and 128 local SMS.

eight's most expensive 5G plan is $18 per month (or $168 per year), offering 688GB of 5G data to use in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, 36GB APAC data, 18GB international roaming data, 888 local minutes, 488 IDD minutes (plus 88 Myanmar minutes) and 188 local SMS.

Currently, only M1 and SIMBA offer cheaper 5G plans, albeit with less data and fewer SMS. See how eight's 5G plans compare to other providers below.

#1	StarHub	StarHub Data Only Core 20GB data StarHub 5G network No Calls Included International Roaming $5.00 Min. cost $5 Go	$5.00 Min. cost $5	Go
#2	SIMBA Editor's Pick	SIMBA Editor's Pick SuperRoam 10 SIM Only 500GB data SIMBA mobile digital network (5G) Unlimited National Calls & SMS International Roaming $10.00 Min. cost $10 Go	$10.00 Min. cost $10	Go
#3	Maxx	Maxx 400GB SIM Only 400GB data on M1 5G network 500 Minutes 50 Messages International Roaming $10.00 Min. cost $10 Go	$10.00 Min. cost $10	Go
#4	Eight	Eight Value Eight 5G SIM Only 528GB data on StarHub's 5G network Unlimited National Calls 88 Messages International Roaming Deal: Limited Time Offer: $10.80 5G Value Eight Plan for new sign up or port-in $10.80 Min. cost $10.80 Go	$10.80 Min. cost $10.80	Go
#5	MyRepublic	MyRepublic 5G Basic $14.95 500GB data M1 5G network 800 Minutes 800 Messages Deal: For new number & Non-M1port-in sign-ups $14.95/mth Min. cost $14.95 Go	$14.95/mth Min. cost $14.95	Go
#6	M1	M1 5G SIM Only 150GB 150GB data M1 5G network 1000 Minutes 1000 Messages Deal: $3 off first 3 months for new sign-ups and port-ins only $14.95 Min. cost $11.95 Go	$14.95 Min. cost $11.95	Go