{"id":64760,"date":"2017-09-22T23:43:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=64760"},"modified":"2017-09-22T23:43:09","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T15:43:09","slug":"singtel-iphone-8-and-8-plus-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/22\/singtel-iphone-8-and-8-plus-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Singtel launches iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/13\/apple-iphone-8-and-iphone-8-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus<\/a> are here in Singapore. As per every iPhone launch in the recent years, Singtel has held the event at\u00a0Marina Bay Sands (MBS).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64761\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"64761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/22\/singtel-iphone-8-and-8-plus-singapore\/dp1_3077\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DP1_3077\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-64761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?resize=800%2C533&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?resize=83%2C55&amp;ssl=1 83w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?resize=576%2C384&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DP1_3077.jpg?resize=165%2C109&amp;ssl=1 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">First ten Singtel customers to get their new iPhones Photo Credit: Singtel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more-->If you happened to be on social media, you might already see some of your friends posting pictures of them.<\/p>\n<p>This time, it is interesting because Apple has launched 3 iPhones and only 2 have arrived. The hottest one, the <a href=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/13\/apple-iphone-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone X<\/a>, will\u00a0only be here from November. I am sure Singtel will host such an event for the iPhone X (my opinion).<\/p>\n<p>Check out the picture above. They are the first 10 Singtel customers to get hold of the iPhone 8 or 8 Plus. And here is the Media Release.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Media Release<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\">Singtel launches iPhone 8 and 8 Plus with great fanfare<\/h2>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><em>Photo Caption:\u00a0Singtel\u2019s customer number one, Mr Eng Guan Theng, with his iPhone 8 Plus phones<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><em><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><b>Singapore,\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1387972099\"><span class=\"aQJ\">22 September 2017<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Singtel this morning launched the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus with great fanfare at its exclusive event at Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Hall C. Mr Eng Guan Theng, 30, was the first in line at\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1387972100\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6am<\/span><\/span>, waiting eagerly to purchase two iPhone Plus phones, one for himself and the other for his mother.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A Singtel customer since 2008, Mr Eng\u2019s first iPhone was the iPhone 3G. \u201cI\u2019m very excited to be the first Singtel customer in Singapore to get the new iPhone 8 \u00a0Plus. I got one in Space Grey and another in Gold \u2013 I\u2019ll let mom choose which colour she wants!\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Ms Gan Siok Hoon, Vice President, Retail &amp; Channel Sales, Consumer Singapore, Singtel, said,\u00a0\u201cWith our recent network upgrade to offer 500Mbps speeds and the launch of our new Combo and DATA X INFINITY plans, we are pleased to offer our customers the ultimate iPhone 8, 8 Plus experience in Singapore.<span style=\"color: #1f497d;\">\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>An annual highlight on Singtel\u2019s calendar, iPhone launches are always an exciting time for the telco. This year\u2019s two-day event features 40 sales counters, and an entertainment, connectivity and family zone where customers can explore services such as Singtel Circle, Singtel Dash and MobileSwop Unlimited. Customers will also be entertained with live streaming of Singtel TV while they wait for their appointments.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Singtel recently unveiled Singapore\u2019s first truly unlimited mobile experience featuring unlimited voice, SMS and data, with the launch of new Combo plans and data add-on, DATA X INFINITY. It also offers Singapore\u2019s fastest and widest mobile network at 500Mbps speeds.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are here in Singapore. 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