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StarHub, a mobile/fixed-line operator in Singapore, is now offering its wireless broadband service free of charge to all its mobile/cellular phone roaming customers across Singapore. If you travel to Singapore with your Wi-Fi enabled computer, you can connect to the Internet wirelessly for free at StarHub hotspots located islandwide in Singapore.

Step One

The first step you have to do is to select StarHub network on your mobile/cellular phone:

1. Go to Settings in your mobile phone’s menu
2. Select phone settings
3. Select network settings and choose Manual
4. A list of network names will be displayed on the screen. Select STARHUB or SGP 05.
5. A message will confirm that StarHub has been selected as your desired network. StarHub will be displayed on your mobile phone’s display screen.

Step Two

Then you will need to get your username and password to login:

1. On your mobile phone, key in *WIFI or *9434 (not 9394 …) and dial.
2. You will hear a voice announcement. The call will then hang up.
3. An SMS containing the password will reach you in a short while.

Step Three

Now, you can use that password to login and start surfing the Internet:

1. Turn on your computer and enable Wi-Fi
2. In Windows XP, view the Available Wireless Networks list
3. Select ACCESS-StarHub and click the Connect button to connect to StarHub Wireless Broadband service
4. Start your browser, and your browser will automatically go to this web page.
5. In the “Step 1: Select Your Service Provider” section of the web page, select Mobile/Cellular Phone Roaming Customers. A small window will pop-up. You can close that window.
6. In the “Step 2: Login Here” section, enter the user ID, which is your mobile phone number (e.g. 852XXXXXXXX if you are from Hong Kong), followed by the password which you received in the SMS

Congratulations. You can start surfing the Internet now.

Note: I don’t work for StarHub. I am a frequent traveler to Singapore. I just want to share this useful information with you. Of course, you have your rights to choose the roaming operator that you want.