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I'm confused as well because I've bought sim cards multiple times for guests/visitors that come to the US from overseas. The cost is about $25 or $30 for a top-up type. Not sure if one can get a monthly type of account without a US address and maybe social security # (not sure about this last one, b...

go to any cell phone service provider such as Cingular/AT&T, T-Mobile, etc. SIM card will cost you around USD 25 - 30 which you can purchase a load for certain # of minutes and text messages or you can get a monthly plan.

My 9 year old has a DS Lite. My 5 year old plays with it as well, when her older sibling lets her. We plan to buy the 5 year old her own this Christmas. It's almost unavoidable as technology is so pervasive with kids, if not at home, then at school. There's only so much you can keep away from them. ...

not specific to SG, but it's a good overall site

http://www.phonescoop.com/

Travel to the city should be the same. The properties are only a few hundred feet apart from each other.

I'll let others comment about the rents, but if you look at the list of condos on this site, you should also find listings and approximate rental/leasing costs.

I have 2 cordless phones. One is connected to my vonage box and the other to my Starhub cable modem for local calls. Brought both from the US. Not registered. Didn't know I had to register them until this website. Wasn't advised by the relocation consultant/specialist. As detailed as they were, this...

I have a vonage box and brought my US phone with me. I also have a stepdown transformer as it isn't autovoltage. The US phone works fine with the vonage box.

We moved-in last November. It's been great! Chose it mainly for my kids as there are 5 pools - deep one for diving, olympic length, medium depth, calf deep for kids with slide and one other medium depth - a couple of playgrounds with swings etc. There's also 3 tennis courts, a putting green, 6 BBQ a...

It did not seem very old. They do have some facilities, but small. They have libraries, computer labs, playgrounds, etc. For swimming (PE) and swimming events, they use the Delta sports complex facility. For the auditorium, we went to another facility - cannot remember the name of the place. It's ju...

2 of my daughters went to ISS (pre-K and Gr 2) from November of last year until the end of the school year in June. Now, they are in SAS. Overall the experience was very good. Teachers were caring, classes were not overcrowded, student population was small enough that teachers were aware and knew th...

We go see Dr Roger Pang at the Camden Medical Center. He's been very good and accessible. Diagnosis and treatments are no non-sense. The few times we've been there, he's been accurate! I have an 8, 5 and 2 year old. He's a General Practitioner and we've been very happy with him. SG medical care is d...

saw one unit a few weeks back in a store @ e-life in Suntec on the 2nd floor. Store is 2 places over from the Starbucks, towards the back. They sell a lot of video games, etc.

I have 2 vonage accounts. One "little box" (110V plugged into transformer) that connects directly to my router/cable modem and the usb-type that I can bring with me on biz trips. I just have the basic account for both and prepaid for 1 year. You do not need a "world plan" for you to call the US or y...

My kids just got accepted last week to SAS after being on the waitlist since Sept 2007. They are currently going to ISS. My company picked up the cost for the kids to be on the waitlist which was on the order of SG$2000/child. I believe it would be applied to the tuition for the school year. Friends...

In addition, buy a Vonage unit or any other VOIP in the US, the USB-type w/c you can plug into your computer (i.e. avoid the 110V / 220V issue). This way your 10 year old can call his friends in the US and stay in touch with them. By getting a VOIP or Vonage in the US you can get a local US telephon...