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tyron
Joined: Oct 25, 2002
Posts: 4
From: san francisco, CA
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hi! i just got my t68ie 2 weeks ago (and it's my very first mobile phone so im pretty much novice to cellphone world compared to u, guys hehehe).
anyway, im planning to have a vacation sa pinas nxt year and i want to know kung anong mas maganda, smart ba or globe? kasi 1 month lang ang stay ko so i thought it would be wiser to just have a prepaid sim for my phone. thanks po!
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tyron
Joined: Oct 25, 2002
Posts: 4
From: san francisco, CA
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...another question po. i believe that some of the posters here post their messages through WAP. ok ba ang WAP connection dyan? kasali na ba yun sa price/load ng prepaid sim? yung prepaid sim is that the one ur referring to as "load"? sorry, i know that sounds dumb...i never had a cellphone nung nandyan pa ako. any help is much appreciated. |
vwbeetle
Joined: Apr 04, 2002
Posts: 166
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@tyron
prepaid accounts here are pretty much the same and there are actually several not just Smart and Globe. My advice to you is ask the people who you will be in constant contact with here what their subscriptions are--Smart or Globe. if most of your friends and relatives are on Smart then take that if most are on Globe then that etc etc. The load people are talking about is probably more appropriately termed "credit"-- this is the amount of credit you load into your prepaid account-- thus pinoys say "load"-- pretty pinoy huh. when you buy a prepaid sim it usually comes preloaded with a specific amount of credit. once you consume that then you have to buy "call cards" which you will use to load additional credits to your account, same general idea as you do there. wap over GPRS is ok, but as of the moment only globe provides it for free, and only globe prepaid accounts could use gprs.
i know there specific nuances for each prepaid acct of the celco, i.e. even when you dont have credits you are able to make the called party's cell ring for 5 sec. etc etc ill leave that to the experts, and i really wouldnt know cause i dont use a prepaid acct. hehe
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tyron
Joined: Oct 25, 2002
Posts: 4
From: san francisco, CA
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hey, thanks so much. ill try to do that--ask my friends what their service provider is. and thanks for the info about that "load" thing. it became much clearer to me now.
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Jowi
Joined: Feb 21, 2002
Posts: > 500
From: Pilipinas
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@tyron
if you're a heavy txter, get smart...the more card you load, the more free txt you get (33 free txt for a 300peso smart call card)
if you're a heavy caller, get globe...its 3 pesos per min on globe to globe calls on OFF PEAK hours (10pm-8am & the whole Sunday)...globe only gives you a 50 free txt per month, regardless of how many & any amount of call card you load. |
tyron
Joined: Oct 25, 2002
Posts: 4
From: san francisco, CA
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@Jowi
tnx for the advice! so far im not sure which kind of user i am since it's only been 2 weeks since i got my phone (and it's my very first mobile phone hehehe). ang bagal ko pa ngang magtxt eh...hinahanap ko pa yung letters and meron pa one time during my first week muntik mag-cramp ang kamay ko LOL
anyway, ill take ur advice. thanks so much!
ps: i heard from someone na nasa pinas na meron daw prepaid card na txt lang, walang voice calls? totoo po ba yun? |
dlreyes
Joined: Apr 17, 2002
Posts: 100
From: Philippines
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Tyron, yes, the service is being offered by Smart and TalkNText (they're owned by the same company)....Load a text only top up card worth Php 100 and consume it within a month... problem is your number would not be able to make calls or receive calls unless you load a regular top up card worth Php 300.
Taking advantage of this service would make your phone a glorified
2-way pager. |
tyron
Joined: Oct 25, 2002
Posts: 4
From: san francisco, CA
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@dlreyes
tnx dude! pero siguro i might want to have voice calls enabled also when i have a vacation there so siguro hindi lang txt ang kukunin ko. so is that Php300 credit enough for one month na ba? t.i.a. |
Jowi
Joined: Feb 21, 2002
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From: Pilipinas
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Tyron-300 is enough 4 an average user 4 1mnth
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tyron
Joined: Oct 25, 2002
Posts: 4
From: san francisco, CA
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tnx, jowi |
mickemon
Joined: Sep 27, 2002
Posts: 0
From: Manila, Philippines
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any news guys kung kelan iaavailable ng globe ang mms for prepaid?
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mickemon
Joined: Sep 27, 2002
Posts: 0
From: Manila, Philippines
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and magkano ba charge ng globe sa gprs ang smart? thanks guys.
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HIgher_168
Joined: Nov 06, 2002
Posts: 109
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WAP over GPRS on mobile phone, still free for globe subscribers. MMS 5 pesos per msg. i dnt really use mms wla naman ako papadalhan. :-)
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charivari
Joined: Nov 13, 2002
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pwede ba mag GPRS and prepaid ng globe? T.I.A.
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denong
Joined: Oct 09, 2002
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In my case i still use my pre paid sim in wap kc i got a prob with my postpaid n ovr use ko s intrnt via pc. Ayun 11k n bill ko! Kya dnt dare 2 use ur clfone as a mdem. Kht 2.5k lng crdt limit nyo mageexeed p rin. Ewn ko b s globe kung pra sn ung limit n yun uselss dn nman pla.
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Posted: 2002-10-25 01:57
