I just came across this information today.
You can now surf the internet on your phone with either a Globe prepaid or postpaid line and be charged only P5 for 15 minutes.
To register to P5 for 15min – SMS Time to 1111. One time registration only. All your future browsing sessions will be charged P5 for 15min irregardless of the number of sites you visit. The problem is, at any time during your 15 minutes and your connection is dropped for whatever reason, you will again be charged P5 upon reconnection.
At minimum, you need a GPRS/EDGE capable phone. For the best experience, it is recommended that you have a 3G/HSDPA phone.
For more info, text Info to 1111.
To retrieve the correct data settings for your device/phone, text Internet (for postpaid) or INET (for Prepaid) to 2951.
With Smart’s rates set at P10 for every 30mins of surfing, Globe’s rates are now at par. Now that the playing field is level, at least in terms of price, let us see who among the two major telcos’ data coverage stands out.
Filed under: General, Mobility | Tagged: Charges, Data, globe, Internet, Mobile, P5 for 15
Globe has once again mimicked Smart, just like it did with Eload (which Globe followed with Autoload) and Pasaload (which Globe followed with Share-a-Load). Globe’s rates are more affordable. If you only wanted to update your Friendster account, you could only use 15 minutes and still your load would be “sulit”. Smart has a per-30-minutes rate, so if you wanted to get the most out of your load, you would spend the whole thirty minutes surfing, thus wasting your time.
Still, I think Smart will stand out, generally because of this:
“The problem is, at any time during your 15 minutes and your connection is dropped for whatever reason, you will again be charged P5 upon reconnection.”
Smart, I believe, charges P10 for 30 minutes, no matter how many times you log out. And with a wider reach, Smart still stands out.
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