Comments on: Bakit, prepaid subscribers lang ba ang may karapatang magalit?

By: marky

marky — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:08:33 +0000

I am cutting my smart postpaid line this April after 6 years.

I’ll maintain prepaid lines. I have seen the value for money in prepaid accounts. I made some computations and the free handsets in postpaid lines is added cost since most postpaid lines have a 24 month lock in period. The free handset is not justifiable.

By: Fare thee well, Smart! | Ganns Deen

Fare thee well, Smart! | Ganns Deen — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:53:52 +0000

[...] at having received my phone a year later, to the realization that I was getting less value as a Smart postpaid subscriber. (The only perk to being postpaid, apparently, is 1,200 Mabuhay Miles points when you retain your [...]

By: ganns

ganns — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:12:13 +0000

Arybba: Thanks for the advice, luv, but once my plan expires, I think I’ll go prepaid na.

AJ: Moooo, pare.

By: AJ

AJ — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:20:14 +0000

it just goes to show who whines in this country.

masa pa rin ang kailangang alagaan ng supreme beings para manatili sila sa tuktok. for those of us using post paid plans, they are just milking us for further profit.

By: arybba

arybba — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 01:21:08 +0000

I had a Smart postpaid account years ago, all because of a free phone, and my experience with said telecom company was TRAUMATIC. Their billing system is confusing, you don’t really use your line much yet still end up exceeding your alloted monthly credit usage come the cut-off date, and it is extremely difficult (for me at least) to contact their customer service hotline.

Needless to say, it’s been eight years since I first subscribed to Globe … and I’ve no regrets. I am one happy, satisfied Globe user. Walang hassle kahit sa billing nila (and no, that’s not because I live within their head office’s perimeters, hehehe).

Keep in mind the following whenever you opt for telecom services:

1. Look closely at the offered plans. Know how much free call minutes and SMS each plan has so that you can work around that.
2. Read the fine print on their contracts.
3. Choose the plan that best suits your lifestyle and financial capabilities.
4. If you can afford it, go postpaid.
5. Use your plan wisely: call only when really necessary, text when extremely necessary.
6. Do not go for a particular plan just because it offers a phone model you like for free. Sometimes it is still more practical to purchase your handset elsewhere.

Magbalik-loob ka na kasi sa Globe … or maybe you and Cathy can move to Sun para mas tipid kayo.