Comments on: Globe Pricing Plans: Nokia E90 vs. iPhone 3G

By: Junelle

Junelle — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:57 +0000

I guess they base it on the demand of the people base on its features …
For me I don’t like apple products, its features are not as good as some of its competitors, but it is expensive.

I am in favor of Nokia products than that of apple or blackberry … MY MACBOOK was broken just 6 months on my hands … while my other things could survive for at least a year with me

I guess most Filipino’s prefer Nokia that is why Globe sold it for a higher price …
They are business minded people, so I guess they wouldn’t sell it cheaper than what they have paid for it. In tagalog’s term di nila bebenta yan pag alam nilang lugi sila …

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:50:34 +0000

I was horribly overwhelmed with the price of Globe. Here in the USA, it cost $199 (8 GB) and $299 (16 GB). Globe should explain the pricing before they sale it. Grrr.

By: http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com

http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:36:28 +0000

Can anyone afford this? Globe Pricing Plans: Nokia E90 vs. iPhone 3G…

I thought that the iPhone 3G plans were ridiculously expensive but Globe manages to outdo itself….

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:16:14 +0000

Apple should have chosen SMART instead of Globe. Ive already saved for the $199 promise of apple, i should thought earlier that its in a plan based price. Darn marketing tricks. Lol

By: Kristo

Kristo — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:00:29 +0000

sorry for the broken link.. *edits*

By: jhay

jhay — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:32:33 +0000

No matter what the figures say, these phones and plans are still too expensive.

Perhaps Globe should throw in some great SMS deals like unlimited SMS that lasts for a month or something. Include more free 3G time and then you probably have a deal. But it’s still a long shot.

By: BrianB

BrianB — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:30:07 +0000

Rico, cheap for Westerners because Westerners pay for talk time and data. Pinoys text cheap.

By: estatiktik

estatiktik — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:10:52 +0000

i think an ipod and a phone in one device is enough reason for it to be a good product, plus of course other tons of features…

but then again, the price is not just high its just too much…

but i think im still gonna get it…

By: ChrisMo

ChrisMo — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:24:23 +0000

Let’s wait a little, or go for the open-line ones to spring out…

By: Dust

Dust — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:18:19 +0000

Yeah, that’s true. Smart could’ve done a better job with the iphone. Globe’s prices for their phones are just not worth it as compared with Smart’s. Well, probably I’m just biased since I’m a smart subscriber for more than 5 years now and I don’t have any major complaint for their service. haha

By: Andre

Andre — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:26:11 +0000

smart could have probably done a better job with the iphone

By: Hamilton Chua

Hamilton Chua — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:25:53 +0000

I agree with Rico on his comment above.

The problem here is that Steve Jobs went out at the last Macworld Expo and made the $199 price tag on the iPhone a major selling point for the new iPhone 3G.

Heck, I even stood up from my chair and cheered for the man when he announced it.

What many people didn’t realize, and this includes me, is that the announced price tag is heavily subsidized by the carrier (AT&T).

This means that the reason why you can get an iPhone that cheap in the US is because you’re locked in with AT&T for two years on a post paid plan.

By: Rico

Rico — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:38:00 +0000

While you do have a point there, it’s just that iPhone 3G was hyped as a “cheap” phone so everyone can own one. But with these prices, only 1 percent of the population can afford that!