Kung tatanungin naman ako kung Globe or Smart, I’d go for Globe, mapa prepaid man o postpaid. Before naka-prepaid ako, SmartBuddy, always nawawala load (tiniis ko yung ng 5 years), tapos tried Globe Prepaid, okay naman, di nakakainan ng load, kaso masyadong magastos. Observe ako and nag-tala ng mga prepaid cost, mahal masyado inaabot kahit may unli, hay.. Haha.. Kaya switch ako sa postpaid ng Globe. Plan 999, Fully Loaded Plan, consumable, di man ako unli(kasi on-top of the bill at isa lang option na monthly sub), and freebies ko naman patok.. Ahaha.. Imagine, bigat ko mag text pero di ko nauubos yung 600 free text sa combination of 3A’s.. May 30 Min free call pa ako.. Plus yung 999 na pwede mong gamitin sa tawag, text, internet, at kung anu-ano pa. Di lang ako gumagamit ng share-a-load, kasi on top din yun. Pero who needs SAL? mas okay kung magpaload ka nalang kung willing ka. Mababa ang mobile rates sa Globe compare sa Smart. Nasubukan na namin Smart, malulula ka. Sa Globe kahit kaunting disiplina lang check na.

Friend: Ba’t di mo ko tinext kagabi?

Me: Wala na ‘kong load eh. (kahit meron)

and you simply cannot do that on a regular postpaid subscription, else YARI KA! LOL.

Also, sa prepaid, you can buy a 300 peso call card for just 285 (285 I think is the lowest that I’ve seen so far). Oh diba sulit XD

But kidding aside, kaya ako nag-post dito kasi I’m planning on getting a postpaid subscription (from Globe. May Fully Loaded plan kasi for 299). Just checking if it’s worth it and if it’ll really be of use sa katulad kong hindi naman heavy user.

Hmmm…

Problema nga lang sa postpaid, walang network ngayon na sulit ang offer.. I mean ang mamahal ng starting amount na babayarin. May P350 sana yung Globe kaso globe to globe text lang yon. Di makatawag. patong pa sa bill.

I am currently a SMART Gold Lite subscriber and a Globe prepaid subscriber and REALLY REALLY would want to switch to Globe Postpaid pero I want to keep my number! I have had my number for almost 7 years already.

Mahirap mag-change ng cellphone number. Kung i-aallow sana ng networks na magshift from prepaid to postpaid and vice-versa, magshishift ako to postpaid…DEFINITELY, kahit may bayad pa yan na 1000 na conversion fee or whatnot.

I am keeping my Smart Gold Lite for emergency situations but I find it a waste kasi wala akong kakilalang naka-SMART or kung meron man, ang mahal ng rates pagtawag sa other networks—7.64 per minute (dahil hindi inabsorb ng Smart ang 12% VAT..peste).

I have had my Globe postpaid since 1997. Started with plan 100 and now at Plan 800 + Duo. I keep a Smart prepaid so my husband can call me or if i go to a place where globe has lousy signal.

Tip for pre paid: Buy a bunch of load cards not just one. I always carry at least 2 load spares. 100 w/c now lasts 30 days is best value for money. Load every 30 days and you get 90 days instead of 75 with 300 load card.

hooray for prepaid!

Thinking of trying Smart too.

Precisely. Some people could be obnoxious without really trying. Nothing much we can do. BREEDING or plain GENES? Arghh!

@ZJMorales:
Thanks for taking the cudgels for us, the Bisaya in this site. I know Edgar share your thoughts/indignation for that zj. Guess we can’t really help it if some people are insensitive, or callous at worst.

PS: Who’s that other zj who sounds like he/she is pretending to be bisaya. That’s not nice, not nice at all.

Im a techie and gadget freak. Im always updated when it comes to gadgets and even their service providers. Im using all telecom providers Globe, Smart and Sun.

GLOBE, SMART and SUN are the country’s current telecom providers. They compete for the service but what they offer is different from each other.

GLOBE:
Globe is known for being “the leader in postpaid” and honestly they offer the best postpaid service. International Roaming is Globe’s best service so far. Globe is now concentrating more on their prepaid market by offering “unlimited service”. What is interesting is that they offer the same “unlimited service” to their postpaid subscibers. So, if you are worried about your bill, switch to Globe postpaid. For me its “tipid sulit”. I am a Globe postpaid subscriber by the way.

SMART:
Smart is known for having the prepaid service among the 3 players. Its true indeed. Another thing that Smart is proud of is their “Nationwidest Coverage” which is also true. Even in far flung areas Smart has a signal. Smart also has the best 3G coverage too.

Smart has the most number of subscribers but its odd because out of my 500 contacts, I only have 20 smart contacts.

Smart, however has a poor postpaid service. I used to be a Smart Gold user before and I find their customer service and service offers terrible. They don’t offer “unlimited” services on postpaid not like their prepaid service. Smart instead introduce low cost calls and text thru their Smart Gold Lite postpaid service. The Gold Lite offers on 2 pesos per minute of calls Smart to Smart.

If you want a “tipid sulit” service with a Nationwidest coverage, Smart Buddy prepaid service is the best for you. But please count your contacts who are Smart users first before you use Smart.

SUN CELLULAR:
For me Sun has the best of both worlds. They have the best prepaid and postpaid offers. Sun also has the cheapest regular postpaid plan on 350 per month and you can get a free phone when you apply.

Sun is truly the “HARI NG UNLIMITED” and truly the most “tipid sulit” among the 3 players. But between postpaid and prepaid service, I think Sun postpaid is more “tipid sulit” for me. I am a Sun postpaid user and my bill only reaches 500 a month maximum because I use my sun for sun to sun calls and texts only.

Many complained about Sun’s poor service and lack of coverage areas. I experiences Sun’s poorest service during the year 2007. Its Sun’s worst year for me. Its hard to call and text even to my fellow sun contacts. I almost gave up my postpaid line before but I had faith that someday Sun will improve their system and they did.

Sun now has better coverage and improved service. It may not as 100% best like Globe or Smart but I think they are getting there na. Most of my contacts now have Sun aside from their main line Globe and good thing is I can manage my telephone expenses more because of sun.

FINAL WORDS:

I think prepaid vs postpaid is not an issue here. Its the telecom service you use. If you are a wise user you won’t have explosive bills.

Personally, I recommend that you get a Globe postpaid service as main line and Sun postpaid service as a secondary or back up line.

That still depends on your contacts if they are using Globe more or Smart.

Nag ask na ako sa globe kung pwede i port ang number sabi hindi daw bad trip heavy user pa naman ako. I spend around 4 to 6k per month sa load.

Nakaka bad trip hindi pwedeng i port ang number. Sayang din ang mga libreng phones na natatanggap ko sana. tsk tsk.

Anyway, I prefer postpaid. I’ve been a postpaid subscriber for as long as I can remember that I don’t even know how to “pasa load” hehe. I like the assurance of being connected 24/7. I also get a new phone every 2 years from my network provider. I’m not hard to please, basta gumagana yung linya at nakakatawag/text ako, okay na sakin yung ganon

Yuga, off-topic, but have you tried Globe’s new service? Gcash Click? It’s like Paypal daw pero local version. Baka you can post your feedback about it.

Never thought your site could get this interesting. This pool started out on preferred cell phone plans, but the responses you get! Soon, you’ll have a thriving site of .. what was it again, sylv3rblade?

Peace!

Atta girl! Bitaw, samok na kaayo na sila ba.

Peace!

@drealmarlon:

Hey, you’re quite popular (notorious ba?) in here. Bitaw dong, kung parehas tan’g Bisaya, pag binisaya na lang gud. Bahala gud kung pila ra’y masasabot nimo. Pasagdi na sila!

Or are you playing us? For all we know, you might be just putting on a front (hopefully!).

What sayeth thou, peter?

Although sometimes I do prefer my postpaid line because I call more often (sun unli ) than text spamming (globe unli)

@dreammarlon
You won’t get banned for commenting. You will get slogged by grammar nazis though