Ever since I got a postpaid account for my iPhone 3G, my monthly cellphone bills have doubled (maybe even tripled) in the last couple of months. It used to be less than Php300 for each of my 2 mobile phones.
Our poll for the week surveys the amount spend for cellphone bills by our readers here. I’ll be using the data as part of the demographic profile report for the blog.
Here are the choices:
Less than Php300
Less than Php500
Less than Php1,000
Between Php1,000 – Php2,000
Between Php2,000 – Php3,000
Between Php3,000 – Php5,000
Over Php5,000
Please send in your feedback in the poll section on the sidebar.
Likewise, do leave a comment if you’re more of a texter than a caller or which type of mobile service takes the bulk of your bill.
here’s one thing: Globe charges less than Smart. With my Globe postpaid, my bill ranges from P2,000 to P3,500. With my Smart, it’s P1,000-P1,500. The thing is, I seldom use my Smart number because of their rates. Even though my Globe bill is higher, I make longer calls from them. I hate those who reply late, especially at time when it’s urgent to get their replies. That’s also the reason I always end up calling them instead. Toink!
Twitter: kmendoza
says:
I usually spend between Php300.00 but not more than Php500.00 – BTW, I already voted at the poll.
My postpaid bill are only 500php, but I usually end up paying 1.5k+ the reason behind are the text and voice calles
My girlfriend and I are subscribed to Sun Cellulars postpaid plan P899. But our bill last month reached P1000.00
my plan is worth 500 pero di ko nagagamit yung maximum number of text. pati yung free 20 minutes of call ko, ayos lang. minsan magastos kapag i have to make an international call. saka nahihilig akong gumamit ng 3g so umaabot ng 1000. kung di ako gagamit ng 3g, less than 1000 lang, pero since adik ako ngayon, i chose between 1k to 2k.
less than 500, sun cellular postpaid plan 350. enrolled in sun cel text unlimited only. may prepaid naman kasi ako sa ibang network..
Twitter: yoedelbarrio
says:
Im not really a text person so I often call people. My primary line costs around 1.2k – 1.5k and the other one costs me around 800++ a month
my plan is 800 pesos monthly but i reach an average of 2,500 pesos per month due to calls and texts abroad
Twitter: problematik
says:
i am a seldom texter/caller but i should maximize the use of my 1800 gflex.. when i started using iphone, i’d rather call than text when replying – raising my bill to 2500.. then my brothers are maximizing the share-a-load in my plan.. so that is almost 3500 a month.. poor me…
I can barely consume P100/month, I use chikka.com more often for texting.
Twitter: marcnengasca
says:
me i’m spending at least 500 pesos for 1 month.
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Twitter: marcnengasca
says:
i’m spending 500 pesos for a month.
i use my cellphones mostly for call due to my prifession. my other line is at plan 3500 but my bill usually goes up to more than 5k. my other line which is at plan 1200 usually goes up to around 3k. i’d like to try the sun unlimited calls though he he he.
I have a plan 500 from Globe.
im spending around 800-900 pesos a month on my G-FLEX 800 Plan. I use it almost 50%-30%-20% on text-calls-multimedia. Calls are usually made via 232 so its on per second charging since most of my family and friends use Globe.
less than 500
mas prefer ko ang calls nakakatamad kasi magtext minsan tagal magreply.
for me between 300 – 500, minsan lang ako mgtext, more on calls,
Php500 to Php600.00…
Im using a prepaid phone..
More on texts than calls
Got a Smart postpaid line at Php1,800 per month but I rarely finish all of the free minutes and texts. I talk more than text, btw. Next year, I’m getting off Smart and returning to Globe – Smart’s network is virtually non-existent in the areas i frequent (i.e. the Ayala malls), is inconsistent even in my house and texts frequently arrive late (as in 30 minutes late, minimum).
Talking about Smart being non-existent in Ayala malls, I wonder if Ayala will still allow Smart to put up cell sites in Fort Bonifacio now that Ayala owns practically the whole place?
About 2,500 for my Smart prepaid.
Twitter: iamjammed
says:
I’m more into texting than calling so I spend less than 500 pesos for my bills. And I don’t text that often.
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more or less P1000/mo Prepaid.
spammer!
Twitter: richardson_chan
says:
I have a Smart postpaid plan 800 and a Sun postpaid plan 350. Lumalampas din madalas ng 1000 ung bill ko sa smart. So nasa P1000 – P2000 ako.
P150 for Sun Cellular (Text Unlimited 30 days)
P300 for Globe (valid for 2 months, so P150 per month)
P300 for PLDT LL+ Prepaid
= P600 per month total :~)
My smart plan is 1200 with text costing P0.50 per. I rarely go beyond my monthly bill. I use magic jack to call landline of relatives and friends in the USA and sometimes to Canada (for unlimited free calls) and skype if they are also online. I use email when I don’t need to get instant replies. I also passed that stage of sending forwarded jokes and generic messages.