Globe recently launched its latest postpaid plan. It’s now more flexible including the option to avail of a Line-only plan which has a bigger mobile data allowance. Smart, on the other hand, already updated its postpaid plans with Giga Plan that’s introduced last year.
If you’re planning on jumping to postpaid, here’s a comparison to give you an idea which one is more suited for you. Let’s compare the Line-only option of Globe’s ThePLAN (Call and Data) and Smart’s Giga Plan.
A Line-only Plan is easier to avail that a typical postpaid plan since it doesn’t include a handset from the telco. No handset means you get more allocation from your monthly fee. Also, it’s got a shorter contract for just 6 months versus the usual 24-month lock-up. The catch is you should provide your own handset.
| Line-only | Globe ThePLAN | Smart Giga Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Plan 399 | 1GB Data 20 All Net Calls Unli All Net Texts |
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| Plan 599 | 2.5GB data Unli Calls to Globe/TM Unli All Net Texts | 4GB Data 30 All Net Calls Unli All Net Texts |
| Plan 799 | 6GB data Unli Calls to Globe/TM Unli All Net Texts | 7GB Data 40 All Net Calls Unli All Net Texts |
| Plan 999 | 8GB data Unli Calls to Globe/TM Unli All Net Texts | 10GB Data 50 All Net Calls Unli All Net Texts |
| Plan 1299 | 12GB data Unli Calls to Globe/TM Unli All Net Texts | |
| Plan 1499 | 16GB data Unli Calls to Globe/TM Unli All Net Texts | 18GB Data 60 All Net Calls Unli All Net Texts |
| Plan 1799 | 16GB data Unli Calls to Globe/TM Unli All Net Texts Access to Spotify Premium Access to HOOQ | |
| Plan 1999 | 18GB data Unli Calls to Globe/TM Unli All Net Texts Access to Spotify Premium Access to HOOQ | 24GB Data 70 All Net Calls Unli All Net Texts |
| Plan 2499 | 20GB data Unli Calls to Globe/TM Unli All Net Texts Access to Spotify Premium Access to HOOQ Consumable P328 (Calls to Other Networks) | 30GB Data 80 All Net Calls Unli All Net Texts |
| Plan 2999 | 36GB Data 90 All Net Calls Unli All Net Texts |
Globe ThePLAN freebies:
- Free Facebook (1GB allocation for 24 months)
- 6 months subscription for HOOQ
- 6 months subscription for Netflix (Plan 1299 and above)
Smart Giga Plan freebies:
- A choice of app per month (Spinnr, Facebook, Yahoo Mail/Gmail, YouTube, Line, Viber, Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, Waze, Instagram, Twitter)
Clearly, Smart’s offering is more compelling when it comes to mobile data allowance, plus you get enough minutes of calls and unlimited texts to all networks. With Globe, you’ll get to enjoy sufficient data plus unlimited calling to other Globe/TM numbers and unlimited texting to all networks.
If you wish to know more about the plans, head over here for Globe ThePLAN and here for Smart Giga Plan.
The article was updated to reflect the contract period of the new line-only plans.
does it include anti bill shock?
I have used a smart postpaid plan before, and they’ve been charging me MORE than what I was supposed to pay. Question lang, do they still do that? And how to avoid it. :)
very tempting si smart pero pasok ka pang building ala na data hahaha. globe has been more reliable so much so na mga officemate kong naka smart ginagawa akong hospot hehehe
ThePlan is more customizable than Giga Plan. Better revise the article to include the Data Plus versions of ThePlan.
Dont let smart fool you.
Totallt unreliable. Delayed texts, signal limited to area and internet wont go up to 500 kbps.
With them for 2 years.
Niw jm back to globe. Faster net. Moer signal jn metro
You can have more data allocation with globe’s The PLAN if you choose the Data Plus Plan (instead of Call & Data Plan) but you’ll lose the unli calls and text. Do note that globe has an additional P500 consumable :)
Magandan offer ng smart pero pinapabayaan nila small town for their 4G network. Smart only focusing in key cities. Smart deploy good service in data nationwide even in remote area