Got this spam text message by someone selling special mobile phone numbers. I've bought a special number before (ends with 5555) for about Php1,500 but I wouldn't spend any more than maybe three grand for a really special one. I thought it was such a lucrative business for SIM card retailers to be able to sell these special numbers (gold numbers) for as much as 200 times their street value. Quite a number of users have already been using their new uMobile SIMs too (7.19%) while fledgling Sun Cellular 3G is still down there. uMobile on the other hand, though an autonomous telco is still considered a Smart/PLDT property and their free ad-supported 3G services will certainly bump up their total numbers. Read more in our articles including "How much would you pay for a special number?" and "Results: Mobile 3G Usage".
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May 26, 2026Got this spam text message by someone selling special mobile phone numbers. I've bought a special number before (ends with 5555) for about Php1,500 but I wouldn't spend any more than maybe three grand for a really special one.
I thought it was such a lucrative business for SIM card retailers to be able to sell these special numbers (gold numbers) for as much as 200 times their street value. Quite a number of users have already been using their new uMobile SIMs too (7.19%) while fledgling Sun Cellular 3G is still down there. uMobile on the other hand, though an autonomous telco is still considered a Smart/PLDT property and their free ad-supported 3G services will certainly bump up their total numbers.
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