Globe Telecom posted on their social media an insight about the current state of mobile data in the country in terms of pricing. Have you ever wondered how much are we paying compared to our neighboring countries?
According to Globe, postpaid and prepaid users of their network pays about Php 119.6 and 48.76 per GB, respectively. Making it the second cheapest in their, just next to India’s Airtel and Indonesia’s Telkomsel. Of course, there’s a fine print behind the computation — 4 points to exact:
- All prices are converted to PHP
- Rates cover 1GB – 2GB pricing for postpaid and 300MB – 1GB for prepaid, both inclusive of free content bundles
- Country rates based on published rate in other telco’s site
- Prices as of June 9, 2016
Upon checking GoSurf’s rates, the pricing above is not directly visible to the rates published but as indicated by Globe, the calculation already includes of the free content bundles for games and streaming app. Any thoughts about this?
Susmaryosep!! OO na kayo na mas mura, pero wag ganon. sila ang pinaka mabilis sa ASIA e. at tayo ang pinaka mabagal.
MY / Celcom’s cheapest postpaid plan according to their official site here http://goo.gl/FxfEVJ is just RM45. In pesos that’s P512 with 6GB data allowance. So 1GB data costs only P85 versus P433 shown on their chart. Go Globe #LiePaMore
Ayyy so much BS PR. Exclude any data bundles that does not support only a single service then we’ll talk.
Mura nga per GB. But hanggang ilang GB bago mag cap? Baka naman yun Singapore P161 nga per GB… pero unlimited naman.
P289 for postpaid
Hmmmm… this is just direct computation when converted into pesos. We will only know if it expensive or not if you live on that country and will be based on wage and cost of living. Kahit sabihin mong expensive ang connection nila pero they earn more than what we do here in the Philippines having the same type of job.
On point brother. Globe is trying to achieve what the others are achieving in another country’s market.
Alam naman ng lahat top tayo sa pinaka mahal at pinaka mahina sa mundo. Ano yan globe, pakapalan nlng ng mukha???
I have a plan 999 from Globe, 499 unli call and text to Globe/TM and 499 for 3GB of data plus a free handset. Yeah I can say it is a bit cheaper. But mas maganda sana if taasan nla yung data to 5GB with the same price. Hehe
Mapapamura ka talaga.
also one of the crappiest internet connection in asia! :D
Factor din ang standard of living kasi. Yung kapatid ko na nasa SG sinabi lahat mahal kung palagi mo i cconvert sa php. Malaki kasi value ng SGD doon kaya mura para sa kanila. Imagine this, kaya ng elementary/HS students bumili ng sarili nila iphone in 2-3 months kung iipunin lang nila baon nila at naka postpaid pa.
mura nga, pero ang service sa ibang bansa mas mabilis katulad ng speed ng internet nila.
Cheap? Put tank in a moon globobo, ikaw rin talino!
Mema lang ang Globe, sinungaling ang mga deputs, I have their myLifestyle postpaid plan 1799 with GoSurf 10GB data per month and it’s not 120 Pesos per 1GB, it is actually 180 Pesos per 1GB. And their postpaid data plans ranging from 1GB to 2 GB are not also under 120 pesos because their GoSurf 299 with 1.5GB is actually 199 Pesos per 1GB. Saan na naman humuhugot ng kakapalan ng mukha ang mga deputs na mga may ari ng Globe na yan?
I have the same Plan 1799 it’s actually more like 1999 that i’m paying but my data allowance is only 5Gb. their breakdown is 999 (5Gb Data + 499 (base unli Call & Test) + 299 (Duo), so considering just the 999 for the data = 199.80 per Gb. Am curious how you got the 10Gb or is it an iPhone plan.
@MrOrange
myLifestyle plan is a flexible plan just like Smart’s All-in plan, you can avail either the GoSurf 1799 with 10GB (that’s what I have) or you can have any other “Surf pack” like the GoSurf 999 with 5GB (the one that you have) as long as it is covered by your credit limit. I just happen to maximize my consumable amount of 1799 with the GoSurf 1799 and plus some extra for call and text from the “Classic pack”.
Sige nga sama mo handset cost mo sa computation…
@Bords
How sure are you na may handset na kasama yung plan niya? Hindi ba pwedeng SIM only yung plan? Saka FYI, handsets are subsidized by telcos with or without partial cash out depending on the plan and most postpaid plans are fully consumable from the whole monthly service fee amount you are paying every month.
Now I’m curious. How about Broadband or wired internet connection subscriptions? Tsk2.
It may appear that globe provides one of the cheapest data but it doesn’t show the whole picture.I think there are other factors to be considered here: quality of service, number of customers and usage.
Parang kung bibili ka ng adobo sa carinderya,most likely mas mura kumpara sa adobo na mabibili sa isang resto assuming na naka aircon, comfortable, at mas maganda serbisyo kapag kumain sa resto. While other resto will provide cheaper price kasi mas madami kumakain sa kanila compared to others.
nasayang na naman ang 700mhz huhuhu,
To be fair to Globe and Smart, yes, they are cheap on the mobile internet compared to the other countries. Reliability wise, I’m not so sure.
And on another note, if this is what they are publishing as a reaction to have better internet, they are not addressing the problem. The problem is the fixed line internet speed (DSL, fiber, etc) and not mobile.
Papa Daniel, I don’t have any thoughts sa article mo. I only think of you.
Hahaha Landi neto. Akin lang sya.
Sana nag focus nalang sila sa comedy. Galing nila mag patawa.
ginawa pa tayo tanga ng mga eto hahaha mga globolok
Globe, desperate much? Lol