PLDT, its mobile subsidiary Smart Communications, and Globe Telecom offer something unique to the table and those are Prepaid Home WiFi kits. We compare their current prepaid offerings and identify which has the better offer.
Prepaid WiFi Kits offer something different to the usual portable WiFi modems. They tout double the signal coverage and reception, not to mention better stability compared to smaller WiFi kits. In this comparison, we’ll group PLDT and Smart’s Prepaid kit as one since they share the same promotional offers.
We used both devices a few times as backup solutions when our HQ internet was down, and here are our reviews:
- Smart LTE Prepaid Home WiFi Review
- Globe LTE Prepaid Home WiFi Review
- Smart vs Globe Prepaid LTE Home WiFi Comparison
They both offer their Prepaid WiFi boxes at Php1,995 each but differ on the prepaid promos they currently provide. Here’s a table to give you an idea:
| Amount | PLDT/Smart HomeBoost | Globe HomeSurf |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1GB (add-on) | 1GB (add-on) |
| 50 | 3GB 3 Days | 3GB 3 Days |
| 199 | 5GB + free 7GB 7 Days |
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| 349 | 10GB 10 Days | |
| 599 | 15GB 30 Days | 15GB + free 25GB 15 Days |
| 999 | 30GB +free 35GB 30 Days |
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| 1499 | 45GB + free 55GB 30 Days |
While Globe offers more HomeSurf options now compared to before, it’s a challenge for the users who want to avail a Plan 599 promo: Globe offers more volume albeit at a smaller time frame, while PLDT/Smart gives users 15GB of internet valid for 30 days.
It’s also worth noting that Smart and Globe Prepaid WiFi kits have direct access to their respective Prepaid internet promos such as GigaSurf, SurfMax, GoSurf, and SuperSurf, though we have seen the HomeBoost and HomeSurf promos to be more competitive and offer faster speeds in real life usage.
What was a fair battle is now a comparison of apples and oranges: PLDT has longer durations, while Globe offers more MBs. Which one would you want to choose? Let us know down the comments section.
Comparing the current PLDT/Smart and Globe home prepaid wifi (PHP 199), one can get more for your money going with PDLT/Smart because the credit is good for 7 days with 7GB data and 21 GB for videos while Globe is just 15 GB data and 7 GB for videos. Now the 21 GB (PLDT/Smart) and 7 GB (Globe) refreshes everyday and I am not sure about the PLDT/Smart fine print but for Globe, in order to gain access to the 7GB, the data portion would have to be consumed first so in effect, you don’t actually get to use the 7GB unless you run out of data first – meaning most of the time, the 7GB actually gets forfeited.