Comments on: Globe to Globe at P 0.10 per second

By: cool

cool — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:23:03 +0000

the .10 per min is great. but the unlimited calls promo last few years ago, can you bring that back? even though its work 300, it was worth it. please bring that back. load is so expensive now a days. tnx.

By: wrencelot

wrencelot — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:28:52 +0000

if i call smart to globe or smart to sun, i would be able to understand right? what if you DONT call smart to globe nor to sun, maybe youll understand..

what part of “i agreed on that already” drifts you guys..?

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By: drizzt

drizzt — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:29:51 +0000

wrencelot,
try making an unlimted call smart to globe or smart to sun, then maybe you’ll understand.

but seriously, it’ll be nice to have the 0.10 per second implemented permanently. It gives us consumers fair pricing (paying for what we use) as well as fair profit to the telcos (don’t think they’ll offer this at a lost). the unlimited plan will eventually overburden their network and cause a lot of inconvinience (pretty much like what happened a couple of years ago with globe and smart).

By: J. Angelo Racoma

J. Angelo Racoma — Wed, 28 Dec 2005 03:29:27 +0000

IMHO, per-second charging is the way to go, unless the per-minute rates drop to more reasonable levels. Pinoys are more of texters than callers, so I guess the telcos do, indeed, have excess capacity when it comes to voice calls. It’s high time they utilize this by offering better rates for people who aren’t really into “cell-e-babad”.

At any rate, whatever happened to that NTC ruling of per-pulse or per-second charging?!?

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By: ka_edong

ka_edong — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 16:21:11 +0000

Hi guys,

nice discussion here. cool lang tayo ha .

I don’t see the promo resulting in network congestion. In fact, the promo promotes responsible use of the network: “make your call short and sweet and get charged only for what you use up”.

That’s a whole lot different from the unlimited promo where people had a tendency to make their money’s worth by making useless calls — just to max-out their unlimited calls. That’s irresponsible.

My fearless predictions:
* Smart will follow-suit after a month or two.
* Sun will maintain their unlimited calls/text — that’s where they made a name for themselves.
* Both promos — unlimited and per-second — will eventually co-exist;
>> unlimited serving the general “cele-babad” populace (in general, the pre-paid market)
>> and per-second serving the strictly business callers (in general, the post-paid market, the businessmen)

As for the business proposition — I think Globe is taking a risk on this. They’re taking a cut from revenue (in corollary, consumers are saving a lot from this promo). Globe knows for sure that Smart can easily come up with the same promo. Globe’s initial crowd of switchers (from other telcos to Globe) will eventually even-out when Smart comes up with their own per-second charging.

Ultimately, the consumers win.

And I give credit to Sun Cellular for changing the rules of the game!

ka edong
per-second dreaming

By: wrencelot

wrencelot — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:56:48 +0000

i am one.. and i prefer to think like a consumer because its the consumer i actually get my profit from..

i did get what you are pointing to, i agreed on that already.. probably you should start thinking like a businessman that cares more for your consumer than your profit, probably then, youll see my point..

peace out..

By: mparaz

mparaz — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 01:32:15 +0000

J. Angelo: It’s only “unlimited” that can cause breakdowns. PhP 0.10/second is definitely closer to their true cost so they’re seeing if they can get people to increase their usage with a lower price. Or, as my other theory goes… they are testing the system to see if they can make it permanent.

wrencelot: Try thinking as a businessman and not as a consumer for a while, to see where these telcos are coming from. Big business means, big profits but the chance of big losses as well.

By: wrencelot

wrencelot — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:07:37 +0000

now that globe retracks from the “unlimited call” wars, is that a sign that all good things do come to a halt and that globe is not as huge as their name implies..?

“with globe, posible..” – sharon cuneta

By: J. Angelo Racoma

J. Angelo Racoma — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:05:59 +0000

I think Globe’s quality is good enough. Could be cheaper, though.

Among the local mobile providers, Globe’s service is the only one that fully utilizes the standard GSM features like call diverts, barrings, call waiting, charge/credit advice, and the like–all controllable from your handset with a few menu or *# commands.

This per-second charging is just a promo up to January 2006, btw, so a breakdown due to overuse is not likely.