Comments on: The 3G War: A Discussion on the claims highlighted in the Smart ads http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads The Philippines' Longest-running Technology Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:36:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: mk1311 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-261662 mk1311 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:26:53 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-261662 It doesn't matter who claims what. The point is that Smart delivers. Globe likes to gloat about what they have done for the first time. In the long run, Globes maintenance sucks. Globe is like the spoiled rich kid who at the same time is the sore loser. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Globe owned and operated by the Ayalas? That's enough said; they are the worst business people on the planet who have no heart with what they do as long as they can make a few bucks. It doesn’t matter who claims what. The point is that Smart delivers. Globe likes to gloat about what they have done for the first time. In the long run, Globes maintenance sucks. Globe is like the spoiled rich kid who at the same time is the sore loser. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Globe owned and operated by the Ayalas? That’s enough said; they are the worst business people on the planet who have no heart with what they do as long as they can make a few bucks.

]]> By: eispan http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-5034 eispan Fri, 05 May 2006 22:31:48 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-5034 @ randyrivera (though deleyed LOL) by this time, the 3G war between Globe and Smart has intensified with the announcement that Globe has gone 3.5G! unfortunately, there is an issue regarding the NTC giving away the lisence to operate 3G in the countree free to the big 5 telecos. this is bad for the 3G consumers coz most likely the burden of the cost will be passed on down to them (as always)... regarding the Philippines as the text capital of the world... well i may have thought so when i was there... but you know what? you wouldn't believe this but we are no longer who we claim we are... the UK alone had sent a whooping 3.19 BILLION in March 2006 alone! beating the previous record of 3.11 Billion in December 2005! if that were charged as P1.00 per text, that's Billions of revenue for the mobile giants... in the UK standard text is at 20 pence generating a monthly record profit of £638M... then again as mentioned in my previous blog, text messages are free with monthly planned tariffs. all these in spite of people here preferring to call rather than text... maybe there is a big probability though that the Philippines is the text capital in the whole of Asia and the Pacific region... or maybe second only to UK.. that is still something to be proud of don't you think? @ randyrivera (though deleyed LOL)

by this time, the 3G war between Globe and Smart has intensified with the announcement that Globe has gone 3.5G! unfortunately, there is an issue regarding the NTC giving away the lisence to operate 3G in the countree free to the big 5 telecos. this is bad for the 3G consumers coz most likely the burden of the cost will be passed on down to them (as always)…

regarding the Philippines as the text capital of the world… well i may have thought so when i was there… but you know what? you wouldn’t believe this but we are no longer who we claim we are… the UK alone had sent a whooping 3.19 BILLION in March 2006 alone! beating the previous record of 3.11 Billion in December 2005! if that were charged as P1.00 per text, that’s Billions of revenue for the mobile giants… in the UK standard text is at 20 pence generating a monthly record profit of £638M… then again as mentioned in my previous blog, text messages are free with monthly planned tariffs. all these in spite of people here preferring to call rather than text…

maybe there is a big probability though that the Philippines is the text capital in the whole of Asia and the Pacific region… or maybe second only to UK.. that is still something to be proud of don’t you think?

]]> By: randyrivera http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-4558 randyrivera Wed, 22 Mar 2006 08:40:19 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-4558 @eispan Wow, the 3G features there in the UK are very interesting to have here likewise in the Philippines. But I would just like to point out why the Phil. is the Texting Capital of the World.... see the figures below. (These are just estimates, i don't know the actual figures.) Smart (15 Million Subscribers) Globe (10 Million Subscribers) Sun (1 Million Subscrivers) Total Subscribers = 16 Million Users x 10 Average SMS/day = 160 Million SMS Messages on an ordinary day Last Valentine's Day, multiply that twice, then roughly 320 Million Messages, now that explains why the Philippines is the "texting capital of the world", as they say, but again this is just an estimate. @eispan

Wow, the 3G features there in the UK are very interesting to have here likewise in the Philippines.

But I would just like to point out why the Phil. is the Texting Capital of the World…. see the figures below.

(These are just estimates, i don’t know the actual figures.)

Smart (15 Million Subscribers)
Globe (10 Million Subscribers)
Sun (1 Million Subscrivers)

Total Subscribers = 16 Million Users x 10 Average SMS/day = 160 Million SMS Messages on an ordinary day

Last Valentine’s Day, multiply that twice, then roughly 320 Million Messages, now that explains why the Philippines is the “texting capital of the world”, as they say, but again this is just an estimate.

]]> By: eispan http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-4423 eispan Mon, 13 Mar 2006 02:04:33 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-4423 3G has been active in the Uk for almost 3 years now and i find it very convenient. All of the networks here have upgraded their services to 3G and it won't be long when GSM will be phased out just like the analogue connection. 3 Mobile (Hutchinson)was the first to invest billions of pounds and it has seemed to work with big networks like Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2 following suite. I have been monitoring the progress of 3G in the Philippines and for me the transition is too slow. I guess the 2 big networks can't seem to let go of their old GSM sites amid the investments they have poured into them. I am for 3G and have been a strong advocate amongst my mates here in the UK. It is the benchmark for future telecommunications with all the conveniences that comes along with it. What have we, fast internet (broadbandlike) connection that allows us to download 3gp audio and mp4 video files... all the latest music videos and music tracks dowloaded and played in an instant! the video calling is just a plus... how convenient this is? imagine you as a manager and you are at home on leave, and in the office thereare files that needs to be accessed. instead on trying to explain to your staff through voice calls, call via video and let them point their cameras to the monitor so you can show them how to access the files.. or even in filing cabinets or what have you... it adds up to productivity... of course there's that video call home so you can see your loved ones while talking to them.... the only drawback is that people can not lie anymore or make scapegoats... you call in to say you are sick or you are caught up in traffic or better yet your location... and all we have to do to verify this is to video call! that's the funny side of it... land lines in UK also offer video calls. now the big question is HOW much will these networks charge? i pay £30 monthly with 50% being refunded every quarter as cash back... not to mention a free N70 or whatever phones they have on offer... plus the perks, my plan gives me unlimited downloads of music, videos, and news (which includes sports and weather)... can Globe and Smart offer the same equivalent? too add more, i get 500 anytime any network minutes plus 100 free texts allowance a month.... interbet browsing using your 3G phone as modem is so easy as your ABCs... and you will be only charged for £3 for every megabyte downloaded... if you are surfing for information that is a lot... the charge will only apply if you exceed 1 mb, if not it goes off by default... you can watch telly programs and mobisodes in real time... so far we have 19 channels being offered in UK for £15 per month... people here in the UK and the rest of western europe have switched on to 3G... and it is wrong to claim that the philippines is the text capital of the world... mind you here in UK alone 32 billion text messages in 2005 alone... and 92 million texts sent in valentines day... i don't think the philipines had reached such a record yet... so for you guys... go 3G NOW! by the way 4G is already in the works... 3G has been active in the Uk for almost 3 years now and i find it very convenient. All of the networks here have upgraded their services to 3G and it won’t be long when GSM will be phased out just like the analogue connection. 3 Mobile (Hutchinson)was the first to invest billions of pounds and it has seemed to work with big networks like Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2 following suite.

I have been monitoring the progress of 3G in the Philippines and for me the transition is too slow. I guess the 2 big networks can’t seem to let go of their old GSM sites amid the investments they have poured into them.

I am for 3G and have been a strong advocate amongst my mates here in the UK. It is the benchmark for future telecommunications with all the conveniences that comes along with it.

What have we, fast internet (broadbandlike) connection that allows us to download 3gp audio and mp4 video files… all the latest music videos and music tracks dowloaded and played in an instant!

the video calling is just a plus… how convenient this is? imagine you as a manager and you are at home on leave, and in the office thereare files that needs to be accessed. instead on trying to explain to your staff through voice calls, call via video and let them point their cameras to the monitor so you can show them how to access the files.. or even in filing cabinets or what have you… it adds up to productivity…

of course there’s that video call home so you can see your loved ones while talking to them….

the only drawback is that people can not lie anymore or make scapegoats… you call in to say you are sick or you are caught up in traffic or better yet your location… and all we have to do to verify this is to video call! that’s the funny side of it…

land lines in UK also offer video calls. now the big question is HOW much will these networks charge? i pay £30 monthly with 50% being refunded every quarter as cash back… not to mention a free N70 or whatever phones they have on offer… plus the perks, my plan gives me unlimited downloads of music, videos, and news (which includes sports and weather)… can Globe and Smart offer the same equivalent? too add more, i get 500 anytime any network minutes plus 100 free texts allowance a month….

interbet browsing using your 3G phone as modem is so easy as your ABCs… and you will be only charged for £3 for every megabyte downloaded… if you are surfing for information that is a lot… the charge will only apply if you exceed 1 mb, if not it goes off by default…

you can watch telly programs and mobisodes in real time… so far we have 19 channels being offered in UK for £15 per month…

people here in the UK and the rest of western europe have switched on to 3G… and it is wrong to claim that the philippines is the text capital of the world… mind you here in UK alone 32 billion text messages in 2005 alone… and 92 million texts sent in valentines day… i don’t think the philipines had reached such a record yet…

so for you guys… go 3G NOW! by the way 4G is already in the works…

]]> By: It’s hip2b2 » Blog Archive » Extra 3G Frequency Block for SMART http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-4390 It’s hip2b2 » Blog Archive » Extra 3G Frequency Block for SMART Sat, 04 Mar 2006 07:07:21 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-4390 [...] There have been numerous SMART vs Globe 3G discussions out there. The juices being the one is a blog posting by Migz Paraz. In the email (in the blog), it says that the additional frequency will only help SMART with respect to cell capacity. Well, I might want to add to points already raised. The relationship of Available Frequency, Capacity and Call Bandwidth can be crudely defined below: [...] [...] There have been numerous SMART vs Globe 3G discussions out there. The juices being the one is a blog posting by Migz Paraz. In the email (in the blog), it says that the additional frequency will only help SMART with respect to cell capacity. Well, I might want to add to points already raised. The relationship of Available Frequency, Capacity and Call Bandwidth can be crudely defined below: [...]

]]> By: Techno Pinoy » Blogs as news? http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-3717 Techno Pinoy » Blogs as news? Fri, 03 Feb 2006 03:28:15 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-3717 [...] Pinoy Tech Blog seems to be in the middle of some controversy over an article that publishes of the salaries of epixtar. This after also publishing an article of a supposed email between Globe and Smart. Blogger Migs Paraz also publishes the same article in his blog. [...] [...] Pinoy Tech Blog seems to be in the middle of some controversy over an article that publishes of the salaries of epixtar. This after also publishing an article of a supposed email between Globe and Smart. Blogger Migs Paraz also publishes the same article in his blog. [...]

]]> By: Anbu Ganesh http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-3544 Anbu Ganesh Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:47:36 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-3544 Hi Friends, I am a visitor to this country, please bear in mind that so many researchers have been zapped at the volume of txt msgs. M-commerce is the future and Phil is going to lead the world. But.. but.. innovation is must. more later, anboo. Hi Friends,

I am a visitor to this country, please bear in mind that so many researchers have been zapped at the volume of txt msgs.

M-commerce is the future and Phil is going to lead the world. But.. but.. innovation is must.

more later,
anboo.

]]> By: Kulas http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-3330 Kulas Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:58:58 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-3330 Because they scored a perfect 30, the NTC awarded Smart a 15MHz-wide spectrum of frequencies (3 pairs of 5MHz-wide frequencies) compared to 10MHz (2 5MHz pairs) for Globe. SMART says the 15MHZ bandwidth will allow them to offer superior 3G service. --Right, but if I'm an international roamer and my network setting is set to automatic... surely my phone will get SMART service, right? :) Because they scored a perfect 30, the NTC awarded Smart a 15MHz-wide spectrum of frequencies (3 pairs of 5MHz-wide frequencies) compared to 10MHz (2 5MHz pairs) for Globe. SMART says the 15MHZ bandwidth will allow them to offer superior 3G service.

–Right, but if I’m an international roamer and my network setting is set to automatic… surely my phone will get SMART service, right? :)

]]> By: Galit sa Smart http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-3264 Galit sa Smart Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:01:16 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-3264 I wouldn't be surprised if Smart would be unable to provide adequate service once 3G comes out. I wouldn’t be surprised if Smart would be unable to provide adequate service once 3G comes out.

]]> By: RedMax http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads/comment-page-1#comment-3243 RedMax Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:16:40 +0000 http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/the-3g-war-a-discussion-on-the-claims-highlighted-in-the-smart-ads#comment-3243 One more thing, don’t be surprise if you see a hardware units from PDA to Mobile Phones to Laptop Computer and much more to mention that are WiMax enable. But, I guess that Philippines are going to be late for these matters. One more thing, don’t be surprise if you see a hardware units from PDA to Mobile Phones to Laptop Computer and much more to mention that are WiMax enable.

But, I guess that Philippines are going to be late for these matters.

]]>