Low cell phone bills: A possible dream?

[stelvio]

Originally posted by yebo
speaking of free text, may stupid question ako. so forgive my stupidity ha.

dami ko na free text credits pero hindi ko naman nagagamit. say i have 1200 free text, then naubusan na load sim ko. i try to text pero di naman pwede, check operator services pa din. so my stupid question is "how does one use the free text credits."

Acdg to the SUN welcome kit, you need to have at least two pesos in balance to be able to send and utilize your free text messages. Kinda stupid of SUN to do this......

[yebo]

i'm talking about globe free text nga pala, sorry di ko nalagay.

glenn,

we (my wife and i) have tried it all kinds of ways already. texted until the load gets used up then di rin namin magamit free text. ganun din pag tumawag kami, pag ubos na ang load di rin magamit free text, check operator services lang lagi. mas grabe pa nga sa wife ko kasi she has something like 3000 free text credits eh. sabi nga namin baka gimik lang ng globe yun, di naman talaga nagagamit.

[GlennSter]

yebo: grabe thats BS.dapat nagagamit parin yan!

pero may factor kasi na HINDI ko sure..like when texting from globe to smart..kung counted ba siya sa free text or not.

hmmm....that's weird kung ganyan nga.

[yebo]

pareho kami globe e, di kami maka-text to one another pag isa sa amin no load na. kakainis nga e. anyway i'll ask sa globe na lang paano. di ko kasi maharap pag naka-bakasyon ako.

[GlennSter]

master...pm mo si av8or5..malamang matulungan ka niya!taga globe yun...

[boybi]

buti pa ang prepaid, nagaaccumulate mga free texts. dapat sa postpaid ganyan din.

[yebo]

si glenn naman panay master ang tawag sa akin. may asawa na po ako, di na ko nagmamaster hehe!

ok try ko pm si av8or5. tenks.

[NightRock]

Originally posted by GlennSter


OT QUESTIONs (IMPORTANT LANG TALAGA): my parents are going to canada next week, in ontario and in nova scotia. i told them to bring their phones with SMART PREPAID simcard.

1) pano i activate ang roaming?tatawag sa smart? (toll free naman yun diba?)

2) magkano ang carge sa texts? sa calls? kanino ma cha charge?

3) pwede bang iwan nila ang cellphone doon sa canada sa tita ko, then bigyan ko nalang ng load ung tita ko pag ubos na?

TIA.

Glenn

Pag SMART sim Prepaid walang call ang roaming puro text lang send and received Pero pag GLOBE meron

To activate and smart roaming (pre paid) type mo ROAM ON send to 333 pag de activate mo na ROAM OFF send to 333 ang charges nya 15p per send libre ang received (buti naman)..pero kung may PC sila mas mura kung sa Smart Online sila mag reply ng text 5p lang just enroll mo lang yung number mo sa Online bago ka umalis ng pinas para maka log in ka dito https://secure.smart.com.ph/SMART/My+Wireless+Center/

Pag sa globe para maka pag roaming ka punta ka pa sa center globe center dami pang hingi na mga ek ek na requirements para ma activate ang roaming mo.. Ginawa ko nag email ako sabi ko hindi ko sila i build up sa mga kasama ko na gusto mag pa roaming pag hindi nila activate ang roaming ko on line after mga 10email na sagutan ayon na activate din nila.. meron CALL & TEXT 50pesos per min ang call at received.. ang text 15p din.. kakainis lang may expiration ang roaming nila 6months lang yata after that papa renew mo ulit sa kanila ang roaming.

(sana may na intindihan k sa sinabi ko ako di ko na initindihan ) hirap mag type ng naka pikit hehehehe

[yebo]

pssst! roaming ako sa globe, prepaid.

pag globe tawag ka lang sa 211 sabihin mo pa-activate ng roaming. P50 per minute nga, P15 per text. activation is 24 hours after calling 211. expiration ng roaming is 3 months.

*ang alam ko sa globe roaming, pag may tumawag o mag-text sa iyo, sa iyo ang charges. dun sa nag-call o nag-text the normal charges apply, pero dun sa roaming phone apply yung P50 per minute saka P15 per text. this is from my experience, bilis maubos ng load ko. i count the text that i send and i receive, talagang P15 ang charge sa akin kahit receive siya*

**also make sure your call barring is turned off at globe. pag hindi mo sabihin sa kanila na alisin ang call barring e di ka maka-call puro text lang. but you can receive calls**

kaso lang ngayon, although tumawag ako sa 211 e engot yata yung naka-usap ko kaya di na-activate. dati naman isang tawag lang activated na agad.

[silver_corolla]

Hi yebo,

To answer your question, actually the answer is already in between your statement...."naubusan na load sim ko. i try to text pero di naman pwede, check operator services pa din." Yes, you will normally experience this. Your free texts will not exempt you from being barred by the network operator that serves you simply because you already consumed all the amount of load that you purchased or you already have zero balanced in your load. You can only enjoy your free texts if you have a load. I'll just give you a HINT Sir, just maintain atleast PhP1.00 (depends on your network provider, in SMART atleast Php1.00 will do) on your load and you can use your free SMS until you consumed it. BUT never ever to set-up a call coz your PhP1.00 will be gone and your free SMS will be forfeited.

Br,
silver_corolla

[silver_corolla]

Hi Glennster,

1) Just key in your write message ROAM ON and send to 333 (do this at least 2 hours before the departure). Make it sure na you have to atleast Php100.00 in your load before doing the roaming acivation. You also have the option to dial *888 for Customer Care assistance (Yes, Toll Free po 'to)

2) Php15.00/SMS po ang charge. No incoming and outgoing calls for roaming preapid, just pure text/SMS.

3) Yes, you can leave your phones or atleast the SMART Prepaid SIM Cards sa Canada and they/ you can still do re-loading by the following options: a) You can transfer load via SMART Pasa Load; b) via SMART e-load; c) Your relatives in canada can also do the reloading by themselves just simply key in 1510 (if SMART Buddy) 1511 (if Talk 'N Text) + 14 digits PIN and press Send.

Br,
silver_corolla

[yebo]

so wala pala ako pag-asa magamit free text ko! e kung dapat P1 lang load, as in parang sanitary napkin na "barely there", e paranoid ako e! pag P150 na lang load ko nag-load na ako. lagi pa meron card sa wallet o kaya card number w/ pin sa reminders!

di ba pwede ipasa ang free text credits? pasa ko sa inyo tutal di ko naman magamit :D

[GlennSter]

nightrock, silvercorrola..thanks for the help.will do.

[notEworthy27]

hay salamat! that's one saved trip to smart! hehe pinapapa roaming kasi ng mom ko yung smart sim nila.

[pissword]

sayang sir yebo akin nalang hahaha...

[lmac]

It's been a long time coming but I do believe this will be a reality soon. Solavei offers this type of plan in the USA now and the cost gets lower and lower with every 3 people you refer to the service - until it is free and you are actually in profit! Unlimited cell phone calls (unlimited 4G talk/text/data) are definitely coming soon for Filipino consumers. I just partnered with my first Filipino friend who signed up with her son who lives in Chicago, Illinois... getting ready for global expansion. She herself has dual citizenship but resides in the Philippines. If you would like to have details of what Solavei is all about - go to my profile.