Smartphone and Cellphone Wars

[Ry_Tower]

So basically, anything that ends with 5, 6, or 7 is Globe. All else, either Smart or Sun. Smart also has exclusivity with prefixes that end with 8 or 9.

Basta, naaasiwa ako sa hindi original prefix. Kahit nga yung Smart postpaid ko na 0998 parang hindi ko naaassociate sa Smart because I'm used to 0918 or 0920.

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haha, ang hirap na nga kaya nagsave na ako niyan sa cp para sa future ref. Tsaka buti nalalagyan na yung phone contacts nang custom name para masa madali.

Yung Smart ko 0908 kaya at least madali pa din i-associate sa smart.

[_Cathy_]

May kulang pa ba dyan?

Thanks. This is useful. Saved it on my phone.

Sometimes i have to Google if a number is globe because I only have unlimited calls to Globe. Lol.

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[kisshmet]

So basically, anything that ends with 5, 6, or 7 is Globe. All else, either Smart or Sun. Smart also has exclusivity with prefixes that end with 8 or 9.

Basta, naaasiwa ako sa hindi original prefix. Kahit nga yung Smart postpaid ko na 0998 parang hindi ko naaassociate sa Smart because I'm used to 0918 or 0920.

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Islacom pioneered gsm with 915 area code, followed by globe with 917, then smart followed with 918, then by sun with 922

Islacom expanded to 916

Globe cant expand to 918 because it was already taken by smart so the resorted to buying islacom

Smart expanded to 919, 920, 921

Sun expanded to 923 924 925

Further expansion resorted to incrementing or decrementing the 2nd digits of these area codes

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[Flipo]

Ok sana specs on paper, kaso yung sample shots di ko gusto white balance ng pictures, kahit f1.7 parang madilim. Siguro kasi naka Auto lang.

Ang sabi nung launch di daw lalagpas ng 20K, pero ngayon less than 25K na expected price nila. 🤔

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Tinanong ko sa CMK 22,950

Local review:
[Zenfone 3 Zoom: Tech and Top Features]-Usap Tayo

[arvs18]

I was an Android Enthusiast, way back in 2011.
My very first Smartphone was the Android HTC Sensation XE.

Been in the Android Ecosystem for like 4 years.

Then I tried the Apple Ecosystem. I was hooked.
My first iphone was the iphone 5.

Couple of reasons why I switched to apple:
a.) Apps are more stable
b.) Seamless (if you own more than one apple devices like iPad)
c.) App design language is mostly consistent all throughout. Since I believe apple sets standards that must be strictly followed for it to be approved for publication to the appstore.
d.) This is subjective, but I find the Cameras from iPhone better than it's Android Counterparts, (White balance, Color Saturation), Android phones oftentimes over saturates the color of the photos. (I don't know if this is still existent with the current Android flagships, since I am not really that much updated now with the Android Ecosystem)
e.) And lastly (my weirdest reason, and I am really guilty of it). When I was still on Android, I couldn't stop myself from fiddling with my phones' Operating system. I kept on reflashing ROMs everyday, that even my daily driver was using Custom Rom, and for those who are familiar with the said scenario, bugs might occur with the said Custom ROM, rendering your phone useless til you flash a stable ROM. And it takes considerable amount of time for the process to be fully done, since you need to redownload or reinstall the apps that you really need, plus restore backups (messages, photos etc). So yeah, I am keeping myself from buying another Android Device , because for sure, the cycle will repeat.

But I have to admit, I miss the Android Ecosystem. There are stuffs that are way easier to in Android than Apple does. like the ffg.
a.) Transferring Music from PC to Phone (I hate itunes!)
b.) Downloading files from the browser (Apple has closed ecosystem, Android has File manager)

Bottomline, it doesn't matter which Ecosystem/platform you choose, what's important is, pick the one that suffices to your needs. I liked the Apple Ecosystem, because of its simplicity. (Maybe I am just getting old, 26 years old, that's why I prefer things that are simple but does the job just fine).

[dr. d]

personal history lesson.
before, samsung was just like every other cellphone.
but things changed radically, at about the time when apple sub-contracted samsung to do some "work" for its new product. i couldn't understand it at first, or if i did, only "very superficially". but now, looking at the big picture with historical perspective...
jobs had every right to be incensed.

[BratPAQ]

My first postpaid was globe and I remember they asked me for last for letters of my number. and I chose my full name initials. When I switched to smart they didn't asked me for a custom number. I wonder if that's still the case with globe.

🔨 "When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

- Dom Helder Camara

[kisshmet]

personal history lesson.
before, samsung was just like every other cellphone.
but things changed radically, at about the time when apple sub-contracted samsung to do some "work" for its new product. i couldn't understand it at first, or if i did, only "very superficially". but now, looking at the big picture with historical perspective...
jobs had every right to be incensed.

Actually he has no right to go ballistic

Mac os is a linux or unix copy

Healthy competition is good for consumers

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[kisshmet]

I was an Android Enthusiast, way back in 2011.
My very first Smartphone was the Android HTC Sensation XE.

Been in the Android Ecosystem for like 4 years.

Then I tried the Apple Ecosystem. I was hooked.
My first iphone was the iphone 5.

Couple of reasons why I switched to apple:
a.) Apps are more stable
b.) Seamless (if you own more than one apple devices like iPad)
c.) App design language is mostly consistent all throughout. Since I believe apple sets standards that must be strictly followed for it to be approved for publication to the appstore.
d.) This is subjective, but I find the Cameras from iPhone better than it's Android Counterparts, (White balance, Color Saturation), Android phones oftentimes over saturates the color of the photos. (I don't know if this is still existent with the current Android flagships, since I am not really that much updated now with the Android Ecosystem)
e.) And lastly (my weirdest reason, and I am really guilty of it). When I was still on Android, I couldn't stop myself from fiddling with my phones' Operating system. I kept on reflashing ROMs everyday, that even my daily driver was using Custom Rom, and for those who are familiar with the said scenario, bugs might occur with the said Custom ROM, rendering your phone useless til you flash a stable ROM. And it takes considerable amount of time for the process to be fully done, since you need to redownload or reinstall the apps that you really need, plus restore backups (messages, photos etc). So yeah, I am keeping myself from buying another Android Device , because for sure, the cycle will repeat.

But I have to admit, I miss the Android Ecosystem. There are stuffs that are way easier to in Android than Apple does. like the ffg.
a.) Transferring Music from PC to Phone (I hate itunes!)
b.) Downloading files from the browser (Apple has closed ecosystem, Android has File manager)

Bottomline, it doesn't matter which Ecosystem/platform you choose, what's important is, pick the one that suffices to your needs. I liked the Apple Ecosystem, because of its simplicity. (Maybe I am just getting old, 26 years old, that's why I prefer things that are simple but does the job just fine).

Isnt your last line a paradox to your statement "i hate itunes"?

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[Walter]

Haven't seen a prepaid sim with 0917-8xx. I've lost track of all the prepaid prefixes they use. Even the old 0916 and 0927 of the prepaid sims 2 decades ago are gone. 0946 na ba ngayon or something like that.

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It's 0995 now ... the nice thing about the prepaid is you get to rollover unused SMS, Calls and Data ...