This SMS rate applies to 20 countries namely: USA, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Macau, Japan, Qatar, Brunei, Guam, Hawaii, Oman, Cayman Island, Cyprus, Turkey, Northern Marianas Island, Jamaica, Bahamas & Puerto Rico.

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Call & Text Combo 10
10mins. of Sun-to-Sun calls
40 Sun-to-Sun texts
10 texts to other networks
valid for 1 day

CTC 10 and send to 223

Call & Text Combo 20
25mins. of Sun-to-Sun calls
80 Sun-to-Sun texts
25 texts to other networks
valid for 1 day

CTC 20 and send to 223

Text Unlimited 20
Unlimited Sun-to-Sun texting
valid for 2 days

TU 20 to 247

Text Unlimited 50
Unlimited Sun-to-Sun texting
1 hour voice calls
valid for 7 days

TU 50 to 247

Text Unlimited 150
Unlimited Sun-to-Sun texting
4 hours voice calls
valid for 30 days

TU 150 to 247

Globe Telecom

Unlimited Globe-to-Globe and Globe-to-Touch Mobile texting

Unlimited All Day Texting
Php 20 – unlimited texting for 1 day (until Oct 21, 2008)

Text UNLITXT20 to 2870

Php 40 – unlimited texting for 2 days (until Oct 21, 2008)

Text UNLITXT40 to 2870

Php 80 – unlimited texting for 5 days (until Oct 21, 2008)

Text UNLITXT80 to 2870

Unlimited Daytime Texting (8am to 4:59pm)
Php 15 – unlimited texting for 1 day (until Oct 21, 2008)

Text UNLITXTD15 to 2870

Php 30 – unlimited texting for 2 days (until Oct 21, 2008)

Text UNLITXTD30 to 2870

Unlimited Nighttime Texting (10pm to 7:59pm)
Php 10 – unlimited texting for 1 day (until Oct 21, 2008)

Text UNLITXTN10 to 2870

Php 20 – unlimited texting for 2 days (until Oct 21, 2008)

Text UNLITXTN20 to 2870

DTI# 2374 series of 2008

Smart Communications

ALLTEXT UNLI25
P25 = Unlimited texts SMART to SMART/Talk ‘N Text
& 10 texts to other networks
Promo runs until October 31, 2008.
Per DTI- NCR Permit No. 1920, Series of 2008

UNLI25 to 258

ALLTEXT 20
P20 = 100 texts SMART to SMART/Talk ‘N Text
& 10 texts to other networks
Promo runs until October 31, 2008.
Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 1918, Series of 2008.

Text AT20 to 2827

ALLTEXT 40
P40 = 200 texts SMART to SMART/Talk ‘N Text
& 20 texts to other networks
Promo runs until October 31, 2008.
Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 2046, Series of 2008.

Text AT40 to 2827

ALLTEXT50
P50 = 300 texts SMART to SMART/Talk ‘N Text
& 30 texts to other networks
Promo runs until October 31, 2008.
Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 2046, Series of 2008.

Text AT50 to 2827

Let’s take the “100 peso load” as an example
I need to receive 200 ads to get a 100 peso load.
With a 100 peso load, I can:

• send 666 text messages (Php 0.15/text u to u) or
• call up to 20 mins (Php 5/min u to u)

Receiving 200 ads per month is equivalent to 50 ads/week. So that means, receiving 50 ads/week can give me:

• 166 text messages per week or
• 5 mins talk time per week

I can assume that:
Receiving 7 ads/day, gives me:

1. 300 text messages, AND
2. 11 mins of talk time per month

300 text messages * o.15 = 45 pesos
11mins * 5 = 55 pesos
45 pesos + 55 = 100 pesos

300 text messages per month is a lot already. If I’m an active texter, Umobile can work for me. But if I call more often than text, I can choose to answer only 7 ads/day, and buy an additional 300 peso load. That will give me 80 mins more talk time. But that will depend on how I want to spend my load.

Not sure if Umobile’s low charging rates are enough for people to drop their existing postpaids/prepaids and completely switch to Umobile. But Umobile has this ‘change number’ feature which makes people proud of their personalized 0999 number and this could possibly attract them to keep Umobile as their secondary SIM. If everyone else is on Umobile, then their low rates for voice calls and text messages will be more appreciated.

Jan 21, 2008, 3:08pm

Globe Advisory: Are you a heavy daytime texter? Text away from 8am to 4:59pm w/ Globe’s Unlimited Daytime Texting Service! To register, txt UNLITXTD15 for P15/1 day or UNLITXTD30 for P30/2 days. Globe-Globe texts only. For free info, text INFO to 2870. DTI#4899s07. Til Feb20. NoFREEadvisory? Reply STOP

Jan 22, 2008, 1:11pm

GlobeAdvisory: Are you a nocturnal person? Text away from 10pm to 7:59pm with Globe’s Unlimited Nighttime Texting Service! To register, text UNLITXTN10 for P10/1 day or UNLITXTN20 for P20/ 2 days. Globe-Globe texts only. For free info, text INFO to 2870. DTI#0096s08 Til Feb20. NoFREEadvisory?RplySTOP

Jan 22, 2008, 2:29pm

GlobeAdvisory: Globe’s Unlimited Nighttime Texting Service is from 10pm to 7:59am! To register, text UNLITXTN10 for P10/1 day or UNLITXTN20 for P20/ 2 days. Globe-Globe texts only. For free info, text INFO to 2870. DTI#0096s08 Til Feb20. NoFREEadvisory?RplySTOP

Jan 25, 2008, 1:07pm

Globe Advisory: Unlimited Texting for 2 and 5 days are back! Send messages to family and friends! To register, text UNLITXT40 for P40/2 days or UNLITXT80 for P80/5 days and send to 2870. Globe-Globe texts only. For FREE info, text INFO to 2870. DTI#0096s08 Til 2/20/08. No FREE advisory? Reply STOP

A quick review:

UNLITXT – Unlimited All Day Texting
UNLITXT20 Php 20 – unlimited texting for 1 day (until Feb 20, 2008)
UNLITXT40 Php 40 – unlimited texting for 2 days (until Feb 20, 2008)
UNLITXT80 Php 80 – unlimited texting for 5 days (until Feb 20, 2008)

UNLITXTD – Unlimited Daytime Texting (8am to 4:59pm)
UNLITXTD15 – Php 15 – unlimited texting for 1 day (until Feb 20, 2008)
UNLITXTD30 – Php 30 – unlimited texting for 2 days (until Feb 20, 2008)

UNLITXTN – Unlimited Nighttime Texting (10pm to 7:59pm)
UNLITXTN10 – Php 10 – unlimited texting for 1 day (until Feb 20, 2008)
UNLITXTN20 – Php 20 – unlimited texting for 2 days (until Feb 20, 2008)