The most prominent mobile network players in the Philippines are Globe and Smart. There are over 100 million Filipinos on both networks, and they continue to compete by offering more attractive call, text, and data promos.
Due to the pandemic, hybrid setups are prevalent, and they have influenced how promos are designed to suit the needs of every Filipino. All telcos now offer either Call and Text + Data promos or data-only ones. In addition to regular texts and calls, there is now a new internet service.
GLOBE
There are two types of promos offered by Globe. The first one is Globe’s Go Promotions which are meant for users who’ll occasionally consume data or, if they don’t have anything to do that, needs much larger data usage.
We also have Globe’s Go+ Promos, which are geared more toward those who are currently living a digital lifestyle that is more active. There is also an additional GB of data with this offer available for your favorite app, for example, GoSAVE or GoHEALTH, and some freebies from different options.
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Registration for Go and Go+ is easy:
- Â Download GlobeOne
- Go to the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store to download the New GlobeOne App.
- Using the GlobeOne app, you can register your Globe number.
- You need to register your account before you can access the Discover Promos button, or if you click the Buy tab below, you need to click the Promos tab.
- Choose the promotion you are interested in (for example, Go50 or Go+99).
Gcash
The buying load can be done within the GCash app by clicking the Buy Load button, searching for the promo of your choice, and paying for it.
SMART
With its own, All Data promo, Smart, which PLDT owns, caters to users who only need data that can be shared between other subscribers of Smart.
The next promo is the All Data+ promotion, which offers shareable data and unlimited Allnet calls and texts.
Registration for All Data and All Data+ is easy:
Gigalife App
- Sign up for the Gigalife app with your phone number
- Click the All Data button (it has an up and down arrow logo on it)
- You can either choose All Data or All Data+
- Choosing the promo that suits you best and paying for it
Which one is better?
We can see that Globe provides a better deal in terms of the features offered by Globe under the PHP 149.00 price point. Using the example of Go50, for example, 5GB of data can be obtained with an Unli phone number valid for three days, as opposed to All Data 50, which can only provide 2GB of data useful for three days for all sites.
It is a break-even situation when you get up to a price point around PHP 250. There is a new Go+ 250 plan from Globe that gives you 15GB of all-access data in addition to the freebies of 15GB of an app of your choice or 15GB of a Health and Savings voucher that is valid for 15 days for a total of 30GB (15GB all access data + 15GB choice of apps). Smart’s most comparable plan can be found in its All Data 299 plan, which includes 24GB of data for all sites and apps. A user’s digital lifestyle will now determine which one will suit their needs in this kind of dilemma.
Smart holds the top spot regarding data offers, as their All Data 599 offers 72GB valid for 30 days, while their All Data+ 699 offers 48GB shareable data for all sites and unlimited calls and texts for all areas for 30 days across all networks.
Hopefully, this will help you find the right Data promo based on your needs.
