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Survival of the fittest? Fittest does not mean biggest. Smart may rack up more subcribers than Globe but becasue of the bigger discounts that Smart is giving out, Globe may have the better financial position in the end.
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Posted: 2004-07-15 04:48:56
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Hello! Just got a copy of Globe's explosive (?) promo. it looks like Smart's promo is a far cry from what Globe is offering... high-end fones are free at g-flex plan1800 while smart offers them at plan 1200. And no P900

This promo is until July 18, 2004 only.
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Posted: 2004-07-15 05:23:23
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Well Globe's 1,800 is for two years.
Smart's is for three years.
And i think both of them ran out of the SEP900 already.
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Posted: 2004-07-15 05:27:38
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Yes. For example, for a K700i, you have to shell out 10k for a G-flex Plan1200

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[ This Message was edited by: 2sxy4u on 2004-07-15 04:43 ]
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Posted: 2004-07-15 05:39:36
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You can have the P900 if it is under Corporate or Corporate Employees' only.
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Posted: 2004-07-15 07:09:00
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I don't know about Smart getting desperate. Smart's subscriber base has surpassed Globes by a hell of a lot. I think its 8:4.5 in favor of Smart. In my opinion, Smarts marketing group has been more aggressive, with Globe becoming a bit complacent.

From what I hear, you may be able to haggle with Globe. I had a friend who applied for the Smart promo, but Globe said they'd match it. She had a plan 1200 and was offered a P900 to be delivered today. In the end, she went for the Smart. Apparently she asked for a P900 from Globe a day before Smart offered the promo. The Globe rep said sorry but they can't give a P900 so she said if Smart has that promo, maybe she should take it. For my friend, it was more payback time.
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Posted: 2004-07-15 07:17:56
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i would agree that smart is more aggressive than globe when it comes to marketing. bottom line is more subscriber base. Eat or Be Eaten alive in the corporate jungle.
Again globe's target is the corporate employees while smart's target is EVERYBODY.

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Posted: 2004-07-15 17:01:25
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It's not just marketing and market share. They're probably just unloading excess inventory or just in need of cash sales to reach projections. How can 1 week possibly make a difference.

Smart approached the big companies like Citibank. Offer's good on paper but where's the P900?
Sir, why don't u get an XDA II instead. Hmm... no.
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Posted: 2004-07-15 18:13:00
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I called up Smart's hotline last night 8:34 pm/Thursday/July 15th - local time making some 'Qs' 'bout the unit I got At the end of the conversation I asked what units are left for the promo's disposal , and they are: Nokia 6100, 6610i and Voyager/Smart Amazing Phone II All the rest included in the promo were all taken already including the PDAs that in my mind would never get out of their stockroom, + they have hundreds or perhaps even thousands of SE P900 awaiting to be released
Globe's really left lagging behind . . .
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Posted: 2004-07-15 20:37:03
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The XDA2 can do a lot more than the P900. Just compare the number and the type of apps available in Handango. You just have to accept that fact that it's Windows and a bit buggy.

But the P900 is a better phone.
While the XDA2 is a better PDA (don't expect much form it's phone functions).

[ This Message was edited by: jomni1 on 2004-07-16 01:17 ]
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Posted: 2004-07-16 02:15:08
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