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balik na ewap? bat di ko parin magamit?
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Posted: 2004-07-14 09:59:59
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Globe came out with their offer na. Same promo offers as Smart (no SE P900), Promo will be from July 15-22.
But just talked to the Smart ppl, I was still able to apply for a K700i. But I will have to wait for the unit. So if you still want an SE phone you can still get one. Kudos with Globe, they have SE K700i for the promo.
Maslugi ka nga sa K700i in terms of handset value compared to the others on the table but if you want SE only, that's your only option.
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Posted: 2004-07-14 12:04:37
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my experience with the smart promo to share...
nearest smart wireless center from my office is smart tower ayala and
gold crest.went to smart tower first around 11am. my number stub was more than two hundred away from the present number they were serving.i came back around 2 pm and alas, i was still more than two hundred away.
i went to smart gold crest and after an hour of waiting ive submitted
the docs required. to my dismay, their promo benefits only first time subscribers. i am on addict with plan 1200. if i would opt for another line, the 15k/month basic salary goes up to 20k (at plan 800).anyway, the cs accepted my application and told me to wait for 2-3 weeks (compared to the 3-5 days they said).
and yes, smart is strict with the docs required unlike before.
with the handsets, only voyager (plan 800, 2 year contract) and se k700i (plan 1200, 3 year contract) are available.
and also, ive heard from their cs that the nokia 6600 has been phased out by nokia.
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Posted: 2004-07-14 12:27:40
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In parallel with this promo, Smart has "Corporate Blitz" where your HR only needs to provide a list of employees to Smart so no more waiting, no queue, no hassle. Minimum 20 employees.
The XDA has been pulled out from Wireless Centers and is now only available via this promo.
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Posted: 2004-07-14 13:06:21
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my officemate told me... that k700i is the only available units to release outright from Smart Podium WC, as of yesterday 10pm.
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Posted: 2004-07-14 13:21:21
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Hmmm . . . with regards to @moocha . . .'s last post, I still doubt it
You just cannot misplace a thing which has that big amount of value
They (Smart) must have done a vigorous physical count/inventory of all the fones they've released during the promo
I myself, become a store manager once, and when we are doing an inventory we are very strict, even to the last piece of 'toothpick' that we can get hold of
Just my humble opinion here mate
It's nice to hear from @aquagirl that Globe already followed suit, as expected, though no SE P900 included
. . . How I really wished that I was able to get that SE K700i, so I can openly join the dicsussion in one of the threads here
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Posted: 2004-07-14 20:29:32
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Sorry dear. Naka-block na ulit. Hay ang lungkot.
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On 2004-07-14 09:59:59, RaRe wrote:
balik na ewap? bat di ko parin magamit?
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Posted: 2004-07-15 04:46:30
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@jojo, it's too bad you weren't able to get the K700i. I doubt they would have stopped giving that phone away because it's just released in the market. (SE might want to unload it before S700 comes in)
If it would make you feel better, maybe they were offering the K700i for Corporate accounts only. (Smart visited our company)
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Posted: 2004-07-16 02:21:34
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one of the reasons why smart had this promo is to have a loyal subscribers for up to 3 years minimum. dont calculate the monthly bill for 3 years to compare it with the price of the unit when you buy it in cash... remember that 1,200 is your monthly bill for the service usage, and not a "hulugan for 3 years". you actually really get the phones for free, or if you want the other way, you pay for the phone in 3 years, and you get your bill for free, unless you exceed the limit.
and.. why would they want loyal subscribers? who wouldn't want to? Sun cellular has been doing this promo from their first month of operation till now, they offer free phones for select monthly plans for two year contract. smart realizes that this is a real competition and they are starting to feel the presence of sun (and aggressiveness of globe), so they've got to think of a way to have loyal subscribers for three years... it is to overwhelm you, lure you with these SE phones and Nokia phones,.. you get them for free, but you will be our "hostage" for three years, (good if you like their services and if you'll never have major problems with the network's services), afterall, some of us haven't changed our numbers and networks for 5 (max) consecutive years already, why mind a 3 year contract (smart.. for me.. is GOOD).
besides, rumors about extelcom are still around, so smart has to capture a "solid market share" for at least 3 years.
btw, i buy the fact that they (smart) also "somehow" earns from other phone models (i.e. k700 and nokias) in this promo.
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Posted: 2004-07-16 18:02:07
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@ex_crusader - I definitely agree with you here mate
But, I guess Smart won't be needing that promo just to garner new subscribers
In my own opinion, they are still leading the pack amongst our local celfone network
Globe needs this kind of marketing strategy in order to retain the top post which they had a couple of years back! I asked Smart's customer care hotline last 2 days ago on the issue of what they did not have that promo in the ads - tri-media, they replied: 'With the power of the text messaging we have in the country today, we won't be needing it, also to save us some money' ! The word of mouth will surely spread like a sandwich spread, I mean like fire in no time, he laments!
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Posted: 2004-07-16 21:01:59
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