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I am from Manila. I used to have a Smart sim - 1995 on my mobile fone. Then I switched to Globe last 1996, just a year later, after seeing almost everyone flocking to their business centers in the malls, and also, after knowing that almost of all of my closest friends and relatives have literally switched too - I made a big decision to change mine as well. During the past years, specially when the colored fones were introduced and emerged like mushrooms in the market and Globe has introduced it's GPRS features to it's clients, I was amazed with awe - just browsing on it's own website. Until the inevitable happened, where their GPRS feature always had a system error. Marketing strategy were always at par back then, but now looks like they run out of funds to introduce new 'gimicks'. Smart is certainly doing great during the past, say, 3 years. I also learned from CNN (about 2 months ago) that one of Globe's major partner in investments here in Manila - the Singtel Co. of Singapore has ceased doling out financial funds for potential additional investments. I just hope that Globe can put back their no. 1 position ASAP as the Phils. no. 1 telecom network before everythings goes out of control.
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Posted: 2003-11-28 15:09:14
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jojo, may i know where you read that Smart is the number one telecom company here in the Philippines? Magulo din kse eh. Nalilito na ako. What are the units of analysis?
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Posted: 2003-11-30 18:40:41
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Smart is number one according to number of subscribers (that is if you include Talk n Text subscribers who does not really contribute to Smarts bottom line becuase they are Piltel customers just using Smart's network).
Although smart seems to put up more value added services these days (obviously at a cost)... smart is still not profitable... while Globe is.
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Posted: 2003-12-01 06:36:02
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superunknown Posts: > 500
smart is good but i go for globe.
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Posted: 2003-12-01 06:40:37
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yeah, id stil go for globe.. but im really pissed bout them blocking almost all of the websites, wapsites... except for their own... tsk tsk tsk...
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Posted: 2003-12-01 07:45:24
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Habagat, where did I learn that SMART is no.1 at present? Do you live in the metropolis ? Are you a natural born Filipino? Are you a Filipino citizen as well then? Do you watch TV daily, specially cable ones? Do you go to parties at night which majority are being sponsored by SMART? Do you read your daily newspapers? Have you attended the recently concluded AD Congress held in Baguio City? Have you seen any counterparts of Martin from Globe lately ??? Try answering ALL of these shortlisted Qs of mine and you'll get to answer your Q to me. Instinct my friend, it ALL boils down to INSTINCT !!!
[ This Message was edited by: jojo51069 on 2003-12-01 14:00 ]
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Posted: 2003-12-01 14:56:46
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The visibility of smart has a cost to it. Where do you think they get money for all that advertising? Subscriber fees won't be enough... especially when they have to service debt due to earlier network expansion. They'd probably need to borrow more... which would hurt their bottom line if all the advertising don't pay off as well as they expect it to. They are making the people think that they are number one... (in my opinion they aren't but is in the process of doing so if the compentition doesn't shape up).
On the otherhand, Globe seems to be doing some prudent spending now that they're established. They pick their projects carefully... picking the most efficient use of their money. (conservative? This is a trait of most Ayala firms). Unlike SMART who just picks all opportunities available and hope something will work out.
*How do I know these things?... I'm a financial analyst.
[ This Message was edited by: jomni1 on 2003-12-02 05:18 ]
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Posted: 2003-12-02 06:14:59
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jojo, tanong ko lang... sabi mo kasi u hav a smart SIM (1995)...
nagtataka lang ako kung saan galing ung SIM eh wala pa namang gsm network ang smart noong 1995. smart started gsm noong 1999 lang. baka ang ibig mong sabihin u hav a smart analog fone (ung mga parang cordless)?
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Posted: 2003-12-02 17:40:37
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Just switched from smart to globe surprisingly they even send a messenger for me to fill up the application yesterday, and I just received a call today saying that they will send the phone thru courier tomorrow or friday, wow what a service! I was very surprised that they have to send a messenger all the way from pioneer to intramuros and to think that I will only get the G talk plus! Well, I hope that they can keep this up!
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Posted: 2003-12-03 14:35:18
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@adv95576 ?, my apologies what my post means when I said "having a sim", should have been understood as, having connected, you were definitely right there - there is still no sim card at SMART back then. I was 'lined' at SMART in 1995 when I bought my very first fone, which is a Nokia 636, then moved to GLOBE after a year or two, when I saw the exodus of majority of the people to that network.
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Posted: 2003-12-03 20:51:34
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