** Sabi ni Orly noong Tue, 15 Jan 2002 11:41:57 +0800 (PHT) > Globe just announced their GPRS pricing. I had called them last Sunday and > they said it would be free until January 15 (before that, it would be free > until December 31). Seems they can't figure out a pricing scheme. > > Anyway, the customer-support rep told me that the price is... ONE HUNDRED > PESOS A MONTH. Period. No per-megabyte charges (daw). I asked her to > confirm that there are no such charges. She said yes, it's just flat rate. > I suppose this is for postpaid subscriptions.
I have only second-hand info, and someone who gave it to me on condition that "it didn't come from (him)," primarily because he has an NDA. First, GPRS is free till the end of the month -- and I truly hope it is, since I've downloaded some rather large files. Second, according to my source, subscribers get 2MB free per month, and after that it's PhP0.10 per KB -- not final, however. The PhP100 sounds like their "provisioning" charges, i.e., what they'll charge you for GPRS activation. I did have that problem, Globe was trying to activate my GPRS but a charge kept showing up on my record, and this was causing them concern because it's supposed to be free. Anyway, to cut this story short, the lady from Globe who called me said that I'd have been charged PhP100 for the activation. In any event, Globe should be making announcements soon. Although I don't know that there'll be many people interested, since 1) it's likely to be available only to plan subscribers (of w/c there are only 30,000?); and 2) it'll require a new handset, since those on the market nowadays are only WAP-enabled. Mabuhay. TAG : 26. If the shoe fits, get another one just like it. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
