Samsung Galaxy S3 Free at Sun Elite 1500 Plan
Days before the unveiling of the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S4, Sun Cellular announces that the current flagship phone of Samsung Mobile, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is now free at Plan Elite 1500.
Sun Cellular now offers the Samsung Galaxy S3 free at Sun Elite 1500 Plan
[Related: Samsung Galaxy S4 Event on March 14]
About Samsung Galaxy S3
Samsung Galaxy S3 is the flagship smartphone of Samsung Mobile. Unveiled last May 2012, it quickly became one of the most successful smartphones in history selling over 20 Million units in its first 100 days.
Samsung Galaxy S3 has the following specifications:
- 4.8” Super AMOLED Touch Screen
- S Voice Application
- 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex A-9
- 8MP Camera
- Android Ice Cream Sandwich
For the detailed specs and features, please see the article below:
[Read: Samsung Galaxy S3 Release – Features, Availability, and Price in the Philippines]
About Sun Elite 1500 Plan
The Sun Elite 1500 Plan gives you the following services:
- Unlimited Sun Calls and Texts (Sun to Sun)
- Unlimited Mobile Internet
- Unlimited Local Landline*
- 250 FREE Texts to other networks
- 60 IDD minutes**
*For landline calls within your local area only. Unlimited landline feature is available in NCR, Rizal, Albay, Camarines Sur, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Pangasinan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Benguet, Tarlac, Bataan, Isabela, Bulacan, Pampanga and Ilocos Sur
** IDD 10 Countries: US (Main), Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Guam, Macau
How to Apply for Sun Elite 1500 Plan?
Just go to the nearest Sun Shops and bring the following requirements:
Subscription Application Requirements:
I. COMPLETELY FILLED OUT APPLICATION FORM/S WITH LANDLINE NUMBERS
II. VALID ID (example Philippine Driver’s License)
III. ANY OF THE TWO (2) OPTIONS BELOW:
Option 1: Proof of Billing & Proof of Income
A. PROOF OF BILLING (example Electric Bill)
B. PROOF OF INCOME ( example Income tax Return or BIR Form 2316)
Option 2: COMPETITOR BILL – Account must be current with no overdue balance or paid if already due.
The Subscriber must have been with the competitor network for at least six (6) months at the
time of application to Sun Cellular.
Please see more details here:
[Read: Sun Cellular Subscription Requirements]
Reminders Before Applying for Sun Elite 1500
I know many already know about this but for the sake of those who still don’t, here are a few reminders and notes:
- Make sure that the place where you usually go or stay have Sun Cellular 3G signal
- for those in major cities, this won’t be a problem
- voice and text signal does not guarantee 3G internet signal
- You can always share your mobile phone internet connection through tethering or personal hotspot, a feature common in smartphones like Galaxy Grand
- Sun Elite 1500 Plan has a 2-year contract
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Categories: Internet, Mobile, Philippines, price Tags: Android, galaxy s3, Internet access, Mobile device, Samsung Galaxy S4, samsung galaxy sIII, smartphone, Sun Cellular, Telcos
Promo: Price of Sun Broadband Prepaid Kit Reduced to 795 Pesos
Sun Cellular has reduced the price of their Sun broadband prepaid kit from 995 pesos down to 795 Pesos. That translates to 20% discount, making it the cheapest plug-it device among the three major mobile internet provider in the country (the other two are Globe Tattoo and Smart Bro).
Sun Broadband Prepaid Kit for only 795 Pesos
The prepaid kit consists of the USB plug-it device and a Sun Broadband Prepaid SIM card pre-loaded with 1 hour of internet load. The kit can deliver up to 7.2 Mb/s internet speed.
Since it was a prepaid kit, you will have to load it before use. Regular rate is 10 pesos for 30 minutes. You can also register for an unlimited internet for a period of time. Please read the article below to know how.
[Read: How to Register Sun Unlimited Internet?]
The prepaid kit can be purchased in the nearest Sun Shops and authorized retailers.
A good reminder though is to check first if there is a Sun Cellular 3G signal in places where you intend to use your device. To ask, go to the nearest Sun Shop.
Sun Broadband Postpaid Plan
If prepaid is not for you and you think you regularly need an unlimited internet for the month, you can try the postpaid version. The same package is available, except that you will be under an up to 24-month lock-up contract to subsidized for the device. The price though of their postpaid plan can be as low as 799 pesos only.
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Custom Sun Cellular SIM Number For Prepaid Subscribers
Sun Cellular brings another first in the Philippine market by launching Sun Name Ur Sun Number program. This allows user to purchase a SIM card with customized number. It will enable them to choose a mobile number that is easy to remember.
Initially offered to postpaid, the program is now open to their prepaid subscribers. Now, anyone can customize the last six digits of their phone numbers. For example, you can choose the number 0943-8-TECHIE or 0922-5-JOHNNY. The allowed combination is on first-come first-served policy. So, if you want get a specific number, go now to the nearest Sun Shop or Sun Retailer.
How to Get Personalized Sun Number?
You can get a customized Sun number in the nearest Sun Shop or Sun Retailer. How much? Surprisingly, the it just cost 59 Pesos. Not only that, it is also preloaded with Sun Call and Text Combo 50. It will give you 200 Sun texts, 200 texts to other networks and 70 minutes of Sun calls, valid for five days.
Custom Sun Cellular SIM Number
About Sun Cellular
Digitel Mobile Philippines Inc, more commonly known as Sun Cellular is a mobile telecommunications company in the Philippines. It’s parent company is Digitel and was established in 2001 to provide private and public mobile telecommunications services.
Sun Cellular offers wide range of services including voice, messaging, international roaming, and internet broadband to both consumers and businesses.
In October 2001, Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) acquired a majority stake in Digitel (Sun Cellular included). The merger allows both companies to benefit from each other’s strength in providing the best service to its customers.
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Reset Your Unfinished Plan and Get Globe iPhone 5
Here’s a nice offer from Globe Telecom that I think make sense and will really attract more people to buy the new iPhone 5. The offer is to enable the existing iPhone user to upgrade to Globe iPhone 5 even though they are still locked up to their earlier iPhone plan. For example, if you avail any of Globe’s iPhone 4S plans last year or even early this year and want to upgrade to get the new iPhone, all you have to do is to renew your plan and you will be able to have the iPhone 5 at a discount. The discount though depends several factors such as the original plan you have, the remaining months left on your original plan and more.
Globe iPhone 5
iPhone 5 Upgrade Calculator
Globe has launched an online calculator to see how much you have to pay to get the iPhone depending your situation. The link to the calculator is here: http://www.globe.com.ph/iphone5-reset-calculator
Globe iPhone 5 Plan Reset Calculator
SMART Versus Globe iPhone 5
Like last year, SMART and Globe is on a head-on collision with respect to the new iPhone 5. Both telcos, being the two largest networks in the country, have set-up truly competitive offers on the celebrated device. Whether it will be a Globe iPhone 5 or SMART iPhone 5 will boil down to what the customer need and how both companies will market their offers to the customers.
Upgrading to iPhone 5
iPhone is still one of the most expensive smartphones in the market today and is generally picked by those who have the money to spend on gadgets that are considered a luxury. Still, there are those who are tech addicts, people who can’t accept being left behind by fast-moving technology. Those people are the ones who are willing to upgrade to newer versions of phones as they arrive. Well, that matter is a personal decision. And if you have the means, what’s the reason for not enjoying your hard-earned money?
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iPhone 5 Philippines on December 14 – Apple Press Release
Finally, the latest version of the celebrated smartphone is about to come to the Philippines on December 14. Apple Inc, through a press release announced that iPhone 5 will officially be available in the country on the said date. Of course, as you have expected, the device will be made available through Smart and Globe, the two major mobile networks in the country.
Apple iPhone 5 – the biggest and the best iPhone to date.
Globe Starts Registration for iPhone 5
Immediately after the press release, Globe Telecoms begins pre-registration for those interested to buy the iPhone 5. Here’s the link to their webpage: http://iphone5.globe.com.ph/registration/register_1.php
Globe iPhone 5
iPhone 5 SMART Pre-orders
SMART Communications has already started pre-oders of iPhone 5 units. You can register in this link: http://www1.smart.com.ph/Postpaid/iphone5/register
SMART iPhone 5 Pre-order registration
With both telecoms set to offer the device on December 14, we can expect another epic duel of events to be held simultaneously just like what happened last year when Globe and SMART organized their own events in different locations offering iPhone 4S to the excited Filipinos. It was unclear who really won last year, but both events really rocked the nation.
iPhone 5 Philippines Price
Globe has not yet announced prices for the iPhone 5. It will naturally come tied up to a data plan or be sold as locked-up prepaid version.
About iPhone 5
iPhone 5 is the biggest iPhone since the device debuted in 2007. It has a 4-in retina display, a more powerful A6 processor, and comes loaded with iOS 6, Apple’s mobile operating system. The new iPhone also sports a thinner and lighter design, new color schemes black – slate and white-silver and a support for the fast LTE mobile network. The iPhone 5 box also comes with Apple’s new design of EarPods.
For more details, please check this article:
Apple iPhone 5 – Specs, Features, Price and Availability in the Philippines
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Smart Nexus 7 Is Bundled With Pocket Wifi Plan
Smart Communications is set to offer Google Nexus 7 to the Philippines bundled with Smart Bro Flexisurf Pocket WiFi plan 599. Pre-order can be done starting November 30 at flexisurf.smart.com.ph. You can get the device in just 600/month for 24 months at zero interest.
Smart to Offer Nexus 7 bundled with Pocket Wifi Data Plan
About Google Nexus 7
Google’s Nexus 7 tablet features a stunning 7-inch touchscreen display, a quad-core processor and the latest Android OS, version 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The device itself was designed by Google in partnership with Taiwanese company Asus. Reviews of the device were mostly positive because of its price relative to its more-than-decent specs.
The device that will be offered by Smart is the 32 GB version.
About Smart Bro Flexisurf Pocket WiFi Plan 599
Flexisurf Pocket WiFi plan 599 will give you 50 hours/month of internet usage with speed up to 7.2 Mbps and a Pocket Wifi device. This plan is under what smart termed as “anti-bill shock” where your bill will automatically be capped at 999 Pesos per month (80 hours of usage).
You Monthly Bill?
If you decide to buy this device, you will have to pay 1199 Pesos (600 for the Nexus 7 and 599 for the data plan) per month for 24 months lock-up period.
Learn more about Nexus 7 in this article: Google Announces Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10
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Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 Philippines (via SMART)
Update: Smart Nexus 7 Is Bundled With Pocket Wifi Plan
The Nexus devices is heading over the country soon! Smart Communications announces Saturday that they will be offering the latest Google devices – Nexus 4 and Nexus 7- in the Philippines. The announcement was made via Twitter.
SMART to Offer Nexus 4 and Nexus 7 in the Philippines
About Nexus 4 and Nexus 7
Nexus 4 is the latest Google Phone. Successor of Galaxy Nexus, it was designed by Google in partnership with LG Electronics. It sports a quad-core processor, a stunning 4.7 inches Corning Gorilla Glass display, and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) mobile OS.
Nexus 7 is the latest iteration of Google tablet. It sports a 7-inches display, a quad-core processor 1 GB RAM and is being offered an amazing price of as low as $199 USD (around 8400 Pesos) for the 16GB WiFi Model. It also runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS.
About SMART Communications
Smart Communications is the mobile arm of the telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT). It is the country’s largest mobile operator in terms of subscribers. They now offers a wide array of wireless technologies: GSM, 3G, and 4G (LTE, WiMAX and HSPA+).
Pricing and Availability
Smart has not yet disclosed the details about the price of these devices. It is likely though that Nexus 4 phone will come tied up with a plan and a 24-month contract. For Nexus 7, it is possible that SMART will only offer the 32 GB, WiFi + HSPA+ model and tie it to a their data plan.
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Google Free Zone Philippines – Free Google Access Via Globe
Google Free Zone is now in the Philippines and in fact, the Philippines is the first country where this Google initiative goes live.
What is Google Free Zone?
Google Free Zone allows users of mobile phone to use Google Search, Google+ and Gmail without charges. You do not need to have a data plan, just your ordinary phone service will work. Here in the Philippines, Google has partnered with Globe in the project. It means, Google subsidized all the data consumed by the user using the three Google services mentioned.
Google Free Zone works only to mobile phones with a browser. Feature phones with WAP browsers up to smartphones like Android and iPhones with fully functional mobile browsers will work. Tablets and PCs won’t work.
Google Free Zone Philippines via Globe Telecoms
On Clicking Links and Attachments
Google Free Zone aims to reach billions of people in developing countries who do not have access to broadband connections. But there are certain actions that will incur a charge from the service provider. Here’s some of them.
1. Viewing an image outside Google or Gmail.
2. Viewing an email attachment.
3. Clicking a link on the results page will not incur charge and will allow you to view the webpage for free. But clicking a link on that webpage will incur charges.
Don’t worry much about this rules. Globe will pop-out a warning before you do anything that will incur charges.
Google Free Zone and Facebook Zero
Remember Facebook Zero? Similar to Google Free Zone, Facebook Zero allows users to view their Facebook accounts for free but there are also actions that may incur charges.
If you are asking how Google and Facebook benefit in these “free” (subsidized) services, well, the answer is simple: advertisement. I’m not sure if either Google or Facebook serves ads on pages viewed using these free services. If not now, it is likely that they will do in the future to compensate for the expenses.
For more details about how to activate Google Free Zone on your phones, please check this link:
Google Free Zone
For more details about Facebook Zero, check this article.
How to Register Facebook Zero – Sun’s Free Facebook Access?
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How to Register Facebook Zero – Sun’s Free Facebook Access?
Are you a Facebook addict? Can’t let the day pass by without checking your newsfeed, posting status messages, or checking somebody’s wall? Well you can do that if you have a Smartphone and access to Wifi or 3G Network. But if you don’t have any of those? Well, here’s a nice treat from Sun Cellular, Facebook Zero.
Facebook Zero allows you to access Facebook Lite mobile page using your feature phone or a phone with a browser for FREE. Yes, its free to do anything except the following:
- Viewing Photos
- Viewing videos
- Viewing external links
warning: if you do any of the above, you will pay 10 pesos per 30 minutes.
So probably, you can just check out your Newsfeed, post status message, check somebody else’s wall. Also, Facebook Lite don’t have the Chat capability. Facebook lite is designed to be a light version of Facebook mobile that can be accessed even with poor internet connection.
How to Register and Access Sun Cellular’s Facebook Zero?
The first step is to key in “FBZero” and send to 2300. After a second or two, you will receive a message with the following instructions:
1. Activate your GPRS and handset settings by texting ACTIVATE to 2300.
2. Choose Sun WAP as your accesspoint.
3. Go http://wap.suncellular.com.ph and click the Facebook Zero link.
For clarifications, you can send direct message to Sun Cellular @suncelldeals.
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Finally! Galaxy S Duos – A Mid-Range Dual SIM Smartphone
Owning two SIM cards here in the Philippines is quite popular. Because of the “unlimited” promos of each Telcos, many were prompted to secure two or more SIM Cards. The “unlimited” promos usually limits the calls or SMSs on the same network. So to be able to reach your friend on the other network, you have to call him/her using a SIM Card on the same network as him/her.
Well, this kind of environment led to the success of dual SIM basic phones. For instance, the Nokia X1, a sub 2000 pesos dual SIM basic phone has been very successful. I’ve seen it being used by many people in the country.
A Decent Dual SIM Smartphone – Galaxy S Duos
Before Samsung announced the Galaxy Y Duos last year, some Chinese and local brands have attempted to produce low-end dual-SIM Android smartphones. The problem though is the battery life. Strict power management should be incorporated to the phone’s system in order for it to last just like ordinary phones. With both SIMs working to get data from two different networks, the usual probelm is that the battery quickly drains out of power. Well, in my opinion, those brands that I didn’t specified failed to deliver a decent dual SIM smartphone.
Last month, Samsung Mobile has announced a new dual SIM smartphone: Galaxy S Duos. The specification was not for the high-end range but was decent enough to attract consumers who may want to use a smartphone but needs to have two SIMs working. The device has a 480X800 TFT (not AMOLED) touchscreen. The operating system is Android 4.0 (hopefully upgradable to 4.1). The device is powered by a 1GHz processor,and 768 MB RAM. The battery is 1,500mAh while the front and rear camera were VGA and 5MP respectively. The internal memory is just 4GB but you can expand it with microSD card of up to 32GB.
Samsung Galaxy S Duos – a mid-range dual SIM Smartphone
Pricing and Availability in the Philippines
The device will be made available in Europe this month (September 2012). Other teritories (including the Philippines) will soo to follow in the succeeding months. I hope it will reach the Philippines before the year ends.
Local pricing is yet to be revealed but Europe price suggests that it would be less than 15000 Pesos.
Samsung Mobile also announced a refresh of the Galaxy Y Duos which was introduced last year. The specs are almost the same.
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