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robert k · Apr 7, 2016

AlwaysRt said: ↑

I don't really have a nee to make calls and everyone I know is on Globe or TM. I found a create your own promo deal that I like. 1,000 texts to Globe/TM and 1Gb (with a G) data for 7 days for p70. So p140/week, p560/mo for two phones and Never have a load problem.
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I would put 500php on my phone twice a month get 10php discount 170 free texts. That 1k was my total phone and internet cost for the month. I once DL 6GB of oil well files in 2.5 hours for 50 php. 5 php for a 15 minute unlimited segment. I've been told that if you get throttled on a promo that you can text stop and go pay as you go but I don't trust that as the one time I tried it with a promo, I was still throttled after texting stop.

The biggest benefit other than not being asked for money for load is what do you really get out of one word texts? I would rather not get them.

Nice! LOL! Hi! ; ). Each one of those is a separate text message.

More of my favorites are...Are you up? at 2 am. I reply I am now. She says..."Sorry". I don't reply. She says: I just wanted to ask you something. I ask what is so important that she needs to wake me up at 2 am? She says: Can you send me 100p load? 4 texts to do the work of one. I realize that Filipinos are in constant contact but I'm not convinced that they are communicating.

AlwaysRt · Apr 9, 2016

Wrye83 said: ↑

The GoSakto offers 1000MB (about 1GB) of data to use in a month (not weekly) for P300. Use the 1GB of data before the month is up and you will need to dish out another P300.
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That is one option you could do but not the one I am on. 1GB, 1,000 Globe/TM texts every 7 days for p70. If you change the plan for more days or even no texts the price goes up. This is "the" promo to get, with the the texts even if you don't use them. This is good for sure right now, I just renewed another 7 days two hours ago.

AlwaysRt · Apr 9, 2016

Wrye83 said: ↑

Do you have a link for this promo option?
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Dial *143#
option 1 GoSakto
follow prompts for create your own promo, here are the main categories and options you want:
text and data
Globe and TM
1,000 texts
Bulk data
1,000 MB

I have tried several other combinations, all of which were 2 - 12 times higher in price

Rye83 · Apr 9, 2016

robert k said: ↑

If it isn't too personal, how much are you paying per month for that internet so you can have wi-fi at home?

My total cost for phone and internet was 1k peso a month. Usually I wouldn't use all of it unless I made an international call which I think I only did 3 times in 11 months, mainly because I was relaying instructions and e-mail worked much better for that. I never worried about the Wi-Fi any place I was because I saw how slow it was for other people using it. Taco Tayo for instance. I DL a picture of a motorcycle I was talking about and it took about 3 seconds for the page to load. The guy told me, they HAVE Wi-Fi here. He DL a picture of a different bike, only took him a couple of minutes. I told him I don't sweat the 5php. I also sent a short e-mail and checked all my e-mail accounts in that 15 minute segment of time. I had the time because we were waiting for his pages to DL.

I used to use Viber on the go because I liked how easy it was to snap a picture add a couple of lines and send it.

There is no perfect answer. Not everyone is the same. If one doesn't need to be connected 24-7 and you don't need the absolute fastest speed but you don't want to be throttled either. Pay as you go could be the best/ cheapest option. My connection at home wasn't the fastest but I could watch you tube videos in 1080p without buffering which is mostly what I did when I was at home, awake, not doing chores and so on.

I think they don't throttle the pay as you go because you can always switch it off if they did. As I have said before I DL 6GB of PDF files in 150 minutes 50 php worth. An unlimited plan in the US would cost me at least $100 a month and to just pay for what I used, 6GB would cost about $60. I find the quality of internet and phone service of poor quality in the Philippines but I didn't find it expensive doing it my way.

Added benefit of not being connected all the time, my laptop is always exactly like I left it when I take it out of hibernate
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What I do is get the GoSurf P299 mobile internet plan (1.5GB for 30 days + free FB and some free YouTube). I use that as my backup internet when my Globe LTE (home internet) takes a crap or other people are eating up my bandwidth watching FB or YouTube videos.

When Globe goes out I switch over to mobile internet and use my phone as a WiFi router and connect to that with my computer (or other devices).

Settings can be found here.

Once setup you just have to pull down the menu and click the "Hotspot" toggle switch and you should see the WiFi network you set up.

This probably isn't the plan you are looking for but it is an option outside of buying home internet and a WiFi router. Most times I find that using my phone as a tether on mobile internet is actually faster than the crap globe claims is LTE.

FYI, The GoSurf 999 plan gets you 5gb for a month. They have higher packages but I don't know what they offer.

(I would suggest to anyone thinking of doing this regularly to use an older phone. Things can get a bit toasty.....might not be something to do to a phone you really care about.)

robert k · Apr 7, 2016

Billybob said: ↑

Rent is a little higher then I spent as I don't need quite as nice a place. Since I live alone I don't need much as far as living is concerned just a safe place to lay my head.
My electric was never over 1,000 pesos. The only time I generally run the aircon is during adult noise time ( I've found the Filipina's to be pretty loud, hehe).
Everything else is pretty much the same I would had that a 500 peso phone load lasts me a couple of months. The biggest thing that would eat up the load is when the GF wants me to pass a load (NO I don't mean adult noise time).
Add in about 1500 pesos per month for visa expenses and you're good to go.
I'm not an expert on the Philippines not even close just sharing my experience.
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Sounds like you had it under control. I too ran into the need load problem with a Filipina and I taught her to never send 1 word texts. If you don't have more than 1 line to send, wait until you do. It cut her texts down by about 50%. It may or may not work for you but it's worth a try.

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