iPhone 3G Set For August 22 Release; Post-Paid and Pre-Paid Prices
By Rico, 5:05 pm Wed Aug 6 2008 - News - 84 Opinions
Update: Globe has announced new prices for its postpaid plans.
Update: Globe Telecom has slashed the price of an iPhone 3G bought through a prepaid plan by P4,300 for the 8GB model, and P5,000 for the 16GB variant.
The long wait’s over folks. Today Globe announced the iPhone 3G plan pricing for the Philippines, also setting the official release date for this August 22.
The iPhone 3G will be available with a variety of two-year lock-in contracts (with monthly payments ranging from P1,599 to P4,999 a month) and with prepaid kits (P41,899 for the 8GB model, P48,899 for the 16). For post-paid plans, there’s also a flat fee for the phone itself, dependent on which plan future customers sign up. Continue reading for a quick summary.
- Plan 1599 (100 mins and 350 texts free) – P16,800 for the 8GB model, P22,300 for the 16GB variant.
- Plan 2199 (210 mins and 350 texts) – P14,600 / P20,000
- Plan 3299 (350 mins and 450 texts) – P12,300 / P17,800
- Plan 3999 (500 mins and 550 texts) – P5,600 / P11,000
- Plan 4999 (750 mins and 650 texts) – FREE / P5,500
Each plan also has a corresponding amount of free mobile internet hours, through Globe’s 3G and WiFi hotspot services. But according to the site guy Marco Palinar, it’s not enough:
This is ridiculous. Being a 3rd world country is no excuse for Globe to deny us unlimited data rates at very reasonable prices. I just don’t see how providing data here is costing globe much more than say AT&T that they have to put a stupid cap on it. I mean seriously I love everything Apple but Globe is just plain robbing us blind. What use is a next generation internet platform if you dole out internet access in minutes? What the hell is this the 90’s? This is laughable. Feels like I’m getting “Free 300 hours of Internet Access” from those edsamail cd’s way back then.
A pretty passionate reaction, which somehow is typical when an Apple product is the topic of discussion. Personally, we find the plans and unit prices pretty expensive. Depending on the plan taken, iPhone 3G (16GB model) customers can expect to pay the following over two years:
- Plan 1599: P60,676
- Plan 2199: P70,576
- Plan 3299: P90,176
- Plan 3999: P106,976
- Plan 4999: P125,476
What do you think folks? Is the iPhone 3G worth the steep financial commitment? To be fair though, Globe also commits customers to the same amounts with high-end phones from other brands. Details on the plans featured are available here.
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abnoynegro
7:07 pm Thu Aug 21 2008
n96 better than iphone.. and cheaper too..
rolando nieto
3:03 pm Fri Aug 22 2008
you know why they are so rich, it’s because they are so very very greedy, same as Lopezes.
shlamingschlutin'
11:11 pm Fri Aug 22 2008
plain and clear stupidity. right. maybe the exclusive rights cost Globe that damn much to place such price; but doesn’t Globe thinks that not all Filipinos are stupid? whoever buys that phone with that price is as stupid as Globe.Let Globe learn their lesson. DOn’t patronize this bullshit, we Filipinos may be techie-gagas but not to this extent. na-ah.
GAmbit
1:01 am Sat Aug 23 2008
dont buy iphone its to expensive.
GAmbit
1:01 am Sat Aug 23 2008
F you ayala shame on you
martha
2:02 am Sat Aug 23 2008
haha no way greenhills nlng ako. sana pasabugin ni osama bin laden ang globe haha go to hell
alex
10:10 am Sat Aug 23 2008
haha.. this is funny.. i thnk this is wat we call people power at work.. hahahha
Thinktank
12:12 pm Sat Aug 23 2008
It’s business suicide.. tsk tsk.. I would advise Globe to rethink it’s marketing and financial organization..
Yoyoc
2:02 pm Sat Aug 23 2008
is the phone available @ greenhills already?? sobra swapang globe ah..
Robby
4:04 pm Sat Aug 23 2008
i rather buy other phone instead of compromising with Globe’s plan.. or maybe search the whole country for me to have an iphone.. OMG.. what happened to the $199 and $ 299.. Globe tagged them ten times the said price..
Lino Mata
11:11 am Sun Aug 24 2008
Oh cut the crap. If you can’t buy the damn phone don’t complain and don’t say stupid things like “pasasabugin ang globe” or “i-boycott ang globe” . Kung kaya nyo gawin nyo. Kaya walang asenso ang pinoy eh. Kanya kanya kayo. Magisip muna kayo bago magsalita. Peace.
izzie012
1:01 am Mon Aug 25 2008
i have a 1st gen iphone and i’m very satisfied because i was able to hack it and enjoy its full capability. but a little piece of advice..
i heard it would be quite hard to hack the iphone 3G. the SMS of the unhacked iphone is a nightmare. you can’t forward, delete individual messages and insert contact. call log isn’t categorized to missed, received, dialled. no mms! bluetooth can’t forward photos! cam has no video..volume of loudspeaker is barely there. when i first bought it, i almost cried from regret. then i learned how to hack it thru ziphone. i’d say it’s worth the price of 20K when it got hacked
so knowing these, it would be really stupid for you to buy the 3G for 40K. the hacked one has installer and you can download softwares for free. with 3G, i’m sure Globe will charge you like crazy! if you want an iphone badly, go for the first gen! you can always surf the net thru ur pc or laptop!
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