Promo Comparison: Globe GoSurf 50 Vs Smart GigaSurf 50 Vs Go Sakto Combo 70

Based on the table below, Globe's Go Sakto Combo for 7 days is best for low mobile data users who want to extend the lifespan of their prepaid load. 

A 300-peso load with take you only 18 days to consume using Globe's Go Surf 50 or Smart's Giga Surf 50 while you only need PhP280 for 28 days of data connectivity for Globe's 7-day Go Sakto deal. That GoSakto deal will have a lower total data of 4GB whereas the Globe Go Surf will give you 6GB and Smart Giga Surf will give you 7.8GB.

Based on personal experience, I seldom consume the allocated data. I have other means of going online like via the home wi-fi and office internet. Whenever I do connect using mobile data, the service is usually slow and unreliable making me rely on the mobile connectivity less.

Between Smart and Globe, Globe is a better choice since the unused data allocation can be carried over to the next availed promo. This is possible since the GoSurf promo is allowed to co-exist with the GoSakto promo and vice versa. The later expiry date of the two Globe promos is the effective expiry date of the remaining unused data. This adding on of promo's is NOT applicable to Smart.

SMS Scam

“Congrat! the Last 4digits of Ur SIM#Had Won A P500,00! +NOKIA 6600 IN Our Raffle Draw!Call me Now!4More INFORMATION! i’m ROY LOPEZ. DTI-Permit# 3946″

I got that message last Sunday from unregistered number (+639065885304). I’m a Globe subscriber. I know Globe usually uses special 4 digit numbers in their promo. I also know that Globe would compose their message properly. Clearly someone out there is trying to scam me and I guess others as well.

My dad, a Smart subscriber, has been a victim for of this kind of scam. He was asked for his bank account number. He was told to buy prepaid cards worth around P5,000. He was then asked to send the PIN of the prepaid cards. Only after will he receive the prize money deposited in his bank account. Stupid as it may sound, my dad took the bait.

Recalling that incident, I cursed the sender in my reply and told him/her that I already traced his location. I of course don’t have the resources to do that. What I can do is to warn other people against this kind of scam.

I wonder what the mobile networks are doing to help protect their subscribers from this. They could at least inform the public to beware of this kind of scam. I’d appreciate that kind of message from the network compared to the numerous promo advertisement they sent me thru SMS! They should also inform the consumers what to do to help catch these criminals.

Of course they might not do it since they don’t really get that much pay-off from all their efforts. What will they get from it anyway? It’s all about the profit. Unless they can make this a profitable endeavor, we can expect any help nor protection from our mobile networks.

Don’t be a victim of such scam. Check the promo permit number if it was really approved by the Department of Trade and Industry thru telephone numbers 811-8231 to 33 local 1216.