Mr Lee Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Prolonged shelf life of prepaid loads sought Prepaid loads of P10 or lower will have a minimum validity or expiration period of three days while loads of P10 to P50 will be valid for 15 days. Loads of P50 to P100 will expire not earlier than 30 days while those of P100 to P150 will be valid for not less than 45 days.The new rules also require that loads of P150 to P250 shall have a minimum expiration period of 60 days while prepaid loads of P250 to P300 shall be valid for not less than 75 days. Loads exceeding P300 shall have a validity of not less than 120 days.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?artic...ubCategoryId=63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 Prolonged shelf life of prepaid loads sought Prepaid loads of P10 or lower will have a minimum validity or expiration period of three days while loads of P10 to P50 will be valid for 15 days. Loads of P50 to P100 will expire not earlier than 30 days while those of P100 to P150 will be valid for not less than 45 days.The new rules also require that loads of P150 to P250 shall have a minimum expiration period of 60 days while prepaid loads of P250 to P300 shall be valid for not less than 75 days. Loads exceeding P300 shall have a validity of not less than 120 days.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?artic...ubCategoryId=63 that is great news is that already in effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMason Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) Prolonged shelf life of prepaid loads sought Prepaid loads of P10 or lower will have a minimum validity or expiration period of three days while loads of P10 to P50 will be valid for 15 days. Loads of P50 to P100 will expire not earlier than 30 days while those of P100 to P150 will be valid for not less than 45 days.The new rules also require that loads of P150 to P250 shall have a minimum expiration period of 60 days while prepaid loads of P250 to P300 shall be valid for not less than 75 days. Loads exceeding P300 shall have a validity of not less than 120 days.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?artic...ubCategoryId=63 Its good for the consumer, but it will hurt the telecoms and their agents. My wife makes a decent profit selling eLoad. The prolonged shelf life will definitely cut into sales. Edited July 4, 2009 by TheMason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lee Posted July 4, 2009 Author Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) Prolonged shelf life of prepaid loads sought Prepaid loads of P10 or lower will have a minimum validity or expiration period of three days while loads of P10 to P50 will be valid for 15 days. Loads of P50 to P100 will expire not earlier than 30 days while those of P100 to P150 will be valid for not less than 45 days.The new rules also require that loads of P150 to P250 shall have a minimum expiration period of 60 days while prepaid loads of P250 to P300 shall be valid for not less than 75 days. Loads exceeding P300 shall have a validity of not less than 120 days.http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?artic...ubCategoryId=63 Its good for the consumer, but it will hurt the telecoms and their agents. My wife makes a decent profit selling eLoad. The prolonged shelf life will definitely cut into sales.You may be correct and it may have unexpected consequences but it may also get people to use their phones more and to reload more often, especially smaller loads IMO because they would add to the expiration date of the previous load and in order to save what was not used, a user would need to reload before it expires. I guess ultimately it could catch up and could cause less buying down the road but at the beginning I think it might be better for the sellers, and lets face it, fair is fair and the phone companies should not be stealing peoples loads and especially in times of a bad economy. I feel that unused loads should last much longer if phones are reloaded, so I think the rule seems to be fair to all. Edited July 4, 2009 by Mr. Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lee Posted July 4, 2009 Author Posted July 4, 2009 Smart expects 10% of 38 million subs to shift to unlimited callinghttp://www.mb.com.ph/articles/209237/smart...limited-callingI know that I would prefer calls to texting but that is probably because I am used to using a phone for calls, so for those of you who do not like to text, and maybe have even resisted owning a cell phone, would this get you to own and use a cell phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 Smart expects 10% of 38 million subs to shift to unlimited callinghttp://www.mb.com.ph/articles/209237/smart...limited-callingI know that I would prefer calls to texting but that is probably because I am used to using a phone for calls, so for those of you who do not like to text, and maybe have even resisted owning a cell phone, would this get you to own and use a cell phone? I know I would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lee Posted July 15, 2009 Author Posted July 15, 2009 Well, I guess it is a reality as soon as the phone companies get their computers reset for the new terms of load. I am sure they are in no rush to implement it.Phone firms to extend load credit validity By Fel V. Maragay TELECOMMUNICATIONS companies have dropped their objections to a government order to extend the validity of prepaid load credits, but will need time to carry out the changes, two Senate panels were told yesterday. Smart Communications, Globe Telecoms and Digitel Mobile have also agreed to comply with another order from the National Telecommunications Commission to stop unsolicited text messages or spam starting July 23. After that date, such messages will only be sent to cell phones if subscribers request them. At the hearing of the Senate committee on trade and commerce and the committee on public services, NTC Commissioner Ruel Canobas said the duration of pre-paid load for various amounts had been extended as follows: For P1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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