How Do You Make Contact

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In situations where there's no data/net available (or where a Phils based family member/friend needs to call you) it might be cheaper to have them call you providing they have, or have access to, a PLDT landline. PLDT offers a Pre-paid "Budget" calling card. The rates are as low as p1.50 (roughly 3.5 cents USD) per minute (land line to land line) for calls to the USA and Canada and the cards are available in p100 and p200 increments. Note that the p100 card expires 30 days after it's activated (via first use) and the p200 card expires 60 days after activation.

 

A bit off topic, but I had Sprint in the USA. They don't really advertise it, but they have reciprocal agreements with Globe, Smart, Sun & TnT users in the Phils. For a flat USD 10.00 per month you get unli texting to all of those networks. The respondent in the Phils is charged the same as they would be for any local text and not international rates (that was the hardest thing to convey to some of them as a +11 number would show up on their screen) I used to use it quite often and it was good way to set up appointments to chat online with friends who had to go to net café to be online (where we cud use free VOIP/ C2C programs).

 

To get Sprint's international texting plan subscribers need to call customer service and ask for it to be added to their current plan, even most of the employee's at the Sprint stores have no idea about it. And no, I'm not a shill for Sprint. Just a satisfied customer.

 

http://www.pldtclarktel.com/residential.php

 

The PLDT pre-paid cards are available at most 7/11's and larger outlets where calling / load cards are sold.

 

That would be awesome if it were not Sprint. Sprint's other cell phone services really suck. Their LTE network is very slow and has limited coverage.

 

I noticed AT&T has free outgoing SMS internationally on their family share plan. I will have to ask if they have a reciprocal agreement.

 

Being able to send SMS at no additional charge each way would be awesome baby!!