PLDT-owned Smart Communications and the recently acquired Sun Cellular, together with Talk ‘N Text, launched another voice and SMS package, this time for prepaid subscribers. Called Trio 20, for just Php20 a day – prepaid subscribers of SMART, Sun, and TNT will enjoy sending 200 texts and a total of 15-minute voice calls across the three networks. To avail the service, just text TRIO20 to 2477, either from any SMART,…

Following NTC’s approval for the PLDT-Digitel merger, both of the telcos’ mobile phone and internet service subsidiaries Smart Communications and Sun Cellular finally took the wraps off its first offering. Called SMARTSUN Dual Plan 549, this postpaid plan actually offers a subscriber unlimited SMS and 2 hours worth of calls to SMART (Plan 349), and unlimited SMS and 4 hours worth of calls to Sun Cellular numbers (Plan 200). (See…

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Wednesday has approved PLDT’s application to acquire 51.55% share, amounting to Php 69.2 billion of Digital Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. or Digitel. Digitel is the Philippines’ second largest fixed-line telecommunication company and owns the country’s third largest mobile telco, Digitel Mobile Philippines or more popular as Sun Cellular. The planned acquisition of PLDT over Digitel (originally a subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings Inc.) which is…

Now you’ve got to choose which of the three networks in the country your preferred carrier for BlackBerry PlayBook is. Yeah, the BlackBerry PlayBook by the Canadian phone maker RIM, which recently made a landfall in our territory will not just make its way to Globe Telecom and Smart Communications; but will also be available through Sun Cellular. And like Smart and Globe — Sun Cellular will offer the PlayBook…

Just recently, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) together with JG Summit Holdings, Inc. (JGS), announced that they entered into an “all-share transaction” in which JGS will exchange stake of its telecommunication business, Digitel, for a new PLDT shares. The merger will then pose ownership of PLDT over Sun Cellular, Digitel’s wholy-owned subsidiary in mobile business best known for its unlimited voice and SMS services. Sun Cellular is also…

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) passed a Memorandum Order (MO) that will allow internet broadband service providers to cap volume data per user per day. In the said memorandum, the NTC requires internet service providers to specify the minimum broadband connection speed and service reliability against the service rates as seen on advertisements, flyers, brochures, and service and legal agreements. The revised memo however, would also allow the telecom companies…

Great news for Sun Cellular subscribers here in the Philippines! The BlackBerry service is now being offered by Sun Cellular network at affordable plans. The service is initially available at selected The Sun Shop branches including Robinsons Galleria, SM Megamall, EDSA Shangrila Mall, SM North EDSA, Trinoma, SM Marilao, Park Square, Robinsons East, and Festival Mall. The BlackBerry Curve 8520 is FREE at Plan 2500, while BlackBerry Bold 9700 costs…

I’ve been using Smart most of the time because of its proven wider network coverage and that’s basically the way how people can reach me on mobile. But when I really need longer calls, I temporarily switch to Sun Cellular as it offers more unlimited services. It’s sad to say that Sun Cellular didn’t file a patent for unlimited service as mentioned by JP Zante on his comment on my…