Troll: Globe has mighty ABS-CBN as an ally, both will leverage on the latter’s massive content library of superior TV shows and its stable of popular stars. Smart has the big financial bleeder known as TV5. … ABS-CBN Convergence will utilize Globe as a platform to launch its own mobile content; it will even have [...]
It just never ends – and it never fails to entertain! Globe and Smart are at each other’s throats again – much like Beavis and Butthead arguing who has the coolest laugh – but in this case – our two dear telcos are fighting over the title of being the… ugh… “better network”. The Troll [...]
Troll: Just joking – being number one follows the rules of matter – it occupies space and has mass – therefore, no two entities can take the number one spot at the same time – luckily, Globe and Smart claim dominance in categories whose rules they both define, so no laws of Physics have been [...]
What will the telcos bring to us subscribers in the summer of 2013? Well – fierce promo battles the Troll hopes! As per Smart, it will maintain its offensive in the postpaid space while at the same time launching new promos and initiatives that will push for more growth. Part of Smart’s strategy covers the [...]
Troll: There is a very important lesson to be learned here – before pointing fingers, first make sure that your network is in order. The Troll is really surprised that this basic rule isn’t followed by Globe, seeing that telco services are basically prone to a thousand and one internal threats. Let this be a [...]
It never ends. From Globe: We wish to inform our customers that PLDT is experiencing multiple outages on local interconnection in several parts of Northern Luzon. As a result, Globe landline customers will not be able to make local calls to PLDT in the following areas: La Union, Baguio, Tarlac, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Nueva Ecija. [...]
Troll: There came out a very interesting article the other day at the Manila Standard website – the piece was written by Alvin Capino in his column, Counterpoint, and it deals with an apparently long standing problem between PLDT and Globe: interconnection for both mobile and landline. Please read Alvin’s words as it adds more [...]
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