… that Push-to-Talk services are already available in the Philippines?
Fact: Next Mobile’s IMX brand offers push-to-talk services since August 1998.
… that Digitel (Sun Cellular)’s idea of Consumable Monthly Service Fee for Voice Calls is not original to them?
Fact: Globe-Innove was the first to offer that type of service in its old Islacom Postpaid plans that offered a Consumable MSF for voice calls
… that Smart and Piltel’s idea of Free Text for every card value reloaded is not original to them?
Fact: Globe-Innove was the first to offer that type of service in its old Islacom Prepaid brand that offered 30 Free Text for every P220 value loaded for text messaging.
… that the Voice Info service offered by Globe-Innove’s TM brand is not original to the said brand?
Fact: the old Islacom brand of Globe-Innove offered the same Voice Info service (called “I-Star”) at a lower price of only P2.00 per minute
… that the idea of per second charging for voice calls is not original to Globe-Innove?
Fact: the old Phone Pal brand of Piltel offered per-second charging that means sulit ang tawag mo
… that Piso per minute Calls is not original to Globe-Innove?
Fact: Express Telecom offered an old prepaid option that allows for P1/minute same-network calls for only P220 a month.
… that Express Telecom (Extelcom) was the first cellular service provider in the Philippines?
Fact: Express Telecom started offering cellular service since 1989 using AMPS (not GSM)
… that Extelcom was the first to offer prepaid
cellular service?
Fact: Extelcom was the first to offer prepaid service using the brand name Pinaka Cellcard in 1997.
… that Globe-Innove was the first to use the GSM standard in the Philippines?
Fact: Globe-Innove’s Islacom GSM network was the first digital network in the Philippines (using GSM standard) in 1993
… that the CDMA standard (the digital standard widely used in the US) was already used in the Philippines?
Fact: Piltel’s Mobiline and Phone Pal brands used the first CDMA network in the Philippines from 1997 until 2002.
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