Monday, May 4, 2009

PasaLoad versus Share-a-Load

I have been a Globe Prepaid user for almost six years now. And take note, I'm still using the same number ever since. Before that, I was a loyal Smart user, but my family bought new cellphones that were sim-locked to Globe, so I had to make the change from Smart to Globe in order to keep-up with myds who used Smart, and I will not be able to text them more frequently coz I'm now on another network. The change was hard, but it was all worth it.
Globe and Smart share very similar features with regards to their prepaid services. Probably, the best feature that each of these networks have devised is the PasaLoad or Share-a-Load. As all of you have known, this service allows you to give a part of your current prepaid load credit to another prepaid account within the same network. So, your load doesn't just get stuck on your own account, duh!...
Smart, the convoluted and strict type that they are, allows you to give a prepaid credit only once. In other words, although you could simultaneously divide and give your current prepaid load to several other accounts in order for them to consume it, the recipients of that load will not be able to forward the load that they received to another account. Thus, the PasaLoad recipients will be forced to consume all the prepaid load that you gave them. Technically, the prepaid load has been stuck to their account forever. In short, if someone gave it to you, you cannot give it to somebody else. Just plain tragic!
However, Globe provides more convenience. Aside from being able to concurrently divide and give your current prepaid load to several other accounts in order for others to consume it, the recipients of thate it, the recipients of that load will are also able to divide and forward the load that they received to other accounts as if the load that they received was originally theirs. Thus, the gift that they received can also be given to others. Hahaha!
But, what's my point here? It's the length of time the prepaid load is still valid. In Smart, if you accidentally gave a large amount of prepaid to someone, that person will be burdened to use-up all that load. What if the person you gave it to is not a frequent cellphone user, then the load might get expired eventually. On the contrary, since Globe allows you to forward the same prepaid load over and over again, you could actually extend the life of that load. Hehe.. Simply amazing. (Oops! That's Smart's tagline.) Moreover, if the person you forwarded the load to is not a frequent cellphone user, he can re-forward the load to someone who can use of it. Waaah!!!
Furthermore, Smart's PasaLoad has fixed load denominations that can be passed, like 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20. But in Globe, any amount will do starting from 1 peso. In other words, Share-a-Load enables you to give 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc... whatever you like. It's your choice.
I love Globe because of this.
Go Team Blue!!!

(PS: But I presently have another phone that has a Smart SIM in it -- just to accommodate all the unfortunate Smart users. :D Hehe... Peace out!!!)

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