The Beanster Blog

I have decided to graph my mobile phone usage for the past six months (so this graph is for JUN thru DEC 2013). Data points included are: SMS & VOICE CALLS which are further divided into same network (IN-NET), other network (OUT-NET), and LANDLINE. Cellular Data was excluded from the graph because I already am on an LTE PLAN 999 which is an unlimited* data plan. On average I send 170 SMS and talk for 39 mins a month, let's not discuss my data consumption ok hehe. *according to SMART's mobile internet fair use policy unlimited is actually 1.5Gb

Last 04-Sep I was lead to believe that adding 799PhP to my 350 CTU (Call and Text Unlimited) would give me unlimited data on both my phone & the broadband SIM. Well apparently I was mistaken. So in 5 days (my phone got re-connected on the 5th) I have already gone over my monthly credit limit which is 1500PhP (default for CTU 350). I thought I was on unlimited but was actually being charged the normal rate which is 10PHP per 30mins. Fraking hell. Right now my Sun is blocked for out going SMS & calls, waiting to get re-connected again and have requested an increase in credit limit. I would really piss me off that I was upsold to an non existent plan. I am not sure if the service rep at the business center I visited upsold me or misunderstood me. Or if I misunderstood him and was too eager to sign up when hearing unlimited and bundle in the same sentence. What’s clear is this I now have 2 SIM cards 1 with unlimited broadband but no SMS or calls; the other is my line which can do S...