Where do you get your load?...

@aseretdd (13729)

Philippines

November 12, 2008 7:59pm CST

In the Philippines... the term load does not refer to illegal drugs... or anything that is referred to as negative in other countries... Load simply means pre paying for a wireless phone connection use... such as call or text... Being the leader in terms of the texting industry... anyone can get a load that will suit his/her lifestyle and budget... and for as low as 10 php (around .04 cents) one can make unlimited text the whole day... So it is no wonder why even the simpliest Filipino of whatever age can be seen with head bent and facing the cellphone... and texting with gusto... but the question is... where do you get your load?... do you go to the nearest Sari Sari Store... to the mall... or depend on others for Pasaload?...

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15 responses

@ratyz5 (7808)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

Though I don't really avail of those all-text promos or even frequent on getting my mobile phone loaded with credits, I usually go to a variety store to purchase credits for my phone. Sometimes, I ask my father to send me credits too in case I really don't want to go out and have myself loaded... (^_^")

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

I also do not like going out just to get loaded... so i have a post paid phone... but i just bought this pldt sim... which needs to be loaded so that i can make cheap calls to pldt landlines... so i bought my own retailer sim card... i just load the retailer sim through my smart money... so no need for me to go out just to get loaded... since i can do that in the comfort of my own home anytime... Thanks for the response...

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@ratyz5 (7808)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

Hmmm, so its really more advisable than the usual land line? No disadvantages that you could notice so far..? Your welcome (^_^ )

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

No disadvantages so far... since i have only been in this sort of plan for a week... but i hope everything will go on smoothly for a very long time...

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@Shar1979 (2722)

• United States

13 Nov 08

I used to get mine in any sari sari store or in the mall. Most of the time, my boyfriend is the one buying me a load online as he's in US. :D It's nice though as he buys the 1000 load. cool huh?

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

Oh my... that is indeed cool... 1000 php... i would love to have a boyfriend as thoughtful as yours... but i am currently married... and when my husband is home from abroad... i am usually the one who give him the load... either through pasaload... or i get him eload from the sari sari store... Thanks for being the first to respond to this discussion...

@Shar1979 (2722)

• United States

13 Nov 08

Yeah he should really send me that amount of load. Afterall, sending email through yahoo sms which is like P2.50 per text ...1000 php load won't last long. He wants me to text him a lot. Like report to him what i've been doing. LOL. Ingatz kabayan

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

Why don't you just use Chikka... since you do not need to pay anything if he send's you a message... but it would cost 2.50 php... i you will be the one to send the text via chikka...

@gr8life (6251)

• Malaysia

4 Apr 09

Hello aseretdd, Well, I didn't understand the title of your discussion!

I always get my reload online. I am using internet banking and at the end of the month, when I get my salary and busy settling my utilities bills online, I will buy my reload too. It has many choices - either RM10 (last for 10 days), RM20 (last for 2 weeks), RM30 (for a month), RM60 (for 2 months) and RM100 (for 3 months). I always get it for the ones that can last at least a month or two. I seldom use my cell phone and so, I don't need too much. P.S. RM3.70 equals to USD1

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

6 Apr 09

Good thing there is internet banking... makes our lives a lot easier... because we can pay bills inside the comforts of our homes... i have a post paid line... so i don't really need to reload it... but my parents and brothers don't... so they would always text me to give them some load... which they will pay when i go to their house... Thanks for the response...

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@oyenkai (4394)

• Philippines

9 Mar 09

I get my load either from the convenience store nearby or from my mom. My mom sells eload and autoload but I don't like asking too often because I should be able to afford it on my own :) Thanks for the response on my discussion!

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

10 Mar 09

Well, you can just pay her... that would certainly help her business... my only customers are my mother and brother... and they pay me during weekends... not too much... but at least i still get a few hundred pesos every month from that... Thanks for the response...

@oyenkai (4394)

• Philippines

4 May 09

I get it from the convenience store next door - from MiniStop :D Often, my mother gives me load for free (or I ask once in a while, she doesn't mind). I have a Globe number and a Sun number. I have a Globe for everyone else, and the Sun for my family - we call each other for the smallest things :D It's fun! Thanks for the response on my discussion!

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

4 May 09

I think this is the second time you responded to this discussion... but thanks anyway...

• Philippines

3 Mar 09

i used to load at my friends store. its very convenient. anywhere i am i can get a load. i'll just text her to load me then the payment is later when i got home :)

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

3 Mar 09

Same with what my brother is doing... he would just text me if he needs the load... and then pays me everytime i visit my mother's house with my daughter... quite a good set up for the two of us... Thanks for the response... welcome to mylot and i hope you enjoy every minute of your stay here...

@subha12 (18441)

• India

13 Nov 08

In India it is something different. we call them cash cards. I got it from a nearby store. we get loads from there/

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

Cash cards... i see... here we have different names for them... like... all text, pasaload, eload, load money, etc... depending on the provider... but they are generally called loads... Thanks for the response...

@checapricorn (16060)

• United States

13 Nov 08

H[i]i aseretdd, In my roaming, I am getting my load online and I can even send some load to my Family through this site.... I miss the unlimited load..LOL![/i]

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

14 Nov 08

My husband also had his smart sim go roaming... and i am the one who send him the load... it is good that this roaming thing was invented... since i can always send him a message wherever i am... at a very cheap price... Thanks for the response... and it is nice to see again...

@izathewzia (5134)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

I have a sister who have a loading station. I ask her to send me load with pay if I need it. i pay her every time we see each other. It is a good business and the market if wide.

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

That is indeed a great business... my sister-in-law used to be a dealer but stopped because she got overwhelmed by huge demand... i am also starting that business of my own because i bought a retailer sim... so if you need smart eload... i accept moneybookers payment... Thanks for the respnse...

@tryxiness (4544)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

I usually buy my load. I used to have a post paid line with sun and my brother pays the usage of it. But then it became inactive because my brother refused to pay it.

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

14 Nov 08

I used to have sun too... my boss subscribed to that 3 lines for 999 php per month... but it was such a pain making calls... since the service was not always available... so we just switched to smart... so i understand why your brother refused to pay it... Thanks for the response...

@gracie04 (4549)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

I live in a condo with complete amenities and facilities..I don't need to go out to buy prepaid card or eload because there's a 24 hour convinience store here.. i rarely load my mobile phone as i already have our internet connection at home, meaning, i can get to communicate with my family and some close pals here and abroad..

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

14 Nov 08

That is so cool... i always dreamed of having my own condo unit... but there in currently none available where i live... and ever if there is... i don't think i will be able to afford one right now... so you are quite lucky... Thanks for the response...

@nekonyanta (892)

• Philippines

15 Nov 08

Hi there. I used to get my load at the bakery across the street but, since my sister started using G-Cash, I usually go to her for loading, since I think she gets a 10-15% rebate every time she loads any cellphone through G-Cash. I'm currently looking into registering my cellphone with BPI express online so I could load my phone directly from my bank account. It would be cheaper, too, since BPI is also offering rebates for such arrangement. And yes, the minimum amount of load needed for unlimited texts/calls seems to be getting lower and lower every day. No wonder we're the texting capital of Asia.

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

15 Nov 08

Seems like more people are into globe right now rather than smart... i bought a retailer sim for my personal use only... but my father and brother would always send me a message asking for load... so i decided why not just go for it... i think you are making the decision in linking your phone to BPI... since the rebate is already a big deal for frequent cell phone users... Thanks for the response...

@warrior_777 (1392)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

I usually got my load from call and text card. But sometimes I also buy loads in stores with loading stations or sometimes I also ask my friends for some Pasalod.

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

14 Nov 08

I used to do that when i still had my prepaid sim... but now that i have my post paid... friends and family would sometimes ask me for pasaload... but now that i have a retailer sim... i can just easily load their sim... but they have to pay up of course... Thanks for the response...

@Nhey16 (2518)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

i go to the store to have a load. my husband sends loads to our kids' cellphones through Pasaload.

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

Good thing loading is very common nowadays... but i think pasaload is somewhat impractical... because my husband used to get pasaload from my postpaid... and the bill was quite high... By the way... i have a retailer sim... if you need smart e load... i accept moneybookers payment... Thanks for the response...

@drannhh (15219)

• United States

13 Nov 08

That is a pretty amazing price! I have a Helio Ocean SmartPhone and pay a monthly fee for unlimited text, IMs, email, etc. It does voice, too, but I make most of my calls from a smaller phone and that one I load just about anywhere, but we only have to do it once a year. The little one can do text but it costs half as much as a phone call, by the minute.

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@aseretdd (13729)

• Philippines

13 Nov 08

I currently have a postpaid line... and the monthly bill is really not that bad... but i just purchase another sim card when i can send load to others... and they call that the retailer sim... not really for business... but for saving purposes... since i bought a sim that enables me to call landline phones at 1 peso per minute... that is like .004 cents... which is definitely not bad... Thanks for the response...