So when he said the magic word "Yes", I immediately searched Sun Cellular's website and look for the right phone (for me, hehehe!) in accordance to the budget my hubby has for the month. He has a 300 monthly load allowance from their office so I quickly look directly to that range of amount. They have Fixed Load Plan of 299 but the available phones are quite limited. They also have a Regular Plan 350 and had more choices of phones. To name a few: Samsung, Nokia, Cherry Mobile phones are under the said plan. I searched reviews on what's the best amongst them. I thought of Cherry mobile because it's a Philippine brand. But I saw reviews that the downside of which is the battery. It easily gets weak even if it's not used so much. So it turns out that Alcatel One Touch Inspire 2 won my heart ;)). But just this morning, when I ran again to their site, there's additional phone that was included. It's the Alcatel One Touch Soleil. This is the winner! This is now my choice. Thanks also to my officemate who helped and enlighten me a lot as to which of them is the best.
Alcatel is owned by TCL (see details here). I've heard TCL and saw some of their television sets in various appliance stores. The reviews I've read on their mobile phones are more on the positive note. Most of the comments are their mobile phones are really sturdy and durable and even can last for a long time. Of course if you also know how to take extra care of your things, it will stay for a longer time. One commenter said that his wife has an Alcatel unit for a long time already even if it fell a couple of times. This is quite interesting since I'm quite an "OC" when it comes to taking care of my things. So for sure this will stay a couple of years for me.
Sun Cellular by the way has an ongoing promo. They have a lot! They have choices for their Regular Plan of 350. It's either:
- Option 1: Sun Trio Plan (Unlimited Texts to Sun, Smart and Talk n' Text/ Unlimited Sun-to-Sun calls) + FREE Android handset. This promo is until May 31, 2013 only.
- Option 2: Call and Text Unlimited (Unlimited Call and Text to local Sun-to-Sun and 250 free text to other networks) + FREE Android handset.
For more details and for other latest promos, visit their website here.
yeah that's a good choice. We also had made a renewal of contract with my wife to get another mobile unit which we chose between Soleil and Sapphire 2. However, you have to cash out 2500 to get the sapphire 2 in plan 350. So we decided not to cash out and take the Soleil for free instead.
ReplyDeletemay fm radio ba ang soleil? thanks
ReplyDeletemeron shang FM radio
Deleteang problem nga lang sa soleil is ang daling mag lowbat//
ReplyDeleteYup. I agree with you. kahit nka standby mode wagas kung kumain ng battery energy. even with the Inspire 2.. I don't know lang with the One touch Idol or other Alcatel models if their batteries weaks easily. But, overall like ko pa din. Hindi kasi ako masayado with game apps so okay na ako dito..
Deletesatisfied ako sa fone na to,ok naman siya gamitin,mabilis wifi,games,etc.
Deleteand the quality of sound in headset is good.
So how could you play games if the battery weaks so easily?Paano na? I am planning to get one pa naman:( what will I do? wanted to play games din..
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid that it won't satisfy you on that part. I'm thinking if I could buy a nokia or another battery that would fit in to my soleil so that i can enjoy more the use of my phone especially if i'm out.
Deleteits easy naman po ehh kung talagang nasa lugar kayo na no where.. edi bumili po kayo
ReplyDeleteng power bank.. pang charge po yun sa mga smartphones lalo napo sa mga mahilig sa
games at music sa CD R KING po ang price ng power bank is 280-2k yung range ng price
Ah okay.. Thanks al fonse for the suggestion. I'm one low techie person that's why don't know about this stuff. thanks a million!!
Deletemagkaiba po ba yung soleil sa inspire 2? thanks
ReplyDeletehigher version po ang soleil.. i think ang difference nila is dual core ang soleil compared sa inspire 2
Deletemay nabibili bang batery ng soleil? san kaya merun..pls reply tnx po
DeleteHi anonymous! sorry to inform you no idea ako. Plan ko nga palitan ng ibang brand ng battery ang soleil ko kaso sabi ng kilala ko na mas expert on cellphones, ganun daw talaga madali mag drain ang battery bsta android. it's not because of the quality of alcatel's battery
DeleteHi. Alcatel Soleil is actually the Alcatel OT-5021E.
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