Umobile Philippines is now Red Mobile
Several users of umobile Philippines received a call from umobile (02 981-15-00) informing them that umobile will eventually be Red Mobile.
The umobile representative said that they will be transitioning from umobile to Red Mobile (using Smart’s facilities) from November 16-20, and umobile’s services will be affected or will be not be available during that time.
They will also be delivering a new SIM card via courier replacing the umobile SIM and that the initial free load of the said SIM is 200 pesos (compared to umobile’s 100). The free 100 peso load will also continue with Red Mobile said the representative. All this free of charge.
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November 14th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
anong umobile? unlimited mobile?
November 15th, 2008 at 4:24 am
meron pala umobile… ano ba un parang tm?
November 15th, 2008 at 5:26 am
ngayon ko pa narining yan.. no advertisement kasi eh..
November 15th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Matagal nakong my Umobile! May free P100 load every month for six months kaya enjoy din, nagagamit ko pa rin hanggang ngaun!
November 15th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Bakit wala pang tumatawag sa kin? Kelan ba nila papalitan?
November 15th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
this november 16-21 daw ang replacement ng mga old umobile sim. meron daw silang teaser commercial last nov 14 sa gma abt their new image. sayang hindi ko pa napanood. sulit na sulit dahil every month may 100 free load. sana lang may free calls pa rin tulad ng dati :)
November 15th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
napanood ko TV ad kanina. sabi, “Red Mobile coming soon.”
November 15th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
wla pa ring tumatawag sa akin din? eh wala ng signal ngayon yung umobile…papaano pa sila tatawag?…
November 15th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
d kaya nakasalpak ung umobile sim ko kya dun sila tumawag sa TM sim ko.,just got a call last thursday
November 16th, 2008 at 9:46 am
ano umobile phil. same lang ba sila ng globe saka smart?..
November 16th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I wonder if this is the same “ad-funded” propaganda?
will the sim be available in malls?
or still the same “only internet” subscription for new users?
Hindi pa nag uupdate ang homepage ng umobile e.
November 16th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
i received a call from umobile today saying that the the “premium” sim will be delivered starting nov 16. it’s sad nga lang kasi the current umobile number will be replaced by the new sim. sayang lang, ang ganda na ng umobile number ko eh… ^_^
sana may unlimited calls and texts ung red mobile. :)
November 16th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
how do i get a red mobile sim??
November 16th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
umobile sim yung unlicol to all networks khit international pwede.
November 16th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
tumawag sila sa globe number ko kahapon.
November 16th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
natawagan din ako kanina, sounds like much better tong red mobile coz pwede ka na magtext and call to other networks, available na din ang sim to retail outlets pwede ka na din magpaload and pasaload. Mas convenient na ngayon. Sabi for red to red, 0.50 lang…im so excited to receive my sim!
November 16th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
red mobile is powered by SMART.
addict mobile repackaged directed to eliminate SUN CELLULAR
prepare for the eclipse…
November 17th, 2008 at 12:20 am
much better talaga itong red mobile kasi 0.50 lang ang sms at mms. at yung web browsing niya is 7.50 per 15 mins. if im not mistaken, 39pesos po yung retail sim niya. sa network naman is sa smart kaso, hindi sa gsm yung band niya kundi sa 3G. so hindi pwede yung red mobile sim sa mga cellphone na walang 3G. sa akin lang yung red mobile is pang laban nila sa sun cellular kasi yung sun, 2% nalang yung deperensya nila sa touch mobile. :)
November 17th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Natawagan n ako nung 14 pa kaya inaAntay ko nalang dumating. Ung um0bile ko may siGnal pa. Ok dn ang um0bile tlga dahl .30cents per 1min ang internet browsing charge kaso nakakalungkot dahl ang ineExpect nating um0bile ay alaAla nalang dahl magiging red mobile na sya.
November 17th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
@Bam, san nabibili ang sim?
November 17th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
sa ngayon wala pa available sa market. but according to a smart distributor in kidapawan city na nag attend sa red mobile convention, it will be out soon and will be sold in stores just like the other sim cards. ill keep it posted. :)
November 18th, 2008 at 12:11 am
sa kuya ko tumawag na alst week, pero ako, di pa rin tinatawagan.
November 18th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Sana marecve ko na ung reD m0bile ko, gumawa na ako ng auThorizati0n letTer tas HInaBilin ko sa kapatid ko dahl nasa skul ako pag 7 to 12nn.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:20 am
ang sabi sakin ung 200 call & text card is one time only. its just a freebie. hindi cya initial free load sa simcard. could u believe it ang voice & video call is only .50/min red-red! akalain mo? same with sms & mms - only .50 red-red! and full connection daw to the 3G network! san ka pa dba? =) go, go, RED na tayo!!!
November 18th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
meron pla Nun? sa Manila lNg b available umobile? nsa prov kc aq..npnood q lng ung redmobile sa commercial… nkkintriga eh… pano b un??
November 19th, 2008 at 11:37 am
sna same pa rin ung number kc maganda at madaling matandaan yung number ng umobile..Actually nasa 6 thousand plang yung subscriber ng umobile kaya 6k din ang papalitan nila ng sim…
November 19th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Ano yan communist mobile? o kaya galing cguro russia….
November 19th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Sana 0999 pa din ang prefix…. and sana by invitation pa din siya…. kainis naman kung available siya everywhere….. wala ng yung feeling of exclusivity…. hehehe.
saka nanghihinayang ako sa umobile number ko…. ang ganda pa naman…. 0999 3000-975
November 19th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
@Aldrich, 0938 yung prefix nga red mobile. Sayang nga maganda pa naman sa U mobile.
November 19th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
unfortunately the number will change. di macarry over un umobile number. it will have to change. besides, di na rin 0999 ang prefix. i think it’s 0938
November 19th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
ohh dats cool… mlamang everyone wil use the red mobile..
November 19th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
Yes its really cool but not everyone can use since not everyone of us has 3G/HSDPA-enabled cellphones. :)
November 20th, 2008 at 11:21 am
wow…
sounds great!!
ako din. panu mag register o panu magkaroon nian…?? pls.. email me..
November 20th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
is it true that the red mobile sim won’t work with non-3g enabled fones?
November 20th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
nope, red mobile aka umobile works even in non-3g phones I have my 3650 and a umobile sim card. Its the best sim than sun cellular. tested and proven.
November 20th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
cool!!! i must have one..how can i get one???sana exclusive lan xa hekek..
November 20th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Red Mobile will ONLY work on 3G/HSDPA Phones kasi yung signal or network niya dun kukunin. Kung walang 3G Network yung place, di pwede ang red mobile kahit malakas pa yung signal ng Smart. Yung Umobile kasi is sa GSM na network ng smart ang ginamit katulad ng TNT at Addict Mobile noon.
November 20th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
waaaahhh..sana naman po may mag invite din sakin or magbigay nan INVITE CODES..
I’M REALLY CRAVING FOR ONE..huhu..
someone kindly email me please please please po=(
meow_kalmot@yahoo.com
November 21st, 2008 at 3:27 pm
mgbbgay b uli cla ng sim dun s old users ng umobile?kc di n me mktawag kc wla na ngang cgnal…wahhhh!!!!
November 21st, 2008 at 10:48 pm
@Bam, dami mo alam sa Red Mobile, kwenuhan mo pa kame. Baka naman may red mobile ka na?
November 22nd, 2008 at 4:12 am
umobile is cure telecom… pero ang real talaga nangyari hinde na acquire ng umobile yung target nila na 10k subscriber by the end of the year. then hinde sila makakuha ng line sa globe and sun kaya hirap makatext / tawag sa 2telco na yun. THEN may technical issue sila na hinde nila maayos yung pag tawag sa ibang bansa so nangyari free international calls…one to sawa na usapan talaga!!!!! i should know nakinabang kami ng mga barkada ko ng matagal dyan…….then wala masyado company nag advertise sa kanila kaya nalugi. binili ito ng smart tapos ni rebrand na lang nila. kaya sila nag sara most of the employees din nawalan ng work coz of what happen
so ngayon wala na tayo free calls/ free international calls kasi monitored na ito ng smart T__T
hayy so sad talaga pero thank u na din sa umobile
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:43 am
I’m not sure for this new SIM CARD that named RED MOBILE but I think it is nice too, because I buy one. I’m confused for one reason that they don’t even tell what type of Company it is? For example of SMART and GLOBE. Well, some customer will be curious to ask about this kind of SIM CARD….
I would loved to know all the information about this because I think it can be help for my personal need and also for the others to text their relative in other countries.
God Bless and Good Day….
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:54 am
red mobile (as how the personal mobile assistants referred to), is a premium sim (much better version of umobile). as of this moment, no further announcements have been made if the ad-funded propaganda will continue. (in fact, i NEVER received any ads with my umobile sim).
red mobile is powered by smart. and from what i’ve seen from other blogsites, the signal depends on 3g so it will be unusable for non-3g mobile phones (unconfirmed yet).
anyway, medyo thumbs down ako sa kanila sa promised dates ng delivery nung sim. nung tinawagan ako 4 days ako, sabi sa akin, anytime from that day till the 20th matatanggap yung sim. however, it’s the 22nd and i still haven’t got mine.
November 22nd, 2008 at 11:59 am
Ok!
If this is powered by SMART, why I can’t load for E-LOAD for SMART for this SIM CARD?
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:18 pm
What year when uMobile ‘aka’ RED MOBILE intuduced here in the Philippines?
November 22nd, 2008 at 12:32 pm
red mobile will launch before the year ends (according to a personal mobile assistant).
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:41 pm
wow..another break thru project to help competetion and get out of monopoly or conglomerative connivance..hope & Wish your success….get starts soon..we are excitingly waiting for it
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
tatawag ba sila sa sim kong smart?
kasi un ung nakasalpak eh,,,
November 22nd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
tatawag ba sila sa sim kong smart/
un kasi ung nakasalpak kong sim eh,,,
November 22nd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
ay ano ba iticthnaguusap sila, mukhang mga ENG ENG, may mg adialog pa, eh KWIDAW, scripted ang mg aititch, ano ba yan, lokohin ba mga sarili, haaaaaaaaaaaay, buhay nga naman :( makarma sana kayo mga FANGET
November 22nd, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Anyone here already received the sim?
November 22nd, 2008 at 7:12 pm
check http://www.redmobile.com for details about red mobile. :)
November 22nd, 2008 at 9:14 pm
my unli.po ba ang red?
November 22nd, 2008 at 10:04 pm
juice ko dadang, ano ba ititch, ang mg autaw dititch may kanya kanyang dialog hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, another scam ba ititch!!! o promotional ideas hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm pa,
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:22 am
vaclushi kung dka makarelate manahimik ka nlang, dada ka ng dada wla ka nmang alam, my unli nga po ba ang red?
November 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm
ouch.. cannot work on 2g Phones
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:36 pm
does red mobile uses gprs? and whats the settings?
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Yes, red mobile uses gprs. in fact, browsing costs P 7.50/15 minutes. =D
Tsaka pwede ba, dun sa nagsasabing SCAM and red mobile, i think you need some TV time. May commercial ang Red Mobile and they are now introducing the product to consumers. Unnecessary comments just make you look dumb.
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Eunice, walang unli ang Red Mobile but instead, they offer you lower call rates (red to red) for as low as P 0.50! meaning, you can still make a call to another red mobile number with only P 0.50 left on your balance.
Sa mga bibili ng sim card sa retailers, it’s P 39.00 (SRP). It’s pre-loaded with P 10.00 (equivalent to 20-minute call or 20 text messages to another red mobile user).
Calls to other networks costs P 6.50.
November 23rd, 2008 at 10:51 pm
To enjoy 3G services (ie: mobile internet) and MMS services, please activate your 3G / MMS settings by texting RED(space) to 9969.
November 24th, 2008 at 2:27 am
nice info.. i think i’ll buy one later.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:57 am
visit: http://www.redmobile.com for more info..
November 24th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
sayang sana i-unli na lang din nila yung text and call…
November 24th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
I think, Red Mobile’s goal is to eliminate Sun Cellular - unlimited nga ang calls pero a lot of times (if not all the time) choppy yung signal, palaging network busy…
November 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am
nakita ko yung ad sa tv. kaso baka pang sun din yan ah. sa umpisa hirap maghanap signal. saan ba ang official site niyan ng maita ang mga rates. siguro ‘to na yung sagot sa .50 ni madam president. hahahaha! jokeness! pero ang mahalaga naman sa’ting mga pinoy eh ang load. maganda nga unti the cellphone mo, wala ka namang makain. balewala! buwahaha!
November 25th, 2008 at 9:57 am
san ako pwede tumawag para magtanong about red mobile.
ano ang costumer service number ng red mobile?
November 25th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
wala pa rin ang red mobile ko..huhuhuh..i thought they will deliver it,.haaayy..sayang nman ang load…
November 25th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
mukang maraming pahihirapan yang edmobile na yan
November 26th, 2008 at 11:00 am
i have 3 friends who bought the red mobile prepaid sim (quiapo) and feebacks were all positive. clear signal, di choppy ang line, mabilis makatawag. ok ang video call.
has anyone here who received a call from red mobile already received their sim card? ako kasi hindi pa. pero nasa courier na daw. araw araw ko na tinatawagan red mobile. hehe.
@chinx, don’t worry about the load kasi ang alam ko di naman mawawala un. macarry over daw un balance mo tsaka free 100 load (if you’re still eligible for it) sa red mobile sim.
for questions regarding red mobile, you can contact their customer service hotline. (02)924-9999.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:22 am
haizzzz…
di aMin mAintindihAn Maxado… eh eh eh
aDd moRe advErtizmEnt 4 mAsaNg piLipinO,
tNx,
November 26th, 2008 at 11:23 am
..haiz..
di nAmin maintindihan,
aDd more Advertizment 4 mAsang piLipino..
tNx,
November 26th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
waaahh sana ibalik nla ung free int’l calls! ahahahah.. or bsta may promo cla bowt international calls… or pwde din P 0.50 per minute din sana for int’l calls! ahahahaha.. for xure! d na cla malulugi ang umobile now know as red moble..bat pa kc nla pinalitan! astig naman pakinggan ung umobile! ehehehhe…
November 26th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
well sabi nila idedeliver nmn daw talaga eh, basta wait n lng tau kaysa bumili pa tau, sabi nila meron daw sa mga telco outlets at mga retailers, tapos ung iba dyan magbasa nmn kau ng mga binibigay sa inyo, puro kasi kau tanong, ok , hay meron na daw sa virra mall, bili aq after 2 weeks, ok n arin para maging sosyal na mga tao sa pilipinas diba, lahat nka 3G carry na yan
November 26th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
sana maganda ang red services para makatulong sa mamamayan
November 26th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
panu ba yan?
kung hindi 3g phone mo?
sana gawan nila ‘to ng paraan..
para mas marami mapapasaya nila..
November 26th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
san b nag papaload ng red mobile?
hawak ba ito ng globe or smart?
November 27th, 2008 at 10:32 am
sa smart reloading station pwede magpaload
ung kapitbahay namin updated n ung smart menu para sa red mobile
November 27th, 2008 at 10:58 am
for rich people lang pala ang redmobile. mas marami gumagamit ng hindi 3G.
reminder lang:
kung bibili kayo ng brand new celfone lalo na 3G iwasan nyo bumili sa mega cellular network located sa shangrila mall edsa shaw blvd lower ground. marami na nagrereklamo dun sirain ung mga brand new unit nila.
November 27th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
i already received my red mobile sim yesterday.,that is accompanied with call & text card worth 200 .,problem ko lang e di 3g ang phone ko
November 27th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
how can i get a red mobile sim?
November 27th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
sino ba ang may ari ng red mobile?naiintriga lang me….pls pakisagot namn yung totoo ha?tnx…..
November 28th, 2008 at 9:42 am
does anyone here know how much it would cost for an international text? it wasn’t specified in their website. thanks.. ^__^
November 28th, 2008 at 11:45 am
i dont like this crap. there is no 3g signal here in my province. WTF. umobile is better even with its interconnection problem.
November 28th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
okay… someone’s using the same name as i am. anyway, i’m not from any province. and red mobile’s coverage is nationwide.
here’s what it says about their network..
Our Network
Powered by a countrywide 3G network, red mobile is available nationwide. 3G allows us to give you clearer calls, better signals, and even better value for money services.
November 28th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
pano ma update ung smartload menu para maloadan ko ung mga red mobile subscribers?
November 28th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Narcieve ko na kanina yung red mobile sim ko. May kasamang 200 initial load, kaya lang kailangan 3G capable ang cell phone para ma activate ang sim
November 29th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
@rem, automatic na mag upgrade yang retailer sim mo..
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:59 pm
is it true that the minimum re loadable load of red sim is P100.00??
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
I got my sim today delivered at my home through post office. Yes kung dati 2GO sa umobile ngayon post office na lang. may kasamang 2 prepaid cards, each worth 100 pesos. Hindi na kinuha yung dati ko umobile sim and hindi na rin naghanap ng ID. Maidagdag na lang siguro sa mga sim card collection ko.
Test it on my Nokia 1208 walang siganal. so ginamit ko ang N70 ko.
Walang 3G signal sa loob ng bahay . kelangan pa ko lumabas sa Highway para makasagap ng signal.
And I tried to register my N70 to GPRS pero walang reply ang system nila. Maybe hindi supported ng GPRS nila ang N70?
Oh well, I still prefer the umobile promise before.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:48 am
meron akong umobile, i just want to know if kailan pedeng palitan un, kc nung sa umobile e nagregister lang ako thru internet, e ngaun sa red mobile e kailangan pa yatang itawag..di ba may mga kopya naman cguro cla ng umobile subscribers, cguro naman pwde nang padalhan na lang nila ng replacements ang mga yun di ba para naman di hassle sa part ng mga subscribers…
December 5th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I got my red mobile sim… ok naman yung network.. kaso di pa nag working yung Customer service hotline nila… it only works with a 3G phone on a 3G signal are (city lang muna ngaun)
December 8th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
RED MOBILE is powered by SMART of course, still smart pa rin that can eat a load to the subsciber.
gosssssssssssssshhhhhh
December 9th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
red mobile so hots im jnojon 28 laguna
December 9th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
IM JONJON OMEN 28 STA ROSA LAGUNA
MAY MAGANDA RED MOBILE IMAGING 50 CENT MAKAKATAWAG KAPA IBANG NET WORK WLANG SIGNAL HEEEEHEHEEEHEHEHHEHEHE
December 10th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
cnu naka red mobile? video call tau
December 10th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Sana pwede ring magamit sa non-3g phones ung red mobile sim. parang nakaka-excite naman ung tv ads nila.
December 17th, 2008 at 6:15 am
awtz! san ba makakabili ng load? atsaka d nila supported cp (3120c) kakaasar, ganun din and smart, globe at sun hindi kilala cp ko… grrr!
December 17th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
….haiz!!!!
really???
for 3g phones lang ba RED MOBILE???
December 18th, 2008 at 1:13 am
kahapon pa hindi ako makatext a. may problema ba sa network nila? pati costumer hindi macontact.
CALAMBA HERE
December 20th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
i’ve been using red mobile for almost a week now. i don’t see or read anyone giving their review about the said network, so allow me to do it.
me (alabang) and my gf (malinta) have been using this network and are quite satisfied with it. but like all other networks, it does have its pros and cons.
PROS
- once activated (3G setting), it really is P0.50 per text/call/video call
- i almost never text my gf anymore, cause i can say far more by calling/video calling her for just P0.50 a minute
- i noticed that its signal strength/weakness are of the same places where smart is also strong/weak
CONS
- it’s signal strength is about 90% reliable. meaning, about 10% of the time, i can’t contact my gf
- its load centers are not as ubiquitous as the other networks
So overall, weighing in the pros and cons, i’m quite satisfied with red mobile. buti na lang 3G enabled ang phone ko at ng gf ko. sorry na lang sa mga low tech phones dyan!
December 22nd, 2008 at 5:15 am
Nice review bro. but i dont like how you describe non-3G phone as “low tech phones”.
Just a thought
December 24th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
i also noticed that activating the services offered by red (RED phone model (sent to 9969) ) activated my 3g settings and mms functions, but not my internet. it’s ok for me though, cause i use smart internet (using my SE W880i as a phone modem for my laptop, not smart bro plug in). besides, smart is cheaper when it comes to internet usage (P10.00 per 30 mins, instead of red’s P7.50 per 15 minutes).
10 days have passed, with relatively heavy calling and video calling to my gf (about 10 minutes in the morning, 10 in the afternoon and 15 in the evening), i’m still yet to consume the P100 load i started using 10 days ago (still have P55.00 in my account). so in total, i have used P45.00 (including the P10 free load) since i tried red.