How To Choose The Perfect Mobile Data Plan for You

Did you know that you can purchase mobile data at a discount via the PayMaya in-app shop? You can choose from among several data offers from Smart, Globe, and Sun, giving you different gigabyte options per promo.

But how do you choose a promo that best fits your type of mobile internet usage?

Here’s a handy guide on how far each data package can get you based on some of the most used apps:

1. Smart: Giga Surf 50

What it offers: 1 GB of mobile data and 300 MB of YouTube, iflix, Spinnr, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Dubsmash good for 3 days.

1 GB of mobile data can get you any of the following:

10 hours of Facebook scrolling, with some video-playing
6 hours of YouTube on standard quality – if you use the bonus 300 MB all on YouTube, it would add up to a total of 8 hours of video-streaming.
25 hours of continuous music streaming on Spinnr or Spotify, on normal quality – if you use the bonus 300 MB all on Spinnr, it would add up to a total of 32 hours of music streaming
1 hour of iflix/Netflix streaming, with HD off – if you use the bonus 300 MB all on iflix, it would add up to a total of 1 hour and 30 minutes of video-streaming.
Around 100 games of Mobile Legends.

This is ideal for people who need an additional gigabyte of data for anything under the sun!

2. Smart: Giga Surf 299

What it offers: 2 GB of mobile data and 1.1 GB of YouTube, iflix, Spinnr, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Dubsmash good for 30 days.

2 GB of mobile data can get you any of the following:

20 hours of Facebook scrolling, with some video-playing
12 hours of YouTube on standard quality – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on YouTube, it would add up to a total of 19 hours of video-streaming.
50 hours of continuous music streaming on Spinnr or Spotify, on normal quality – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on Spinnr, it would add up to a total of 77 hours of music streaming
2 hours of iflix/Netflix streaming, with HD off – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on iflix, if would add up to a total of 3 hours of video-streaming.
Around 200 games of Mobile Legends.

This is a good monthly plan for students and first-jobbers alike to get on a budget!

3. Smart: Giga Surf 799

What it offers: 4.5 GB of mobile data and 1.1 GB of YouTube, iflix, Spinnr, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Dubsmash good for 30 days.

4.5 GB of mobile data can get you any of the following:

45 hours of Facebook scrolling, with some video-playing
27 hours of YouTube on standard quality – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on YouTube, it would add up to a total of 34 hours of video-streaming.
150 hours of continuous music streaming on Spinnr or Spotify, on normal quality – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on Spinnr, it would add up to a total of 177 hours of music streaming
4 hours and 30 minutes of iflix/Netflix streaming, with HD off – if you use the bonus 1.1 GB all on iflix, it would add up to a total of 5 hours and 30 minutes of video-streaming.
Around 450 games of Mobile Legends.

If you love video streaming on mobile, this is the plan for you!

4. Globe: GoSurf 15

What it offers: 40 MB of mobile data and 30 MB of YouTube, iflix, Spinnr, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Dubsmash good for 3 days.

40 MB of mobile data can get you any of the following:

40 minutes of Facebook scrolling, with some video-playing
20 minutes of YouTube on standard quality
1 hour of continuous music streaming on Spinnr or Spotify, on normal quality
30 minutes of iflix streaming
Around 4 games of Mobile Legends – using the bonus 30MB, it would add up to a total of 7 Mobile Legends games.

Heads up, Mobile Legends players – this is a good data plan to get for more gaming at a lower price!

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