Me: Do you have a smartphone?
M: No, only Globe.
(Pause)
Ah! (lightbulb moment)
Hahaha. Yes, I have a smartphone.
(Still laughing)
Maybe only Filipinos will understand this joke, but with a bit of explanation, you will appreciate the simplicity of these few lines.
In the Philippines, the two biggest mobile phone service providers are SMART and Globe. Most Filipinos own two phones, one SMART and one Globe. Why? Use SMART to call friends who only have SMART service, and use Globe to call those on Globe. If calling a landline, use the phone that charges the least for calls to a landline. Then of course, there is always the issue of signal strength. Sometimes, you just have to use the phone that has a stronger signal in a certain area.
I was trying to find out from M if he had a smartphone so that we could text message for free using a chat app.
M does have a smartphone. We can chat for free while we are in our respective home countries.
Thank you, technology, for making our communication so simple.
Happy chatting across the world!
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