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Research Reveals Up to 50% Cost Savings For Bayan Wireless Landline Users

Every end of the month, the arrival of phone bills never fails to elicit a collective sigh among Filipino mobile users, particularly those who value talking over the phone to talk to their family and conduct business transcations.

Truth of the matter is, the Philippines has the highest call rate per minute in Asia and even other parts of the world as shown by independent studies done by leading technology think-tanks.

But though their cellphone charges stack up to thousands of pesos, Filipinos have no choice but to bear its cost in order to enjoy on-the-go communication.

That is, until the bayanWIRELESS landline arrived.

Savings Breakdown

Computations based on research conducted by Firestarters commissioned by Bayan Telecommunications among a sample of 520 respondents and usage data from their subscribers showed that Filipinos could cut down up to 50% of their phone bills should they avail of the benefits of  bayanWIRELESS landline. This potential savings figure was derived from comparing the costs associated with commonly used services found in cellphones and bayanWIRELESS landlines and average usage habits.

The four main features compared were as follows: 1) local landline calls, 2) mobile phone calls, 3) NDD (National Direct Dial) calls, and 4) IDD (International Direct Dial) calls.,

In terms of local landline calls, users of bayanWIRELESS landline can rack up to 67% in savings. Unlike other wireless landline services that only provide 600 call minutes for a fixed monthly charge, the bayanWIRELESS landline offers unlimited calling to other Bayan phones and any landline located in the same area code.

Given that Filipinos call an average of 2100 minutes a month based on the data, the unlimited calling feature of

bayanWIRELESS landline disregards the need to pay for additional minutes beyond the 600-minute bundle of other wireless landline services.

But more than landline call savings, cellphone users were found to gain the most from using their bayanWIRELESS landline for voice calls. Charges related to mobile phone calls can go down by up to 50% if they were made using a bayanWIRELESS landline instead of a cellphone. Assuming a person calls while mobile at least once a day, that’s already at least 30 minutes per month, or according to research, more near an average of 90 minutes a month. Multiply that with regular off-net calling rates at P7.50/minute of other networks and Bayan Wireless Landline’s rate of P6.50/minute to cellphones shows instant savings.

Similarly, charges associated with NDD (National Direct Dial) calls and IDD (International Direct Dial) calls can decrease by up to 47% and 74%, respectively. With Bayan’s IDD rate going for only P4.50/minute to Top 10 countries, it’s not hard to see how it beats other networks’ rates of P17/minute ($0.40). This affordable call rate allows Filipinos to have longer and more meaningful conversations with loved ones overseas. The NDD savings stem from the lower rates of bayanWIRELESS landline of P4.00 per minute, which is significantly lower than the mobile phone rate of P7.50 per minute.