Globacom, Samsung introduce Combo offer

Telecommunications giant, Globacom Limited and Samsung Electronics have introduced ‘Glo Samsung handset bundle’ tagged Combo offer, to commemorate Nigeria’s 50th anniversary celebration.

The collaboration between the two companies, Director, Samsung Electronics, West Africa, Mr. Fady Khatib said, is in order to celebrate the nation’s independence golden jubilee as well as a way of appreciating Nigerians who use any of their services.

Khatib said, the Glo Samsung anniversary handset bundle offer is packaged with two handsets in one with so many features every other mobile handset possess which includes Fm radio, torch light among others.

These handsets include Samsung E1105 and Samsung Corby.

“Not only is this package bundled with a Glo SIM card, it also has free airtime of N150 at first activation”, he said.

Khatib also informed that the retail price of E1105 handset is sold for N3, 600 while the Corby series could be purchased at N14, 500, which are available at any Glo outlet and Samsung shops.

The promo, he said would last for a period of three months, starting from October through December this year, even as he revealed that there would be a draw at the end of each month where every lucky buyer would win special gifts such five brand new i10 Hyundai cars, 15 Samsung 32-inch LCD Television sets, 50 Samsung Notebooks and 500 Samsung B3210 Corby handsets.

“I urge every Nigerian and our esteemed customers to go and get these bundle offer, activate and get mobile with your Samsung Glo Bundle package and celebrate the country’s independence in style”.

He further said that Combo offer comes with a 150MB free data for three months to the bargain.

He explained that apart from the benefits on each purchase, each subscriber who activates the bundled SIM also qualifies for a monthly draw for mouth watering prizes.

In his remarks, Managing Director, Samsung Electronics, Mr. Idorenyen Enong, said there is no better way of rewarding customers than to introduce this offer at this time in collaboration with Glo.

Enong noted that the partnership between the two companies is no coincidence because both have and will always come together to enhance, enrich and better the lives of Nigerians in terms of telephony services .

Responding to questions, Executive Director Globacom, Mr. Adewale Sangowawa clarified that one could not use another SIM card in any of these phones under this offer because the handsets have already been loaded with Glo SIM.

This, he said, makes it customized handset from Samsung and Glo.

Adewale stated that the fusion of airtime, Glo SIM card and two mobile sets in one is as part of the golden jubilee anniversary promo coming from the two firms.

“The Glo 50th jubilee anniversary combo in collaboration with Samsung he restated, is away of offering love to our people, we want to show them that we care and will always care for them, and so they needs to be rewarded because without you our customers we cannot thrive. The offer is doubly packaged which makes one mobile, talks the new mobile on the road as you get them, Happy 50th independence celebration Nigeria”.

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