Make the Switch!! It was well, almost everybody's buzz word this morning as Belize's national wireless company set in motion another one of their 'marketing promotions' aimed at maximizing their already major portion of the wireless market. The promotion, a second of its kind in less than a year, triggered frenzy amongst the hundreds who showed up to take advantage of the company's latest Make the Switch bargain! Our Monica Bodden got caught up in the frenzy and filed this report.
Monica Bodden Reporting
If you were anywhere near Church Street this morning - you couldn't have missed the crowd of people standing outside BTL - for the company's latest promotions.
Michael Augustus, Public Relations Representative
"It's an awesome promotion where we are doing a "Make the Switch" we have 4 phones which we had I should say because we had the famous LG Cookie which is a touch screen, by 9 o' clock this morning those were all finish and we had a huge number of those. We have 3 Samsungs phones, those are the ones we still have left and as you can see the crowd out here us. The crowd are just walking in and out with phones, everybody wants to make the switch, everybody wants to come over to Digicell and we are encouraging people to come on over."
According to Augustus, making the switch for a brand new Digicell phone was pretty easy.
Michael Augustus
"All you have to do is to have a SMART phone that is connected and fully activated. You come in and you walk up to the customer service representative and they will give you, you tell them which phones you are interested in. Come with $99 if you would want one of the LG Cookie or there is also a Samgsung for $99 it very pretty and looks like one of the high models ones. Then for $49 along with that SMART phone and walk out with a Digicell package; phone, simcard and a $10 card plus you also get 750 SMS."
Doors were opened from - 8 o'clock this morning and as you can see - people were literally pushing to get through them. The inside was just as crowded as outside as these customers all wanted take advantage of the promotion.
Michael Augustus
"When I came to work this morning I could not even find a parking space, I had to go all the way around and park in the Romacs parking lot and I had to walk in and asking for excuse until I get through the gate. we are happy and proud that the customers wants to become Digicell customers."
The Make the Switch promotion today was nationwide and our sources tell us it generated similar frenzy at all Telemedia outlets countrywide.
