U Mobile is jumping head first into the Pokemon GO craze with its ‘Power-Up for Pokemon GO’ contest. The contest runs from 10-23 August and Pokemon hunters stand to win ten iPhone 6s smartphones, MYR42,000 worth of postpaid and prepaid credits as well as powerbanks.
The orange telco is taking a wholehearted approach to the phenomenal augmented reality game that’s taken the world by storm. It isn’t just running the contest. It’s also making sure U Mobile subscribers don’t have to worry about not having enough data to play the game.
U Mobile never have to worry about data with the ample 3GB of data quota for Power Prepaid users, and 30GB of data for Hero Postpaid P98.
Next, to give you a boost on your hunt, U Mobile will set up lures during the two week contest period to ensure Pokemon characters at selected Pokestops will increase. These locations will be announced to customers via social media.
Additionally, from 10 August to 10 September 2016, U Mobile subscribers will receive discounts of their Uber rides. Getting to your Pokestops or Gyms couldn’t be any cheaper.
To ensure you catch Pokemons safely and efficiently, U Mobile will be sharing safety and gaming tips.
Last but not least, we know that hunting Pokemons is power-sapping for mobile devices. With that, U Mobile customers will enjoy special discounts when they purchase powerbanks from Lazada, for a period of one month beginning 10 August 2016.
How to participate in ‘Power-Up for Pokemon GO’ contest
U Mobile will be uploading selected Pokemon characters to be captured for the day, on Facebook, Instagram and its official website during the two-week contest period.
All you need to do is hunt and capture these selected Pokemons. Make sure you screen capture your catch, post the image on Instagram and add a creative caption. Include hashtags #pokeonz and #umobile. The caption should begin with ‘I want to Power-Up for Pokemon Go with U Mobile because…’
35 daily winners will be selected based on overall best caption. Winners will be announced across U Mobile’s social channels and website every three days.
Five daily winners win a 4,000mAh powerbank each.
30 daily winners will receive MYR100 postpaid or prepaid credits.
For the penultimate grand prize, ten winners will be picked from the pool of daily winners based on overall top ten best captions.
Grand prizes winners receive an iPhone 6s each. Winners will be announced via U Mobile’s Facebook, Instagram and website.
