Globe offers 'unli' calls to US

MANILA, Philippines - Ayala-controlled Globe Telecom has tied up with New York Stock Exchange listed Vonage Holdings Corp. to connect about 3.5 million Filipinos living in the US with their loved ones in the Philippines.

The plan combines unlimited calling to all of Globe’s more than 31 million mobile and wireline subscribers with Vonage’s ultra-low per minute rate to all other numbers in the Philippines.

The strategic partnership with Globe would allow Vonage customers in the USA for the 3.5 million Filipinos living in the US to call the Philippine Globe phones unlimited under the new plan, Vonage(r) Unlimited to Globe(r) Philippines is now available immediately at a flat rate of $29.99 per month plus taxes and fee.

Read more at http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=66&articleId=833657
 http://ir.vonage.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=669513

http://ph.vonage.com/Globe/

 

 

• Unlimited¹ calling to all Globe Postpaid, Globe
  Prepaid, TM and Globelines subscribers in the
  Philippines for only US$29.99 a month
• Only 9¢ a minute for calls to other numbers in
  the Philippines
• Unlimited¹ calling to the U.S., Canada, Puerto
  Rico and 60 additional countries

Globe Tattoo DSL beats PLDT DSL in price for features

I did a price feature check today and found that Globe is now offering many more features and speed  for the same price for DSL with phone line, You might want to check it out

 

Globe Tattoo DSL beats PLDT DSL in price for features Get the best home broadband offer for only P1,299/month with speeds of up to 2Mbps.
Unleash the power of high-speed Internet with Tattoo DSL Plan 1299 and enjoy:
• FREE Landline
• FREE 1 Month Speed Boost
• FREE Globe to Globe NDD Calls Forever
• FREE WiFi Router
http://tattoo.globe.com.ph/product/dsl

PLDT UNLIMITED  DSL + Landline + Watchpad Apply Now  PLAN1299
UNLIMITED DSL + Landline + Watchpad
up to 1 MBPS Globe offers up to 2mbps speedFREE 20 TV Channels
HIGH-QUALITY Watchpad
FREE PLDT to PLDT NDD calls for 1 year Globe offers lifetime free calls in their networkFREE 30mins ID-DSL Callers Package to USA, Hawaii, Guam, China, Canada, Hongkong, Singapore or Thailand. Just add Php99.00/month
- Installation Fee of only Php1,100.00
- Modem for only Php1,200.00 or through monthly installment scheme. Globe offers free in their plan

http://mydsl.pldthome.com/plan.aspx

 

GLOBE VS PLDT DSL WITH LANDLINE PRICE FEATURE COMPARISON

Globe Telecom Philippines APN Settings:

For those that want to use Globe internet on their phones or devices here is the settings

Name: myGlobe Internet
APN: www.globe.com.ph or http.globe.com.ph or internet.globe.com.ph
proxy: 203.177.42.214
port: 8080
APN type: internet

Unlimited internet surfing pre paid at Globe 50 pesos one day and 220 pesos for 5 days

Globe http://tattoo.globe.com.ph/product/super-surf

50 pesos one day or 5 days is 220.  I would suggest that the 5 days is better at SMART at only 200 Pesos.

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SUN:  http://www.suncellular.com.ph/news_detail.php?id=62

Sun Broadband Wireless P50 (SBW50) one day  unlimited internet

Sun Broadband Wireless P100

Sun Broadband Wireless P250 7 days unlimited internet

Contact the SUN hotline by dialing 200 on your cell phone to get the details

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Smart Bro now has two 'unlisurf' packages  (September 17, 2010)  P100 2 days and P200 for 5 days.  http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=612574&publicationSubCategoryId=66

 

 

Phone a friend with Globe Tattoo Broadband Through Your PC

20 Jan 2010 Manila, Philippines -- In a pinch, Globe has the lifesaver for you. All you need to do is whip out your laptop, plug in your new Globe Tattoo Broadband stick, and you can call away, straight from your PC. Not content with letting you surf and text from a single SIM in your Tattoo USB, Globe Tattoo Broadband has upped the ante once more, by adding a special calling feature on its new Broadband USB sticks available starting January 18, 2010. This new offer from the fastest prepaid broadband brand is a Tattoo-branded softphone for the unlucky phone-less few who find themselves up a figurative creek with only a laptop and a fully-loaded Tattoo USB on hand, or for diehard webaholics who can’t tear themselves away from their PC long enough to pick up a phone and dial.

What’s more, this new set of Tattoo sticks comes with ImmortalCall Plus, Globe Tattoo’s landmark offer with five Immortal call minutes and 50 Immortal texts that will never expire. All you need to do is load at least P 30 onto your Tattoo USB via Globe Load, and you’re all set.

 So calling from your Tattoo USB will be the natural next step.  And the next time you find yourself in a phone-less bind, just plug your new Globe Tattoo Broadband USB into a PC and discover the latest web-worthy way to stay in touch. To learn more call (02) 730 1000 or surf over to www.globe.com.ph/tattoo.

Globe Philippines says new network to boost Internet service

Wednesday, 20 January 2010 GLOBE Telecom Inc. on Tuesday said it expects its Internet broadband network to improve with the completion of its second fiber optic network (FOBN2) located in the Northern part of Luzon. Continue reading here http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/9965-globe-says-new-network-to-boost-internet-service

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Globe's second fiber optic backbone now operational

Philippines Globe GPS aids recovery of hijacked truck

TELECOM company Globe Telecom Inc. said in a statement on Tuesday that its global positioning system (GPS) tracker service helped in the recovery of a hijacked truck carrying Nestle products worth over P3 million.
The truck was seized by seven armed men last December 11.

Globe Business and Nestle signed an agreement last year to allow the trucks of Nestle's third party service providers to use Globe Tracker GPS in checking the location of its delivery trucks.  Press release

Globe launches package for hosted contact centers

From Sunstar:  With Globe HCC Solution, all an enterprise needs to prepare is the location where its agents will be housed, the desktops of its agents, supervisors and quality assurance officers, and the LAN. Globe Business will provide the rest---the contact center applications, telecom network infrastructure, peripherals such as SIP telephone set and headset, and support services.  Continue reading here http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/globe-launches-solution-hosted-contact-centers

No unlimited texting, calls during holidays Bah humbug to SMART and Globe Christmas spirit

Tuesday, 22 December 2009 BY DARWIN G. AMOJELAR SENIOR REPORTER  from Manila Times

Telecommunication companies, or telcos, withdrew their unlimited text with voice call offering after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) denied their request for the suspension of the promo during the holidays.

In a letter dated December 10, Smart Communications Inc. informed the commission that it has abandoned their application to extend its Text and Call Combo Promo, Call Night Long Promo and Smartext 30 and Smart60 for Gold Lite Subscribers.

The Globe Telecom's Touch Mobile also withdrew its Unlimited Night Calls Promo.

Globe's and Smart's unlimited text promos without unlimited calls are still available for their subscribers, however.  Continue reading here http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/8282-no-unlimited-texting-calls-during-holidays

Philippine NTC orders telcos to offer Christmas promos  http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/7738-ntc-orders-telcos-to-offer-christmas-promos

All About Unlimited Texting Services in Philippines Globe/TM, Smart/TNT (Dec 23,2009)

 All About Unlimited Texting Services in Philippines Globe/TM, Smart/TNT (Dec 23,2009)

Following is an updated compilation of different SMS/text packages (unlimited and not) by Globe/Touch Mobile (TM) and Smart/Talk ‘n’ Text (TNT). You can subscribe to the following packages from your own mobile phone. There are other promos and packages that can only be availed via your local retailer or loading center, so you might want to check them out.  http://www.symbianize.com/showthread.php?t=171617

But be aware No unlimited texting, calls during holidays

Globe's and Smart's unlimited text promos without unlimited calls are still available for their subscribers, however.

http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/8282-no-unlimited-texting-calls-during-holidays