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Globe to launch iPhone 3GS on July 31

Published by: yuga under: Apples and iPods , Telecoms. 16 replies

posted: July 1st, 2009

This just came in — Globe Telecom has officially announced it will launch the iPhone 3GS in the Philippines on July 31, 2009.

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Surf Friendster WAP All Day for Php20

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , Web 2.0. 24 replies

posted: June 25th, 2009

Friendster and Globe Telecom has partnered to provide all day surfing on their phones to the Friendster Mobile site for only Php20.

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Globe WiMax expands to Visayas, Mindanao

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , WiFi. 17 replies

posted: June 15th, 2009

Last Thursday, Globe Telecom and Intel Philippines officially announced the formal launching of WiMax in the Philippines.

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Globe on Tattoo, WiMax and GPON 100Mps

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 33 replies

posted: June 10th, 2009

Yesterday, Globe presented a round-up of their internet services for residential customers. One particular service I only learned of that day was GPON or the Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network, a fiber-to-the-home technology.

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PLDT Call All extends Wireless Landline

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 63 replies

posted: June 5th, 2009

Last Tuesday, PLDT also launched their PLDT Call All bundle — a wireless landline extension where subscribers can call anywhere in the Philippines. This promo is available to existing PLDT residential landline subscribers for an additional fixed monthly charge of Php250.

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Globe Duo now available on Prepaid

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 21 replies

posted: June 4th, 2009

As expected, Globe Telecom is finally offering their Duo service to prepaid subscribers. The catch though is that you need to get a new Duo Special SIM Pack which costs Php45 (old prepaid SIM not supported).

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Globe Telecom clarifies P2P Issues

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 41 replies

posted: May 18th, 2009

I have been getting inquiries from people asking about the peer to peer issues with their Globe DSL. Today, Globe Telecom has issued a formal explanation regarding the issue. See details below:

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Globe offers Dell Netbook with HSDPA + GPS

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing , Telecoms. 16 replies

posted: May 14th, 2009

Found this little pamphlet earlier today while paying my bills at one of the Globe Business Center. It’s a promo for a Dell Mini 9 with built-in Globe Tattoo SIM.

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Rate Chart of Mobile 3G Internet Providers

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 26 replies

posted: May 13th, 2009

So we could better see which 3g internet provider is giving us the best deals, I made this simple chart to compare postpaid and prepaid mobile 3G plans of Globe, Smart and Sun Cellular.

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Globe explains Duo Landline service

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 20 replies

posted: May 8th, 2009

In a press briefing yesterday afternoon, executives from Globe Telecom formally announced their new Globe Duo service - a mobile and landline number in one SIM.

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Has your PLDT myDSL slowed to a crawl?

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 77 replies

posted: April 22nd, 2009

For the last couple of weeks, my PLDT DSL connection at home has crawled to a turtle’s pace. I don’t often get this type of problems in the last 4.5 years but this time, it took longer than one would expect.

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Blackberry Storm arrives in the Philippines

Published by: yuga under: Mobile , Telecoms. 22 replies

posted: April 21st, 2009

Research in Motion (RIM) announced today the availability of the new touchscreen Blackberry Storm in the Philippines. The Storm is RIM’s first foray into touchscreen handsets, obviously aimed at the iPhone 3G market.

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Globe offers Plan Duo Service

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 46 replies

posted: April 5th, 2009

Breaking: Globe Telecom has launched a new cellphone-and-landline-in-one service called the Plan Duo Subscription. This service allows Globe subscribers to carry two numbers in a single SIM card — 1 mobile and 1 landline. Check the details of the plan below:

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Asus Eee PC 904 GO with built-in SmartBro

Published by: yuga under: Personal Computing , Telecoms. 32 replies

posted: March 18th, 2009

In a press release, Smart has announced it will be offering netbooks with built-in SmartBro wireless internet as a bundled package. It’s not the regular USB dongle but netbooks with 3G SIM card slots in them.

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Globe doubles Philippine Internet Bandwitdh

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 34 replies

posted: March 17th, 2009

In a lunch event today, Globe Telecom and Tata Communications announced that their new submarine cable system has been activated and carrying traffic to the Philippines.

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Sun intros 1-Peso International SMS

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 9 replies

posted: March 15th, 2009

This was first explained to me by a friend who got a new Sun Cellular SIM. Then, last week I got to talk to a marketing manager from Sun who lent me a phone with their new Sun Cellular International SIM in it and adds that their international SMS is only Php1.

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