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Globe Tattoo Prepaid drops to Php895

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 99 replies

posted: September 11th, 2009

Globe is doing a promo on their Tattoo Prepaid Kit. Get a Php1,000 discount for every purchase of a kit — that’s just Php895 from the regular price of Php1,895.

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I’m ready to quit my iPhone 3G

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 110 replies

posted: September 10th, 2009

I’ve been on prepaid since I got a mobile phone ten years ago. The only time I was convince to get into a postpaid plan was when I got an iPhone 3G subscription plan from Globe. And for the last 12 months, I thought it was well worth it.

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Globe on Tattoo, WiMax and GPON 100Mps

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 60 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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Globe Duo now available on Prepaid

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 49 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 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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Globe doubles Philippine Internet Bandwitdh

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 37 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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Globe drops iPhone 3G Price by Php4,000

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 16 replies

posted: February 27th, 2009

Globe Telecom today announced it will reduce the price of iPhone 3G by Php4,000 — that’s for both the 8GB and the 16GB model. That brings the 8GB down to Php33,599 and the 16GB version to Php39,799.

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Globe Broadband Tattoo at 2Mbps

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 256 replies

posted: February 26th, 2009

Okay, I think I spoke too soon. Just got this press release from Globe that they renamed their 3G internet service to Globe Broadband Tattoo.

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Globe’s Great Phone Sale

Published by: yuga under: Events. 3 replies

posted: September 22nd, 2008

Next Saturday, September 27, Globe is hosting a free event for everyone with a whole day of games, gadgetry and a great phone sale.

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Globe Pricing Plans: Nokia E90 vs. iPhone 3G

Published by: yuga under: Mobile. 13 replies

posted: August 9th, 2008

When Globe Telecom came out and announced the pricing plans for the iPhone 3G, a lot of people cried foul and declared it too expensive. Some even claims Globe is exploiting the iPhone 3G popularity for charging exorbitant fees on the exclusive iPhone. So I did some digging on Globe’s existing price plans and found out that the Nokia E90 is even more expensive!

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Postpaid subscribers spend 7 times more than Prepaid users

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 5 replies

posted: August 6th, 2008

Based on a quarterly report from Globe, it seems like Postpaid subscribers are spending 7 times the amount on voice and data services compared to Prepaid subscribers.

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Globe Telecom acquires EGG for Php351 Million

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 5 replies

posted: August 5th, 2008

Just got a copy of Globe’s disclosure to the SEC announcing the 100% buyout of Entertainment Gateway Group and all its affiliated companies (EGGstreme of Hong Kong) for a total cash amount of Php351 Million.

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Globe tops Yahoo! oneSearch usage in Southeast Asia

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms , Yahoo. 3 replies

posted: July 26th, 2008

Globe Telecom is the top Yahoo! oneSearch partner in Southeast Asia, based on number of unique page views per day using the mobile search engine.

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Results: Mobile 3G Usage

Published by: yuga under: Mobile , Telecoms. 11 replies

posted: July 3rd, 2008

We’ve got over a hundred submissions from our recent poll on mobile 3G services. The results are not that surprising but the breakdown of services is a bit interesting though. See figures and graphs after the jump.

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GT opens Globe Labs Division

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 12 replies

posted: June 25th, 2008

In a press launch this afternoon, Globe Telecom announced the opening of a new division aptly named Globe Labs. The new department will embark in innovative projects including the recently concluded 3G Multimedia Challenge.

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What will happen to Globe Visibility Unlimited?

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 18 replies

posted: June 24th, 2008

People have been asking that since Globe Visibility has obviously moved into the flat prepaid and tiered postpaid models, what will happen to subscribers who are on the GV Unlimited plans?

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Globe iPhone 3G Post-Paid Plans Unveiled?

Published by: yuga under: Mobile , Telecoms. 76 replies

posted: June 10th, 2008

Updates:

Got an email tipping us of the possible Globe Telecom Post-Paid Plans for the new iPhone 3G coming this September in the Philippines. These postpaid plans are not final and may change but more or less close to what you’ll expect when it comes out.

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Will you switch providers for an iPhone?

Published by: yuga under: Apples and iPods. 29 replies

posted: May 13th, 2008

Since the short announcement by Globe yesterday, it’s been the talk of the town already. Most of the tech journalists I talked to yesterday and today tell me this may not be a game-changer for Globe and I tend to agree with them.

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OFW woes with Globe’s Kababayan SIM Card

Published by: yuga under: Telecoms. 32 replies

posted: April 3rd, 2008

An old friend sent me an email about his problems with Globe’ Kababayan SIM card when using it in Singapore. He tried to reach Globe CSR to no avail and requested if I could publish his letter here.

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