Comments on: OFW woes with Globe’s Kababayan SIM Card

By: hannah

hannah — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:19:13 +0000

hello,
where i can buy OFW sim pack po?
kase pumunta na po ako sa globe sa sm, wala naman po…

By: yuki

yuki — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:27:52 +0000

The weird thing about it is that i saw the clerk placing every sim card into her phone checking if it is working. Doesn’t it activate the services or something. She is supposed to insert it into the buyers phone. And that is why i think my sim card is not working plus. after reading all the comments here. I guess we were all fooled by false marketing. I’d rather buy a new phone abroad than waste my money again to Globe and Smart’s false marketing.

Maybe if they train their clerks to study about what their selling maybe there won’t be much complains.

By: Yuki

Yuki — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 13:15:08 +0000

I bought the OFW Family Pack because i don’t want to waste time registering for Roam Services. I was told by the clerk that i can immediately use it. But when i landed to Japan there is no signal at all even though it has 300php load. What happened to “you can immedaitely use it” the sim cards is 100php freaking 100php and i can’t even use it.

By: shey

shey — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:10:39 +0000

where i can buy globe ofw sim card?

Thanks in advance!

By: Marieta

Marieta — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:27:06 +0000

Dear Customer Service
I bought my SIM card when I went back home last March 2011′ My OFW SIM card expired. Can I reactivate my SIM Card?
OFW no.9279418455 and barcode no.4103 2215 1002 9083
Please advise me what steps I should do.
Awaiting for our reply ASAP>

Thank you,

Marieta

By: kmerc

kmerc — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:57:41 +0000

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By: Rb

Rb — Mon, 30 May 2011 15:17:32 +0000

My loved one was on his way to the US on a short notice and we forgot to read up on using the roaming services of his prepaid sim. Long story short (which deserves another post), on the eve of his flight, we weren’t able to avail of Smart’s roaming so we went over to Globe to inquire on the OFW sim.

Mr. How-may-I-help-you-today was very helpful and accomodating. He did tell us that :

a. the ofw sim is ready to use abroad, no waiting time

b. the ofw sim can have 0 maintaining balance as long as we reload or call the sim once a month

c. only 80 pesos for 2 sims

and…

d. it would only cost us P1.00 to text
(at this point, I was like “Uy, good deal!”)

So we bought the sims.

When my loved one arrived on the states, the globe sim didn’t have a signal. Oh no.

Good thing my loved one has a spare Tri-band phone.

And then when my loved one texted… gasp! P15.00? Where did that come from?

So, main rant of this is, Mr. How-may-I-help-you-today:

a. failed to mention that you need a tri-band phone for this to work, and in some cases, like guam and other islands, would require quad band phones.

b. withheld (NOT failed-to-mention) information that sms from the US would be P15.00, not P1.00. He just stood there and smiled as we assumed that the world is not full of deceipt and false marketing.

Well, at least it beats Smart’s P20.00 per SMS.

Oh btw, this was in Globe megamall. And Mr. How-may-I-help-you-today is a 5’6″ish light skinned chinito early 20′s guy.

By: Marichelle Manguiat

Marichelle Manguiat — Thu, 19 May 2011 02:59:43 +0000

I bought a Globe OFW sim pack and sent the OFW to my husband in dubai. But when he tried to use it, it is basically dead… no signal… what should i do about it? should i buy him another sim roaming ready? can i still use the Family sim that’s still with me? please advise.

By: Prenilie

Prenilie — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:18:43 +0000

I bought an OFW sim pack in the Philippines. I arrived yesterday in Australia. I just wondering if i can use a globe prepaid card (100 pesos) which i bought from the Philippines to reload my OFW sim. If i can, HOW can i put the credit on it into my OFW sim number? Thanks for your help

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By: yoy

yoy — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:11:54 +0000

Globe Faith replied on Aug 10th, 2010 at 2:22 pm (33)

Hi, we’ve come across this blog from 2 years ago and we are saddened to learn that you gained a bad impression on us because of this. If you still have any pending issue/s or concerns with Globe, you may reach us on Twitter (talk2globe) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/?sk=messages#!/globeph?ref=ts ), you can also email us on . We’d be more than willing to assist you. Thank you. Globe Faith
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any other site that we could post our complaints? i can’t access facebook its forbidden in my place.

By: savier

savier — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:04:03 +0000

hello pls paki ayos poh ng sim ko dahil nwalan aq ng signal naka2inis nmn oh ilang beses na ngyari skin 2 eh…..nkakadla na ang globe sim nyo eh lage nlng ganito nwalan nanaman aq ng signal d2 sa abroad.

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 09:33:02 +0000

Maybe I can help to clarIfy to all. I went through the same problems as most of you so let me explain what you can do.
1. Buy Globe or Smart OFW Family Sim Pack in Phil. There will be two sim in the pack one is OFW SIM & other is FamIly SIM. Globe OFW SIM comes preactivated roaming. For the OFW sim In Singapore. Better to choose Globe. Later below will explain why. Both OFW Sim receptions are good.
2. You keep the OFW sim to bring along to Overseas. Family Sim you pass to loved ones in Phil. They must use it immediately to make sure both SIM can be used.
3. I can receive & make call & txt in Phil even using the OFW SIM but once u arrive overseas only use the OFW SIM to receive txt/SMS.
4. In Singapore & maybe in other part of the world also you buy a Globe partner Kababayan Prepaid SIM. In Singapore it’s Singtel Globe Kababayan Card. Make sure it’s the correct SIM.
5. After trying so many times. I finally choose the Globe OFW. the reason is when you use Singtel Kababayan Sim to SMS to Globe Family Sim you only pay S$0.05 just like local SMS. Your loved ones use the Family Sim to send SMS to ur Globe OFW SIM for P1 only. Your loved ones can use the txt promos in Phil to Save more.
6. Overall you will need to carry two phones or get a dual sim phone for yourself in Singapore. In Phil Only 1 SIM Is needed. And that is Globe Family SIM. Remember to keep using the Family SIM every month if not your OFW SIM will be deactivated
7. If you decide to use SMART OFW SIM. then in Singapore you will pay S$0.15 global SMS rate for SMS to smart.

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By: Globe Faith

Globe Faith — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:22:39 +0000

By: yayix

yayix — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:36:20 +0000

why do you guys buy a separate sim when going abroad? looks like there’s no added benefit with this ofw or kabayan sims. even before wala pa tong mga gimik na to eh 15 pesos na ang charging for every sms sent from a roaming sim to pinas then when sending sms from pinas to a roaming sim 1 peso lang. so ano ba advantages nito?

By: alaiza

alaiza — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:34:58 +0000

my mother bought a kababayan sim there in singapore and then the charges is 15/text…she is also experiencing a deduction even though we r d one who is calling..right now she can’t reply to our texts because she don’t have load..is the load really ranges to $28?!can I, here at Philippines give her a load?!kindly email me your answers..thank u..

By: DOHA QATAR

DOHA QATAR — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:59:34 +0000

GLOBE TELECOM SERVICES IS NO GOOD ANYWHERE IN MIDDLE EAST, PARATING NAWAWALA ANG SIGNAL AT KUNG MINSAN WLA TALGA SIGNAL… ITO PA ANG MALALALA, KUNG TATAWAGAN K FROM PINAS MABABAWASA PA LOAD MO AT THE SAME TIME PATI SA CALLER..

GLOBE KABAYAN SIM CARD IS USELESS….

By: ann

ann — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:44:24 +0000

we bought an OFW sim pack. It was being used when one day the it can not be used because the roam has been disabled for whatever reason.

how to reactivate the roaming feature of the OFW sim considering that it was bought because of its roaming features.

thanks.

By: greece alvarez

greece alvarez — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:09:59 +0000

pls globe respone nmn ,,
bkt ganun ,, sbi ng globe alert skin mang exexpire na dw ofwsim card ku.. ee ung tito ku 2yrs na xng gumgmit nd nmn bkt aku gnun,,

By: greece alvarez

greece alvarez — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:01:20 +0000

hi globe ng ex expire ba ang globe
kasi my ngtxt skn na globe alert na mang exexpire na dw ng 48 hours??
bkt ganun?
pls respone

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By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 03 May 2009 08:30:35 +0000

i cant load the 300 pesos card on my OFW sim..??>!!!!!!!!!anyone knows..????when i call the reload it always say ..toooot tooooot toooot…:D

By: fiona

fiona — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:10:38 +0000

whoa. i keep activating my brother’s ofw sim but globe keeps replying that i’ve cancelled it. so weird of them. help guys?! how do i activate my brother’s ofw sim??

By: Christine

Christine — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:41:08 +0000

ahm..hey..i just bought an OFW sim card but i don’t know how to load a 300peso on it..please help me..email me at cj_2595@yahoo.com..tnx

By: rex

rex — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:29:25 +0000

Dear Subscribers,

On behalf of Customer Service Rep of Globe, we do apologize for the inconvince. For more information, you may reach us by dialling 211 using you globe handy phone number. your inquiry will all be answered by our efficient CSR. for IYA’s question, OFW sim is temporarily barred to use any VAS as well as promos such as unlitxt and other local call and txt promo. In addition, Globe Kababayan (OFW SIM), has in-comming and out-going charges, meaning even you didnt initiated the call, you will be charged according to the rates of country you are in. For lost load concerns, be assured that all deductions done to your credit is valid.

Customer Service Representative

By: iya

iya — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:17:34 +0000

why is that when family sim called me ,my load eat them up.?and do ofw sim also get unlitd txt or other promos??

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By: kay-a

kay-a — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:30:41 +0000

To boyong and the rest, well i’ve been using Ofw sim since last year, well ganito kung bakit di nagwowork ang mga sims nyo, first un unang release nang ofw sim pack (ung dalawa ang sim.) Before you leave the country you must register so you have to load 300 to activate it by using the procedure given in the instruction or call hotline. Leave the other sim for you love ones. Either they must use it or not, this must be activated 24 hours prior departure kasi maactivate un after 24 hours eh kung don ka sa airport nagactivate pagpunta mo dito wala ka nang signal di na sya maactivate..this happen to me nong umalis ako dalawa pang sim, kay bad trip nagpadala na lang ulit ako..

Now, they release the new package which is preactivated already which you only need to buy it and ready to go, this is how i understand since my friend brought her globe pack sim and she didn’t even load activated na nong nasa states na sya.

At saka ang mechanism non don’t expect na ikaw (from u.s if you will reply back to your love one using ur ofw sim don’t expect na piso ang babayaran mo, 15 pesos kasi ang send mo will go ur network then to globe kaya ganun, pero ung love one mo, it will go to globe then to the partner network kaya piso lng sila. sila ang may bintahi hindi ikaw, (nasa states ka nga o ibang bansa of course alam nila may pera ka.hehehe). so the best way to do that is using chikka.com since i Globe have partner with chikka u can text for 30txts in a day, parang receiving na lang yang ofw sim mo, but if you have the money you can load 500 to text u divide it by 15 thats how many text u can give.

ngayon ang problema ko naman ngayon bat ako nakapunta dito sa sight. well sabi nang globe you don’t have to reload, O.O nga tama, hindi ako nagrereload, but sometimes i let them load me at least 20 pesos to make it active. but it didn’t say that it will EXPIRE. ayon ang catch, sabi anila may senend sila sa akin na notice na mageexpire, ang nareceive ko naman ay “magreload nang at least 15 para may 5 free texts ka after 2 days marereceive mo ang award.. iba ang advertisement sa notice diba kababayan? dapat sabi don reload in 15 days so your sim won’t expire.ganun.. ngayon problema ko ngayon i have to wait 14 days loloadan nanaman nila nang 100, call the customer service saka nila activate.. that’s a lot of days to wait..

Tmobile, at&t, cingular o watever telecos ang magshowshow up hindi globe kasi nekipartner ang globe (response to boyong)

anyway good service all in all hoping lang na dapat din at least 2 pesos ang text nang ofw to pinas para piso difference lng.hehe!agree?