Comments on: What will happen to Globe Visibility Unlimited?

By: athena

athena — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:55:04 +0000

yes you can…you are paying for that…so you should use it…nakakawalang gana lang kc magsurf using G.V. napakabagal…mabilis pa ung wi-fi ng public plaza namin…kaso lng lobat kalaban mo…wala kasing oulet…wala ba kayong tricks dyan?….hehehe

By: yuga

yuga — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:53:50 +0000

Yes, you can do that. A friend uses his Visibility SIM on an iPhone 3G so he pretty has unlimited internet plus it can make calls and send SMS.

By: Boylet

Boylet — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:55:24 +0000

Hi Yuga,

Just curious, the visibility unlimited (2000php) comes with a sim, right? If you use that sim on a phone, you basically can surf using that phone(as well as smtp and pop) right?

Can I also use that phone as a HSDPA modem instead of the USB dongle that comes with the visibility plan?

Thanks..

By: smdelfin

smdelfin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:04:59 +0000

Smart Bro is now offering unlimited for P1,500. I don’t know about the reliability, though.

By: james lim

james lim — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:42:35 +0000

I have been a globe visibility subscriber under the unlimited plans for almost 2 years already. but in the past 3-4 months service has been very poor and is not usable anymore. ive been complaining to globe but to no avail.

By: How to solve the 3G network congestion problem? | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:28:00 +0000

[...] for all carriers to offer unlimited 3G plans but the recent announcement that Globe Visibility will no longer offer this was a step [...]

By: chelle_law

chelle_law — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:06:27 +0000

hi. i don’t think globe would want to be held liable for breach of contract if they would change the unlimited visibility plan after the 2-yr. contract expires. even if after the 2-yr. contract expires, the visibility subscriber continues to enjoy the features of the same unless, said subscriber requests for its termination. the same is true with the previous postpaid plans introduced by globe. i have friends who still continued the below 500 postpaid plans that were offered way back when texting was just new.

By: Why no Unlimited 3G on Globe iPhone plans? | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:56:11 +0000

[...] While we cannot really be certain as to what the real reasons behind, let me point you to a previous entry I made: Globe Visibility Mobile 3G goes Prepaid & What will happen to Globe Visibility Unlimited? [...]

By: zoe

zoe — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:26:38 +0000

it is understandable that globe is offering their supposedly good HSDPA service to more people. what is unfortunate is that they are not upgrading their system to accommodate all of their subscribers/ users. the scenario now is that people subscribed to their unlimited 2k/month plan is not satisfied with the speed. i for one barely use my visibility now unless it’s really urgent. my two-year lock up will end in a few months and I’m really hoping for a change in the service. i’d really hate to say goodbye to my visibility. the 5pesos/15minutes is also a rip-off considering that you wont get anywhere within 15mins. what you will get is frustration.

By: Mochan

Mochan — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:19:59 +0000

Globe needs to give us Unlimited plans. There is no way I will be happy with prepaid pay-per-minute.

I know prepaid rules here but let the 98% duke it out with their prepaid plans, leave the 2% that like unlimited postpaid alone!

By: Jan Blando

Jan Blando — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:28:22 +0000

If I’m not mistaken, Globe will offer the unlimited data plan option to their subscribers who will get the 3G iPhone. I’m not sure if browsing will be limited to the phone since the first gen iPhone can’t be used as a modem.

By: yuga

yuga — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:19:06 +0000

@erin – they will be sim-locked with the duration of your contract, which is usually 24-months.

After that, I think you can use it with any SIM. Question though is — will the unlocking be automatic or would require you to go to a business center to do it.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:42:42 +0000

@yuga: np. i just realized that i skipped when finishing the sentence. one of the perils of multi-tasking.

i assume that these devices are also sim-locked? i wonder how long would these be “open-lined” so one can switch between providers similar to choosing which dial-up isp one is going to use.

ciao!

By: yuga

yuga — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:32:01 +0000

@erin, thanks for the correction on the typo.

@lintdale, depending on your location actually where you get the best 3G speeds. Try both Globe and Smart for a month and see where you get best bang for you buck in terms of speed, reliability and cost.

By: lindtdale

lindtdale — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:23:33 +0000

Hey Yuga,

I have a smart bro prepaid now…. which mobile 3g should i use? I’m willing to buy a new one from globe as long as I’ll have a better coverage…. I like the pricing of globe since the interval is every 15 minutes…. my main problem with smart bro 3g is if i get disconnected after 10 seconds of connection, i;m already charged with 10php for the entire 30 minutes….

Thanks!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:21:53 +0000

err yuga, you might want to the third bullet again especially the 2% category.

does the Php5/15mins still have the same charge per connection problem?

ciao!

By: jhay

jhay — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:21:48 +0000

That’s the Holy Grail I guess, better 3G/HSDPA coverage.

When would that age dawn upon us? lol

By: david

david — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:28:46 +0000

At this point, you should be getting more for less, not less for more. The new prepaid plans aren’t appealing. You may as well just pay the P5/15 minutes and leave it at that. That’s hardly a replacement for unlimited service, though.

I’m still on the P2000/unlimited service and it’s been good lately, when I’ve used it. In the beginning it was really rough, though.