That didn’t take too long. Learned about this a couple of days ago but held off until it was official and the prepaid prices have been finalized. This is Globe Telecom’s response to Smart’s Unlimited Prepaid Blackberry Plans.
Subscribers can get unlimited BlackBerry service on their BlackBerry smartphones with new prepaid service plans for daily, weekly or monthly rates.
Daily Personal BlackBerry: Php50
5-Day Personal BlackBerry: Php220
Monthly Personal BlackBerry: Php1,200
The rates are almost similar to that of Smart. Smart’s weekly is Php300 for 7 days while Globe’s 5-day price is Php220.
The new prepaid BlackBerry service plans provide unlimited access to (push) email including Yahoo! Mail and Gmail; instant messaging via BlackBerry Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, and Windows Live Messenger; and social networking sites such as Facebook and Flickr.
To activate the prepaid BlackBerry service plans and experience unlimited BlackBerry service all day just text BB ON
The prepaid BlackBerry service will be activated on the customer’s Globe prepaid account and BlackBerry smartphone within 24 hours following the text message registration. Internet browsing is not included in the unlimited service and will be charged like any GPRS service for prepaid subscribers — P5 for 15 minutes for time-based browsing or P0.15/KB for volume-based browsing.
Note: Free use on Blackberry APN only. Additional charges will apply when Globe APN is used.
I don’t understand why there’s this “fine print” about the service not working with BB handhelds not bought with Globe? Is there a difference?
I tried the SMART BIS and it worked but I’d like to try the Globe service and the CSR wasn’t any help. Just repeated the line that they will not assist if unit is not purchased with Globe. This after the registration of 50 pesos. I wonder if there are other “victims” like me. Please email me and let’s file a class action lawsuit.
Ano ba APN ng Blackberry?
sino ang naka try na mag renew?
Tried using this…it’s working naman :)
blahhhh. globe sucks. if di pa gumawa ng move si smart, di sila susunod. pfft.
Hello Guys!
For more info, details or support, please send message to Globe via their Twitter account at @talk2globe
i sent bb on 220 to 8888 and nothing happened. i tried resending and i got a “kasalukuyang pinoproseso ang iyong naunang request” how long should it take for globe to reply and let me register, etc? thanks :)
this service is cool i subscribed yesterday morning and my subscription should be expired this 1030 in the morning but now its 9pm its still working!!nice one globe!!hahahah!!..!..
migrating from smart bis to globe.. everything else seem to work fine except for setting up my email.. it says your account has been suspended. Please contact the system administrator.. any help on this? thnx
bro pnta ka lng globe.blackberry.com on ur device… walang problema dyn.dun mo iregister email mo..pin moko 20e0ca81!!
ok na it’s working. but i cant create a new account for my email :( ikaw ba?
mgbattery pull ka muna..saglit lng yan
Was able to register na pero it says I’ll receive a confirmation message or I’ll be able to see EDGE or GPRS on my signal indicator. I’m still waiting for it now. Does it really take long?
globe works..unlimited web browsing din to!!im using it!make sure hndi 5 and above remaining balance mo para di ka mcharge!sbi lng nila ung 24hours..im using this right now.50 cents lng extra load ko and im here at yugatech!haha
I tried registering but I still can’t send it. It says “short message transfer rejected” :( can somebody help me?:(
I tried it again, it worked. :)
@Blackberry9700: With smart, after an expensive trial and error, what the customer assistants dont know, everytime you want to renew your BB prepaid service, you have to txt MMS ON to 211 first before txting BB DAY or WEEK to 2207 then battery pull after
Globe’s a bit hassle… really? 24 hours after subscribing? Smart only takes a few seconds, the reset of the handset itself takes longer!
I’ll stick with Smart for the meantime.. until Globe fixes issues
Smart plan at same prices is unlimited surfing while Globe plan is limited to social sites and email so not equal plan even if same price
Smart plan at same prices is unlimited surfing while Globe plan is limited to social sites and email so not equal plan even if same price http://globephilippines.blogspot.com/
slightly unrelated pero pwede na rin:
GLOBE just announced the unlimited surfing for iPhones. Saw an ad sa Manila Bulletin. It’s 1200, similar to the unlimited Blackberry plans.