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October 21, 2005

Globelines Broadband at 2Mbps

Got home this evening to find pamphlets at my doorstep from Globe. Apparently they are now offering broadband connections to residential areas with speeds of up to 2Mbps. Sweet.

Here are the DSL rates and prices:

*GenTxt Express Unlimited

Monthly Fee: Php995
DSL Speed: 384kbps

Express Unlimited
Monthly Fee: Php1,495 (promo price of Php995 just now)
DSL Speed: 384kbps

Explore Silver
Monthly Fee: Php1,995
DSL Speed: 768kbps

Explore Gold
Monthly Fee: Php2,995
DSL Speed: 2Mbps

* I think the GenTxt plan is for students. Not sure about it but looks very similar to the PLDT DSL student rate before (Plan 998 or something). And read this — a Globelines landline subscription is NOT a prerequisite to Globelines broadband.

The 2Mbps under Explore Gold plan did took most of my attention. Really, really nice to have something like that at home all by myself. And to think that only last year, I was paying GreenDot Php2,750 for a mere 256kbps connection.

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305 Responses to “Globelines Broadband at 2Mbps”

  1. meili says:

    san dito ung mga taga pedro gil/UN area? maganda ba connection?. haha. kasi gusto ko magpakabit ng globe eh. parang mas ok kesa sa smart.. mejo lag smart ngaun dahil sa ulan. tas ung friend ko naman sabi mabilis daw globe, nasa QC area sha.. eh cguro depende lang sa gmagamit. well mablis din nman smart pero kasi rainy season, wala connection pag umuulan. ok na ba globe ngaun??

  2. Manu says:

    Just wonder why globe didn’t put up any forums….
    TAKOT SILANG MA SPAM SA DAMI NG NAGREREKLAMO!!
    AT ISA NA KO DUN!!
    I WOULD REALLY WASTE MY TIME JUST TO SPAM IF THEY’VE PUT UP A FORUM!! THE SUCK!!! THEY DIDN”T EVEN ANTICIPATE THESE PROBLEMS AND ANG GULO NILA HINDI SILA MARUNONG MAG KEEP UP SA PROMISE NILA NA MAY ONSITE VISIT SA DAY NA SINABI NILA DAHIL NANGAKO SILA NA MAY MAG VISIT NA TECHNICIAN AT TWO WEEKS NA WALA PA REN PUMUPUNTA DAMN GLOBE!! *rest*
    at magaling naisip nila ha…
    They will lure you to their cheap connection 995/month and they will not give the service that you are paying for hangang sa mainis ka at ipacut na ung connection which has a fee of P7200 and what did you get?? NOTHING… just wasted your money….

  3. izza says:

    anong tatawagan para mag inquire abt globelines boardband?plss sabhn nyo po thanks

  4. izza says:

    yup naiinis din ako sa smart uulan lng knte wala n akong net kainis then 2-5 days pa bago nakakaroon ulit!!grrrr!isa pa pag di mna itinwag wala na di na aasikasuhin..so i want to try globe nmn,d2 my landline pa…

  5. justine says:

    yup oo nga ang sabi sakin ng globe 171 daw pag sira landline amf pag dial ko PLDT customer SERVICE bat ganun tpos nakalagay dun sa receipt ko in case sira tawagan daw 7301357 pag sira nmn landline internet namin Busy din ung Number n yan grabe

  6. unknown says:

    me naka-globe broadband….100mbps…ok naman sya d2 sa cavite..

  7. chillwarmth says:

    @unknown… 100 mbps ok ka lang??!! hehehe

    alam ko depende kc sa location un e… ung kaibigan ko malapit sa tore ng smart… smrt bro xa… ung subscrption nya 700++ lng i think.. under 384kbps… pero ang speed nya umaabot ng 500kbps wthell… haii sana nman maayos nla at mging fair sana.. xe aq nkakaranas ako ng 1kb/s mas worse pa sa dial up.. T_T

  8. leop23 says:

    globe broadband na multi user 768Kbps (daw) / 2mbs dl speed, kahit speed/bandwidth meter ko itest eto resulta: 1.55 mbps (2wire.com). sa speedtest.net nasa 1705 kbps (.21 MB/sec) lang. upload kbps nya 676 kbps (0.08 MB/s). sa local na speed.skyinet.net download speed ko is 1699 kbps. pero minsan periodic ung slow down, intermittend loss of connectivity. minsan sabi ng router naka connect pero disconnected lahat…labo! Cavite ako sa Imus.

  9. leop23 says:

    globe broadband na multi user 768Kbps (daw) / 2mbs dl speed, kahit speed/bandwidth meter ko itest eto resulta: 1.55 mbps (2wire.com). sa speedtest.net nasa 1705 kbps (.21 MB/sec) lang. upload kbps nya 676 kbps (0.08 MB/s). sa local na speed.skyinet.net download speed ko is 1699 kbps. pero minsan periodic ung slow down, intermittend loss of connectivity. minsan sabi ng router naka connect pero disconnected lahat…labo! Cavite ako sa Imus.

  10. unknown says:

    binabawi ko na sinabi ko…..after ilang days panget ang globe broadband…ung internet led sa router ayaw umilaw……yah totoo sinasabi ko connected cya na 100 mbps.un ang status connection nya..pero pag binuksan mo na ang internet explorer..or mozilla…wala the page cannot be displayed….help…baket ganun…….???

  11. unknown says:

    binabawi ko na sinabi ko…..after ilang days panget ang globe broadband…ung internet led sa router ayaw umilaw……yah totoo sinasabi ko connected cya na 100 mbps.un ang status connection nya..pero pag binuksan mo na ang internet explorer..or mozilla…wala the page cannot be displayed….help…baket ganun…….???ngaun dial-up lang ako….

  12. gitaraptor says:

    sabi ng globe inaayos daw ang nationwide connection…ang nakakainis lng parang ang bagal naman….laging walang connection ngayon dito sa pasig mas madalas ang wala sa meron…..sana gandahan naman ng globe ang serbisyo, kase marami ang nagek-expect ng magandang serbisyo nila

  13. Justine Ignacio says:

    guLay ang GLOBE langya Mawawalan na ng DIAL TONE AT INTERNET pag Lumalakas na ang hangin AT humahamog na “tandaan HAMOG pa lng nawawala na” hayz tlga! bEts ang GlObE! AMBAGAL langya pero ok na rin at least d n q nagbabayad ng Broadband salamt sa free landline kahit sira mga twice a week mga 2-6 hours lng nmn d ka2lad sa SmartBro 1-2 MONTHS Puchaness na smart yan hay nako pareho lgn cla ng GLOBE la q masabe

  14. burdigoy says:

    I am one of those lured by your beautiful advertisement about globebroadband. I regretted having subscribed to it. From the time I paid the initial payment on June 16, 2007, my telephone conked out every other day and I got my modem changed three times already! To say that i am very much disappointed is an understatement.

    Why can’t globelines get the clue from the minions of complaining customers that they have a lemon for a modem. The crux of the problem is your modem, change its model, stupid!!! Until then, I will never recommend Globebroadband to any of my friends for fear of losing them.

  15. Joel says:

    For those who are now keen on avoiding Globe’s DSL, and also still wary about PLDT’s DSL… I saw an ad on Bayan DSL. (From Bayantel)

    DSL satisfaction or your money back DAW. Look it up. Posible na wala silang lock-down period.

  16. jam says:

    ei guys..what are the requirements for application of globe broadband 995..tnx

  17. Homogenizer says:

    Requirements for a 995php Globe Broadband?? 2500php one time registration fee, identification or credentials and lots of patience!! hehe. Just acquired 995php for my small business desk at Marikina city. I can really differentiate the residential and business service quality of service. At home i applied for a residential data only service and they were like turtles on my application and activation hence I terminated it. (B.S. on the holding period as long as you assert it) now with the allure of the 995php business line (995php broadband and zero pesos on the landline) this is a no brainer! I’m paying 1500php just for a business line and wow! upgrading to a 995php MSF that comes with a broadband is sweet. My frame of mind is “I don’t really care if my DSL functions or not as long as I can get the cheaper MSF and a working business landline!!” Well, my MSF package is now lower and now we will wait if this Globelines DSL at Marikina City deserves praise… so far so good! By the way Destiny Cable at Marikina has a good service!

  18. sarah says:

    meron na po ba nito sa meycauayan bulacan?

  19. sarah says:

    smart bro-ken ang gamit namin dito sa meycauayan bulacan……….super walang kwenta…………..promise! sana ang globe di ganun.

  20. SMART BROLOK says:

    Hey! Hey! Hey! nkakatawa naman mga kwento nyo, comments and experiences, kala ko ako lng ang nanggagalaiti sa galit hehe, well here’s my story, Smartbro subs ako since Oct 31, 2006 hindi ko pansin na mbgal n pala ung connection ko kc first time ko lng magpakabit ng broadband kala ko ok n ung ganung speed, na notice ko lng sya nung Dec to January biglang bumilis ang ang connection ko na dapat ay ganon pala ang speed na nkukuha ko. after that bumalik nnman sa dati, then tinawag ko sa customer service nila na, to make the story short 4 times ako n field visit 3 times palit ng canopy at 1 beses change ng base station. after that mas lalo bumagal ang connection ko, tinawag ko sa knila and mukang banned na ang number ko sa knila kc everytime na ung given ko na contact number ay hindi nla sinasagot kya kailangan ko pang mang hiram ng ibang sim o ibang number, but ung cel number ko ay active p rin nagriring naman at inaabot sya ng 10-15 minutes walang nasagot. pag naman may sumagot sinsabi lng nila na may prblem daw sa base staton kung san ako konnected. Eh araw araw ako buong linggo tumatawag puro ganon! sa bwisit ko cnagot ko ung nsa line sbi ko miss alam mo 1 week n ako tumatawag dyan puro ganyan ang sinasbi nyo, sbi ko kelan maayos yung gngwa? ska ung mga field agent nila ha mukang mga tga squatter lang ni walang laptop na dala para i configure ung settings ng connection ko from the base station or alignment. dating ng dating ung billing dito s amin at tinawagan p ako ha para ipaalala daw ung billing nmin sbi ko wala kming bbyaran khit singko hanggat hindi nyo naayos ung connection ko, mukang wala na silang gngwa and hinihintay ko nalng mag expire ung contract ko s knla. until now hindi na cla tumawag skin khit may previous complain p ako sa knila. mabilis p mag browse ung celphone ko eh! 65 kbps – 168 kbps ang bilis diba! kaya smart dapat s inyo hindi tinatangkilik.

  21. SMART KUPAL says:

    walang k kwenta kwenta smartbro dito sa CARMONA CAVITE! ang laki ng kinikita nyo araw araw, ayaw nyong ayusin connection namin! mukang pera lang kyo eh! sa billing nga advance one month hinihingi nyo na eh! sigurista! pero pag ttwag k n s knila kung ano anong dahilan ssbhin nila s inyo kesyo may inaayos daw. wala daw clang tools pra m check ung connection ko twag daw uli ako ng 30 minutes. Smart nga cla Smart sa mga palusot! pero narinig ko sa line nag tatawanan at nag kkwentuhan lng ung mga katabi nya kaya wag n kyo mag taka kung bkit minsan walang nsagot sa tawag nyo.

  22. g0dmenuel says:

    Bago lang po ako nag pakabit nang globelines 758kbps.

    Bakit 14 kbps ang download speed ko??!!! may problema ba sa connection? Ang friend ko may 384kbps pero umaabot nang 30kbps ang download speed!

    WTF!!!

  23. globe2smart2globe2...dsl? says:

    kakapakabit ko lang din globe budget bundle. they assured me na of a 200+ kbps speed. hanggang ngaun less 54kbps connection ko.

    hay…

  24. katz says:

    I think in our country, regardless of the service provider, wala talagang stable connection.
    I’ve heard of more complaints about SMART BRO.

    Dito sa Baguio mas grabeh, 0 kbps talaga. Walang signal on most places.

  25. spiwebnet says:

    nasa 3rd contract na ako w Smart wireless broadband. started July 2005, Smart Wifi pa nun at 988/mon. dami problema nun first year ko pero nakaraos naman. 3 weeks before mag-end ang contract, nawala internet almost 2 weeks nang wala kaya in desperation, i made my complaint dun mismo sa Smart Wireless Center s SM Fairview kc nga may alternative na nun sa amin yung speak and surf ng Globe. naayos naman ang Smart, pinalitan nila yung antennae ko from Sennfarr to Canopy tapos pinadagdagan ko pa ng isang tubo kc tumataas na yung punong mangga ng kapitbahay eh. from that time on ala nang major issues. mawala man internet mga 30 minutes lang matagal na sang oras. cept tong friday lang wala internet from 8:30 pm to today sun pero balik sya ng mga 11 am. dahil cguro sa bagyo. so ako nasa san jose del monte, bulacan dl ko ranges from 200-350 kbps may burst speed pa from 1-8 mbps. di na masama for 988/mon atsa location ko pa. God bless Smart.

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