Looks like Globe has upgraded the speed of their Tattoo Superstick 4G to 21Mbps. Saw this ad last Monday on the newspaper for a new add-on or upgradable plan with the Tattoo 4G.
The promo goes like this:
When you get a regular Globe Tattoo Postpaid Plan 999, you pay a monthly service fee of Php999 a month. The promised speed here is up to 7.2Mbps.
You then get a free subscription to the online versions of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Yes!, Cosmo or FHM.
You now have the option to upgrade the Tattoo Stick to a Tattoo Superstick (the MyFi) for an additional Php150/month for 24 months. This allows you to share your WiFi to 5 devices at the same time. You still get up to 7.2Mbps here.
If you want to upgrade your speed to 12Mbps, just add Php100/month.
If you want to upgrade your speed to 15Mbps, just add Php150/month.
If you want to upgrade your speed to 21Mbps, just add Php200/month.
So, when you pick all the upgrades (i.e. Php999 for Stick + Php150 for Superstick upgrade + Php200 for 21Mbps upgrade), you’ll end up with a monthly service fee of Php1,349.
Not bad for a MyFi device with speeds of up to 21Mbps, right? Yes, it’s tempting.
Note though that Globe’s 4G label refers to their HSPA+ network so you’ll have to be within range of those towers in order to get the optimum speeds.
Also take note the lock-in period for this plan is 24 months.
sun cellular is way better.
i agree, ako eto sun broadband stick. sa desktop pa nakakabit ang bilis kaya lang modified ako ng usb 2 tubo at usb cable pag ubos na load ko prepaid binababa ko antenna at hinuhugot ko broadband stick ko wala yan speed na tinatawag ung akin sa sobrang bilis dimo aabutan. thanks to sun. gusto nyo gayahin e mail nyo ko turuan ko kayo style.
i agree, ako eto sun broadband stick. sa desktop pa nakakabit ang bilis kaya lang modified ako ng usb 2 tubo at usb cable pag ubos na load ko prepaid binababa ko antenna at hinuhugot ko broadband stick ko wala yan speed na tinatawag ung akin sa sobrang bilis dimo aabutan. thanks to sun. gusto nyo gayahin e mail nyo ko turuan ko kayo style.
i just subscribed to plan 1299 mifi 21mbps…max i got was 750 kBps dl rate with torrent….i live in a condo 14th floor malate area…speedtest tests show 2 to 4 mbps dl rate
I just got the super stick plan today. so far, it’s real sweet! i came from a globe sim only + huawei e5836 and this feels much faster even if hspa+ is on and off…
location is taguig..
following up…
oh gads.. ms security essentials (7mb) downloaded in less than 10 seconds.. fastest internet in my location i’ve seen so far..
Sir ask ko lang. Anong unit ung kasama sa superstick? Is it the Huawei E355? Thanks.
Sir ask ko lng. Anong unit ang ksama sa superstick? Is it the huawei E355? Thanks
My capped ba eto?
sa postpaid pre, walang cap… sa prepaid, meron..
I am sure there is a data cap somewhere in this. So I wonder what is the monthly allowable data-bandwidth before Globe would enforce a data-capped handicap?
I’m also interested in knowing the monthly data-bandwidth allocation before jumping into this. I globe would be transparent about this.
wow sana ok na to… sana hindi na to katulad ng mga nakalipas na broadband stick..
How can I know if the globe superstick myfi will work in my area? Is there a cap to this?
Did anyone found out what Myfi unit you’ll get with +150 additional charge?
Huawei e586es-2.
Thanks! I’ll be getting one later
Does anyone know how much the cap is before Globe cuts off?
bandwidth cap is 800 mb per day according to globe customer support. is this good enough?
I got this last Feb 16 and got so much headache from it. It doesn’t even want to burst beyond 5 mbps at a full hsdpa network
@Macjune same with me. I have been using their 5mbps plan and I can’t even get to 3.6 mbps. If i’ll be paying more, I’m going to just waste my money.
Im very please with my connection. I got 7.2mb speed and purchase the superstick last week.
http://speedtest.net/result/1814963255.png
That test came from Ecoland, Davao City. Almost the same speed din when I was in Cagayan de Oro last week. Tested places there is Vamenta Blvd to Carmen.
But you need to go outside the house or place near or on the window.
Fastest speed so far is 6mbps
Actually, mabilis na nga yan. But the problem is, they are not living up to their promise. Sabi nila 7.2Mbps, pero hanggang 6Mbps lang ang pinakamabilis na nakuha mo. Still, false advertising.
Anyone tried this in the Marikina area?
This is a lie. They will never able to provide speed as they said. In my area @ Gil Puyat, the speed when speed test is always around 7MBPS, but the actual speed of surfing is < 500kbps.
Not to mention when surfing, the website always not able to connect and I have to keep refresh until it can load.
Now I am using wimax and i kept on getting Disconnect status in my Wimax router. Speed never surpass 300kbps.
I am not a filipino, I dont know how they do bussiness here in the Philippines but this is a scam and it's unacceptable. We need to stand up and sue these company. People have consumer rights. Know your rights and sue them.
i agree with suing the company, i have been a globe subscriber and i have no choice but to stick with them, i rely too much with my internet connection and i couldn’t get other internet service provider due to my location….. this issue should be also raised to the higher official of our country so that malicious and suspicious things could be avoided
tangina nyo pa ingles ingles pa kayo
ang masasabi ko lang sa globe ay isang malaking kumpanyang magnanakaw,up to 7.2mbps daw pero nakukuha ko lang is max 5mbps hindi ko mareach yung plan na binabayaran ko!tangina nyo globe babagsak din kayo
Twitter: zenrey
says:
Hi there, I’m really interested in this product specially in the 21 mbps promised speed. I am planning to change my current internet connection because it is so slow (0.2mbps PLDT Php990). But my mother subscribed to the PLDT PLUS Php250, and the contract will end on January 7, 2013. I really want to terminate our contract but because of the another Php250 contract we cannot terminate, we can only terminate the DSL connection and we will still be paying Php850 monthly. If we will terminate all our contract we will be paying Php2500 for the Php250 contract plus our current charge Php1249, all in all Php3749. I’m choosing between the Globe Tattoo Superstick 21mbps (Php1349) or the Globe DSL 2mbps with free landline(Php1299). I just want to know how fast is the speed you are getting so that I could choose between the two. I am living in Caloocan, Grace Park and I’ve heard that there are active 4G sites here. Thanks Guys.
my dumating n fliers d2 samin tatoo@home ung 1299 upto 2Mbps pero sa ilalim my maliit n nkasulat minimum speeds of 12-48Kbps with a minimum service reliability of 80%..
edi 12Kbps minimum upto 2Mbps maximum tama po ba?
Fools..if you are reading Globe’s conditions about their product they never said it would give 7.2 mbps or 21 mbps..it says UP TO..so read first before you accuse them of False Advertising.Plus there’s a lot of reason why it would not give that speed that you want..think about it..the number of users, your location..gees…consider that first..you took a chance of buying their product.. that’s all there is to it.
mbagal tlga ang globe, ngpakabit ako ng 1mbps dati e 300kps lng at the other year yung 5mbps e 1.8mbps lang ang maximum .pati ngayon UP TO 3MBPS lng ung7.2mbps, wg kyong bbili niyan,… pg nkapasok ZTE d2 pinas mwawala yng fraud service providers. Peke 2ng blog, binabayaran yan per word
I subscribed to globe tattoo superstick (pocket wifi). Ang promised speed if I am not mistaken is 7mbps but I am getting 1mbps or less for download and 0.21 to 0.35 max upload. This speed is the same saan man ako located — Makati, Eastwood or D Fort. Globe CS advised me to bring my unit (ZTE) for repair after several times of reporting the speed I was getting (wla daw kc problem ang globe, so it must be the unit daw). So I brought it to them for repair, and after almost two months I got it back, hooray! (If di pa ako nagalit di ko pa makukuha!) Sadly, the speed is the same. Take note I am paying Php 1,299 monthly subscription — do you guys know if there’s a way I can get the real value of my money? M really frustrated with globe, but I think I have to stick with them for 24 months (it’s in the contract) and it’s only my 5th month.
(Sigh)
Want to see the actual speeds? Living near base station (6 meters away), so sure akong hindi signal ang issue dito:
http://testmy.net/quickstats/ray-pating@gmail-com
<— 5Mbps ang plan, 0.5 Mbps ang actual na nakukuha. Galing!