Just got an SMS confirmation from Globe that they’ve already rolled out and servicing customers on their WiMax network. I’m still getting the details but the Inquirer ran the story last night that it will be 512Kbps at Php799 per month. This service will certainly be competing against Smart Bro’s Fixed Wireless offering.
Will update this post once I get the copy of the press release. Intel’s timing was just right when we had the WiMax forum yesterday.
Here’s part of the Press Release I got:
Globe is first in the Philippines to launch Wimax. Available starting March 2009, the company’s WIMAX package is a high-speed Internet plan that lets users surf the web at speeds of up to 512kbps for only PHP795 per month. The package also comes with an aggressive money-back guarantee. “We challenge anyone with a competitive wireless subscription to try out our Wimax-backed plans. We are so confident with our service that we challenge you try out our connection, risk-free. Should you be unhappy with the connection within one month from installation, we’ll give you your money-back, no questions asked,†says Menchi Orlina, head of the Consumer Broadband Business Group.
The service is initially available in selected areas in South Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Globe will continue to roll-out hundreds of WiMAX sites, as a complement to its existing DSL and 3G internet facilities, to ensure the internet gets to every Filipino who needs it.
Interested households may call (02)919-8888 or visit the nearest Globe Payments and Services centers for further inquiries.
WiMAX is short for Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access. It is a standards-based technology designed to enable the deployment of wireless broadband access as a cost-efficient alternative to cable and DSL; WIMAX also has improved reach and can cover distances greater than those covered by other wireless technologies like WiFi, CDMA, or 3G.
Globe’s network is considered the first and biggest 2.5Ghz WiMAX (802.16e) broadband network in South East Asia.
any proof? sa Fair Policy? hmm tsesmis… paninira ^^
wat the.. may Fair Use Policy pla tong globe wimax?d ko alam to ah..about 2 wiks p lng ako naka wimax..panu ba malaman kung ilan na nagamit mung bandwidth?
Ok ba ang Globe wimax sa sampaloc near nagtahan
Ang walanghiyang Globe merong tinatawag na Fair Use Policy kung saan kapag nareach mo na yung 21-25 gb bandwidth usage sa isang buwan, ipapako nila sa 300 kbps ang speed mo. Every first day of the month nila nililift yan. Para daw hindi umabuso ang mga heavy users. Bwiset.
Inconsistent ang signal… mabilis nga pero minsan o PALAGING usad kalabaw!!!!!
im gonna disconnect my internet connection and will not pay for their service because their service is not good
waaa globe wimax sucks here in bulacan we pay fair and square 999 per month but their service is not fair the internet is fast in the morning but in afternoon to night it sucks i cannot play facebook games because of this internet connection.. the internet is so slow and always like disconnecting i wish that the globe wimax here in SAN JOSE DEL MONTE BULACAN DELA COSTA 3 will be repair and back to be fair and fast internet connection..
(location) pulilan, bulacan
1mbps speed but i only got up to 300kbps
hindi ko cla titigilan ng tawag hangat hindi naibabalik ang imbps na connection,bukas pupunta technician mumurahin ko na ung tatawagan nya sa globe,putang ina nila,wag kayo payag sa speed na 30prcnt mumurahin ko cla everyday sa hotline hangat hindi mabalik connection ko,shit.
okay ba ang globe wimax sa imus cavite? is it good for online gaming or pang browsing lang talaga sya
Btw, I used SpeedTest.net and PingTest.net on the Mandaue Server since it’s the closest to the province of Iloilo.
I subscribed to Globe WiMax in April, and I noticed that on both my SmartBro and Globe WiMax connections, speeds were OVER 1Mbps a week before and more than a week after the May 10, 2010 Elections. However, the past week, both have been running at around 300kbps. I pay 999 for a (supposedly) 384kbps SmartBro connection, and 995 for a supposedly 1Mbps Globe WiMax connection (they charge 795 pesos for 512kbps, so I went for the 1Mbps plan). My sub for SmartBro will expire this September. I’d like to have it discontinued, but Globe WiMax’s recent behaviour has me having second thoughts…
@pleasedoreply=), wag ka mag globe wimax. I’m from Muntinlupa din and araw-araw intermittent ang connection. Halos araw-araw din kaming pinupuntahan ng mga technicians, maga-apat na buwan na pero di parin maayos-ayos. Parati nilang sinasabing ang tower nila ang may problema pero di naman nila ginagawa.
Mga tsong..wag na kayo magaksaya ng panahon sa globe wimax..basahin nyo nalang to..mababadtrip lang kayo..pinakanakakaasar sa naexperience ko sa globe wimax matagal madalas hindi makaconnect or madalas walang internet
read more here!!!
http://www.waukster.com/broadband-dsl-rants-and-raves/comment-page-4/
how about in muntinlupa po? i’m currently applying for 1mbps wimax in soldiers hills muntinlupa. okay po ba ang wimax doon? thanks!
wag kaung maniwala sa GLOBE walang kwenta yan bawat araw nawawalan ng CONNECTION d2 sa CABUYAO ilan n kami d2ng nakaGLOBE WIMAX… nagsisi n nga kami eh
I GOT CONNECTED WITH GLOBE WIMAX 1ST WEEK OF JULY. AMAZING SPEED. I CAN DOWNLOAD MOVIE IN JUST AN HOUR WHILE IM BROWSING THE NET. UP FOR THE GLOBE WIMAX. MY LOCATION IS IN MAKATI.
.tanung ko lng po kung cnu merong wimax sa silang cavite?sa may adventist university of the phils at PNPA..mabilis po ba?..tnx po..
paano nyo malaman guys kung ano speed ng modem nyo,malapit nrin kc ma terminate contract ko sa globo,anu b maganda globo o smarty!
Since may nagkandaloko-loko na wimax namin. Halos araw-araw may technician dito pero wala naman silang nagagawa, ganun parin ang problem. Kung available lang talaga ang wired dito or other ISP, matagal na kami nagpapalit. Huwag kayo maniniwala sa “Ultra fast connection, no congestion” na sinasabi ng mga posters nila. HINDI TOTOO.
alm nila un.. through email ang pagffollow up ko ng request ko eh.. nkakailang beses na nga..
kapitbahay nga e. as in isang bahay lang ang pagitan. then may isa pa na medyo mlayao ng konti nakawimax din (kamaganak namin)..
Wimax…bahay… Samin.. bahay..bahay..bahay..Wimax
napaggigitnaan ako ng nakasubscribe ng wimax…
intayin ko na lang ang wimax ng smart, discontinue ko na 2ng 3globe nmn..