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.
buti na lang tnx peops!
Got my Globe Wimax installed 2 days ago, nung 1st day ang bilis talaga, ok ang youtube video pati un mga site na mabagal at busy na matagal mag load. Ma compare mo ito sa wired na pldtdsl 1mbps na residential, 2nd day cloudy at medyo uulan ata, 2pm pawala wala ang signal, intermitent hanggang gabi then umulan totally wala na signal pero un bar nasa 2 pa. Tumawag ako sa hotline nila sabi may tech. problem daw. Kanina umaga back to normal na, nakakapanuod na mga kids ko full length ng favorite nila barbie at bratz video sa youtube ng walang putol. Hoping na sana tech prob lang talaga that time. Pero add ko lang din, yesterday I checked the connection of smartbro of my friend and it was 700kbps sa speedtest.net, totoo ba kaya ito para di mag switch ang smartbro user sa wimax, goodnews to sa mga subscriber.
yikess.buti na lang at nabasa ko mga reply dito.im planning to change my globe broadband connection to wimax.buti na lang at hindi pa ikinakabit.im cancelling it and stick to my current connection.thanx peeps.
At ano naman ang gagawin ng NTC (No Time for Complaints)? ilang taon na bang nagrereklamo ang mga tao sa smart broken, sa digihell, sa globe bobo?
walang kuwenta ang NTC. ‘yung disappearing loads sa cell, ang tagal bago nila “na-aksyunan,” ito pa kayang internet?
pero nakakatuwang nakalulungkot na may mga kasama pala ako sa kamalasan, sina pektus.
tama ka pektus.. sakin nga hndi man lang tumatagal ng 30 minutes connection ko.. pagnanakaw na talaga toh!
tama ka Raikonoken. kami din nag-avail ng wimax dito sa los baños, laguna nung august 28. di kami nagbayad ng 1st-month, pero sakop pa daw kami nung 1-month free trial. so okay, go kami. nung first 2 days siguro, okay pa yung signal, mabilis mag-net. after that, wala na. paputol-putol, kung minsan wala talaga (kahit full bars), kung minsan naman nagbi-blink yung bars.
tumawag kami sa CSR nila friday last last week, (sept. 4). sabi wala naman daw problema sa area namin, magpapa-dala na lang daw ng technician in 2-3 days para tingnan. namuti na mata namin kakahintay, walang dumating. tumawag pa kami ng ilang beses sa CSR (9 more times to be exact).
fast forward to sept. 15. ano’t me dumating na bill?! da hell? nauna pang dumating yung bill kesa sa technician?! tas akala ko ba 1-month free trial to? at hindi 750 ang nasa bill ha, lampas 1K pa.
this saturday, ipapaputol na namin to sa business center nila sa calamba. at pag ipagpilitan na magbayad kami, ihahampas ko sa mukha nila yung printed copy ng globe wimax site na nagsasabing 1-month free trial tong bulok na serbisyo nila. so confident pala ha.(http://site.globe.com.ph/web/guest/broadband/news/2?sid=1253167421628 paragraph 6)
sa mga nakaka-experience nito, sound off tayo. baka sakaling makarating sa NTC ang pagnanakaw na to ng globe.
meron ba ditong taga-pasig na nakakaranas ng super intermittent ng connection sa wimax? pansin ko pag madami ng tabs nawawalan na .. anyone experiencing this? salamat po!
baket kaya ganun?? nung past few days 4 ang signal strength ko tapos ngaun lang nakita ko naging 3.. pero hnd ko ramdam na bumagal ung
internet connection?? pero cguro bumagal nga xa..
Hmmm… Good day everyone, uhh.. Kanina ko lang kasi to nakita sa SM, tanung ko lang kung may taga-cavite na may ganito nang klase ng connection.. Balak ko po kasi magpa-connect nito kesa sa SMART BROken.. Sa tingin niu po??? Thanks! ^^
chad,
their 30-day free trial is not true. i-install na dapat ang globe wimax ko ngayon, hindi ko na pinakabit.
sabi ba naman ng installer, hindi raw ako sakop ng 30-day trial. eh, iyon ang sabi sa akin ng agent na pinag-apply-an ko at noong mga 3 csr ng globe na nakausap ko, na pwede ko i-avail iyon. sabi ng installer, after 30 days, matatanggap ko ang unang bill. KCUF that!
bago pa iyon, isang beses naantala ang installation dahil pumunta sila nang hindi man lang tumawag. eh, wala ako sa bahay, alangan namang ipa-install ko. sabi sa akin noong agent, tatawagan daw muna ako for confirmation. so tumawag ako sa globe para i-report ang nangyari at sabihing sa ganitong oras ako puntahan. tumawag sila kinabukasan (dahil SIRA daw ang system nila noong tumawag ako)para tanungin ULI kung anong oras pwede. sinabi ko na ganitong oras sila pumunta.
akalain mong hindi pumunta sa takdang oras. halatang umiiwas. sabi wala raw nakalagay sa job order nila. ang mga hayop! wala palang kuwenta ang escalations nila. malamang kaya umiiwas na naroon ako kasi may gagawing milagro. ayun nga, ‘yung 30-day trial na hindi raw ako eligible.
pinaalis ko, hindi ko pinirmahan ang pina-re-receive nila, pina-iwan ko ang pink copy ng application form na walang kuwenta, pati ‘yung flyer na inilalako nila, pinaiwan ko rin.
mas bulok pala ang globe. globe bobo dapat eh, hindi broadband.
good news! Globe has a special promo today until October 31, 2009. they’re selling Globe Tattoo kit for only Php895. Speed is up to 2Mbps. For those freelancers or anyone who cannot present any documents for line application, they can avail the Tattoo Kit and pay the P895. Simply reload the globe sim via autoload or call card.
uhh.. sucks! we need speeds as fast as those in sokorea. walang kokontra!!! if they can, then why can’t we? ka’batch lng natin yang bansang yan ah!
i’m originally from north caloocan wherein my wimax is installed (see my previous post)kalbaryo talaga! then dinala ko yung modem dito sa frisco, qc na may 4 signal bars lang (sa caloocan full bars) pero much better ang connection dito, wala pang outdoor antenna yun which means sa location ang problem hindi sa pc or signal katulad ng sinasabi ng mga TSRs nila. i will try to call globe later and see kung ano masasabi nila dito.
chad,
salamat sa reply. anong plan iyang sa iyo? nag-apply na rin ako two days ago. same agents selling TIHS pala sila. terms and conditions nila sa kontrata bulok. nilimitahan ang pinaka-importanteng parte, ang p2p. bakit pa ba kukuha ng mabilis na internet ang mga tao kung lilimitahan ang p2p, ‘di ba?
anyway, since naka-apply na ako, tingnan ko na rin kung ano sa kanila ng smart broken ang mas mabilis.
balitaan din kita kung anong performance ng wimax ko ‘pag naikabit na.
@ Raikonoken, i’m from sto. nino, ph3A, tingin ko try mo yung PLDT mydsl, may umiikot na agent ngayon, i think it’s far better than any wireless internet. naka-globe ako ngayon pero mabagal, i’m planning to pre-terminate this and try for pldt, kung magkakaroon nga dito.
Anyone here who’s from sto. niño, meycauayan, bulacan who have globe wimax installed? ano average speed nila talaga per day? hindi kasi ako naniniwala sa sinsabi nilang 24/7 1 mbps ang 1 mbps nilang connection eh.
ano ba ang ‘to napakahina ng globe broadband. tagal maka-connent. globe fix this common problem of your subscriber.
di maganda ang propagation ng signal ng wimax pag nasa masyadong tagong lugar na sa loob ng bahay kaya di bumabagal ito
Ang bagal ng globe wimax!!!!! 100%
Im a Globe WiMax Subsrciber in Zambo. City.. Sabi nila its 795 a month, kararating lang ng 1st month bill namin, its 1,016 po not 795.. and sa 1 month use namin ng GLOBE WIMAX kunoh, ilang beses rin nawawalan ng signal, from 5 bars to none.. they use HUAWEI whatever and an antenna outside my room.. (-.-“)