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.
ganun din dito sa san jose del monte bulacan. pumangit un signal ng globe after ng bagyo.. un external antenna ko nga nilagay ko sa mahabang tubo(20 feet) tapos tinataas ko kapag di umuulan, ok nman un sagap ng signal 5 bars.. :)
sir at mam kakakabit lang po ng wimax dito last monday samin so far ok naman pag nakakonect kaya naman mag p2p kaso lang wag masyado loaded. ang problem ko is hindi nila ikinabit ung external antenna ko modem lang kasi malakas naman daw signal ko (2-3 blinks ng wimax led sa modem) ikakabit ko sana kaso hindi kasya ung coaxial cable ng exernal antenna dun sa wimax port for the antenna. meron po ba itong connector pa or jack kasi maliit ung sa port ng modem. can you help me guys kung anong ikakabit dun. hindi pa din ako binabalikan ng globe sabi ko pabalikin installers.
kailan kya mag-ok wimax cabanatuan?? they said they got problems and they’re fixing it.hope they’ll get it fixed right away.
ah ok po thanks.i’ll try it.recently we encountered typhoon here in laguna un antena ng globe un inayos ko after ng typhoon nwlan n ng cgnal.
ung sakin po USER ang username ko and USER din and password..
u just got WiMAX this week lang and i forgot to ask the globe rep about the default username & password of WiMAX. any1 knows?kindly reply me. i really dnt know the speed the rep said it is 1mpbs and im paying 999/mo. the browsing is nice but when it comes to online gaming medjo mbgal xa.
u just got WiMAX this week lang and i forgot the globe rep about the default username & password of WiMAX any1 knows?kindly reply me. i really dnt know the speed the rep said it is 1mpbs and im paying 999/mo. the browsing is nice but when it comes to online gaming medjo mbgal xa.
bakit di mag launch ng INTERNET ACCESS na very affordable like P50 per month…yan ang tunay na affordable. P750 is still expensive.
bakit sa new zealand libre ang wifi access?
GLOBE SUCKS AMP PATI MODEM NAWAWALAN WALAN NG SIGNAL
Anyone here subscribed to WiMax in Cabanatuan city area??? ok ba ang speed???
pareho lng tayo tsong, ala rin kme conection, d2 nlng nga me nag net s cafe pra ma update kulng mga site ko.. may problema ata wimax ng globe.. sana maayos n agad bago matapos sembrek namin.. wimax location: zamboanga..
bakit ganun walang internet connection kakakabit lng samin d2 sa bulacan.. almost 2 days na pag binubuksan q ung mozilla no internet connection pero nakaconnect nman amf anu kaya problem ne2 naiinis nq.
tanong ko lang po mga sir kung pwede, dalhin sa ibang lugar un huawei globe bsm625 cpe ko? minsan kc dinala ko yun sa friend ko malapit lang dito sa bahay namin , same village gumana nman sya, ang tanong ko po kung sa ibang lugar like manila, taga san jose delmonte bulacan nga pla me, ok nman un net dito pumapalo ng 1 mbps(P995) sa 2wire.com/speedmeter , kaya nga lang minsan nga nawawala un net at khit meron ilaw ung signal ala p rin net lalo n kapag sapit ng 7 pm bagal n ang net pawalawala pa.. thanks mga sirs..
ok talaga ang wimax kaya lang huawei ang ginamit na equiptments ng globe kaya di masyadong maganda mura kasi yan kompara sa ericsson .
BEWARE GLOBE WIMAX:sa my bulacan area wag na kayo kumuha BULOK sya may melanine galing china mga gamit nila AS IN BULOOOOOOOOOOOK …subra bagal paputo-putol wala pa mag tyaga ka mag internet sa madaling araw…speed bulokkk parang year 1990 na internet..CHINA MADE BULOKKKKK…bulokkkkkk GLOBE GRRRRRR. MAGNANAKAW ANG GLOBE…..MAGNANAKAW PA NG LAKASSSS MGA BAKLA MGA GLOBE… AYUSIN NYO&^%*&%$&^$$
comment ko lang. experience ko na dito sa area ko davao region. ok naman tong globe mas nakaka pag browse pa ako at nakakapag youtube. kesa dito sa smartBro share-it na to. mabilis lang to (2.78Mbps) nung first 2 weeks na nagamit ko. pero ngayon laging “the connection was reset” di man lang maka email.
This would be nice shot… d2 kasi sa amin medyo malayo sa town, but we’re still part of the city. Ang signal pa lang ng internet d2 is gprs. No landline, no dsl. I think it would be better than gprs… sana umabot na rin yan d2.
Auz naman po ang globe wimax d2 sa amin
sa mamatid laguna cab..
dahil 5 0 6 steps lang tanaw mo na ang tower ng globe
mabilis po sya promise
pero d ngalang sya umaabot sa 512kbs hanggang 400to 350 kbs lang pero auz na un pag nag uutube ako wala syang buffering
Globe Wi-max? maganda lng pangalan pero bulok ang serbisyo. kahit yung sub-contractor/installer nila di agree sa serbisyo ng globe kasi kulng daw cla ng towers kung baga tinipid. from calamba,Laguna kaya kung ako sa inyo wag na kayo mag balak dahil nag hanap kayo ng problema ninyo pag tinuloy ninyo
shOCKzz!!
ang bagal nman ng GLOBE WIMAX!
bkit gnun hindi ko magamit yung landline nmen!
tsk! mas the best ang SMART BRO!
ampf.!