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Updates:
This just out. Globe is officially releasing the iPhone 3G this August 22, 2008. Interested buyers may contact Globe to get early reservations on a unit.
You can call (632) 730.1000, 211 via toll-free mobile or if you’re on a Platinum account, 188.
Globe will be offering special post paid plans that will allow consumers to experience the exciting features of iPhone 3G. These special plans will come with free local mobile internet hours and free Wi-Fi browsing hours (in areas covered by Globe Wireless Internet Zones). iPhone 3G will also be available on existing Globe tariff plans. (source: Globe PR)
The pricing is as follows for the 2-year locked prepaid kits:
Php41,889 for 8GB iPhone 3G
Php48,889 for 16GB iPhone 3G
* Comes with 50 hours of free mobile internet. Includes Php200 free load per month for 5 months. The Php5 per 15 minutes 3G charging also applies.
For Globe Postpaid Plans:
Plan 1599: Php1,599/month (Php16,800 for 8GB and Php22,300 for 16GB)
Plan 2199: Php2,199/month (Php14,600 for 8GB and Php20,000 for 16GB)
Plan 3299: Php3,299/month (Php12,300 for 8GB and Php17,800 for 16GB)
Plan 3999: Php3,999/month (Php5,600 for 8GB and Php11,000 for 16GB)
Plan 4999: Php4,999/month (FREE for 8GB and Php5,000 for 16GB)
* Plan 3299 to 4999 will get unlimited WiFi from Globe WiZ, nationwide as well as 100 hours of free monthly 3G usage. Plan 1599 and 2199 will have 40 and 60 hours per month respectively. Excess hours is billed at Php0.50/minute.
GFlex and GPlan offerings:
All rates above are inclusive of CERA (foreign exchange rates) and the 12% VAT.
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vance says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
WOW! what a price!
Sherwin says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
A BIG No-No!!!
Madzie says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Wow! Prepaid price is way above yuga’s estimates. Reminds me when Nokia 9500 first came out.
VENANCIO B. RANAY says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
hi to everyone remind me everyday what is the update of this YUGATECH
jo says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
so expensive
glitch says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
yes, i would definitely want one.
Dexter | Tech At Hand Dot Net says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Price way far from my expectation
GensanBoy says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Ive had the Iphone 1st gen. I sold it last June to a cousin. Yes it a nice device, but it not that nice anymore once you used it for sometime. Yes its a novelty coz not everyone has it. But so are new phones. Now with the pricing of the 3g Iphone, I am definitely not going to buy it. Id rather buy a nice UMPC or Ultra Portable (however you may call it) with that price. As for a handphone, Im waiting for the SE X1 or the HTC Touch Pro. I believe its coming out sometime this year. To those who will get the Iphone 3g, Cheers!!
romero says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
too much! too expensive!!! i will wait for a crack version lol. but for the price, i would also rather get a UMPC.
Brownspank says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Talk about overrated. Why, the prepaid prices will buy you a decent VW Bug! Sure, you’ll look (marginally) cooler with this in your hand, but only for a few months, until a new fad comes out.
Anton says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
If you havent availed of your rewards or loyalty program you can ask globe to credit your existing rewards and pay for the difference from the price of the 8gb or 16gb iphone :)
pinkposhandplush says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
i could always wait for 3 more months ;-)
BrianB says:
🏅 Newbie🏆2
Plan 1599 is fairly reasonable, and data plan includes 60 hours of 3G? Not oo bad, really.
bryanboy says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
ridiculous. i’d rather buy something off ebay.
randell says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
Yeah, ridiculous. I’d rather buy a UMPC + Wii + !
nooknook says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
that’s too much. “taga” yan.
BrianB says:
🏅 Newbie🏆2
You’re forgetting that the N95 8GB comes free for about the same and the e90 is pricier. This is a two-year lock-in, right?
Dust says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
I wonder – what will smart do to compete with the upcoming 3G of Globe? It’s going to be one tough cookie to crack. Hahaha. Is smart going to release Xperia or something in the same competing linessuch as IPhone 3G’s?
Carlo Ople says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
This is just insane man. The price tag is ridiculous!
Gwapito.com says:
💎 Platinum🏆1
I’d rather buy four PSPs!!!
ron says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
if i were Smart, what would I do?
NOTHING.
hehe. i’d leave Globe in this madness.
50k for a phone? h#ll NO!
BrianB says:
🏅 Newbie🏆2
I don’t get what people are complaining about. They’d buy an N95 2 years ago for 43k and a Dopod for almost the same price but not the iPhone. Are you all trying to bring the price down? Because I doubt Apple or Globe would do that. I will wait for the Nano version myself but if you have the dough 3 years ago for a pocket PC then obviously you’ll have the money for this. They are not selling this to the masses and I don;t recommend regular employees to save up for one, especially since the secondhand market wouldn’t be so good when there are 10 million of these circulating around the world and most likely a better version next year.
Juneau21 says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Lol i could buy 2 40GB PS3 in that price.
jhay says:
💎 Platinum🏆1
I’d get the SE Xperia instead. I wonder how Globe will fare with these offerings. This would only boost the local black market for unlocking iPhones sent over by friends and family from overseas.
joaquinbordado says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
di practical sa 16gb na almost 50k….
bibili n lang ako ng bagong laptop…or ps3!
Juneau21 says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
and oh, What happened to the 199$ by Apple? Globe should have subsidized plan.
Gem says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
That would just be the beginning prices and the rich will get to use these phones first. If Globe decides to reach to more customers and offer newer iPhone versions, they could just offer this phone at lower prices.
MiGs says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
The pricing is really absurd.
@BrianB, people are complaining about the price because its supposed to be a CHEAP phone as Steve Jobs wanted. That’s why he offered the iPhone 3G for only $199.
As i pointed out in my post here: http://www.migsmobile.net/2008/08/07/globe-offers-iphone-3g/
excess siya ng about $700 from the amount that mr. jobs announced.
There’s a case in Canada na nag overprice yung telco sa iPhone 3G and is now a big issue there. its also in my post.
joaquinbordado says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
kausap ko ung friend ko sa accenture sa tate max na benta ng iphone 3G is 450usd…sa kanya n lang ako papabili..prob lang is pano sya unlocked?
estatiktik says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
i want to be cool…hehe
are the g-flex plans not affordable?…i think the 800 one is good enough…any comments on the plans?…thanks
unlock iphones would just be too much of a hassle hiding from police and stuff…:P
estatiktik says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
i want to be cool…hehe
are the g-flex plans not any good?…i like the 800 one…any comment on that?…
and unlock iphone 3gs would be too much of a hassle hiding from the police and stuff…:P
Andre Marcelo-Tanner says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
You can import an Iphone 3G unit for cheaper and unlock it for free
vance says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
200 USD in us plus 99?? att plan.. thats a good price pero 40K for prepaid! its better to buy a underground iPhone for 10 to 15k.. you can buy 2-3 iPhones for 40K
BrianB says:
🏅 Newbie🏆2
“@BrianB, people are complaining about the price because its supposed to be a CHEAP phone as Steve Jobs wanted. That’s why he offered the iPhone 3G for only $199.”
The real iphone price (without contract) is a lot more than this and closer to the Globe prepaid price. The iPhone price is SUBSIDIZED for 199 US. SUBSIDIZED by the carrier. Globe’s plans is actually unique because it offers the iPhone for free with the 4999 plan.
BrianB says:
🏅 Newbie🏆2
Vance pano naging good price yun eh 99 USD is about 4400 pesos a month. So, ang sa globe for 4999 pesos free ang iPhone. Mas maganda ang Globe.
Pero mas sulit siguro bumili ka nalang nang iPod Touch, sinc magkakaroon na tayo nang iTunes at iPhone 2.0 software para sa iPod Touch.
BrianB says:
🏅 Newbie🏆2
Mga pare at mare, ito yung UNLOCKED price nang iPhone 3G sa UK:
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/orange-names-unlocked-iphone-price-155276
Marissa says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
The pricing is too much. I agree that only the *very* rich with money to burn and flaunt will get this phone. From the other reviews I’ve seen on the web the battery lasts 8 hours and the phone itself is made of plastic and not of the same build quality as the 1st gen iPhone.
unknown soldier says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
grabe! madami na akong mapapakain na mahihirap nyan sa halaga ng isang cellphone! hello!
estatiktik says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
guys any thougths on the g-flex plans?…with the 2 year lock out…
BigBird says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
Its an Ipod Touch with phone features. Buy na ng a touch around 8K astig na din! Kung alam nyo lang kung gaano kahirap mag TXT sa IPhone?! I got mine from Greenhills. Parang di sya bagay sa user habits ng mga Pinoy na lumaki sa TXT. The phone is great for a while pro nakakasawa din eh. No support here in the Philippines to Hype its features. Overrated with noypis innocente Minds,Opps!
karla says:
🥇 Gold🏆1
so expensive. geez
Jonathan says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
If the price is too steep for you, don’t waste your time whining about it. It’s time to move out from the apple side. In my opinion, the iPhone 3G is a bit outdated nowadays huh? Remember when Nokia released the N7600 way back in late 2003?
Now it’s time for the others to come in – Nokia tube, XPERIA…and others..=)
or if you want to ride on the iPhone mania..just rather buy an iTouch – at least it does look and we could make it similar to the iPhone and as BrianB said..
Peace =)
deuts says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
It’s really good to feel if you have your hands to an unlimited resources.
ernesto says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
hahaha magtitiis na lang ako sa SE Cybhershot C902 5 mp cam yahey! 20php lang
Chocho says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Are you kidding me! Hahaha! You can buy a car already with that amount of money!
BrianB says:
🏅 Newbie🏆2
Very good but brief comparison by Allan of PMP Today:
http://www.pmptoday.com/2008/08/07/august-22-d-day-for-iphone-in-20-countries/#more-5689
Paul T. says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
OMG!!! I was expecting that the price of the prepaid service is about 15-18k but above 40k!!!
I think globe sucks… I think less people will buy that phone especially with oil price is increasing right now. I hope smart will also acquire the iphone by the end of the year and they’ll make the price less cheaper than globe’s…
doctorfunk7 says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
yep it’s way too high…and to top it off…if you wanna get one but your line is still under lock up..say for 1 year more..u have only 2 options..get the prepaid at 40++k or get a new line..
they should have offered something like a plan/contract extension for existing locked-up subscribers..that would bump up the subscription numbers and the years of lock up…that’s one simple marketing strategy which they forgot to think of..or just plainly never considered…
ok na sana yung gflex plans like the 800 if they thought of the extension thing ..but to get a new line on top of your existing just to get a better price for the iphone 3g is too much on the pocket
sweetmisery says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
NOT WORTH IT! Seriously, unless youre that rich and really want social status, its really not worth it. lol. Wow… just wow.
Markxc9 says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Id rather use my current phone then buy nlng ako ng iPod Touch.. Pareho lng features naman nun eh.. iPod Touch 8G is just 12K Php average. Sobrang mahal ung sa Globe.