Globe Telecom cierra acuerdo por Apple iPhone

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief May 12, 2008 · 2 min read

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Un correo electrónico recibido esta tarde me señaló el comunicado de prensa en el que Globe Telecom ha acordado con Apple ofrecer exclusivamente el iPhone en Filipinas. El anuncio se realizó a las 1:00 p.m. de este día.

En el sitio de Globe Corporate sitio web:

Globe, SingTel, Bharti Airtel y Optus llevarán iPhone a la región

Manila, 12 de mayo de 2008 – Globe, SingTel, Bharti Airtel y Optus anunciaron hoy que han firmado un acuerdo con Apple para llevar el servicio iPhone a Filipinas, Singapur, India y Australia más adelante este año.

Más información se dará a conocer en una fecha posterior.

¡Finalmente!

Llamada a personas dentro de Globe no dio resultados. Todos guardan silencio al respecto. Ni una sola pista. Todo lo que me dijeron es que se ofrecerá más adelante este año. Eso es todo. Sin detalles sobre los planes, precios y fechas de lanzamiento. Tendré que profundizar más. *heh*

Espere, ¿significa eso que Apple también abrirá iTunes en Filipinas? Recuerden que Apple vincula tu cuenta de iTunes con tu suscripción iPhone. Pero los iPhones ya están disponibles en Filipinas. Solo visita Virramall en Greenhills. Ahora, estoy más emocionado con la perspectiva de obtener una cuenta de iTunes que con que un iPhone esté disponible legítimamente a través de un operador local.

¿Logrará el iPhone reunir suficiente influencia para que las personas cambien de proveedor? (Eso es lo que sucedió con AT&T en Estados Unidos).

{Agradecimiento a: Andre John & Mobius}

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74 Comments

lito · 16 years ago

I think iphone cannot muster enough influence to filipinos kasi sa taas ng price sa globe. but see later what globe can do to convince customers.

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lito · 16 years ago

may account na ako sa itunes dahil lately nakabili ako ng ipod touch. maybe isusunod ko ang iphone.Sir, any news regards an iphone na medyo mura? planning to have one this year. sana nga may itunes site tayo dito.

lito · 17 years ago

ok sana ang iphone kung mas mataas ng doble man lamang sa 199usd. eh ang nangyari 5X ang price sa phil. peso. in 100thousand person in the mall or anywhere masuerte ka kung makakita ka ng isang iphone unit.kaya magisipisip naman sana ang globe company. bawasan naman ang presyo nyooooo!!!@!

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samar surf · 18 years ago

wow dats nice i hope prepaid yan..exciting…

yoshee · 18 years ago

OMG..buti di me bumili nung unang iphone cuz i think pangt kasi walang 3g o hidni 3g at daming features na wala na nasa new iphone 3g ngayon….bibili ako nyan for sure wahahaha

clyde · 18 years ago

hey does that mean kapag bumili ako sa ibang bansa at dinala ko sa philippines hnd katulad yun ng nabebenta d2?..

gian · 18 years ago

damn i got my new iphone 16 gb model and now this. 199$ so does this mean na halos 10k lng yan d2 sa pinas pag dumating?? and ung 16 gb ay 15 k lng?? paano yan? i need to know if that’ll be the price of the phone para ngayun plang masell ko na ung phone ko. haha. reply nmn kayu ohh

lito · 14 years ago

that is monhtly plan in the AT&T in the US not a price per unit

tiff k · 18 years ago

Wow! I didn’t hear about this news! Whoa, i guess as a Globe user, I’m happy? lolz! But you’re right, I’m more excited about the iTunes philippines rather than the iphone itself since I already have a jailbroken itouch. =)

I really like your site by the way! =)

denz · 18 years ago

GLOBE 3G is faster than SMART. GLOBE has HSDPA which about 3X faster than ordinary 3G network. Its like comparing an ordinary GSM GPRS and GSM EDGE. If some people are concern about prepaid/postpaid, later on this iphone 3g will be available in greenhills anyway.

Madrista4ever · 18 years ago

The problem withe Globe and Smart is the cost associated with thier Data Networks. A lot of people have missed this out. Globe charges your .15/KB. So for a 1MB file thats Php 153. With Smart its time metered at Php 10/30min. Globe currently have a time metered data plan to compete with Smart. Php 5/15min, but its only a Promo at it will expire. Like all Globe marketing practices to make their services sound cheap and affordable.

Apple signed exclusive deals with Telcos that have “Unlimited” Data Plans bundled in. Without an unlimited data the current “iPhone & iTunes” plan by Apple will not work here. Apple havent disclosed its plan yet about iPhone in Asia. We dont even have an iTunes store yet. It would be very silly if you would only be able to buy music from iTunes in the Philippines is when your using WIFI at a local Starbucks.

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jo · 18 years ago

how much do you think this will sell?

Rodney Garcia · 18 years ago

This is good news for us in the Philippines. Now, how it will be executed is another story. I’m sure we’ll see the light of this revelation in the coming weeks especially that the WWDC is right around the corner (June 2008). It is likely that Apple will be introducing the new 3G iPhone 2.0.

Globe got the deal because they’re partners with SingTel who got the deal for them. So it’s really a default arrangement. It was not because they were the leading cellular company but because they are partners with SingTel. If Apple did make it’s research, they could have found Smart more feasible as a partner.

In fairness to Globe, this is a feather in their cap. This can really bring a lot of revenue for the company. How they will make it available and reachable to the public will be something to look forward to. If it’s available on prepaid, then I will get. If it’s a postpaid line (and knowing all the requirements), I’m sure you have to go through the eye of the needle to get one.

Now, will the iPhone 2.0 availability in your tiangge be a possibility? I’ve gone around the metro and I’ve seen some iPhones there. So the possibility is not to far behind.

As for me, I just hope Apple can open iTunes to the Philippines. I heard that they didn’t want it because of piracy and stuff. Mr. Jobs. Piracy and fraud is found globally. The US alone has a big chunk of that. Though the Philippines is considered a 3rd world country, we’re one of the most tech-savvy countries in the world. There are people here who are willing to give their money to buy legal music. I don’t see why won’t you let us. We do have credit cards here.

animomedia.com · 18 years ago

finally the wait is over!

eman · 18 years ago

no surprise iphone is in GLOBE now, subscribers of globe is ELITE kaya bagay sa kanila ang iphone, alangan naman SMART e puro jologs at prepaid ang subs ng smart, hahahaha, galing ng GLOBE!!!! yahooo

rhyan · 18 years ago

good news! pero wala pa rin yang panaman sa 5110 ko :D

andre · 18 years ago

i’m very much intrigued by the very short announcement in the globe (and singtel) web site. talagang pag apple masikreto, pati partners masikreto!

the scuttlebutt here in SG is that the deal won’t be exclusive and that competing telcos in the region are also currently working out deals with apple. for one, sim-locked phones are illegal here in SG.

ralph · 18 years ago

sana yung 3g iphone

jhay · 18 years ago

Something to really look out for these coming months.

Now I wonder if my next phone will be an iPhone? :P

Bigbird · 18 years ago

As experienced with both 3G lines and similar phone models. I say that Globe 3G is much faster compared to my SMART 3G thats for sure! I Test it side by side in almost any location I can be. SMART shows strong in the Forth Area in Taguig. Rather the less I say Globe 3G is much faster than SMART 3G parang WAP. I even swap sims. But unfortunately Globe billing suchs! SMART improved its billing lately as I haved noticed but have system downtime in the early 4-7 am everyday. nagtitipid!!!!! Di mo sya magagamit at this times promise… Always online lang kasi ako!

Ramon Tayag · 18 years ago

More of these exclusive deals? Apple should just sell it straight.. everyone will buy it. They’re making the market smaller by doing this. Well, I’m sure Globe will give them a chunk of their earnings just like AT&T does.

Vance · 18 years ago

iPhone will be available for platinum users for free. I’m guessing.

and by that time iPhone with 3G might be out hahaha..

Second, this will not affect the grey iPhone users hahahaha. Kasi most people naman here uses other telcos so grey version iPhones will still be popular. and cheaper too.

BrianB · 18 years ago

Dapat 2k per month lang diba?

Rodney Garcia · 18 years ago

Globe nabs the iPhone deal. Man! I’ve been a SMART user for more than 10 years and I’m very happy with the service. What does this mean for SMART users who want an iPhone? Does this mean we need to switch?

But will the iPhone for Globe be available for prepaid or just post-paid? Besides, the iPhones come to the same price range as the high Nokia N series (like N95) so it won’t necessarily be a ‘masa’ phone.

As for me, I just want Apple to enable the Philippines to iTunes. I mean, I may not have an iPhone but I do have a iPod Nano Video and I am willing to pay for the tunes in iTunes. Not to mention, register my podcast.

Oh well. Time will tell.

Jay-R · 18 years ago

not surprising especially that all mentioned Asia-Pac carriers are sister companies.

Anyhoo, I sure am going to trade my N95 8gig for this one.

Reggie · 18 years ago

most likely it’s because of SingTel. but i’ve heard from Globe insiders as early as last year (when the iPhone hype was still fresh) that they were sure about releasing the iPhone through their network. in my opinion, there may be a possibility that they will release the non-3G iPhone first followed by the newer 3G model.

kastor · 18 years ago

at bakit kaya Globe ang nakakuha sa deal? dahil sa singtel? sayang! mas maganda sana kung smart. lalo na sa 3G services. globe sucks big time pagdating sa 3G. i bet na yung 3G iphone ang ilalako sa pilipinas.