#iphone 4 globe telecom

Globe Telecom started handing out the new iPhone 4 to the public at 9am today with hundreds (and going to the thousands) lining/waiting to pick-up their handsets. Globe arranged for 2 venues as pick-up points for the iPhone 4 release -- there's one in Shangri-la Makati and another one in New World Hotel (beside GreenBelt 3). Globe reps claim this is their biggest product launch ever (bigger than the 1000+ iPhone 3G launch they had 2 years ago). Related Stories: iPhone 4 Review iPhone 4 Corporate Launch The Math on Globe's iPhone 4 Price Globe to launch iPhone 4 on September 26 Update: It's been 11 days since I got the new Globe postpaid micro-SIM and it's still not activated yet. Globe drops iPhone 3G Price Exclusive: iPhone 3G Pictures and First Impressions August 22 Globe iPhone 3G Launch at Makati Stock Exchange Due to popular demand, Globe Telecom has announced it has dropped the prepaid price of the iPhone 3G to Php37,599 for 8GB and Php43,799 for 16GB. Was talking with TJ Manotoc on the phone last week about the iPhone 3G plans with Globe. He asked me what dozens of others have been wondering all this time -- why doesn't Globe offer unlimited 3G plans (Visibility) with the iPhone? A surge in the number of iPhone 3G users on the Globe network *might* slow down the system and affect everyone in it -- including non-iPhone users. Read more in our articles including "Globe iPhone 4 Public Launch" and "iPhone 3G: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly".