PLDT has announced that some of their voice and data services are unavailable for customers in select locations in Quezon City after Globe Telecom contractors hit underground cables. Voice and data services within the vicinity of Quezon Avenue and Timog Avenue are currently unavailable for PLDT home and enterprise customers. The company said that fiber optic cables servicing the said areas were hit by ongoing underground digging of a contractor of Globe Telecom. PLDT said that repair teams have already been dispatched since last night but heavy rains prevented them from repairing the affected cables. Surprisingly, very few people are using PLDT WeRoam -- a service which has practically been supplanted by SmartBro Mobile 3G. 3G usage is split between Smart/PLDT and Globe Telecom two-to-one as shown in the table below. uMobile on the other hand, though an autonomous telco is still considered a Smart/PLDT property and their free ad-supported 3G services will certainly bump up their total numbers. People have been asking that since Globe Visibility has obviously moved into the flat prepaid and tiered postpaid models, what will happen to subscribers who are on the GV Unlimited plans? Read more in our articles including "PLDT services down in select areas in QC after Globe contractors hit cables" and "Results: Mobile 3G Usage".
PLDT has announced that some of their voice and data services are unavailable for customers in select locations in Quezon City after Globe Telecom contractors hit underground cables. Voice and data services within the vicinity of Quezon Avenue and Timog Avenue are currently unavailable for PLDT home and enterprise customers.
The company said that fiber optic cables servicing the said areas were hit by ongoing underground digging of a contractor of Globe Telecom. PLDT said that repair teams have already been dispatched since last night but heavy rains prevented them from repairing the affected cables. Surprisingly, very few people are using PLDT WeRoam -- a service which has practically been supplanted by SmartBro Mobile 3G.
Our coverage of pldt globe includes: "PLDT services down in select areas in QC after Globe contractors hit cables"; "Results: Mobile 3G Usage"; "What will happen to Globe Visibility Unlimited?". Each article provides unique insights and information.