CD-R King and retailers to stop selling signal boosters

CD-R King and other retailers have signed an agreement with telco giant, Globe Telecom, to discontinue the sale of illegal repeaters and signals boosters in the country.

Globe Telecom and major gadgets and IT equipment retailers CD-R King General Merchandise, Electronics Boutique and Smile-Com have signed an agreement that will stop the sale of repeaters or signal boosters that do not comply with specifications set by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

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This agreement is in accordance to the NTC Memorandum Order 01-02-2013 that prohibits the selling, purchasing, importing, or using of repeaters or boosters that are not approved by the commission in an effort to prevent harmful interference to the Cellular Mobile Networks.

Repeaters or signal boosters are antennas that boost network signals in areas with weak coverage by hogging bandwidth from legitimate network infrastructures.

“We appreciate the cooperation of the major retailers of gadgets and technology items in the country to support our drive against the use of illegal repeaters. Many of the existing retailers have been previously unaware that the sale of such equipment violates existing laws,” said Atty. Froilan Castelo, head of Globe Corporate Legal Services Group.

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Diangson Louie

This article was written by Louie Diangson, Managing Editor of YugaTech. You can follow him at @John_Louie.

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44 Comments

Freeje says:

11 years ago

If these telcos offer better signal and services then these gadgets wouldn’t be for sale.
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pogi says:

11 years ago

why? kse d nyo aminin may problema un signal nyo? kasalanan ng mga taong gsto sumagap ng magandang signal using ur telco as their provider?
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Smokescreen says:

11 years ago

Globe wants to stop these boosters so that they can set up their own equipment and overcharge consumers for it and disguise it as expansion projects to serve loyal customers better. LOL
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Sonofa says:

11 years ago

tagal tagal ko na naghahanap nito!!! matagal na daw wala to sa cdr king diba?
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FanBoy says:

11 years ago

Parang naduling ata ako. Tama ba na sa article na ito Globe Telecoms lang ang telco? Walang Smart, Sun, TnT, Sun, etc… Bat wala sila?
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Raphie says:

11 years ago

Kahit wala sa cdr-king. Meron pa rin nyan sa sulit or ebay. Hehe..
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HiERARCH says:

11 years ago

hay naku. buti pa sa ibang bansa maganda ang signal sa kanila, mabilis. dito parang ewan lang. malaki ang role na ginagampanan ng mga boosters na yan a kahit illegal pa sila; pinatutunayan lang n’yan na dapat ganyan na sana kabilis ang signal dito sa’tin, kinukuripot lang kasi ng mga big telcos dito. lekche ah!!
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dong says:

11 years ago

the memorandum does not say anything on how they will address the root cause of the problem. people will still find ways :)
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Zo says:

11 years ago

So how much did this cost globe?
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Mark says:

11 years ago

So CDR-King na ang Supplier nila ng signal booster? Hehe
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yui says:

11 years ago

Lupet ng globe. Yari na naman kaming mga postpaid users niyan, may biglang gulat na naman sa bill next month. Pambawi sa nagastos nila. fck
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ed says:

11 years ago

With the kind of signal that globe is transmitting, its not a surprise why these boosters are being sold everywhere, since globe is not doing anything with the signal complains that were being filed by their users. it’s not a surprise that consumers will find their way to boost the signal.
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someone says:

11 years ago

pakibasa naman.

“stop the sale of repeaters or signal boosters that do not comply with specifications set by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)”

so kung nagcocomply at inspected ng NTC na within specification, walang problema at pwede pa rin ibenta.

anything that connects to a cellular network needs to have an approval from NTC.

3G broadband stick, local branded phones like myphone and cherry mobile, branded phones from Samsung and Sony that are sold by AUTHORIZED retail shops all have a NTC seal on it.

So if CDR-King still wants to sell these devices, they should ask for their devices to be inspected by NTC. Only then would these be allowed to be used legally.
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Carlo says:

11 years ago

Now i know na meron pala nyan. hehehe
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theSandies says:

11 years ago

Bobo ng globe. Pati simpleng signal blockage nga di nila maayos kaya di nila masisisi na mag signal booster ang mga tao. Bulokkkkkk kasi signal nila buti pa smart o sun.
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jejemon says:

11 years ago

CDR-King now is selling everything…from pencil to telecommunication equipment. Next, will be kaldero, palayok, at baka kotse maid in Taiwan. Mahilig kasi yung ibang tao jan ng mabilis o kaya shortcut just to satisfy their needs…pero people remember if we want to go to the right way, maayos na serbisyo bakit hindi tayo magreklamo at makialam sa kung ano problema na nararanasan natin…if we have issue on our telco provider services magreklamo ka sa business center nila or hotline. gnun din sa ibang services sa private or public sector. This merchandise is not a telco provider or accredited manufacturer of this kind of devices, they just keep on building and providing what they know na kelangan nung mga taong bumibili sa kanila na hindi nakikita sa mga major merchadisers.
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DeeJ says:

11 years ago

san pwede magreport ng may gumagamit? i think i saw many households around my area using it. took picture of it too.
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Arbs says:

11 years ago

I’m not saying na masamang gumamit nito kasi it’s for your own satisfaction of services lalo na sa mga walang signal sa loob ng bahay. The reason why Globe banning this kind of repeater/booster is because it can effect voice/signal quality for those others who do not use the booster. I worked on one of the telcos and my group installs/supervising installation of this kind of equipment and if the installation of this is not right, it can effect other areas’ signals near the place this equipment installed and even your own place due to interference. take note every telco has their own frequencies.

pero kapag tumama yung installation mo and the frequency emitting/recieving by this equipment it surely boost your signal.
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11 years ago

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Ron Wilson says:

10 years ago

Boy do I need one of these!
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Don Ramon Dela paz says:

8 years ago

sus mariosep wasak kase ang signal ng gLobe …hahhaha
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casper says:

8 years ago

dapat lahat ng signal booster puwdeng magamit kase di lahat ng part ng building may signal kaya dapat puwdeng gumamit ng booster,, isapa ang mahat magload ng globe db subrang dali matapos ng mga promo
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Dadz says:

8 years ago

I got to have this installed in my area . Very poor signal. Kailangan ko pang umakyat ng bundok para lang maka tawag.
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Jr says:

8 years ago

magkanu poh? pls reply asap
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8 years ago

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