Globe iPhone 3G Post-Paid Plans Unveiled?

My Globe phone bill only reaches to 1200 a month. Too much for me to get the iphone with such a plan. Might as well buy the iphone separately.

I rather wait for a 3G open line iPhone than to avail it under Globe. I’m not stupid to buy iPhone directly to them hehehe.

Abe’s earlier computation is more realistic than this. From $199 plus all the taxes and tariffs, iPhone should costs at around P13,500 to P15,000 only.

So why spend P20,000 or more for a Globe iPhone prepaid if I can buy genuine iPhone here or abroad. I don’t care it is open line. At least it has 2.0 version hehehe

ya but you can get an Iphone for less and unlock it, there are ways, thats how they first iphone got here. Its a bad move to put the Iphone on the 5000 plan

Prepaid FTW.
Although if it hits 25K then no. I’m better off with an 18-200 mm VR Nikkor Lens. ^_^

people that i know who go beyond the 3500.00 per month bill are business execs, sales people, med reps, etc. more biz people. considering that iphone is NOT a business phone, doesn’t make sense. doesnt fit the market.

ay ewan sa globe, basta ako naka-treo. :-)

btw, yuga sent you a mail re won t-shirt. thanks in advance. sent you my info.

With all the enterprise features of the iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0, how can it not be a business phone?

Enterprise features include:
1. Full Support for MS Office and iWork Documents
2. Push E-mail, Calendar, Contacts
3. Full Support for MS Outlook and ActiveSync

Anyway, I agree… the subscription plans where Globe put the iPhone 3G is way to expensive for regular users.

woot! sylv3rblade is right about the nikkor 18-200vr …hahaha

Boo… I’ll just buy an iphone free of taxes in HK. hahaha :P

It is impossible for Globe to compulsory sell locked iPhones or forced anyone to buy directly to them. Ok, Ok exclusivity wise they can. Are you sure you want locked iPhones using Globe? Using their Internet charging scheme? Using unreliable charging scheme? I lived in Quezon City near TriNoma (which by the way owned by the Ayalas, who also owns Globe Telecom) and their 3G signals are so weak and most of the time 2G signals are only available.

Generally, the iPhone 3G that will be released on July 11 mostly in Europe are unlocked iPhones [there’s a European law that they cannot sell locked phones or required anyone to have a minimum contract] and the software 2.0 doesn’t have the capability to immobilize unlocked iPhones.

If Globe plans to sell prepaid locked iPhones ranging from P20,000 to P25,000, it would be practically to buy iPhones in the black market or directly to any authorized Apple Store (PowerMac Center or Ynzal Marketing).

I’m not sure about the whole unlocking thing but they’re saying that for iPhone 3g, activation can only be done in-store and not through iTunes in your home, which is how current iPhones can be activated.

If the prepaid iPhone 3G will be priced at Php25K, it’s still OVER PRICED! Around Php15k would be okay.

I don’t think getting a black market iPhone 3G will be as easy as the first gen iPhone. As far as I know, you can’t buy iPhones in the U.S. without a plan. You need to buy it from an Apple Store or AT&T store. You’ll need to sign-up when you purchase. Unlike before that you can sign-up via iTunes. That’s not the case now.

The $199 price tag is subsidized. So It’s not really cheap. It just means you’re actually paying for the rest via “installment” through your plan.

I agree though that the plan Globe is offering seems ridiculously high. I’d rather pay for the prepaid at 25k. That sounds reasonable.

The iPhone might sound expensive at that price but hey, people were willing to pay 40k for the P990i before. That’s a totally crappy phone compared to the iPhone. So 25k is reasonable considering what the iPhone can do.

I think plan 1500 to 2000 should be reasonable.

Lolz, at first nung nakita ko WTF! New i-Phone 3g for $199, nung inisip ko papatak ng $300 kasama na shiping from us to here, pero abe is right.

Hindi ko naisip yung plan fees, I’ll stick to my O2 nlng haha, hintayin ko bumaba presyo ng i-Phone

lol JQ, the 8gb will sell for $199 and $299 for th 16gb in the US.

Juan Magdaraog is right. The 199 and 299 price tags are HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED price tags by the telcos, that’s why they’re putting in the plans at those prices.

The only (legit) way you can get a $199 iphone 3g from the states is to have someone buy it, sign a 2 year contract with AT&T for $39.99(3g data) + voice plans. Then he’ll get a locked iphone, which he can give to you and use his AT&T sim with another phone. you think he’s still gonna sell it for $199? maybe if he’s your mum/dad and doesnt mind getting stuck with a $39.99 a month tab for a 3g data plan for 2 years.

So for those who were thinking of getting an Iphone 3g for $199/$299 with NO STRINGS ATTACHED, [for lack of a better term] dream on..

The Iphone 3G should be sold in Europe (France at least) for about 600 euros, unlocked. That’s almost 40,000 Php. This is almost the most expensive you will find worldwide. Knowing that the price of the Ipod are the cheapest in HK, it might be interesting to buy the Iphone there if it is the same as for the Ipod.

wat da…!!! too excited to get an iphone, kakadismaya lang. i thought there was a price drop? should only cost around 15,000. 20-25k? no effing way!!!

i cant wait for september, is their any place where i can buy a genuine iphone?

ei guys. a friend of a friend is in the black market business (for iphone 3G ONLY ha).. although i don’t think (and really don’t know) if its called black market coz they got the units directly from apple.. with apple care pa nga, and authorized sila (weird nga eh).. selling like pancakes tlga.. they got their iphones for $600 = more or less P27,000 (8GB) and $750 = more or less P33750 (16GB).. i have one right now (one of the 10 units na dinala hre).. =) they would start selling it na pag dating ng other units, all reserved na.. bulk buyers lahat.. just email me to order.. unlocked na, 8GB is 26K and 16GB 28K.. discounts for bulk orders.. mwah

Hi Yuga, first time i came across your page. I think it’s pretty cool to actually have a pinoy perspective on tech stuff. Gives me a more realistic view on things like the iPhone and what not.

Seriously very frustrating to find that you have to pay this much for the iPhone — sure it offers a whole new experience and excellent display with a ginormous screen for easy browsing and video watching… but for me this still does not justify the price. Just really ridiculous. I was looking forward to this then got really turned off and seriously thinking of just dropping the option of buying this trinket for good. Thanks for sheding some light.

its wiser to buy the iphone somewhere else…
there’s no unlocking code needed, just a “release notice” from the telco to apple…
hopefully, once this is released, iphone1.0’s price will plummet down… at any rate, apple will release the updated software 2.0 for current 1.0 users as well

This is not a bad deal at all, we use Smart Infinity and GLobe Platinum lines at our office and they are about P5,000 per month. (not exactly sure as I don’t pay bills). And unlimited data for 2,000 is not bad because my data charge is more than that right now because we don’t have unlimited data on our plans. But this plan definately isn’t for everyone, if you don’t want to spend that much, go buy one from apple.com (if you can get it here) or go to greenhills, unlock it and slap your sim in there. Or you can just wait for the prepaid version which is coming out soon. Yes, it’s expensive but I’m a firm believer of “you get what you pay for”.

asa naman! sa plan 1200 free na ang mga cellphones na me original price na 15000! tapos yang plan 3500 meron pang idadagdag na 9k! unfair! mag sama kayo ni gloria. potah

All I’m hoping for is that Globe makes the iPhone 3G available for people who don’t yammer on the phone for long periods. Plan free 25,000 to 30,000 is fair enough but don’t force everyone into these ‘business’ plans. The iPhone isn’t exclusively a business phone after all. There are the apps, wifi, and ipod, etc. Even if we could afford the 3,500 monthlies, what if we don’t need and consume 750 mins and 600 sms? Heck, I think I talk too much on the phone yet I still don’t consume THAT much. If Globe wants to get us iPhone fans into plans, offer a wider range of deals.

And for the love of God, an additional 2,000 for 3G/data?! HAHA&%@#$!.

You know what, Mac/iPhone fans are a really gutsy bunch. Could we make enough noise, should the Globe plans be too restrictive, unfair? Just like what the Canadians did to Rogers carrier?

GLOBE Sucks! they really take advantage of the launching of new iPhone 3g by apple.

ang mahal naman. i think not many will avail the plan since 3500 will be too much. 3500 is in the range of business people and the iphone are supposed to be for kids/yuppies since its more inclined to multimedia/music? right? if it goes to the level of 1800 and the downpayment is at 9,000 then the lock-in period is at 36 months… i’d get the plan.

Why not get a jailbroken iphone? Thats what I have and I dont have any problems with it whatsoever and you can use any sim. A jailbroken iphone actually has advantages, especially being able to use the Installer.app and download free apps directly from the Internet. With the one Globe is releasing, you’ll only be able to download from the Apple Store and thats $$$. Mine doesn’t have 3G but i don’t mind because I’ve Wifi both at home and work. The only issue I guess is warranty, you just need to make sure you take very good care of it.

interesting exchange here. i for one personally think that globe’s iphone pricing is still way too much. globe could have really maximized this to steal market share but instead, i’m quite certain they’ll get so much negative press from this. one can’t compare the price to other countries by just applying the forex — a P70 mcdo value meal here is P250 there. sigh. this is a monumentally big marketing mistake on pricing that globe will surely pay for.

hEi guys.,.
i already checked it in globe.,
anD thAt prepaid iphone 3g costs 37 599 for 4g,,
and 43k plus in 18 gig..
harhar… quite expensivE..

im soooooo stupid, i have to pay 120,000 pesos
for my iphone while it costs only 300 dallars in the us. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Daming reklamo! POOR!

helo..im planning to buy iphone this december…i dont wantthe globe plan. it seems so expensive..can anyone tel me where can i buy one? the nearest city in my place is CEBU. its not available in tacloban

Parang mas cost effective pa yata ang mag Blackberry dito sa Philippines no? Andyan din naman ang messenger and email functionality

I honestly an thankful for all the hard effort that
you’ve devoted to keeping this place available for everyone. I truly hope this is online for a long time.