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Globelines Broadband at 2Mbps

Abe Olandres October 21, 2005 · 1 min read

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Got home this evening to find pamphlets at my doorstep from Globe. Apparently they are now offering broadband connections to residential areas with speeds of up to 2Mbps. Sweet.

Here are the DSL rates and prices:

*GenTxt Express Unlimited
Monthly Fee: Php995
DSL Speed: 384kbps

Express Unlimited
Monthly Fee: Php1,495 (promo price of Php995 just now)
DSL Speed: 384kbps

Explore Silver
Monthly Fee: Php1,995
DSL Speed: 768kbps

Explore Gold
Monthly Fee: Php2,995
DSL Speed: 2Mbps

* I think the GenTxt plan is for students. Not sure about it but looks very similar to the PLDT DSL student rate before (Plan 998 or something). And read this — a Globelines landline subscription is NOT a prerequisite to Globelines broadband.

The 2Mbps under Explore Gold plan did took most of my attention. Really, really nice to have something like that at home all by myself. And to think that only last year, I was paying GreenDot Php2,750 for a mere 256kbps connection.

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610 Comments

globelines_sucks! · 20 years ago

tang`ina GLOBELINES!you guys just don’t know how i feel right now!FUCK YOU BITCHES! ..|..

smart_broke · 20 years ago

isa pa… pag sobrang bagal na DDC na.. anak ng pitong tupa naman… wala na kayo ginagawa kundi sakit ng ulo tapos tanggap pa kau ng mgpapakabit ng SMARTBro.. lalo na sa magpapakabit at papalitan ng antenna.. tingnan nu muna kung bago ang ikakabit baka nagamit na…. kitam mo na base sa experience namin dito… puro sila pa minus kaya sobra sa bulok parang galing sa junk. SMART bulok ayusin nu muna bago nu advertise sa TV at nakakahiya lang sa ibang magpapakabit sa nu…

smart_broke · 20 years ago

WOw hanep talaga sa smart.. nag upgrade na sila 256kbps ngaun 384kbps na.. un serbisyo nu kaya mag upgrade kaya i dont think so… SMART BRO na sila di na SMARTWIFI.. pero masasabi ko SMART BULOK.. sobrang bulok…. sayang ang binabayd sa nu para kaung dial up sa sobrang bagal.. ayusin nu naman ang serbisyo nu.. gusto pa ata pang ma media pa.. mahiya na kau sa balat nu… lalo na ung management ng SMART corruption yan ah…. FUCK OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

smart_broke · 20 years ago

WOw hanep talaga sa smart.. nag upgrade na sila 256kbps ngaun 384kbps na.. un serbisyo nu kaya mag upgrade kaya i dont think so… SMART BRO na sila di na SMARTWIFI..

globelines_sucks! · 20 years ago

DC ng DC ang GLOBELINES!and it SUCKS!akala ko MABILIS ang GLOBELINES pero HINDE pala!FUCK YOU GLOBELINES! ..|..

globelines_sucks! · 20 years ago

FUCK YOU BITCHES!

RCorrino · 20 years ago

Tanong ko lang. Ano average upload speeds nang DSL diyan sa PI?

Nasa San Francisco ako. Uuwi ako sa December. Maguuwi sana ako nang Slingbox unit na ibibigay ko sa kaibigan ko para ikabit sa DSL line niya (PLDT yata) at sa Cable TV niya. Sa ganoon puwede siyang manood nang mga US TV Channels (may Slingbox din ako dito) ako naman makakapanood nang Pinoy TV (di lang TFC).

Kailangan nang Slingbox, minimum 384 Kbps UPLOAD speed? Kaya ba nang mga ISP diyan ito? Alam ko kaya nila iyan sa specs nila pero kaya ba nila na SUSTAINED at hindi lang BURST speeds. At reliable ba naman sila? Sa mga nababasa ko, and DSL ngayon diyan parang kuryente nung 80’s….basta na lang mawawala at babalik.

Salamat sa tulong.

rc****@gmail.com

asdqwe_ · 20 years ago

WTF!What will you do GLOBELINES?DC ng DC tapos BAYAD kami ng BAYAD!

asdqwe_ · 20 years ago

This is B*llSh*t! Globelines Broadband in Talisay City, Cebu keeps on DCing when they upgraded it to 2.0Mbps!WTF!ano nangyari?

ARman · 20 years ago

Hi guys my naka incounter naba kayo always at 10Pm hangang mag umaga parati na didisconnect ang GlobesLines??:( at pati sa araw ang hina ng connection halos mawalan na kami ng customer :( sana ma ayus agad ito

emac · 20 years ago

2Mbps sounds fun…

whendeil · 20 years ago

HelLo GuYs,

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME TO LEAVE A MESSAGE HERE SO THIS IS ALSO MY FIRST QUESTION TO YOU ALL,.IN INTERNET CAFE,LIKE NETOPIA, WHAT THERE BEING USE GLOBELINES OR SMARTBRO? PLSSSSSS…..REPLY….

HAVE A NICE DAY :)

Svetlana · 20 years ago

@harold: pwede ng mag pa disconnect sa smart wifi na di na babayaran yung remaining months? san mo nakuha info na yan? or pwedeng pa explain? Thanks.

kupalangglobe · 20 years ago

mga taga globe isa lang masasabi ko ko sa inyo.. PAKAMATAY KAYA KAYO?

harold · 20 years ago

dun sa nagtatanong kung pano gawin kung gus2 na padiskonek sa smart wi-fi>> tingin ko may basis for asking smart to terminate the contract between you and smart kc nag breach cla sa contract bec of the frequent disconection due to troubles caused by their system. 2nd, ung customer support servis nila ay not so competent! ang bagal !

Miguel · 20 years ago

I think it’s better than Smart Bro – everything is better than Smart Bro at the moment. As for sharing, it’s officially not allowed, as per the terms of service (if I read it right). I might need to confirm it soon.

jared · 20 years ago

i have some questions…

1. if i apply for globelines broadband express unlimited package, am i allowed to install an access point directly to the cable modem to have wifi around the house?

2. if i do so, will there be additional charges?

3. what can you say about globe’s internet services right now? is it better than that of smart bro’s?

–thank you sa magrereply…

FRANCE · 20 years ago

un naman ang prob sa mga DSL my contract na hindi naman consistent ung mga servces nila every now and then then ang mahirap eh nagbabayad ka for years according to thier plan.

Miguel · 20 years ago

so pangit Globelines DSL broadband?

naiinis · 20 years ago

kakainis naman kayo… lagi lang nadidiskonek connection ko.. halos every minute.. kakainis

TOTYO · 20 years ago

waaaaaaaaaaaaaa lag..globelines….laggggggg…disconnectttt waaaaa way ayoooooooooooooooo faitaaaaaaaaaa taronga ni ninyo oi

Miguel · 20 years ago

I might sign up. I need to confirm, is sharing via router allowed? It was disallowed when the Globelines DSL service was starting.

nicole tan · 20 years ago

hi there how much ang globequest?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 20 years ago

Hi Joel,

I switched to PLDT DSL last year. I wanted Globelines but it was nto available in my area that time.

I am now planning to switch to GlobeQuest.

Joel Chua · 20 years ago

Yuga, have you switched to Globelines Broadband from Greendot? I myself also use the Greendot service, but I can’t get out until 6 more months. (Not that I hate them, but because they’re expensive.)

nicole tan · 20 years ago

oic thanks for the info. The splitter is automatically installed after you avail the sky dsl or globelines?, right?

ed · 20 years ago

our neighbor was still able to avail of the 995/month package but as i’ve said, the contract is good for 2 years.

your line will be free even when connected to the dsl because they use a splitter for your tel line and for your broadband connection.

nicole tan · 20 years ago

so you mean the express unlimited for non gentext user is 995/mo na rin for 384kbps? kc when i visited their site. diffrnt yung price ng active user ng gentxt and non user. Hmmm

and yah how ima able to keep my tel line active even if im online? kc if ever pwede yan sa globelines and dsl…. mag DSL na lng aq sa bayantel malapit pa hehe…

thanks ha i need such info lng kc.

ed · 20 years ago

as far as i know the 995 promo of globe is no longer available. the promo by the way is that you’ll be getting 384kbps/month for 995 plus you get 6months free from the usual additional charges that globe regularly includes on your billing. plus the promo has a locked-in period of just 1 year. what they have right now is still the same package, 995/month for 384kbps but the deduction from the additional charges is good for only 2 months plus the lock-in period is 2 years.

and yes, you need an existing tel. line.

nicole tan · 20 years ago

hello guys ask ko lng if kailngan pa ng tel-line sa globelines? and ask ko rin if avail p ung promo na 995 for non gentxt user.

thanks

extreme20 · 20 years ago

:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 104 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)
Download Speed is:: 40 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net (Server 2)
Test Time:: 2006/04/08 – 4:46pm
Bottom Line:: 6X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 85.33 sec
Tested from a 386 kB file and took 32.875 seconds to complete
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 29.54 % of your hosts average (237.121)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-9DO4VGMK3

Glenfiddich · 20 years ago

:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 310 Kbps about 0.31 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)
Download Speed is:: 38 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2006/04/03 – 7:13pm
Bottom Line:: 5X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 26.95 sec
Tested from a 386 kB file and took 10.188 seconds to complete
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.1) Gecko/20060111 Firefox/1.5.0.1
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 82.01 % of your hosts average (250.238)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-NH1Q9L5PR

ed · 20 years ago

:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 257 Kbps about 0.26 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)
Download Speed is:: 31 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2006/04/03 – 2:00am
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 33.03 sec
Tested from a 386 kB file and took 12.31 seconds to complete
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows 98; en) Opera 8.0
Diagnosis: 90% + Okay : running at 97.72 % of your hosts average (230.195)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-YJ2UDOIEB

nano · 20 years ago

:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 27 Kbps about 0.03 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Download Speed is:: 3 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net (main)
Test Time:: 2006/03/29 – 9:17pm
Bottom Line:: 0X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 341.33 sec
Tested from a 97 kB file and took 28.911 seconds to complete
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 1.74 % of your hosts average (180.78)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-AM0PD6NK9

Smart is simply amazing!

ed · 20 years ago

this is my second post, the first one was last december 31st and up to now i haven’t had any problem whatsoever with globe broadband. everytime i am online i make sure that i check my dsl speed and it’s speed hasn’t gone below 300kbps. just now, after checking it’s speed it registered at more than 400kbps (i’m under the 384kbps plan).

Mikee · 20 years ago

Wow! This is cheap! How come I didn’t know about it? Hmmm…. Very tempting to move over to Globe because of the prices. But then, how good is it? Is it really fast? I mean, is it fast most of the time?

Mike

Francis · 20 years ago

Meron na bang wifi ang globe? di ko lam yun ah… if youre asking for PLDT Wifi… don’t bother. It’s the same as SMART Wifi. Same connection, different billing. In short billing lang nagkaiba…

parang talk and tex, pinalitan lang yung pangalan sa display ng cellphone mo, pero, smart pa rin yun.

grr, ang tagal magdownload!!! kanina pa ako naghihintay dito ah… 384 kbps globelines ako pero dl speed ko 23.1 kbps lang

mha · 20 years ago

hey!!! gud day!!! i need piece of advice about wifi connection… kung alin un mas magaling globe or pldt.. kc may bad expereience na ko sa smart.. super lag and ang bagal ng service nila they always said ok naman connection or may technical problem na inaabot ng ilang araw na walang connection. it’s really bad tlga.. i read forum about smart wifi almost negative… gusto ko nanga pa disconnect pero under contract pa… sabi pa kung pa disconnect me need to pa remaining months. o my godness!! ang panget na nga ng connection at bulok na sistema nila bayaran ko pa… so what should i do?

may · 20 years ago

you can get a router from any computer store.. i recommend linksys. i’m not sure of the price..i think mga 4k+ un.

may · 20 years ago

hi!

regarding your third question…if you do have 2 computers and you want to share internet connection, you need to have a router connected to the modem and both your computers will be connected to the router.

curious_lang · 20 years ago

ei, guys..

nid ur help:
1st, do I really need to be a “gentxt-er” to avail globeline’s 995 promo? or kahit cno nmn?Ã¼

2nd, when will it return to its original price? after how many months or for a lifetime?Ã¼Ã¼

3rd, wat if i have 2 pc’s? how can I connect both computers to the internet, wat shud i have/use??—what is it? where to find it? how much is it??Ã¼Ã¼Ã¼

please reply..
really nid ur advice..
it will be a great help!!Ã¼

sory rami questions

Yellowcard · 20 years ago

Any feedback on that explore gold 2mbps line? sustained speed?

ed · 20 years ago

i’ve availed of the express unlimited plan (995/384kbps). the speed is very good. the lowest speed i’ve experienced was about 280kbps and the fastest was about 1027kbps. always you get connected with just one click. another good thing about globe’s broadband was that it uses a splitter so that your landline is free even if your connected.

overall, i’m happy with globe’s broadband!

Kent · 20 years ago

I can see only there download speed but what is there upload speed for Explore Silver and Gold. As the Express Unlimited and Gentxt Unlimited has only 128kbps upload speed but the actual speed is really 20kBps which is by far not bad as 128kbps is only equal to 16kBps. I’ve subscribed to Express Unlimited and that’s what I’ve experience so far. As of now I’m applying for Explore Silver because the Explore Gold is not yet available as of now until next year 2006 or after Christmas as they are still upgrading their system. It would be nice to have a 2mbps as it is cheap but i’ll not waste my money until I can get a proper job. I’m still a student you know… lol… rofl…

for hardcore downloader – I would definitely recommend Explore Gold… you can download movies, games, etc. in a fast rate which is about 2mbps and about 250kBps..

kbps = kilobits per second
kBps = kilobytes per second
mbps = megabits per second

Your actual download base will be the kBps which you will see as 38.3 kB/s when downloading or something like that. As you can see they base their pricing on bits so when they say 384 kbps, you just actually divide it by 8. So 384/8 is equal to 48 but your actual download will only be just 38.xx due to PPP.

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 21 years ago

Their site for Innove Communications can be found here:

http://www.innove.com.ph/prod_serv.html

dhoy · 21 years ago

san available?

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 21 years ago

@ andre

They have been playing catch-me-if-you-can for quite some time now. I guess ETP and PLDT will ramp up its bandwidth real soon.

@ j-phearson

But this one is direct to your own house for your own personal consumption.

@ bimbo

When ETP launched evoDSL last year, that really kicked-in the competition. But I read in some forum that the residential connection isn’t any good either.

Ayan, lurker ka alng kase sa blog ko eh. Magparamdam ka naman once in a while. hehe

bimbo · 21 years ago

If only Eastern Telecom’s residential plans are as cheap as these. Well till then, I’m stuck with PLDT DSL.

Hey Abe! ayan nag comment na ako! hehe

J-

j-phearson · 21 years ago

Several Netopia branches offer 2 Mbps internet. Such branch is at Ali mall, Araneta center, Cubao.

It used it to download 3/4’s of MP3’s (podcasts) to listen on my MP3 capable DVD player, maybe the speed is overkill for that purpose but for the latest Linux distro or that video torrent, it is very cool.