Globe Philippines

[mundets]

Hello Philippine users!
Have you ever tried browsing the web with your Globe phone?
Were you only able to open a few limited sites?

WHY?!?!
I wish that Globe would let us browse the full web.
Does anyone know how to do that?

[cdover]

Be smart. Change to Smart :D

[mundets]

I would, but it would be a hassle to change numbers.

[smilewarrior]

Sorry, don't know how to browse the web with Globe. I've heard that for pda's, you can use a program called OPERA (I sure hope I'm right) to view websites. I honestly don't know if you can install this in a p800. I do know that not all websites are optimized to be viewed in pda format.

Overall, Globe seems to charge more but there service is a lot easier to deal with than Addict mobile or Sun. Smart is ok.

[3ple4]

I also thought of switching to Smart/Addict Mobile (or even Sun - but WAP is still in testing stages) but it would be real hassle to tell everyone of my new number.

Besides, I'm still hoping that for being a "loyal" Globe subscriber of 3 1/2 years, they'd give me a free phone. But I fortunately, I called their hotline and the operator said that it would have to depend on my bill (meaning, the amount) and not how long I've been a subscriber. Can you believe that? I mean, isn't it being "loyal" means the duration? Geez!!

Well until now, Globe is still limiting the wap sites that we can visit. Can't believe they've reaping millions of pesos for the past years and they're still ripping us of value added services.

[volts]

well, i honestly think that all the local TelCos are all the same when it comes to being profit-centric... can't honestly blame them, but wouldn't it be great if they did something more for their poor loyal consumers?

3ple4: i'm surprised; they gave my dad a 6610 for being loyal to them, and his bill doesn't usually run that high... maybe they're just screwing with you or something. how long have you been a globe subscriber ba?

i've had my fair share of being screwed over by a TelCo, which is why i REFUSE to have anything but prepaid. more expensive in the long run, but at least i don't run the risk of getting charged for usage that isn't real!!! :mad:

[3ple4]

3 1/2 years na!!! My bill is usually between P500-P1,000 (Plan 250, he he!!). I guess it's not good enough.

My friend's dad is also under Plan 250 and has been with Globe since their introduction (1995 yata!) and they also haven't given him any "free" phone.

[volts]

Originally posted by 3ple4
3 1/2 years na!!! My bill is usually between P500-P1,000 (Plan 250, he he!!). I guess it's not good enough.

My friend's dad is also under Plan 250 and has been with Globe since their introduction (1995 yata!) and they also haven't given him any "free" phone.


that's pretty strange...
what they did before was offer my dad free phones, or discounted prices for the higher models. strange that you've been with them for so long and they haven't given you a loyalty thingie :confused:

[smilewarrior]

I made the mistake of frequenting too often a satellite branch of Globe. Apparently, one the employees got annoyed since I'm not a postpaid user and have never gotten a phone during the 20 times I've visited their shop.

I frequent the shop since I'm a globe prepaid subscriber, I love looking at new mobile phones and because the place is near my place of work. I've only talked to one of their reps once, but apparently my presence has become a bit too much for them.

I've always thought globe had the best customer service, sadly my mind has changed. It just never occured to me that they'd actually frown upon window shopping. One of their male reps told another rep (they where a stones throw away from me) to just ignore me since I frequent the place and never bother to get anything. Good thing the female rep nudged the male rep, signalling him to stop since they were within earshot of me.

I've learned my lesson (I guess I'm partly to blame) , I will never ever go back to any globe office again.

[mundets]

OK...here's the latest report.
If you have a Series 60 phone (in my case- 7610)... Get Opera on it... Then you will be able to browse the full internet! For FREE! :) If you use the normal phone browser it will not work...you'll still be limited to a few WAP sites.

[3ple4]

Hello Philippine users!
Have you ever tried browsing the web with your Globe phone?
Were you only able to open a few limited sites?
WHY?!?!
I wish that Globe would let us browse the full web.
Does anyone know how to do that?

See the light... switch to SUN :cool:

[3ple4]

Hey mundets, I hope your post will be seen by any Globe rep, or else your Opera days are over!! He he he!!

Where do I get Opera? Is my T630 a Series 60 phone?

[cdover]

Where do I get Opera? Is my T630 a Series 60 phone?

Unfortunately the T630 is not a series 60 phones so doesn't support Opera browser. Symbian UIQ also support it, but that's it. It sucks, oh well, perhaps now this could be a reason to get a new phone? :).

[mundets]

See the light... switch to SUN :cool:Eew... Sun...
*shudders*

[pinoypower]

hey guys!
just incase you're still unaware of this, opera days on Globe was over since April. I had only about two months of surfing the web with Opera when Globe cut their internet connection (got my 6600 last Feb.). I had switched to Smart since then but they're charging internet pretty high... but i dont mind for as long as i can surf the web when i want to... Globe was a lot better since it was free then... go try visit globe's forum on myglobe.com.ph, you'll see their subscribers rampage!

[mundets]

What??
I was browsing the net on my 7610 with Opera a few days ago...

[kyoots]

does anybody know why globe implements such a strategy of rendering GPRS service virtually unusable? ...hmmm well, except for MMS, their own myGlobe site and the ever-intermittent Yahoo! mail services...

[pinoypower]

yup you're right, twas up last week. that was the first time it was up since april and stayed for some days. i had even downloaded a couple of music vidoes... they cut it off before weekend. go try it...

[3ple4]

Globe was a lot better since it was free then... go try visit globe's forum on myglobe.com.ph, you'll see their subscribers rampage!

Why am I not surprised?! :rolleyes:

I'll probably stay with my T630... pretty contented with it. I still don't know if I'll get used to typing with a slider phone (re: s700i). Oh well, this debate has already been discussed in the other folders.

[cdover]

don't know if I'll get used to typing with a slider phone (re: s700i).

Um, the S700i isn't a slider, but a swivler. But still, it'll still be substantially difficult to text with it. :).

[kyoots]

so much for the new phones like the s710 (with EDGE), k700i (with WebViewer), the 7610 and other series60 phones with Opera if you can only text and, well, visit the myGlobe site...ah and don't forget the intermittent yahoo! mail!

[3ple4]

Yup yup! If one is using a Philippine mobile operator, forget the 6230, s700, k700, etc... Coz you can only text and call... Only in Globe where you encounter blocked wap sites.

Speaking of wap site, Globe will starting charging 0.15 cents/kb for wap usage starting August 19, 2004. Still cheaper than Smart's 0.25 cents/kb but there will be still blocked sites (that's why the cheaper rate :D) and I hope Sony Ericsson's wap site will be accessible.

[kyoots]

hey guys guess what! i received a txt message (from an anonymous txter - not a globe infotxt number) informing me that GPRS will be enabled tomorrow, Aug 19 - for selected known sites. downloading rate is PhP 0.15 per kilobyte... anyone got the same txt? is this true? hmmm gotta find out - almost one hour to go!

[3ple4]

Sony Ericsson wap site is still blocked.

[kyoots]

yup they opened it only for very few sites...BPI Express Banking...Sureseats..and a couple of other sites that we don't normally use.

[3ple4]

does anybody know why globe implements such a strategy of rendering GPRS service virtually unusable? ...hmmm well, except for MMS, their own myGlobe site and the ever-intermittent Yahoo! mail services...
So that you can only visit the myglobe wap site and download their pics and tones. Man, even their wallpapers are low resolution. Is this because their wallpapers are meant only for 4K color screens?

[kyoots]

yup...maybe majority of globe handyphone users actually use phones with 4k screens... as a network provider, their sites should be able to provide downloads for high-end phones.

[kaebee]

before globe restricted thei sites, i found a wapsite with LOTS of downloadable ringtones... a lot of my tones was from there, and the good thing abt it, was it was ALL FREE!.
i guess we can think of what GLOBE and others is that they want to "get the cash"...they wont be able to earn a lot of people will not visit and use their sites..so wat better way to do that then restrict everything else except for their own sites.... they're forcing their "product" to the users....

Yup yup! If one is using a Philippine mobile operator, forget the 6230, s700, k700, etc... Coz you can only text and call... Only in Globe where you encounter blocked wap sites.

Speaking of wap site, Globe will starting charging 0.15 cents/kb for wap usage starting August 19, 2004. Still cheaper than Smart's 0.25 cents/kb but there will be still blocked sites (that's why the cheaper rate :D) and I hope Sony Ericsson's wap site will be accessible.

[3ple4]

That's why the Ayalas is the richest family in the Phil.
I doubt if Globe will ever unblock those sites with free ringtones and wallpapers. They're not that stupid!!!!

[cdover]

That's why the Ayalas is the richest family in the Phil.

:). Who's second btw? The Marcos'? Or the guy who owns SM...

[Milliardo]

It's too bad that Globe still blocks most sites. I suggest complaining to NTC about this, as this seems to be an abuse by the phone carrier already.

[kyoots]

globe offers gprs browsing services not as a premium service but somewhat like a value-added service so you can't complain bout their service coz it's free (remember the time when nobody knew bout txt messaging, you could txt for free but you can't complain when your txt message didnt reach the recipient...). i think the same goes for gprs.
now that they've opened some sites, you can already complain if you can't access these sites (yahoo, sureseats, bpi, etc...) and if you were incorrectly-charged... its a pity we still can't access all the other sites...

[3ple4]

:). Who's second btw? The Marcos'? Or the guy who owns SM...
I thing's it's Lucio Tan (PAL, Allied Bank, La Tondena, etc...) and Henry Sy (SM malls, Baco De Oro) who are the richest in the country and they're not in the telecom business.
The Ayala family are more low profile, you don't see them around often on tv and are not much involved in controversies. They're so low profile that their wap services are also low profile :D

[kyoots]

i just hope they tune up their wap services...

[3ple4]

Hey, Globe has made some "improvements" in their wap service by opening more wap sites like Club Nokia and some tagtag sites (although the last time I tried accessing the tagtag site, it was down, or so claimed by Globe). Still no sign of opening SE wap site :(

[3ple4]

It's strange that I only charged about 70 cents per text entry by Globe in the Philippine Star's daily game sponsored by Samsung... ya know, the one where you text the missing letter. I thought it's P2.50, isn't this part of Infotext? Oh and until now, I haven't won, he he he!!

[kyoots]

hehe i also tried my luck in that game... but still no luck! globe somehow provides discounts for plan holders. txt messages cost arnd 70 cents or less, depending on the plan.

[3ple4]

So, what's this InfoText that costs P2.50 per message sent?

[kyoots]

it started with the "free" ringtones being sent by globe... then comes infotxt...i called globe once to deactivate infotxt and it took some time before they were able to deactivate it.

[smilewarrior]

Infotext is nothing more than mobile spam in my opinion. They've sent me dozens of spam messages utilizing a multitude of numbers. I don't even reply "no" anymore as I strongly suspect they'll charge whenever I reply, whatever I reply.

It's actually a brilliant way of making money, spamming mobile subscribers with supposedly free ads that end in the susbcriber being charged for the ads and the advertisers paying for the ads to be sent. Too bad it has to be at the inconvenience of mobile subscribers.:eek:

I heard the FCC has banned mobile spam. How I wish they had influence over the mobile networks of the Philippines.:confused:

[cdover]

I heard the FCC has banned mobile spam. How I wish they had influence over the mobile networks of the Philippines.:confused:

Yeah :(...like how email spam is *suppose* to be barred, but they keep coming up...

[3ple4]

You mean we get charged for those so called "announcements" that we don't even want in the first place. What's the number registered? I vaguely remember that I replied "No" once and I still get those "announcements" but very rarely though. Hmm... I never noticed that in my bill.

[smilewarrior]

@3ple4 : Yes, I strongly suspect they charge us for all those spams. It's quite annoying actually, when my phone beeps I used to think it might be a patient of mine or a relative sending an urgent message, now I know it's possibly Globe spamming me again.

@cdover: E-mail spam is supposed to be banned? Really? How I wish it were true.

[francisofarabia]

anybody knows any wap site that i can DL a blank operator logo for my 6230 that globe allows??? i was able to go to tagtag, but the balnk operator logo in tagtag re-directs to another site, which globe does not allow...

btw, i find it strange that i have to upgrade or change my FW to be able to have wap and mms with my 6230 that is bought from dubai??? i just paid PH550 to get my 6230 from 3.14 to 4.28 in NCC SM North...

[3ple4]

With Sun's new strategy, I hope Globe matches it with a similar offer. I don't expect them to also provide unlimited texts as it would only clog their network but at least increase the different plans' free text allocation. 135 free texts in my Plan 250 certainly is not enough, he he! Globe is reaping millions every year and their stock price has skyrocketted from 5 years ago and they give their subscribers with teeny weeny sms allocations. Good grief!!

[francisofarabia]

hmm, my 1st globe handyphone was Philips, back then txt was free, the only problem was all of my friends and family members then had the analog nokia from smart...:D and i still believe that txt is just a byproduct of GSM, hence it should always be free...

[3ple4]

Hey guys, I heard from a reliable source that Globe is selling mobile phones at discounted price to it's loyal subscribers. And by "loyal", I'm not sure how long you're supposed to have been with them. Just go to any Globe business center (walk-in lang). For example, a P21,000 (retail price with warranty not Greenhills price) Nokia 6230 only costs about P18,000 :) No catch, you don't get tied up for 2 years or anything like that.

[3ple4]

Extracted from the Sun Cellular forum: Globe shouldn't have ditched the free GPRS. That was one of the strong points why many stayed. But now, I don't know how it will go for them since they charge 0.25Php per kb (which is @#$%ng overpriced esp in the world of graphics, pixs and mms nowadays!)

I don't mind paying for, I believe it's P0.15/kb, my GPRS. Before, when it was free, many sites were blocked so it was useless. Now that they've opened up all the wap sites, I can surf all I can (for a price) :)

[francisofarabia]

but globe should make the GPRS cost cheaper though, and where is EDGE???

[3ple4]

EDGE?? Um... hello... Philippines -- 3rd world country... we are way behind in technology. Plus, cost will be too expensive with this new technology.

Anyway, the Globe promo (re: discounted phones for it's long-time subscribers) ended Oct. 31. Damn!!!

[francisofarabia]

EDGE?? Um... hello... Philippines -- 3rd world country... we are way behind in technology. Plus, cost will be too expensive with this new technology.
i refuse to believe that! philippines is not that too far behind, saudi arabia doesnt even have MMS! :eek: and EDGE is not even that difficult to implement since most of the infrastructure should be compatible for EDGE upgrade, the problem is that globe and smart are trying to milk out as much profit as they can from their existing infrastructure without giving better service and better tech... this is where the govt agencies should know how to stump their feet... upgrade to better and more up-to-date technology or your license get cancelled, simple as that...

[mundets]

When will Globe get the S700i?

[3ple4]

the problem is that globe and smart are trying to milk out as much profit as they can from their existing infrastructure without giving better service and better tech...
Korek ka diyan :D


this is where the govt agencies should know how to stump their feet... upgrade to better and more up-to-date technology or your license get cancelled, simple as that...
But I think the problem is if Globe (or Smart) upgrade their technology, the government will also milk them out of their money. Coz I think EDGE or any other future tech, will be classified as VAS (Value-added service) meaning they get taxed more or something like that. Isn't it, only recently in the papers that the NTC classified sms as VAS and I think Globe didn't like this decision.

[3ple4]

Apparently, the Globe promo (where you get discounted handset price if you're a long-time Globe postpaid subscriber) is still ongoing. I think you have to go to any Globe Business Center and tell them about "handset base" according to my reliable source. Still haven't tried that coz I don't have any plan on getting any phone at the moment.

[francisofarabia]

But I think the problem is if Globe (or Smart) upgrade their technology, the government will also milk them out of their money. Coz I think EDGE or any other future tech, will be classified as VAS (Value-added service) meaning they get taxed more or something like that. Isn't it, only recently in the papers that the NTC classified sms as VAS and I think Globe didn't like this decision.
i dont like the decision as well... but again, i go back to my earlier belief that SMS is just a by-product of GSM, so it should not be considered as value-added service or added service, in fact we have to assert that it should be free! as it was free before!

i dont mind if they charge EDGE, they are charging GPRS anyway, and just as long as the charges are reasonable...

[volts]

i think we have EDGE here... don't we? i'll check... hehe :)

[3ple4]

Isn't for Globe, we get charged P0.15/kb? Do you think we get charged go to the previous page when we press "back"?

I don't think Globe will ever give it's subscribers totally free sms. If they do, the network will all clog just like what's happening to Sun right now.

[volts]

Isn't for Globe, we get charged P0.15/kb? Do you think we get charged go to the previous page when we press "back"?

I don't think Globe will ever give it's subscribers totally free sms. If they do, the network will all clog just like what's happening to Sun right now.


In addition, think of how much Globe (and all other TelCos too) make from SMS charges... I wonder how much of their profit comes from SMS alone. Pretty sure it's a significant chunk :eek:

[francisofarabia]

Isn't for Globe, we get charged P0.15/kb? Do you think we get charged go to the previous page when we press "back"?

I don't think Globe will ever give it's subscribers totally free sms. If they do, the network will all clog just like what's happening to Sun right now.
txt was free before, they can still offer it for free, if they want to, but that will be next to impossible since they are already earning gazillions from it...

look at how many txt adds they sent you everyday and they wont stop even if how many times you txt back "OFF" coz it doesnt cost them anything for it...

[3ple4]

Since Globe always makes profit then we should buy Globe shares, he he!!!

[francisofarabia]

good idea...

[francisofarabia]

*&%^#@&#(#(# Globe, my phone did not have any signal for about 15 hours yesterday...

can we sue them, class action... they didnt even put up an apology to the public and yet they got too many full add pages on all daily papers everyday... $hit!

[greenarcher]

guys, vote kayo dito, thanks. http://forums.mobileburn.com/showthread.php?t=6629

[3ple4]

*&%^#@&#(#(# Globe, my phone did not have any signal for about 15 hours yesterday...
I think that happened in the northern parts of Metro Manila (QC, Caloocan & Malabon). I heard about that incident.

[carcomptoy]

Sorry, I know I'm off topic, but does anyone know if passaload works overseas? I'm in the US, but my relatives wanted me to bring my prepaid SIM so that they could text me cheaper, but I'm afriad my units are about to expire and I'm just wondering if passaload works internationally. I know I could load it through the BPI website, but I don't want to go through the trouble of creating an account and all...

[pinoypower]

yes, it'll surely work but you have to apply for roaming.
sending text message to you will be charged normally but when you reply
them you'll going to shell off about P50 per message, so you better reply them
using your US provider since it'll be cheaper i guess..
reloading will be just like the way you did back home. just ask
your relatives to send you regular prepaid credits via text (call card number and PIN)
my gf (she's in the UK) and i had been doing this for the past year, and it had savd me lots of pesos! :-P

[carcomptoy]

Alright, great so it does work...btw, that is what I have been doing (replying with my US SIM). Thanks for the answer:D

[pinoypower]

no problem dude!

[urcellzone]

Good day bro. I'm new here at mobileburn. I'm a globe sub., could you tell me more on how to txt cheaper to the US? How about Israel? Does globe offers roaming too. Thanks!

[carcomptoy]

Well, I know for sure that Globe roams...I checked on the website and yes, Israel is included. As for the texting, all I can say is getting them a Globe SIM card. Other than that, I'm not really sure...

[francisofarabia]

if you are in pinas, you can use txtmate, the cost is only 6php per txt, but limited counties only US and middle east and japan i think

or get on line with chikka.com

[carcomptoy]

How do you get txtmate?

[urcellzone]

Thank you bros for your replies. Keep up the good work. Yes how does txtmate work?

[francisofarabia]

txtmate, is in php100 denomination card or should i say "txt card", u need to register 1st, full instruction for the registration and usage is with the card. there are several shops on the malls selling it, i forgot the exact name, i think "toys n gadgets" or "cell n gadgets" something, but these shops are always on SM malls...

[herson]

how can i activate the gprs and mms of my motorola c380...and also the IM?

[carcomptoy]

You can do it through the Globe website...they have the settings there...

[newton]

Hello everyone... am new here...

can someone advise?... am currrently using a t68i and toshiba e740 pocket pc... as has been the case for the past 6 years, globe has no 'loyalty program' offer re my account. planning to switch to smart with their offer of a php 1800 plan plus a free 02 xda ii. Does someone know if the xda ii is really that good as hyped?

thanks...

[carcomptoy]

Seeing as how you're leaving Globe, I don't understand why you posted in a Globe thread...btw, you'd be better of asking this question in the Phones and Accessories forum, as they would know more...

[3ple4]

Just get a SE P910 :)

By the way, has anyone tried Globe's new service... G2P? Meaning you can switch from a G-Plan to a Prepaid and vice versa. Looks pretty stupid to me :cool:

[carcomptoy]

Why is it stupid? That means you can keep your same number if you do happen to switch from plan to prepaid or viceversa!

[3ple4]

And why would you want to do that?

[carcomptoy]

Why would you wanna keep your number? Because it's less of a hassle and you don't have to tell everyone and their mother your new number...???

[3ple4]

What I meant was, why would want to switch from plan to prepaid? If one is worried about his/her credit limit then just call Globe to increase the limit.

[carcomptoy]

Maybe the person's going broke and they wanna tipid. lol Or maybe he's giving his daughter his SIM card but he wants to downgrade to prepaid for her...who knows?:D

[3ple4]

He he he! Ok, you gotta point there :)

I've a friend who coverted his plan to prepaid and I think he had to use that plan for at least 24 hours.

Globe has a new promo called BILL REBATE. If a subscriber pays at least P1,500 or P1,800 per month for the last 2 years (I think), he/she is eligible to have a P5,000 rebate on the next year. But I think this is only applicable to subscribers who bought phone with the plan and is tied with Globe for 2 years. So, on the 3rd year, you get the rebate of P416.67 per month. There's also a P10,000 rebate for higher usage. This is only good til April 18, 2005.

[rx0928]

Hello everyone... am new here...

can someone advise?... am currrently using a t68i and toshiba e740 pocket pc... as has been the case for the past 6 years, globe has no 'loyalty program' offer re my account. planning to switch to smart with their offer of a php 1800 plan plus a free 02 xda ii. Does someone know if the xda ii is really that good as hyped?

thanks...

O2 the best...