Get your Nokia Lumia 1320 FREE from Globe Telecom

One of the first two Nokia Windows Phone phablet, the Nokia Lumia 1320, finds its home with Globe Telecom, the Philippines largest postpaid carrier. Its currently being offered FREE for new line and re-contracting application of Personal and Business mySuperPlan 1299 with a 24 months lock-in period.

The phone is being marketed by the network as an ultimate mid-range gaming device, perfectly suited I would say having a large 6-inch 720p IPS LCD 1280x720 (~245 ppi pixel density) display with ClearBlack Technology, 1.7GHz Dual Core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU, Xbox Games and Xbox Live, offering top-notched gaming experience.

But the Nokia Lumia 1320 is not just for gaming, it also have some of the latest smartphone software innovations and specifications on par with the current high end smartphones like Windows Phone Black software, LTE connectivity, Corning Gorilla 3 Glass with Super Sensitive Multi-touch for nail and glove usage, WLAN, Bluetooth 4.0, Dolby enhanced sound, 5MP Camera with LED flash, and the rest of Nokia and Windows Phone's exclusive apps like the full Office Mobile suite; Nokia Camera that integrates the most popular imaging modes, Pro, Smart, and video into one seamless and fast picture taking experience; Nokia Storyteller that automatically integrates images with HERE location information into a new way to relive images on a map; Nokia Music that allows unlimited music streaming for free without ads or sign on; free global HERE Maps with LiveSight augmented reality view; Papyrus to take handwritten notes in a natural and easy way; Nokia Beamer for sharing ideas easily and instantly with friends by projecting the phone screen to any HTML5 enabled screen; among others.

Under mySuperPlan 1299, postpaid subscribers could enjoy a consumable peso value equivalent to PhP2,300 that could be use for a call, text or surfing combos. Their suggested combo is unlimited LTE surfing + 500 texts + 25 minutes calls to all networks, quite decent enough for moderate users.

You can apply for this offer online or to the nearest Globe Store in your area. Just submit a valid identification (ID), proof of billing address and proof of income.

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The Speediest Mobile Internet Operator In the Philippines Is?

Time to unmasked the truth ladies and gentlemen, which among the mobile internet operators in the Philippines reigns supreme in speed by location via JoikuSpeed, the newest member of Joiku family of products that allows users to find the fastest mobile internet operator per area.

JoikuSpeed shows the average actual mobile internet speeds by operators in a chosen location on a map. The speed evidence results originate from actual mobile users in the country from hundreds of thousands of cell sites.

The mobile internet speed tests were concentrated on the locations tainted with blue square boxes in the map below. Clicking each box will shows all the telecom operators and their internet speeds arranged in order from highest to lowest. Other operators not shown means they do not have enough speed evidences or had a very low bandwidth from the said location, a direct approach that I like a lot on the web service.

Here are the results of mobile internet speeds in select Philippine areas:

CALABARZON

Metro Manila

Cavite, Bataan, Pampanga

Batangas, Mindoro, Laguna

Quezon Province, Marinduque, Camarines

Central Vizayas

Davao Provinces, Compostela Valley

Central Mindanao

Northwestern Mindanao

Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi

As seen on the test results, Smart Communications and Globe Telecom dominates proportionately across the country. Globe Telecom reigns in the CALABARZON, Southern Luzon, Cavite-Batangas Areas, Northwestern Mindanao and Zamboanga-Basilan-Sulu territories. Smart Communications on the other hand dominates Metro Manila, Batangas-Mindoro areas, Central Visayas, Central Mindanao and Davao-Compostela boarders. Of the areas, Smart dominates those that covers major cities with huge populations, though Globe Telecom is not far behind. Worth noting as well is Globe's wider coverage location since 3 of the test sites were not covered by Smart as against 1 for Globe. Meanwhile, Sun Cellular is only significant in Metro Manila and nowhere else.

Somehow, I could attest to the authenticity of the result here in Northwestern Mindanao, Globe Telecom was really dominating here in all fronts, from signal strength to mobile internet speeds. By contrast, I could even hardly connect to Smart Telecom here when mobile browsing even in 3G covered areas.

Well, its about time I guess for both networks to work out in there upgrades because its now easy to check and track their mobile internet speeds. They should see this speed test as a challenge to fasten improvements and upgrades. On the other hand, for us consumers to grab this very opportunity to enjoy the best services we deserved. Choose the network that could give you the utmost advantage, we have the upper hand. 

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Globe Apps and Contents For Your Mobilephones

To live up to its status of being the most innovative telecom network in the Philippines, Globe Telecom introduces new mobilephone applications that offers wide range of convenient features and services for their millions of Prepaid and Postpaid costumers, the GSERVICES, GMOVIES, GCASH and GMESSAGES.

The GSERVICES app helps customers manage their Globe account quickly and easily, check balances, change existing plans and subscriptions, register to promos, check rewards points and redeem rewards, Share-a-Load, view old postpaid bills and have them sent to home or email address and check out phone tutorials.

GMOVIES on the other hand is an all-in-one app solution for movie tickets on the go. Users can view showtimes from their favorite cinemas around the Philippines, and reserve or buy tickets straight from their phones. The app also allows users to read plot summaries of current releases. A must have app for movie lovers!

GCASH is a virtual wallet that allows users to easily pay items with their smartphone at the checkout counter with “Other Stuff” QR Codes, make purchases in US online sites with GCASH American Express® Virtual Card, send money to a mobile number, email address or Facebook friend, get a 10% rebate when they buy prepaid credits, access contact list without having to switch applications, and pay Credit Card bills, Utility bills and Globe bills.

And last but not the least, GMESSAGE, a mobile app that allows free and unlimited messaging to other GMESSAGE users anywhere in the world. It also supports photo, video, song attachments and geographic tagging with no extra charge. Best of all, users could send discounted SMS messages to anyone for as low as 15 cents.

Well, I honestly believe some of this apps were helpful one way or another but in general, they're rubbished and impractical. First and foremost, they have limited platform support; secondly, there fiddly to used since they were separate apps that needs to be access individually; third, the messaging app has a very limited coverage; and lastly, the GCASH is too inconvenient for people who wants to send money or pay bills because they need to go to city stationed Globe Business Centers just to deposit a GCASH credit. I would rather advise people to go for MLhuiller if they want to send money or pay bills since this pawnshops/business centers could found in every towns or suburbs, and its not rather advisable to store GCASH credits because they don't earn interest.

Anyways, they have all the time to developed and improved the app's more, maybe add  more sensible features like Twitter or Facebook or other necessary and usable contents.

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Mystery Solve: Why Globe Telecom No Longer Offer Nokia Phones?

My previous article about Globe Telecom no longer offering Nokia phones stirred up a lot of attention, it wouldn't catched more than 500 page hits in a day if it wasn't. I have to admit, the title of that article was a bit disturbing being unusual but if your expecting a thick and raucous plot above it, then you'll be disappointed because their was no dispute of such magnitude going on.

Accordingly, it was just coincidence with supply shortages and all, in fact, Globe Telecom recently launched their recent plan packages offering a free Nokia Asha 205 to their Load Tipid Plan 300, a crazy affordable pitched that would definitely hit big among budget conscious consumers.
 

Well, I'm more interested to see the Nokia Lumia 920, 820 and 620 on their plan packages soon. I've been planning to get the Nokia Lumia 920 via Globe Reset Plan but if its not possible, I'm open to switching to Smart Telecom if they'll dole out a better and more cheaper plan offer than the other. A twitter friend would definitely be glad to assist me. ;)

Mystery put to rest.

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Mystery 101: Why Globe Telecom No Longer Offer Nokia Phones?

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, counting the offers on the go, wait, I see a missing space for moue, Nokia phones gone without a clue.

Intriguing, well more likely bizarre because for the first time in Globe Telecom's history, no single Nokia phones are being offered in their line-ups. What happened? Why?

I haven’t contacted any of the party yet for comments so anybody could speculate. I have my suspicions, but I will have to withhold it for another blog post, for the meantime, comments section is open for your theories.

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Globe Telecom Wants Users To Reset Plan Contracts For A Brand New Phone

They call it Genius.... Well, not really because the option of resetting plan contracts for a new phone had already been practiced by telecom networks abroad, but nonetheless, Globe Telecom's effort to push boundaries in powering up their already formidable postpaid offers is commendable, the plan offer is another first in the country.

With this offer, users doesn't need to wait for their existing plan contract to end before they could avail a brand new phone, all they have to do is reset their current plan and that's it. The catch though is if the user had a subsidize handset together with their current plan because they'll need to pay the remaining amount of the said phone in order to take advantage of the service offer.

For example, a subscriber had a free handset worth PhP20,000 at the time of the plan's availment, and say he/she have covered at least 10 out of the 24 months lock-in, the PhP20,000 will be divided by 24, with the quotient be multiplied by the remaining uncovered months which is 14. Final product will then be the payable amount, which in the given scenario at bar, costs at about PhP11,666.

After the payment, the reset scheme will be initiated and the subscriber be given an option to get a new free phone out of their current plan package or to secure another through one time discounted cash payment or by installment within 12 to 24 months on top of your chosen plan without the need of credit cards or any additional support documents.

With this offer, I might have a chance to own my dream device, the Nokia Lumia 920, that of course if Globe will offer it because they might go for another midtier Lumia device like what they did last year offering the Lumia 800 instead of the flagship Lumia 900. Hopefully not... finger cross!

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Globe Telecom's Sweet Business Plan Offer Gone Sour

Honeymoon is over for Globe Business subscribers as their new Business Plan offers took a reverse skid to hefty oblivion. I've been a stout supporter of the Business Plan package for more than 33 months now because of their affordable packages, but it ends today having known their current out of this world offers.

If a Business Plan subscriber before could enjoy an unlimited call within Globe network for PhP299 under Business Plus, the said unlimited call offer can only be enjoyed now under Business Flex 800, thats about 200% increase from the previous. Though under Business Flex 800, subscribers could enjoy PhP500 worth of consumable credit that could be used either for call or text to all network, even so, the difference is far fetched.

A more direct comparison would be between my current plan offer, the Business Starter 499 against the new Business Flex 500. Under the old plan, I could enjoy unlimited call to Globe subscribers and free 300 text to all network, the new plan only offers a consumable credit worth PhP500.00 that could be use for call or text to all network, no more unlimited calls!

Worst of all, subscribers can now only enjoy one unlimited service across all packages above Business Flex 500, no more combination of unlimited call, unlimited text or unlimited browsing all at the same time except if you would avail these on top of your subscription.

To further explain these scenario, lets compare Globe Business Executive Plan 2499 against the current Business Flex 2400. Before, subscribers of the Business Executive Plan 2499 could enjoy the following; unlimited Calls to Globe and Touch Mobile subscribers, unlimited Text to Globe and Touch Mobile subscribers, unlimited Mobile Browsing, free 120minutes Call to other networks (Local) and free 300 Text to other networks (Local) all at the same time, the new Business Flex 2400 could only offer one of the offered unlimited services while the remaining credit would regarded as consumable. Say you'll avail unlimited mobile browsing, thats about PhP999 to be deducted on your PhP2,400, you'll get PhP1,401 as consumable amount. Now if you'll avail for the unlimited Calls to Globe network, thats about 300 deduction to your PhP2,400, you'll have PhP2,100 of consumable credit and so on and so forth. Again if you want to avail for additional unlimited service to combine with your chosen service, it will be charge on top of the PhP2400.

Well, I don't know the rationale behind these changes but one thing is for sure, I'm not happy with the current offers being too expensive compared to the previous or even to competing networks. I would want you to consider other offers right now like Smart Telecoms unlimited call and text 699 or that of SunCellulars, if you are consider getting one because you'll get the most of your hard earn money, fair and square.

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Tutorial Video To The Coolness Level! Globe's What An MB Can Be by Johnoy Danao

Typical tutorial videos were more of talking and showing hands-on procedures on how to do things but I find most of them, like a lot of viewers may also felt, boring and bland, now Globe Telecom, the Philippines leading postpaid network, offers a new way of educating subscribers, music.

As the famous musician Ludwig van Beethoven claimed, "Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy", people behind the video might had been inspired by this quote and decided to integrate music to the tutorial video. Well, besides the rhetoric, I find it rather sensational. I haven't watch anything like it, high 5 to the idealist who brought this up.

The video explained what MB is, its importance in mobile browsing and how to make the most of it.  Well, I've been using Globe's internet browsing package on my Business account and they have no less than the cheapest offer to date, imagine 100MB mobile browsing for PhP100, thats crazy cheap compared to Smart and Sun Cellular.

Anyways, enough with the jabbering, watch the coolness video below.

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Globe Telecom Raise The Bar Anew In Postpaid Customer Service Via MyAccount

The best postpaid plan in the country gets even better with Globe Telecom's upgraded MyAccount online service offering new helpful and interactive features to costumers as well as flexibility and convenience like no other yet. 

With the new Globe MyAccount, not only that customers can view bills online; check past and current charges; or change account details, now, we can directly pay bills via registered credit card or G-Cash accounts under MyWallet; change plan subscriptions; increase or decrease credit limits; make connection requests or  subscribe to plan promos among the rest of its great features, all of which, eliminates the hassle of going to kiosks and payment centers or calling hotline numbers, though I have nothing against service representatives of Globe because they always offer the best and the quickest. I find this online one-stop shop idea for subscribing offers and paying bills comforting and simply brilliant.

I do hope though that the online payment is safe because a credit card account is at stake. Adding safety verification from VeriSign or Mastercard SecureCode will definitely help lessen skepticism. I also didn’t find add-on offers for Globe Business accounts yet so I cannot fully enjoy the features. As of the moment, the only available promo subscriptions were the Powersurf, Supersurf and Blackberry services for Browsing; My Super Txt All for SMS; and SuperIDD, PowerRoam, ITxtAll, Bridge VoiceSMS and Bridge DataRoam Unlimited for the Roaming. A little addition on features and security improvements will make the system perfect.

Time and again, Globe Telecom proved that they deserve the position as the number one postpaid company in the country because they never stop innovating. They had always offer something new and exciting every once in awhile verging on the bar no less than the best in terms of affordable plan packages and quality service to customers. I'm happy to say that for about 32 months of my Business subscription, my current plan package was still unbeatable by far. Keep up the good work guys!

*MyAccount is also offered for prepaid subscribers.

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Globe Telecom Moved Pass Smart Communications In Offering The Nokia Lumia 610 In The Philippines

It was Smart Telecom who announced the availability of the Nokia Lumia 610 for their subscribers but Globe offered it the earliest as the phone can now be availed officially in their Postpaid Plan line up.

The Nokia 610 can be availed in the following Plan Packages:

PERSONAL PLAN

All UNLI PLAN - PhP6,270.00
PLAN 299 - PhP8,320.00
PLAN 499 - PhP6,270.00
PLAN 999 - FREE (Best offer in my opinion)
PLAN 1799 - FREE
PLAN 2499 - FREE
PLAN 3799 - FREE
PLAN 5000 - FREE
PLAN 10000 - FREE

BUSINESS FLEX PLAN

PLAN 500 - PhP6,600.00
PLAN 800 - PhP3,000.00 (Best offer in my opinion)
PLAN 1200 - FREE
PLAN 1800 - FREE
PLAN 2500 - FREE
PLAN 3500 - FREE
PLAN 5000 - FREE

Now all they have to do is offer the flagship Nokia Lumia 900 to further derail Smart Telecom off the competition. I'm really amazed how slow Smart is in offering their promised Lumia series, are they somehow burning ropes and just gave up on the postpaid race? Just asking. Globe outsmart Smart, again!

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Nokia Philippines and Jolibee Guns For A Dual Treat!

Seems like a perfect time for people who were planning to buy a Dual SIM device like myself, Nokia Philippines paired up with Jolibee to bring a Dual Treat for everyone to enjoy plus a chance to win P100,000.00 for you and your friend!

This would mean that your not only up to getting the best Dual Sim phones in the market but also a chance to get the best dual treat comes June 2012.

If you may asked why I'm planning to buy a Nokia Asha 302, because a workmate of mine wanted to buy the Nokia 101 that I'm currently using as a reloader device for the same purchase price but on 2 months cash installment, a fair deal. The phone will become my reloader device in lieu.

Anyways, here are the Simple Promo Mechanics

1. Buy a Nokia Dual Sim Phone in participating Nokia Stores Nationwide from April 23 to May 31, 2012 and get a free Globe Prepaid Sim Card and a Jollibee Dual Treats Coupon.

2. Fill-up raffle stub with your complete name, address and telephone no. and affix signature and name of a friend and drop in dropboxes in participating Nokia Stores nationwide and get a chance to win P100,000.00 each for you and a friend in the grand raffle draw.

3. Deadline for dropping of raffle entries is on June 31, 2012 until store closing time.

4. Present the coupon to any participating Jollibee stores nationwide to redeem any one of the following dual treats of choice. Jollibee Dual Treats Coupon is valid until August 31, 2012.

Dual Treat 1: Regular Yum & Fries
Dual Treat 2: Regular Yum & Chocolate Sundae
Dual Treat 3: Regular Hotdog & Chocolate Sundae
Dual Treat 4: Regular Yum & Regular Hotdog

5. One winner will be drawn during the Grand Raffle Draw on June 13, 2012 at 4:00 PM to be held at Nokia Head Office at 40th Floor Philam Life Tower Paseo De Roxas, Makati City, Philippines under the supervision of a Nokia Representative witnessed by DTI Representatives.

6. Grand Raffle Draw Winners will be notified via registered mail. Prizes may be claimed at Nokia Head Office at 40th Floor Philam Life Tower Paseo De Roxas, Makati City, Philippines upon presentation of registered mail, official receipt of purchase, consumer’s copy of winning coupon, two (2) valid government issued IDs. Provincial winners may claim their prize at the nearest Nokia Store to be identified in the registered mail and email the agency will send them.

7. Winners have until sixty (60) days from receipt of notification to claim their prize. Unclaimed prizes after the redemption period will be forfeited in favor of nokia with the approval of DTI.

8. All employees of Nokia Philippines and Jollibee Corp and their agencies including their relatives up to the 2nd degree of consanguinity or affinity are disqualified from joining the promo.

9. Nokia Philippine will shoulder the 20% tax on prizes exceeding P10,000.00.

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Smart vs Globe: Which Telecom Company Offers the Best Lumia Launching Party?

Competition knows no boundary, from pitching its individual plan package for Lumia Windows Phones, now, the Philippines top two largest telecom networks are vying to give the loudest and the coolest launching event for the hottest phones in tinsel town, the Nokia Lumia 800 for Globe Telecom and the Nokia Lumia 710 for Smart.

Globe Telecom draw the first blood by organizing its launching event tonight, April 18, 2012, at Beso in Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. If your somewhere around the area, you can still make it to the party because it’s open to the public. Not only that Globe has set a grand party for everyone, they are also giving as well 35 Nokia Lumia 800 to lucky attendees. Now that’s cool to the 35th level!

If only I’m in Manila at the moment or Globe sent out invites a month earlier, I would have book a flight so I can attend, the Nokia Lumia 800 is worth my party time!

Smart, on the other hand, gave out invites to their April 19, 2012 party event at Republiq but only to limited participants; celebrities, media, bloggers and those who pre-ordered the Nokia Lumia 710.

Given this initial info’s, Globe Telecom party will definitely rock more with its open public scenario and freebies but who knows, Smart Telecom might have something unannounced on the sleeves. Also, on the Smart Telecom party, you might brush side by side with Smart celebrity endorsers like Anne Curtis perhaps, so it’s a pretty cool scenario as well.

Anyways, here’s a video of the Nokia Lumia 900 launching party in New York with Nicki Minaj for AT&T. Will Globe or Smart have a party as big and as cool as this one? Will see!

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Smart or Globe? Which Telecom Company Offers The Best Lumia Package?

The full Nokia Lumia family of super devices running Windows Phone will invade the Philippines in a weeks time, the flagship Nokia Lumia 900, the high end Nokia Lumia 800, the midrange Nokia Lumia 710 and lower midrange Lumia 610, all aimed to capture the fancy of tech savvy Filipinos. Among the aforementioned, the following are currently being offered for pre-order in two of the country's biggest telecom networks, Nokia Lumia 710 for Smart Telecom and Nokia Lumia 800 for Globe, offered respectively in a packages uniquely different from the another. Most frequent question would then be, which one offers the best?

Lets compare both packages in a graded showdown with following areas to consider; the phone offered, the most affordable, the most number of services and perks, the most sensible and balance and last but not the least, the best sales services and support that subscriber enjoys from the network. Biggest scorer wins! Read on to find out!

Phone offered

Globe has a powerful weapon of choice, the Nokia Lumia 800. The phone has a critically acclaimed hardware design, touch engineered curve glass display, unibody polycarbonate cover, AMOLED screen display with ClearBlack Display, 16GB of internal memory, 8MP with Carl Ziess optics and Dual LED flash.

Smart telecom tapped the Nokia Lumia 710. A midrange power phone with a glossy high grade plastic cover, regular TFT screen display with ClearBlack Display, 8GB of internal memory, 5MP camera with regular optics and single LED flash.

Other than the aforementioned differences, everything else on the phone were similar in specs and features.

Grade: Globe's Lumia 800 gets 10 signals being far more better, Smart's Lumia 710 gets 6.

The most affordable

For users who have a tight budget like me who just want the cheapest way to get the latest mobilephone craze, this is the most important criteria of all.

Smart offers the Lumia 710 under Data Plan 1000 + PhP450 monthly installment cash out for 24months, amounting to PhP1,450 per month.

Globe on the other hand offers the Lumia 800 under 3 packages. The My Super Plan 499 + 99 Power Surf + 713 cash out per month, amounting to PhP1,311 per month; the Unli Surf Combo 999 + 500 cash out per month, amounting to PhP1,499, then lastly, the My Super Plan 999 + 99 Power Surf + 500 cash out per month, amounting to PhP1,598.00.

Grade: Globe gets 10 signals for offering the most affordable while Smart gets 8.

Most number of services and perks by package

Globe had varied offers per package. Under the My Super Plan 499, subscribers gets the following, consumable amount worth 499, 50MB of mobile browsing and unlimited calls and text to 2 Globe or TM numbers. For Unli Surf Combo 999, users get unlimited browsing, 10 minutes call and 200 SMS to Globe and TM. Lastly, for My Super Plan 999, users gets 999 worth of consumable, 50MB of mobile browsing and 30 minutes calls and 600 SMS to Globe and TM.

Smart offers a single package at the moment which has the following services and perks, 500 SMS to all networks, 500 minutes of calls to Smart and Talk and Text, and 1GB of mobile data browsing.

Grade: Smart gets 10 signals while Globe gets 8.

The most sensible and balance package

Though Smart has the best plan offers, Globe offers are not seclusive, offering a more sensible and balance offering for users. Smart only have 500 free text to all network as part of there package while Globe offers consumable amount that can be use for calls and text to all network. My Super Plan 499 even have unlimited call to two Globe and TM numbers.

Grade: Globe gets 10 signals, Smart gets 8.

Customer service and support

I've been with Globe for quite sometime now and the main reason why I choose Globe is because of its unwavering customer service support. It was the main reason why I switch to Globe from being a Smart postpaid subscriber. I just cant take the long wait in calling Smart customer service, but that was 2 years ago, as of the moment, all my calls are now entertained right away. They even have a postpaid welcome program at the moment where they call new subscribers in order to familiarize them with the services they can enjoy with the network. I'd say its leveling up and taking the postpaid competition seriously.

Grade: Smart gets 10 signals, Globe gets 9.

Summing things up, Smart gets a solid 41 signals while Globe gets 45 making the latter the winner of the Lumia race. Smart with its Lumia 710 is an admirable offer but it fell short compared to Globe. If Smart had only offered a much lower plan package for Lumia 710, they would have won squarely. Smart must seriously consider lowering the plan package or offer additional perks with the phone if they want to compete with the outstanding Globe offer. Its now or never.

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Globe Telecom Offers Direct Online Bills Payment

The country's leader in Postpaid plan made another remarkable innovation by offering the first direct online telecom bill's payment in the country.

Tapping Mozcom Incorporated's, PayEasy, the most comprehensive online payment system in the Philippines, Globe Telecom's new service offer can now accept bills payments from major credit cards, ATM debit cards, mobile payments, Dragonpay over-the-counter and online banking payments, direct bank transfers from several countries in Asia, Europe, Australia and North America, and proprietary currencies like PayPal, giving consumers more convenient option to pay bills like never before.

This is a wonderful addition to Globes unwavering service offering, in today's fast-paced lifestyle and environment, every possible time-saving means matters a lot. Come to think of it, no more lining in the counter (except Dragon over-the-counter payments), no more traveling to a nearby payment centers, no more hassles and bustles, all you have to do is use your computer, connect to the internet and pay online via major credit cards without subduing yourself to any Automatic Debit Agreement whatsoever. You have 100% control of your credit account.

This gave me more reason to stick to Globe Telecom as a postpaid plan subscriber. Not only that I get to enjoy unparalleled postpaid services, affordable unlimited business plan offers and very prompt customer support, now, I had the most convenient payment option available.

Cheers to Globe! Go lang nang go!

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Say Hello To Nokia Mobile Man

Nokia continues to highlight the importance of recycling old cell phones.

Nokia's Mobile Man serves as a friendly reminder for people to recycle old mobile phones and phone-related accessories. The Mobile Man itself is made up of approximately 270 cell phones as well as phone casings, keypads, internal metallic frames/bracings, ear phones, and mother boards (including detachable parts like the speakers).


He is 180 cm tall and currently weighs 32 kg. The bench was also constructed from old phones. He has found a new home near the Greenbelt 3 cinema. Anyone can drop off their used cell phones (any brand) at the recycling bins found in Nokia Care Centers, Globe Telecom stores and Ayala Malls nationwide.

Not your ordinary man, I know. Keep on dropping your old broken phones to the aforementioned recycling bins, and who knows, they might have more creative projects ahead.

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Globe Telecom Starts The Nokia Lumia 800 Pre-order Today

The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 goes Pre-oder today in the country's leader in Postpaid service, Globe Telecom.


The telecom company announced this last Saturday, March 24th, on their official Twitter account @enjoyGLOBE with details as to its plan package. Accordingly, it will be offered for just PhP1,499.00 per month under the My Superplan Unlisurf Combo 999. No other details were given so well have to wait until its pre-order page goes live.


The phone has a polycarbonate unibody design, curve Gorilla glass with a bright AMOLED ClearBlack display, 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics capable of shooting a 30 frames per second HD video, 1.4Ghz processor with graphics accelerator and a 16/32GB internal memory.

The Windows Phone integration offers a smooth and savvy user experience, advance smartphone features, Xbox live for unparalleled gaming, Microsoft office suites, mobile Internet Explorer among the rest of its goodies.

Then finally on top of everything, Nokia Services that offers a unique and impressive experience like Nokia Drive which offers free turn-by-turn navigation and a dedicated in-car interface, Nokia Music's MixRadio that will bring a free, global, mobile music-streaming service with hundreds of locally-relevant channels, Nokia Maps with 3D interface, etc. Its a total package in one ultimate device.

Update: You can access the Pre-order page HERE! Go cast your order now! c",

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100MB Globe Postpaid Data Plan For 99.00 Pesos

Are you hook to mobile internet browsing or social networking on the go, fear not, you're just part of the millions of people around the globe who took mobile communication to the next level.

As I predicted two years ago, mobile internet has become very huge and will continue to grow bigger that it will surpass Call and SMS as the primary mode of communication. I even challenge telecom networks to come up with the best postpaid data plan back then and they did came out with several data plan packages but among the current ones, Globe Telecom offers the cheapest and the most reasonable to date with 100MB data for only Php 99.00.


If you may ask, how many webpage or hours of web browsing is equivalent 100MB of data? Well, Globe come up with a data calculator, 100MB is equivalent to either 4,500 posts on mobile social networking sites or 10,000 instant messaging and chat sessions or 330 emails with attachments or 500 pages of web browsing or 30 minutes of video streaming, among others, or the combination of the aforementioned. Not quite much actually but it fits best for social network users.

For instance, my normal monthly data usage is only 25.6MB and I've used Gravity to access all my social networks (Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare) like 20 times a day and posts just as many tweets or status I want, access all my emails via Nokia Messaging among others.

On the picture inset, I would have paid Php 1,141.81 on regular data rate but with the Data plan, I only have to pay Php99.00, thats more than a thousand peso savings! That's why I call it the most reasonable plan because users will just have to pay what they've used, or even so much lesser.


Well, I'm not also discounting on the possibility that the reason why I get less data usage was because of Gravity which has its own UI and browsing implementation and the capability of storing information and just upload recent ones, but hey, its a scenario thats favorable to users and that I'm happy to share about.

I personally recommend this data plan for users who loves to socialized on the go, open and update emails, chat and open browser links, other than the aforementioned, users will need a higher MB and data package or better yet they need the Unlisurf offers. This plan won't work for people who watch youTube videos, browse heavy websites or upload and download images or videos.

To apply for this service, you can either go to the nearest Globe Business Office or call there hotline.

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Nokia Store and Globe Telecom offers Filipinos opportunity to purchase premium apps

I already featured an article about Nokia Store offering premium apps but the payment system mentioned was only via credit card, this time around, through Globes Telecoms automated billing system, meaning, users can now buy apps on the store via load deduction for prepaid accounts and on top of the bill for postpaid.

Nokia and Globe marks this as another milestone for both companies.

“Nokia Store provides consumers with mobile content and applications from some of the most recognized developers and publishers around the world. We are focused on having the right apps with the right quality to enhance the experience on Nokia mobile phones and smartphones. Free apps were a hit with consumers but others wanted more and we are excited to have found a partner in Globe, the first local operator to offer premium apps to its subscribers," said Dharmesh Goshalia, general manager and head of sales, Nokia Philippines.

Glenn Estrella, Head for Digital Media of Globe Telecom explains further, “With the integration of the Nokia Store into our secure billing system interface, we are able to provide our subscribers a convenient and worry-free way to purchase premium content like apps, games, ringtones, productivity tools, movie trailers and more from the Nokia Store without the need for credit card or direct cash payments. The cost for apps purchased from the store will be charged to their postpaid phone bill or from their prepaid credits.”

This exciting development is expected to further strengthen Nokia’s position as a trustworthy brand that meets consumer needs, provides practical and convenient services, and enables a powerful mobile experience.

To get started, Globe subscribers simply need to visit store.nokia.mobi from their device browser. They will be prompted to download the Nokia Store application. Once registered, they can start downloading great content and applications for a wide range of Nokia devices from mobile phones to smartphones.

To date, Nokia Store is seeing strong growth with more than 11 million global downloads per day. This milestone is a result of the increased demand for mobile content and the growing number of new apps and partner developers, complemented by new consumers signing up for Nokia Store.

With the local implementation of the Nokia Store automatic billing solution, Nokia continues to pursue its commitment of providing user-friendly, affordable devices and more importantly, in providing mobile content and innovative services.

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Globe Business Postpaid Pre-Christmas Deal

Globe Telecom never fails to surprise me, this time around, there new business plan packages that were cheaper and more customizable than ever. I’ve just recently talked to one of their Care Specialist, Yam Antazo who shared with me some interesting tidbits, thanks for the information Yam, till next time.

First came first, Globe Business Starter Plan which could now be either of the following:

Calls:
a. Unli BLoop offered at PhP99.00 – this is a type of offer where users get unlimited calls between 5 other postpaid numbers enrolled in the business plan. Nothing new here since this had already been offered under personal postpaid accounts but this is the first time that they offered it to Business subscribers and first time to offer it within 5 enrolled lines.
b. Unli Call PhP299.00 – offered in the old business plan, this is a type of offer where users get unlimited call to Globe and TM subscribers.
c. Duo + Unli Call PhP499 – another new offer, where users get unlimited calls to Globe, TM and Landline within the same registered area, meaning unlimited landline calls within Metro Manila if you are registered in Metro Manila

Texts:
a. 300 text messages to all networks for PhP99.00 – a new offer where you get 300 FREE text messages to all networks.
b. Unli Text PhP199.00 – a new offer where users get unlimited text to Globe and TM, a very affordable offer.
c. Unli Text All P599.00 – where you get unlimited SMS to all networks, a personal postpaid plan add-on that can now be enjoyed by Business Plan subscribers.

Browsing: (Add-on)
a. 100MB for PhP99.00 – a new plan offer where you get 100MB of mobile browsing for just PhP99 pesos.
b. Unli Browsing for PhP999.00 – unlimited mobile browsing.

The new package does not include the PhP499 anymore (Unlimited Call to TM and Globe + 300 text messages to all network), but you can still avail it if you’re an existing subscriber but I was advice not to, instead they wants me to downgrade to Plan 299 and just avail the 300 text messages to all network package for PhP99.00 since they have the same service feature yet would only cost me PhP398 instead of PhP499, that’s PhP101 less than the previous. A huge savings here!

Handsets offered for the Business Starter Plan, a FREE Nokia C1-01 and Samsung Nari for any of the aforementioned packages not lesser than the Duo + Unli Call PhP499 and excluding the Browsing offers.

For the Business Value 999, similar to the past offer, users can enjoy, Unlimited Call and Text to Globe and TM and 60 minutes of local calls to other network. FREE handset offered in this plan package, the Nokia C1-01, Samsung Nari, Nokia 5250 and the Samsung B6500.

For Business Advantage 1499, again, very much similar to the old offer where users get to enjoy Unlimited Call and Text to Globe and TM, 120 minutes of local calls and 300local text to other networks. FREE handset offered, the Nokia C1-01, Samsung Nari, Nokia 5250, Samsung B6500, Nokia C6, Nokia C6-01, Samsung i5700 and the Nokia E6.

This is the best postpaid offer yet for anyone planning to own the candybar QWERTY touch and type power device, Nokia E6, my dream form factor. The device offers users the best of three worlds, fast and savvy touch user interface, the most refutable E-Series built and design and the best Business suite in the smartphone market.

For Business Executive 2499, like the old offer, users get to enjoy Unlimited Call and Text to Globe and TM, 120 minutes of local calls and 300 local texts to other networks and Unlimited mobile browsing, a more favorable plan for people who incorporate mobile internet to their lifestyle. FREE handset offered, the Nokia C1-01, Samsung Nari, Nokia 5250, Samsung B6500, Nokia C6, Nokia C6-01, Samsung i5700, Nokia E6, Nokia N8 and Samsung Nexus S.

And last but not the least, a new package, the Business Elite 3499 offering Unlimited Call and Text to Globe and TM, 240 minutes of local calls and 600 local texts to other networks, Unlimited mobile browsing and Unlimited WIFI internet access. The Unlimited WIFI internet is a WIFI hotspot feature using your phone, somewhat irrelevant actually since most of the phones now have applications that makes the phone a hotspot.

FREE handset offered, the Nokia C1-01, Samsung Nari, Nokia 5250, Samsung B6500, Nokia C6, Nokia C6-01, Samsung i5700, Nokia E6, Nokia N8, Samsung Nexus S, Nokia E7, Blackberry 9900, Blackberry Curve 8520, Blackberry V9300 and Blackberry V9780.

For existing Business Plan subscribers who were able to complete the 24month lock in period, you can avail for a loyalty reward program and one of them is an installment plan with zero interest on gadgets or devices they offer for 12 - 24months. My business plan ends in 3 months and I’m thinking of availing the said privilege, might be a phone (Nokia N9 or Nokia 800) or tablet (Apple iPad2 or any other tablet) depending on its availability.

If I hailed Sun Cellular Business Plan as the cheapest in the past article, yes it is at the moment with their unlimited offer for Call and Text for PhP350, but the PhP389 combination package of Globe, it is the best offer to serve my needs. At the moment I could say, Today Will I Go lang nang Go for Globe, but anything can happen in the next 3 months, competitors might come up with better offers and snatch my vote and the rest of my 7 subscribers under my Business plan, is Smart Communications and Sun Cellular up for the challenge?

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Sun Cellular And Its Most Affordable Business Plan Offers

Well I guess everyone is riding on the Business Postpaid Plan hype bandwagon nowadays with the latest from Sun Cellular with their Sun Business offers. It was Globe Telecom who offered this Plans first few years ago then followed by Smart, now its Sun Cellular and there offering it the cheapest with the best freebies, gadgets and handsets to date.

For instance, if you are to avail for a simple unlimited call and text, Sun Cellular offers a 350 Plan with free mobilephone handset, Globe offers unlimited call only on Plan 499 with free 300 messages to all network, while Smart has no business unlimited call and text offer which is a big joke from the countries largest network.


Add PhP249 from Sun Cellulars 350 rate (599) will give you unlimited landline calls, Smart has the Duo package for Plan 800 with a free handset while for Globe, you will need to add 450 to a business plus starter plan.

For call, text and surf unlimited, Sun Cellular gives a 799 Plan package, Globe offers this for Plan 2499, a crazy huge and unbelievable difference while Smart Telecom has non at the moment except for their month subscription of 1200 on top their regular postpaid lines. This would mean that your stupid if you will opt for Globe Telecom or Smart's with unlimited internet access as your primary service to consider.

Then came another point to acknowledge, Sun Cellular's inevitable integration to Smart Telecom which will give them a greater reached when it comes to coverage and subscribers.

Given all this, Sun Cellular is the only Business Plan of choice if you are to get one at the moment. It doesn't get any better than this except if Globe makes a move to lower its offerings. Question is, will they? You have 4 months to think about it Globe Telecom, you might loss 8 postpaid subscriber under my business line.

And I'm not through yet with this comparative article, I will be featuring the Handset and Gadget offers of Sun Cellular next time for you to see the big difference. Stay tuned for that.

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