Golum: My precious load… It protects my precious!!! Globe launched a load notification service that will help prepaid subscribers detect and avoid suspected cases of load theft. Dubbed: “The Globe Prepaid Load Watch”, the service is a free and automatic load notification system that triggers when specific load usage scenarios are met. Prepaid subscribers will [...]
Mark your calendars Globe shareholders! March 16, 2012 is payback time! Globe has declared its first semi-annual cash dividend of P32.50/common share totaling to P4.3B (this amount represents 86% of the telcos 2011 core net income and translates to a dividend yield of 5.7% based on end-2011 share price). Globe’s Board amended the telcos dividend [...]
Shame on Globe! Smart is asking: why would Globe want to penalize its subscribers? Globe recently aired its intention to eventually glide down its UNLI offers due to bandwidth hogs, which caused a mild uproar on the internets. The whole thing stems from the statement of Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu, where he talked [...]
Very informative article from PCMag! “… If you’re buying a new smartphone, you’ll need to choose a type of data network. We explain 3G and 4G in simple terms.” Click me! Do it! Do it now!
Think of this the next time you see a tragic video captured through a mobile phone!
Globe has expanded the availability of the “Globe Super Home Phone” wireless landline to 39 more areas And for some reason, the Globe press release does not specify where the 39 areas are… which is a wee bit… odd. Anyway, the Globe Home Phone is currently available in Metro Manila, Rizal, Cebu, Bohol, Negros Occidental, [...]
Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño has authored House Bill 5653, a.k.a. “The Mobile Phone Subscribers Act”, which aims to establish a pro-people telecommunications industry and at the same time, promote consumer welfare. Hurrah for Teddy! Telco’s (and their distributors and retailers) are required to file with the NTC for each instance that they change the [...]
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