Category: Telecoms

Globe offers Galaxy Note 3 at Php1,799 monthly plan

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Those who are eager to find out about Globe’s plan offerings for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and its companion smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear, need not to wait any longer as the telco has already released their postpaid plans for the said handset.

Subscribers can get the Galaxy Note 3 with “unlimited” LTE for Php1,799 monthly at Plan 999 with a monthly cashout of Php800 (via credit card) over a 24-month contract period.

note 3_gear

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 specs:
5.68-inch full HD Super AMOLED display @ 1920×1080 pixels, 388ppi
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 2.265GHz quad-core
Adreno 330 Graphics
3GB RAM
32GB, 64GB internal storage
up to 64GB via microSD card
LTE Category 4 150Mbps
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
IR Blaster
GPS w/ aGPS support, GLONASS
13MP rear camera, BSI sensor
1080p @ 60fps
1.9MP front-facing camera
1080p video @ 30fps
3200mAh Li-Ion battery
8.3mm thin
168 grams
Android 4.3 Jellybean

In addition, Globe is also offering a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear bundle, free starting at Plan 5000 over a 24-month contract period.

Those interested may head to www.globe.com.ph/galaxy-note3 for more information (webpage is currently unavailable) or call the Globe Sales Hotline at 730-1010.

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Galaxy Note 3 free on Smart UnliData 2000, All-In Plan 2500

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Smart has already released their postpaid offerings for the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Note 3, offering it free under their UnliData and All-In Plans.

note 3_launch

The Galaxy Note 3 is free under Smart’s UnliData Plan 2000 with 30 months lock-in and free under All-In Plan 2500. If you want to go for a lower plan you can also get the Note 3 under All-In Plan 1800 plus Php199 per month for 24 months or get it under UnliData Plan 999 plus Php1,000 per month for 24 months.

note 3_rear_launch

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 specs:
5.68-inch full HD Super AMOLED display @ 1920×1080 pixels, 388ppi
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 2.265GHz quad-core
Adreno 330 Graphics
3GB RAM
32GB, 64GB internal storage
up to 64GB via microSD card
LTE Category 4 150Mbps
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
IR Blaster
GPS w/ aGPS support, GLONASS
13MP rear camera, BSI sensor
1080p @ 60fps
1.9MP front-facing camera
1080p video @ 30fps
3200mAh Li-Ion battery
8.3mm thin
168 grams
Android 4.3 Jellybean
Classic White and Jet Black

For more details about Smart’s postpaid plans for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 please visit their webpage here.

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CD-R King and retailers to stop selling signal boosters

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CD-R King and other retailers have signed an agreement with telco giant, Globe Telecom, to discontinue the sale of illegal repeaters and signals boosters in the country.

Globe Telecom and major gadgets and IT equipment retailers CD-R King General Merchandise, Electronics Boutique and Smile-Com have signed an agreement that will stop the sale of repeaters or signal boosters that do not comply with specifications set by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

repeater

This agreement is in accordance to the NTC Memorandum Order 01-02-2013 that prohibits the selling, purchasing, importing, or using of repeaters or boosters that are not approved by the commission in an effort to prevent harmful interference to the Cellular Mobile Networks.

Repeaters or signal boosters are antennas that boost network signals in areas with weak coverage by hogging bandwidth from legitimate network infrastructures.

“We appreciate the cooperation of the major retailers of gadgets and technology items in the country to support our drive against the use of illegal repeaters. Many of the existing retailers have been previously unaware that the sale of such equipment violates existing laws,” said Atty. Froilan Castelo, head of Globe Corporate Legal Services Group.

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Use GCash to buy Prepaid Load for Smart and Sun

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During our trip to Berlin, Germany last week for IFA, I accidentally discovered that my GCash account had an option to buy load for other networks such as Sun or Smart. I totally forgot about it until today when I had to quickly reload my other Smart prepaid number.

So I fired up the GCash app on my HTC One and could not find the feature. When I tried it on *143# and chose GCash, the option re-appeared. It was buried deep into the options under GCash but you definitely notice it included Smart and Sun.

Here’s how it looks like when you go thru the settings via *143#:

Not really sure if it was there from the start or has only been added recently. Been asking around some people who frequently use GCash i they’ve seen it and no one has ever spotted it.

Load denominations starts at Php15 and goes up to Php200. You can also subscribe to All Text 20, Lahat Text 20 and Lahat Text 30.

I’ve tried it several times on my prepaid phone and even on the Smart LTE I use to test once in a while and it worked just fine. There’s no additional transaction cost on the part of GCash so this is almost the same as if you reloaded in any of the retail stores.

This is a bit of a surprise to see Globe enabling GCash reloading of prepaid credits to Smart and Sun, and very convenient if I might add. Now we’re checking if we can do the same with Smart Money.

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