Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S2 with Globe

I noticed.. official Globe telecom yung wallpaper na blue nung SGS2 that I got.. so that means lahat nga naopen na ng handset box for Globe to modify the settings or factory installed na siya wherever it came from..

Good thing I don’t have the pink or yellow tint issues..

oo nga akala ko rin big deal siya pero ok lang naman pala, kung talagang pipicturan mo eh bond paper talagang makikita mo yung pink spot.

OA lang pala yung mga nasa XDA, haha…

guys, balitaan niyo ako kung may firmware update, o ano pa ha…

Well, I hope ang PANGAKO hindi MAPAPAKO. hahaha. July 2 sana yun kaso nag cutoff by 11:30 am kanina bago ako nakapagconfirm sa delivery address. Sayang.

yup and ung fon free @ 3799.
promo lng ung 2499 para masabayan nila ung promo ng samsung. wla nmn cla sinabi na makukuha mu agad ung fon. hehe. misguided tau sa “pre-order” na word ng globe. they have a different meaning to it.

ganyan din balak ko. pag wla pa din ung fon ng 2nd wk ng july, hahanap na lng ako ng ibng shop na may installment. data plan na lng kukunin ko sa globe. kakainis, pa-asa much!

The real purpose of a PREORDER is to secure an order for an item para by the time it becomes available ikaw ang priority. Ang problema sa globe, nagpreorder ka tapos sasabihin sa yo walang stock pero nagbebenta sila sa mga stores nila. Ano yun?

wow talaga? ang galing naman nakakaexcite yan mga tol. pero tama kayu, bakit pa tinawag na preorder un kung may nauna na sa inyo na makakuha ng mga units. wew grabe sinisira ng globe ang pangalan nila.

Na-Jeje ata tayo mga pre. Ganun din text sa akin. Kakainis naman.

I have received a text message as well. BUT…

Ain’t it funny how the ones who preordered were the ones who got ran out of stocks? Tapos yung mga nag-wo-walk-in lang sa globe business centers sila pa nakakakuha ng stock? Mas malaki ba kikitain ng Globe kaya yung mga nag-avail ng preorder promo yun ang isasakripisyo nila at sabihing walang stock?

nung thursday lng ako nagapply sir pero pahirapan pa nga sa requirements un he, tinanong ko pa nga yang mga nag preorder na matagal na e sabi naman sakin nung csr madami na daw naapprove, tama ka jan sir, pano pa naging pre order un kung gnun din pala, haha. anyway ung HTCS ba ng smart maganda? blita ko may death grip issue daw e. update tayo d2 sir for the preorder thanx!

supervisor na kausap ko kanina… pero wala pa rin silbi… ifa-follow-up lang ang kayang gawin

pre-order pa rin ba ang tawag sa application ko? natatawa na lang ako

Same here… sabi nila they will contact within two working days. Approved or not they should contact us within that period given. Mahina talaga CS na Globe.

ako rin wala pa! lokohan na itong “pre-order” na ito!

Actually, available na daw ito bukas sa selected Globe Business Centers. Ang problema ay kung gusto mong mag-avail ng phone for free dahil di na sya free @2499 na plan pag sa business center mo kukunin. Free na sya at 3799. If Globe is favoring this price scheme di sana di na sila nagpapreorder preorder na promo pa. Ang nakakainis pa ay yung wala masasagot sa yo na feedback ang mga customer support dahil wala daw update. 5 days na, wala pang update? I’m a little pissed off with Globe right now.

Me too. I’m completely disappointed by their lack of updates. Preordered last Sun, submitted my reqs & confirmed my preorder last Mon. Not a word from them eversince. My contract from them has already expired and if they don’t want me to stay as a subscriber then so be it. I’m switching to Smart tomorrow.

Wow! Pretty good deal! A nice alternative for people who doesn’t want to be locked down to Globe! Yan na rin ang sagot sa mga gustong magprepaid. Wish Globe would also include those accessories sa magsa-subscribe sa kanila. Hehe. I’m also interested with the official desktop dock, leather case and BT Headset. Magiging available din kaya ang mga yan dito?

By the way, if you view the webpage of Samsung Galaxy S2’s features on Globe’s site now (http://site.globe.com.ph/galaxy_s2?sid=TgH7NMuxpRcAAGgtKVAAAAFWe): They’ve corrected the erroneous plan 2799. It’s now 2499. Hehehe. Curiously, di nila binago yung feature na may NFC yung phone. Hmmmm. (Keep crossing fingers.)

La pa rin. No calls. No feedback. No anything. =(

Kaw?

Yeah, S2 din gusto ko. Unlocked yung bootloader ng Samsung kaya you can do almost anything to it (network unlock? hehehe). Yung sensation, ni-lock ang bootloader ng HTC e. Pero kung malabo sa globe then I seek the next best deal whose plan is just about right for my usual mobile consumption. Sayang din naman kasi kung bibili ako ng phone tapos ganun pa rin yung binabayaran ko monthly sa network (na dapat sana ay may free phone).

ako din nung 18 pa nagapply, sabi nung tumawag sakin, eh wait ko lang daw yung call. pero sana naman tumawag na hehe

hindi pa rin tumatawag eh. sabi nung kausap ko eh wala pa daw inaapprove. sana naman makasama ako sa preorder hehe

Pareho tayo. I preordered June 18 din. Pero in the afternoon na. Tapos late ko na na-check email ko that day kaya kinagabihan ko pa nasubmit dox ko. Kaya late na rin ako natawagan. Sabi sa kin either ngayon or tomorrow ko daw malalaman.

Suggestion ko? Di ba magbabayad ka rin naman ng 21.5k? Kung di ka naman nagmamadali at pwede pa i-stretch budget mo, mag-preorder ka na lang sa Samsung Philippines site sa June 24. Sabi dito (tipped by Maki below): http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/samsung-galaxy-sii-pre-order-promo/
you can avail of the OPENLINE SGS2 at 26,990PhP PLUS may mga kasama pang accessories for free. Kaso lang sa July 2 pa lalabas. I don’t know what’s taking globe so long to confirm our preorders. Pero pag di ito magmaterialize baka ipa-terminate ko na lang pati old account ko sa kanila and avail of the HTCS sa kabila. I don’t know why pero humihina signal ng globe sa bahay namin lately e. Pero smart and sun full signal kahit sa loob looban pa.

Di pa nga rin e. Ikaw? Hehehe. Update man dyan kung sino man ang confirmed yung preordered nila. Hehehe.

Yup. Yan din sinabi sa kin tapos COD kung ano man plan kinuha mo.

Di pa po. Kayo po?

Ang sabi sa kin ng sales agent between june 25 to 27 dadating yung mga units.

Confirmed na ba na i9100 yung model na inooffer nila? Kasi if tama ang pagkakaintindi ko sa sinabi ng sales agent sa kin, sa weekend pa naman daw dadating yung stocks. Pero nevertheless, that model is still very much capable. Isa pang questionable sa kin ay kung meron nga bang commercial na irerelease na i9103? Kasi kahit sa India, i9100 pa rin naman (Super Amoled+ and Exynos pa rin instead of the supposed SLCD and Tegra). I’ve read a statement of NVIDIA before na mali yung sinasabing nagconfirm sila na may lalabas na ganun model (though di rin naman nila dinedeny). Well, I think I’d still enjoy this model whether there’s another model coming out or not.

in reference to the post below…

IDIOT SUCKERS are those who get this plan and get this phone at ridiculous price. Not because I don’t have the money but because i just find it funny. It just proves FILIPINOS are really stupid when it comes to money matters.

Mike, that’s the reality and how fast paced technology development is. Example, iPhone has 1 year tech cycle so every year you can expect another new iPhone model. Holding on because 6months or a year from now there will be a new technology that would replace the current technology is pointless like I’ll just buy next year because the technology is cooler but when that time comes you say again next year nalang kasi mas cooler ulit. It’s about the timing dude … you really don’t need a quad-core cellphone 6 months from now which by the way would again be subject to your unkind criticism of OVERLY PRICED TECHNOLOGY :) …

pwe, manahimik ka na nga lang!

6 months from now, for sure pag labas ng quad core ice cream sandwich tablet phones na sinasabi mo, sasabihan mo na naman na overpriced ang mga yan… at dapat ang mga dual-core, GB smartphones ang bilhin kasi under 20k na lang ang price…

yup, absolete na ang 3G phones next year… kaya FREE na lang yang 6K android phone mo, IDIOT SUCKER MIKE! LOL

yeah, its every man for himself on release day

This is like saying “Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Chrysler, Daimler, General Motors, Porsche, and others should manufacture cars like Toyota do.”

If you can’t afford it then don’t buy it.

How incredibly self-centered and self-entitled. And you call out others on thier ego-boosters and insecurities?

“DONT LIKE WHAT I DONT LIKE!”

it geeks who buy this phone..ang i think your not one of them……kaya po mahal ang phone its because of the specs and features,,,and i believe na ma maximize yung features ng phone if u avail the plan..hehehe opinion lang..

You just said it. It’s all about how you use the device. Haven’t you stopped and thought that people who are availing of the plan really use the free internet? Quit generalizing that everyone who avails of the plan are bandwagon junkies. Sure you have your own opinion but don’t go raining on anyone else’s parade if you have any beef with the product or telco.

You say it’s overpriced? Have you thought of the production cost of this phone and the cost of your oh so powerful 6k droid phone? It’s just like any other market in the world. Boy you must have a sad life. And you just made mine sadder because I just reacted to your post.

hinay hinay lang mike ang puso mo.

pls have reservations when saying your comment here. I think you are going overboard. It doesn’t mean that if people get this phone at a phone plan they are stupid. We respect that you are comfortable using your 6000 pesos dual sim phone and that you prefer to surf the net on a large screen so please respect us for choosing this phone and getting it from globe. This is is a matter of individual preferences.

there is, but it is often negligible. What’s 2 second difference when loading a page? I use my 6000 peso android dual sim phone just about anywhere, inside jeepneys, divisoria market, baclaran, crowded streets, and i does not attract attention. Try using this and someone will probably shoot you dead and grab your phone. 2 second difference for a your life.

You mean like the
BlackBerry Messenger and the upcoming Apple iMessage?
Wala yata ganyan si Samsung.

Android doesn’t have that feature yet, though they have GTalk and other messengers. Google is said to be developing something that would compete with iMessage and BBM.

SGS2 has additional enterprise features (Microsoft Exchange Active Sync, VPN, Cisco WebEx, MDM and on device encryption).

SGS2 is not LTE capable, only HSPA+ capable (up to 21mbps). (Again) It is labeled as a 4G phone because of the marketing of HSPA+ as 4G in the US and other countries.

List of LTE-capable phones here:
http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/finder_results.php?m=s&w=s&f30r=r&f30_16=y

All of which are still not marketed here via official channels dahil di pa naman available commercially ang LTE on any network (YET!). Kung iisipin, LTE technology on phones has not yet fully matured (such that it consumes too much space on the device and consumes battery fast when used).

I’m sure the SGS2 would also work well with the HSPA+ network of Smart when they’ll launch plans of greater speeds commercially using the said technology. That’s why this phone is pitted against HTC Sensation because both can handle HSPA+, though HTC Sensation can only handle HSPA+ speeds of up to 14.4mbps.

HSPA+ technology currently is capable of speeds of up to 84mbps and future revisions can even yield 168mbps or even 672mbps in its advancement. So you can’t really belittle HSPA+ when comparing to real 4G standards.

With all these “4G” talk, I’m really beginning to wonder if the networks will really give us mind-blowing speeds. First and foremost, kelangan ba talaga natin ng ganun kabilis na speed? I think these technologies were developed to enhance the capacity of the network but with regards to the speed, it would somehow plateau on a certain level.

I talk too much

talked to a csr via webchat

from what i understood, you cant preorder unless youre getting a NEW line. tapos bakbakan nalang sa 27 for a unit.
I got a bit confused with one of the responses. It goes, it doesnt necessarily mean that when you renew you can get the s2, then later she goes, that my lockup is free and i can avail the phone. So, uh, yeah… So can I get it or cant I? lol.

yeah i find it dumb that the priority for the “reward” is more towards those who MAY avail of a new line rather than those who have already been giving them money and are interested in locking themselves in giving them more money! ridiculous!

In-update na po ng Globe webpage nila. If you clicked the “preorder now” button from the home page, it will take you to the feature page of SGS2 (just before the preorder form page) where it now states it’s free @2499 at a limited time, as compared to the previous 2,799 plan which was erroneously displayed before.

Pero di pa rin nila tinanggal yung NFC capability na feature ng phone. Meron nga ba kaya itong model na to?

Ganyan din inoffer ng tumawag sa akin sa umpisa pero then kinonfirm ko via chat (sa website ng globe) kung ano ba talaga yang nakalagay sa preorder now and get it at 2799 for a limited time only, nagreply nga sila na 2,499 daw dapat yun na promo for preordering online only. So I told the sales agent what the chat support told me and I asserted na nag-preorder ako online therefore I should be entitled to the promo tapos vinerify nya, after a few minutes, tama nga daw na free for 2499. Kaya yun. I think medyo magulo pa ang information being handed to the sales team. What they have are regular pricelists pagkatapos ng preorder promo for the phone. Truth of the matter is, I won’t bite pag 3799 yung plan kasi I know my consumption (it averages 3,300 per month). Medyo sobra na talaga ang 3799 para sa akin. And 2,499 would be just right for me as my second plan, as I’m planning to downgrade my old plan for superduo calls only on a dumb phone para di madrain battery ng sgs2 ko pag maraming tawag (at the same time na-retain ko pa old numbers ko) so lalabas around 3,300 pa rin all in all per month.

plan ko din kasi kumuha ng plan 999, hehe naeexcite ako kumuha sana naman tumawag na sila hehe sana mali yung nakausap ko sa csr na for plan 2499 lang yung preorder kasi parang hindi practical kung hindi naman ako heavy user ng call and text, more on internet kasi ako,..

thanks. btw, yung preorder ba eh dedicated sa magsasubscribe sa plan 2499? kasi nung tumawag ako sa 211 eh yung preorder daw eh para dun sa mga magsasubscribe sa 2499….

cuz some people want the features it brings along with it? Or they want the latest stuff?

hmmm… so it may surpass the 30k mark for prepaid after all? How about for my supersurf plan 1799 and 2499 kaya?

It would probably be more expensive because of the specs alone tsaka 1 year old na ang iPhone 4. Tapos kung free sya at plan 2499 bakit pa nagka-plan 2799? hehehe

sorry naman. Overpriced “prepaid” kits kase ang nasa isip ko kanina kaya ko na-post yan.. tama ka, meron talagang malalakas ang usage. may plan 8000 nga ang smart eh.
kung mataas naman ang usage mo might as well kunin mo na yung plan. may libre ka pa!

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GT-i9100 ang version ng S2 ng globe, kaya walang NFC technology ang mga handsets natin…

tinanong ko talaga ito kasi baka GT-i9103 eh… ayaw ko nito, Tegra 2 tapos SLCD lang at hindi Supper-AMOLED +

GT-i9100 din ang version na lumabas sa UK nung end of April or May right? Yun ang may Exynos 4210 and Super AMOLED Plus. It was said that initially the first UK release shipped without the NFC capability but they’d re-release the same device with the NFC capability in a later time. So baka meron na. I’m still hopeful unless yung source mo mismo nagsabi na walang NFC and Samsung confirms it.

Hmmm bakit kaya nila isinama sa feature page nila ng Galaxy S2 kung di naman pala kasama yung feature? Well, malalaman na lang natin pagdating ng mga units sa mga kamay natin. I was hoping na meron since it coincides with the rumors na ngayong June lalabas ang NFC capable version in different countries (esp. UK), if wala then it’s ok pa rin naman. Hope they didn’t cripple the hotspot feature din.

ah ok. i stand corrected. mali ako ^_^

actually, tama si xx. mali yata pagkakaintindi mo sa banat ni Neil.

Actually, SGS2 is HSPA+ capable. Which means if your definition of 4G is like the ones in the US (AT&T and T-Mobile proclaims HSPA+ to be 4G), then it is 4G capable. Globe, I reckon, is just riding along with the US marketing of 4G. Which is ok I guess as long as the bandwidth keeps improving. Soon they’ll be offering LTE as well. And then hopefully LTE Advanced when the technology is ripe.

AFAIK, all current postpaid plans availing of a free phone will have a two year contract. If SIM only (without the phone), there’s no lock-in period.

Wow… thought the reply I made before this one and the other replies I made down the line a few hours ago didn’t get posted… now they all suddenly appeared and I look like a spammer…

even if you have paid cash-out for the device at plan 299, the price that you actually paid has been subsidized (DAW) by globe. Pero if you can actually afford to pay the price at that range, might as well go to other markets (greenhills, ebay, sulit, tcp) dahil halos ganun din presyo (or sometimes even lesser).

Usually two year contract yung bagong plan.