While we were on the topic of broadband, I asked more about Globe’s Speak and Surf and found out some really juicy details about their new product. I believe this was also mentioned during our last meet-up when the Globe Team did their presentation.
I was told that this hasn’t been rolled out commercially but they’ve been doing rounds door-to-door. We should be seeing print ads and TV commercials by October. Hopefully, this would answer the growing complaints for a Smart Bro alternative.
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jojo says:
naka 2 years contract ako sa smart bro postpaid pero useless sabi nila may signal daw sa area namin but not really fast na pa ok naman ako atleast my signal, but pagdating ko sa bahay kahit pag open ng google ang bagal maka search, kaya nag reklamo ako sa office nila. Wala akong magawa kc naka sign contract ako pero hindi ko talaga nagamit ang usb smart bro,, kung hindi na ako magbabayad for remaining 21 months ano mangyari sa akin they will be accuse me sa kanilang bulok na connection?
: says:
kapag yang mga telecom companies na iyan eh nag insist na padagdagan ang bayad para gumanda ang service (ex. padagdagan ba naman ang tubo ng smart bro for 10ft. for 2000php?) sabihin niyo “teka, binayaran na namin yan nung nagapply kami ah… diba kasama na yan dun sa 995?”
and then kapag tumawag kau sa CS ng smart, globe, SKY, bayantel, or kung ano man na ISP sabihin niyo sa operator na kausap niyo
“Naku, ganyan naman lagi cnasabi niyo eh, pustahan tau dun sa susunod mo kausapin, sabihin mo, naku sir, paki ping nalang po ung blah blah blah. paki check kung umiilaw ung modem… at ito pa sasabihin nila, paki monitor nalang po for the next 24 hours”
naku cnagot ko nga siya doon sa cnabi niya na un na pakimonitor for the next 24 hours. sabi ko
“naku, ang tagal niyo ng cnasabi yan.. hindi ko na nga alam kung anong pagmomonitor ang gagawin ko… 15, 17, 22, or 32 inches na monitor”
hehe… asar…
nakahara18 says:
diyan kayo nag kakamili maraming dapat gawin para bumilis ang connection minsan tayo puro reklamo pero kahit tayo lang may magagawa para bumilis ang connection kahit di tumawag o mag reklamo sa isp naten puwedi kang gumamit ng dns or maghanap ng magandang ip address sa isp at dapat malakas din makakuha ng signal ako dati bagsak sa 100 kbps nayon kuha ko hangan 900 pataas
kiev says:
sa una lng mablis ang globe…akala mo ok na ung internet pro pag tumagal na sobrang bagal..mahina kac ang signal ng globe kesa sa smart pro panget dn ang smart kaya mag PLDT na lng kau d2 sure ako na mablis at affordable pa….PLDT is the #1 internet source of the country…..
Jho says:
Walang kwenta ang globe sa makakabasa nito wag nyu na subukan baka maipaltok nyo lng ang modem nyo. Bwisit.
FUCK YOU GLOBELINES says:
Oh look its 7am, time to RECONNECT me, right?
After being KICKED OFFLINE FOR OVER 5 HOURS.
“Lets kick off our PAYING customers when we think they are asleep, so we dont have to pay for running our machines.” FUCK YOU!
STOP CUTTING ME OFF ASSHOLES!
FUCKING-H8-GLOBE says:
They will not stop sucking ass to give proper service. Stop telling me to “clear cookies” and fix your shit!
gel says:
hi nko..lintik na wireless globe yan..sumasakit n ulo ko….super bagal….nagsisi ako, bkit ako nag switched ng ISp…haay gudluck n lng skin, 1 yr pa contract ko…
gudluck sa pagpili ng ISP
Shay says:
BULOK ANG GLOBE BUTI PA NUN SMARTBRO AKO PAG MAY PROBLEMA 24 HRS LANG OK NA YUNG GLOBE MAG 1 MONTH NA KO WALANG CONNECTION PURO SYSTEM RESTORATION LANG BWISIT!!!!!!! NAPAKA LOW TECH
FUCKING-H8-GLOBE says:
FUCK YOU GLOBE!!
FUCKING-H8-GLOBE says:
FUCK YOU GLOBE
Mc Coy says:
speak and surf really sucks… alam nyo ngyari saken, almost 2 months na di activated tpos me dumating na Bill, Wow! Astig din tong mga to! Manigas kayo HUY!
ako po says:
anu po mas ok? smartbro o digitel bida broadband?
ako po says:
mahirap paniwalaan ang 500plus para sa smartbro.. nakakakuha me ng 400-450 pag bandang 12-4am na yan…. pag umaga hanggang 10pm nasa 90-200 lang ako
ako po says:
anu mas ok po? smartbro o ung digitel bida broadband? pls reply po.. ill wait… tapos na kasi me ng 1 year sa smartbro ehh
Jhon_Vertucio says:
Hay naku bagsak na naman connection ko. 220up and down. Wala talaga…
Jhon_Vertucio says:
hindi nga consistent eh.
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czerwin says:
d ako naniniwala 380+kbps upload speed mo, ang max upload speed lng for 512kbps bandwitdh eh 128kbps, so kung 380 ung sau nde kapanipaniwala, at wireless pa gamit mo, kung wired yan pwede pa cguro, and about sa wireless technology, nde naman tlga need maintindihan ng end user kung pano gumagana ang wireless technology, ang kailangan lng nila is ung quality service, ung katumbas ng binabayad ng end user, so ang pinakamagandang connection pa rin is ung wired, dahil sa wireless nde ka makakakuha ng consistent bandwidth
Jhon_Vertucio says:
D inaprove ung application namin for termination for smart bro. But as of now ang current speed namin is 500+ and upload is 380+. Ok na ko sa ganitong speed gus2 ko lang eh consistent. Hope our connection will be consistent…Comment lang, i think the basic concept here is we pay then they provide us with internet service. Hindi naman tayo nagbabayad para maintindihan natin ang problema nila. Hindi naman tayo kukuha ng serbisyo nila kung alam natin na may problema pala. Yun lang po…. Happy Surfing….
ROLLIE says:
kung meron lang sana background sa data communication at priciples of wiereless communication mga user ng wireless internet, cguro ma minimize mga problema.
good signal lang naman or less noise ang key para maganda performance ng wieless data devices.
konting basa at aral lang para maintindihan natin ang problema, share natin mga magagandang natuklasan natin. mas productive kaysa puro bato ng reklamo.
maparaan naman tayong mga pinoy, di ba!
czerwin says:
hello, happy new year na^_^ to all globe 3g broadband subscriber, i just wanna share my experience sa globe, almost 5months na me subscriber ng 3g broadband nila, sa unang 3 months ko medyo nabwisit ako kc natapat sa system restoration, almost 3 months din yun last year, cguro un ung mga times na pinapalitan na nila ung CDMA nila to HSDPA ZTE modem, dati kc magkasama na sa phone ang modem at phone unit, sa ZTE magkahiwalay sila, for the frist 3 months ko lagi ako tawag ng tawag sa call center nila, d nag laon dumating din ung time na nasawa na ako^_^ hehehe, nag hintay na lng ako ng magiging pag babago, and guess what, by the start of january 2008, this year, sa pag momonitor ko ng connection, ok na, february na now and still im getting what i paid for, sa 512 kbps na connection nila minsan lumalagpas pa at umaabot pa ng 600kbps+, and im using 8 workstation here, even sabay sabay ang pag uutube, nakakayanan nia, ofcourse nagkakaron ng load balancing sa pag distribute ng bandwidth sa network, ang problema nga lng nde ko na pwede sabayan ng mga online games, medyo mababa kc ung upload speed nia, so surfing lng tlga, but then ok na un, kahit 8pcs, sabay sabay kaya, sa 512kbps nila, at may phone pa,^_^ compare to smart bros 300kbps+ connection, pag nawala sa pag kakatapat ung canopy sa cell site laglag na connection mo, at wala pang phone so no use na ung smart bro kung nde nakatapat sa cell site, so u need to call a repair man, hehe, nde katulad sa ZTE ng globe 3g broadband, kahit na first time user ka nde mo na kelangan pumanik ng bubong to allocate the unit kung san may signal, and just one turn off and turn on, then youll be back to your connection, very user friendly, at kung may problema at nde tlga maka connect, still u can use ur phone to call to their call center, d katulad ng smartbro pag nasiraan ka yari na pag wala ka phone, wahihihihi, masyado abala, compare the price of smart bro 999 to globe 3g wireless 1,250. mas sulit na, and as of now ok pa connection nila, free unlimited call pa, san ka pa, and i know na the 3gwireless of globe will still be enhance, so sa mga ISP hunters dyan at mga internet maniacs, HAPPY ISP hunting sa inyo this year, hope you find what can satisfy your online need, and to all ISPs, SANA naman give us ur best, sa switzerland nga eh, where my dads live, ung connection nia is 20mbps, and 1mbps ung transfer rate, do you know how much its cost, only 2000 pesos, TWO THOUSAND PESOS, eh ung 2000 pesos na yan d2 sa pinas 754kbps pa lng sa wired DSL eh, hahahahaha, masyadong malayo, kelang kaya mangyayari un d2 sa pinas, cge GUDLUCK na lng po and GOD BLESS,
Jhon_Vertucio says:
Hay naku for termination na connection ko kay Brotherhood. D na kaya pasensya ko. Unang pumunta contractor para irepair nga itong buwiset na connection ko sabi kailangan itaas ng 10ft pa. Nung tinanong ko kung may charge ba yun sabi meron daw. Mura lang naman sabi sa kin. Tumataginting na 2,000.00 pag kanila tubo. Pag ikaw bumili labor 800.00 may bayad pala ang repair ng defected service.Hahaha. Nung tinatanong ko kung ano guarantee na pag dinagdagan eh aayos ang connection sagot tingnan naman daw nila bago ikabit. Hahaha ulit.. So nagdecide na talaga ako ipaterminate. Tapos nagpunta kami sa center para iformalize na nga termination of service pero nagkaron ng suggestion na patingnan ulit pero ibang contractor then pag hindi pa rin ok ska magdecide. Sa madaling salita pumayag kami. Pagdating ba naman d2 nung gagawa eh yun pa rin dati nagpunta. Susme.. Hmmmmpppp, Kakagigil talaga… But in fairness to my ISP, mahigit 3 buwan ko rin sya nagamit ng matino bago nagluko.Sabi nga pala nga pala contractor bka may tumakip daw between ISP antenna and my antenna. Kaya lang very poor ang after sales talaga. Cguro tama nga sabi nila na its too young for wireless technology para magbigay agad ng maayos na serbisyo. Cguro mga 3-5 years pa bago tumino. Sa wired ISP muna ako. Matigas kc ulo ko sana nakinig ako sa advised.
c00lzap says:
ito pa pla naniniwala akong hindi sa unit ko ang may problema kasi bakit ako nakakapag surf ng hindi selective at nakakanood din ng youtube using EDGE CONNECTION on the same modem ung ZTE hindi nga lang 3g at HSDPA mode kaya mabagal.
so sana ung restoration na ginagawa nila ay last na yan at maayos na tlga nila. kasi ang nangyayari nadidismaya pati technician nila na pmnta dito nirereklamo ung mali mali daw na pag galaw ng mga ibang taga globe na technician para ayusin ang cellsite maging ung server.
c00lzap says:
3 months na akong subscriber ng globe 3g broadband. simula ng naging subscriber nila ako may mga problema na kagad pero ang maganda lang dun kasi aminado sila na may problem talga sa main server nila so sinasabi nilang “i,m sorry for the inconvenience speak and surf 3g wireless is currently undergoing system maintenance”. siguro sa loob ng 2 buwan ko may mga ganyan akong na experience kadalasan straight 1 week na sira server nila for 3g HSDPA. then simula noong dec 16 2007 nasira nanaman ang connection ko ganito ang nangyari. pag inopen mo ang yahoo nagbubukas ang unang page pero kung maglolog in kana page cannot be displayed na. ganun din sa youtube di ka makapanood ng video. so ng nangyari naging selective na ang browsing ko kasi may mga site na halos di ko tlga maopen na. tumawag ako sa customer service ng globelines tapos ang sabi sakin wla naman daw network restoration sila tapos ok naman daw account ko. then wla naman daw silang report na may problem ang wireless 3g nila. so nagtaka ako kung bakit ganun untill now ganun parin ang nararanasan ko actually ilang beses ko ng tinesting sa ibang pc at laptop pero ganun parin. and then last wednesday pmunta dito technecian ng globelines sabi sa modem daw na ZTE kasi dapat daw tinatanggal ang battery kasi nakakasira daw pag sobrang mainit na. so ang ending pinalitan nila ng modem, pero wla paring pagbabago. so since until now may network restoration daw sila kaya ang ginawa ko sinet ko nalang sa GSM MODE ang modem ko kaya ako nakakapagnet using GLOBE GSM EDGE connection ang bagal nga lang.
Sa mga may ganitong problema sana magshare din kau ng mga experience nyo then mag feedback kau kung ok na connection nyo sa 3G BROADBAND nio ng globelines…
Jhon_Vertucio says:
hay naku akala ko ako lang may problema d2 sa SMART BRO sangkatutak pala. mabilis nga download speed up to 512kbps pero ang upload speed 8-10kbps lang lagi.. Eh kaya nagpakabit nito para sa internet call. Buwisit ang hindi ko alam kung nagtatanga-tangahan lang ang mga call agent o yun talaga instruction sa kanila. Nung una hanggang 3 buwan ok.. tapos nagsimula na ko magputol putol sa kausap abroad. Tapos humingi ka ng feedback kung ano ginagawa solution wala lang. Pang d tumatakbo complain. Ang daming nasindikato. D bale 3 months n lang ako d2 sa kalbaryong 2 chugi na. Ayoko na ng BROADBAND WIRELESS kuno.. hehehe…
blue_rush14 says:
kainis.. .5 months na ko sa globe ano ba tong cdma na… walang kwenta…
asa rooftop na ko ganun pa din ung speed…
ni hindi ko ma-access ung router site.
Buzzerboy says:
Actually, hindi naman technology ang dapat sisihin sa mga problema natin eh. Dapat yung nga service provider na hindi naman kayang magbigay ng magandang serbisyo. As usual, iba ang pinoy!!!
czerwin says:
actually kaya me nag apply ulet ng smart bro dahil sa upload speed… comparing smarts bro’s 100+kbps upload speed to a 50+kbps upload speed of globe 512 wireless broadband… yes mas mabilis tlga ang download speed ng globe wireless minsan umaabot hanggang 1mbps upto 1.3mbps… pero minsan lng yan^_^ hehehe pero ang upload speed walang pag babago… the reason naman y gusto ko rin ng mas mataas na upload speed is for ONLINE games…. pero i think mas in demand ang internet surfing kesa OL games so isang tabi ko muna OL games focus muna sa internet surfing…
kya lng… bwisit na ko sa smart bro… hayss.. biro nio 4 times na me nag pakabit… and for the fourth times sinira pa isang pc ko habang kinakabit ng installer potek…. yesterday lng napalitan ung unit… pero kulang… and ung monitor nde pa pinapalitan… hayssss… kaya globe na lng ako… yoko na smart baka the fifth time bahay ko na masira… bwahahahaha…. any ways gudluck sa ISP hunting^_^…..
May Evangelio says:
… lam nyo dudes okey ang 512 ng Globe… dati nag-CDMA kami pero punong puno ng konsumisyon ang naranasan namin, sobra…
… for a few months nag-smartbro kami pero alam nyo bumilis lang, pero kung paguusapan ang connection at reliability, mas reliable pa rin pala yung CDMA…
… ngayon we’re enjoying our GLOBE WIRELESS 512 Kbps BROADBAND service, laki ng difference. pero alam nyo dude may konting problem dito sa 512! Mas malakas ng UPLOAD speed ng smartbro, pero mas malakas ng DOWNLOAD speed NG GLOBE WIRELESS 512 (obviously it’s 512!).
… ang bottomline dito mga dudes ay RELIABILITY pa rin… para sa mga kagaya naming may mga kamaganak abroad na mas gugustuhing connected parati sa mga kamag-anak kahit na mas mabagal ng konti ang upload speed. Compared to smartbo, mas maaasahan mo tong wireless 512 ng globe, at least di ka na sisisihin customer care ng SB na di nakatapat yung canopy antenna mo sa kanilang facility sa lugar nyo…
… ano kaya ang susunod naming ISP na susubukan? Sana lang mawala na yung lock-in deal sa mga contract nila…
dnniwa485 says:
astig talga globe.. wahehe
d2 kasi sa place namin ala ng prob sa mga connection
connected ako 24/7 ….
im using 2mbps plan sa Globe… kasu nga lang ung unit ko.. hindi hiwalay yung phone at modem … magkasama sila….
even raining is no prob… dahil ok na daw yung baud rate di2 sa valenzuela…. kaya indi na masyadong makakaranas ng disconeection… ewan ko lng sa ibang lugar…
———————–
im using Smartbro nung nakaraan lng…
that ISP sucks… laging disconnect….
pakshit talga sila… magsara na nga sila…
czerwin says:
aw… actually.. ok naman ang globe.. un nga ang gamit ko as of now eh.. pero ung wireless kc walang line d2 ng globe eh…
ung lng sakit pala sa ulo tong wireless… ganda sana.. pero sabi nga ng iba dami topak…
tinatamad na nga ako kumausap sa mga customer care rep nila kc un at un din ang sasabihin sau…
and at the of your conversation sasabihin na..
“Pasensya na po tlga.. paki monitor na lng po…”
bwahahaha walang katapusang monitor^_^
ung report ko for the upload speed problems upto now wala pa ring resolution…
puro na lng sila system restoration..
kung available lng PLDT LINES D2 kaso wala din…
kung merun lng DESTINY or SKYInternet and EasterTelecom kya lng wala din…
Ung pacific internet naman for comapny lng daw nila benta ung broadband nila… haysss
hirap mag hanap ng ISP….
satellite internet naman ang mahal
tapos commercial sa TV sabi sa ng mga arroyo supporters “RAMDAM KO ANG ASENSO”
sa tingin nio “RAMDAM BA ANG ASENSO??”
hehehehe….
hehe cge any ways sana maging available na mga ISPs d2 sa lugar namin…
para marami akong mapagpilian.. ung affordable…
and syempre ung ok ang connection…
gudluck sa ISP hunting…
joe_88 says:
hey!!! mag globe na kau mganda na ngaun ang globe unlike dati nakakainis nabasa ko mga comments pang mga luma nalang talaga!!! enjoy na ko dito sa globe sulit na talaga!!! hahaha!!!! may konting topak lang talga pro ok na!!!!
SmartBRO says:
I am enjoying using SmartBRO…….Ang Pambansang Broadband!!!Talo na globe!!!
czerwin says:
yheng… inde nga merun ka?? how much naman.. kaya bang i afford ng mga mahihirap yan^_^ hehehe…
by the way… ok sana ang Globe Speak and Surf eh..
kya lng potek ngaun under system restoration daw sila.. and hindi naman nila sinasabi kung kelan matatapos… monitor na lng daw… pot@… mag iisang bwan na ako monitor ng monitor eh… gusto ko pa naman speed nia for surfing.. un lng tlga talo pag dating sa ONLINE games… napaka baba ng upload speed nia almost 50kbps lng compared to dial up tryisys pumapalo upto 100kbps… pero ok speed ng downloading ng SNS lalo na pag maganda SIGNAL… sarap mag download ng mag download ng mga applications and games… hehehe… un lng ingat sa virus ha… OIST MGA BOSSING NG GLOBELINERS… PAKI BILIS NAMAN NG SYSTEM RESTORATION NIO… MAG IISANG BWAN NA TAPOS DARATING NA NEXT BILLING KO LAGI PANG DOWN SERVER NIO…
Wired vs Wireless Globe Broadband Connetion:
Wired:
Average speed mostlikely upto: 512kbps
Average Download Speed mostlikely upto:70kbps
Average Upload Speed mostlikely upto: 90kbps
Wireless:
Average speed mostlikely upto: 300+kbps
but can reach upto 700+kbps on good signal
Average Download Speed mostlikely upto:35kbps
but can reach upto 100+kbps on good signal
Average Upload Speed mostlikely upto: 50kbps
the same lng kahit maganda signal…
un lng^_^ hehehehe
i havent yet tested the Smart bro connection pero sabi nila nag iimprove din daw ata…
sana mag improve pa wireless broadband ng GLOBE
kesa mag lagay ako ng tatlong tubo para itayo
ang antenna ng Smart bro sa bubong tapos 500 php
pa singil ng mag kakabit every tubo na idadag dag.
mag ka signal lng.. haysss tao nga naman…
ok cge mga bro’s and sis… GUDLUCK na lng sa pag pili ng mga ISPs
isang advice lng… CHOOSE THE BEST AMONG THE REST
hehehe… tys po
GUDLUCK to all!!!
OOOPPPSSS GLOBLINES… WAGKALIMUTAN AYUSIN NIO NA SERVER NIO.. mga bwakanang….. mga ano nio^_^ hehehe… joke lng tys ulet
yheng says:
If you want to have external antena for your speak and surf modem you can email me at yheng6367@ yahoo.ca
czerwin says:
joel replied on Jul 16th, 2007 at 1:04 pm (40)
Hi!
I would like to ask if anyone here has a working setup for connecting the ZTE MF600 HSDPA Terminal (given by Globelines) to D-Link’s DI-524 wireless router?
I bought the wireless router to share my internet connection. I was able to make the connection work by connecting the MF600 to the switch port 1 of router. I also changed the admin address of the router to 192.168.0.2 so that it will not conflict with the MF600’s IP address. I also turned-off the DHCP functionality of the router. This setup in effect has turned the router into an ordinary switch.
I would like to have the setup work by connecting the HSDPA terminal into the WAN port of the router not switch port 1 (where you connect other PCs). If anyone can share information on a working setup like this, will be highly appreciated.
Many thanks.
try this one…
connect ur MODEM to WAN port of the router…
connect ur router to ur switch hub port1…
connect ur workstations to the switch hub port 2 and succeding…
then from the configuration of ur router…
change ur routers ip to 192.168.1.1
then make ur workstation ip config to… automatically obtain ip address…
try this it might work…
by the way im using also dlink router^_^
smart vs. globe
actually i havent tested yet smart bro.. but i had applied 3 times to them… they tested the connection to my place and they say my spoce is being block by a condominium… so its not advisable to get their service… and now i have tried and tested globe wireless broadband with ZTE MF600 modem for 3weeks until now… its good on single pc internet access… for games and internet surfing… its Download speed ave is almost 250kbps+and upload speed ave is 50kbps… compared to dialup 56kbps max download speed and 100kbps+upload speed… before i am using tryisys postpaid account… and sharing it upto 6pc… and dail up works good for games but when u add surfing then the connection is s**ks..
ideal speed for internet surfing 512kbps+ download speed…
ideal speed for ONLINE games 200kbps+ upload speed
as of now im waiting for globe to upgrade their systems for wireless internet access…
maybe they’ll do something about this^_^
can anyone help me to extend the antenna of ZTE MF600… i want to put it outside our house to get more signal… im trying to research to make a home made antenna for it… any suggestions… by the way… the connector that is being used by the antenna of the modem is not available in the market… were can i buy that kind of connector…
angel says:
I thought I was the only one having a horrible experience with Globe SnS. It’s been seven months now since we got our SnS and guess what, we NEVER got a connection. worse is that we get billed for something that is totally useless. we should have rallied during the launch of globe’s new logo. abot ang mundo? hell, no!
george says:
na-observe ko sa mga ibat-ibang forums may mga SmartBRO topic na kung kaka-install lang ang smarbro mo mabilis ang data transfer but after few weeks or so, biglang bumagal daw, i don’t know the cause.
here’s one suggestion i found in one of the forums that i read para mapabilis kahit papaano ang surfing ng may mabagal na connection. try the OpenDNS, configure DNS to 208.67.222.222
alternate DNS 208.67.220.220 observe nyo kung may pinagbago. sinubukan ko yan pero almost the same lang sa speed ng DNS server ng digitel kaya binalik ko na lang sa original DNS ko.
for your reference, the link is http://www.opendns.com
paul acol says:
September na ngayon,2007… at masasabi kong okey ang SmartBRO… grabe ang lakas ng SMART dito, kapag tumayo ka sa bubong ng bahay namin, kita mo mga SmartBRO antenna sa mga bubong ng mga bahay… kahapon lang sobrang lakas ng kidlatan at biglang ulanan, pero GRABE, DI MAN LANG NAPUTOL pagyu-Youtube namin dito ng erpat ko…by the way, one week pa lang kaming my SmartBRO pero sobrang impressed kami KUMPARA sa Speak’n Surf. Ang di ko lang maisip ay kung pano naatim ng Globe na magbigay ng ganung klaseng service. Sa tatlong bwan naming gamit ng CDMA, wala kaming magawa ng erpat ko kpag mag-o-online mga relatives namin abroad, di kami makapag-usap sa YM. Ako tuloy nun sinisi kung bakit daw nag-globe pa kami. Eh akalain ko ba namang ganun ang service ng CDMA! Wish ko lang wag na kaming biguin ng SmartBRO…wish ko lang.
Badet says:
wag na kayo mag-aaply ng Globe Speak and Surf… sa una lang maganda ang connection, pag matagal na, nagputol-putol din, walang kwenta, sayang lang ang binabayad ko. mabuti pang nag PLDT DSL na lang kami!!!! grrr! may lock-in period pa sila, walang kwenta talaga!
easonCharlse says:
pero tingin ko mas ok ang smart nw..kc pwde ma hack ang speed connection(config canopy)..
frrfernando says:
I am disgusted by Globe Speak n Surf and Globe 3G SNS. My struggle and agony with them has been going on for several months, and would like to complain to the NTC, if possible. Can someone guide me what the process is? Preferably someone who has gone through the process before.
I have all the dates and details necessary to build a case.
Thank you in advance.
DTA says:
Talk about biting the hand that feeds. It makes no difference, no matter how much you whine and bitch and try to sue and ask for damages about these corporate behemoths and their hijinks because most of their telecom infrastructure aren’t working right.
With too much faults, we online gameplayers are always at the mercy of these behemoths… and always behind from our more advanced neighbors.
IT’S JUST ABOUT THE FRIGGIN’ MONEY.
jay says:
Potah n Speak n Surf ang bagal bakit ganun walang kwenta mas mabilis pa dial-up d2 eh Tang ina nyo globe kakapal ng muka nyo ang mahal nyo mningil bulok nmn internet nyo
Louieâ„¢ says:
So much to say about globe,first of all yng mga nag dodoor 2 door na tga globe ay nagbe2nta pa kahit alam nila na yung dun sa area ay hndi masyado good ang signal,AW wtf…
2nd: Activation of account ang kupad i process, yun ang sa sns…but try their wired broadband satisfied ako sa connection… although minsan intermittent pero minimal lng mangyari..^^
RaisedEyebrow says:
btw, for your speak and surf concerns, you can forward it to ****@****.*** to Engr. Edgardo Cabarios, Director of the NTC-CCDA
RaisedEyebrow says:
I have been complaining regarding the SNS service in my area for more than half of my subscription… all they tell me is that they are monitoring the situation and doing updates! three months! ilan engineers nila?
it is so frustrating, eto ako bayad ng bayd sila nmn wlang improvment. so much for consumer rights! they even offered to waive ung pre-termination fee but when i followed it up, hindi pa daw na-foforward…
sobrand walang kwenta pa customer service nila… favorite excuse right now is network daw inaayos, so wala ka na habol. pero the same network charges you monthly!
unknown says:
TO the TFC subscribers i would like to thank you for supporting………
ano nga ba GLOBE OR SMART BRO by the way mmmm… wala kmi paki alam sa away or competion nyo dalawa network nyo basta ako bnabati ko lng ang mama at papa ko thank you sa comment
unknown says:
pakibilisan nman ung phone nmin oh kc my incoming nga pero la naman incoming ano kaya un pero gusto ko globe kc pati sim ko globe di say mo!!!!! ung iba dyan sabi ng sabi about globe wla nman katu2ran sip2 lang kayo iba network eh kala nyo naman bi2gyan kayo libre connection sa panahon ngaun lana libre no!!!!!!!!!
john rambo tango says:
Hey Dude!!
Speak N’ surf is really suck!! super bagal na inis talo ka pa sa service nila, kung gano kabagal yung connection nila ganon din yung service nila..
Nakakapag sisi… Payo lang kalimutan nyo na magpakabit nito. mas ok pa ang dial-up.
Naloko na naman si kawawang Juan dela cruise!!!
Lee says:
@sleep n slurp, swerte kung maka download ka sa rapidshare, iisang ip address and ginagamit ng buong service area ninyo. I have the same problem.
Di lang super slow, often walang godam connection sa amin. Don’t even think of using a router.
Boy, how I wish di na ko kumuha nitong speak n surf. Ngayon kelangan ko pang magbayad ng 2 months para lang i-terminate ang service.
To think I used to look at globe as the more “high brow” telecom, being concerned more with quality than quantity. Well, Globe sure dropped the ball here. The genius who thought up Speak n Surf should be fired.
Yun ding call center nila. Laging excuses lang ang alam nilang ibigay. Each time I call to complain about connection problems, walang palya, may maintenance daw ginagawa. Anong maintenance ang ongoing for months and months?
The only lesson here is that Globe cannot be trusted to deliver quality service. Imagine, i-roll out nila product na ganito? I for one will never be a Globe customer again.
Goliath, I hope the innove email addresses you posted are correct because I’ll be sending this post to all of them.
Peace!
sleep n slurp says:
tae tlga nagtataka q d2 sa speak n surf halos 1 week aq wlang connection ts nagreformat aq pagkatapos n pagkatapos ng reformat q putcha biglang nag connect ..at ganda p ng speed ah…bt ganun? ano connection nun dun e may sariling configuration ung modem/router non db… tsaka ask q lng kung pano b makadownload sa rapidshare e kc prating you reached the maxcimum download limit…
Kiss-Ass-Chick says:
I hate the fucking speak and surf! I’t’s either there is a bloody problem on the phone or in the internet! Fuck you Globe! I want my money back! Die you son of a bithch! I hate your service! Bastards!
joel says:
Hi!
I would like to ask if anyone here has a working setup for connecting the ZTE MF600 HSDPA Terminal (given by Globelines) to D-Link’s DI-524 wireless router?
I bought the wireless router to share my internet connection. I was able to make the connection work by connecting the MF600 to the switch port 1 of router. I also changed the admin address of the router to 192.168.0.2 so that it will not conflict with the MF600’s IP address. I also turned-off the DHCP functionality of the router. This setup in effect has turned the router into an ordinary switch.
I would like to have the setup work by connecting the HSDPA terminal into the WAN port of the router not switch port 1 (where you connect other PCs). If anyone can share information on a working setup like this, will be highly appreciated.
Many thanks.
Goliath says:
My connection has been running on super slow for 3 weeks now. Funny thing is it slows down around 8:00pm – I suppose when call center agents start working on their east coast accounts. Clearly a case of bandwidth throttling where Globe redirects precious bandwidth to higher demand, higher paying customers such as the call centers. Should be ok though, except they are using bandwidth previously allocated to a customer segment to serve another – most people would call this stealling!
Well, these people obviously do not know the power of the consumer… so send your hate mails to the bosses of Innove…
dexter.baut****@****.***, boboy.ro****@****.***, tinamarie.o****@****.***, customer****@****.***, allan.cu****@****.***, gil.g****@****.***, annalee.guev****@****.***, marko.u****@****.***, lino.cua****@****.***, maremee.velez-mati****@****.***, cherryann.franc****@****.***, cocoy.clara****@****.***
Oh and did you know that Manny Pangilinan actually responds to each and every complain that he gets when he still owned PLDT? Never get that from the bosses above. To think that MVP is so up there… interesting.
Enjoy!
joel says:
Hi!
I just got my SNS unit Tuesday last week, July 3. After testing our place for signal strength and after paying 995 pesos, they left with us a Globelines phone and a ZTE MF 600 HSDPA modem. They also told me to wait for a week (or 5 to 7 working days) before my account gets activated.
When I tried last Saturday or barely four days after we got the unit, I was surprised to find out I can already make calls. I tried calling landline, mobile and long distance numbers, all were working. Then I tried connecting to the internet and it also works.
Since then we have been using the service especially the internet connection with some short disconnections. I tried placing the modem in a place where I believe there is strong signal and since then I have not encountered any connection problems. Download speeds range from 400 – 500 ++ kbps while upload speeds range from 40 – 60 kbps.
There is an indicator in the MF 600 called RSSI (Radio Signal Strength Indicator) which according to the manual should be turned-on constantly before making a call or connecting to the internet. Ours was not turning-on at all except for a short time after I turned-off the modem and turned it on again (reset). This gave me the impression that my account is not yet activated.
I reported this observation to the agent who sold me the service but received no reply. It is working well so I really did not mind it at all. I am thinking of buying an external antenna for this modem.
Globelines (or Innove) offered this service to only 30 residents in Soldiers Hill Village here in Muntinlupa. We have been using the service for five days now and so far so good.
We are living near a PLDT switching office so I tried of applying for MyDSL. Apparently they have run out of facility so they are pushing instead Smart WiFi (then) and Smart Bro (now). I actually have an approved application from Smart Bro and all I need to do is pay the 999 initial payment for my service to be installed.
I guess I will not be pushing for Smart Bro as we are currently satisfied with our Globelines SNS. With all the bad press Smart WiFi then Smart Bro has been getting plus their termination clause (which requires you to pay for the remaining months of the 1 year lock-in period) really turned me off.
Globelines SNS has a lock-in period of 2 years but will require you to pay for the equivalent of two months service fee in case you wish to terminate the service within the lock-in period. This coupled with the bundled phone line makes Globelines the better choice in my opinion.
htc says:
I’m planning to subscribe with globe’s SNS, which the agent’s told me that they have 3g signal here in Navotas and Malabon (700kbps). I’ve got a smartbro setup here (350kbps++) for almost 7 months. And it improves a lot since activation. I’m planning for a SNS cause I need to be on mobile. However I’m not sure it’s performance in Baguio. Maybe it is useful for all of us here to know each posters location. and Yes, SNS advantages and disadv. I’ll be using SNS mostly for eMail replies and for file downloading. There are times that I also use the service of Rapidshare. I hope what those agent’s have said wont disappointed their clients. In fairness to Globe, of course you don’t want to waste transmission power to increase in areas where there are less subscribers, but see to it that they have sufficient bandwidth for all subscribers in that area to enjoy.
Ed says:
I agree with indie. Something’s got to give with Speak N Surf. Globe shouldn’t be so stupid in just letting this service ruin the good reputation of their entire organization.
Whoever had masterminded this service should double his or her effort, as the DSL war was particularly strong this year. As I post, I was given a standing offer to move over to a wired DSL connection. I’m now tempted to consider their offer.
I’ve prepaid my SNS to cover 3 months. This will be the best time for them to improve its service, or its gonna be goodbye to them for me.
ARVIN says:
PUTANG INA NYO GLOBE SAYANG PERA NG NANAY KO PUTANG INA NYU NAPAKAWLANG KWENTA NG PRODUKTO NYU SUPER BULOK GAGO SA 3am HANGANG 8am LANG MATINO CONNECTION AMPOOTA GAMITIN UTAK MGA TAO NG GLOBE AYUSIN NYU TRABAHO NYU WAG LAGING NAKATUNGANGA KOSTUMER NYU NAPEPERWISYO
indie says:
grabe! just using globe for a few days grabe! ISP Bonanza dial-up is even faster in attaching a very small, 83 kb Word file in Yahoo mail. I was eventually dropped with my globe connection so i just turned off the modem and re-attached my phone connection to dial-up na lang! GRABE TALAGA! I cant believe they sell this stuff even if its a lemon! I contacted my agent pero wala reply. I HOPE GLOBE GETS THEIR ACTS TOGETHER ON THIS ONE. Sayang talaga…
SilverSurfer says:
i do agree with the comments regarding the speak n surf. sa mga pamphlets nila nklagay 384 kbps but then pg nainstall na and tumawag k sa kanila dahil sa mabagal na connection, saasbihin nila sayo na 256kbps lang pala. at isa pa kung mahilig kayo sa mga internet games, WAG na WAG kayong papakabit nito. it s*cks when it comes to games. and yung mga costumer support rep nila, walang alam about the product that they are supporting. tinanong ko kung bakit inaabot ng 1 day madownload ang 21MB na file, sabi ba nman sakin “kasi sir dapat hindi lalampas s 256kbps ang iddownload nyo, un po kasi ung maximum na kayang idownload”. amf! tama bang sagot yun?
kRiSHNa says:
ei, do u know panu unLock ung DDD ng gLobe speak n surf… cant get support from globe eh
Shack says:
Yup! meron sa antipolo CDMA nga lang ata (not 3g).
Maganda and dl speed ng globe, sa akin umaabot ng 1mbps, but ave of 500kbps. Pero ang UL speed nila ang basura! max ko is 70kbps, ave is 50kbps! So it means hindi pwede or mabagal sa online games and download ng torrent.
One more thing goodluck kung makapagDL ka sa rapidshare, kc we are using one ip address so kapag may nagDL na sa RS hindi ka na makapagDL!
Payo ko lang mag Smart bro na lang kayo, I still have my Smart bro (formerly Smart Wifi) kc kahit paano mabilis ang UL speed nya w/c goes upto 100-200kbps, kahit na ave of 300kbps lang ang dl speed ok na din! At mabilis ang connection and activation nila, unlike sa globe w/c took them 3 weeks to activate my account!
jayr says:
may i know if antipolo is part of speak an surf areas?
jackie hernandeZ says:
hay nako walang kenta ang globe na speak nad surf dalawang bwan na akong wlang activation ang sarap urahin ng mga tao dyn nagpalagay na ngalang ako ng smart bro mabilis pa ano !!! mga kapatid wag na wag kayong kukuha ng globe kase isang taon ang activation
Ashley says:
Sana ang speak and surf may software or tools na mada-download para ma-fix yun problema ng mga subscriber na di na kailangan ng tech support.
Ashley says:
Ang bagal talaga ng speak and surf ng globe, grabe mabilis pa ang dial-up. Sana ma-improved pa ng globe ang speak and surf. Pero bilib din naman ako sa globe, ang speak and surf, kasi dati akong installer ng Smart wi-fi dating meridian na ngayon ay Smart Bro na, Yan smart bro kasi kailangan pang lagyan ng tubo at gaying sa itaas ng bubungan mo at itutok yun canopy (receiver nya) sa Base tranceiver Sector or Base Station ng smart kung hindi di ka makakakuha ng signal. So ang maganda sa speak and surf sa loob ng ng bahay ay may signal ka na agad. Di tulad ng smart bro pag natakpan yun receiver (canopy) mo ay wala kang signal. Sana mag-improve pa ang speak and surf.
Kristine says:
nung nag hahanap ako ng ok na ISP, hindi ko nakita itong site na ito. We just applied for Speak And Surf, 2 weeks na.. wala pang nangyayari sa application. Sana hindi na lang kami nag apply kung alam ko lang na ganito mang yayari. Pabalik balik kame sa pagtawag sa Hotline.. wala pa ding improvement. Globe Stinks!
JHAY-AR says:
Hi!! GRABE!!! MORE THAN ONE MONTH NA ME WALANG CONNECTION WITH SPEAK N SURF NG GLOBE…..THE HELL WITH THEIR CONNECTION D2 SA CALOOCAN..PURO NA LNG DAW UPGRADING WITH THE SYSTEM..BAGAL PA CONNECTION..
GLOBE REALLY SUCKS..
emman says:
speak and surf sucks,sobrang sayang talaga yung binayad ko dito sa globelines, sobrang bilis magkabit,yung 24 customer service nila paulit ulit lang ang sinasabi,
activation pa lang may problem na, isama mo pa ang super slow na internet(slower than dial up)
fluctuating kasi ung hsdpa dito,tapos hirap sa outgoing, yung incoming meron nung una pero puro visayan callers, nagkaroon kasi ng number swithing yung number ko sa visayas, really sucks talaga… i will not pay for this bad service kahit magkademandahan na
Benedict Bueno says:
Hi Sugar.. Interested with your Globe Speak N Surf, kindly email me at longb****@****.***.. or text me at 0917-534-0543
Benedict Bueno says:
Hi Sugar.. Interested with your Globe Speak N Surf, kindly email me at longb****@****.***
sugar says:
I am very dissapointed with this speak and surf subscription of mine! much better pa mag dial up. sobrang BAGAL!!!! if you are going to get one pls. buy na lang mine ill give it at half the price.
ROEL_V says:
huwag kayong kumuha ng globe speak and surf learned from my experience . . .
hindi kayo makakadownload sa rapidshare at megaupload dahil isa lang ang IP address nila . . kung ilan ang user’s ng speak and surf . . . .
yung din ang magiging katunggali mo sa pag uunahan magadownload. . . paktay kang bata ka
sugar says:
nakakainis na talaga ha! halos one month na ako tumatawag para pa activate yung service ng speak and surf na ito pero hanggang ngayon wala pa rin. araw araw ko tinitingnan puro no signal pa din. bilis tumanggap ng bayad saka magbigay ng phone and modem hindi naman pala maaactivate within one week! kainis talaga wala na nagsasabi ng totoo.
wangKLU says:
TAE GLOBE SPEAK & SURF! nagsisisi ako baket nag-apply pa kami nito.
mcleen amoguis says:
Speak and Surf WHAT HAPPENED TO MY LINE CONNECTION.
Grabe ha 2 weeks na akong asar sa service niyo. Whats the problem with my application? Paid na ako at lahat ng requirements ko eh nasa inyo na? Sana naman ayusin nyo naman service nyo. Pina cut ko ang bayantel line ko para sa speak n surf pero 2 weeks na wala parin akong outgoing and incoming, no internet access pa, what happened.
sanifer quilla says:
dati grabe ang connection ng smat bro namin patay sindi parang x’mas light meron wala meron wala, ngayon medyo nag improve kunti lang. i also apllied for globe speak n surf kya lang grabe 3 weeks na di pa ma activate dami na kong twag puro wait 4 avtivation 24hrs. magiisang buwan na wala padin haaay naku.
captain says:
guys if u want to improve yah cgnal sa speak and surf . . put cable wire . . astig . .
leo says:
well gamit ko ngayon ang speak and surf im in mindanao ave novaliches, ok ang phone i can bring it with me in my car and ok naman always nakakatawag ako even when i am in basement. Yung Internet connections is much better than smart bro it averages from 120- 180 kbps at the most pag bumaba ng 70 papababa up to 35 reset mo lang papalo uli unlike smart bro bulok to 75 lang average
Buzzer says:
in case you didnt know, smartbro’s server is only Pentium III thats why its snail mail slow. a friend f mine who assembled their server told me.
skywalker says:
SA CASE KO PAG NAG OPEN AKO NG WEBPAGE MABILIS AYOS ANG BURST SPEED ANG PROBLEMA PAG NAGDOWNLOAD AKO NG SOFTWARE 9mb LANG 1 1/2 HRS NA DI PA TAPOS 7KB LANG ANG TRANSFER RATE ilan araw ko na itong dinadawnload di ko matapos tapos dahil mas marami pa ang 0bits kaysa nagreregister na kb sa net stat
nireport ko sa *1888 as usual normal daw ang base station at data ko
anak ng pating 9 mb lang yong dinadownload kong software ng yahoo 1 1/2 hrs na di pa tapos sasabihin nila normal humihingi ako ng field support hagang ngayon wala pa
skywalker says:
YUP BULOK NGA ANG SMART BRO KAINIS WALA KA NAMAN MAKUHANG MAGANDANG SAGOT SA *1888 PARANG MGA TAPE RECORDER ANG MGA SUMASAGOT SAME PROCEDURE LANG ANG PINAPAGAWA ALA NAMAN MAGANDANG RESULT PAG TINANONG MO NAMAN KONG INCASE NA WLANG MANGYARI SA PROCEDURE AS USUAL GAGAWAN LANG NILA NG REPORT
Broseph says:
Anyone who can help me on how to pay my bill on speak and surf, ive already try asking globe center here in olongapo but they say that “hindi daw nila hawak un” ask the dealer who gave the unit! actully its true “may nag house to house dito sa location namin, about the speak and surf “
shinji says:
im using smart broadband for 3 months now i can only sa n bulok ang service nila for the first 2 months pero ngayon ok n ng konti. konti lng kasi tae pag umuulan walang connection ano yun. nag offer p kayo ng net tpos di nyo sasabihin n disadvantage pala nya pag may ulan asar. nag My DSL nlng sana ako ng PLDT kaht umuulan meron.tiis lng tapusin ko lang 1 year contract nito lipat n ako ng dsl. smart broadband needs improvement sa connection kung minsan patay sindi and connection. at yung ulan sana di nlng kayo ng pa wireless. mag cable nlng kayo.
caloyphil says:
Mahal pala yun monthly, masahol pa sa smartbroken yata to!!! Tiis na lang muna ako sa smartbulok , hintay na lang ng wired ISP provider dito samin.
andre says:
well, based on reports from different online fora, it seems the globe service sucks more than smart’s :P
Miguel says:
But for some reason, Digitel Mango was not promoted much.
jepoy says:
diba ganyan din yung Digitel MANGO?
Miguel says:
This may be better than Smart Bro since it has a Globeline. I hope the unit has a UTP jack and they make it easy to share the connection.
Abe has some Globe DSL complaints here.
jhay says:
Hmm…looks interesting. I wonder how it would actually perform. I bet Globe has learned a lot from the mistakes and mishaps of the Smart Bro team. ;)
The Ca t says:
yugz,
plakitingnan yong NWC ko. forgot my pw sa client support.
noel says:
I’ve seen this one. Nagtataka nga ako kung ano yung hawag ng girl na phone na may antenna. So ito pala yun.