Globe Handyphone

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Globe Handyphone is the main mobile arm of parent company Globe Telecom, providing mobile phone services in the Philippines. At present, Globe Handyphone (of which the name Globe is most commonly used on) is the second-largest service provider in the Philippines, with a subscriber base of 11.7 million subscribers as of December 2004.

Globe Handyphone also complements the more lower- to middle-class Touch Mobile service.

Contents 1 Products and services 1.1 Products 1.2 Programs 1.3 Promos 1.4 Services 2 Levels of service 3 Philippine area code assignment 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Products and services

Globe Handyphone provides various products, programs, and promos, all of which are popular and help aim Globe's vision of reaching out to the Philippine public.

While Globe offers all basic mobile products, it offers a diverse set of programs and promos. These are listed below:

[edit] Products

• Ask-a-Load (Like Share-a-load but will ask loader's perimission)
• AutoloadMAX (On-The-Spot Credit Reaload)
• Globe eLoad (also refers to ATM reloads)
• Share-a-Load (Mobile Credits Sharing Capability)

[edit] Programs

• GenTxt (Teen Mobile Club)
• Globe Girlfriends Club (Globes' exclusive club for women)
• Globe Ties (OFW services)
• Globe Kababayan (OFW services and promos)
• Intensity G (coverage expansion)

[edit] Promos

• Globe P10/3min GHP-GHP Call
• Globe P0.10/sec GHP-GHP Call
• Globe U$0.003/sec IDD on select countries
• Globe P7.50/min IDD to Singtel Mobile, US Mobile carriers, Canada Mobile carriers and HKCSL Mobile (Call Rates to U.S and Canada is Applicable Starting 10:01PM to 6:59AM Respectively)
• All Promos Are Extended Until June 15

[edit] Services

• Globe UnlimiTXT Service (Unlimited GHP-GHP Texts)

• Globe Mobile Broadband 3G With HSDPA launched as first commercial HSDPA service in Asia-Pacific recognized by the GSA *Available in selected areas only **Expansion Project On-Going
  • High Speed Internet Browsing (Data Card needed For Laptops)
  • Video Calls
  • Video Streaming (For ABS-CBN,GMA-7 and CNN ***CNN is exclusive to Globe, In the Philippines **Free) Other exclusive programs are available at Php 5 per minute, such as international sports news channel ESPN, news leader the Associated Press and local news network ANC for made-for-mobile programs.
• Globe Text-Back-Mo Libre Ko
• Globe Television Service Numbers (Exclusive service numbers for Local Television Channels in The Philippines)
• myGlobe (Globe Exclusive service for Downloads of Music and wallpapers)
  • Ringback tones
  • Games and Premium Games
  • Mobile Applications

[edit] Levels of service

Globe offers different levels of service, dependent on both the population and the financial capability of the subscriber. A list is provided below.

• G-Flex (Consumable Postpaid Credits)
• G-Plan (postpaid)
  • Globe Platinum (high-end postpaid service)
• Globe Prepaid
  • Globe Kapamilya Prepaid (ABS-CBN Exclusive Sim Card)
• Globe Gizmo (Kids' mobile service in prepaid and postpaid)

[edit] Philippine area code assignment

Globe Telecom uses the area codes 906, 915, 916, 917, 926 and 927. The 906 and 926 area codes are shared with Touch Mobile and 915 and 916 were formerly area codes of Islacom until the successful merger of Globe and Islacom.

[edit] See also

• Globe Telecom

[edit] External links

• Globe Handyphone
• GenTxt
• myGlobe portal
• Hub E-Shop
• Globe Platinum
• Globe Solutions
• Globe Kababayan
• Globe 3G with HSDPA