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Globe@Home GFiber Broadband Thread

  • Hi po, mag tanong lang po ako kasi may mga flyers dito sa area namin na fiber plan 1899- 2499, and chineck ko rin sa site ni globe at available nga siya, kaso triny kong tumawag sa csr and tinanong ko kung pwede mag upgrade from my current dsl plan (15mbps/1599) to fiber plan (50mbps/1899) kaso sabi sakin need ko daw i terminate muna yung dsl plan ko para mag ugprade dahil nga naka lockin pa yung dsl ko (termination fee is 2k+ ata). So kailangan ba talaga tanggalin muna plan ko sa kanila para lang makapag upgrade? :(, yun lang po salamat.
  • I'm not sure dahil sa PLDT kasi kailangan i-terminate if you wish to upgrade while locked in a contract. Meron nag sabi sa akin na hindi daw ganito sa Globe and at any given time ka pwede mag upgrade or downgrade daw, pero clarify mo nalang ulit. Hindi ko din kasi sure after reading your comment kung may katotohanan nga ba 'yung sinabi sa akin.

    -- edited by inspirasian on Mar 24 2017, 04:13 PM
  • UPDATE regarding GLOBE 20mbps(1599), 50mbps(1899) and 100mbps(2499) "Fibre Plan".
    I've confirmed via talking to various supervisors from Customer support and even their branch supervisors that once you fully consume your allotted data, you will be stuck on 256kbps(Yup! Modem speed) until the next 1st of the Month.
    Globe is forcing you to purchase their "data booster" pack so that you could continue using your Plan's speed. I suggest you guys use other ISP's or stick to your current old one. DO NOT get this plan, this is plain scamming using "fair usage policy" as an excuse to milk out more money from their consumers while providing inadequate service.
  • Walang kwenta! Buti pala hindi ako nagswitch to Globe Fiber from PLDT Fibr.
  • ^
    in Globe's defense (again, hindi ako employee or PR firm nila), matagal naman nang global industry practice yang capping. sa america inalis na nila yung unlimited plans kasi naaabuso yung system. don't get me wrong, ayoko rin ng cap as much as possible pero kung yun yung makakapagbigay ng equal service to everyone, why not?

    besides, naka-300gb plan ako, i rarely reach my data allocation sa isang buwan considering na heavy user ako. hindi ako anti-PLDT pero tried and tested ko na na mas reliable ang globe broadband kaya ako naghintay ma-roll out sa condo. and i find 1899 per month reasonable for 50mbps na speed.

    ps. May 1 buwan na inubos ko yung 300gb para ma-test, hindi naman 256kbps yung speed. from 50mbps, naging 15mbps.
    ps2. kung talagang kelangan ng unlimited, well yes, i agree, go pldt na lang. meron pa rin silang unli fiber plans. okay na rin naman ang feedback sa service nila, accdg to most of my friends. it's just down to your preference.
  • @Travanj
    Oh men. Sana di totoo. Baka naman nananakot lang sila? Will give you feedback by the end of the month. Paubos na 150GB ko e. Try ko kung ano speed after. Sana mag apply din samin yung na experience ni sir renzo, w/c is 30% ng plan speed niya after ma reach yung cap.

    Kinakabahan ako e. If ever mag 256kbps nga siya, meron ba yung globe na 30 days service guarantee? Pwede pa kaya ako magpa cancel? Sa 17th yung start ng billing cycle ko e.
  • There has been a reversal of trend with regards to data capping in the US. Most wireless carriers are now offering unlimited plans.

    Globe's just doing it for the money, plain and simple. Why cap a WIRED service when the infra/tech can obviously handle it anyway? Its not like wireless where you have limited spectrum availability. Each wire line is capable of what the technology can provide. Fiber ~ 1Gbps (theoretically, no limit), DSL~20mbps (per subscriber).

    Hope they come to their senses and just do away with the cap. Their 1599 plan is actually a good value for money.
  • ^Bumaba nga kita nila last year eh. Baka new strat nila to.
  • @renzo_upd

    I understand net neutrality. My concern is not withr capping though. It's the 256Kbps speed that surfaces after you exceed your cap that's just unacceptable.
  • ^Remember when Globe implemented 64kbps speed when capped. Most subscriber shifted to PLDT. I'm sure they won't implement that. They will stick to 30% capped speed.
  • is anyone here experiencing slow / selective browsing on Globe? been using Google's DNS and tried to revet back to their original DNS pero ganun parin. Youtube works flawlessly though...
  • I understand net neutrality. My concern is not withr capping though. It's the 256Kbps speed that surfaces after you exceed your cap that's just unacceptable.

    ah, now this i am totally onboard with. ang brutal naman kasi ng 256kbps kung totoo man. kahit sana 1 or 2mbps man lang for browsing if you reach your allocation.
  • is anyone here experiencing slow / selective browsing on Globe? been using Google's DNS and tried to revet back to their original DNS pero ganun parin. Youtube works flawlessly though...

    same! i reported it 2 days ago. pag nag-speedtest ako using globe servers 49-50mbps naman. youtube videos at 720 or 1080p load fast. pero pag nag-update ako ng app sa phone or other sites, mabagal. kala ko ako lang eh.
  • @renzo_upd
    finally may nagconfirm din. tinatawag ko pero wala naman daw issues on their end. may topak siguro infra nila. can't even open speedtest website huhu
  • Try nyo nga speedtest pag naka vpn
  • Bakit mo kailangan ng speedtest results while connected to a vpn? The results will vary depending on your vpn provider so it would be really hard to compare.

    -- edited by kevindd992002 on Mar 27 2017, 12:36 PM
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  • Based on my own experience minsan pag direct connection ka mabagal sa ibang websites pero pag nag vpn bumibilis. Vpn will reduce your max speed by a few % due to latency and encryption pero mas ok na yan. Halimbawa 50mbps ang speed ng internet mo tapos 5-10mbps lang nakukuha mo sa ibang website, kapag nag vpn ka you might reach 40-45mbps. Of course depende rin sa speed ng vpn server at congestion sa inyo. Some free vpn ay mabagal so I make my own vpn server. I lease 1gbit server for $12/yr.
    Kung gaming naman eh mas ok direct connection.
  • Despite being one of the slowest, Internet in the Philippines also emerged as one of the most expensive...wala kasi ibang competitors....

    Monopolized talaga ng mga telcos...may backers kasi sila sa government (fact!)
  • sa mga naka fiber plan ok na ba globe? kasi sa akin di ko ma access ibang website like speedtest tapos mabagal download speed sa IOS apps
  • sa mga naka fiber plan ok na ba globe? kasi sa akin di ko ma access ibang website like speedtest tapos mabagal download speed sa IOS apps

    ganun pa rin. mabilis naman sa torrents, youtube, netflix.
    pag nag-speedtest ako sa iPhone 17-20mbps lang out of 50.
    pag iOS app updates, mabagal. di ko alam kung globe ba or apple servers ang problem.
  • Globe still works great two weeks short of three months into my contract.

    Both my iPhone and MacBook get around 50 to 65 Mbps using my 2.4 GHz network and 95+ Mbps on my 5 GHz network. I, too, encounter issues with downloading speeds on Apple's front (e.g., App Store and iTunes) but most of the time tinatawagan ko lang sila and after a few hours balik sa normal ang downloading speed. Issues with App Store & iTunes download speed isn't particular to Globe. I'm not exactly sure either if both Globe and PLDT are proactively throttling our connections to Apple, but a part of me finds it difficult to believe that the problem lies with Apple. I would sometimes use a VPN and my download speed immediately goes back to normal. (For the curious, I'm using Cloak for iOS and macOS.)

    -- edited by inspirasian on Mar 30 2017, 04:15 AM
  • @renzo_upd yung pang speedtest ng Netflix di gumagana sa akin.. pag download at youtube ok naman nagpa visit na ako sa Saturday sila pupunta malamang walang magagawa yung pupunta hahaha
  • @ranumnuj
    still experiencing the issue here. QC area. selective browsing. pati speedtest wala parin. pero youtube mabilis naman.
  • @mon_jumbo

    ilang araw na nga kaya itinawag ko na at magpapa inspect ako. Malamang sa configuration nila may problema or sa infra kahit LTE ng smart sa Valenzuela ganyan. Q.C. din ako
  • Hi po, mag tanong lang po ako kasi may mga flyers dito sa area namin na fiber plan 1899- 2499, and chineck ko rin sa site ni globe at available nga siya, kaso triny kong tumawag sa csr and tinanong ko kung pwede mag upgrade from my current dsl plan (15mbps/1599) to fiber plan (50mbps/1899) kaso sabi sakin need ko daw i terminate muna yung dsl plan ko para mag ugprade dahil nga naka lockin pa yung dsl ko (termination fee is 2k+ ata). So kailangan ba talaga tanggalin muna plan ko sa kanila para lang makapag upgrade? :(, yun lang po salamat.


    Pwede upgrade. Downgrade lang may pre-termination fee. Ilang beses na ako nagpa-upgrade within lockin period - wala naman daw problem.
  • UPDATE regarding GLOBE 20mbps(1599), 50mbps(1899) and 100mbps(2499) "Fibre Plan".
    I've confirmed via talking to various supervisors from Customer support and even their branch supervisors that once you fully consume your allotted data, you will be stuck on 256kbps(Yup! Modem speed) until the next 1st of the Month.
    Globe is forcing you to purchase their "data booster" pack so that you could continue using your Plan's speed. I suggest you guys use other ISP's or stick to your current old one. DO NOT get this plan, this is plain scamming using "fair usage policy" as an excuse to milk out more money from their consumers while providing inadequate servic


    Per experience, it's 30% and not 256 kbps. Backread po - this has been discussed a number of time in this thread. Wag kayo masyado maniniwala sa CSRs nila - they're notoriously misinformed.

    -- edited by csquinonesph on Mar 31 2017, 04:53 PM
  • Despite being one of the slowest, Internet in the Philippines also emerged as one of the most expensive...wala kasi ibang competitors....

    Monopolized talaga ng mga telcos...may backers kasi sila sa government (fact!)


    I agree that Internet here is still quite expensive compared to our neighbors but we've come a long way! 100Mbps for 2499 is really not bad, but I still wish it's a bit cheaper.
  • Hi guys I just created an account para mag ask dito about sa globe fibr plan 50mbps. Kumusta so far sa online gaming specifically sa PS4? Okay ba? I'm a disappointed Skybroadband 50mbps user kasi. Grabe mag fluctuate ang internet nila na hindi nako makapagonline gaming sa NBA 2K17. Yun lang kasi ang available na 50mbps net dito sa area ko sa Davao City.

    Yesterday may nakita kasi akong mga personnel na nagkakabit ng cable sa kanto namin then tinanong ko sila, Globe fibr daw. So I'm hoping na okay to for ps4 online gaming para lipat nalang ako.

    And nga pala, hindi po ba mashort agad sa monthly allocation? I mean di ba ganun kalakas kumain ng net ang online gaming right? 1TB naman ang cap.

    Thanks in advance