The nature of my work requires me to stay online as much as I could. I am a Web Developer/I.T. Consultant and a blogger (b5media). And, being online is already my necessity. At school, we have free WiFi Access. At home, I am connected via SmartBroadband. I sometimes stays in local cafes like Mr. Bean Cafe at Catribo Complex, CoffeeMyx at Nunez Ext., or 3rd Cup Cafe along Camins Ave. where they have free WiFi Access as well, when I feel exhausted working from home. I usually stay at Mr. Bean Cafe, my remote office aside from my home office. Sometimes, when WiFi connection is down, I feel disconnected as well. I can’t just rely to these and needs backup.
Also, during my recent travel to Manila , it costs me Php 100/hr using the Globelines Broandband WiFi Access. I was unsuccessful spotting a free WiFi area but requires me to purchase WiFi Access hour especially at Starbucks, Seattle’s Best and Coffee Bean.
At Seattle’s Best (SM MOA)
Last Friday, I purchased the Globe Visibility Prepaid Kit at the Globe Business Center here in Zamboanga City. It costs me around Php 2500 and I initially loaded it with Php 300 load. It was Php 4000 ( doesn’t know the exact price) months ago and now they are having a promo.
Well, having the kit with me, I immediately tested it inside the center. It works great! With Globe Visibility, I can now work anytime, anywhere, especially that I will be having out of town travels scheduled in the coming months. Globe Visibility uses Globe signal using GPRS, EDGE and 3G/HSDPA. It is a USB Wireless Modem powered by ZTE Corporation. It works like the regular phone where you need to insert the SIM card to the USB device.
Surfing the internet will cost you Php 5/session. 1 session = 15 minutes. That means you surf for Php 20/hr. Not bad at all. For more information, please check their official website at:
http://www1.globe.com.ph/feature.aspx?artid=98
porke comments off akel abaho post. alya yo kere man comment. anyway, about the book Element of Style, is it the yellow book, akel jutay lang. i read that time and again, it’s very helpful.
have you try it when you’re outside the city? some say, it really slow in when you don’t have 2.5G signal.
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visited the globe center just a while ago to buy a kit but they said they recalled all the units they sold, cos a lot of people are complaining of the speed… so i wasn’t able to buy. pft!
aren’t u experiencing connection and speed problems?
ganda… hehehe.. nice… pero mahal lang nga pero sulit na..
kadadating lang ng globe visibility kit ko kahapon and i tried it in differrent areas. Malakas siya kapag may 3g signal at mabagal siya kapag gprs signal ginamit. nso far para sakin recommended ko siya lalo na sa city kasi malakas ang 3g signal.
im using a globe visibility for 1 month.. globe user ako and ms cheaper comparte sa smart. ege connection lang ako wla 3g cgnal sa loc ko sa pasy. pero ok nman my tym mdyo mbgal. pero nung umuwi ako sa btangas edge lang din xa pero ms mblis xa compare sa sa tntigilan ko sa pasay. pero depende na rin cguro tlga ung sa location mo at sa unit n napunta sau.
wow! kukuha din sana ako neto nung devfest.. hehehe
hi there, have you been checking the speed (upstream/downstream) of that globe visibility kit? I mean how fast is that kit? I just wanna make sure I am not going to waste money when buying it so I am seeking advice from you the experienced one….. thanks
3g in zamboanga is very weak, using 3g sa phone super bagal that’s why i cancelled my plan to subscribe on visibility… i recommend smart super bilis on 3g phones and smartbro prepaid…
Just bought globe visibility prepaid last november 25, 2008 in cagayan de oro city..I am really very dissapointed because until now there is no internet connection..text lang ang nagagamit ko…anyone experiencing about this?
hay naku,yan ang gamit ko ngayon kakabili ko lang kanina lang.wala palang 3g signal dito samin kaya gprs lang gamit nya.ayun,mas mabillis pa ang dial up kesa sa visibility na to.ang bagal!kainis.
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ako, i’m not a risk taker.
nadala n kc ako sa wireless internet nmin sa house and super daming problem na na-encounter ko, even my kapitbahay, nag pre-terminate nlng xa ng internet kc hindi tlg nya nagustuhan ung “bagal” at “problems” he encounterd with globe…haayy…