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Globe launches Samsung Galaxy S3 with fully-customizable unlimited data plans

Globe Telecom announced that it is launching Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S3, under its suite of fully-customizable postpaid plans bundled with unlimited mobile internet.

Globe subscribers can avail of the Samsung Galaxy S3 under My Super Plan Unli Surf Combo, which comes with unlimited mobile browsing, bonus call and text services, and choice of unli boosters for the ultimate smartphone experience. With Globe My Super Plan Unli Surf Combo, the country’s only customizable unlimited data plan, Globe provides users with uninterrupted surfing, their gadget of choice, and freebies all in one subscription. This plan also helps maximize the features of the Samsung Galaxy S3.

Touted as the most human phone yet, the Samsung Galaxy S3 boasts of highly-intelligent features that are easy to use but exceptionally powerful. With the Direct Call feature, users can simply hold up the phone onto their ears when texting and the device will automatically call the person for them. Globe My Super Plan subscribers can enjoy this feature with the different call freebies of their choice such as free call minutes, free international call minutes or unlimited calls to a Globe or TM number.

The Samsung Galaxy S3 also comes with the Social Tag feature, which allows users to keep track of their loved ones easily. With its face recognition technology, family and friends are automatically tagged on the photos taken. The feature also enables users to view social networking statuses of the friends they tagged in the photos. Social Tag is best enjoyed with Globe SuperSurf, which gives unlimited mobile internet access for an entire month.

Multitasking also comes true to form with the device’s Pop-up Play feature, which enables users to play a movie and continuously run it floating on the screen while browsing the web or sending a text message or e-mail. Globe subscribers can watch videos all they want with Globe SuperSurf, while they can enjoy sending free text messages with a Globe My Super Plan freebie.

The Galaxy S3 is powered by Samsung’s own 1.4GHz Samsung Exynos 4 Quad processor, 4.8-inch Super HD AMOLED screen, 1GB RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera and comes packed with the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android’s operating system. Using a micro-SIM form factor, the combination of internal storage and expandable SD card storage sets the S3 with a maximum storage capacity of 128GB.

“As the first Philippine operator to bring Samsung Galaxy S1 and S2 to the Philippines, Globe is proud to be carrying the Samsung Galaxy S3 once again, powered by our portfolio of personalized and fully-customizable data plans and backed by a stronger and more reliable HSPA+ network which we continue to aggressively expand nationwide,” said Peter Bithos, Globe Senior Advisor for Consumer Business.

Bithos added, “What better way to fully enjoy the exciting features of this amazing phone than to pair it with a Globe postpaid plan that you can customize based on your needs. And with the Globe Guarantee, subscribers are assured they will never experience bill shock ever again because they will never pay more than P999 as long as they are registered to any of our data plans. On top of that, we guarantee 24/7 access to all our customer service channels and after-sales support for the devices.”

Pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S3 will begin on May 23, 2012 via www.globe.com.ph/galaxys3. New subscribers can call the Globe Sales Hotline via toll-free number (02) 730-1010 or visit www.globe.com.ph/galaxys3 to place their orders. For Platinum subscribers, they can get in touch with their Relationship Managers for reservations.

Take a Jammin’ Ride with JAMICH!

JAMICH is celebrating their 4th Anniversary aboard the Globe Prepaid Love Bus, and they want 15 of their most avid fans to join them! Here’s how:

1. Follow @enjoyGLOBE on Twitter.
2. Tweet your early ANNIVERSARY GREETING to JAMICH that includes any of the words: IMMORTAL, ALLNET, or UNLI. Use #GoPlayJamich to validate your entry.
3. We will accept entries until May 8, 2012, Tuesday, 6PM.
4. 15 tweets will be chosen by Jamich to win a trip in the Globe LOVE BUS for an early JAMICH Anniversary Celebration on May 9, 2012, 9AM
5. 1 lucky fan will win a new Blackberry Curve 8520 inside the LOVE BUS!

What are you waiting for? Let’s all tweet our Anniversary greetings and take a jammin’ ride with Jamich on the Globe LOVE BUS!

Ride the Globe Love Bus and Be Part of the Farewell Fans’ Day of Kimpoy Feliciano!

Who among you joined the 2-part Kimpoy Feliciano Fans’ Day aboard the Globe Love Bus? If you were not able to go, or you simply want to be with him again for the last time before he heads back to New Zealand, now is your time!

Globe is giving 40 of Kimpoy’s fans a chance to be with him on his Farewell Fans’ Day happening on April 27, 2012! Your ride on the Globe Love Bus is your ticket to hear his Love Banats and see his dance moves!

We’re giving you three easy ways to be part of Kimpoy’s Farewell Fans’ Day via the Globe Love Bus:

A. Ride the Globe Love Bus This Week!

1. Register on the Globe Love Bus app via http://bit.ly/GlobeLoveBus to get your priority SMS coupon.

2. Make sure you take a ride ANY DAY from Monday (April 23) to Thursday (April 26).

3. Take a picture inside the Love Bus with your favorite Go Play promo headrest: All-Net Combo, Immortal Trio or Unli All Trio. Your face should be visible on the photo.

4. Follow @enjoyGLOBE on Twitter.

5. Post your photo on Twitter with the message “I like to #GoPlay with <name of promo> inside the #GlobeLoveBus! <url of picture>”

B. Upload a Photo of your Globe Love Bus ride!

1. If you have been on the Globe Love Bus before, simply upload on Twitter your picture aboard the bus.

2. Choose which promo you’d like to Go Play with from the following: All-Net Combo, Immortal Trio or Unli All Trio.

3. Follow @enjoyGLOBE on Twitter.

4. Your tweet should follow this format: ”I like to #GoPlay with <name of promo> inside the #GlobeLoveBus! <url of picture>”

C. Register to our Promos via *143#!

1. Dial *143# and register to any of the following promos: All-Net Combo, Immortal Trio or Unli All Trio.

2. Follow @enjoyGLOBE on Twitter

3. Take a picture of your SMS confirmation message & tweet it. 

4. Your tweet should follow this format: “I like to #GoPlay with <name of promo>! <url of picture>”

There you have it! Ain’t that easy?  Just choose which way is most convenient for you.  What are you waiting for? Join now!

Watch the Kimpoy Farewell Fans Day video, too!

Globe unveils Nokia Lumia 800 with summer’s coolest launch party

So you’ve explored many different ways to beat the heat this season: from
frequent trips to the malls and the country’s finest beaches, to changing your wardrobe
to let your pores breathe more freely, all the way to stacking up a variety of cold
refreshments in your fridge. You’ll do whatever it takes to cool down and savor the
moment braving the sun.

Joining the bandwagon is Globe Telecom, which became the first Philippine telco
to mount a launch event for the Nokia Lumia line with the unveiling of the Globe-
exclusive Nokia Lumia 800 via a cool launch party recently. Hundreds of Nokia fanatics,
celebrities, social butterflies and VIPs as well as media guests trooped to Beso Cucina
Vinoteka, a new cool place in the heart of Bonifacio Global City Central, to witness
everything cool about the Nokia Lumia 800 and how it’s best paired with an unlimited
data plan from Globe Postpaid.

The event was a visual and aural treat to its guests, highlighted by a radical
lights, sounds and drum spectacle show led by a group of Buganda drummers, with the
lights display consistent with the Nokia Lumia photo wall launch in London. The entrance
had walls of interactive screens which were all programmed to play an instructional
Nokia Lumia 800 video when guests waved their hand towards the screen. Guests also
had the chance to play and tinker around with the device at the device booths, and were
treated to free-flowing Spanish food and drinks.

Model and host Joey Mead emceed the launch and introduced Globe Senior
Advisor for Consumer Business Peter Bithos and Nokia Philippines General Manager
and Head of Sales Dharmesh Goshalia, who both testified to the strong partnership
between Globe and Nokia in bringing to the country the coolest devices that are easy to
use. The head honchos also gave out Nokia Lumia phones to 35 lucky event goers that
made the crowd go wild.

Adding some glitz and glamour to the event was the presence of the Globe Nokia
Lumia 800 ambassadors such as TV reality show favorites Slater Young and Divine
Smith, models and TV personalities Guji Lorenzana and Mikael Daez, and cosplayer-
musician Ashley Gosiengfiao. Australian DJ and model Callum David kept the party alive
with his brand of dance music playing all throughout the night.

The night was young for tinsel town’s socialites who also partied at the launch
event. Seen at the event were beauty queen Miriam Quiambao, TV hosts Dolly Anne
Carvajal and IC Mendoza, social media heartthrob Kimpoy Feliciano, fashion blogger
Laureen Uy, Philippine Volcano Eric Tai, fashion designer Rajo Laurel, fashion editor
Daryl Chang, models Carlos Concepcion and Marc Gueco, network executive Garlic
Garcia, sportscaster Bobby Yan, event expert Stephen Ku, among many stars. The event trended worldwide in Twitter, thanks to its legion of guests, fans and supporters who had everything great to say about the launch.

Wanted: Fun-loving Pinoy Global Video Stars

Are you raring to go on an adventure anywhere in the Philippines? Do you love making your own videos and posting them online for your friends and family to view? If you answered yes to both questions, then you might just become the next star of a global advertisement that showcases that it’s definitely more fun in the Philippines!

Globe Telecom and the Department of Tourism join forces to get Pinoys to share their own fun experiences to help make a new global advertisement to promote the Philippines. The best videos will be shown in key cities around the globe—from New York City to Seoul, South Korea.

All you have to do is shoot a 15 to 30 second video that shows citizens around the world why it is more fun in the Philippines and invite the world to come over. You can check out the video of our very own Philippine Volcanoes featuring the Pinoy version of Rugby, “agawang buko” on You Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f9InRg700I). Photos and memes are also welcome. Visit www.facebook.com/globeph for more details. Deadline for submissions is on May 31, 2012.

So go ahead; let the world know just how much fun it is to wander the 7,100 islands of the Philippines with its myriad of adventures. Who knows? You could become the next ambassador for Philippine tourism.

Go Play in the Globe Prepaid Love Bus with Kimpoy Feliciano!

Are you a fan of Twitter Trending Heartthrob Kimpoy Feliciano?

Are you a Paoloholic or a Paolover?

Then this is your chance to meet him this summer!

Kimpoy is riding the Globe Prepaid Love Bus and he wants 60 of his most avid fans to join him! Here’s how:
1. Follow @enjoyGLOBE on Twitter.
2. Tweet the answer to the question: “Why do you wanna Go Play in the Globe Prepaid LOVE BUS?” Use #GlobeLOVEBUS to validate your entry.
3. Also indicate in your tweet where you wanna meet Kimpoy: if Trinoma, add #Paoloholics to your tweet; if MOA, add #Paolovers.
4. The following fans will be chosen on the following dates:
a. April 3 – 5 Paoloholics and 5 Paolovers
b. April 4 – 10 Paoloholics and 10 Paolovers
c. April 8 – 15 Paoloholics and 15 Paolovers
5. The chosen fans will ride the Globe LOVE BUS with Kimpoy on the following dates:
a. April 11 – Paoloholics from Trinoma
b. April 12 – Paolovers from MOA
What are you waiting for? Let’s trend KIMPOYNATICS and welcome Kimpoy to the Globe Love Bus!

Travel to your favorite summer destinations for free with Globe

Summer is just days away, and for sure, most travel plans have been finalized. Does your itinerary include going to the mall, to the beach, or high up the mountains to enjoy the cool breeze? Great news to all Globe subscribers, because you can get to travel to your favorite summer destinations for free with the Globe Prepaid Love Bus and Love Boat.

Taking summer a notch higher, the Globe Prepaid Love Bus and Love Boat bring an exciting experience to all Globe Prepaid users so they can enjoy the season in a fun, exciting and yes, affordable way. The Globe Prepaid Love Bus and Love Boat will take you to your favorite summer destinations in and outside the city for free: from shopping malls in the metro, all the way to where the finest beaches are in Luzon – Batangas and La Union. For those craving for some serious sunbathing at day and partying at night, the Globe Prepaid Love Boat is all aboard to take you to one of the best beaches in the world, Boracay.

The provincial trips of the Globe Prepaid Love Bus in Batangas and La Union will be on April 4 and 5, with return trips on April 8 and 9, in time for the Holy Week break. The Manila trip will begin on April 10 and will run for an entire month from Monday to Saturday from 10AM to 7PM to ferry those who will hop from one mall to the next to spend quality time with friends and loved ones. The Globe Prepaid Love Boat, on the other hand, will run the pristine waters of Caticlan from April 13 to 15.

To register, Globe prepaid subscribers can log on to Globe Telecom’s Facebook page at http://on.fb.me/GlobeLoveBus. Through the app, subscribers can book their preferred schedule on the Love Bus Trip Calendar. Upon registration, subscribers will receive an SMS on their Globe mobile phone with the confirmation text message, which will serve as ticket to the Globe Prepaid Love Bus. For the Love Boat riders, all they need to do is to show that they are Globe subscribers to get free use of the boat that will take them to the islands of Boracay.

On top of the free rides, Globe Prepaid subscribers can expect a fun-filled experience on the Love Bus and Love Boat with a slew of activities, games, and tons of freebies and prizes so they can go lang ng go this summer.

“We know that everyone’s schedule will be hectic this summer. With the Globe Prepaid Love Bus and Love Boat, we promise to make summer travels fast, fun, easy and hassle-free, much like making and choosing your prepaid promo via *143#, our newest quick service menu that allows subscribers to easily register to our promos without having to memorize key words or registration codes,” said KD Dizon, Head for Globe Prepaid.

Added Dizon, “Like a trip to your favorite summer hangout, we are making the journey to your own prepaid promos fast, easy and fun with *143#. All you have to do is dial *143# from your Globe Prepaid SIM, press call, and enter the number of the command you want to navigate through the menu. From there, you get to go play and make your own promo, as well as choose the validity and price that’s best for you.”

The *143#-exclusive prepaid promos include the unlimited call, text and surf promo (Unli All Trio), the all-network call and text promo (All Net Combo), and the most sought-after Immortal promo.

With Globe Prepaid, you can definitely enjoy summer by being constantly connected with your circle of friends and loved ones with your desired prepaid promo while travelling to your favorite summer destinations for free, an experience that will truly let you enjoy Globe, your way.

Greatness Starts @Home Blogging Contest – Winners

They’ve experienced and witnessed stories of greatness that all started @HOME and shared it with the world through their blogs. These are the lucky few who have won our Samsung Champ phone raffle draws and the 2 greatest bloggers who won a Samsung Galaxy Tab and Samsung Champ each! 

MARCH 2, 2012 DRAW

1. Gessa Marie C. – http://www.yougotnogee.info/2012/02/greatness-starts-home-unconditional.html

2. Rockstarmomma – http://www.r0ckstarm0mma.com/2012/02/i-would-like-to-share-short-story-about.html

3. Mae Ann F. Galgo – http://stucked-in-my-world.blogspot.com/2012/02/cherry-to-my-sundae-plus-extra.html

4. FPJ Jr. – http://fpjjr.blogspot.com/2012_02_01_archive.html#3096399936869570130

MARCH 4, 2012 DRAW

1. Don Eleazar O. Balboa, Jr. – http://yesshop.yolasite.com/blog/great-girls-around-the-globe

2. Jann Raymond L. Castaneda – http://iammondrick.blogspot.com/2012/02/greatness-starts-home.html

MARCH 6, 2012 DRAW

1. Cheryl Ann Reyes – http://www.ridingthebreeze.blogspot.com/2012/02/braving-fireworks.html

2. Gerald Mendeja – http://si-ikaw-at-ako.blogspot.com/2012/02/great-things-happened-to-me-thanks-to.html

MARCH 8, 2012 DRAW

1. Lily – http://myheartdoestalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/greatness-starts-at-home.html

2. Peter Paul Alcazaren – http://akosipeterpaul.blogspot.com/2012/03/greatness-starts-at-home.html

MARCH 10, 2012 DRAW

1. Cat Trivino – http://www.sinosicat.com/2012/02/my-greatness-started-at-home.html

2. Luis Conde Jr. – http://luiscondejr.blogspot.com/2012/03/greatness-starts-home.html

MARCH 12, 2012 DRAW

1. Maritel Ledesma – http://www.iamhangingtough.com/2012/02/bringing-up-preemie-girl.html

2. Jacqueline Cunanan Yunun – http://iamdaldal.blogspot.com/2012/03/indispensable-heirloom.html

GRAND WINNERS

1. Ryan Matias Amolo - http://ryanamolo89.blogspot.com/2012/03/fate-is-not-late.html

2. Ferdinand Angeles - http://mypinakbet.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/greatness-starts-home-my-sons-journey-towards-a-brighter-future/

For our winners, kindly e-mail your complete names and mobile numbers to globesocialmedia@gmail.com so we can inform you on how you can claim your prizes. Thank you!

Greatness Starts @Home Blogging Contest – 20 Winners of Mind Museum Passes

They’ve experienced greatness at home and have shared their inspiring stories through their blogs! Now, Tattoo@Home wishes to congratulate our first 20 bloggers with valid entries who have each won four (4) Mind Museum passes for tomorrow, February 28, 2012.

1. Jilliane - http://jillianestacey.livejournal.com/528.html

2. Mae - http://hashbrowndomo.tumblr.com/post/18249527108/t2

3. Jeffrey - http://boy-kuripot.blogspot.com/2012/02/globe-tattoohome-blog-contest.html#axzz1nTDctlzP

4. Kevin - http://the-365-project-of-nivek.blogspot.com/2012/02/057-greatness.html

5. Gerald - http://si-ikaw-at-ako.blogspot.com/2012/02/great-things-happened-to-me-thanks-to.html

6. Roger - http://pagesflipper.blogspot.com/2012/02/greatness-starts-home.html

7. Rachel - http://chixaholic.tumblr.com/post/18303028964

8. Gessa - http://www.yougotnogee.info/2012/02/greatness-starts-home-unconditional.html

9. Lily - http://myheartdoestalk.blogspot.com/2012/02/greatness-starts-at-home.html

10. John - http://3d-brewery.blogspot.com/2012/02/greatness-starts-at-home.html

11. Phoebe - http://phoeberoxane.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/greatness-starts-home/

12. Divine - http://itsmegracee.blogspot.com/2012/02/greatness-starts-at-home.html

13. Rosalie - http://imamotheroftwins.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/things-i-love-about-being-a-mother-of-twin/

14. Don - http://kahitanoito.blogspot.com/2012/02/greatness-starts-home-with-my-great.html

15. Rogelio - http://rodjtulang.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/greatness-starts-at-home/

16. Ruth - http://ruthandmindset.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/greatness/

17. Mae - http://stucked-in-my-world.blogspot.com/2012/02/cherry-to-my-sundae-plus-extra.html

18. Zheyme - http://tasteofgoodness.blogspot.com/2012/02/greatness-starts-home.html

19. Clint - http://clintandrew.info/post/18320726059/greatness-starts-at-home

20. Johnray - http://humortechblog.com/2012/02/true-greatness-starts-home.html

For our 20 winners, kindly send your Full Names and Mobile Numbers to globesocialmedia@gmail.com so we can inform you on how you can claim your Mind Museum passes for tomorrow.

The Greatness Starts @Home Blogging Contest is until March 17, 2012, so better keep those great blog posts coming for a chance to win Samsung Phones and Galaxy Tabs.

Globe powers WiFi of the 26th EDSA 1 celebration

The EDSA People Power Commission taps Globe Telecom to power WiFi internet access over a portion of the historic EDSA, to mark the 26th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution. This is the second year that The EDSA People Power Commission, headed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, and Maria Montelibano, has partnered with Globe Telecom to provide broadband Internet facilities that will empower spectators to post status messages, photos and messages on social networking sites as the events unfold.

Carrying the theme, “EDSA 26: Anong Taya Mo Para Sa Pilipinas Natin?,” the bulk of activities happened in the morning of February 25 at the People Power monument along EDSA.

Globe is in the thick of a US$700-million massive mobile network modernization program nationwide. The network modernization program, touted as the most significant investment of Globe in the last two decades, includes an all-IP infrastructure, pervasive 3G coverage, double fiber optics capacity, 4G and LTE readiness, and overall quality and resiliency. Once completed, the new Globe network and IT systems are not only designed to address all current customer needs but would also have the capacity and capability for more sophisticated use of mobile and broadband technologies. Globe customers can look forward to vastly improved call quality under pervasive 3G coverage, rare dropped calls, and instantaneous SMS delivery as well as enjoy blazingly fast mobile internet access.