Globe Planning to Offer Tier Pricing on Data After Subscriber Complaints Over FUP

Globe is planning to offer tier-pricing for their subscribers after the complaints of consumers who were hit by their strict data caps complained to the NTC a few weeks ago. According to the report of the Philippine Star, Globe is preparing to offer a tiered data scheme for consumers who consume large volumes of data. “Preliminary, […]

Smart and Globe Issue Statements about Fair Use Policy

After the NTC issued a letter to Globe asking them to explain the multiple complaints brought about by the recent strict enforcement of their Fair Use Policy, we now have official statements from both telcos about the issue. Globe: We’ll Work Closely with NTC on Fair Use Policy Implementation Globe underwent a massive network modernization […]

Photo of the Week: Sen. TG Guingona Receives Complaint versus Fair Use Policy

I cannot count how many times I’ve written articles or posted on social media about issues with products/services that were not acted upon by government officials or companies. This sad realization dawned on me while I was writing the editorial article on the controversial Fair Use Policy entitled “NTC Should Set Standards for the Use […]

What is LTE and What Can It Do For Us?

Smart recently launched its Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology. It is technology that takes the joy of using the internet on another level. It is loosely a part of 4G technology, as defined by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). What does this mean for us consumers? It’s what we’ve been waiting for–better internet. Imagine not […]