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What Mobile Network Band Works in Philippines

Dexter Panganiban — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:44:05 +0000

I just received a query about the network band of a mobile phone that will work in Philippines. And this is what I found out.

In Philippines, Mobile phone with GSM 900 and GSM 1800 capacity for 2G and UMTS 2100 capacity for 3g will definitely work. User needs to check the network Band capability of mobile phones that are being purchased abroad if it falls to this category. Since if not , users will just waste their money purchasing high end phone that will not work in Philippines.

Additional information could be found from Wikipedia as follows:

It says that Smart Communication & Globe Telecom supports the following network band:

Smart Communication

Smart : GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, WMAX, LTE
Talk and Text : GSM
Red Mobile: GSM
Sun Cellular:GSM

Globe Telecom

Globe : GSM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSPA+, WMAX,
Touch Mobile” GSM

Bookmark this information since this might help you when buying phone outside Philippines.

Information resource : http://www.gsmarena.com

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iPhone 5, to be released on October 21st in United States?

Dexter Panganiban — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:23:17 +0000

There are fresh rumors that is now roaming in the net that apparently iPhone 5 is about to be released on the 10th Birthday of iPod, October 21st. The basis of this rumors came from the alleged leaked note from a branch of Best Buy in the US, where an ‘Apple fixture installation’ upgrade is scheduled for 6am on 21st October. There is no official news about the released of iPhone 5, Apple fans was not able to see the iPhone 5 released on the first rumored date, August 2011, but this time many believe that it is near to reality.

Nobody knows the exact specifications of the iPhone 5 , but there are some rumors that it will have a bigger screen compared to it’s predecessor iPhone 4 and has a faster processor which probably have A5 Chips, that could also be seen in iPad 2 and a better camera.

Here are some basis of the rumors :

Deutsche Telekom AG began allowing customers to pre-order the next generation iPhone on 5^th September, the company said that it in anticipation of supply bottlenecks for the device, according to Bloomberg.
Apple does tend to launch new hardware on Fridays and 21st October is a Friday.

Soon we will be able to see if China’s Fake iPhone 5 is a real copy of the original iPhone 5.

Probably the unit will come to Philippines through Globe Philippines just few weeks after the launch. But of course it might see earlier in other store than Globe Philippines. But be ready to the high factor in pricing compared to US price.

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iPhone 3G in Philippines Via Globe

Dexter Panganiban — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:48:44 +0000

I just saw this one from Globe Site They are now announcing that they will launch the iPhone 3G on August 22,2008. But wait how much would they sell this talk of the town unit in Philippines ?

Here is the answer form Globe >>> Iphone Globe Plans

PREPAID – Get the iPhone 3G Prepaid Kit and enjoy 50 hours of FREE Internet!*

PRICE

8 GB – P41,889

16 GB – P48,899

*Every iPhone Prepaid Kit is provided with P200 worth of free load every month for 5 months. Using Globe’s Time browsing rate at P5 for 15 minutes gives you as much as to free internet hours per month or as much as 50 free internet hours over 5 months! Activation of the browsing rate is required. Text TIME to 1111 for free.

I still believe that the iPhone 3G prepaid price is very expensive.

Below is screen capture of the price for Plan Holders

- 2-year lock-up applies.
- Rates are inclusive of VAT and Currency Exchange Rate Adjustment (CERA).
- Free text allocation applies to local text messages (Globe to Globe and Globe to other networks).
- Free call minutes applies allocation applies to local calls (Globe to Globe, Globe to other networks, Globe to landline and NDD calls).

I believe only the elite could afford to buy this unit. But I know competition is great in Philippines, I wonder how much will it cost in Green Hills ?

source : Iphone 3g by Globe

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iPhone In Philippines, Will Consumers get It ?

Dexter Panganiban — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:41:45 +0000

Finally iPhone can now be sold legally in Philippines thru Globe Philippines as shown in their Website. Globe Announcement as follows

Manila, 12 May 2008 – Globe, SingTel, Bharti Airtel and Optus today announced that they have signed an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to the Philippines, Singapore, India, and Australia later this year.
More information will be released at a later date.

But isn’t it iPhone is available everywhere in the mall. When I am on vacation I saw lots of iPhone in SM Mall.

Thanks to Migs for the Tip

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