Globe Catches Fraudsters

It’s not a secret that there exists an underground market for sim cards and devices that gives cheaper internet to Filipinos hoping to save on monthly recurring fees. The advent of social media has made it easier for black market vendors to target their customers (aka victims). Okay so I’m throwing a little shade on “customers” there. I know that there’s a saying in Philippines. “Walang manloloko kung walang magpapaloko.” Which roughly translates to:

Globe at Home Prepaid Wifi Budget Plan

4th UPDATE: Included the Time-based browsing
3rd UPDATE: Globe patches the Expert Mode

2nd UPDATE: Forgot to add the GIFT method

UPDATE: Globe is cracking down on bugging promo registrations. So it’s highly possible that these methods will no longer work soon.

Disclaimer: These methods were collated from personal experiences and comments from other people. There's a possibility that by tomorrow or in the near future, they will no longer work.

I just got several emails asking me about how I “budget” my data with the Globe at Home Prepaid wifi (GHPW). Full disclosure, I gave my GHPW to my grandmother. She’s not a heavy data user and is content with HOMESURF599 which gives her 15 gigabytes of data every 30 days.

I am currently using my original Globe Wimax account 1mbps unlidata. It has since then been upgraded/changed several times. First was the 1mbps for 15gb a month for 995 per month. Then 1mbps for 3gb/day as Globe LTE home broadband for 799 pesos a month. Currently it’s Globe at Home 10mbps 150gb for 1,299 a month. I’m using this plan because it’s cheaper than the Globe at Home Prepaid Wifi, not because I said GHPW is useless from what I wrote in a previous blog.

I understand that people don’t like to “spend” 599 pesos in one go or even spend for the 1,000+ home broadbands. So they’re using different techniques to “save” money. And some have asked me if their way is the best way to do so. I assume you already know how to load/register promos via the Globe at Home app (GH app) and the modem dashboard.

HOMESURF349 vs HOMESURF599

HOMESURF349 is the 10gb for 10 days promo. I’d just like to show how the promo is inferior to HS599.

HS349 x 3 = 1,047 pesos / 30gb for *30 days

HS599 x 2 = 1,198 pesos / 30gb for *60 days

How to Load/Register Promos in Globe at Home Prepaid WiFi

UPDATE:

Please see this new blog post on how to register Globe at Home Prepaid wifi promos 

A lot of people have been emailing and messaging me on how to register to promos with their Globe at Home Prepaid WIFI. The box does come with a set of instructions but some find them lacking. So I’m making another blog post to help others on maximizing their home prepaid wifi.
These are the following ways that you can load or register your home prepaid wifi.

1. Via SHARE-A-LOAD (SAL)
2. Through the Globe at Home app
3. Through the modem dashboard

I don’t have time for 2 and 3 because honestly, if people know how to use the Globe at Home app and modem dashboard, they wouldn’t need this tutorial. So on to the simplest but very effective method of loading your Globe at Home Prepaid Wifi.

Globe at Home Prepaid Wifi Guide 2017

UPDATE:

Please see this new blog post on how to register Globe at Home Prepaid wifi promos 

I promised myself not to blog about Globe anymore cause it just riles me up. But I tend to be very passionate about things that I rarely stop haha. Anyway, I’ve seen a lot of people send me PMs on FB, emails and even text messages about Globe’s prepaid home wifi (PHW). I thought about making a guide according to what I’ve learned so far. After this, I promise I’ll stop and focus more on other important things such as why Juuni Taisen irritates me but I can’t stop watching! Ahem.

PS: I may add pics and videos later… much later.

Beginners guide coming right up or you can go ahead to “How to Register to Homesurf Promos”

Or you can skip ahead to “Understanding Homesurf15”

What is the Globe at Home Prepaid Wifi

So let’s start with a little bit of intro. The Globe at Home Prepaid Wifi or as I’d like to call it prepaid home wifi shortened to PHW (for brevity) is a wireless modem and wifi router. This means it functions as a modem so you can surf the web but at the same time it’s a wifi router so you don’t need to buy another device.

The PHW modem does have a LAN port at the back so you can connect it to your laptop with a LAN cable. Globe boasts of a max 50mbps speed (averaging 20mbps for most people) but it comes with a hefty price tag. You have to buy the modem for Php 1,999. It comes with the PHW sim card which is a special sim card for reasons I will state later.

Globe blames me for poor service

Some weeks ago, I bought a Globe at Home Prepaid Wifi. It was supposed to be my 4th alternative internet connection in case the others keep failing. I mean it’s all from Globe but with none to poor signal for other ISPs, it’s not like I have a choice. I have the following internet connections with Globe:

• Mobile postpaid
• Home broadband LTE
• Prepaid
• At Home Prepaid Wifi

And I spend at least 4,000 pesos on all of them because I have an online job that requires connectivity. It sucks that they all fail most of the time.

Solved my Homesurf Problem

I really don't like calling 211. Sometimes I feel like they're not really doing anything but hoping for whatever problem you have to sort itself out. That or you solve the problem yourself.

So it seems that my promos (their promos) got bugged.

Here's what I did.

I stopped the FREE10GB by sending FREE10GB STOP to 8080
And for good measure, I also stopped GOSURF.

Restarted the modem and that's it.

Pinagod talaga ako.

PS: Do not stop your promos if you still have remaining GB left! In my case, I consumed the freegb and gosurf gb.