Philippine Group accuses Globe of using data cap to hide network problems

Ayala-led Globe Telecom is merely using Internet volume data capping, through the imposition of a “fair use policy”, to hide problems in network capacity, a consumer group said in a statement.

TxtPower, through its president Ian Anthony Cruz, branded Globe’s move as deceptive and should be investigated by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).  Read the whole article here  http://newsbytes.ph/2011/04/07/group-accuses-globe-of-using-data-cap-to-hide-network-problems/

 

For sure Globe wants to cram more customers in its network to make more money instead of blaming the customers using their advertised unlimited or has the definition of unlimited changed? Why dont they just state upfront its no longer unlimited and give the cap and speed they guarantee?

Globe pushes responsible internet use but doesn't change their ads for unlimited internet?

  What Globe wants is for each of us to use the internet less in this environment of expanding explosion of information.  They want their big profits without expanding their networks to prevent all of us to benefit with the many new internet applications.  Consumer groups have said that companies should invest to bolster their networks instead of penalizing users.  click here to read complete article

 

Related     Globe adopts Internet ‘fair use’ policy (unlimited no longer means unlimited)

Another tax: Manila wants rent from cell phone towers & Philippine Solon fumes over P100,000 bill for 3-week use of Globe mobile phone

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Manila wants rent from cell phone towers 

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PLDT credit rating won't be affected by Digitel buy-in

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Globe to maintain low-priced IDD calls

Digitel (SUN) stocks soar on takeover rumors

PLDT to roll out fiber optic internet technology in Cebu early next yearr

 wi-tribe offers unlimited 4G Internet experience

Solon fumes over P100,000 bill for 3-week use of Globe mobile phone

Have SMC’s telecom ambitions been dashed after PLDT buys Sun cellular?

 More headlines on the PLDT purchase of SUN digital

Have SMC’s telecom ambitions been dashed?

SEC may look into PLDT-Digitel deal

Telcos lead surge in stock mart

PLDT buys Sun Cellular Digitel at P74.1B

THE BOARD of directors of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Gokongwei-led JG Summit Holdings, Inc. approved on Tuesday the acquisition by PLDT of a stake in Digital Telecommunications Philippines, Inc. which owns the Sun Cellular mobile phone brand.

Hope that PLDT implements the same simple loading that SUN has where the customer load is not charged everytime you send a load text which is so annoying in the SMART loading system for broadband.  What the heck we want a simple loading setup not like the complicated ever changing SMART setup and where they charge for every broadband load text how annoying.

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http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=670981&publicationSubCategoryId=200

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