Last November, SMART launched the first and only unlimited BlackBerry plans in the country. Finally, almost a month after SMART’s launch of the unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service (Prepaid BIS) Globe launched a similar service – the Globe BlackBerry Prepaid.
Globe has been offering BlackBerry 8520 prepaid phone kits since the 3rd quarter of 2009 but they didn’t offer prepaid BlackBerry service then. So, the hundreds of BlackBerry prepaid phone kits sold were pretty useless, in my opinion, due to the absence of BlackBerry Internet Service, which was only available to postpaid subscribers then.
This development is great since those who’ve purchased BlackBerry 8520 prepaid phone kits from Globe need not to subscribe to a postpaid line in order to activate the BlackBerry Internet Service. They simply need to load credits into their prepaid SIM and register for the Unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service, which is easy as sending an SMS.
Globe Unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service Rates
For one day unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service, subscriber will be charged P50. To register to one day unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service, subscriber must text BB ON 50 and sent to 8888.
For five days unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service, subscriber will be charged P220. To register to two days unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service, subscriber must text BB ON 220 and sent to 8888.
For thirty days unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service, subscriber will be charged P1200. To register to thirty days unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service, subscriber must text BB ON 1200 and sent to 8888.
The Globe’s Unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service includes:
- Push Email – Only integrates with POP or IMAP enabled emails (up to 10). This includes Yahoo! Email and Google Mail.
- Instant Messaging – via BlackBerry Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Chat, MSN, Windows Live
- Social Networking – via Facebook, Multiply, Flickr, Twitter
- BlackBerry Specific Applications – BlackBerry Maps
Make sure all data uses the BlackBerry APN to avoid the regular GPRS charge of P5 / minutes (TIME-based charging) or P0.15 / kb (KB-based charging).
To use the BlackBerry APN exclusively for all data traffic (applies to Globe and SMART subscribers), go to your OPTIONS > ADVANCED OPTIONS > TCP/IP > Uncheck APN Settings Enabled.
How’s Globe’s 3G/HSDPA reception in your area? I live in Caloocan City and my phone rarely gets 3G signal. It’s usually EDGE or just GPRS.
Any more questions regarding Globe’s Unlimited BlackBerry Prepaid Service? Check out Globe’s BlackBerry Prepaid FAQS.
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ah.. ayun dapat sobra 1200 load ko kasi may 50 pesos pala na charge. hehe
@Jehzlau – Wait! Fail ang post. P1200 lang ang 30 days unlimited. Ayan na-edit ko na.
aw.. kala ko 1250.. hehehe.
wooooooot! astig no, kahit saan may internet… ^___^ unlimited pa.. woooooooooooooot! Jeric, Txt me sa BB ko para ma save ko number u! 0915*******
question.. do i have to register through txt (BB ON) or dito sa globe.blackberry.com? what shud i do first? im so confused. thanks!
Bianca, register through text and when the BB service is already active that’s the time you register via globe.blackberry.com.
pwede ba sa blackberry tour, prepaid phone?
Definitely, jiez!
great disappointment for purchasing iPhone 3GS when i could have just bought Bold 9700, instead. Long live RIM Blackberry!
Can someone please help? my BIS won’t work.
@Pam – wooot.. sa akin din biglang nasira ang BIS ko, after ko nag roaming. tsk tsk tsk…
The first time i tried the BB ON 50 on my Storm it was great! Then i tried registering again after a week unfortunately i cant received any emails and browse using the Opera Mini. I dont know what went wrong. I checked the status and states that it is still active. I noticed the the BB icon does not appear anymore from the 3G network icon. I think Globe has still a problem in activating prepaid BB service.
Kinain nya P100.00 ko na hindi ko naman nagamit ung BIS. Waahhh!
Can I register kahit hindi ko sa Globe binili yung BlackBerry ko?
Of course, Phia
hi everyone, i new bb user, but may i know where can i register my bb phone? currently, i have not register my unit on the bb service. i read that before registering on globe.blackberry.com, i have to activate my phone… any URL that i could refer to? Thanks.
i cant watch youtube using bis . pero ok xa sa wifi. i tried to reconfigure some of the settings but still not working.
i need help.
hi i just wanna ask panu step by step kasi i wanted sna to register for facebook and i wanted sana my statuses to have “facebook for blackberry” on it kasi i know someone who uses this same registration stuff and i like it when it has facebook for blackberry nga pls help! email me the naswers pls!
i just got my phone .
can anyone send me the gprs setting for blackberry storm 2 9550?
thanks so much..
@Kristell Ann, just download the Facebook for Blackberry app from BB Apps World. Then use that app each time you update your status in FB. It will automatically have the “Facebook for Blackberry”.
does anyone know if the twitter and facebook app for bb charges you for the data connection, or is it included in the bb apn?
also, there are conflicting information regarding the 700 peso additional bb apn access from the website and the globe stores. the website says you get free emails and IM on top of the 5mb, but the store posters says you only get the 5mb per month. any have experience with this?
hi quiqui / yes you cant access youtube using only the supersurf for blackberry – since the service only supports BB APN / you need to subscribe to supersurf for BB Max – which supports internet APN and video streaming / rate is 1500/30 days for postpaid, I dont know for prepaid =)
when i tried to log-in via facebook application for my blackberry there’s an error saying “Could not connect ebcause a data service is not available.Please try again later.If this continues,contact your service provider for support”.Please help me with this..thanks
Hi. Pag naka call plan ako.. Pwede ba mag register ng prepaid BIS? Ung 1day lng?
Question lang mejo nalabuan ako (stupid me), to activate the gprs charging of Globe,
i just need to:
” go to your OPTIONS > ADVANCED OPTIONS > TCP/IP > Uncheck APN Settings Enabled.”?
hi im newbi lng with bb…i can’t access my net…kahit po nag register nako for 1 day and how come po ung sa signal ko..gsm lang po nakalagay…pero nung asa cavite po ako edge po….thanks
question lng… after texting BB on 1200 to 8888… do i need to register to http://globe.blackberry.com/
if so, why?
thanks!
@Chris you need to register at http://globe.blackberry.com in order to set-up your e-mail accounts, etc.
Hi
Pwede rin ba `to for TM? I was trying kasi kanina pero di naman nag rereply yung 8888 
@Shay Alam ko hindi siya pwede sa TM.
Sure it is really UNCHECK apn settings? Isn’t that the Blackberry APN? Where then do you find the GPRS APN for Globe?
On my experience, I didn’t have to uncheck the APN settings since I only had 1200 pesos on my prepaid load (two 500′s and two 100′s scratch cards). Also, when I tried activating the service, the 8888 responded that my keyword is wrong. I went to Globe Service Center to activate it. The keyword should be BBON1200 (note: one word with no spaces! also applies to other denomination). If it still doesn’t work, try inserting the sim card to another open line phone and try to send the keyword again (mine was inserted to a Nokia phone, weird… but it worked!). One you received an SMS acknowledgement, re-insert the sim card to your blackberry handset and viola!
Will it work with a Blackberry 8830 World Edition which is unlocked already?
When I’m trying to send BB ON 220, NO REPLY! I tried EVERYTHING written in here, no go. =( I called Globe and said that the promo ended last SEPT 30, 2010. The catch is, two of my friends were still able to register and use the BIS. This is really disappointing.
Globe people, I bought this phone from you guys primarily because of the BIS yet I can’t use it now. Please do something about it! Thank you!
hi! binili ko lang kasi ung phone from someone. naregister na nya ung device before. ngayon, hindi na ako allowed to register it again. is there an option na i-unregister ung device from his account? of course, hesitant cia ibigay ung username and password sa acct kasi baka same lng ginagamit nyang username and password for all his online accounts. help pls.
helo everyone! wala n b talaga ang service n to and hnd n b kaylangan mag set up ng gprs setting and mms ganun thank you appreciate any replays!
question jeric,kase currently naka line ako sa globe pero ginamit ko ung prepaid service nila for blackberry, will it make my bill high?nagpapalit kasi ung antenna icon from edge to gprs, i did what you said about the apn settings..im so scared
hi…can anyone annswer my question?? kasi ung BB ko luma na model 8830 di ako mkpag dl ng apps nia my paraan pb para mkpag dl ako kahit my bayad…thanks po…
guys panu ung bb social? anu anu included? thanks..
guys panu ung bb social? anu anu included? thanks.. http://twitter.com/kristoff8245
if you send BB ON only to 8888, how much would be the charged?
hi, bb user here, tried using prepaid BIS, it work, first time user,,the problem is, pagnagdadownload ako ng fb apps or any bb aps, palagi na lang me error na “doesnt meet the system requirements”???? im using bb8320 pls email me any info or answer…pls (Guthsz2004@yahoo.com)
bakit everytime na expired na yung bb services from globe, hindi ko na magamit yung UberTwitter ko. yung network selection is BIS-B..hindi na bumabalik sa wifi-connection. then nawawala na yung enterprise activation ko.
can someone help me with this? hindi naman pwedeng palagi kong irereset yung phone ko diba?
hi, im a new BB user, i was trying to create an account on globe.blackberry.com, but i read that i need to activate my phone, may i know where can i register? thanks
hi,
bb user here.
kung kelangan nyo ng mas murang globe load for bb. pwede ko ibigay ng 1,000 pesos ung 1200 globe load credits or 420 pesos ung 520 load credits. you can reach me at 09275916543
Just a clarification, if I wanted all data traffic through my BB will be using my data plan (BIS), I have to uncheck the APN setting enabled check box. If it’s checked, then I could incur additional GPRS charges. Is this correct?
why is it so hard this time registering tru BB internet service after having my storm 9500 updated!!?? hindi n ko tuloy nkakaregister sa globe prepaid internet service!! can somebody help me?? pls..
tanong ko lng po.. what happens when your registered at globe.blackberry.com??
i subrcribed to globe’s blackberry service, everything’s working fine but for some reason i am unable to connect/use ym, aol, bb messenger and other social networking sites
anyone who has experienced this kind of problem
Hi!
Can I use BB App World if I’ll only subscribed to BB Social?
Thanks!
helllo guys. hope u can help me with my problem. everytime i text to 8888 parati ang sagot sakin e invalid keyword. but when i insert my sim to my nokia phone, ok naman.. ive been trying to register BB SOCIAL ON.. but still unsuccessful. ive talked to several globe CSRs but still they cant figure out the problem.. ok naman settings ng bb ko.. i was able to use BB ON 50 5 days ago.. i wonder what went wrong. HELP PLS
So wifi alone won’t work? You really need to register for this? How unfairm facebook app ia the only one that has error wenever I open it, other apps like seesmic and ubertwitter which isn’t run or made by rim works on wifi alone. How unfairr!
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