Globe launches ‘unli’ service for overseas calls

Filipinos CAN now stay in touch with their loved ones abroad without worrying about driving up their phone bills.

Globe Telecom Inc., the country’s second-largest phone firm, has launched its new “unlimited” voice service for overseas calls—the first of its kind in the country.

Dubbed as SuperIDD Unlimited International, the new service allows subscribers to make calls to more than 50 countries worldwide for the equivalent of only five centavos a minute. The new service aims to win back many Filipino users who have switched to Internet applications such as Skype to call their loved ones abroad.

“Globe All-New Super IDD breaks all rules on international calls. It is a life-changing product that now allows subscribers to do the things they couldn’t do before,” Globe overseas Filipino communities head Richie Sison said.

The new service will be available at a subscription fee of P149, good for one day. Subscribers may register for the monthly fee of only P1,999, allowing users to call 10 unique numbers overseas without restrictions.

“With the super affordable subscription rate of Globe Super IDD, there will be no more rushed overseas phone calls,” the company said.

Government estimates show that as many as 10 million Filipinos, or about a tenth of the population, currently reside overseas, driven to migration by the lack of well-paying employment opportunities locally.

To subscribe to the one-day SuperIDD, prepaid subscribers should type SUPERIDD 149 and send it to 8888. Postpaid subscribers should type SUPERIDD 149, while MySuper Plan subscribers should type MYSUPERIDD 149 and send to 8888.

To register for the 30-day Super IDD, prepaid subscribers should type SUPERIDD 1999 and send to 8888. Postpaid subscribers should type SUPERIDD 1999, while MySuper Plan subscribers should type MYSUPERIDD 1999 and send to 8888.

Using a Globe mobile number, users can call the landline and mobile numbers of their loved ones in Brunei Darussalam, Canada, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Thailand and the United States.

Globe Telecom, which is controlled by Singapore’s SingTel group and the Ayala group, has about 27 million mobile phone subscribers in the Philippines.