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Globe has recently been dominant in my feeds. unfortunately for the telco it’s not positive news at all. Globe got blasted for managing their network, which according to the NTC is within their rights, via their fair-use policy (FUP) their official response leaves nothing to be desired and could be construed as a cop-out. Why does Globe Telecom compare themselves to US carriers? US carriers over-charge and treat their customers horribly. So I guess the comparison is valid. I don't see the US comparison as justifying their FUP but as an admission of guilt that their service sucks! Smart Communications, Inc. even though I still don't have LTE at home/work since switching (1 year plus) it is clear that their network is better in more places vs Globe (still YMMV). smart's response is a bit more arrogant but they are keeping up for the most part. The NTC is asking globe to explain the complaints re: their network management tactics. so they will probably get fined, and do ...

If you use Microsoft’s Outlook.com you can co-brand the site with your own logo. Sounds great but what’s up with the very small pixel count, it’s like a pixel count for the old operator logos you had to make for Nokia phones. Microsoft should really allow a bigger logo.

Informal comparison SMART vs Globe SMART post-paid on Apple iPhone 5S A1530 Globe pre-paid on Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 GT-S7582

29-January-2014 12:00AM ActiveSync suddenly stopped working on my Treo Pro Tried again this morning and I am still getting the same error. More details on the error. Support code: 0x80072F05 pertains to expired certificates. I’m not an IT expert nor do I have the technical know-how to fix a certificate issue, besides I am using domains.live.com , MSFT’s free service and I do not have access or control of their server. So far the work-around I have found is changing the date back one day, then switching back the date. Now I don’t know if this temporary fix will work tomorrow.  

Old devices need not stay in your drawer, if they still work you can still use them. You’ve resurrected your old Windows Mobile device (in my case it is a palm Treo Pro ), you’ve already setup Exchange ActiveSync with your Outlook.com hosted Email account but you have to monitor an additional email address also hosted on Outlook.com, well this guide is for you. Let’s get to it… 1. Open Messaging and select Setup E-mail 2. Type in your credentials and hit next 3. Uncheck Try to get e-mail settings automatically… 4. Select Internet e-mail 5. Choose your name & display name 6. Incoming mail server = imap-mail.outlook.com:993 select IMAP4 select next 7. Enter your credentials (again) hit next 8. outgoing mail server: smtp-mail.outlook.com:587 hit next 9. Check Require SSL for both and done 10. You may customize download settings to your liking There you have it, you now have Outlook.com hosted email on your device together with your EAS email.