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Students and budget-conscious individuals who are still burdened by the PhP50 per day for unlimited internet in Globe now has another option which can let them save PhP19 from their usual SUPERSURF50 registration. This new discounted promo lets them have the same benefit of SUPERSURF50 but with added 10-minute call to Globe/TM and 20 texts to all networks. Better, right? Update: Now it's only PhP31.00!


Globe offers the new GOCOMBOAKFA31 under their GOSakto prepaid promo. The subscription provides users with:

Unlimited internet
20 texts to all networks
10 minutes consumable call to TM/Globe
Valid for 1 day

To Register:
Send GOCOMBOAKFA31 to 8080.

Note: This promo has an 800MB bandwidth limit. If your internet usage has reached 800MB data, your speed will be throttled to 2G. If you want to prevent this, you can learn to prevent 800 MB bandwidth limit of Globe here. The tutorial will guide you on how to restrict the Globe's Fair Usage Policy (FUP).

Other Cheaper Variants (with unlisurf, allnet texts and consumable call minutes to TM/Globe):
GOCOMBOAKFB59 - 2 days validity for Php59
GOCOMBOAKFC83 - 3 days validity for Php83
GOCOMBOAKFD187 - 7 days validity for Php187
GOCOMBOAKFE386 - 15 days validity for Php386
GOCOMBOAKFF744- 30 days validity for Php744
All keywords will be sent to 8080.

For 30-days Internet Access, try:
Cheapest Consumable Internet Data for 30 Days
Cheapest Unlimited Internet for 30 Days

Talk 'N Text and Smart Users, check this: 
Piso per Day Unlimited Internet Access
Cheapest Internet Access to Play CoC for Talk N Text Users (PhP5/Day)

Simple tutorial to Enable 3G/4G Signal of Your Android Device and Boost Internet Speed

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If you haven't seen the gigantic Spoliarium by our very own Juan Luna, this is your chance to see it firsthand. National Museum of the Philippines is giving the public FREE admission to come and visit the National Museum until the end of June. The free admission was offered last May 2015 and has been extended until this month. The regular rate is Php150 for adults and Php50 for students.

NMP will be open in June 12 (independence Day)

NMP just announced that even though June 12 (Independence Day) is a national holiday in the Philippines, they will be open for the day. So if you got nothing scheduled on that date, head off to the National Museum and revisit the remnants of our country's history.

Museum is open from 10AM-5PM on Tuesday to Sunday. It is located at P. Burgos Drive, Rizal Park, Manila. 

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I happen to be in The Block last night (May 28) and I noticed that a lot of people were gathered at the atrium. When I sneak in, there were huge displays of Rizal Monument, Taj Mahal of India, Great Wall of China, Petronas Tower of Malaysia, Merlion of Singapore and Taipei 101, all built from Lego parts. Fortunately, Lego, SM The Block and Suncellular were sponsoring this exhibit for FREE. It's quite amazing to see such stuff and you can't resist to be curious on the number of days their master builders spent to create those replicas of the different Wonders of Asia. 


The exhibit will be on display until June 7, 2015. You can also let your kids and feeling-kids friends enjoy the Lego Play Area beside the exhibit. I think the Play Area is also FREE. I took some pics to share.

LEGO Merlion (Singapore)

Taj Mahal (India)

Buddha Statue Sukhothai (Thailand)

You can see the rest when you visit The Block at SM North.

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GoSakto has this bug of 1020 AllNet texts valid for 30 days but it costs PhP139 (included in this list of Trick for Cheap GoSakto Call, Texts and Surf for Globe). Now, we have a new alternative on which you can SAVE PhP45 and GAIN 80 more allnet texts. Cheaper than the old one indeed! You only need a Globe SIM card and even a cheap mobile phone. If you are on a tight budget and not much of a heavy texter, this new trick is best for you. Just remember to monitor your usage so as not to exceed the limit. And as of June 8, this promo also allows users to access Facebook, browse other websites and play Clash of Clans.

New! Globe Text Bug for PhP94.00
Service Provided: 1100 AllNet Texts

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Subscription is Good for 30 days


Procedure:
1. Send ATXT80 to 8080 and wait for confirmation.
2. Send GOCOMBOAHBFA14 to 8080 and wait for confirmation.
3. Done. You now have 1100 allnet texts good for 30 days!

Alternative to ATXT80 is GOTEXTDF80. You can check the status of your promo by sending GOSAKTO STATUS to 8080.
You can check your remaining allnet texts by texting ATXT80 STATUS (or SUPERALLTXT80 STATUS) to 8080.

The ATXT80 will provide you with 100 allnet texts valid for 30 days.
The GOCOMBOAHBFA14 adds 1000 allnet texts which accumulates along with the validity of ATXT80. You can use it many times for additional 1k texts.
You CANNOT add call minutes or internet to this promo that will also be valid for one month. You have to choose from among these promos if you want these add-ons.

Note to extend:
1. If you still have some remaining texts an hour or two before the expiration of your promo, register to ATXT80 (send to 8080 and costs Php80) before the expiration of your ATXT80.
2. In case you are registered to a pack that includes allnet texts from this Trick for Cheap GoSakto Call, Texts and Surf for Globe post and you want to extend those remaining texts for a month, you can use ATXT80.

Consumable Internet Only for 30 Days, try:
Cheapest Internet Data for 30Days for Only PhP145

Talk 'N Text and Smart Users, check this:
Cheapest Internet Access to Play CoC (PhP5/Day Using Talk 'N Text)
Piso per Day Unlimited Internet Access

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The University of the Philippines Economics Society is hosting the Sole Searching: The Grand Brand Sale in Balay Kalinaw, UP Diliman on May 12-17, 2015. 

Sale is open from 8AM to 7PM. 

Skechers, Keds, Pony, Sperry and Polo items are up to 70% OFF. 

They allow one-day reservation and credit cards are accepted. 

Photo grabbed from UP Economics Society Facebook page

Hurry now to UP and make a check of this sale. They have restocked today (May 15, 2015).
 

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The Filipino group of shadow play performers, El Gamma Penumbra, was hailed as the first ever grand winner of Asia's Got Talent last night (May 14, 2015). The group won the title out of the eight finalists; this includes two other Filipino contestants such as Gerphil Flores, a classical singer from the University of the Philippines who bagged the third place.


The group received a $100,000 cash prize and another performance at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

El Gamma penumbra earned two golden buzzers during their stay in Asia's Got Talent and those buzzers sent them directly to compete in the semi-finals and the finals round. They received the first golden buzzer during their audition and the other one during their semi-final's performance.

The group's first shadow play showcased the different cultures in the world and their semi-final's performance depicted the lives of people who were affected by war (humanity). Their heart-warming final's performance paid tribute to Mother Earth with the "Colors of the Wind" song playing in the background.

El Gamma Penumbra's Finals performance. Screen-grabbed from Youtube.

Screen-grabbed from Youtube.

We could have expected their win as they received the golden buzzer twice. Their performances were really not just for show but it also calls for awareness and concern to what is happening around us.

Congratulations to El Gamma Penumbra and to Gerphil Flores for boosting the Filipino pride!

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Globe Telecommunications has announced yesterday that starting May 8, 2015, all prepaid users will be able to use mobile internet without manually configuring their phone's internet settings. Users can automatically go online; no more hassle of setting up their internet configuration. Just register to an internet promo, open your browser and enable data connection in your phone and whala, internet on the go!

They also let their subscribers to manage this automatic internet connection by turning on their FREE SurfAlert. It will put the user's browsing on hold when their device attempts to connect online and they are not registered to a certain surfing promo. This is similar to Smart and Sun's Load Protect which protect the load balance of users from accidental consumption because of sudden enabling of data connection. They will be redirected to a FREE site that informs them that they are not being charge for the internet access and they will be prompted to register to a promo first before connecting to the internet.


I presume this is another precautionary measure of Globe from unwanted internet access of users using apps or programs that bypass their system gain FREE access. This is like a checkpoint to those who are requesting access in their network but are not subscribed to a valid internet promo. This can save Globe's bandwidth demand but I doubt this attempt that it will totally eliminate ALL the "internet squatters". Ika nga nila, laging may butas jan, hanap-hanap lang! Globe can put barriers and set up walls but not a bugproof network.

For more info about SurfAlert, just dial *143# } My Account } Mobile Internet Usage (or directly dial *143*2*3#).

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Smart Communications provides LTE signal to its millions of users but this service comes with a condition that users will not exceed 1.5GB usage per day once subscribe to any of Smart's unlimited internet promos. Otherwise, their LTE (or 4G) signal will be cut off or blocked and they can only continue with their internet access using the 3G signal. Unlimited but with limits?! This is similar to Globe's Fair Usage Policy (FUP) which allow their users to browse, download, upload or stream any internet content using their HSPA+ connection but within the 800MB data limit when registered to any of Globe's unlimited internet promos. So, Smart's is bigger with the limits but there's still a limit. Smart monitors each user's internet data usage and once you reached the limit, your SIM will be blocked from getting the LTE signal (#forever!) and your signal will be downgraded to 3G. This is called throttling but in Smart this will be forever unlike with Globe, you can regain your H+ signal after midnight. You can also use this tutorial on Unblocking Your Smart SIM Blocked Internet Access.

Any internet user will prefer access to LTE signal because it's way faster than 3G and it saves surfing time and provides you as much as many streamed or downloaded files as possible. If your location is already included in the LTE signal coverage, why will you let yourself locked up in the slow 3G signal especially if you are a heavy user? 

The trick to prevent your Smart LTE signal from being blocked is to use SmartBro's APN instead of the LTEinternet APN. Then connect and start browsing in the real sense of unlimited data!

New! Unli Internet With Unli Call and Unli AllNet Texts For Less Than PhP10/Day (Smart/TNT)

Requirements:
a. Smart Jump-IN SIM (Student SIM) - can be bought for PhP15-20 from a Telco store. It is an LTE-capable SIM. Register it to any LTE unlimited internet promo from Smart (i.e. LTE 50 (1 day), LTE 299 (7 days) and send to 2200).
b. USB Broadband Stick or Modem (SIM-Capable) or an internet-capable Android phone or tablet - better if it is LTE-capable

Procedure:
1. Insert your Smart Jump-IN SIM to your broadband stick or modem and access your broadband settings or your phone's internet settings. Input the following values:

Profile Name: Smart LTE Lagi (Any name)
APN: smartbro
No proxy and port

Hit Save and make it your default internet profile. If this fails, try setting the APN to Dynamic (Auto) and hit SAVE. If you are still being blocked, use the default Globe APN: http.globe.com.ph.
2. Connect your broadband or your phone to the internet and start browsing, downloading, streaming and uploading the unlimited way!
*LTE signal only works if you are registered to an LTE promo, is using an LTE-capable device and SIM and your area is in the LTE coverage. Otherwise, you will only be enjoying the 3G/H+ signal.

Remove Capping/Throttling of Your Smart SIM
If you are registered to LTE/Unlisurf promos or to the Piso/Dos Unli Internet Per Day promos, somehow you might have experienced that your network speed is always at the minimum. If this happens, try the registrations below to remove the capping/throttling of your SIM. Don't worry, they are FREE of charge. You only have to redo some of the steps in the Piso/Dos Unli Net Per Day.
1. Setup your APN as the one above (APN: smartbro).
2. Send PROTECT ON to 9999 and wait for confirmation that your load is now protected.
3. Send FREE WIKI to 5555 and wait for confirmation.
4. Send POWERAPP OFF to 5555 and wait for confirmation message.
5. Send ROAM OFF to 333 and wait for confirmation.
6. Done. Enjoy the unlimited internet in the real sense of it!

Prevent Capping/Throttling of Surfmax Promos
You might want to check the post on Overcoming the 800MB Bandwidth Limit of Your Subscription
1. Send PROTECT ON to 9999 and wait for confirmation.
2. Register to SURFMAX50/SURFMAXPLUS (send to 9999) and wait for confirmation.
3. Send FREEWIKI to 5555 or to 7577 and wait for confirmation.
4. Done. You can now enjoy the unlimited internet without the worries of being capped or throttled.

I haven't tried this using the SmartBRO SIM because I don't have one and it is more expensive to purchase.

If your SIM Card is already blocked from the LTE signal, your internet will always be in 3G. But you can recover your LTE signal by calling the Smart's Customer Service at *888 or messaging them at their Twitter account (@SMARTCares). You only have to ask them to unblock you from the LTE signal and they will surely do that.

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