Now you can have a landline number and a Cellphone number with just 1 sim card. Yeah, read that right.. not 2 sims and 1 dual sim phone. But 1 sim card only. Thanks to Globe’s new offering, Globe Duo.
And that’s not all the fun part. You see with Globe Duo, you also have unlimited landline calls to any landline network!
DUO allows you Unlimited Calling to and from any landline number as well as Unlimited Calling to and from any DUO postpaid mobile subscriber!
With DUO’s Unlimited Calling, you can:
- Gossip with friends about the hottest events!
- Call far-away family and friends without worrying about the length of the call!
- Collaborate with business partners to efficiently coordinate a project!
- Chat with your special someone for as long as you want!
- Hurry, subscribe now by going to the nearest Globe Business Center or register by sending DUO to 8888! Promo period is from April 5- July 3, 2009 only!
How it Works
- Subscription to DUO Service is P399.00/30days on top of a Globe Plan.
- Once you are subscribed to Duo, you will be given your Duo Landline number. Now, your mobile phone and SIM will have two (2) numbers: your current mobile number (i.e. 0917-XXX-XXXX) and your Duo Landline number (i.e. 02-XXX-XXXX).
- Upon activation, the following calls are rendered free of charge: DUO to any Landline calls, any Landline to DUO calls, and DUO to DUO calls. Calls made to other mobile numbers are charged regular mobile rates.
- Everytime you call, no need for a keyword or special prefix:
- To call any landline just dial the area code and the landline number
- To call another DUO number just dial the area code and the DUO number of the person you are calling
- For any landline to call you a person will just dial the area code and your DUO landline number
- Service is initially available in NCR and Cebu only. All other calls outside the area code (02 for NCR or 32 for Cebu) will be charged regular mobile NDD rates.
How to Avail
- Promo is open to all Globe Postpaid subscribers.
- Subscriber can avail of the service through the Business Centers or Register via SMS (with required SMS acceptance of Terms and Conditions). Simply text DUO to 8888.
- There will be an initial 90-day holding period for new activations, subject to pre-termination fee of P1,200.00.
- You can only avail of one (1) active DUO landline number for every active Globe line, at any one time.
- After the holding period, subscription is auto-renewed on a monthly basis unless otherwise requested by the subscriber.
- In cases of fraud, Globe reserves the right to discontinue the DUO service, and any of the subscriptions. DUO is not available for International Service Resale.
- Duo is currently not available for prepaid or corporate accounts.
The soonest I’ve heard of this DUO SVC thing, it definitely raised interest of most people I know. For everyone’s information, I did my own research too and just found out from Globe’s Customer Service that the whole of RIZAL area is now included in the NCR (02) Local area code for toll free communications starting April 12, 2009 only.
If we could all remember way back years ago, Globe used to have this Duo service already even before Smart did. I used to have 2 Globe handyphone subscriptions both in 1 sim then, but eventually had to split them when Globe decided to discontinue the service maybe due to lack of patrons on this type of technology. But like most of us, I too am very much a sucker for variety of wireless services (mainly for my business) which I keep in my bag that grows bigger by the day due to the increasing number of gadgets inside it. There’s my SUN for the 24/7 UNlimited call and text anywhere in the country, Globe for reliability esp. during emergencies, at least 2 landline sims (SunTel and PLDT Plus prepaid) one for incoming and one for outgoing – toll free calls for my family and clients, and Globe Tattoo for my laptop internet connection, all for the convenience while I’m on the road. With this Globe DUO Service, I think my bag can breath freely now with just 2 mobile phones inside it, still maintaining my SUN and my Globe for both mobile and landline service in one.
Incidentally, this type of service would definitely benefit men especially, who usually just carry 1 mobile phone with them to go about their daily routines.
Cheers to newer breakthroughs!! The more competitions the lower the burdens of cost for us consumers. Bring them on.. Congrats Globe!!!
Hi mel,
Thanks for the update and for your insights!
Sana lumawak pa ang sakop nito!
MEL works for GLOBE, hahahaha style nyo bulok!
im a prepaid subscriber and tried the one day promo for Php25 this morning. i was able to use the outgoing call (globe duo to local landline), but the incoming call feature from a LANDLINE was not working. the voice prompt said NOT IN SERVICE. i called 211 and reported the problem, and was asked to monitor within 24hrs.
after 5 hours, i was able to receive an incoming call from a landline. but when i tried using the outgoing feature (to another landline number), ITS NO LONGER WORKING. seems like we cannot use BOTH incoming and outgoing features at the same time!! i don’t think this should be advertised as UNLIMITED, as obviously this is NOT.
very frustrating, indeed!!!!
i tried it yesterday for teh first time. i registered and my current balance left is Php2.50. It tells me i don’t have enough load to continue my call. What i did is i tried to load and i was able to make an outgoing calls to any landline and receive calls from landline without any problem. BUT here’s my question, when i tried calling another globe number, naubos ang load ko! i was just wondering if this offer to call unlimited for globe subscribers is limited for globe duo subscribers only (aside sa any landline)???
my sister went to singapore and she leave the tattoo USB to me.its load expires and i dont know how to load it because i dont know the number of the sim inside the USB.how can i know its number for me to reload it?????thnx
alang kuwenta!!! nag-try ako mag-register for 1 day just to try it, nka-register naman & globe had given me a landline # (02-5046367)… pero hindi ako naka-connect kahit once sa kahit anong landline!!! its a waste of money & time really…and when i called 211 (globe toll-free prepaid hotline) the customer service told me that there are some globe prepaid nos. that are still not set by the system for globe duo including mine (09176670566)!!! huh??? at wala sila masabi kundi “sorry for the inconvenience”… bullshit….
well i just subscribed to globe duo using my prepaid globe phone last oct 11, 5pm. i can receive calls from pldt landlines, but not the other way around. i thought this issue was already fixed. bayantel lines work well though. i called globe and they said after the complaints during the past month, the duo to pldt issue was already resolved. called their cust service for 3 times, and the rep who last talked to me said to wait for 3-5 days before it gets serviced. according to her, to enjoy and make ‘sulit’ (her term) use of the globe duo subscription, i should call instead bayantel lines. and i was like, omg, you’re telling me to make the most out of it by calling bayantel lines while all i need to call are business lines which are mostly pldt? well it’s their cust service rep.
and my subscription is 1 month, since i joined without qualms. what if the subscription is less than 3-5 days? then everything went to nothing? until now, oct 13 7am, i still can’t call pldt lines. globe doesn’t deliver, at least on my end. so frustrating.
My 1mo Globe Duo plan is not working again; worked for only 1.5 days in the past 6 days. after 5 complaints, think i’m done. i’m giving up.
Globe Duo is a great, innovative idea, but an unreliable service. 450 went to nothing, with lost transactions and other economic costs. sad.
globe duo sucks. ever since i subscribed i can’t contact a single landline, and my friends tell me that they can’t contact me thru landline either. the only numbers i can call are other globe duos. don’t waste your money