{"id":8672,"date":"2015-04-28T10:49:02","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T02:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=8672"},"modified":"2015-04-28T10:49:02","modified_gmt":"2015-04-28T02:49:02","slug":"globe-to-offer-free-access-to-whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2015\/04\/28\/globe-to-offer-free-access-to-whatsapp\/","title":{"rendered":"Globe to offer free access to WhatsApp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Globe Telecom now allows customers to enjoy free access to mobile messaging app WhatsApp with a prepaid promo or postpaid plan subscription.<\/p>\n<p>Available to prepaid and postpaid customers, free WhatsApp enables users to enjoy real-time messaging and voice calling without data charges on any Globe prepaid promo or myLifestyle Plan subscription starting April 30, 2015.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8673\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/whatsapp_globe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8673\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8673\" src=\"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/whatsapp_globe-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Prepaid customers registered to any of their favorite text, call or surf promos such as GoSakto, GoUnli25, GoUnli20, and GoSurf as well as postpaid customers on myLifestyle Plan can avail of free access to WhatsApp. GLOBE PHOTO\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/whatsapp_globe-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/whatsapp_globe-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/whatsapp_globe-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong><em>Prepaid customers registered to any of their favorite text, call or surf promos such as GoSakto, GoUnli25, GoUnli20, and GoSurf as well as postpaid customers on myLifestyle Plan can avail of free access to WhatsApp. GLOBE PHOTO<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prepaid customers registered to any of their favorite text, call or surf promos such as GoSakto, GoUnli25, GoUnli20, and GoSurf as well as postpaid customers on myLifestyle Plan can avail of free access to WhatsApp. With free WhatsApp, Globe customers can exchange text and video messages, create messaging groups, and send each other unlimited images without having to pay any extra amount on top of their current prepaid promos or monthly service fees (MSF).<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneous to the launch of the partnership, WhatsApp also recently introduced its WhatsApp Calling feature that allows usersto make and accept calls, decline or respond to calls with a message, use a speakerphone and mute the microphone feature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Globe, we are proud to be partnering with global companies to give our customers the best digital experiences on their devices. WhatsApp is a leading global messaging company, and we are very excited to announce our partnership with them, which coincides with the global introduction of the new WhatsApp calling feature,\u201d says Dan Horan, Senior Advisor for Consumer Business Group at Globe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of our continuing journey to enable the Filipino digital lifestyle, we have collaborated with WhatsApp to let our customers enjoy free access to one of the world\u2019s leading messaging apps with a prepaid promo registration or postpaid plan subscription.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With WhatsApp, users can enjoy free calls, texts and photo sharing with other WhatsApp users anywhere in the world without worrying about their data charges or the need to look for Wi-Fi spots. Just register to your favorite prepaid promo or get a myLifestyle Plan and avail of free WhatsApp only from Globe,\u201d says Issa Cabreira, Globe Senior Vice President for Consumer Mobile Marketing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the new WhatsApp Calling feature, our 800 million users can easily call their friends all over the world,\u201d said Brian Acton, Co-Founder of WhatsApp.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019re excited to be partnering with Globe to enrich everyday communications for Filipinos in the Philippines and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp is a cross-platform, real-time mobile messaging application that allowsmillions of people around the world to stay connected with their friends and family.To access free WhatsApp, customers can just download the app and use it free of data charges instantly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Aside from free WhatsApp, prepaid and postpaid customers can also enjoy free access to Facebook by subscribing to their favoriteGlobe promos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Globe Telecom now allows customers to enjoy free access to mobile messaging app WhatsApp with a prepaid promo or postpaid plan subscription. Available to prepaid and postpaid customers, free WhatsApp enables users to enjoy real-time messaging and voice calling without data charges on any Globe prepaid promo or myLifestyle Plan subscription starting April 30, 2015. 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