New Globe Tattoo@Home home broadband plans feature on-demand speed boost add-ons

Posted on August 12th, 2011. Written by Rico.

Today Globe will launch Tattoo@Home, a home broadband service that features customizable plans. Choose a base DSL or WiMax plan, and get optional speed boost add-ons that provide an additional 1 Mbps of speed during certain times of the day.

Globe Tattoo@Home plans

Below is a complete list of Globe’s new Tattoo@Home plans. As you can see there are different add-ons that cater to different subscribers’ surfing habits, and they all boost the connection speed on demand.

Base Plans		Wimax				DSL
		Internet		Internet + Landline		Internet		Internet + Landline
Monthly Service Fee (MSF)		₱795	₱995	₱995	₱1,295	₱995	₱1,995	₱995	₱1,295	₱1,995	₱2,295
You Get:	Up-to Speed (downstream)	512 Kbps	1 Mbps	512 Kbps	1 Mbps	1 Mbps	3 Mbps	512 Kbps	1 Mbps	2 Mbps	3 Mbps
Speed Boost (+1 Mbps)	Night (10PM-2AM)	₱200					₱150	₱200		₱150
	Day (10AM-2PM)	₱250					₱200	₱250		₱200
	Insomniac (2AM-6AM)	₱150					₱100	₱150		₱100
Voice Add-ons	Call Forwarding	-		₱55		-		₱55
	Call Waiting
	3-Way Calling
	Caller ID							₱110
Device	WiFi Router	-				12 Months (Standard Lock-In): ₱350 for 3 Months 24 Months (Extended Lock-In): Free

If you’re still wondering how Mbps (megabits per second) translates into megabytes per second (MB/s), just divide the amount by 8. So a 3 Mbps Tattoo@Home plan promises download speeds of up to 0.375 MB/s, or 375 KB/s (kilobytes per second).

The speed boost add-ons do not carry a lock-in period, and can be canceled at any time. Globe tells me that its new home broadband customizable plans offer is permanent “and will be therefore available all year round.”

One more thing: the speed boost plans are already available for Tattoo@Home base WiMax plans, and will be available for DSL base plans by September 1, 2011. As always you can visit tattoo.globe.com.ph for more details.

Bonus: Check out this YouTube video. Yes, that’s me.