Globe Telecom International
Business Group (IBG) will lead Day of the Seafarers tomorrow June 25 at the
Luneta Seafarers Welfare Foundation, Inc. (LUSWELF), T.M. Kalaw, Manila and the
Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), Taft Ave., Manila.
The telco announced that
it will showcase its Seafarer SIM to all Pinoy seafarers who will be present
during the event, as a way of paying tribute to almost half a million of our
kababayans working for the global maritime industry.
Introduced in 2013, the Seafarer SIM allows Filipino seafarers to
keep in touch regularly with their loved ones back home at affordable call and
text rates from anywhere in the world, compared to buying expensive satellite
equipment connections which can set them back up to $1,000. A US$20 open line
phone is needed to start using the SIM.
Features of the Globe
Seafarer SIM
As an innovative feature,
subscribers get two numbers in one SIM: an international mobile number and a
Philippine Globe mobile number. By having a Globe mobile number, family and
friends in the Philippines can contact them using local rates, just like
calling or texting another mobile number in the Philippines. In addition,
Filipino mariners can call home for as low as U$0.20/minute and send an SMS for
just U$0.10.
It can be activated in any
unlocked 2G or 3G handset in over 200 countries around the world.
The Globe Seafarer SIM is
available in various countries abroad, select Globe stores nationwide,
including Globe booths in airports, LUSWELF and MARINA. For information on the
Globe Seafarer SIM, visit www.seafarersim.com.
“We are working round the
clock to continue improving our service levels for the Filipino seafarer
community. As a profession which requires them
to be away from home for a great
deal of time, we are providing them their very own SIM which will help them to
be constantly in touch with the people they care for back in the Philippines.
The Globe Seafarer SIM will keep communication lines open for them from
virtually any country in the world they will be traveling to, giving them the
opportunity to maintain and even strengthen their bonds as conversations can
carry on no matter the distance between them at very affordable prices,” shares
Globe Senior Vice President for International Business Rizza Maniego-Eala.
Other Facts
Incidentally, the Globe
Seafarer SIM won a Bronze Trophy at the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards for “New
Consumer Service of the Year” for its value for the Filipino seafaring
community.
