Globe is offering free connectivity support, including roaming call, text and data services, to Filipinos in Taiwan following the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To help them get in touch with loved ones or make emergency calls, Globe postpaid and prepaid customers and TM users currently using roaming services in Taiwan will get free 15 minutes of incoming and outgoing calls, 15 texts to all networks, and 1GB data (whichever service is currently available) good for 7 days at no extra cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To avail of the free roaming service, Globe and TM customers only need to connect to Globe\u2019s roaming partners \u2060Taiwan Mobile and Chunghwa Telecom. The free roaming service offer requires no registration and will be automatically provided to Globe users. A confirmation message will be sent to customers advising them that the free roaming offer is ready for use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTens and thousands of Filipinos work and live in Taiwan, with thousands more going on a visit annually. We hope that through this immediate connectivity support, we can help our customers there contact their loved ones and cope in the aftermath of this temblor,\u201d said Paula Rivera-Castillo, Head of Globe International Business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To avail of free roaming services, Globe and TM customers in Taiwan can follow the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf To make a call, dial \u201c+\u201d plus country code, area code and telephone number (ex. +63773101212) or dial \u201c+\u201d plus country code and mobile number (ex. +639171234567).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf To send a text, type \u201c+\u201d plus country code and mobile number (ex. +639171234567).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf To use the free 1GB data allocation, turn on mobile data and data roaming and set the network connection to 3G or LTE. Postpaid customers are encouraged to only turn on their mobile data and data roaming once they have received the activation message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The quake struck 18 kilometers of Taiwan\u2019s Hualien City early morning Wednesday, the strongest in 25 years, according to news reports. It toppled buildings, leaving people trapped, and triggered landslides and tsunami warnings in Japan and the Philippines. At 10:33 a.m., the Philippines\u2019 seismology agency canceled the warning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n