Globe, Fastmobile launch MyGlobe IMEVRYWHR mobile community service
The Philippines’ mobile operator Globe Telecom has launched its myGlobe IMEVRYWHR integrated communications service. The Fastmobile-powered service, said to be the first of its kind in the world, provides an integrated mobile environment where users can connect and share within and across mobile communities through a range of communication, commerce and content tools.
MyGlobe IMEVRYWHR enables users to share information via a range of integrated voice, messaging and content options within a single user interface and powered by a presence-based address book. These options include voice, SMS, MMS, email and IM, access and use Globe’s award-winning G-cash service to make wireless fund transfers, cash withdrawals and payments to partner establishments, share prepaid credit via Globe’s Share-A-Load service and allow subscribers to check their prepaid account balance, search and access Globe’s mobile content library via the ‘AskG’ search function.
This is said to be the frist time that a service integrates features, functionality and partners from the internet within one interface. Globe users can access all features by downloading the myGlobe IMEVRYWHR client and subscribing by day, week or month. To access the client, users will have to send a text message with the keyword ‘IM’ to 2992 to install the client on their handsets for free.
