Sign in  |  Register


G-Blogs Mobile


HOW TO USE SMS

Shortcut method- These are the exact keywords you can send to 2815 to download your request immediately.


  1. Registering a G-Blog site
  2. Sending invitation for public/private G-Blog site (For G-Blog owners only)
  3. Posting SMS and MMS messages as journal entries (For G-Blog site owners only)
  4. Downloading G-Blog entries to your Handyphone
  5. Forwarding G-Blog entries to another Handyphone Number
  6. Downloading or reading comments posted on your G-Blog site
  7. Setting alerts or notifications whenever comments are made to your G-Blog entries
  8. Searching for G-Blog sites (For G-Blog owners and visitors)
  9. Inquiring about ID#s of G-Blog entries (For G-Blog owners and visitors)
  10. Help instructions
  11. About G-Blogs

Suffixing method- These are the main keywords to get your request. You will receive instructions on what other information to provide before you can download your request. These main keywords are: REG, INV, GET, FWD, ALERT, READ, and POST.


  1. Invitation to join PRIVATE/PUBLIC G-Blogs (For G-Blog owners only)
  2. Posting SMS messages as journal entries (For G-Blog owners only)
  3. Downloading G-Blog entries to your Handyphone
  4. Forwarding G-Blog entries to another Handyphone Number
  5. Downloading or reading comments posted on your G-Blog site
  6. Setting alerts or notifications whenever comments are made to your G-Blog entries
  7. Help instructions
  8. About G-Blogs

SHORTCUT COMMANDS- These are the exact keywords you can send to 2815 to download your request immediately.


1. Registering a G-Blog site


There are several ways to register using your mobile phone. Choose any of the following:

After doing any of the above, you will receive an SMS confirmation informing you of the successful G-Blog registration. You will also be advised to complete your profile when you log in to G-Blogs Web at http://g-blogs.com. If you are not yet a myGlobe member, the system will send you your username (your HP number: 09xxxxxxxxx) and a system-generated password which you need in order to log in to G-Blogs. If you are already a myGlobe user, just use your myGlobe username and password to log in to G-Blogs.


In case of failed registration, you can call our customer service hotline at 730-1000 or email us at gtg-blogs@globetel.com.ph


SMS registration costs P2.50 while sending an MMS to register costs P5.00


Back to top



2. Sending invitation for PRIVATE G-Blog site (For G-Blog owners only)


Text INV and send to 2815. Example, INV 09171234567 or INV jollybean or INV jollybean@yahoo.com. For email invites, you can add an optional message after entering the email address (INV (EMAIL ADDRESS) ). Example: INV jollybean@yahoo.com Hi! Check out my G-blog!


The recipient will receive an SMS message that contains the invitation from the G-Blog owner to be a member of his/her private G-Blogs site if this is via handyphone or username. An email will be sent for invites via email address. The message also contains a URL which the recipient needs to enter into his/her web client. From there, the recipient is expected to confirm his/her membership.


The sender will also receive an SMS notification that confirms successful delivery of the invitation. The SMS notification also serves as the proof of transaction.


You will be charged P2.50 for this transaction.


Back to top


3. Posting SMS and MMS messages as journal entries (For G-Blog site owners only)


There are several ways to post entries using your mobile phone. Choose any of the following:


Note: If you do not specify any title with your MMS post ((TITLE)/(BODY)), the whole message will be treated as the body and the entry title will be "untitled."


After doing any of the above, the system will automatically detect your Handyphone number so it will be able to post your SMS or MMS message as an entry in your G-Blog site. You will also receive a system-generated SMS message confirming successful transaction. The SMS message will also serve as proof of your transaction.


You will be charged P2.50 for SMS postings and P5.00 for MMS postings.


Back to top



4. Downloading G-Blog entries to your Handyphone


Text GET (G-BLOG ID#) to 2815. Example GET 501


A G-Blog ID is a unique number assigned to each blog entry. You can get the G-Blog ID inside the box after each G-Blog entry.


If you are mobile, you can still inquire about the G-Blog ID#s. Just text INQ (G-Blog URL) and send to 2815. The G-Blog URL is the word or phrase next to http://g-blogs.com. Example, in http://g-blogs.com/myGlobe, myGlobe is the G-Blog name. If you want to get the G-Blog ID#s for myGlobe, the SMS format will be INQ myGlobe.


If you don’t know the exact G-Blog URL of a particular user, you can search for it. Just send Search or . Example, Search 09171234567.


To summarize the steps for downloading G-Blog entries through SMS are:


The entry will be sent as an MMS message. You will be charged P5.00 for this transaction. URL searches and G-Blog entry ID inquiries will be charged P2.50 per request.


Back to top



5. Forwarding G-Blog entries to Others (Mobile number or Email address)


Text FWD (G-BLOG ID#) (GLOBE HANDYPHONE NUMBER or USERNAME or E-MAIL ADDRESS) to 2815. Example: FWD 123 09171234567, FWD 123 JOLLYBEAN, FWD 123 jollybean@yahoo.com


The entry will be sent to the Handyphone as an MMS message if the keywords used were for a Globe handyphone number or a username. For email, this will be received at the email address specified. You as a sender will be charged P5.00 for this transaction.


If you don’t know what a G-Blog ID is, check out Downloading G-Blog entries to your Handyphone.


Back to top



6. Downloading or reading comments posted on your G-Blog site


Text READ (COMMENT ID#) to 2815. Example, READ 123


A comment ID is a unique number assigned to each comment made. You can get the comment by texting ALERT NOW to 2815 or whenever you are subscribed to "alert notifications" (ALERT ON).


The comment will be sent as an MMS. You will be charged P5.00 for downloading a comment. Comment ID inquiries (ALERT NOW or ALERT ON) will be charged P2.50 per request.


Back to top



7. Setting alerts or notifications whenever comments are made to your G-Blog entries


You will receive a list of IDs of the most recent comments made to your G-Blog entries. Even G-Blog owners who are subscribed to SMS alerts can still request for latest comment ID#s anytime. You will be charged P2.50 for this transaction.


Back to top



8. Searching for G-Blog Sites (For G-Blog owners and non-G-Blog owners)


Text SEARCH to 2815. Example, Search 09171234567 or Search Blog.


You will receive a list of your search results via SMS. The list contains the URLs of the G-Blog sites that would match your search. Example, you would like to get a list of G-Blogs with names that contain the word "blog", just text Search Blog. The system will send you a maximum of 20 URLs with sites that match your search. To access any of these sites, type the URL from your Web or WAP browser. To visit these sites, just type in the URLs in your web browser.


You will be charged P2.50 for this request.


Back to top



9. Inquiring about ID#s of G-Blog entries (For G-Blog owners and non-G-Blog owners)


Text INQ (BLOG URL) to 2815. Example, INQ Bill


You inquire about G-Blog ID#s if you want to download a G-Blog entry to your phone. The G-Blog ID is a unique number assigned to each blog entry. You will be charged P2.50 for every inquiry


To know more about downloading G-Blog entries, check out Downloading G-Blog entries to your Handyphone


Back to top



10. Help instructions


Text HELP to 2815. The list of G-Blogs keywords and instructions will be sent to you through SMS


Back to top



11. About G-Blog


Text ABOUT to 2815. You will receive a brief description of the G-Blogs service


Back to top


SUFFIXING KEYWORDS- These are the main keywords to get your request. You will receive instructions on details needed to process your request. These main keywords are: REG, INV, POST, INQ, GET, FWD, ALERT, and READ.


KEYWORD DESCRIPTION CHARGE
REG To register to G-Blogs P2.50
INV To invite a non G-Blog user to join G-Blogs or to check out your G-Blog P2.50
POST To post an SMS entry to G-Blogs P2.50
INQ To get a list of G-Blog IDs. A G-Blog ID is a unique number assigned to each G-Blog entry. You need the G-Blog ID before you can download an entry to your phone. P2.50
GET To download a G-Blog entry to your phone. The request will be sent to your phone via MMS P5.00
FWD To forward a G-Blog entry to another Handyphone. The request will be sent to the phone via MMS P5.00
ALERT To get a list of comment IDs. Comment ID is a unique number assigned to each comment. You need the comment ID before you can read a comment on your phone. -or- To request to be opted in or opted out from receiving SMS alerts whenever a comment is made to any of your G-Blog entries. P2.50
READ To download a comment to your phone. The request will be sent to your phone via MMS P5.00
HELP or ABOUT To get instructions on how to use the service


HOW TO USE WAP

You can access G-Blogs WAP by accessing http://www.g-blogs.com from your WAP browser. From the G-Blogs WAP site, you may read entries, post entries and comments, and download images and entries to your Handyphone or forward them to other Handyphone users.


Viewing your own blog site on WAP is free while viewing other users’ blog sites will be chargeable. In terms of downloading on WAP, you will be able to download text and image content for free and only get charged when you download audio/video content, whether from your own blog site or another site. Browsing/download charge is P0.10/kb.