GlobeQUEST has taken another step to make broadband internet readily available to the mobile professional by making use of short messaging system (SMS) through Globe Handyphone.

With the collaboration of GlobeQUEST and GlobeHandyphone, mobile users particularly business travelers and corporate users will have the convenience of getting access to GlobeQUEST WiZ hotspots. Globe Handyphone postpaid subscribers will now be able to purchase user id and password through SMS to quickly and immediately connect to a GlobeQUEST WiZ hotspot without the need to apply for a separate WiZ account or fill out any forms. WiZ usage fees will be charged to the Globe Handyphone subscriber's monthly bill.

WiZ is GlobeQUEST's Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity) service that provides Internet access at broadband speed, thereby, allowing transmission of huge amount of data such as large files, video, and multimedia applications in seconds. Wi-Fi is a technology that allows users to get high-speed Internet access in select public locations minus the complications of cables, sockets, jacks and ports.

Effective March 1, 2005, WiZ online usage is P2.00/min.