Archive for March, 2006
Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
The Philippines has beenconsistently referred to as the texting capital of the world, and has especially taken tothis technology in a big way. It is estimated that around 200 million text messages a day are sent in the country!
Reference:
The Viability of Mobile SMS TEchnologies for Non-Formal Distance Learning In ...
Posted in Stats & Facts, etc. | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
Ah, we looooooveeee VoIP!
My brother is in London. I caught him online via Gmail and Google Chat. We quickly shifted to Skype for a voice call.
Nakakatuwa. We both had good internet connections (he at his hotel lobby and I via Smart WiFi). And the Skype pc-to-pc call was superb. ...
Posted in TechTips, Telecoms | 2 Comments »
Monday, February 27th, 2006
On Pinoy.Tech.Blog - Beijing vs. Bloggers:
On the cover of Newsweek magazine, the title page screams: "Beijing vs. Bloggers"
The Net in China has always been a major battleground of censorship, freedom of speech, big brother authoritarian rule etc.
My Chinese classmate used to tell me how their Internet in China was incomplete ...
Posted in Blogging | No Comments »
Friday, February 24th, 2006
(Warning, off-topic, non-tech article …)
Last night, I was at a book launching at Powerbooks, Greenbelt3. The book was entitled “Kapwa” (the self in others), written by Katrin de Guia.
There was a talakayan (discussion) and people were invited to speak. I wanted speak but didn’t. If I did, this is what ...
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2006
I’ve always been aware of satellite phones – those cellphones with large antennas which can place calls from anywhere on the planet (calls need to be made outdoors to connect to the satellite). I’m also aware of how expensive they could get.
Smart has a product called Smart Link that ...
Posted in Info on the Flyers, Telecoms | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
How do you sell cinema tickets via a cellphone?
Smart found a way. They call it Ticketxt – Mobile Ticketing System.
I wrote about Ticketxt last month, but saw the mechanics of the system and the barcode scanner only a few days ago.
Mechanics on purchasing mobile tickets:
1.) To download SM Movie ...
Posted in Gadgets, m-Commerce | 11 Comments »
Monday, February 20th, 2006
Well well well, what have we got here?
I saw this gadget at the Shaw Blvd station of the MRT last Saturday. Looks familiar!
I've written about this before in my first Edong's Dream (mobile phone entry to MRT stations) and when a mobile phone MRT ticket prototype came out in ...
Posted in Gadgets, Wireless | 14 Comments »
Friday, February 17th, 2006
Last part of our 3G demo with Globe was surfing the Internet on a laptop using a 3G phone for a modem.
I’ve done this before with Brosia connected to Kurdapia. I was able to connect via dial-up using Brosia, my Smartphone. (The cheaper way to connect is through a ...
Posted in Mobile, Telecoms | 19 Comments »
Thursday, February 16th, 2006
It's going to be exciting to have a 3G phone.
As an initial public offering, Smart launched its free 3G services for its subscribers in key cities around the Philippines. Yup, all free! For a limited period, subscribers with 3G phones will be able to do video calls (Smart-to-Smart), streaming ...
Posted in Mobile, Telecoms | No Comments »
Thursday, February 16th, 2006
The live 3G streaming videos from ABS-CBN and ANC were quite good. If streaming video was good, I should expect a good Internet connection as well.
The first two times we tried to connect to the Internet via the 3G phone, a notification would say something like “connecting to the ...
Posted in Mobile, Telecoms, etc. | No Comments »
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
Every now and then, I get a message alert that appear to be SpaSMS (unsolicited SMS messages). Upon further inspection, they turn out to be legitimate messages from my telco, not to say that I agree with what they're doing and how they're doing it. Here's a sequence of messages ...
Posted in m-Commerce | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
Next up on the 3G demo with Globe: after video calls, we tried out streaming video from ABS-CBN and ANC.
It took a couple of attempts (around 5 tries) to connect to the network. A couple of times, I would hear a 1 second audio, recognizable as a news broadcast ...
Posted in Mobile, Telecoms | 10 Comments »
Monday, February 13th, 2006
Lance, the 3G demo guy of Globe, had two phones: a Nokia N90 and a Nokia N70. I chose to use the N90 because I've used the N70 at Smart last month.
It took around 4 attempts before we had a video call going. It was mostly a user problem ...
Posted in Mobile, Telecoms | 1 Comment »
Sunday, February 12th, 2006
I went to the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta at Clark, Pampanga.
Go off, Balloon
Follow the wind
take flight
Come back later
I'll be waiting
to hear your stories
Utter joy
Hot Air Balloon Fiesta Photos: Fave, Fly out, Paramotoring, Fly in, Night Glow
Posted in Photography, etc. | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 9th, 2006
I got a demonstration of 3rd Generation (3G) phone services at the Globe Hub, Digital Exchange in Glorietta, Makati.
We tried
- video conference calls
- live streaming video from ABS-CBN and ANC channel
- surfing the web on the phone
- and surfing the web on a laptop using the phone as a ...
Posted in Mobile, Telecoms | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006
I opened my Gmail and found this new feature: Gmail Chat
I'm not excited because I'm not the IM (instant messaging) type of guy.
Even if I'm online more than 8 hours a day, I never became a Yahoo nor MSN chatter. I never used mIRC. I didn't get hooked to ...
Posted in Nets, Webs, Infostructure | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
Smart has a campaign against scam SMS messages. They have posters aimed at increasing awareness on how to distinguish between legitimate contest announcements and scam messages promising big winnings.
Mga text na natatanggap n’yo:
PANALO o PANLOLOKO?
Alamin ang pagkakaiba para hindi mabiktima!
PANALO!
Kapag ang taway ay mula sa 7777, opisyal mula sa SMART ...
Posted in Info on the Flyers, Mobile | 113 Comments »
Monday, February 6th, 2006
BANCNET ATM users can now use the ATM to get G-Cash.
I gathered this from a print ad on Inquirer:
If you have an account with any BancNet-member bank, just visit any BANCNET ATM
1. Select option to do fund transfer to Asia United Bank/G-Cash.
2. Key in your 11-digit mobile number when asked ...
Posted in m-Commerce | 13 Comments »
Monday, February 6th, 2006
My trusty friend, Kurdapia, takes on another journey.
This time, she goes to Aceh, Indonesia to assist my brother in his work.
It's been a good 13 months, Kurdapia.
Padayon! IPFYH!
ka edong
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Saturday, February 4th, 2006
On Inq7.net, Erwin Oliva brings together a good sampling of the ups and downs of Smart WiFi in "Smart wi-fi subscribers have mixed reactions on service". I like Abe's market oriented perspective when he was quoted saying:
"Scouring from the dozens and dozens of feedback from current users, the biggest ...
Posted in Telecoms, Wireless | 1 Comment »
