Archive for March, 2006
Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
I had a discussion with a Filipina consultant based in Washington D.C. and my colleague who’s doing a case on m-commerce for microfinance. Our discussion revolved around developments in m-commerce in the Philippines and its replicability in other countries such as Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
As I’ve said before, when it ...
Posted in Edong's Dreams, ICT4D, m-Commerce | 6 Comments »
Monday, March 6th, 2006
Here’s a round-up of Globe’s current call and text promos, taken from an Inquirer advertisement:
P0.10 per second
Diyes sentimos kada-segundo
Globe-to-Globe
Just dial 232+10-digit globe number of the party you’re calling
Example: 232917xxxxxxx
Promo until March 16, 2006
Globe UNLIMITXT
For good na!
Gobe-to-Globe
P15/1 day.
P25/2 days.
P50/5 days.
Text UNLIMITXT to 2870
P10 per 3-minute call (for prepaid subscribers)
P3.33/min (for ...
Posted in Info on the Flyers, Telecoms | No Comments »
Monday, March 6th, 2006
I have a friend who does have a 3G phone, afterall.
I wrote in the past that I don't know of any friend of mine who uses a 3G phone. Now I have one: David Ruffin, ole friend from Airfagev with his Jasjar 3G phone.
I texted and sent DR ...
Posted in Mobile, Telecoms | No Comments »
Friday, March 3rd, 2006
Got this link from Migs Paraz:
infoDev Report on m-Commerce
The proliferation of mobile communications in developing countries has
the potential to bring a wide range of financial services to an
entirely new customer base. This report explores ...
Posted in ICT4D, m-Commerce | No Comments »
Thursday, March 2nd, 2006
I got a series of e-mails from a colleague from France doing some research on m-commerce regulatory environments. She introduced me to a World Bank colleague in Washington who so happened to be a former peace corps volunteer here in Cavite, Philippines.
We set a date for a teleconference so ...
Posted in Nets, Webs, Infostructure | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
I’ve been an on-and-off user of Skype. My first call via Skype was in 2005 from our school’s Wireless LAN. My first call was to an online friend, Warren Mira, who’s based in Singapore and always online on Skype.
I called him a second time, just to say hi. And ...
Posted in Nets, Webs, Infostructure | 1 Comment »
