Archive for the ‘Telecoms’ Category
Friday, July 27th, 2007
Anybody experience 3G network problems on Smart lately?
I was at a Smart wireless center yesterday. A customer service assistant approached me asking me if I needed any help with GPRS/MMS (etc.) configurations on my phone.
I said yes, I wanted to get help distinguishing whether I was connected via GPRS or ...
Posted in Telecoms | 63 Comments »
Monday, June 18th, 2007
I bought a pre-paid SIM today here in Penang.
I had a choice between a "mint" SIM (un-opened, un-used), and a SIM that had a broken seal.
I asked what the difference was. In broken English with some mixed Bahasa, the retailer explained that in essence they contain the same airtime value. ...
Posted in Telecoms | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007
A lady from Telus (a telco here in Canada) told me they've recently implemented country-wide number portability in Canada, effective March 15, 2007.
This means that people get to keep their cellphone numbers even if they switch telcos or switch geographic locations. Number portability is possible only when Telcos agree to ...
Posted in Telecoms | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
At least that’s what my mom looked like when she made a Skype telebabad call to her old classmate in the US.We used an Airborne Access WiFi hotspot at Filling Station in John Hay, Baguio (P100/hour pre-paid card). We dialed the US number via Skype. It was a free Skype ...
Posted in VoIP | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, September 5th, 2006
My Google Talk has been gathering dust. I haven't been using it for quite some time.
A few nights ago, I had a short chat with good ole' friend Chris (http://chrislagman.com/blog/) via Google Talk. Chris has a DSL connection at home, I have Smart WiFi. Our VOIP call had good audio ...
Posted in TechTips, VoIP | 5 Comments »
Thursday, August 10th, 2006
Nano nano...
Here's a way for jetsetters to phone home while travelling: G-webcall.com
It's a service of Globe that let's Globe post-paid subscribers place Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) calls from their computer to any TM or Globe phone anywhere in the world.
For travellers using Globe post-paid, they'll need to:
Download software, install ...
Posted in VoIP | 6 Comments »
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
I registered on Text Link Ads many months ago. But I didn't find out the details. So it was a bit late when I activated my ad code. And, a few days later, I have my first text-link-ad: Digium!
Kewl! Keep 'em coming, TLA!
ka edong
Posted in Blogging, VoIP | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, May 17th, 2006
Interesting product they have here.
PLDT and Smart came out with an all-in-one pre-paid card called "Pwede". The card can be used for PLDT pay phones, Smart cellphone load and Vibe pre-paid Internet.
Nothing super duper about that. It's been done before.
What's interesting is how the card can be reloaded. How? How ...
Posted in Edong's Dreams, Telecoms | 156 Comments »
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
Lonely on 3G
I have a friend who has a new 3G phone. He's running on Smart and he could (theoretically) do unlimited video calls with anybody else who has a Smart 3G phone.
But, he isn't using the video call service. Why?
He doesn't have any friend using a Smart ...
Posted in Mobile, Telecoms | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
At least that's how it sounded like.
Had a brief talk with Kates the other day via Google Talk or GTalk.
It was the first time for both of us. I called Kates and he sounded like he was talking inside a can and had a bad case of Laryngitis.
We ...
Posted in Nets, Webs, Infostructure, VoIP | 5 Comments »
