Archive for the ‘Wireless’ Category
Thursday, March 19th, 2009
This is interesting. For P1,799/month for 24 months, you get to own a Netbook inclusive of 60hours of wireless internet per month. That's P799 Internet Plan, P1,000 monthly amortization for the laptop.
In essence, it is a purchase of hardware and internet subscription bundle, where the hardware is subsidized by the ...
Posted in Gadgets, Wi-Fi | 1 Comment »
Friday, March 13th, 2009
Last December, I met up with PSI friends in Baguio. Our conversation covered our latest updates, breakthroughs, ideas, businesses etc.
Then Tito Kokoy Reonisto asked me a technical question. Tito Kokoy owns a couple of businesses including a hotel in Baguio, Baguio Tepeyac Hotel - Chalet Tepeyac.
He shared that many of ...
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Smart Bro came out with it's latest product, the Smart Bro Share It WiFi Router.
The device is a GSM WiFi modem that receives the Smart Bro Internet signal and re-distributes it via Wireless Fidelity.
Smart Bro Share It is the newewst Smart BRO broadband internet product that allows you to share ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
We dropped by Goodah at Tandang Sora, Quezon City last week.
Aba aba aba!! What is dis?! Asenso na ang Goodah! Erkondisyon! At ano ito?! May WiFi pa!
Hahahaha! It was fun seeing the technology adoption of what used to be (still is in most branches) a karinderia.
Take a look, WiFi hotspot ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
I was at Bolinao (see Bolinao photos here) last year. When it was time to pay, we couldn't use our credit cards because the resort didn't have a credit card terminal, sometimes known as a Point of Sale Machine, Credit Card swiper or in jologs terms, "kaskas".
The cashier explained that they ...
Posted in Wireless, e-commerce | 7 Comments »
Monday, June 9th, 2008
I wrote about Smart Link back in 2006. It is a service targetted for Filipino Seamen that allows them to make calls through a satellite phone wherever they are in the world, over land or over seas.
I found this poster at SM Baguio and was glad to see that Smart ...
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
I'm at Rockwell now, connected to the Internet via Wigo, a free WiFi service.
First time I tried out Wigo was in Dec31, 2007. I think back then they hadn't officially launched the service publicly yet.
I encountered some of the Wigo sales people in January 2008 and they didn't like it when ...
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Smart upped its Smart Bro service once again.
Now the Smart Bro plug-anywhere Internet service is available via pre-paid.
From Yugatech:
The Pre-Paid Kit for Smart Bro Mobile 3G is available for Php4,500, one-time. That includes the USB dongle, the SIM card and a 30-peso free load (that’s one and ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
Right, I know the title is weird. I'm finding this phenomenon weird as well and I don't have an explanation for it yet. So let me explain. This morning, I did some work at at a free wifi cafe along Session Road (Cafe Zola). Ten minutes before my battery went ...
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
I was curious about this WiFi hotspot named Seichetunnel.com which I'd pick-up when I telecommute from my brother's office, the Philippine Auto Club, near gate 5 at Greenhills.
I was doubly curious when I saw the same hotspot name when I WiFi sniffed from Robinson's Pioneer. I didn't use the Seiche ...
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