Good news to all TxtBuff readers! Copying text messages from TxtBuff to mobile phone is now made easier with barcodes! All you need is a Symbian or Windows based mobile phone with camera and Quickmark software:

Go to Quickmark website and install the software on your mobile phone.
Run the program.

Go to TxtBuff and look for your […]

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The following were based on how often texters text and the kind of text messages they send.

Energetic Texters - those who are very active in texting. They make the most out of their unlimited texting packages and text under the table, in the car, under the tree, anywhere, everyday. They can talk about anything and […]

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So you’ve read them, those text messages that made you smile, laugh, or cry, messages that have touched you in one way or another. Whether you are a man or a woman, I’m sure you will relate to one of our text messages. Choose your favorites by rating them!
5 stars - A must-forward!
4 […]

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Some might be wondering how text messages on TxtBuff are published. During the first three months, I was only getting a few messages from the contributors and sometimes, I don’t even get any. So it was still easy to publish a text message right after receiving it. But after a few more months, the number […]

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This week, I received the following text messages from Globe’s 2977 advisory:
Jan 21, 2008, 3:08pm
Globe Advisory: Are you a heavy daytime texter? Text away from 8am to 4:59pm w/ Globe’s Unlimited Daytime Texting Service! To register, txt UNLITXTD15 for P15/1 day or UNLITXTD30 for P30/2 days. Globe-Globe texts only. For free info, text INFO to […]

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Right after the news came out, TxtPower led an SMS revolt to force the government to abandon its plans to impose a tax on text messages. They called on all Filipino texters to send the text message, NO TO TEXT TAX! directly to Sec. Peter Favila’s mobile phone number at 09178176110. In less than a […]

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Trade Secretary, Peter Favila has proposed adding a tax on text messages to help compensate income losses from proposals to end sales tax on oil products.
Favila told GMANews in an interview that imposing a tax on SMS could make Filipinos shift their focus on endeavors that are more productive. “Texting is also a source of […]

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After stopping their unlimited texting service called UNLITXT, TXTPower filed a letter-complaint to NTC (National Telecommunications Commission) via email last December 18 to bring back UNLITXT. Surpisingly yesterday, Globe brought back UNLITXT. But this time, they offered only UNLITXT20. No more UNLITXT40 and UNLITXT80. That is according to 2977 text advisory:
Globe Advisory: Ang Globe Unlitxt […]

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A friend told me just this morning that Globe’s UNLITXT services has ended. So I went to TxtPower’s website and found out that it is true. According to the website:
For the second time this year, Globe Telecom stopped its unlimited texting service without any public announcement.
At a time when we expect a deluge of Christmas […]

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If Yahoo SMS Messenger was initially available to Globe and Smart subscribers, SUN Cellular also developed a similar service called iMessenger, where IM users can login and chat via SMS. Good thing about their service is their availability, not only to Yahoo users but to MSN, AOL and ICQ users as well! Its been here […]

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