The Catholic Church are urging believers to give up text messaging for Lent as well as abstain from other forms of virtual entertainment such as TV, Facebook, and iPods.

The Bishop of Modena, Benito Cocchi, said that ‘No SMS for Lent’ was an ideal way for ‘young people to detox from the virtual world and get back in touch with themselves.’ Read the rest of this entry »

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Send Christmas text messages to your family and friends this season!

Greetings (Text Message #182)

May the season of
“Love & Peace”
“Joy & Laughter”
“Care & Sharing”
be with you & your family
always.
MERRY
MERRY
CHRISTMAS!

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On Christmas and on New Year’s eves, unlimited text and call promotions will be temporarily unavailable according to mobile telephone companies Globe Telecom, Inc. and Smart Communications.

In an interview, Smart Spokesman Ramon R. Isberto said a promotion that allows subscribers to make unlimited calls at night and send as many text messages as they can would not be made available from Dec. 23 to Dec. 25, and from Dec. 30 to Jan. 1. Read the rest of this entry »

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Text Speak is the language commonly used in mobile phones. It is a way of shortening words by removing some vowels or replacing syllabes with numbers. Most people active in texting find it convenient to text in this format because it helps them save time and money. But some people find it complicated so they spell out the words instead.

Forms of Text Speak in the Philippines

Acronyms – originated from chatrooms, then were later brought into texting. They are more used in other countries than in the Philippines. Read the rest of this entry »

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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:

1. Go to Quickmark website and install the software on your mobile phone.
2. Run the program.
   
3. Go to TxtBuff and look for your favorite text message. Scroll down to Read the rest of this entry »

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

1. 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 everything under the sun. They chat, they flirt, they debate. These kinds of texters are mostly teenagers, couples, or yuppies.
2. Passive Texters – those who text only when you text them and reply only when they really have to. Read the rest of this entry »

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Text messaging started way back when GSM phones were first introduced in the market. GSM phones popularized Short Messaging Service (SMS) which allowed sending of text messages to anyone with a mobile phone. The technology was quickly adopted by the tech-savvy teenagers and almost overtook older means of communication such as pagers and telephones. Today, even if people have already learned to use email and instant messengers (IMs), text messaging still remained as the people’s primary means of communication.

It maybe easier to do voice calls than compose text messages. But obviously, the main reason why text messaging was preferred more than making voice calls is because of the cost. It only takes 1 peso to send a 160-character text message, while a 1-minute voice call costs 8 pesos already. Read the rest of this entry »

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