Posted on 10 June 2008 in SMS Industry
Umobile (?mobile), is an ad-funded mobile service owned by Smart Communications, that will be offering free load to its subscribers that agree to receive advertisements on their cell phones. There was already a similar service in Europe called Blyk, but Umobile is the first and only ad-funded mobile service provider in the Philippines and rest of Asia.
Umobile is targeting the 15 to 35 age bracket or the ‘youth and yuppies’ sector in the Philippines. Customers get P0.50 worth of pre-paid load each time a mobile ad message is received. As of now, membership is by invite only.
Important things to know about ?mobile Continue Reading
Tags: Blyk, SIM, Smart, Umobile, yuppy
Posted on 30 May 2008 in Text Messaging
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 – first originated in chatrooms, then were later brought into texting. They are more popular in other countries than in the Philippines. Continue Reading
Tags: text speak, textspeak, txtspeak
Posted on 20 April 2008 in Text Messaging, TxtBuff Updates
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 favorite text message. Scroll down to Continue Reading
Tags: 2d codes, barcodes, QR codes, Quickmark
Posted on 12 March 2008 in Text Messaging
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 everything under the sun. They chat, they flirt, they debate. These kinds of texters are mostly teenagers, couples, or yuppies.
- Passive Texters – those who text only when you text them and reply only when they really have to. Continue Reading
Tags: texters
Posted on 26 February 2008 in TxtBuff Updates
Posted on 27 January 2008 in TxtBuff Updates
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 of contributions has increased, so much, that I already find it hard to publish all of them at the same time. Sometimes, two or more senders send the same text message. Some senders send the same text message twice. Some even send advertisements. So I already felt the need to arrange and organize by eliminating duplicates, deleting advertisements and putting them into folders. Continue Reading
Posted on 25 January 2008 in SMS Industry, Texting Rates
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 2870. DTI#4899s07. Til Feb20. NoFREEadvisory? Reply STOP Continue Reading
Tags: Globe, rates, unlitxt
Posted on 11 January 2008 in SMS Industry
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 day, Malacanang, through Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, said that it will not pursue a new tax on text messaging.
Tags: Ignacio Bunye, Malacanang, Peter Favila, tax, TXTPower
Posted on 10 January 2008 in SMS Industry
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 negative reason…(and) it makes people more cynical,” he said in an ambush interview shortly after the weekly press conference of Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.
Tags: GMA news, Peter Favila, tax
Posted on 20 December 2007 in SMS Industry
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: Continue Reading
Tags: Globe, NTC, TXTPower, unlitxt
5 stars – A must-forward!
4 stars – Worth sharing
3 stars – Just nice to keep
2 stars – Nice, but not enough
1 star – I don’t get it
A blog focused on SMS technology and how it facilitated the growth of text messaging and other 
Recent Comments