Umobile to relaunch as Red Mobile

Posted on Nov 15, 2008 by Caroline Sinel in SMS Industry

When I saw an advertisement on TV this morning that said something like, “Red Mobile, coming soon”, I didn’t know that it was Umobile until this afternoon. I got a call from Umobile (9811500) and they told me that they have changed their name to Red Mobile. They will send me a new Red Mobile SIM for FREE anytime from Nov 16 to 20. Like before, they still require me to present a photocopy of my valid ID upon delivery of the SIM.

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Can Umobile work in the Philippines?

Posted on Jul 27, 2008 by Caroline Sinel in SMS Industry, Texting Rates

Umobile Rates 1

Let’s take the “100 peso load” as an example
I need to receive 200 ads to get a 100 peso load.
With a 100 peso load, I can:

  • send 666 text messages (Php 0.15/text u to u) or
  • call up to 20 mins (Php 5/min u to u)

Receiving 200 ads per month is equivalent to 50 ads/week. So that means, receiving 50 ads/week can give me:

  • 166 text messages per week or
  • 5 mins talk time per week

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How to get a Umobile SIM

Posted on Jul 12, 2008 by Caroline Sinel in SMS Industry

First, I sent an email to ü and asked for an invite code. (July 2, Wednesday, 4:30pm)

Then next morning, ü sent me an invite code.

Umobile Invite Code

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UMobile, 1st ad-funded mobile service in Asia

Posted on Jun 10, 2008 by Caroline Sinel in SMS Industry

Umobile LogoUmobile (ümobile), 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. Continue Reading

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