Umobile

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 ümobile

• Their prefix number is 0999.
• They have launched a website that will allow their customers to:

Change mobile number anytime, anywhere online. First change in number is FREE. Succeeding changes is only P50.00/change.

Send invite codes to friends.

• They have partnered with fring, a VoIP (www.fring.com). This enables customers to make VOIP calls, chat and interact with friends all over the world from his mobile to another PC and vice-versa. With ümobile, you only have to pay for data minutes.
• Soon, they will be offering a product that will allow you to make calls and send/receive texts via PC to another ümobile account and vice-versa with ümobile’s virtual phone service.

Subscriber benefits
Customers approved between June 1st and August 31st 2008 will enjoy the following benefits

• FREE ümobile SIM
• P100 free load for the very month for the next 6 months
• Earn rewards for every ad message received
• Enhanced communication with Fring (mobile VoIP)
• Nationwide coverage
• Earn rewards with every ad you see
• Mobile broadband surfing
• PC calling with Virtual Phone * (coming soon)

Service Rates

Voice Call

• ümobile to ümobile P5.00
• ümobile to other networks P7.00
• ümobile to landline P7.25
• IDD P10.00
• Video Call
• ümobile to ümobile 6.50

FringTM Call

• Date Rate P10.00/30mins.

SMS

• ümobile to ümobile P0.15
• ümobile to other networks P0.75
• ISMS P8.00

MMS

• ü to ü P0.50
• IMMS P15.00

FringTM Messaging

• Date Rate P10.00/30mins.