UCALL: Unlimited Call From Globe Telecoms
Good news and bad news to Globe prepaid and postpaid subscribers! Globe Telecoms are currently offering Unlimited Call, that's the good news. The bad news is... the promo is available to selected provinces only. It could be for testing purposes, a dry run if they could offer it nationwide. I hope they do because other rival companies already did long time ago. Even before the House Senate signed the new guidelines for longer expiration of prepaid loads and other communication issues.
NTC Memorandum: Guidelines On Prepaid Load
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) had issued the Memorandum Circular dated July 3, 2009 with the subject titled as "Guidelines On Prepaid Load" to TelCos (Telecommunication Companies) such as Smart Communications, Globe Telecoms, Sun etc. This is in response to complaint of Senate President Enrile about the mysterious disappearance of his prepaid load.
PixLink Registration
The service was launched in Thursday, February 26, the idea of uploading the images and videos stored in our mobile to Facebook, Youtube, Flickr, Blogger, Picasa and G-Blogs using our mobile phone via wap is very irresistible. Since it was recently launched, I register via SMS, I failed. I went to Globe PixLink website and I received an email confirmation. After that, I haven’t received any email or SMS from PixLink.
This morning, I sent the word PIXLINK to 2988 and received a link for registration. The SMS is this:
Welcome to PixLink. Now you can upload and share your photos and videos. Register by clicking on the link below for FREE. Use myGlobe Connect as GPRS access point when connecting. This service is free for use until March 5, 2009. http://www.pixlink.com.ph/wap/registration.wap
Click the link and complete the registration. You will received another SMS with the PixLink application link, download and install the file. When you open the application, you will see the screenshot above then you have to type in your username and password. Screenshot below will follow.
Subscription options are Php 30/day, Php 60/2days and Php 120/5days. I thought PixLink is free until March 5. Take note that the application is still in beta version. In fact, I experienced a glitch during registration.
Also, see the text below the options, it says, “Your media will be retained for 45 days from the day of the subscription expiry“. I didn’t expected this but to those who are availing of the service take note of the 45 days.
UPDATE (March 4, 2009): I guess, there was a glitch when I registered to PixLink that’s why I was asked for subscription options, please see image above. I tried it again yesterday and I didn’t get the same page. I uninstalled Globe PixLink last night because even if the application is closed it was connecting to GPRS. Some kinda weird that my mobile turned off. When I opened it again, it shut down again. The culprit: low memory. I have available 4MB+ before I try PixLink already installed. When I checked on FExplorer, available memory was 64KB! Be careful if you are using old mobile phones. I won’t give up my mobile because of its flexibility on mobile eBooks.
To Globe PixLink, please test the application using older models. I’m sure latest mobile phones with larger internal memoy can handle PixLink application. I only have Kaspersky antivirus, Fexplorer and PixLink installed in phone memory.
Globe PixLink Free Trial
Globe Telecoms has launched a new service which allows Globe postpaid and prepaid subscribers to upload pictures and videos to Facebook, Youtube, Flickr, Blogger, Picasa and G-Blogs using their mobile phones.
Just like Unlichat introductory offer, the service is free until further notice. There are two ways to register, go to Globe Pixlink website or text the word PIXLINK to 2988. Then you can download the application. It was launched in Thursday and still in beta, I haven’t received my mobile application yet. I wonder when can I test it.
The service is possible because of the partnership between Globe Telecoms and US-based mobile software service PixSense. Seeing the quality of pictures shown on their website made me excited to try the service. I guess, its an easier and another way to backup pix and vids stored in our phone temporarily.
UPDATE: I’ve tested it already Sunday morning of March 1. Its not a free trial, the connection fee is free while you register via wap. After registration, when you open the mobile application, you have to choose to subscription option. Php 30/day, Php 60/2days and Php 120/5days to use the service.
Online Bible Reader For iPhone
A childhood friend who now lives in US emailed me using his new iPhone 3G about how he loves Bible App on his iPhone. Since I already posted before some information about bible mobile applications, I researched for this iPhone application available for free download at the iPhone App Store.
Everybody loves freebies, right? From a certified ebook addict’s perpective, the iPhone Bible App is ok for a free application. It is available in 31 bible translations… in 16 languages. The default version is King james Version.
The only problem I see with the application is that we have to install the iPhone application and yet we cannot use it without internet connection. Without connection, the bible reader is useless. I guess, internet connection in US is not a problem but what if you’re in a vacation, in a beach or anywhere that inet connection is impossible. In the Philippines, searching for a good spot may be a problem and time consuming.
The current version is iPhone Bible App version 1.6. I hope the next upgrade have the added feature of reading the bible offline. Is it possible? Yes, by downloading a selected bible version file. It could consumed a lot of memory but that’s the concept of making the bible handy.
