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Globe 24EVER UnliChat Free Trial

I love freebies and free trials so I installed Globe Telecoms’ recently launched Globe 24EVER UnliChat. 24EVER UnliChat allows us for unlimited chat on our Yahoo Messenger account. It is initially available on Nokia units: N6260, N6280, N6670, N7610, N70, N76, N95 Erickson: K530i, K550i, K610i, K750i, K800i, K810i, W810i, W910i and Motorola V9. More compatible units soon according to Globe Telecoms.

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UnliChat is a mobile application that should be downloaded on your mobile. If your mobile phone is included above, provided that you have working GPRS settings and you have Globe simcard (prepaid and postpaid), there are three ways to get the application:

  1. Via SMS:
    • Text the word CHAT and send it to 2979
    • When you receive the SMS click on the link
  2. Via OTA (Over The Air download):
    • Open built-in browser, make a connection using MyGlobe Connect
    • Go to http://www.unlichat.com
  3. Via web download request:

Note: All options are free. To get the myGlobe Connect settings on your phone for free, text GO
to 2951 and save settings.

YM UnliChat free trial is from September 5 to October 4, 2008. I hope they will also extend the trial period just like Smart UZZAP (free trial ongoing as of this writing). I like UnliChat 24EVER more than Smart UZZAP. Although, I cannot change my status message using UnliChat, it is much better than Smart UZZAP. Now, its impossible to miss YM messages even if I close the mobile application.

Update (Oct. 3, 2008): The promo is extended to October 29, 2008. See details here.

Update (Nov. 13, 2008): Promo is extended again until December 11, 2008.

Update (Feb. 23, 2009): Promo ended already.

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Smart UZZAP Extended Free Trial

Smart Telecommunications has a new baby, UZZAP which they launched last July 7, 2008 for free trial until July 20, 2008. The good news is the free trial is extended until July 31, 2008.

Update (7/31/08): The promo is extended again until September 8, 2008.
Update (9/08/08): The promo is still ongoing until further notice.

UZZAP, derived from Filipino word which means usap or talk is a mobile application for all-in-one messenger service. During the trial period when registered, subscribers have 10 free SMS daily. What’s more is UZZAp has chat, email and SMS component. UZZAP allows to connect to your Yahoo and MSN Messenger.

After the trial period, UZZAP has a fee of Php25 for 1 day of UZZAP service with 100 SMS, Php150 for 1 week with 500 SMS and Php400 for 1 month with 2,000 SMS. For Smart users, text UZZAP to 7272 to download the program for free. No Internet browsing charges for Smart mobile subscribers.

UZZAP other features:

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Connect to your favorite IM – wait a few seconds and watch your familiar YM and MSN buddies appear.

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Go to the address book on your phone and invite friends to join your personal network to share in cost savings or add other contacts by simply selecting their details and add their number or email address giving you the ultimate flexibility.


Join a chatroom and meet new friends, you can even use an alias to try it out.


Activate buddy matching and watch your buddy list grow authomatically day by day.


Send a message, make a call or even send an email.

With UZZAP, you will never miss your chat buddies. Perfect for people always on the go.

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Raccoon: Make MMC As Document Server

By default, files that you want to share on Raccoon mobile web server is in E:apache/htdocs folder on your mobile. With no configuration, your mobsite looked like index of downloadable files.

If you have files with different categories, you would not want to place all your files in E:apache/htdocs folder. For instance, mobile ebook files should be on their right folder in able for you to read them, putting them all in htdocs folder means unreasonable memory usage. See the point?

Make sure that you understand httpd.conf file and make a backup of this file before editing. The steps below is to make drive e: (MMC or memory card) as your “document server”. This way, no need to move all files to E:apache/htdocs folder.

Edit httpd.conf using System Explorer.

  1. Look for these lines:

    # Uncomment the following two lines if you want to provide access to
    # the entire filesystem of your phone. I’m sure you keep you door unlocked
    # at home also.
    #
    #Alias /c-root/ “C:/”
    #Alias /e-root/ “E:/”

    – Remove # before Alias /e-root/ “E:/” and change e-root to your server name.
    Ex: Alias /glitch/ “E:/”

  2. Look also for these lines:

    # DocumentRoot: The directory out of which you will serve your
    # documents. By default, all requests are taken from this directory, but
    # symbolic links and aliases may be used to point to other locations.
    # DocumentRoot “E:/Apache/htdocs”

    – just remove the words Apache/htdocs from the last line, it should be like this:

    # DocumentRoot “E:/”

  3. Of course, if you open the whole drive e: there are folders you dont want to be seen on your mobsite. Then, we have to hide these folders. Look for these lines:

    # Uncomment the following line if you don’t want to let anybody unknown
    # see your home-page.
    # Require valid-user [/Directory] [Directory "C:/Nokia/Images/"]
    # Change ‘valid-user’ to a specific user or comment the line out if
    # want to allow access to anybody. Require valid-user[/Directory]

    – Remove “#” from the third line and replace [Directory "C:/Nokia/Images/"] with [Directory "C:/"]
    – Below the edited line… add additional line, change the location to E:/System/ to hide memory card system files. Additional line is equivalent to another folder like images, etc.
    example: Require valid-user [/Directory] [Directory "E::/Images/"]
    – Change “[" and "]” to greater than and less than sign.

  4. Click back and save the file.

Take Note:

  • All the html files should be placed at drive e: or your memory card. Make folders and subfolders if necessary, just make sure that you place the right file location on the html file.
  • If you’re not confident on html editing using System Explorer, you can use FExplorer or use the MMS trick.
  • The image above is the screenshot of my Raccoon mobsite, Drive E (MMC) as the document server and a separate html page for repligo category. With this procedure, you also need to make html files which will be discussed soon.

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How To Know Mobile IP Address

As I’ve discussed from my previous entry, knowing IP address is important especially on using mobile application intended for sharing files like Raccoon mobsite (mobile web server) and Comobi. Both these mobile applications need internet and/or GPRS in able to have connections to other party.

I don’t want to sound complicated, I am using a mobile application called IPviewer to know my IP address. This is an easy and reliable mobile application for me, tried and tested on my symbian phone. Just make a connection using built in browser, Opera, Opera Mini, fget or any mobile applications you know for Internet/GPRS connection. Open IPviewer application without closing connection, at the bottom of the page, you will now see your IP as shown in the image.

A disconnected connection when reconnected means another IP address. So, when using Raccoon or Comobi, refresh IPviewer to get the new mobile IP address.

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Make Raccoon Mobsite Password Protected

There were instances that I shared files from my mobile phone, using Raccoon mobile application and serves as my mobile web server. Sometimes, I just SMS the link and for some reason the recipient send the link to other people. What if I don’t want the files to be shared to unknown persons? Who would be happy if you are getting abused in a way, this is the reason why mobile web server should be password protected if needed.

The steps:

  1. Edit httpd.conf, look for the following line

    # Uncomment the following line if you don’t want to let anybody unknown
    # see your home-page.
    # Require valid-user

    Remove # before the word Require

  2. Send as mms > cancel. Go to fexplorer, open inbox, copy & paste the file E:apache/conf. Rename it as httpd.conf
  3. Edit the file “users”, also located at E:apache/conf. At the bottom of the file, you will see

    #hello:world

    –Remove #

  4. You can also change the username:password
  5. You can add as many username:pw as you want. Now, there will be no more uninvited guest on your mobile web server.

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