Red Mobile now compatible with 2G Phones
May 17, 2009 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under 12
Usually, the telco industry advertises upward compatibility with certain brands of mobile phones. In the Philippines, Red Mobile, a telco that primarily is used for video calls has now entered the lower end market with much cheaper calls. The telco has shifted its marketing from affordable video calls to simply, affordable calls.
In their press release,
red mobile offers the lowest rates in prepaid networks with red to red voice and video calls at 50 centavos per minute. And while it offers the most inexpensive call rate, it does not compromise good quality communications. This seamless fusion of value and good …read more
Truphone for Android launched
January 24, 2009 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Apps
Remember Truphone, the app that turned an iPod touch into an iPhone and make calls? Well it’s out for Android!
As well as being able to make low-cost international voice calls, Truphone customers can also easily Instant Message their friends across a variety of networks including MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk and Twitter from within one Android application. Customers can also call friends anywhere in the world on Google Talk for the price of a local call, and similarly will soon will be able to Instant Message and call their friends on Skype.[source]
Truphone wants to be what Skype is for desktops and …read more
