NOTE: USD $1.00 = Philippine Pesos PHP 44.00

The second batch of releases for the iPhone 3G is happening this August 22. Complete information here.

Gee. I don’t know about you but the hype is really starting to die out on me. I was very interested (like 80% convinced) to reserve an iPhone 3G but was so turned off by the pricing. I had once told folks that the iPhone isn’t exactly the real product telcos should sell – but rather, kick ass pricing. So taking a look at Globe Telecom’s price scheme (in partnerships with SingTel in Singapore), I’m left with sad realizations as well:

Still no unlimited roaming Internet. A maximum of 100 hours? Still too low.

What’s to stop me from buying a refurbished first generation iPhone for around $150.00 (yeah that’s the price here) and insert a SIM card that has unlimited roaming Internet minutes? I spend so much less. As for the features I’m left out of — GPS is honestly overrated.

Come to think of it, I really wonder why August 22 was chosen as the launch date when, at least in most of Asia, 08.08.08 is supposedly the luckiest day.

Post from: Cellphone9

DISPOSABLE PHONE NUMBERS??

Yep you heard it right. Vumber is a service that allows you to link your current mobile phone number to a Vumber account, thus masking your real mobile number. This is useful for short business trips, filtering contacts and gee, for practically anything that has to do with your “other life.” (LOL)

A Vumber is a number from any area code you want, linked to your home, cell, or work phone. When someone calls your Vumber, Vumber lets you control how you handle the call: you can a) answer it; b) send them to VumberMail; c) give them a busy signal; d) tell them the number is out of service; or e) play them a custom message you create.

It provides unequaled privacy protection when anyone calls your Vumber, and when you call anyone. And it’s not limited to a pre-defined one-to-one calling relationship like you sometimes see out there – it is as simple as having another phone number. Even simpler. Vumber puts you in total control of your communications and your identity.

Here are the rules for the contest:

1. Contest will run from the 19th of May to the 23rd of May 2008, ending at 23:59 EST.

2. To qualify, all you need to do is leave a comment with a valid email address, answering the question, “What’s the best way to DISPOSE of a bad memory?”

3. You can leave more than one comment to increase the chances of winning BUT you can’t repeat your answer to the question “What’s the best way to dispose of a bad memory?”

4. Each entry entitles you to a raffle. I will enter all ballots into a raffle and choose the lucky winners. The winners will be announced on the 26th of May, the Monday after the contest closes. Although there are 5 prizes, you can only win once so if your name gets picked again, the raffle will be discarded and another winner will be chosen until we have 5 different winners!

GOOD LUCK!

Notes:

* Vumber should work with all US phone numbers and so far it works with Canada as well

* Vumber is still being tested with Asia. BUT, if someone is coming to the U.S from Asia and wants a U.S number, they can get a Vumber with a U.S. area code and hook it up to their Asia number and phone. That way when people with a U.S. number calls them, they can be reached and not have to deal with long distance costs.

Post from: Cellphone9