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Google’s latest phone pitch: get free voice mail with more features while keeping same number

Posted by fan on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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Google expands availability of its free voice mail

SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. wants to answer your mobile phone calls when you can't or just don't want to talk.

In its latest bid to become a bigger player in telecommunications, the Internet search leader is giving people a chance to send calls to their cell phones into a free voice mail service unveiled earlier this year. The new choice is being introduced Tuesday.

The voice mail feature is part of Google Voice, a fledging service striving to become a hub for phone calls to people's mobile, home and office numbers.  Read the complete article here http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/googles-latest-phone-pitch-get-free-voice-mail-with-more-features-while-keeping-same-number/

The PLDT Call All Service Bundle combines a PLDT Wired postpaid landline and a PLDT landline Plus SIM 2nd line, all for only P850/month.

Posted by fan on Monday, October 26, 2009
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The PLDT Call All Service Bundle combines a PLDT Wired postpaid landline and a PLDT landline Plus SIM 2nd line, all for only P850/month.


The first and only free local call service to your home zone
from anywhere in the country.
PLDT Call All bundle — a wireless landline extension where subscribers can call anywhere in the Philippines. This promo is available to existing PLDT residential landline subscribers for an additional fixed monthly charge of Php250.

The bundle adds a PLDT Landline Plus (PLP) SIM card which can be used with any openline handset and serves as an extension of the fixed landline. What makes the PLDT Call All promo more expansive is that the mobile phone with the PLP SIM-card can be taken anywhere in the Philippines and still be able to call any landline number in its local area.

So if you have a fixed landline in Metro Manila (02), you can apply for an extension Call All SIM and carry it around in your mobile phone as a wireless landline. You can bring the mobile phone to Zamboanga or Iloilo and still be able to call any number in Metro Manila for free (and at the same time, be able to receive calls from landline with area code 02).

Globe launched their Duo service last month for an additional Php399/month but only allows for mobile calls as long as the phone is within the Metro Manila area. In essence, the PLDT Call All has much wider coverage.

The PLDT Call All Service Bundle combines a PLDT Wired postpaid landline and a PLDT landline Plus SIM 2nd line, all for only P850/month.



It is the first and only wireless landline SIM that allows free local calls to your home zone when calling from anywhere in the country.(Home Zone refers to Metro Manila of the province where the PLDT wired landline is installed.)




Also, while in the user’s home zone, the Call All SIM allows the user to make long distance or NDD calls to any PLDT landline nationwide for only P1/min.
The SIM can be used in any open-line handset or PLDT Landline Plus unit.

New or existing PLDT subscribers may avail of the Call All Service.

Visit any PLDT Business Office or Connect Patrol Booth
Call any of PLDT’s Hotline Numbers
171 (new wired landline applicants)
101-328 (for exisiting subscribers requesting for SIM delivery)

Where can you apply for a PLDT Call All service and how?


You can apply for a PLDT Call All service by visiting any PLDT Business Office, Connect Patrol Booth, or SM Mall. For new subscribers:
Requirements:
*Customer Information Sheet
*Service Conforme
*Valid ID
*Financial Doc (for NDD/IDD Access Request)
Installation Fee:
*Php 1,100
Monthly Service Fee
*Php 850
Freebies:
*Option1 Free Caller ID
*Option2 Free PLP Prepaid Sim with Php 300 Load
*Option3 Free Budget Card Php 200

No initial charges for existing residential postpaid wired landline subscribers.

New Subscribers will be charged the standard Php 1,100 installation fee for the wired
landline which comes with any of the following freebies:
-Caller ID UNIT with FREE Landline Features
-P200 – worth Budget Card

Yes, there is a 2 year lock-in period for the PLDT Call All service bundle.
Comment to those interested in getting the PLDT Call All Promo, think twice and better read the agreement they will ask you to sign kasi what I understand from it eh may minimum of 2 year lock-in period, wherein you’ll be ask to pay pre-termination fee of P2500 for each Call All Service Bundle (Landline Post paid + wireless sim) or P5000 for the two lines and if you have mydsl additional P 2500 or a total of P7500 pre-termination fee in case you opt to discontinue the service under 2 years or after every renewal. Here’s the catch ng PLDT…. after completing the minimum 2 year lock in period, it will automatically renew your contract every two years. so tali ka na nman sa contract at laging may lock-in period n 2 years, in effect laging may pte-termination fee of 5000 or 7500 dpending on your service bundle. Unlike other TELCOS, after the lock-in period malaya ka na to continue or discontinue the service, but with this PLDT Call All Service, mukhang forever kang matatali sa every 2 years na contract.

Application for subscription to the Call All Service Bundle is from May 24 to just advertised in newspaper today full page ads so the promo is still effective. 

All those who subscribed within the promo period will continue to enjoy the bundle rate of P 850/month and the service feature of Call All (i.e., unlimited local calls from anywhere in the country), as long as subscription is not terminated within the lock-in period.

If you subscribed to a PLP 2nd Line prior to MAy 24, your subscription will automatically be adjusted so you can enjoy the bundle rate of P 850/month plus unlimited free calls to your home zone from anywhere in the country.

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And you can call any 02 (for manila based subscribers or 032 for cebu point of subscribing)  area code no. anywhere u are in the philippines also….

example, If you are in Mindanao, I can call you from Manila via my wired landline to your PLDT LL+ for unlimited times.. Same as you can call any 02 landline or even wireless landline anywhere u are in P.I.
And you can call any 02 area code no. anywhere u are in the philippines also….
example, If you are in Mindanao, I can call you from Manila via my wired landline to your PLDT LL+ for unlimited times.. Same as you can call any 02 landline or even wireless landline anywhere u are in P.I.
I think even if you have an on-going contract with pldt re: dsl plan 999, you can still avail of their call all promo, what i understand is that the new lock-in period for the call all promo will supersede your existing lock-in period for dsl 999.

For more inquiries, call 171 or 101-328.
http://www.pldt.com.ph/products/consumers/landline/Pages/Call%20All.aspx
FAQ for PLDT products https://www.pldtonline.com/help/help_pldtpostpaid.html
 PLDT launches novel landline call service
 MANILA, Philippines—Local telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. seeks to boost its cash flow from the fixed-line phone business—overshadowed by the fast growth of wireless phone usage over the years—with the pioneering offering of an unlimited nationwide landline call service for residential subscribers.
For an additional fixed monthly charge of P250 for post-paid residential landline subscribers, the PLDT “Call All” bundle provides a second line SIM (PLDT Landline Plus) which can be used in any open line handset, allowing users to make free local calls to any landline number in the same calling area.

Top PLDT officials explained that the service is like having an extension line that the user can bring anywhere in the Philippines and use to call any landline in its home area. The offer thus seeks to edge out the hybrid wireless-landline offerings of major competitors (which offer unlimited calls only within the same coverage area) by providing free calls even when the handset is brought outside the area code of the registered fixed line. This is for as long as the call is made to any landline within its area code.

For instance, a Manila subscriber can bring his wireless extension line to Cebu and call his family or friends in Manila for free. With the additional fee of P250 a month, the service thus comes all in at a price of P850 a month. It effectively waives the metering for national direct dialing (NDD) for calls made using the second SIM to its local area, making landline calls more affordable.

“We would like to make the landline as relevant as possible. Because of trends in communications, wireless is becoming more dominant,” PLDT head of retail business group Dan Ibarra said in an interview during yesterday’s product launch.

NDD charges will still apply if the fixed line registered under “Call All” service or its wireless extension is used to call cellular phones or landline numbers outside its home area.

Ibarra said the innovation, which sought to offer clear and reliable voice call and text messaging service, would leverage on PLDT’s 1.3 million household subscriber base. He added that this would be a new area of growth for the landline segment aside from the booming data or broadband (DSL) business.

The landline business accounts for only about 20 percent of the PLDT group’s business, while wireless operated by Smart Communications and Pilipino Telephone Corp. contribute 80 percent.  Original article here http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20090603-208669/PLDT-launches-novel-landline-call-service
What is the PLDT Call All Service? http://www.squidoo.com/the-pldt-call-all-experience




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PLDT Frequent Disconnect Solution

Posted by fan on Monday, October 19, 2009
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This is just one possible solution if you are finding that you're PLDT MyDSL keeps getting disconnected.

The current standard modem for PLDT MyDSL is Xyzel P-### series. You will notice that it has three LED lights as its indicator.

1. DSL LED
2. Ethernet LED
3  Power LED

Some of you may encounter a situation that on certain hours your Power LED turns red and your DSL LED keeps dying. But then after a few hours the Power LED finally turns green and your Internet connection becomes stable.

For a long time I thought this problem was caused by the DSL server dying in the main office or because of too many subscribers, the network becomes strained  due to overcapacity.  But apparently, this was not the case.

I found this out when I unplugged all the cables (rj45 and rj11) connected to the Zyxel modem except for the power.

I discovered that the Power LED was still red. So that means the problem has nothing to do with being connected to the PLDT server.

I discovered that somehow the voltage supply provided by the electricity company fluctuates depending on the time of day.

In my case from 6pm to 11pm our voltage supply drops below 220.   It seems that this is the peak hours in my neighborhood when a lot of people are using a lot of electricity.

Most normal appliances can handle this fluctuation and but that is the problem with Zyxel modems.  If the voltage supply drops they become very unstable. Hence you keep getting disconnected from the Internet.

Solution:
I requested the serviceman to replace my Zyxel adaptor with auto-volt adaptor.  Read the complete original blog here http://meandthecomputer.blogspot.com/2009/10/pldt-frequent-disconnect-solution.html

So here’s how to get your PLDT land phone and DSL service restored faster.

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  • Call 171 and report the problem upon it’s occurrence.
  • Go to a PLDT business office to talk to a PLDT personnel.
  • Look frustrated when talking to a PLDT personnel.
  • and finally when you see a PLDT cab/truck, bribe the PLDT lineman or contractor to fix your landline at once
from the blog 

Rebates from PLDT for disruption of service?

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From a blogger online I came upon a little-known fact about my PLDT subscription because of Typhoon Ondoy. The phone services in our area in Pateros/Pasig went down in the evening of 10 October 2009. When I called up PLDT's 172 hotline, I was told this was due to a major cable problem, and that they would not be able to provide an estimate on when services can be restored. In the past week or so, I have been calling their repair hotline, and in the few times I got lucky and was able to talk to a customer service representative, they still could not provide a commitment on this.

However, what really surprised me was their answer on whether we are entitled to a rebate for the disruption of service. All the customer service representatives that I was able to talk to confirmed that when services have been restored, I should call their Billing Department to apply for the rebate. Otherwise, no rebate will be made. This is even if I have already reported the problem to their call center.
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1.50 peso call to USA & Canada PLDT Budget Card

Posted by fan on Sunday, October 18, 2009
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PLDT budget card philippines 1.50 peso calls
PLDT budget card philippines 1.50 peso calls
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Proposed Bundle
20c / min  approximately 8 mins  89 Destinations
P 30, P100 and P 200 card denomination
Validity: 30 days upon first use

PLDT Budget Card
Product Description PLDT’s Overseas Call Card wherein you can call your family and friends in 100 calling destination for as low as P3/min of call at any PLDT Postpaid landline and Payphones nationwide.


Call Rate: 1. P3.00 per minute for calls to the US, Canada and Hongkong.

                2. P5.00 per minute for calls China, Malaysia, Singapore, S. Korea and Taiwan.

                3. P8.00 per minute to the rest 92 calling destinations.


Card Denominations P100 wherein callers can make up to 33 minutes of overseas call
P200 herein callers can make up to 66 minutes of overseas call

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Read other blog posting on cheap calls and telecommunications 1.50 peso call to USA & Canada PLDT Budget Card
 
How to place a call using PLDT Budget Card

  • Just Dial 101011 from any PLDT postpaid landline and PLDT payphone nationwide.
  • Key-in your 12-digit PLDT Budget Card PIN.
  • A voice prompt will advise you of the remaining peso value of your account.
  • Dial the tel. no. of the person you want to call.
  • Country Code Area Code Phone No.

PLDT launches TV over DSL service, Watch TV online on your LCD

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Local telecommunications giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. seeks to enlist more broadband subscribers by introducing a new service that makes it easier to watch television over the Internet.


PLDT announced yesterday that through its innovation, “Watchpad,” myDSL subscribers can now watch their favorite TV shows and films online. Initial channels now available include National Geographic, Cartoon Network, Pinoy Box Office, CNN, Animax Mobile, CNBC, and GMA 7.
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-PLDT Watchpad seeks to provide broadband subscribers a “revolutionary” service that combines a broadband connection with rich multimedia content.

The company announced that the Watchpad service can be best experienced starting with myDSL P1299 monthly plan. The service is available for free to all myDSL subscribers nationwide, who just need to go online at www.pldtwatchpad.com to get their username and password.
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-PLDT customer sales and marketing group head Eric Alberto said PLDT Watchpad was a fitting demonstration of synergy in the PLDT group made possible by a partnership with Mediascape, its media partner.

“Through the years, we have continuously reached more households more than all competitors with high impact, direct-hitting acquisition programs, which not only raised awareness and relevance of Internet, but also changed the overall complexion of the business,” Alberto said.

He said the company’s commitment to innovate had earned PLDT myDSL “the most preferred broadband status” four times more preferred over the nearest competition.

“There’s something for everyone on Watchpad. While surfing, DSL subscribers can watch the hottest channels, movies and even play online games for free. You can even update your Facebook, Multiply and Twitter accounts without having to leave your Watchpad Player,” said PLDT myDSL assistant vice president Gary Dujali.

He said there would be bigger broadband offerings in the coming months. http://business.inquirer.net/money/topstories/view/20091009-229228/PLDT-launches-TV-over-DSL-service
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Viewer comments:  May I ask why you don’t just go online to the website of the station that has your favorite programs? Places like www.hulu.com and the famous youtube have more programming than you can watch. Don’t forget pbs.org. I once purchased a list of 3,000 online TV stations for about USD $20 and REALLY got my moneys’ worth out of it. 
 
Start here:
http://www.smartdig italtelevision. com/ for more online television than you can possibly watch. And, use your computer hard drive to save the video files. I have an external 500Gig one costs less than USD $100 that works great. You can always burn a DVD if you must have some video for whatever reasons…

You can even watch world shows like ABC, CBS, BBC online and in another blog mentioned you can watch the manny pacquiaofight online next month.

HISTORY OF PLDT Philippines

Posted by fan on Saturday, October 17, 2009
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During the time of Spanish colonization of the Philippines, the Spaniards organized a telephone company that opened in 1890. PLDT was established on November 28, 1928, by an Act of the Philippine Legislature and approved by then-Governor-General Henry L. Stimson by means of a merger of four telephone companies under common US ownership. Known as Act 3436, the bill granted PLDT a 50-year charter and the right to establish a Philippine telephone network linking major points nationwide. However, PLDT had to meet a 40-day deadline to start implementing the network, which would be implemented over a period of one to four years.

By the 1930s, PLDT had an expansive fixed-line network and for the first time linked the Philippines to the outside world via radiotelephone services connecting the Philippines to the United States and other parts of the world.

Telephone service in the Philippines was interrupted due to World War II. At the end of the war, the Philippines’ communications infrastructure was in ruin. U.S. military authorities eventually handed over the remains of the communications infrastructure to PLDT in 1947, and with the help of massive U.S. aid to the Philippines during the 1940s and 1950s, PLDT recovered so quickly that its telephone subscribers outpaced that of pre-war levels by 1953.  Read more of the history at the writers blog http://facenet.wordpress.com/2009/10/15/pldt/comment-page-1/#comment-24
 
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