Live in the Philippines - The Web Magazine for Expats in the Philippines And those who want to join them!
Monday, May 12, 2008
The use of Cellular Phones, in my opinion, is far more advanced in the Philippines than in the United States. In fact, the Philippines is really a huge user of cellular phones. As a matter of fact, I would have to go so far as saying that the Philippines is a World-Class user of cellular [...]
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
I get a lot of questions from people asking about cellular phones here, and most of the questions make it pretty clear that most foreigners don’t understand how cellular phones work here in the Philippines. Because of this, I thought I’d write a column about cellphone use in the Philippines, billing and such.
Back in [...]
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
In my last post, I talked about what systems I set up for mail delivery, addresses for bank statements and other financial institutions, etc. Well, that is what I did some 7 years ago when I moved here. Since then, I believe that I have made a change for the better, and one [...]
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Telephone service here in the Philippines is a little different than what you are used to if you live in the USA, Canada or other Western countries. Let’s look at a few of the differences:
When you sign up, it can take weeks, even months before the service is connected! If you know somebody [...]
Monday, August 6, 2007
That is - “If you can’t read this, read this article.”
What the heck is that? Well, it’s the kind of “code” that you will find if you are texting, or using SMS (Short Message Service) on your cellphone. Texting is huge in the Philippines. Even the people in lower economic classes have [...]
