My parents had three kids. I am the oldest, and my brother is the youngest. My sister was 2 years younger than me, but she died at age fifteen, and I was 17 when that happened. So, during my adult life, my only sibling has been my younger brother. When I moved to the Philippines, […]
Better service for half the price!
Recently, I made a change in my cellular phone service. It’s a really good deal, and I want to tell you about it. I also have an announcement to share today, which I will add at the end of this article. I’ve been wanting to make this cellular change for a while now, but I […]
Living in the Philippines: Cellphones
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 […]
Texting or Calling?
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 […]
Credit, Communications and keeping your options open
I got an e-mail today from a reader of this blog, and I could tell from his tone that he was bothered by the issue that he wrote about. He was asking about financial issues, credit reporting and other such issues and how he would handle these kinds of things if he decided to move […]
Telephone Service
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 at […]