Innovative and Affordable Internet Phone Service for Overseas Filipino Workers
Smart Communications Inc., had launched a pioneering Internet phone service aptly called Plug N Talk, targeting some 10 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).Plug N Talk is the country’ first USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication device that allows parties outside the Philippines to call and text fro Internet-connected Personal Computers (PCs) to any local mobile and landline number using their Smart Subscriber Identity Module (SIM).
Categories: Technology/Gadget Tags: Internet phone service, Plug N Talk
Low-Cost Retail Broadband for Filipinos in the Rural Areas
Low-cost retail broadband is one of the options for Filipinos to try to get internet connection. With the signing of a deal between technology company We are IT Philippines, Inc. (WIT) and Thaicom Public Company, satellite broadband services can now be offered in the country.The broadband services will be powered by IPSTAR satellite, currently one of the largest satellites in Asia, which is owned and operated by Thaicom.
Please Do Not Ignore Smaller Denomination Coins
Most of us Filipinos today are now ignoring to accept smaller denomination coins such as 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents, or using it to pay products and services.How many times you saw jeepney drivers refused to accept fare in coins with 10 cents? How many times you went to a store and store owners refused to accept your holed coins because they are reportedly not accepted by bigger businesses such as gas stations and supermarkets? And how many times you saw people laughed when they received 1 cent, 5 cents and 10 cents? These are only few scenarios that the smaller denomination coins were ignored and perceived as a kind of joke.
Categories: Education Tags: financial transactions, pay products and services, smaller denomination coins