Which one is better?
One is common for both, you first have to decrypt their ads!
SMART writes:"
Smart Bro Prepaid kit costs P1995 which already includes a USB modem and a SIM card. It already has a P100 preloaded broadband load which can be used up to 5 hours of high-speed broadband internet use. Speed is up to 384 kbps where 3G coverage is available.".Hmm, how much costs the "high-speed broadband internet" and what is its speed?
GLOBE writes:
With a funkier look and free Internet time, the new Globe Broadband Tattoo Prepaid Kit is a steal for only P1895. The Globe Broadband Tattoo Prepaid Kit comes with a free P100 load that is equivalent to five hours of free Internet time. With Globe Broadband Tattoo, users can experience speeds of up to 2 Mbps.It seems that GLOBE is 100 pesos less at the beginning. But when and where do you get the full 2Mbps speed?
Another difference is the billing frequence. Both companies offer their pre-paid Internet access for PHP 20 per hour.
SMART's counter runs in 30 minutes steps: 10 pesos for 30 minutes
GLOBE bills 5 pesos every 15 minutes.
Best would be if both charged 1 peso every 3 minutes. So, you would pay the real consumption and not an overhead of up to 29 minutes.
When will these marketing guys be able to write comprehensive offers?
The questions are simple:
- What is the real speed I can expect? No "up to" fuss?
- How much costs the 384 kbps access per minute?
- How much costs the 2 Mbps access per minute?
Simple, isn't it?
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( 2.9 / 31 )Your comments and suggestions are always welcome.
One of your requests had been to show larger pictures on our website.
With each new page and each updated page we introduce now the "L".
The L stands for Lightbox.
When you see the green L in the top bamboo menu, you may click on any photo on that page and it opens maximized in a semi-transparent overlay (no silly pop-up window).
The first page using this feature is our new Philippines Telecom page. Have a look by clicking here.
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( 2.9 / 30 )I Just received this text (SMS) from SMART:
You may now use Smart Mobile Internet, only P10 for every 30 minutes of browsing! STOP? Send ALERTS OFF to 211.SmartFreeAlert
If you have a cellphone with an Internet browser or if you own a netbook or a laptop computer, you can surf virtually anywhere in the Philippines (even on a ferry).
Just take your cellphone and your computer to the next bigger SMART shop and have them configured for the Internet.
This is also an alternative to the overpriced "broadband" access offered by many hotels. PHP 20 per hour using SMART over your cellphone is quiet competitive, when yo look at the rates of the hotels (PHP 150 for just 30 minutes).
See also here: Smart BRO or Smart prepaid G3 via cellphone and laptop into Internet
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( 3.1 / 32 )Social media has become a common communication tool. User's time on social networking sites has increased by 73 percent in the past year.
When it comes to using social media in a corporate setting, fifty-one percent of executives surveyed said they fear social media could reduce employee productivity, while 49 percent said that using social media could damage a company's reputation.
While executives are concerned about social media, they also see value in it, with 81 percent saying social media can improve customer relations and build their brands. Nearly 70 percent feel social networking can be valuable in recruitment (69%), as a customer service tool (64%) and used to improve employee morale (46%).
The most popular social networks being used include Facebook (80%), Twitter (66%), YouTube (55%), LinkedIn (49%) and blogs (43%).
The majority (74%) of executives said they visit social media sites at least weekly to read what customers are saying about their company, while 47 percent routinely monitor competitor's use of social networking. Over a third (36%) search social media sites to see what their employees are sharing and 25 percent use social networking to check the background of a potential employee.
We, at silent-gardens.com, use social networks in different manners.
1. On nearly any page the reader finds a feedback form. This forms are used very frequently. SO, we get between 5 and 20 feedbacks and inquiries per day.
2. In the menu on the left side the readers can bookmark our pages on different social networks:
Readers can share our website with the users of 60+ social networks.
3. This blog allows readers to get the news using RSS feeds. The buttons can be found at the end of the right-hand menu:
Social media and social networks change our world. We should use their potential.
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( 2.8 / 28 )Established in 1957, the Ramon Magsaysay Award celebrates the memory and leadership example of the third Philippine President, and is given every year to individuals or organizations in Asia which exemplify the same selfless service that characterized his life.
The region’s equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded lawyer Antonio Oposa Jr. from the Philippines, Ka Hsaw Wa from Myanmar and Yu Xiaogang and Ma Jun from China for their respective work in saving the environment.
Antonio Oposa, the Filipino awardee this year, won a landmark Supreme Court ruling in 1999 that ordered 12 government agencies to clean up the Manila Bay, the country’s largest port, and regularly report their progress to the Court.
On Monday, he filed a new case against 10 other individuals who failed to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling.
"I will withdraw the suit if they, the government officials, swim in Manila Bay".
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( 4.5 / 56 )The people of the Philippines start to understand the problems and dangers of plastic.
A group of Camiguin artists, the "Enigmata Creative Circle" started several projects to inform the people of Camiguin about the plastic problem. See also: Enigmata: Culture from the Treehouse
The artists signed their work on a debris of a house.
People only understanding Visayan (Bisayan) can read the time it needs to decompose their waste.
Support Plastic-Free Mambajao.
STOP PLASTIC IN CAMIGUIN !
STOP PLASTIC IN THE PHILIPPINES !
STOP PLASTIC WORLDWIDE !
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( 2.5 / 133 )If one wants to know more about a country, its people and its culture, the study of the country's constitution is a excellent source of information and inspiration.
We therefore have created a new page: The Philippines Constitution
The subject of the "Philippines Constitution" is being much discussed these days.
On the one hand, the woman who made the 1987 Constitution possible with her Proclamation No.3, Corazon C. Aquino, died on August 1, 2009.
On the other hand, another woman, the actual President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, tries to have the Constitution amended. This is the "Cha-Cha" (Charter Change) headline of the Philippines newspapers.
The first known constitution is the Constitution of Biak-na-Bato from 1897. It is known as the "Constitución Provisional de la República de Filipinas". Written in Spanish and Tagalog languages, it had been based on the first Cuban Constitution.
Following the declaration of independence from Spain, by the Revolutionary Government, a congress was held in Malolos, Bulacan in 1899 to draw up a constitution. It is therefore known as the "Constitución política de Malolos". The Malolos Constitution was written in Spanish.
The 1935 Constitution was written in 1934, approved and adopted by the Commonwealth of the Philippines (1935-1946) and later used by the Third Republic of the Philippines (1946-1972). It was written to meet the approval of the United States Government as well, so as to ensure that the U.S. would live up to its promise to grant the Philippines independence and not have a premise to hold onto its "possession" on the grounds that it was too politically immature and hence unready for full, real independence.
The 1943 Constitution was drafted by a committee appointed by the Philippine Executive Commission, the body established by the Japanese to administer the Philippines. The 1943 Constitution provided strong executive powers. The Legislature consisted of a unicameral National Assembly and only those considered as anti-US could stand for election, although in practice most legislators were appointed rather than elected.
The 1973 Constitution, promulgated after Marcos' declaration of martial law, introduced a parliamentary-style government. On October 16-17, 1976, majority of citizen assemblies approved that martial law should be continued and ratified the amendments to the Constitution proposed by President Marcos.
Following the EDSA People Power Revolution that removed President Ferdinand E. Marcos from office, the new President, Corazon C. Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3, nicknamed the "1986 Freedom Constitution" and the adoption of a provisional constitution that would prepare for the next constitution which became the 1987 constitution. The Constitution establishes the Philippines as a "democratic and republican State", where "sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them".
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( 3.7 / 75 )Our recent article about the Plastic Problem in the Philippines got lots of reactions.
In a comment Phil and Sue wrote:
(..)How about a campaign to use recycled paper and local native bags and containers, get local stores and markets to sign up to a NO TO PLASTIC.(..)
We did ask shoppers in the market of Mambajao why they did use plastic instead of nippa. The answers were discouraging: "It's free, it's light, it's modern".
It is the last argument "it's modern" that is dangerous. We could produce free and fashionable nippa bags, but we cannot convince the people here that nippa is more modern than plastic.
There are other groups fighting against plastic:
PETITION TO BAN PLASTIC BAGS IN THE PHILIPPINES
GAIA - Global Alliance for incinerator Alternatives
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( 2.7 / 13 )We have updated our Camiguin Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Guide.
We have updated our Camiguin Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Guide.
We already knew the neon lights of the Rooftop restaurant downtown Mambajao. We like the restaurant on the first floor and the bar on the roof. See here.
The "Rooftop" is also a fine hotel. It is the only hotel in Mambajao one can call "a hotel". Have a look here: Camiguin Rooftop Hotel
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( 3 / 16 )We recently sailed from Camiguin to Cebu. (see also: 18 hours from Camiguin to Bohol).
About 2 hours before arriving in the port of Cebu-City we looked over the water but also into the water. What we saw in the water made us thoughtful: PLASTIC everywhere PLASTIC.
Within every 20 square-feet of water swam PLASTIC. The debris did not only float on the surface, but could be seen down to a depth of several feet below the surface. A sea of PLASTIC.
Our beach is full of PLASTIC every morning. We collect it and bring it to the local junk-shop.
But on our way home, when we buy 2 or 3 things at the next sari-sari store, we are offered new PLASTIC bags for each item. We refuse them, because we have our reusable cotton bag with us.
STOP PLASTIC IN THE PHILIPPINES !
STOP PLASTIC WORLDWIDE !
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