Choose Your Sim

Ever since the unlimited text service began,
I found myself keeping more than 1 sim.
Why? Because I want to keep in touch to the people I keep in touch with.
At some point, I have a Globe and Smart Sim.
Then, I dropped one of them and replaced Sun.
The frequency of a sim to be used depends on the promo they have
and how many people I can reach.
It even came to a point, I tried to manage 3 sims, each with its phone.
But I noticed that instead of saving money.
It seems more expensive.


Globe: Unlimited service is reliable.
20php per day x 30= 600php/month
Projected Cost per month: 700-up (load for non-Globe subscribers)


Smart: Unlimited service is somewhat reliable.
I have encountered a few times that I thought I registered unsuccessfully
but later I'll receive a notice that I was registered but I haven't used it all.
Sayang sa load.
15php per day x 30= 450php/month
Projected Cost per month: 500-up (load for non-SMART subscribers)


Sun: Unlimited service is reliable. But the signal in some areas
proves to be a challenge at times, which can affect the way you receive
text and call under this network.

150php/month.
Projected Cost per month: 300-up (load for non-Sun subscribers)


By the figure, SUN proves to be the most affordable.
Only that using sun can be lonely at times.
Even if you try to txt someone on the other network,
no one bothers to reply.
I don't know why I only encounter this when I use sun.
Compared to Globe and Smart.


I have this fixation that I must feel that I'm using the phone.
From chikkahan and all.
Not just waiting for someone to text.


How about you guys?
Do you use 2 sims or 1 sim like me?
(actually, I used to have 2. But my BFF and I are talking about
what will be our secondary sim. since we communicate a lot!
And my beau too.)

Identity Theft

I received a text from my brother this afternoon.
He was asking if we could talk.
I called him and just from his voice I knew he was upset about something.


"Ano gagawin mo pagka-ginamit ang pangalan mo sa masamang gawain
na di mo naman ginawa?"


It turned out that someone used his identity.
And it tried to rekindle a war from his former groupmates
from hell.


That 'someone' created a email, similar to what my brother's,
on a different domain.
For example, my brother uses chisato_kei@yahoo.com
That 'someone' created kei_chisato@gmail.com


And the gmail was used to sent a mail to one of his damned groupmates.
One of his groupmates claimed the email which my brother sent,
have said some profanities to them.


My brother said that he was confronted by this incident
by one of those damned groupmates.
I think it was in a computer shop.


My brother said he didn't email them at all.
And if indeed he would try to email someone from his groupmates,
it would not that person who received it.
But he insisted he's not interested at all to do such scheme.


Those bastards are hard-headed.
They still push my brother that it was he no doubt with such email.


I told my brother that I'm interested to get in touch with those bastards.
He said he didn't need my assistance and just hearing him out.


I'm upset that those bastards still continue to harass my brother.
They've been spreading rumors that he's a difficult group mate
when in fact, my brother did the WHOLE THING for them then
they dropped him off the group.


This is the second time I've asked my brother that I need to know
those guys.
I can't stand that they keep doing this to him.
This has to end.


But my brother said to me, "Kaya ko ito. Kailangan ko rin naman matuto ipagtanggol sarili ko."


He asked me if I have encountered it too.
I told him yes.
It was someone cloaking under my IP add. It tried to hack some of my on-line
accounts too, few were successfully stolen.
And due to that incident, some used it to their advantage to scar my identity.


The hacking incident was sad (nakakairita rather)
but at the same time I learned something.
I learned who were my real friends and those who knew the real me and can understand me.


My brother said how do I handle if someone thinks bad of me?
I told him, let them.
The truth shall and ultimately prevail.


Besides, people who are so stuck-up to prove their theory eg.
"Biatch yan si Nagi" or "Nanglalaglag yan si Aizen"
are in a hamster wheel ride.


John Maxwell said:
"Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it."

Goodbye Globe, Goodbye Hotdog.

I was having second-thoughts to cut the subscription
of Globe's wireless dsl.
But I have to. I can't stand to pay more than 1k per month
and just have the landline work. (We applied for the wireless+landline combo).
Despite not even reaching 1 week, we decided to terminate it.
The expectations for Globe wasn't high. Yeah, we need a good speed but also reliability in service.
Particularly the wireless since I badly need it.
If only the connection was there, we would have stayed.


Our family has been Globe subscribers for a long time. They gave us good freebies too.
But with wireless, I think we have to accept that the area and the eternal system restoration,
is not meant for us.
It was nice knowing you Globe broadband. But it's not yet the time.
At least not now.


Maybe if things will work out soon, we'll re-apply again.
So long, customer representatives, I will no longer rape your brains.
One rep tries to use the mute function. But heck it wouldn't work on me since I have telepathy.
Mwahaha..


You guys should try it too, if you feel the rep is not listening, try to say this:
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
Insert this while ranting.


If the rep says, "yes mam/sir, I understand you."
BINGO!

Anyway, we're looking for another provider.
We've had myPLDT and Globe.
Smart Bro- we're still thinking on it.
Bayantel DSL- seems promising but I need more reviews about it since the fee is higher than the others


I wish we can find a compatible dsl provider soon.

Bring me to Life!

Yay! Finally, our wi-fi is up and running. Well, the speed is somewhat normal. And slower as promised. But at least the stability is there. So I'd like to say:
Thank you, Globe! =3

Goodbye PLDT! The landline will stay though since I think that's the only thing that doesn't suck.

I'm still up right now (12:30 midnight in my clock) since I have a reporting and a thick HRD manual I need to read and be ready with the questions tomorrow. Argh~

Speak up subscribers! for Speak and Surf Globelines

I'm still alive~
Yay! 1st layie for the year 2008!
Lol. Just seeing this, makes me think when will I upload a new one next.


For a year-end report...
1. New company
2. Ouran cosplay Toycon 2007
3. A+ grades at Grad school
4. Rabies shots
5. Annual midnight shopping (for this year, we stayed at MoA til 12mn and stayed a bit longer for coffee)



Anyone tried Globeline's Speak n Surf?
Well, just when I thought I'll be able released from the PLDT curse.
Here comes a new form.
Globe SnS is like a faster version of what I experience from PLDT.
-_- It's still fluctuating, speed and all.
We got the landline and wireless net bundle.
I've searched the internet and voila! comments from unsatisfied subscribers.
We're still in the 7-day trial period.
If we're not happy, we can return it.
But I can feel my mom will not be happy if her globe landline will be returned.
However, if we stay for 2 years(lock-in period, I believe) having this kind of connection at all,
everybody's not going to be happy!!!



I've been trying to call Globe hotline.
The TSRs? No solution at all- just monitor, system under maintenance.
Then why the hell did you guys even bother to release your product in the market
if all of us, new subscribers will face system maintenance.
The company should have anticipated LONG before the demand for bandwidth.


gyah. I overheard someone at the background, "kakabit lang, nawala na agad connection."
Pardon me, to say this but, ulol ba kayo? Ginusto ba namin mawala ang connection?
Jeez..