Send Money Free

As was advertised on this week’s Filipino Asian Journal newspaper, for your first transaction using the coupon, here’s what to do:
1) Go to xoom.com, or click the logo on the right side of this webpage, and type in the information; contact, recipient, and the amount you want to send
2) Select delivery method; cash pick up, home delivery or direct deposit at their participating banks; be sure to use the coupon code MABILIS965 (this offer expires 10/31/2006)
3) Select a payment method; bank account, credit card or Paypal information
4) Let your recipient know the money is on the way, xoom.com will email the receipt and tracking information.

I have used Xoom for awhile and I haven't encounter any problems so far, and as what promised delivery was always on time.
The other reasons are:
Low fees – up to 80% cheaper than Western Union and MoneyGram’s online services, you can send as low as US$3.50
Convenience – you can transfer money anywhere and anytime they are online
Reliability – offers the customer a 100% satisfaction guarantee, you don't want your hard earned money to go up in ht eair
Flexibility – unlike with traditional money transfer companies, you have different choices of delivery options, they offer direct deposit to a bank account, cash pick up, secure debit cards, or home delivery.
Pick up locations are everywhere, to name a few, Equitable PCI, Cebuana Lhuillier, One Network Bank .

Disadvantage? I noticed that their exchange rate is somewhat lower compare to other Filipino owned door to door services. So before you decide, you may want to used the calculator to compare the fees on delivery against the exchange rate.

Really, a free internet calls?

I was trying to find out the validity of this websites internetcalls, and jajah to make free calls. The way it works is somewhat different from the regular internet calls, though they have the sip (session initiation protocol) option. From the main site, I punched in my cell phone number starting 001 Canadian international code. Next, I punched in the destination number. I decided to call my friend in the U.S. which is listed as one of the countries listed as free calls. Suddenly I heard my cell phone ringing. From my cell phone I heard my friend saying hello.
Wow, I got excited; I was talking to my friend! Then after awhile I thought about something. I checked my cell phone call log and surely it says call received from my friend. I text'd her up and her call log said same, too.
Who initiated the call? Your guess are better than mine.
I hope my telephone carrier won’t charge me, hehehe.

PC getting more and more Affordable

I was planning to send a desktop pc to my niece until I came across this promo from a famous pc outlet store, Ngenius IT Hub, Metro Cebu. Why buy overseas, let’s go local. With free installation and no hassle warranty, I am sure I’ll have my money worth. Aren’t you glad you’re helping out our economy?

Request your birth certificate online!

Instead of waiting in long lines and sweating out under the sun's intense heat at the National Statistics Office, we can now avail on this very useful online internet services. Thanks Inday for the tip, we can now request at our convenience on birth, marriage, or death certificates especially for our love ones in PI. Please visit ecensus.com.ph. Mode of payment is thru Equitable Bank or Union Bank and other major credit cards.

What a difference a technology can bring us!