Sending Load To A Cell Phone In The Philippines

[dale_trisha 3]

We have used Arty with great success. I have figured about our weekly need and have setup an autoload schedule with Arty to handle the loads on a weekly basis. I have had that running for about 6 months with no issues.

For most texts we I have a Chikka txt account set up on my PC and mobile in the US. My txt costs are pretty nill with that and hers is just a couple peso to send to me. Plus you can do MMS through Chikka, also loads which I used to do but found Arty better. With Arty if you call customer service after you have used them so much they will increase your monthly limit.

But as our txt bills increased, we eventually have switched to mostly YM with a web cam for about 99% of our communication.

[xylide 2]

Pardon me, but I am very technology-challenged.

I loosely understand the sim cards and such, but here's what I THINK I am seeing. When I go to RP, I can buy a phone and use it back HERE in the USA to keep our calls and texts cheaper??? That sounds awesome, if I am understanding this correctly.

Right now, my angel texts within Phil for P2, but it's P15 to text ME here in the U.S.

Correct, I bought a phone from Phils, 1/hr before you leave, you txt ROAM ON or somehting of that sort to the provider number depending if it's Globe or Smart. Now, they can continue to txt that Phone for 1-peso. I only use that phone to recieve txt, then I either text her back with my phone(I have an international txt plan with AT&T-100 txt for $9.99/month) or I txt her thru Yahoo Messenger(free for me). You SO would have to have a Yahoo account and she/he can add their Phone # to that account so txt messages from YM can get sent to them.

She even txt me back on YM and it only cost her 2.50-peso to txt my YM. I have a smart phone with unlimited data plan, so, I'm pretty much connected to YM 24/7.

Not sure how much it is for her to call me, but I'm the one that does the calling. Plus, I go thru Gorilla Mobile when calling Phils, they charge .9cents for landline or .15cents to cell phone.

Ingats!!

Hi All and Happy New Year!

I am glad to read all the posts and I guess I am doing things correct.

I use PLDT to buy load.

I also use Arty, depending on mood LOL

Here is what I did: When I was in Philippines, I purchased a cellphone and got Smart Sim card. An hour before I left, I put it on ROAM, took out the sim card and gave the phone to my fiancee. (phone only works on the frequency there)

When I arrived in USA I went to the Nokia web site, purchased an "Unlocked" phone, put sim card in the phone.

Now my fiancee and other Philippine friends can text me for the cost of a local text.

I don't text back with that phone cause it cost about 60 peso I think. I use my USA cell phone to text back, I purchased an international plan with AT&T.

Good luck. I hope all this information helps!!

hello,

im going to send my husband a roaming simcard but he doesn't know where he can get a cellphone to use it..

how and where did u get an "unlocked" phone?

i want him to get even a cheapest phone, just to use the roaming simcard..

thank you..

[Loving Neneng 1]

Pardon me, but I am very technology-challenged.

I loosely understand the sim cards and such, but here's what I THINK I am seeing. When I go to RP, I can buy a phone and use it back HERE in the USA to keep our calls and texts cheaper??? That sounds awesome, if I am understanding this correctly.

Right now, my angel texts within Phil for P2, but it's P15 to text ME here in the U.S.

Correct, I bought a phone from Phils, 1/hr before you leave, you txt ROAM ON or somehting of that sort to the provider number depending if it's Globe or Smart. Now, they can continue to txt that Phone for 1-peso. I only use that phone to recieve txt, then I either text her back with my phone(I have an international txt plan with AT&T-100 txt for $9.99/month) or I txt her thru Yahoo Messenger(free for me). You SO would have to have a Yahoo account and she/he can add their Phone # to that account so txt messages from YM can get sent to them.

She even txt me back on YM and it only cost her 2.50-peso to txt my YM. I have a smart phone with unlimited data plan, so, I'm pretty much connected to YM 24/7.

Not sure how much it is for her to call me, but I'm the one that does the calling. Plus, I go thru Gorilla Mobile when calling Phils, they charge .9cents for landline or .15cents to cell phone.

Ingats!!

Hi All and Happy New Year!

I am glad to read all the posts and I guess I am doing things correct.

I use PLDT to buy load.

I also use Arty, depending on mood LOL

Here is what I did: When I was in Philippines, I purchased a cellphone and got Smart Sim card. An hour before I left, I put it on ROAM, took out the sim card and gave the phone to my fiancee. (phone only works on the frequency there)

When I arrived in USA I went to the Nokia web site, purchased an "Unlocked" phone, put sim card in the phone.

Now my fiancee and other Philippine friends can text me for the cost of a local text.

I don't text back with that phone cause it cost about 60 peso I think. I use my USA cell phone to text back, I purchased an international plan with AT&T.

Good luck. I hope all this information helps!!

hello,

im going to send my husband a roaming simcard but he doesn't know where he can get a cellphone to use it..

how and where did u get an "unlocked" phone?

i want him to get even a cheapest phone, just to use the roaming simcard..

thank you..

Here is what I do. I tx her from Chikka on my computer and the cost is nothing to me. If I am not home and need to text I use my Verizon Wireless phone and the cost is .15 cents. She texts me on my cellphone which I bought used from Ebay (Motorola V180) for approximately $45. You MUST make sure that it has the correct band to work in the USA. The safest phone to buy is a quad band phone, that way it works in USA and Philippines. When I leave the Philippines I put it in roam by texting ROAM ON to smart (333) is the number you send it to and then when I return to the Philippines I text ROAM OFF (also to 333) and then within minutes I can call her or text her. To make sure I am covered while in USA I have both Smart and Globe sims in roam. I put the Globe in roam the day before I leave the Phils and then Smart the day that I leave. Works great for me and no cost to her to tx me if she has unlimited in smart and if not it is only 1peso same as texting others in Phils.

[SomedaySomehow 1]

Pardon me, but I am very technology-challenged.

I loosely understand the sim cards and such, but here's what I THINK I am seeing. When I go to RP, I can buy a phone and use it back HERE in the USA to keep our calls and texts cheaper??? That sounds awesome, if I am understanding this correctly.

Right now, my angel texts within Phil for P2, but it's P15 to text ME here in the U.S.

Correct, I bought a phone from Phils, 1/hr before you leave, you txt ROAM ON or somehting of that sort to the provider number depending if it's Globe or Smart. Now, they can continue to txt that Phone for 1-peso. I only use that phone to recieve txt, then I either text her back with my phone(I have an international txt plan with AT&T-100 txt for $9.99/month) or I txt her thru Yahoo Messenger(free for me). You SO would have to have a Yahoo account and she/he can add their Phone # to that account so txt messages from YM can get sent to them.

She even txt me back on YM and it only cost her 2.50-peso to txt my YM. I have a smart phone with unlimited data plan, so, I'm pretty much connected to YM 24/7.

Not sure how much it is for her to call me, but I'm the one that does the calling. Plus, I go thru Gorilla Mobile when calling Phils, they charge .9cents for landline or .15cents to cell phone.

Ingats!!

Hi All and Happy New Year!

I am glad to read all the posts and I guess I am doing things correct.

I use PLDT to buy load.

I also use Arty, depending on mood LOL

Here is what I did: When I was in Philippines, I purchased a cellphone and got Smart Sim card. An hour before I left, I put it on ROAM, took out the sim card and gave the phone to my fiancee. (phone only works on the frequency there)

When I arrived in USA I went to the Nokia web site, purchased an "Unlocked" phone, put sim card in the phone.

Now my fiancee and other Philippine friends can text me for the cost of a local text.

I don't text back with that phone cause it cost about 60 peso I think. I use my USA cell phone to text back, I purchased an international plan with AT&T.

Good luck. I hope all this information helps!!

hello,

im going to send my husband a roaming simcard but he doesn't know where he can get a cellphone to use it..

how and where did u get an "unlocked" phone?

i want him to get even a cheapest phone, just to use the roaming simcard..

thank you..

Here is what I do. I tx her from Chikka on my computer and the cost is nothing to me. If I am not home and need to text I use my Verizon Wireless phone and the cost is .15 cents. She texts me on my cellphone which I bought used from Ebay (Motorola V180) for approximately $45. You MUST make sure that it has the correct band to work in the USA. The safest phone to buy is a quad band phone, that way it works in USA and Philippines. When I leave the Philippines I put it in roam by texting ROAM ON to smart (333) is the number you send it to and then when I return to the Philippines I text ROAM OFF (also to 333) and then within minutes I can call her or text her. To make sure I am covered while in USA I have both Smart and Globe sims in roam. I put the Globe in roam the day before I leave the Phils and then Smart the day that I leave. Works great for me and no cost to her to tx me if she has unlimited in smart and if not it is only 1peso same as texting others in Phils.

I have a question about people using chikka ..... i haven't tried it yet ... but I did some reading .... I understand for me to text from my pc to her mobile phone would be free for me .... is there a cost she incurs from me texting her this way? I read that some plans/countries will charge the recipent.

Thanks in advance ... this would save me money if she doesn't incur cost for my incoming texts.

[xylide 2]

Pardon me, but I am very technology-challenged.

I loosely understand the sim cards and such, but here's what I THINK I am seeing. When I go to RP, I can buy a phone and use it back HERE in the USA to keep our calls and texts cheaper??? That sounds awesome, if I am understanding this correctly.

Right now, my angel texts within Phil for P2, but it's P15 to text ME here in the U.S.

Correct, I bought a phone from Phils, 1/hr before you leave, you txt ROAM ON or somehting of that sort to the provider number depending if it's Globe or Smart. Now, they can continue to txt that Phone for 1-peso. I only use that phone to recieve txt, then I either text her back with my phone(I have an international txt plan with AT&T-100 txt for $9.99/month) or I txt her thru Yahoo Messenger(free for me). You SO would have to have a Yahoo account and she/he can add their Phone # to that account so txt messages from YM can get sent to them.

She even txt me back on YM and it only cost her 2.50-peso to txt my YM. I have a smart phone with unlimited data plan, so, I'm pretty much connected to YM 24/7.

Not sure how much it is for her to call me, but I'm the one that does the calling. Plus, I go thru Gorilla Mobile when calling Phils, they charge .9cents for landline or .15cents to cell phone.

Ingats!!

Hi All and Happy New Year!

I am glad to read all the posts and I guess I am doing things correct.

I use PLDT to buy load.

I also use Arty, depending on mood LOL

Here is what I did: When I was in Philippines, I purchased a cellphone and got Smart Sim card. An hour before I left, I put it on ROAM, took out the sim card and gave the phone to my fiancee. (phone only works on the frequency there)

When I arrived in USA I went to the Nokia web site, purchased an "Unlocked" phone, put sim card in the phone.

Now my fiancee and other Philippine friends can text me for the cost of a local text.

I don't text back with that phone cause it cost about 60 peso I think. I use my USA cell phone to text back, I purchased an international plan with AT&T.

Good luck. I hope all this information helps!!

hello,

im going to send my husband a roaming simcard but he doesn't know where he can get a cellphone to use it..

how and where did u get an "unlocked" phone?

i want him to get even a cheapest phone, just to use the roaming simcard..

thank you..

Here is what I do. I tx her from Chikka on my computer and the cost is nothing to me. If I am not home and need to text I use my Verizon Wireless phone and the cost is .15 cents. She texts me on my cellphone which I bought used from Ebay (Motorola V180) for approximately $45. You MUST make sure that it has the correct band to work in the USA. The safest phone to buy is a quad band phone, that way it works in USA and Philippines. When I leave the Philippines I put it in roam by texting ROAM ON to smart (333) is the number you send it to and then when I return to the Philippines I text ROAM OFF (also to 333) and then within minutes I can call her or text her. To make sure I am covered while in USA I have both Smart and Globe sims in roam. I put the Globe in roam the day before I leave the Phils and then Smart the day that I leave. Works great for me and no cost to her to tx me if she has unlimited in smart and if not it is only 1peso same as texting others in Phils.

we used chikka to text each other,but when he changed his mobile carrier,it doesn't accept text from chikka anymore..

so u use ur roam sim with the cellphone u bought?

i saw ur signature and it says that USEM asked for marriage index?

what was that? why did they ask for that?

is it required for cr1/ir1 applicants?

[Loving Neneng 1]

Pardon me, but I am very technology-challenged.

I loosely understand the sim cards and such, but here's what I THINK I am seeing. When I go to RP, I can buy a phone and use it back HERE in the USA to keep our calls and texts cheaper??? That sounds awesome, if I am understanding this correctly.

Right now, my angel texts within Phil for P2, but it's P15 to text ME here in the U.S.

Correct, I bought a phone from Phils, 1/hr before you leave, you txt ROAM ON or somehting of that sort to the provider number depending if it's Globe or Smart. Now, they can continue to txt that Phone for 1-peso. I only use that phone to recieve txt, then I either text her back with my phone(I have an international txt plan with AT&T-100 txt for $9.99/month) or I txt her thru Yahoo Messenger(free for me). You SO would have to have a Yahoo account and she/he can add their Phone # to that account so txt messages from YM can get sent to them.

She even txt me back on YM and it only cost her 2.50-peso to txt my YM. I have a smart phone with unlimited data plan, so, I'm pretty much connected to YM 24/7.

Not sure how much it is for her to call me, but I'm the one that does the calling. Plus, I go thru Gorilla Mobile when calling Phils, they charge .9cents for landline or .15cents to cell phone.

Ingats!!

Hi All and Happy New Year!

I am glad to read all the posts and I guess I am doing things correct.

I use PLDT to buy load.

I also use Arty, depending on mood LOL

Here is what I did: When I was in Philippines, I purchased a cellphone and got Smart Sim card. An hour before I left, I put it on ROAM, took out the sim card and gave the phone to my fiancee. (phone only works on the frequency there)

When I arrived in USA I went to the Nokia web site, purchased an "Unlocked" phone, put sim card in the phone.

Now my fiancee and other Philippine friends can text me for the cost of a local text.

I don't text back with that phone cause it cost about 60 peso I think. I use my USA cell phone to text back, I purchased an international plan with AT&T.

Good luck. I hope all this information helps!!

hello,

im going to send my husband a roaming simcard but he doesn't know where he can get a cellphone to use it..

how and where did u get an "unlocked" phone?

i want him to get even a cheapest phone, just to use the roaming simcard..

thank you..

Here is what I do. I tx her from Chikka on my computer and the cost is nothing to me. If I am not home and need to text I use my Verizon Wireless phone and the cost is .15 cents. She texts me on my cellphone which I bought used from Ebay (Motorola V180) for approximately $45. You MUST make sure that it has the correct band to work in the USA. The safest phone to buy is a quad band phone, that way it works in USA and Philippines. When I leave the Philippines I put it in roam by texting ROAM ON to smart (333) is the number you send it to and then when I return to the Philippines I text ROAM OFF (also to 333) and then within minutes I can call her or text her. To make sure I am covered while in USA I have both Smart and Globe sims in roam. I put the Globe in roam the day before I leave the Phils and then Smart the day that I leave. Works great for me and no cost to her to tx me if she has unlimited in smart and if not it is only 1peso same as texting others in Phils.

I have a question about people using chikka ..... i haven't tried it yet ... but I did some reading .... I understand for me to text from my pc to her mobile phone would be free for me .... is there a cost she incurs from me texting her this way? I read that some plans/countries will charge the recipent.

Thanks in advance ... this would save me money if she doesn't incur cost for my incoming texts.

Hello sorry late reply but yes it is free for anyone in the Philippines to receive incoming texts from Chikka. For the sake of the forum I will send you a private message about Chikka and how to use it to your advantage. Take care