March 20, 2000
PSE CIRCULAR FOR BROKERS NO. 710-00
March 17, 2000
GLOBE HANDYPHONE LAUNCHES RP'S FIRST CHAT SERVICE VIA SMS
Pioneering digital leader GLOBE TELECOM will be introducing another industry first with its launching this weekend of the Philippines' first-ever application of Mobile Chat services through its Globe Handyphone cellular phone service.
The new Globe Mobile Chat service, which will make use of Globe Handyphone's text messaging or SMS (Short Message Service) capability, is a virtual discussion forum that allows users to chat anonymously on their mobile phones through the exchange of text messages. Unlike in normal text messaging applications, information about message senders, such as the originating phone number, will not be reflected in the Mobile Chat service messages. Instead, nicknames or codenames will be used by the Globe chatters in identifying themselves and each other while using the Mobile Chat service.
Globe Mobile Chat Service is similar to a normal Internet chat- service, where a mobile phone user can send a message to other people without revealing his real name or contact number. Also like Internet chatting,...
