Jay emailed me recently this:

Hi Sel!

I have seen in TV that PLDT is now offering its new product that directly competes with Bayan Telecommunications “Bayan Wireless Landline.” What can you say about it?

Yes, I’ve seen this too in TV. PLDT’s advertising their new wireless landline which is called PLDT Landline PLus. Of course, PLDT couldn’t use the term “Wireless Landline” for their wireless landline telephone because Bayan Telecommunication uses it already for their own wireless telephone.

These two products are both wireless telephone system. They only differ in the mode of paying the usage. PLDT Landline Plus is prepaid while Bayan Wireless Landline is post paid.

Currently, I haven’t tested it (PLDT Landline Plus) because in the first place, there’s no PLDT franchise here in Maasin City; And secondly, I will still look for households who subscribe to the new PLDT Landline Plus.

Anyway, according to PLDT, the PLDT Landline Plus can be used anywhere in the Philippines that has PLDT fixed and wireless network. But it doesn’t mean that a Metro Manila subscriber can use his PLDT Landline plus subscription outside Metro Manila. What I mean is, you can bring your PLDT Landline Plus unit and use it only on the place with the same area code where your subscription has been set to. It’s not like a mobile phone where you can bring it and use it anywhere in the country.

The good thing of it is, you can use it to send SMS or text messages. I still don’t know the the price of every SMS you sent especially to mobile phones… and I am still wondering if we can really send SMS or text message to mobile phones.