How To: Automatically Reply, Respond To SMS, Text Message

In my previous post, I demonstrated how to schedule SMS sending at later point in time. There I described how to automatically send future text messages to a group of numbers with predefined text messages.

In this post, I'm going to share, yet, another cool mobile applications that can automatically respond to all incoming SMS with pre-formatted text messages. Such auto responding app is useful especially if you're out busy or driving. And me as a prepaid load retailer, I personally find such auto replier app useful because everytime my friends ask me for reload in the middle of the night, I would just activate my autoresponder app and auto notify them with custom message.

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Below are SMS auto responders that should work on iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Symbian s60 and Java phones. Take a look and let me know in the comments how helpful these applications for you.

BlackBaller PRO - Automatically Respond To SMS, Text Messages

BlackBaller/BlackBaller Pro is an easy to use application by KillerMobile that can perform advanced call and messaging functions. This mobile application can automatically respond to all incoming SMS, text messages and even calls using predefined text message. This auto reply application can also blocks unwanted SMS, spams and calls.

BlackBaller PRO is available for Nokia Symbian S60v3 and S60v5, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and Android. Download BlackBaller PRO here.

Don't Text Me - A Nifty Auto Respond App for iPhone, iPad

This is a smart auto response application for iPhone, iPad that can automatically respond to incoming SMS/text messages. The application lets you auto notify your friends or boss that you're away and busy at the moment whenever they send you text messages. Once activated, Don't Text Me auto reply text messages to senders telling that you are in a meeting, in class, or out for dinner and you can only take back the message by the time you are free.

This is a must have application for iPhone and iPad. Download Don't Text Me at iTunes App Store.

Can't Text for Android - Auto Reply to SMS, Text Messages

Makers of Can't Text Android app are inspired to reduce the alarming cases of road or vehicular accidents today. Can't Text enables every user to resist the temptation of texting while busy especially driving. Once activated, the application can automatically respond to the senders with pre-formatted messages.

The application comes into two version: the free (ad-sponsored) and full version ($0.99). Download and install Can't Text for Android.

I'm Busy SMS Auto Responder - Auto respond incoming text messages, SMS | Blackberry, Java and Symbian

I'm Busy SMS Auto Responder is your nifty virtual assistant. It automatically responds to SMS with custom message without having to touch your phone.

I'm Busy SMS auto replier eliminates the hassle of responding to every message. Just activate "I'm Busy" and let the app do the work for you. The "I'm Busy" AutoResponder works on Blackberry's, Java, Nokia S60's, and phones with Symbian operating system.

Download I'm Busy Auto Responder for Blackberry, Java, and Symbian here.

There you have it. Hopefully you can pick and install a working SMS Auto Responder for your iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian, Android and Java phone.

Forward incoming SMS, text messages to another phone

How To: Automatically Send SMS, Text Messages At Later Time

iPhone users, check out this guide how to easily send scheduled SMS without jailbreaking or additional software required.

Are you forgetful? Do you often miss to send important messages to your family, friends, or officemates on right time? Well, if yes, then an SMS Scheduler for java, Symbian, iPhone or Android application comes to your rescue.

One of the missing components in most mobile handsets today is the ability to auto send SMS messages at later point in time. A mobile application that can automatically send text messages at scheduled time is important especially for those people who want to plan in advance. With SMS Scheduler application installed on your iPhone, Android, Symbian or Java device, you can be the first to forward birthday greetings to your friends, or remind them for some important events.

New iPhone App Lets You Send Emails/SMS At Scheduled Date/Time

In this post, I'm going to share some of the best (and free) SMS Scheduler application that can be installed on most Motorola, Samsung, and Sony Ericson Java phone, s60 Symbian devices, Android and iPhones.

Mobile software, applications that can schedule SMS/text message sending at later time - for iPhone, Android, Symbian, and Java Phone:

SMSScheduler (Nokia s60) - The Smartest Way To Send Future Messages

Just compose a predefined SMS message, set sending date, and allow SMSScheduler to automatically send the predefined text message at the scheduled date & time. SMSScheduler requires the latest version of Python and is compatible to all s60v3 Nokia devices (list of s60v3 Nokia devices).

Download SMSScheduler [12.2KB] for FREE and start sending important messages to important people at later date/time.

SMS Scheduler for Android - Send Text Messages In The Future

If you're a happy owner of Android phone, never again will you miss to greet your loved ones on their birthdays or auto notify them for some important reminders.

With SMS Scheduler for Android, you can choose to whom and when you want to send an SMS.

Schedule your SMS and don’t worry anymore. You ’ll be notified when the SMS is sent and delivered. Free SMS Scheduler Download for Android.

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biteSMS - Schedule SMS Sending on your iPhone

This is an SMS utility application designed for iPhone. BiteSMS is loaded with extra messaging features such as auto-sending of SMS at later time. The app allows you to schedule the sending of text message to a person at a particular date and time. This SMS scheduling application is great and easy to use. You can specify any future date and time for scheduling your text message. For more information visit the official site.

Txtot - Free SMS Scheduler App for the iPhone (No Need To Jailbreak)

Txtot is yet another killer app for the iPhone that lets you schedule your SMS text message and send it at later point in time. Txtot works almost similarly with SMS Scheduler for Symbian; write your text messages and set sending date and time. Good thing about it is that there's no need for you to jailbreak your iPhone. Download it here.

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SMS Scheduler JAR Version (Java Phone) - Automate Sending of SMS, Text Messages at Later Time

If you don't have Android, iPhone or Symbian phone, then, this application is ideally right for you. This is an SMS Scheduler application especially designed for Java phones including Samsung, Sony Ericson, Motorola, etc. One major requirement to fully use this app is to patch your device so as to remove annoying pop-ups like "Allow application to send message?". Download SMS Scheduler for Java HERE.

How To: Automatically Reply, Respond To SMS, Text Message

There you have it! Four must-have SMS applications to answer your SMS scheduling needs. I personally find these apps useful especially if I am to avail some call/text messaging promo which is often a headache especially if done during peak-hours. With SMS Scheduler app installed on my phone, I can do the registration process in the middle of the night while I'm soundly asleep.

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If you can think of any other SMS Scheduler for iPhone, Android, Bada, Symbian, or Java phones, please let me know by dropping comments below. Make your smartphone even smarter by reading these cool tips and tricks for your phone.

What To Expect For Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11

Mobile web giant Opera is set to release a whole new breed of ultra-fast mobile browser tomorrow, March 22.

Both Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 will be available for download tomorrow; its gonna be a Beta release so guys don't dare miss it. Be the first to try Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11!

Opera Mini and Opera Mobile have been the top-downloaded mobile browser on earth, apparently because of its stunning features giving each user a unique browsing experience.

And talking about features, both Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 should now come with advanced capabilities while tabbed browsing, cool UI, ultra-speed, data compression - name them all - are retained. Mobile enthusiasts all over the world should now be feeling excited about this new family of Opera browser for mobile. 


Features of Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 - What to expect? 


What features and specifications to expect for Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 by the way? Well, here's my take: (share yours by leaving comments below)

Both Opera Mini 6 (OM6)  and Opera Mobile 11 should now support Flash!

Opera has tamed its users that when they're to release new versions of Opera, users can expect for something "new"! With that reputation, both Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 should now have a technology that enable mobile users to browse webpages with embedded flash, video and audio documents. If the current versions of Opera Mini support such technology, I don't think they had to made such major overhaul. 


Opera Mini that supports flash is possible, hopefully we can have that in Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11!

Opera Mini 6 and Opera Mobile 11 that supports geo-tagging. Why not?

Location-based, geo-tagging services are now on the rise, and Opera pretty understands that. A mobile browser that can point out your current location is quite possibly an update that Opera can craft off this 2011. It's possible, I tell you!

If you can think of other possible features that Opera can give this 2011, please do share. Leave them as comments below!

Receive Emails as SMS for FREE (No GPRS Needed)

Auto-forwarding of mail to another email account is cool. But what must be cooler is to know that we can automatically forward all inbound mails straight to our phone.


This FREE of charge auto-forwarding of mail to SMS procedure that I'm about to share works well with Globe, TM, and Sun Cellular subscribers. This trick should also work with mail providers that support forwarding just like Gmail (I don't know with Yahoo if they have this feature for free).


Ok, let me explain this: Auto-forwarding of incoming mails to our phone is made possible by 'exploiting' the FastMail service of Globe. FastMail is a whole new facility of Globe that allows you to send and receive emails using your mobile phone. Simply put, you can send SMS via email using FastMail with this format <639xxxxxxxxx>@fast.ph. With that said, I came up with a conclusion that I could actually receive my emails straight to my mobile phone for FREE.

Here's the procedure:

All we need to do is to perform a little configuration in our Gmail account:

1. Click "Settings" at the top of any Gmail page, and open the "Forwarding and POP/IMAP" tab.

2. From the first drop-down menu in the
Forwarding section, select "Add new email address".

3. Enter [email protected] (Exapmle: [email protected])

4. For security reasons, Google will send a verification code to your number shortly.

5. Open your forwarding email account, and find the confirmation message from the Gmail team.

6. Click the verification link in that email.

7. Back in your Gmail account, select the "Forward a copy of incoming mail to..." option and select your forwarding
address you've created from the drop-down menu.

8. Select the action you'd like your messages to take from the drop-down menu. You can choose to keep Gmail's copy of the message in your inbox, or you can send it automatically to All Mail or Trash.

9. Click Save Changes.

You also can set up filters to forward messages that meet specific criteria. You can create 20 filters that forward to other addresses. You can maximize your filtered forwarding by combining filters that send to the same address

Now, let's do some test by sending an email to your Gmail using other email account like Yahoo, Hotmail...etc.

FastMail should be able to deliver your email straight to your phone! That's it!

(Note: You can only view the first 55 characters of each email received. But at least, you get informed about inbound mails from time to time be it a about Facebook notifications or any.)

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HTML/PHP Editor For Nokia Symbian Phone

I was looking for a running HTML/PHP editor for my symbian phone when a friend of mine got this S60 HTML Editor as his recommendation.

This FREE Python mobile application is another simple but useful editor for HTML code (and even PHP) on Symbian smartphones. This mobile HTML editor allows webmasters out there to write and edit their HTML pages directly on their smartphones!

This HTML/PHP Editor for mobile has the following key features:

• Quick preview of your HTML using phone's native browser
• Easy insertion of HTML tags and entities using quick menu
• Automatic control for the close tags (for tags such as strong, em, a, etc)
• Fast moving through the text using hot keys and menus
• The editor is written in Python using appuifw2 extension module (FREE Download Here)
• It comes with transitional HTML templates
• You must have Python installed on your phone (FREE Download Here)

S60 HTML/PHP Editor for symbian, or I must say notepad++ for mobile phone, comes with all the controls a web programmer needs. Such controls include Find and Replace function, Page Up and Down, among others.

Complement your PAMP (Personal Apache MySQL PHP) with this useful and FREE HTML Editor for s60 mobile.

How To Record FM Radio Broadcast Straight From Your Phone?

How To Record FM Radio Broadcast Straight From Your Phone?

If you could name a mobile application that allows you to record FM Radio broadcast, then, please let us know (leave a comment below).

FM Radio Recorder for mobile phone would be once again part of my wish-list this year for mega mobile platforms: Symbian, Java, Python, Bada, Android, Qt, among others. You might as well think of this app a piece of crap, but hey, there's a whole lot more you need to know why you need to install an FM Recorder for your phone.

FM Radio Recorder application for mobile phone should come to the rescue everytime there's a need to record radio programmes you think deserves to be streamed a second time. Radio Recorder for Nokia, and even for iPhone, Samsung, Motorola, and Sony-Ericson also eliminates the need for you to download audio files of your favorite artists. Given the fact that your phone has the ability to fetch streams of data out of radio broadcast, you can just actually hit a "record" button everytime your favorite song is played on the radio. Save. And that's it

The Ultimate Voice Recorder for s60 was quite introduced with a little hype as it doesn't perform audio recording from FM Radio broadcast, contrary to the buzz that it really does. There was also a Python app for Symbian, believed to be capable of recording FM broadcast, but the app doesn't help either.

In the world of mobile computing, FM Recorder for mobile would be another money-making software if realized.

What About Video Capture Application For Mobile?

A video capture application for mobile could be the next big thing in mobile computing in the coming years.

Mobile Video Capture allows you to record your mobile screen activity with a simple UI that comes with all the functions/controls easily accessible even if the app is hidden or run at the background.
Mobile Video Capture should work seamlessly on every s60 handset without a need of computers and additional hardware/software, and the recorded streams of data could be saved in a wide variety of video formats playable at every mobile handsets. The user should have the option to auto save all recorded data once the program is launched.

Video Capture for Nokia and even for iPhone, Samsung, Sony Ericson, and Motorola solves the problem of showing some piece of information or tutorials that would be best learned if demonstrated in action with a short video clips. If you are to demonstrate some bits of "how tos" in your phone, it would be nice to have it seen in action.

There may be only two reasons why a stand-alone mobile video capture application is not developed today. First, the implementation of such utility app is quite hard. And second, mobile developers today no longer find such video capture application a need.

How to automatically forward text messages to another phone?

Forward all your incoming calls and messages with Psiloc Total Forwarder.

You heard it right!

You can now automatically forward text messages to another phone with this revolutionary offer of Psiloc - Total Forwarder.

Most s60 handsets of Nokia today have the capability to auto-forward calls to another number. And yeah, they work so well. But this call forwarding feature of Nokia is not always supported by a number of network providers today.

Psiloc Total Forwarder solves this issue. Non only will Psiloc Total Forwarder automatically forwards all incoming calls to another phone number but it also forwards incoming text messages to another number.

This is the safest way for you not to miss all important phone calls from your schools, company or a boss. With Psiloc Total Forwarder you do not have to carry all your phones with you any more.

This is a must-have utility Symbian application for s60 devices.

Psiloc Mobile Mouse: Turn Your Mobile Phone As A Mouse

Turn your phone into a computer mouse!
This extraordinary solution transforms a mobile phone into a Bluetooth mobile mouse.When the application is installed on the phone, a PC computer with Windows XP and Service Pack 2 installed, automatically recognizes it as a mouse. There is no need for any additional PC software.

Advantages for the users of Mobile Mouse include: controlling the mouse’s position with navigation keys, using soft keys as left/right mouse’s button and setting the mouse’s speed.

PAMP: Personal Apache MySQL PHP - Server Package for Mobile

It is now possible to execute PHP, SQL scripts in your mobile phone!

Those of us familiar with dynamic web programming have most likely heard the term LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) or WAMP(Windows, Apache, MySQL and PHP). LAMP/WAMP refers to a stack of software used to run a website or server. In LAMP, Apache is the web server, MySQL is the database and PHP is the programming language. Good news is that, as the outcome of the open source research of Nokia PAMP, the AMP stack for Series60 mobile devices is now available. Now a Series60 device can be turned into a web server - LAMP users can publish their PHP sites on their mobile devices which can be accessed from anywhere in the world.

The PAMP Stack

In the Symbian Series60 environment the AMP stack is implemented over Open C. Open C is a set of industry-standard POSIX and middleware C libraries for S60 on Symbian OS. In PAMP, PHP and MySQL are both version 5.

Installing PAMP

The pre-requisite for running PAMP is a Symbian Series60 3rd edition handset having 128MB of free RAM. As per the PAMP wiki they have tested with Nokia N95 8GB and Nokia E90. But any S60 3rd edition phone with sufficient memory should work. (I used Nokia N95 8GB (thanks to Mr. Benjamin Allen H. Burgos III)).

The PAMP installation package (the one I used and test-run) can be downloaded here.

You should install the following files contained in the package (just hit "yes" for some security prompts):

1. pips_s60_1_2_SS.sis
2. openc_ssl.sis
3. PythonForS60_1_4_1_3rdEd.sis
4. PythonScriptShell_1_4_1_3rdEd.sis
5. pamp_with_htdocs_on_...sisx

NOTE: To avoid "Certificate Errors", move your date back to year 2008 (In my case, I moved the phone's date to November 2, 2008).




Figure 1: PAMP Installed

The installation will then create the following new directories:

* c:\data\apache - the ServerRoot of Apache httpd.
* c:\data\php - the location of PHP's ini file.
* c:\data\mysql - the location of MySQL's configuration file.
* c:\mysql - the location of MySQL databases.
* e:\data\apache\htdocs - the DocumentRoot of Apache httpd (In WAMP, this is your www directory).

NOTE: DocumentRoot is always on E:, so you cannot install PAMP on a device that lacks a memory card. However, after the installation, DocumentRoot can be made to point elsewhere.

Building a Network of Connectivity/Creating a LAN

This is an optional thing for you to do as I've found out that this is only a need if you're to manipulate your databases residing on your phone using your laptop via Ad-Hoc network. Importing your databases to your phone's memory (c:\mysql ) simplifies the task. A detailed description on connectivity can be found here.

Running the PAMP

Step 1: Start PAMP, MySQL, Apache



You PAMP should look like this:



(Note: I was able to setup my WLAN and so I've got this IP:169.254.185.141)

Step 2: Let's Test ....

Using the phone's native browser or Opera Mobile 10, browse to http://127.0.0.1 or http://localhost/. You should be greeted with a page that says It works!.

For Default Browser...




For Opera Mobile 10...




Step 3: View phpinfo.php file

Run More PHP Scripts

There are a number of FREE html/php editor for mobile flooded in the internet today, but LCG X-plore should still do.

Step 1: Create hello.php file



Step 2: Save the file. Make sure to save hello.php file under e:\data\apache\htdocs\ directory.

NOTE: Saving the file as Unicode doesn't work. So make sure to uncheck Save as Unicode.

Step 3: Run...




That's it...

Mobile Mouse - Phone As A Mouse

Psiloc iRemote was able to turn our infrared-enabled mobile phone into a real remote control allowing us to control our TV and other appliance sets. Psiloc Connect was then released allowing us to control our PC and other bluetooth devices with our phone via bluetooth. And Psiloc seemed to have forgotten to turn every phone into a mouse - a wireless computer mouse.

The idea came to flash in my mind when I found out that every working optical mouse has a property that is closely similar to that found in most native phone cameras. Of course, optical mouse works with a laser, but phone as mouse should still be possible and programmable using the imaging property of the phone or the built-in accelerometer.

Here's my idea on how to make phone a mouse:

Using our phone's native camera, you need to position your phone properly (with camera pointing to the ground/mouse pad). Mobile Mouse should communicate your PC via bluetooth. Movements or irregularities detected on your phone should update the current position of your mouse pointer. That is, everytime your phone is moved, Mobile Mouse should send signals or digital position to your PC alerting that the phone is moved.

Accuracy and responsiveness could somehow be a concern. But hey, isn't it cool to navigate through your computer using your phone as pointing device? I suggest, the "Call" and "Exit" key should be where left-clicking and right-clicking should be carried out.

Implementing Mobile Mouse using the imaging tools of Nokia could somehow be a very tedious job. Imagine, the device has to capture bits of data (image) and transport it to PC wirelessly using Bluetooth. Accelerometers and all sensors that come in most Nokia handsets should simplify the problem.

Again, turning your phone into a pointing device is a possibility.

The Old-Fashioned Mobile Apps Ideas of Nokia

The past weeks prior to the official release of N8 and C-series, Nokia released a voted shortlist of 13 mobile software/application ideas coming from mobile enthusiasts all over the world. The effort was a hit of course as it gave every user the opportunity to communicate with Nokia's software development team.

I thought, however, that Nokia were soliciting mobile app ideas that will surely kill every top-of-the-line mobile software of today. I was expecting that Nokia would have a mobile app ideas top picks that truly are cutting-edge and revolutionary.

Of the 13 mobile software ideas being chosen, almost all of them have been enjoyed already by many smartphone owners for years. The recently announced mobile app top picks of Nokia are no longer new and in fact most of them are already feasted by a number of cracking team.

Of course, I'm talking about the killer and must-have Symbian applications not of Nokia's proprietary, but of another software companies inspired to deliver real mobile innovations.

But then again, Nokia's business is just to provide you with handsets ready to be tamed and controlled, and not to provide you sophisticating mobile applications that would make every smartphone even much smarter. It must have been a mission of Nokia to deliver mobile devices that come with hardware and software built that takes you at the fore-front of todays' mobile craze.

Smartphone - A Super Phone

People will soon find a good reason to get a super mobile phone capable of running applications similar to that we used to see in today's most desktop computers.

I'm talking about smartphones, dubbed as super phones for its intuitive ability to perform certain PC tasks and functions. Smartphone by far truly revolutionizes the way people do their businesses everyday.

Leaders of mobile computing such as Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericson, and many others are now propelling their way to give every user a super phone experience. In fact, these mobile computing giants continue to set aside a good amount of money for research and development - a statement that users all over the globe can expect "the coolest of the cool" mobile applications to come their way.

Some of the mobile applications that I find useful and must-have are already in the shelves of many mobile stores. And the majority of them are developed in Symbian OS. But with the recent release and developments of free SDKs for Qt, Bado, and Android OS, mobile programmers all over the world will soon wow the world with a suprising set of mobile applications that will surely kill those that reside on your hard disks.

The real beauty of smartphones comes not on its make, but it's on how you maximize and expand its build with the use of must-have mobile applications.

My Nokia 5500 Sport Experience

For sure, nobody would ever rush for this limited edition smartphone of Nokia today. It must be because of its oddly-shaped casings that no surprise, could have discouraged you. Looking at the other side of it makes you pause for a moment and realize how lucky are you handing this soap-like-shaped Nokia 5500. Who would ever thought this piece of crap gives you all what you need?


It was on 2006 I made to experience for the first time the so-called "Symbian Freedom". The nokia 5500 is the first ever nokia phone built with accelerometer function. To non-tekky out there, accelerometer is a feature that gives your phone the power to accurately detect movements. So if you walk or run for instance, it counts the number of steps suprisingly at exact manner. It even counts the number of calories you burn if you go biking. Another pioneering feature is the text-to-speech function. Since Nokia 5500 is built with motion sensors, all incoming messages can be read out loud with a single tap!
One thing also I love the most about my Nokia 5500 sport is its excellent software platform and robust hardware built. Like any other else, what makes mobile phones beautiful and more useful are the must-have applications available today . My nokia 5500 is lucky enough for its Symbian Series 60 version 3 operating system which gives me the whole lot beyond mobility experience. Myriad of applications can be installed on Nokia 5500, which absolutely empower everyone whatever walks of life they have. I am a student, and Nokia 5500 is now my best friend. I can't make the whole day if this wonderful device is not present on my pocket.


With my Nokia 5500, this is where my blog posts are kept updated, just like this entry. This is where I connect to the world with Opera Mini, check emails, see my network activity on Facebook and Twitter. This is where I type all documents needed for the next days with QuickOffice Suit. This is where I manage my daily expenses with its little Excel. This is where I prepare my powerpoint presentation for my reports.This is where I sing along with LCG Jukebox music player with downloadable lyrics, just few clicks. This is where I download MP3s and other media files with dedicated download manager java applet. This is where I stream YouTube videos using Skyfire and Bolt. This is where I have the total control of my files with the best mobile file explorer, the LCG X-plore. This is where my theatrical entertainment is experienced with Coreplayer and Smartmovie video player. This is where I read digital books with MobiPocket or Adobe LE e-book reader. This is where I take panoramic and excellent camera shots with Panoman. This is where I kill my boredom with the stunning 3D games. This is where I get updated with my friends' latest with Ebuddy Mobile Messenger. This is where I get to have a satellite virtual tour in the universe with Google Maps Mobile. This is where I keep guided anywhere I go with my location tracking program GSMNavigator.

Tips Before Buying a Phone

This is my personal tips purposely drafted for those who're new to mobile technologies and to those who content only to the typical music, text, call, and imaging tools as key features for most of today's mobiles.

But if the above-mentioned phone capabilities are within your wants and needs, then congrats! You can save, at least! China phone is always cheap and social-looking!

Should you have the plan to upgrade or replace your outdated phone, you may take the following tips to have a rewarding end:

• Budget Issues
If budget is not going to be an issue and that you have the 'can afford' lifestyle and spending thousand of pesos is not going to be a big deal, then the better. If not, don't worry as you could still own. I guarantee you.
• Define your needs
I noticed majority of users with high-end phones never makes use of the potential their phone could have become. Their phone's capabilities were not optimized. So before you get your wallet or credit card, decide first why you need a phone! Would it be just purely texting, calling, with some added extras like little organizer, Alarm clock? Or would it be because you are a music lover opting you to buy music phone? Or are you having fun with picture-taking which is why you need a camera phone? Or are you going to buy a phone for video streaming's sake? Or you intend to buy a phone for mobile internet? Or buy a phone for gaming purposes only? Or you want a phone with basic functionalities with music, imaging, internet, business tools and or gaming at the same time? Or are you a type of user who just want to buy phone because that's what makes you 'in'? and because also of the sleek design that you cannot help but there you go buy again? Remember that all phones are built for some purpose to serve.You can choose from wide arrays of styles, performance, costs and colors from Motorola, Nokia, i-phones, LG, Blackberry and Sony-ericson.
• Platform/Operating System/Software Environment
This is going to be crucial stage for those who're particular to softwares. I would highly recommend Symbian phones (phones running under Symbian OS) than to Java phones, iphones, the newly-built Android phones powered by Google. Why Symbian? Java applications or midlets are also compatible to Symbian. So you don't have to worry that stunning 3D games would not be installed. Have you heard the symbian freedom? This is the term used what and how incredibly Smartphones(symbian) are all about. There are always mobile versions for widely-used PC applications like, to mention a few, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Photoshop, Mozilla, BitTorrent, Video Editor, PDF reader, html viewer, File Explorer, Instant Messaging, and many more. And there are hundreds of cool and sophisticating symbian applications available today that you should not miss out. There's a lot of Symbian phones today, ranging from s60v1 7.0 to the latest s60v5 9.5 for nokia. You've to prefer nokia for its ease-of-use, versatility, and the only make with plenty of applications that can be installed specially to s60v3 9.1. One key feature of symbian phones is that you can launch more than one application concurrently unlike Java phones you have to run an application one at a time. That is, you can browse the web and at the same time play your jukebox. Nokia's Smartphones are much cheaper than to any other symbian phones. For a complete list of these symbian phone, you can google or click some ad links below for details.
• Consider the RAM, speed, and Connectivity
The higher the specs is the better.Having a 64mb of Random Access Memory will do. N70 has 32mb of RAM. E61 has 128mb of RAM. RAM anyway is where our temporary files are being dumped. RAM is different from Physical Memory. Don't you worry about microSDs, SDs and Pen Drives as they're sold much cheaper today at CD-R-King. Symbian phones are like mini-computer. You've to consider the processor...my CPU speed is 235MHz...not bad. If internet speed is going to be your concern, go for EDGE, WCDMA/3G, and as much as possible, go for phones with HSDPA...the fastest! Phones with built-in wireless fidelity (wifi) and WLAN is an advantage!You'll have a productive experience with Nokia! So, as much as possible, go for Nokia if you love multimedia!