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A VoIP Contract Review

December 6, 2005

While aimlessly surfing, I ran into Sky VoIP’s terms of service. So, I decided to check it out.  Here are some of my observations:

Place of Use:

Use of Service and CPE Outside of the Prescribed Area
 Bayantel does not support the Service to Subscribers located outside the locality where the Service is acquired. Bayantel does not offer any warranty on the functionality should the subscriber opt to use the Service outside the locality. Subscriber does at Subscriber’s own risk, removal and usage of the device outside of the covered area.
x x x

Bayantel reserves the right to terminate Subscriber’s Service immediately and without advance notice if it determines that Subscriber is using it outside its prescribed area.  (underscoring supplied).

Let’s see.  The contract doesn’t say where the “prescribed area” is although I presume it’s the subscriber’s address (who knows?).  The mention of the ‘locality where the service is acquired’ might be a little confusing becuase the service is delivered over the Net.  Is the service acquired where Sky’s facilities are located or at the subscriber’s location? Your guess is as good as mine. 

What’s clear is that you can’t take the Sky VoIP router outside the Philippines to say, an OFW relative in Hong Kong so you can reach each other via a local phone call.  Or for that matter, you can’t take the router with you when you travel.  Fair enough. (more…)

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Two TOYM Awardees from UPIS

It is perhaps fitting as the UP High/Elem/IS/Prep Reunion is coming up, two alumni have been named as TOYM awardees.  One is Rep. Francis Escudero who won for youth leadership while the other is Maria Corazon de Ungria for forensic science. 

 Congratulations!  You do us proud!

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