How to Inform SSS About Your Pregnancy Via SMS And How To Claim Your Maternity Benefit

Applying for availing of benefits from the Social Security System (SSS) is now made even more hassle-free as they launched its text message facility which allows voluntary and self-employed female members to notify the SSS about their pregnancy just by sending a  text message.

The SSS now allows individually-paying members to inform them about their pregnancy by either submitting maternity notifications to its branches or doing so through their mobile phone via text messaging. By doing it, the SSS can prepare their maternity benefit claim.

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SSS president and CEO Emmanuel Dooc said that expecting mothers can inform SSS about their pregnancy with just one text message away.

"It is more convenient for them since they no longer need to go to SSS personally to comply with the notification requirement," he added.

Under the program, members will have to provide details such as their social security number, their PIN, the expected date of delivery, and the total number of pregnancies.

It is required to be sent to 2600 in the following format: SSS MATERNITYNOTIF <SSNumber> <PIN> <Expected delivery data MM/DD/YYYY> <Total number of pregnancies (including this pregnancy)>.

The texts will be charged P2.00 to P2.50, depending on the telecommunication company.

Aside from the text messaging facility, members are now also allowed to give notice about their pregnancies online through the SSS website.

"Text-SSS and online facilities are our answer to the growing need of members for a more convenient and accessible means of transacting with SSS for their maternity claims," Dooc said.

"Rest assured that SSS will also devise more friendly means for other benefits," he added.

However, members will have to submit proof of pregnancy for them to claim reimbursements for their maternity benefit.

For further information about maternity benefits and how to claim it, please refer to the infographics provided by the SSS website below.

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IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WILL THEY ALLOW HOUSEHELP OR KASAMBAHAY TO USE MOBILE PHONE?

Saudi Gazette reported that in this age of infusion of technology and mobile phones selling like candies in the streets, the question arise if mobile phones will be allowed to be used by kasambahay especially here in the Middle East, and they're divided about the issue. 

While some Saudi women say allowing maids their right to have own mobile phones is fair, others believe cell phones in the hands of maids could open ways for them to escape.

Some Saudi housewives are against the idea of letting maids use mobile phones, but they are forced to permit maids to use them to keep them employed.

THOSE WHO AGREE WITH THE IDEA SAID

Kholoud Alturki, a Saudi teacher who has a Kenyan maid, said her maid has a mobile phone and that it was her right and quite normal.

One Saudi employee in the private sector, Maryam Rubi, said: “Since when have you started enslaving people who were born with their freedom? It is acceptable to let a maid use her mobile phone. Let her communicate and talk rather than put her negative energy on the small children under her care.”

WHILE THOSE WHO DISAGREE WITH THE IDEA SAYS:

“Because her contacts with people outside the house could give her the chance to escape, and if not she will be busy talking and may not do her work. How come the maids used to work in the old days without mobiles or phones? She should be allowed to use it on Fridays or her weekly holiday to talk to her family if it’s necessary,” Saudi student Shahd Ziyad said.

Sanaa, a Saudi housewife in her 50s, said she believed giving maids a phone was a problem as they would waste their time on it instead of doing their chores, yet families are forced to allow them to keep their mobile phones so that maids can reasonably communicate with others and keep in touch with their family members.

One Indonesian maid said she uses her cell phone and social media programs such as WhatsApp and Skype to communicate with her family during her free time, especially as these programs allow free calls.

She said her work is no way affected by her using a mobile phone.

“It is vital to let maids use mobile phones not only to talk to her friends and relatives but also for the purposes of her work. For example, if the maid went out with the kids, parents can call and follow up with the maid about their kids. It depends on the maid; if she utilizes the phone properly, her performance will not be affected,” said a Filipino maid in her 50s.

Abeer Al-Tamimi said the real danger of allowing your maid keep mobile phone lies  in family security. “The maid could photograph family members and send the pictures out. She may also divulge family secrets to outsiders and exchange phone numbers with other maids,” she said.

Al-Tamimi said she believed that after exchanging numbers, a maid could have the chance to know unneeded information, such as ways to steal from the home, sorcery and the idea of how to escape.

“To avoid these possible negativities, housewives should impose strict control over the maids’ use of mobile phones,” she said.

Source: Saudi Gazette

FOR US HERE, WE SAY.

LET THE HOUSEHOLD SERVICE WORKERS KEEP MOBILE PHONE.

1. The kasambahay have parents, siblings, kids or loveones, thousands of miles away, why deprive them of the chance to communicate with them if that's the only way to relieve stress, or alleviate boredom?

2. Mobile phone should be allowed to be used by kasambahay during breaktime, and after duty to interact with members

3. Mobile phone as means of communication is a right of every employee, and should not be taken from them because of mistrust by an employer. 

4. Employers could include a clause on the contract of their workers regarding the use of mobile phones to make it clear and so that their workers would also know what to expect. But maids should not always wear earphones or have it plugged on their ears while working, to chat/talk or listening to music as this can affect their effectiveness in taking care young children or elderly. 

5. Mobile phone is the best way to communicate specially in times of emergency or when they are abused or maltreated by their employers. 

©2016 THOUGHTSKOTO

A Cellphone Charger That Can Fully Charge In One Minute?

Remember the time when Tesla became a multi-billion dollar company. Everyone is full of hope looking forward to the day when the entire car industry will adopt a cleaner and greener use of energy. However some of the problems is the safety specially of lithium-ion batteries which can easily burst into flames. 

Image from Extremetech.com

Right now a newly developed kind of battery has promised a greener, safer alternative, and faster way of charging.

“We have developed a rechargeable aluminum battery that may replace existing storage devices, such as alkaline batteries, which are bad for the environment, and lithium-ion batteries, which occasionally burst into flames... Our new battery won’t catch fire, even if you drill through it.”

Maybe this new kind of battery is the answer that Tesla has long been looking for. Maybe this is also the kind of battery we all needed on our cellphone. Imagine a safe battery that can charge in just a minute? Yes a minute of charging and it could go through longer cycles compared to your battery right now. 

This is indeed getting exciting specially for the technology industry. 

©2015 THOUGHTSKOTO

How to Block Lost and Stolen Mobile

Mobiles have become the basic necessity of our lives and they contain a lot of personal information. Hence it is very important to keep it safe. However, after all the precautions, it may happen that we still lose the mobile or it get stolen. In such cases, it is very important to protect the information which is there in the mobile from being misused. If you own a smart phone, there are many software which are available which can be installed and used to block and locate it.  But for other mobile devices and generally, the service providers Mobily, STC and Zain can assist you with it free of charge. This is what you have to do:
You need to visit your sim service provider Mobily, STC, Zain with these information that they will need in order to assist you.
Requirements :
1. IMEI Number
The IMEI can be found on the box of your mobile device or on your mobile. You will need to turn off your mobile and remove the battery and you will find it printed there. You may also get it easily by typing this code
*#06# on the dial pad. 2. Proof of Ownership You needed to bring something that proves you own the mobile device you want to block, you can prove it by showing your purchase invoice, receipt or warranty card. A selfie with your mobile device is NOT a proof of ownership. 3. It is important that you have used a valid sim from your service provider atleast once in the past one month. If you are using a phone which uses only roaming simcard from another country and have never used the local simcard for more than a month, you might have a problem with this 4. A declaration form available at the service provider office filled and signed. Once you have provided the above requirements, the service provider can immediately block your mobile. In any instances where you only have misplaced it and you found it, you may unblock your mobile by visiting the service provider with the same requirements and process as above. For more information, you can visit the website of your service provider here: MOBILY STC ZAIN We encourage po ang lahat to be extra careful sa ating mga phones. ©2015 THOUGHTSKOTO

SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 3 UNVEILING! LIVE STREAMING HERE!

"Earlier rumours say that the Note 3 will come with a 13 megapixel camera with enhanced OIS capability as well as a new S-Orb feature for shooting 360-degree panoramas. There’s no clarity on the processor side, but we expect it to be powered by either the Exynos 5 Octa SoC or the Snapdragon 800 chipset, based on the region. "
-Tech2

8:00PM SAUDI ARABIA TIME, 1:00AM PHILIPPINE TIME

©2013 THOUGHTSKOTO

Free Facebook Via Mobile Phone

Do you want to access your Facebook via mobile phone for free?

There are several carrier that offers this for free in coordination with Facebook.

Check out the link below

FACEBOOK MOBILE

then click the VIEW INSTRUCTION

Some available countries and carrier that offers it for free are;

Philippines - Sun Cellular

Saudi Arabia - STC

United Arab Emirates - du

Singapore - Singtel

HongKong - 3 Hong Kong

Malaysia - DiGi

and 

many others

Check it here

After installing, you will access your mobile phone Facebook via this address

0.facebook.com

So for those of you who don't want to be left out, check it out, for free!

©2010 THOUGHTSKOTO

How to Configure Internet Mobile Phone In the Philippines

We at the Thoughtskoto enjoyed chatting. In fact, me and my wife doesn't use the SMS that often. We used VOIP when we make a call. We use messenger or internet chatting when we send SMS. So even my wife is doing grocery at Trinoma in Manila, and I am testing the solids of the soap in my lab here abroad, we are chatting, it is not a text message or SMS, we can chat for hours, depends on the urgency.

There are good applications in the Philippines that your love ones can subscribed to. Smart have UZZAP and Globe have UnliCHat. My wife is subscribed to UZZAP, 10 pesos per day and she is online everyday in her mobile phone, for 24 hours! Well. except if she is not chatting in the laptop.

So here is the configuration settings depending on your mobile phones. All networks are covered here so it's a bit comprehensive. Walang kawala!

INTERNET OVER THE PHONE

How to set your mobile in the Philippines with Smart, Globe and Sun Sim Cards

FOR SMART HERE

Halos lahat ng SMART BUDDY na SIM, may preloaded na Settings

To activate and download 3G/GPRS/MMS settings on your cellphone, text

SET [phonemodel] to 211.

Upon receiving the configuration settings, choose to “Save All” to save the settings on your phone.

To get a list of supported handsets, key in SET LIST to 211

But here is the step by step Guide

What are the standard Smart GPRS and MMS settings?

You may configure your phone's GPRS/MMS Settings using these information:

I. GPRS/WAP Internet Settings

Connection name: SMARTGPRS

Data bearer: Packet data

Access point name: smart1

User name: leave this blank

Prompt password: No

Password: leave this blank

Authentication: Normal

Homepage: http://wap.smart.com.ph

Network type IPv4

Phone IP address: 10.102.61.46

Name servers: Automatic

Proxy server address: 10.102.61.46

Proxy port number: 8080 or 9201

(differs from one handset model to another)

Default access point: SMARTGPRS

Data bearer: Choose GPRS

Access point: internet

User name: (leave it blank)

Prompt p’word: No

Password: (leave it blank)

Authentication: Normal

Homepage: http://wap.smart.com.ph

II. MMS Settings

Connection name : SMARTMMS

Data bearer:Packet data

Access point: mms

User name: leave it blank

Prompt password: No

Password: leave it blank

Authentication: Normal

Homepage : http://10.102.61.238:8002

Network type IPv4

Phone IP address: 10.102.61.46

Name servers: Automatic

Proxy server address: 10.102.61.46

Proxy port number: 8080 or 9201

(differs from one handset model to another)

Default access point: SMARTGPRS

Data bearer: Choose GPRS

Access point: mms

User name: (leave it blank)

Prompt p’word: No

Password: (leave it blank)

Authentication: Normal

Homepage: http://10.102.61.238:8002

FOR GLOBE HERE

Select which brand/model or unit do you use. Click the links below and you will get the Step-by-step guide to set your mobile phone to activate to internet.

NOKIA GLOBE

N- Gage QD 2600 3100 3220 3230 3250 5300 5700 6020 6070 6101 6111 6151 6170 6230 6230i 6233

6260 6270 6280 6288 6300 6500 Slider 6500 classic 6600 6630 6680 7200 7260 7270 7280 7360 7370 7610

7710 8800 9300 9300i 9500 E51 E65 E70 E90 N71 N73 N80 N90 N91 N93i N95

SONY ERICSSON GLOBE

SE K300i SE K310i SE K500i SE K508i SE K600i SE K608 SE K610i SE K700i SE K750i SE K800i SE K810i SE M600i SE P1i SE P800 SE P900

SE P910i SE P990i SE R600 SE S500i SE S700i SE T100 SE T105 SE T200 SE T230 SE T300 SE T310 SE T600 SE T610 SE T630 SE T68i

SE W200i SE W300i SE W580i SE W660i SE W800i SE W810i SE W850i SE W880i SE W900i SE Z200 SE Z520i SE Z600 SE Z710i SE Z800i SE J210i

SAMSUNG GLOBE

SA A800 SGH C100 SGH C450 SGH D100 SGH D140 SGH D500 SGH D600 SGH D900 SGH E100 SGH E250 SGH E330 SGH E600 SGH E610 SGH E620 SGH E700

SGH E800 SGH F500 SGH I600 SGH N620E SGH P150 SGH P400 SGH S100 SGH S200 SGH S300 SGH S500 SGH T200 SGH T400 SGH T500 SGH U700 SGH V200

SGH V200C SGH X100 SGH X120 SGH X200 SGH X400 SGH X430 SGH X460 SGH X480 SGH X600 SGH X610 SGH X660 SGH X720 SGH X820 SGH Z560

MOTOROLA GLOBE

A668	C650	V878
A780	E360 **	V3
C155	E365	V290
C300	E380 **	V690
C330	E398	V300 **
C350	L7	V60i
C350i	MPX200	V70
C375	MPX220	V303
C380	T720 **	V80
C550	T720i	V600
L6	V3X	E770
E1070	KRAZR K1	V6 MAXX
E608 **	V3XX	A1200
V8	Moto Q

other phones here

FOR SUN HERE

Sun Cellular have all the configuration you need here

Simply fill in the two blanks, your phone unit and model type and you will get an Excel file of Step-by step configuration of your mobile phone.

©2010 THOUGHTSKOTO