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New Mail2.ph Service Makes Emailing to Philippine Mobile Phones Easy

Manila, July 10, 2006 - Sending free text messages by email to the Philippines has been made easier and better by Mail2.ph, an email to phone service operated by Mobile Arts Inc. Anyone with an email address can send a message to mobilenumber@mail2.ph.

An email user currently can send several free messages a day to a Smart, Globe, or Sun Cellular phone number. However, depending on the network the mobile phone number belongs, the email sender has to remember a different email address or domain. Mail2.ph simplifies the job of the sender.

“If your friend’s mobile phone number is 0918-765-4321, you can simply email him at 09187654321@mail2.ph. We take care of routing and forwarding the message,” says Gil Prudente, chief technologist of Mobile Arts Inc.

The Mail2.ph service is simple to use. There is no new software to download. “There is also no need to register. Unlike instant messaging services, there is no need for yet another password to remember, ” added Prudente.

With Mail2.ph, users can send as many messages as needed, if the mobile phone number has replied at least once.

Mail2.ph also allows senders to send longer text messages. They are not limited to the usual 160 characters limit of text messaging. ”When you use email to send text messages, you can have a record of all messages sent and received, including time and date. You can only store so much if you send text messages from your phone”, Prudente noted.

The Mail2.ph email to phone service can ease sending text messages by email to some 40 million mobile phone numbers in the Philippines . Philippine mobile phone users generally pay Pesos 2.50 when replying to an email sent through Mail2.ph. Details of the service can be found at www.mail2.ph.