Apparently, the folks from the USA and Canada are still trying to grasp the concept of a prepaid load for mobile phones. With SMS gaining ground in the States and Canada.
A new service called Aryty allows family and friends from the USA or Canada send prepaid load in denominations of 150 pesos / USD $2.99 (depends on the telco) to the Philippines.
Registration is free!
US- and Canada-based Filipinos can avail of P150 free cellphone credits to send to friends and relatives back home when they sign up at Aryty.com. Payment is by credit card, although the company is looking into other options. The service will also be expanding to territories with strong Pinoy expat communities in the future.
Through Aryty it�s possible to transfer load from the USA and Canada to Smart, Globe or Sun in the Philippines through the Internet or using text messaging.
