Review: Modu Phone in the Philippines

September 19, 2009

 

What’s in the bag?

Meep! The newly-launched modu phone and three jackets (modules)! 

Okay, before anything else, let me tell you about my mobile habits. I usually text/call only two people (my mom and my boyfriend lol) and only two people texts me back with any regularity. There are times when I don’t use my cellphone for a few days except to set the alarm clock every morning. I dislike loading up (I find the process tedius), I’m too lazy to text or reply unless absolutely necessary. I got a Sony Ericsson phone two years ago with all the fancy stuff - 3G, camera, mp3 player, video calling, etc - but I only used it to text and call. Waste of money, if you asked me.

 

Now, the modu phone is a basic phone. All it does is call, text, play music, and proxy as a flash drive with its 2 gigs of internal memory. That’s it. Now before you raise your eyebrows and say “Meh”, stop thinking of simplicity as a bad thing. There are people who need all the fancy features for their mobile phones and then there are people like me who just needs a compact, stylish phone to text/call and play music. Honestly, I think someone was thinking of me in making the modu. Hehe.

 

Why I love my modu:

  • Tiny, compact, sleek, and stylish. Perfect for the fashion-conscious - it can slip into any purse or clutch or miniskirt back pocket. Oh, I know.
  • If I want added features, I can just pop it in a jacket.
  • Music quality is good through the in-ear phones
  • Idjit-proof! Perfect for moms and low-tech consumers.

What I don’t like about it:

  • There is no standard earphone jack. You can only connect earphones with a micro-USB connector. Boo! Earphones break down easily and I don’t know what to do when mine does. 
  • The modu core by itself is almost useless for texting. No alphanumeric keys, just arrows. But I suppose one can get used to it. Anyway, the jackets have alphanumeric keys so this con is no biggie.

More pics and pricing details after the cut.

Globe is the official distributor of the modu. It’s available for P7,999 at Globe business centers and comes with free Immortaltxt for one whole year (awesome deal if you ask me). You can get it for P7,999 at Plan 500 but it’s free at Plan 1200.

 

 

What’s inside: Neophrene sleeve with necklace, Globe Tattoo sim card, installation CD, manuals, USB in-ear phone, extra rubber and clip for the earphones, USB charger (not shown), USB cable (not shown)

 

 

Sleeve for the bare modu. If you only want to use the modu as a compact and unobtrusive mp3 player, you should use this jacket. Texting is a pain though, since the traditional alphanumeric keyboard has been ditched here.

 

 

 

 

Whee! 

 

So ladies, what do you think of the modu phone? Will you buy it?

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Previous Comments

Great post!
omg i wantttttttttttttt
so small, i like i like :D
wait, wait, sorry if i missed something.. what’s the globe tattoo sim for? That modu alone would work as a USB modem as well? once connected to your lappy?

Posted by PG at September 19, 2009, 9:19 pm

This is great for night outs! :D And what an awesome idea. Thanks for the post, Liz :)

Posted by teeyah at September 19, 2009, 11:09 pm

gosh, that is a pretty found! I’d love it! I can’t help but comment, sexy photo there with you and the phone! :)

Posted by Nikki at September 20, 2009, 2:53 pm

@PG the globe tattoo sim is part of the package. i guess a new globe sim is free when you buy a new globe phone. as for USB modem - the modu has no wifi, 3g, or HSDPA. thanks for dropping by!

teeyah - hey! thanks for the visit. :D

nikki - hehe. the dress is wore is a bit too revealing, i admit. but its nice to show off flesh once in a while lol.

Posted by projectvanity at September 21, 2009, 6:23 pm

Hi, first time to visit and comment here. Came by way of Modu blog which posted your review. Your pics (you and the phone ;) ) and review of the phone is just great, nobody could have said it better.

A Globe Tattoo sim? Isn’t that for HSDPA/3G connection? I don’t see any reason why Globe should put that instead of just the usual Globe sim card.

Again, thanks for the review…

Posted by Raphael at September 24, 2009, 11:12 pm

raphael: thanks for visiting! where is this modu blog you speak of?

Posted by projectvanity at September 25, 2009, 5:33 am

oh, saw it! mehehe.

Posted by projectvanity at September 25, 2009, 5:35 am

Just a query, Ma’am: I’ve called up Globe’s customer care officers three times this week, and they’re freaking clueless about the Modu. They’re unaware that it’s been launched, that it’s going to be exclusively distributed by Globe, that it’s supposed to be already available for purchase at Globe business centers. As it is, I’m eager to get my hands on the Modu — to find out for myself it’s likely niche in the cellphone market.

Thanks for blogging about the Modu.

Posted by Nolivienne C. Ermitano at September 25, 2009, 7:54 pm

hello! sorry for the super late reply. ill ask the globe people about it. :)

Posted by projectvanity at September 29, 2009, 10:07 am

hi there! just curious..how much are the jackets?? i mean , does the alphanumeric jacket come free with the basic modu phone? thanks!

Posted by kurochanizer at September 29, 2009, 4:27 pm

modu phone is short for modular phone. make globe expand the product line.. i heard there are other jackets to make your modu phone into a qwerty phone, a gaming phone, a picture viewer etc… the maker of modu is expanding their “jacket” products for your modu so that you could practically change phone and phone features every two weeks

Posted by dennis at October 2, 2009, 12:33 pm

hi kurochanizer! sorry for the super duper late reply, i was really busy last week. to answer your question - an alphanumeric jacket will come free with the core modu phone. :)

Posted by projectvanity at October 3, 2009, 6:49 am

hi dennis! thanks for the insight. :D

Posted by projectvanity at October 3, 2009, 6:50 am

You look hot! :)

Posted by anonymous at November 9, 2009, 9:09 pm

Nice! Saw the phone in the new Globe comercial and I thought it was a nice concept. I’m in the market for a new phone since my iPhone is MIA.

I’ve been surfing the internet for a review of the Modu, and lo and behold, the best hands-on came from a Pinoy!

Hope you do a hands-on review soon!

Posted by Miru Tamano Dianalan at November 9, 2009, 11:06 pm

hi anonymous! thanks.

miru - there’s a globe commercial? wow, i need to watch that. ill try to do a hands-on review in the near future. :D thanks for visiting!

Posted by projectvanity at November 10, 2009, 10:15 am

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