Good comparsion on VOIP

Today i found good comparison on VOIP service providers' rates specially Betamax providers

http://www.backsla.sh/betamax

Corruption Perceptions Index 2009 - NZ & SG well done.. improvement there

Transparency International's this year results for Corruption Perceptions released and compare to last year values. NZ moved from 2nd to 1st place. SG from 4th to 3rd. Good to see leading the world in Anti corrupted country and best place to live...

Rank	Country/Territory	CPI 2009 Score	Surveys Used	Confidence Range
1	New Zealand	9.4	6	9.1 - 9.5
2	Denmark	9.3	6	9.1 - 9.5
3	Singapore	9.2	9	9.0 - 9.4
3	Sweden	9.2	6	9.0 - 9.3
5	Switzerland	9.0	6	8.9 - 9.1
6	Finland	8.9	6	8.4 - 9.4
6	Netherlands	8.9	6	8.7 - 9.0
8	Australia	8.7	8	8.3 - 9.0
8	Canada	8.7	6	8.5 - 9.0
8	Iceland	8.7	4	7.5 - 9.4

2008 Results :   http://life-at-singapore.blogspot.com/2008/09/corruption-perceptions-index-2008-well.html

Cheap calling card for India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka,...

I have used several phone calling cards in Singapore and few online voip solutions as well. However when found this Hamara card details last week, it looks most cheapest option and still i have to see how quality and charging works with this card. In mean time, it would be useful for any one search for cheap calling card.

Be careful on mobile phones

It is really surprised news that due to stolen phone, phone owner paid S$ 2K as bill. I feel that it is unfair to consumers. Mobile operators should have some credit line based on phone usage or agreed amount with customer, which could safe guard both parties. And there could be chance to find the theft with phone numbers called. So, it is not difficult case to track. I am not sure why it ended like this.

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