Personalizing cellphones via MyGlobe

Nowadays, a cellphone is no longer just a communication tool, it’s an extension of one’s personality as well. You can personalize it by dressing it up in colorful housing to compliment or match your get-up. To give it that extra oomph that boldly and unmistakably says you, accessorize it with MyGlobe.

MyGlobe is a mobile portal for all of Globe’s value-added services. It offers a treasure trove of tones, icons and picture messages which you can easily download into your cellphone, to help you fashion a look that is an eloquent reflection of your own individuality.

MyGlobe has an extensive library of more than 3,000 mono and polyphonic tones, something every music lover can be happy about. Name your tune and MyGlobe is sure to have it.

Choose from among 20 diverse categories that run the entire gamut of the contemporary music scene. To get a complete rundown of all the available musical categories, type GLOBETONES and send to 2333. Every downloaded ringtone costs P15 for both prepaid and postpaid.

MyGlobe Tones has something for everyone. Mobile clubbers will go nuts downloading Dance floor fillers. Imagine receiving calls to the fast beats of Paul van Dyk, Chicane, Fat Boy Slim and other club music giants, making you want to get up and groove.

To get your swingiest and grooviest tones, text the keyword "dance" and send to 2345. You will receive a list of available tones and their corresponding keywords.

If the earthy, sensual allure of Latin Music is your flavor, MyGlobe has the latest tones from J Lo, Ricky Martin and Enrique Iglesias, guaranteed to make you shake your bon-bons when getting a ring. Encode the keyword "latin" and send to 2345 to get a complete list of tones and their keywords.

Other categories you can choose from are New This Week, Top 10 Hits, TV and Movies, All Time Classics, Pop Rock, Retro, Praise, Slow Jam, Disney and OPM.

Other cool stuff from MyGlobe’s box of goodies includes recognized icons that are uniquely Globe’s. Among them are colored and black-and-white images from Looney Tunes, Justice League, Smiley’s, Warcraft and Nemesis. They can be used either as wallpapers, icons or logos.

To download these graphics, text PICK to 2375. You will receive a text message, which gives instruction on what keywords to use and to what numbers they must be sent. Price per download is P15 for both postpaid and prepaid.

No certified Trekkie or sci-fi buff can resist the attraction of spicing up his LCD screen with images of Captain Picard and company. Text the keyword "Nemesis" to 2211 and beam graphics of the Enterprise and crew onto your mobile handset.

Feeling blue? Let the sunny smiling face of Smiley or Bugs and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang lift your spirit up. Download these feel-good images by texting the keyword SMILEY or LOONEY to 2375.

You may also choose from a diverse collection of colored and black-and-white logos, icons and wallpapers inspired by Voltes V, Flame of Recca, Fushigi Yugi, Ghostfighter, Lupin, Magic Knight Ravearth, Monster Rancher, Oh My Goddess, Trigun, Daredevil, Panther, Iron Man, Punisher, Rogue, Thor, X-Men and War Craft.

Text the keyword ANIME or MARVEL to 2211 to get pictures of your favorite animé or Marvel character. Key in WARCRAFT and send it to 2375 to receive images inspired by the popular video game.

Not to be forgotten are colored and black-and-white icons and wallpapers of popular NBA hoopsters. To get images of your favorite NBA cager, just text the keyword NBA to 2978 and start assembling a dream team on your cellphone.

Birthday, graduation or wedding greetings can be made more fun when said by way textcards. Instructions on how to download colored and monochromatic textcards of Garfield, Rugrats and Johnny Neutron, among others, can be received by texting 2961. Price per download is P10.