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With the rise of new and popular apps, a decade old and most loved traditional web services will eventually cease. Netizens bids goodbye to their “relationship savior” Some reactions of Netizens about the shutdown of Chikka Messenger
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Reliable Free SMS serviceīefore the popular Facebook Messenger, Viber, WhatsApp and other Internet-based messaging apps, Chikka was popular and widely used to send a message to your loved ones when you run out of load credits.įounded in 2000 by Chito Bustamante, Dennis Mendiola, and Alexandra Roxas, with the office headquartered in Pasig, Chikka Text Messenger is an Internet-based instant messaging application that is popular because of its free SMS or text messaging between online users and offline mobile subscribers. According to Wikipedia, it is probably the world’s first commercially successful integration of web and mobile utilities. The company’s services are currently available to over 45 mobile carriers in fourteen countries including the Philippines, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. in the early of the 21st century and has a connection with the largest telcos in the country, Smart (2001), Globe (2002) and Sun Cellular (2004), to support free text messaging (SMS) on both online and offline users.Ĭurrently, Chikka serves in more than 45 mobile carriers around the world, including the United States, the United Kingdon, Hong Kong SAR of China, Italy, Japan, Spain, and here in the Philippines, and at present, it is available in web messenger, Android, iOS and via chrome extension. Chikka was released by Chikka Philippines, Inc.
No further details were announced, but they are expecting to release a statement soon. Do watch out for their upcoming promos though for cheaper rates.Just in! The internet-based messaging application Chikka announced that the free texts to all networks, on both the mobile application and desktop version, will end on March 31, 2018, after 18 years in service.
25! Sending a message is still FREE with Chikka, while P2.50 will be charged to the one who replies via SMS. So for Pinoys overseas, check out the new version of Chikka Text Messenger on Aug. “Even though there were a lot of technological advancements in the communications industry, Chikka still remains to be the preferred communications tool for Global Pinoys,” he adds. “In 2010, there were over 16 million visits to the Chikka site from 215 countries during a one month period,” CIO Dennis Mendiola said.
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They focused their investment on their back-end to come up and be competitive in the market already full of instant messaging services. The Chikka Text Messenger Version 5, can now work with Google Talk and is also compatible with popular OS like Windows, Linux and Mac.Ĭhikka is a Y2K baby making it a 10-year old IM app which has served over 68 million people who registered either online or via mobile phone.
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Also, Chikka app for iPhone, Blackberry and Android phones will also be available very soon. In a briefing with the bloggers last night, announced that they will be rolling out a new version of the Chikka Text Messenger two weeks from now.Ĭhikka founder and Chief Imagination Officer, Dennis Mendiol and CEO Chito Bustamante were eager to announce that this locally made Internet Messaging platform will be available soon with similar packages like with our telco’s such as unlimited texting for a day or off-peak rates. Pinoy-made IM messenger Chikka is definitely alive and will be back with a new version come August 25, 2010.
founders Chito Bustamante and Dennis Mendiola
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