On Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 08:05:57PM -0600, Michael Chaney wrote: > Okay, off-topic again but I'm curious. I think $200 is quite a bit of > money (although my last phone was $300, which is really quite a bit).
It's not considered a lot of money because a mobile GSM phone can probably provide good service for many years (provided you don't swim with the tide and follow the fickle developments in the mobile handset market!). You'll probably pay more in phone bills for it in the first four months you own the phone. > What kind of income could I expect if I was working in the Philippines? > If I got a "real job" here in the US, I would likely be making about > US$100,000/year, based on what others that I know are making. That's > the high-side of average, which seems to be around $60,000-$70,000. Salaries around here are far, far lower, of course, if you must know. Typical entry level in the computer business is around US$4000 per year. Absolutely Pathetic. High-end salaries are in the US$20,000 per year range (i.e. PhP 1M/year). But then again, the cost of living around here is generally lower... -- Rafael R. Sevilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +63(2) 8177746 ext. 8311 Programmer, Inter.Net Philippines +63(917) 4458925 http://dido.ph.inter.net/ OpenPGP Key ID: 0x5CDA17D8 Heute die Welt und Morgen das Sonnensystem! _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
