LG ELECTRONICS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2008 EARNINGS RESULTS

LG ELECTRONICS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2008 EARNINGS RESULTS
Seoul, April 16, 2008 – LG Electronics (LG), a leader in consumer electronics and mobile communications, announced unaudited consolidated earnings results of the three month period ended March 31, 2008. Amount in Korean Won (KRW) are translated into US dollars (USD) at the average rate of three month period in each quarter, which was KRW 955 per USD (2008 1Q), KRW 921 per USD (2007 4Q, QoQ), KRW 939 per USD (2007 1Q, YoY).
Sales and Profit
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Mexico Series Part 3
While in Mexico, we’re becoming quite disenchanted by the wireless possibilities. Since TelCel has made their Pay-Per-Call service almost unattainable, we tried Movistar’s more consumer-friendly services. However, our first hurdle was Movistar’s inability to offer English-speaking prompts…at least we think that’s the case. We can’t through to ask.

However, Movistar has a whole web page dedicated to roaming on their network, written in good English, claiming that while roaming on their system, you can call their customer service, “*611”, and your calls are answered by English-speaking “executive agents” who will help you with any problems you might have. And they also have a handy toll-free “800” number you can call for the same helpful information.

So we slipped in our T-Mobile SIM to give Movistar’s “executive agents” a try at getting us English prompts and a Pay-per-Call plan. But when we call *611 nothing happens. If we call “611” we get T-Mobile’s customer service, or AT&T’s, depending on the phone. That’s great, but we want to talk to Movistar. Not to be thwarted, let’s pay the $2 charge on our hotel phone to use that handy-dandy Movistar “800” number. Guess what? No English and no “executive agents.”

We really tried to give Movistar our business, but we should have listened when, in our search for a Movistar “chip” (SIM), a shopkeeper at an electronics store asked “Why? Nobody uses Movistar here.” I guess that will include us. But our trip isn’t over, yet. More? yes…

Coolest Gadget of the Week
The guys over at the great Coolest Gadgets blog has recently launched a new interesting section called Coolest Gadget of the Week. This is a place where you as a reader can vote for your favorite gadget of the week. It’s also a chance for you as a blogger to get new readers by submitting a […]

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