Discussion on DSL/Internet Service Providers

[merryjazz]

^sis, to get an accurate feedback, ask around your neighborhood kung meron sa kanila may experience sa globe. or call kasa globe para malaman mo kung marami na silang subscriber sa area nyo.

depende kasi sa area ang performance ng DSL/broadband provider e.

but here in our area, okay ang smart bro at bayantel. we use bayantel and we rarely experience problem.

[krispie]

^ I eventually decided to go with Bayantel. Maas mataas na yung bandwidth tapos intact pa sya sa existing phone ko kaya  nakasave pa ko ng konti.. Im just hoping that okay ang reception ng bayantel dito sa min ..THanks for your advice sis!

[sweet_maldita]

^^sis mabilis ba yung bayantel?may kasama na ba yung phone?ok naman kaya line nila?

thanks sis

[sima]

We have PLDT DSL and satisfied naman ako sa aking internet connectivity.

[n3k0]

I've subscribed to the following ISPs:
1. Meridian / Smart Wifi / Smart Broken
= when it was under Meridian, the speed was always 1.5-2mbps .. when Smart Wifi took over, they basically downgraded and capped the speed at 384kbps (without even informing their subscribers) .. then Smart Bro, the worst ever in terms of speed and CSR/TSR

2. myDestiny
= once of the best ISPs have subscribed to .. 2 years ago, the speed was 2-3mbps (for P999) .. the year after, they downloaded from 1.5 - 2mbps .. today, it's capped at 1mbps (though in their ad it says uncapped bandwidth) .. nice download / upload speed, ok CSR/TSR

3. GlobeDSL
= currently subscribed to them since i'm paying for both DSL and landline.  current plan is 1mbps .. download speed is ok .. upload speed sucks (wish they could increase it) .. CSR/TSR gives the same old crap (pls monitor your connection) and doesn't give you the solution that you need .. they will only act pag nakausap mo na yung manager nila or if you've sent and email to their Customer Support.

either myDestiny or GlobeDSL would be a good choice for me ..

[nheenia]

hay naku inis na inis na ko sa globe broadband. i applied for it last november at this may 17 lang kinabit. ok naman siya, hindi gaanong mabilis since 384 kbps lang yung kinuha ko, yung plan 999. then after 2 weeks, nawalan kami ng connection, it was last may 30. at hanggang ngayon wala parin kaming connection, araw-araw na ata akong tumatawag sa hotline nila and they all give me the same answers, na they do apologize for the inconvenience and they will make a report regarding that and may technical problem daw talaga dito sa area namin na mahigit sa isang linggo na hindi parin natatapos. nakakainis na talaga. minsan nga naiisip namin baka dahil within the first month pa kami which is free of charge pa kaya hindi nila pinaprioritize yung concern namin.

[cati]

smart bro....ang bagal

[starrgazing]

bumagal na ba sis ang smartbro... nung nasa pinas ako yan ang provider ko... okey naman wala naman problem or because nasa 3rd flr kami kaya malaki sakop nang signal...

[10tequilashots]

A very satisfied BayanDSL subscriber here, since July of last year pa.

[xtine]

Naku Please lang..... WAG NA WAG KAYONG MAGSMARTBRO!!

Laging mabagal ang connection ko.  Isang taon na.  Kaka speed test ko lang, 59kbps!!! i am paying P999 every month for a connection na times 2 lang ng dial up ko dati.

Buti pa ang dial up, P100 20 hours na.  Eto, 999 wala pang 8 hours a day ang gamit.

Tapos di pa ako pwedeng magpalit until next month kasi nakatali ako sa smartbro. So hindi ako pwedeng magpalit kahit na hindi na maganda ang service.  Badtrip tlaga!

Ano ba ang magandang pamalit dito sa Smartbro sa sucat?

[~*BeBeGurL*~]

I'm using globe broadband for 2 yrs. Last november nagsimula na magputol putol yung connection. As in every 5 mins disconnected. Ilang beses na sila nagpapadala ng technician dito sa amin pero wala namang nangyayari. Yung huling technician na pinapunta nila di ko na pinapasok sa house. Kasi sabi ko sa cust service wag na magpapadala ng technician dito kasi mismong technician nagsabi na sa transmission na nila may problema. Maraming area na daw nakaka experience ng hindi stable na connection. Ano naman gagawin nung technician kakalikutin kunwari tapos pag alis ganun ulit. Kaasar pa kasi last march nagpa upgrade kami ng 2Mbps. Nakalagay sa promo na free yung wireless modem. Naupgrade yung connection namin to 2Mbps June na. Kamusta naman yon. Tapos sabi ko nasaan na yung wireless modem namin. Sabi ba naman nirerequest pa daw yon. Binibigyan lang daw nila ng wireless modem eh yung mga pang business. Hindi daw pwede sa mga residential. Kaya nga kami nagpa 2Mbps dahil sa free wireless na yan. Dapat 1Mbps lang upgrade namin. Tsaka  hindi kami ininform sa globe center na pang business type lang yung wireless modem na yon. Hindi rin nakalagay sa brochure nila that time. Eh 3 months ba naman bago maupgrade yung request namin.
Naubos na pasensya ko sa globe na yan. Nag apply nako sa PLDT. Sana wala na ko maging problema.

[sweetyjoy]

 im currently using pldt mt dsl plan  with the phone line. I just have a speed of 40 kbps! imagine parang mas slow pa sa dial up connection. Do you have any tips on how to maximize the speed or to make it faster somehow? Im using vista. Super thanks po!

[GabBeaMariz]

smart bro kami gusto namin magpalit ng pldt minsan kasi on off connection  may contract ba yung smart bro na dapat ilang buwan gamitin? nung last nov pa kami nagpakabit 

[xtine]

smart bro kami gusto namin magpalit ng pldt minsan kasi on off connection  may contract ba yung smart bro na dapat ilang buwan gamitin? nung last nov pa kami nagpakabit 

Sa akin meron..  one year kaya nakakabadtrip.. kasi sobrang bagal nya.. I'm paying 999 a month for the speed of 59kbps... can you imagine? yung dati kong dial up 29kbps..

[GabBeaMariz]

saken naman tuwing gabi wala connection 

[-riarz-]

To check your speed, go to www.speedtest.net then click the yellow pyramid or basta yung recommended server.

or go to www.2wire.com.. Makikita ninyo sa upper right yung SPEED METER.

Yung Bandwidth Test ng PLDT, hindi credible eh.  PLDT tech na rin ang nagsabi nun.

[[ Orangeblossom ]]

I'm using Smart Bro din.  I'm thinking of changing ISP na rin sana dahil lately laging nawawalan ng connection.  Pero nanghihinayang kasi ako kasi Plan 788 ako dun (ang kauna-unahang plan nila).  Sayang din yung 200 pesos.

[anetski]

any Destiny Cable Internet subscriber here? hindi ko sila ma-contact sa techsupport number nila na 841-9393 local 2, lagi na lang busy or nadi-disconnect after ng recording. 2 weeks na kaming walang internet, lahat ng troubleshooting na alam ko ginawa ko, wala pa rin! hindi talaga nagbabato ng DNS servers yung modem!!! nagbigay sila ng advisory samin a few days before mawalan ng connection(pi-nost sa bulletin board ng condo) pero sabi nila, up to 3days lang mawawala because of repairs nga daw. eh 2 weeks na(magti-3 na bukas), wala pa rin!!!!

anyone here who knows any direct # for techsupport ng destiny?

[^kaedee^]

^ hi sis! i'll pm their number.

anyways, we had destiny cable since 2001 pa. kaso from 2006 until ngaun lagi intermittent connection namen. suki na ko ng tech support nila. hehe.

nag stick lang kame sa knila kase yung feedback ng mga kapitbahay namen sa ibang internet provider mas mabagal pa daw. so far, maganda pa pala ang destiny. btw, im from san juan.

[calimaki]

i'm also a very very satisfied bayantel user, mag 3rd year na ako with their service this december.

they have this policy that if they can't repair your problem within 24 hours (basta wag lang natural disaster, exempted yun), they pay you back P500/day. of course they'll do anything not to do that. speed is okay and customer service is very good. their 24hour customer service is really 24 hours. i've called them at 2am and got to talk to people who understand technical problems and know what they're talking about.