best connection to the net in pinas

[ziggyboy]

what type of connection gives net users in the philippines the "most bang for your buck"? modem parin?

[Ira]

I would have to say Destiny. It's definitely not as fast as it's touted to be (Kaboom! says around 5k/sec lang), but compared to dialups, 5k/s is still fast, you don't tie up the phone lines, and the rate is inexpensive compared to dialup unlimited accounts.

[ziggyboy]

but is the connection always at 5k/sec or does it lag occasionally? how much do you pay?

[Ira]

I'm not subscribed to Destiny, although we'll be having Now cable internet installed at home next month when Home cable expands to our place. But from what I remember, Kaboom! said that the 5k/s is about average, and on non-peak hours it goes much higher. I think Destiny charges around PhP1,800 a month including the modem rental. Not so bad, eh?

[mparaz]

for the best access... work at an ISP! =)

[dave]

yah.. work at an ISP with direct connections to the u.s.! (like IPhil ;> )

according to www.mydestiny.net (http://www.mydestiny.net) , they charge P2000 + P500(cable modem rental). and maybe +10%vat.

NOW cable's promo is charging P1650 + P330(cable modem rental). vat inclusive.

[ziggyboy]

do you get special benefits when you work at an isp? unlimited accounts (i mean for home use)? what's going to happen when pldt starts metering?

[ginoledesma]

ISP lang ba? I'm thinking of a dual-T3 connection <drool>. I'm not up to par with the tech-terms of cyberspace (like E1, DT1, etc...) but I do know what's fast. :)

Usually, what are the connections of an ISP? Leased line? E1? T1? T3?

[dave]

'leased line' is a generic term; it can refer to a 64k land line or even an E1 microwave link.

64k = one voice channel

u.s. standards:
t1 = 1.5 mbps
t3 = 45 mbps
european standards:
e1 = 2.0 mbps
e3 = 34 mbps

there are other terms like oc3(155mbps) pero di ko na sila kabisado

cervini used to hog the whole e1 line until william yu installed cbq. hee hee hee ;>

[Ira]

What's the feedback with Home Cable's NOW cable internet? We're about to get hooked up but if there's a lot of negative stuff getting out I'd rather just cancel the whole deal.

[ginoledesma]

Dave, pa'no mo nalaman? :)

Anyway, I think ang IRC/ICQ nalang ang may-cap ngayon. I don't think the CBQ/Shaper did well under 64KBps or less. ;)

Hehehehe... He's thinking of alternatives right now. Pero malamang next sem, may CBQ na lahat. Darn. ;)

[mparaz]

the best connection to the net in pinas... would be much better if the Pinoy sites were all located or mirrored in the Philippines, that would save a whole lot of bandwidth!

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as for OCn circuits, OC means Optical Carrier. Some speeds are:

OC3 = 155 Mbps
OC12 = 622 Mbps
OC48 = 2.4 Gbps

An OC3 is also known as (European standard I think) as STM1.

Of course, none of these are available for Philippine Internet use!

[Kaboom!]

Destiny can get as fast as 60 kb/sec but very rarely. Most of the time, it's in the 5 kb/sec area although during late hours it hits double digits. I hope they figure out how to make it even faster now that they have serious competition.

Peace.

[dave]

gino l.

all traffic in the campus will be charged starting next sem.
aside from that, bandwidth shaping will also be implemented.

this was where i was questioning net group; why shape bandwidth if they will charge per MB anyway?

cersa workstations might have to be 'un-masqueraded'

[This message has been edited by dave (edited 03-14-2000).]

[dave]

pldt has the country wired with oc48 circuits.
they have 7 pipes that run from luzon to mindanao.

[phathead]

zpdee! i tested it at kaboom just a coupla minutes ago and it was in the 64k/s.

[phathead]

zpdee! i tested it at kaboom just a coupla minutes ago and it was in the 64k/s range most of the time.

[phathead]

zpdee! i tested it at kaboom just a coupla minutes ago and it was in the 64k/s range most of the time.

[phathead]

zpdee! i tested it at kaboom just a coupla minutes ago and it was in the 64k/s range most of the time.

[silver]

I heard about zpdee. How much monthly? How do you subscribe?

[silver]

I always get disconnected with my present ISP. Why is that? Is the software I am using (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) something to do with it? Or my modem?

(I am not much familiar with computers.)

[silver]

I always get disconnected with my present ISP. Why is that? Is the software I am using (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) something to do with it? Or my modem? Or my ISP?

(I am not much familiar with computers.)