My REVIEW Best/Worse Internet: Pldt,Smart,ZPDEE,Destiny,Globe

[elyserva]

I have Smart Bro aka Smart Wifi in my small shop here in the province. I have no choice, it's the most practical way to be connected to the internet. So far, ok naman! Initially, there were problems but lately, ok na! Kung minsan nawawalan sa bandang gabi na pero just for a few minutes lang. Sometimes the outage is due to my router. I just reset my router and there it goes back again. Wala namang lag sa mga online games. Internet access is good.

[n3k0]

here's my story with Smart Bro (this happened awhile ago)..
problem : Limited or No Connection

solution:
called Smart Bro's hotline .. CSR (girl) that i've talked to seemed reluctant to help me (and parang wala din sya sa mood) .. still she told me to ..
1) go to command prompt and type "ipconfig /all", "ipconfig /release", "ipconfig /renew" >> problem wasn't solved
2) go to control panel>>network connection>>properties>>general tab>tcp/ip properties .. she wanted to check kung naka-obtain automatically yung ip and dns thingie
3) go to command prompt and type "ipconfig /all", "ipconfig /release", "ipconfig /renew" >> problem wasn't solved again
4) restart the modem, restart the PC .. and go to command prompt and type "ipconfig /all", "ipconfig /release", "ipconfig /renew" >> still the same result (this is the 3rd time we did this)
5) go to control panel>>network connections then right-click Local Area Connection to disable/enable it .. >> still the same result
6) go to command prompt and type "ipconfig /all", "ipconfig /release", "ipconfig /renew" >> problem wasn't solved again (how many times do we have to do this?)
7) unplug the cable from the NIC and plug it in after a few seconds >> still no connection
8) go to command prompt and type "ipconfig /all", "ipconfig /release", "ipconfig /renew" >> problem wasn't solved again (hmm...)

then she told me that she'll coordinate with the upper level .. of course i'm assuming that she'll put me the call on hold to talk to the upper level or her supervisor .. but she didn't .. i could hear other voices from the background and sa line ko sa kanya, dead-air lang .. parang pinalipas lang nya 10-15 mins tapos saka lang ako binalikad .. hay .. ang labo .. that's way i really hate talking the Smart Bro's CSR .. alang kwenta kausap .. nasayang lang yung 45 mins ko ..

**tiningnan ko yung antenna na ginagamit ng tita ko, nahaharang pala ng mga dahon .. hehehe ..
**saka sa inis ko, sinabi ko na lang sa tita ko na mag-destiny na lang sya kasi la kwenta yung ISP nya ..

[markpaul]

I'm also on SMART Wifi... P788/mo. its a good deal especially for a Student..

[??ThuGz??]

nka BellTel cable ako ngayon.. im satisfied with their speed and their costumer support.. average speed ko is 500-700kbps yun nga lang pag peak hours bumababa din sya pero nde mo din mapapansin un binaba ng speed nya. kapag off peak naman umaabot hangang 1.3mbps ang connection ko.. but ang problem ko lang sa kanila ngayon is everyday na didisconnect ako. once/day lang naman yan and i have to restart my pc/modem para mka konek ulit. nde ko pa naman naittawag coz medyo busy pa ko. but im satisfied with their service naman as of now.

as for their costumer support, ok sila. ill give 'em 95%. minsan sila pa ang tatawag sayo to check their service. kung wala bang problema sa connection. kapag ikaw naman ang tatawag madali mo silang makausap. not unlike the others na aabutin ka ng mabilis na un 30mins bago ka may makausap.

[tykemeister]

PLDT: Horribe ISP

Unbelievably irrational customer support!
Connection speeds nowhere near what they advertise!
They keep on getting new subscribers even if they lack the capacity to deliver good service to all the customers!

Will make you go through hoops and make it appear that it's your fault that the internet connection is faulty, then will eventually tell you it's really their system's fault to begin with . GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

[spursdynasty]

ahahah the joys of PLDT!

[SexualChocolate]

Mad props to Spursdynasty for the broadband provider review. I'm still choosing what service to subscribe to, pero your review really made it easier to narrow down the choices. I definitely won't go the PLDT route.

Oh, baka pwede mo na rin idagdag sa review mo mga phone numbers ng mga companies na to para madaling tawagan.

Oh, and I called up ZPDee and they said you can't avail of their services if you are not a SKY/Home cable subscriber. That totally sucks! Start of the year daw ata nila ginawang rule yun.

Thanks, again, for the review Bro!

[sadirmata]

pldt and smart services really suck. lalo na ang smart broken na yan.

[loc0]

Smart Bro wins the award for WORST ISP EVER by default.

[Nina_Myers]

Funny thing.. before pinagyayabang ng tropa ko na naka Smart Wi-Fi sya.. kesa hindi na kailangan ng phone line tapos may cool antenna pa daw.. mabilis pa.. ngayon pag tinatanong namin musta na internet nya napapamura na lang sya.. hehehehe.. ilang araw na daw syang walang internet..

[spursdynasty]

Mad props to Spursdynasty for the broadband provider review. I'm still choosing what service to subscribe to, pero your review really made it easier to narrow down the choices. I definitely won't go the PLDT route.

Oh, baka pwede mo na rin idagdag sa review mo mga phone numbers ng mga companies na to para madaling tawagan.

Oh, and I called up ZPDee and they said you can't avail of their services if you are not a SKY/Home cable subscriber. That totally sucks! Start of the year daw ata nila ginawang rule yun.

Thanks, again, for the review Bro!

thanks,

Wala y dont u get sky cable nlng? 15% discounted pa compared sa cable nyo.

nways anong area ka ba? when ur in QC go for SKY DSL otherwise try Destiny. The stabiliy wont be as stable as ZPDEE but ul enjoy the speed as Destiny speed is variable it could go as low as 150Kbps at some point but ul average at 400-700KBPS and more often than not reach 1mbps speeds.

masarap speeds nila!

[.+ moks_mart +.]

thanks for the review.
at least i now know the pros and cons of each ISP there in the phils.

[floreno]

For me SmartBor doesnt deserved to be reviewed....

Its a totally Trash ISP!!!!

[sp0ckman]

Ok here's my problem, I don't have a landline & cable connection, so how can I have internet?

[loc0]

Stay offline: it's almost like using Smart Bro.

[jeremyv]

Hay, kaasar pag nasa province. I pay 6720php for a 768kbps connection - that is not a joke, ganun ang bill ko monthly - Wish we have more options here besides Digitel and PLDT to pull the prices down. ARGH!

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[Les]

From The Philippine Star, June 5, 2006 issue

PLDT Broadband subscriber base seen to double this yr

Telecommunications giant Philippines Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) projects its broadband subscriber base to double this year as both digital subscriber line (DSL) and wireless broadband coverage rapidly expand...

...DSL (fixed broadband) and wireless broadband subscribers increased by over 25,000 in the first quarter of 2006 to about 140,000 as of the end of March this year. Of the 140,000, about 101,000 are fixed DSL while 39,000 are wireless (Smart Bro). During the first quarter of 2005, broadband subscribers only totalled 57,000, all fixed. As of end-April, the number of subscribers has increased to 170,000, of which 130,000 are DSL and 40,000 are wireless.

...PLDT itself has 420,000 dial-up Internet subscribers under Vibe.

....Smart's wireless broadband service was reintroduced in April 2006 as Smart Bro, an improved service over its earlier Smart Wi-Fi offering. Smart now has over 2,000 wireless broadband-enabled base stations providing high-speed Internet access to 386 cities and municipalities all over the country.

The big question: Does PLDT expand it's tech support and bandwidth capacity to meet the rapidly-expanding user base? I think everybody already knows the answer.

[loc0]

By improved, do they mean getting disconnected every 10 minutes?

[quentntarantula]

Ah...bastaa!!! Sa Zpdee na ako!!

[Elijah_A]

zpdee's good, but I truly hated their modem rental ... kelan ba naging 1k lang install fee?

I had to pay 2k for the modem rental... mababawi ko daw pag ka unsubscribe...