younghermit Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 i plan to downgrade next month sa plan 999.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've also downgraded from PLDT DSL's plan 1500 to plan 999. Looking back, I wish I haven't done that co'z the savings so far have not outweighed the poor service I've experienced and continue experiencing. First off, when I applied for a 999 connection last December, they will first require you to either pay a "Downgrade fee" of Php3500 or have your existing Plan terminated. So I chose the 2nd option since I thought that paying a downgrade fee is really outrageous. After termination, which includes surrendering the old modem and cables that they provided, I applied for the 999 service. During that time, I was informed that the 999 promo was over subscribed and they had to either wait for someone to cancel an existing subscription or wait for PLDT to open new lines. It took about 3 weeks before they finally installed my 999 connection. Other than the decreased bandwidth, I've experienced random disconnections usually every a few hours of continous use. Worse, there have been days that it was just seemed impossible to connect to their servers. Being an online gamer, I dread those days when I can't show up to go online because my connection is down. Today, random disconnections still occur but I don't complain that much anymore co'z I'm too busy at work and do not use my home connection that often. As the saying goes, "you get what you pay for". Poor as it goes, I think that it is still way a lot better than using dial-up. Quote Link to comment
pyng Posted May 28, 2006 Share Posted May 28, 2006 PLDT = walang kwentang technical support. Laging disconnected, kaya kung mahilig ka mag online games, wag ka nang umasa... Quote Link to comment
shindo_hikaru Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 try mo n lng pareho... kung san k masaya dun ka. Quote Link to comment
Bisdak88 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 It seems there is some confusion here... the topic it self needs corrections... Cable Broadband and DSL is one and same thing. DSL is Broadband. Maybe the question should be Cable (coaxe) or copper wire or wifi........they are simply the way broadband is connected or delivered to you, it the type of hiway where data are transmitted. As w/c is better, Cable basically uses Coaxial cables wherein both audio/video transmission and internet or broadband passes thru. Cable is more reliable and faster as of now in some location. Coaxe cable has less resistance than copper wire. only downside is, it has to have signal amps for every so distance to maintain signal quality. It is also faster because there are still less subscriber. Copperwire has a different problem altogether. There are some location that has good service delivery. Could due, outside facility or the wires that you see dangling on post are new, you are near to node, less than 5 kilometers or less subscriber using the same node. Some location are not so lucky, thats the reason for slow speed, intermittent or frequent downtime. Wifi or wireless uses different delivery system, simple w/o wires... (wireless nga eh) hehehe... My answer to this question is it depends!! so if your choosing, ask around the nieghborhood, whose getting better service. then subscribe to it, chances are you get same service. BTW, if you choose copper or even cable, bantayan nyo ang mag iinstall to make sure they use brand new cables or copper wire. Baka gamitin nila yung mga lumang nakasabit na sa poste... patay kayo dyan...gimik ng mga installer yan to earn extra from the unused cable or copper wire. Quote Link to comment
GM Ruy Lopez Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I prefer Cable than DSL, lalo na if you plan to share your Internet connection using a router, less configuration on your part. Quote Link to comment
Bisdak88 Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 ok ba smart bro???<{POST_SNAPBACK}> depending on your location, and number of subscribers using the same base station that you will be homed to. If your a smart user, check your signal if you have a full bar and consistent..not intermittent. If possible verify air distance of smart cell site from your location. the nearer the better. If you go for this, check if the antenna is facing directly to the base station. Hindi nakatalikod o nakatagilid. Pano? tanong nyo lang sa installer, chance are kita nyo ang base or cell site from your rooftop. wag kayo payag kung me harang na bldg or anything. It works on Line of Sight. maaring tumagos sa harang but mahina na ang signal pag dating sa you. Kailangan kita or else..patay ka .... You can also go PLDT MYDSL, marami nga lang unknown. How far are you from the main node, condition of the outside plant facility. kung pldt pone subs subscriber ka, madalas bang mawalan ka ng dialtone o laging masama ang signal mo? if Yes, forget it you'll have problems w/ connection same kung malayo ka ng masyado sa node. Just ask PLDT rep if your location is 5 kilometers or less from node. kaya lang meron ka pang iisipin kung maayos pa ang mga nagpapansitang mga telephone cable sa lugar nyo. And if your not a pldt pone subscriber and or sabihin kakabitan ka ng new copperwire or drop wire. Bantayan mo yung nagkakabit or installer. Make sure brand new and kakabit na lines sa you. If you can watch them install from your place up to the telephone post terminal better. And if they will use more that one role or 150 meters..might as well cancell, sasakit din lang ang ulo mo. Because aside na me dugtong na ang wire, it means lalayo ka na sa terminal malamang mahina din and speed mo.... same to all copper wire line based DSL provider.... watch them install... baka gamitin nila eh yung mga lumang wire na nakabitin sa poste, galing sa mga disconnected subscriber. yari ka dun! hehehe.. Quote Link to comment
dgr81 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 wala kasi ibang line dito sa valenzuela. smart bro lang or dial up ang pwed. thanks for the quick reply Quote Link to comment
Bisdak88 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 wala kasi ibang line dito sa valenzuela. smart bro lang or dial up ang pwed. thanks for the quick reply<{POST_SNAPBACK}> valensuela? me pldt landlyn ka? pwede ka mydsl din..kaso di lang alam kung na upgrade na mga linya ng telepono dyan.. laganap pa naman ang nakawan ng telepone lines dyan...hehehehe... Quote Link to comment
speedy22222002 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 nice thread, nag-iisip din kasi ako kumuha ng broadband connection para dito sa bahay. medyo mahal yata ang cable, lalo na ngayon may promo yung PLDT na 999 lang monthly. di na rin masama, lalo na kung para sa bahay lang di ba?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>may mas mura pa sa PLDTna P999, yon bayantel DSL mas mura P899.00 lang, bakit di mo try. Quote Link to comment
speedy22222002 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 i've already check the aky cable broadband but i'm not really interested with them..... kasi may limit and yung 1600k na plan up to 384 lang..... so parang ndi ako in favor about the bayantel naman... heard na okey daw yung service and yung cust care nila..... but bad for me hindi daw available sa area namin yung service nila..... haaaayyyyyy..... <{POST_SNAPBACK}>ok naman ang bayantel DSL wala naman akong problema sa connection its dependable. Quote Link to comment
goodgood Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 all DSL provider in Philippine is too bad and unfair to customer!!They just want money not service!!! :grr: Quote Link to comment
glen1234s Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 My 5 cent contribution to this discussion DSL uses a sophisticated modulation scheme to pack data onto copper wires. DSL is sometimes referred to as a last-mile technology because it is used only for connections from a telephone switching station to a home or office, not used between switching stations. DSL is also called an always on connectionm because it uses existing 2-wire copper telephone line connected to the premise and will not tie up your phone as a dial-up connection does. ADSL is the most commonly deployed types of DSL. Short for asymmetric digital subscriber line ADSL supports data rates of from 1.5 to 9 Mbps when receiving data (known as the downstream rate) and from 16 to 640 Kbps when sending data (known as the upstream rate). ADSL requires a special ADSL modem. Two other types of DSL technologies are High-data-rate DSL (HDSL) and Very high DSL (VDSL). VDSL offers fast data rates over relatively short distances - the shorter the distance, the faster the connection rate. Through the use of a cable modem you can have a broadband Internet connection that is designed to operate over cable TV lines. Cable Internet works by using TV channel space for data transmission, with certain channels used for downstream transmission, and other channels for upstream transmission. Because the coaxial cable used by cable TV provides much greater bandwidth than telephone lines, a cable modem can be used to achieve extremely fast access to the Web The topic of "which is better and faster" has been a highly debated topic, and still there doesn't appear to be a clear winner. DSL offers users a choice of speeds ranging from 144 Kbps to 1.5Mbps. Cable modem download speeds are typically up to 2 times faster than 1.5Mbps DSL, but the reason there is no clear speed winner is because cable technology is based on shared bandwidth, with many factors influencing a users download speed. With shared bandwidth the speed fluctuates depending on the number of subscribers on the network. With DSL, the connection is yours and not shared, and you tend to have a more constant speed. This is one reason why cable Internet providers don't often publish speed information. Both DSL and cable Internet speeds are largely dependant on the service provider and either the distance away from the switching station you are or how many subscribers are in your immediate area. In "perfect" conditions, cable download speeds are up to 2 times faster than 1.5Mbps DSL speeds, Which is roughly 50 times faster than 28.8K Modem. My choice...I go for DSL simply because its a better choice for me. (No cable internet in my area. But even if I had, I still would go for the DSL. I'm not a sucker for an "all-in-one" type service. Having them from separate providers ensures that I have cable even if DSL provider goes down and vice versa. Quote Link to comment
echo2knight Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 My choice...I go for DSL simply because its a better choice for me. (No cable internet in my area. But even if I had, I still would go for the DSL. I'm not a sucker for an "all-in-one" type service. Having them from separate providers ensures that I have cable even if DSL provider goes down and vice versa. A very informative article sir. Thank you very much!!! Quote Link to comment
Kurtsky Keigee Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Is it true pag Cable walang DC? Quote Link to comment
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