Dsl Or Cable Broadband?

[EccentricEssence]

PLDT DSL so far the best

[tripmate]

anyone knows if it destiny is available at las pinas.... :unsure:

[roxysnonie]

 

anybody using mydestiny cable broadband?

 

how is it? how fast? and of course, how much is it a month?

 

tnx!

 

[Screwtape]

PLDT DSL so far the best

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Been having intermittent problems with PLDT DSL these past weeks. I can get an IP from their DHCP server and I can ping their gateway, but I cannot ping any external IPs or domains. Whenever I have this problem, I've even tried renewing the IP and I still can't acces external IPs. And then after an hour or so.. problem's gone.

 

A-holes from support keep giving me stupid suggestions like restarting,etc. and once they sent a support guy to investigate. How the hell is the guy supposed to trace what's wrong if the connection is currently good? Only way was for them to run some remote diagnostics during the time that I have this issue... but alas, the technical guys who can do this is NEVER really available to those that actually answer the calls.

 

Also, it appears that the DSL connection gets cut off after some idle time period. There have been cases where I stepped out for a while and when I came back, I had to re-login to the stupid MyDSL page again. What I do to workaround is always leave a ping -t command infinitely running so it is never idle.

 

On the average, I still get a 100+ kbps speed from internetfrog.com so I'm pretty much ok with PLDT. Only problem is support. PLDT has always been lousy with support.

[prespirit26]

PLDT DSL so far the best

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not all connection bro.... I got a Computer shop for almost a year now and their connections keeps on dropping. Also their SERVICE SUCKS their support cant figure out whats the real problem. The worst happened last january where in almost everyday i got a disconnection (as you know at the internet cafe disconnection is a no no especially to those custumer playing online games) I imediately reported it yet until now their techncian doesnt shows up to fix my problem!!!!!

 

If there is a PLDT employee here sorry bout it but hope you understand my situation if theres available Cable broadband conection here im willing to trash PLDT DSL or even GLOBE Broadband I might considered a 2nd option rather than PLDT DSL!!!!

[lomiburger]

cable broadband is much faster

[kchris2]

I guess it really depends on the user. Cable, looks faster but this would be because data is sent out in large chunks and not in a continuous flow like that of DSL.

 

If its going to be used solely for downloading ang browsing the net, then you might be ok with Cable. But if you will be playing online games I suggest going DSL. Using cable internet with online games causes the games to lag even if you have a fast cable connection speed.

 

Hope this helps. As for me, MyDSL pa ren. Swerte ko lang siguro maganda yung area ko kaya walang problema ever since connection :thumbsupsmiley:

[Mark-keting]

I guess it really depends on the user. Cable, looks faster but this would be because data is sent out in large chunks and not in a continuous flow like that of DSL.

 

If its going to be used solely for downloading ang browsing the net, then you might be ok with Cable. But if you will be playing online games I suggest going DSL. Using cable internet with online games causes the games to lag even if you have a fast cable connection speed.

 

Hope this helps. As for me, MyDSL pa ren. Swerte ko lang siguro maganda yung area ko kaya walang problema ever since connection  :thumbsupsmiley:

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Then i guess you are one of the luckiest people in metro manila. Lahat ng kakilala ko with MyDSL complain about the speed and connection. sobrang olats pati customer support. I also use MyDSL, and i have problems connecting to websites, kahit active yung connection. Hopefully the DSL service will improve in time.

[Guest airmax]

i plan to downgrade next month sa plan 999.

[eric0520]

Pareho lang yan na cable wire ang ginagamit, DSL at Globe!

[binoyski71]

Pareho lang yan na cable wire ang ginagamit, DSL at Globe!

 

this is confusing... :cry: :cry: :cry:

[zer0_c0ol]

Pareho lang yan na cable wire ang ginagamit, DSL at Globe!

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magulo nga to...di ata nya alam pinagsasasabi nya...hehe...

[MyojinYahiko]

Pareho lang yan na cable wire ang ginagamit, DSL at Globe!

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dude, alam mo ba ang pagkakaiba ng cable internet at DSL internet?

 

kung hindi pa, pkipuntahan ang mga website na ito at pakibasa maigi, intiendes?

 

http://www.practicallynetworked.com

 

http://www.howstuffworks.com

[younghermit]

i plan to downgrade next month sa plan 999.

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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.

[pyng]

PLDT = walang kwentang technical support. Laging disconnected, kaya kung mahilig ka mag online games, wag ka nang umasa...