What’s the best Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the Philippines?
Ok, I’ve been offline for 2 days straight “AGAIN” because of Smart Bro’s Awesome Internet Connection and I can’t blame myself of choosing it as my ISP due to the fact that I already knew that it really sucks, still, I made my dumb choice to go for Smart Bro.
All Internet Service Providers had their own “Negative Reviews” that’s why I can’t decide myself which of them is better than the other. I only know few ISPs here in the Philippines (excluding Smart Bro): Globelines Broadband, SkyBroadband,Sky Cable’s ZPDee, Sky Internet, DigitelOne DSL, Bayantel DSL, Meridian Telekoms Broadband and PLDT MyDSL.
What I’m trying to do now is to solicit comments from you, my dear readers, of what’s the best Internet Service Provider in the Philippines from your own experience because I’m planning to dump Smart Bro and move to a brand new ISP after suffering internet havoc for 48 hours straight.
Hoping to hear from you guys…
UPDATE 07/27/09: Here’s a top 10 list of Internet Service Providers in the Philippines based on SpeedTest.net. I can only name two commercial ISPs in the screenshot below: Sky Broadband and Sky Internet (I’m not sure if these two are now merged. Others also said that Sky Internet is the same with Bayan DSL). Most of the ISPs in the list are private. If you’re a DOST employee, you’re very lucky to experience the fastest upload and download speed in the Philippines. Here’s the screenshot of the Top 10 ISPs:
Tags: Broadband Internet, Internet Connection Philippines, Internet Service Providers, Philippines, Philippines ISP, Wireless Internet
August 30th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
globe subscriber ako.. 1st month ko ok na ok, download, surf and games sabay sabay pwede.. pero after a month.. nag start ng bumagal.. 70% slower ung connection ko.. picture nlang sa facebook ang tagal tagal bgo maview.. globe sa umpisa lang magaling.. 100% ung signal strength pero npakabagal pa din?. possible b un?. mga manloloko..
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August 28th, 2010 at 11:20 am
ang masasabi ko lan lahat ng ISP dito sa Pinas mahal… sa ibang bansa mura lan kasi implemented ang latest technology dito lan sa Pinas hindi latest. Cabled connection kasing mahal ng wireless connection(broadband)???? cabled connection can provide 10 times more faster than broadband in terms of their maximum capabilities. Dapat 10 times masmura ung cabled kung ganun.
In terms of ISP’s, dito sa Pinas depende yan sa location mo kung maganda ung connection. Mayroon kasing memorandum sa government natin na hatiin daw ng mga providers ang location na bibigyan nila ng service. Kasi ung naunang nag-provide ng service(telepono) ung PLDT. Dahil marami na silang na provide pede mangyari na monopolize nila lahat ng customers. To provide some chances sa iba, nagbigay sila ng memo.
Kaya research na lan, what is best in your location. (In my experience masmarami ang bad connection sa good
)
End of line, PEACE:
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August 27th, 2010 at 11:24 am
i’m using sky broadband 3mbps their service is good.. but their technical staff when you have problems does a just little more than nothing
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August 23rd, 2010 at 6:35 pm
dati globe broadband 1mb gamit ko. ok naman ang speed minsan, pero pag nagkaproblema sa line nila, 1 week ka mawawalan ng internet at phone line and worse consistent pa pag nawala. kahit ninakaw na yung linya ng globe sa area namin at nai-report na (obviously, wala na yung cable line kaya pati connection ng internet at phone wala na din) pero ang bill sige pa din dating. kahit nai-report na, puro sorry and follow-up reports nalang CSR nila.
now i’m using smartbro, after 6 months of subscribing to them, ngayon lang ako nagkaron ng problema with their speed and connection. i’ve been calling their customer service for 3 weeks now, reporting about the frequent internet interruption at mas mabagal pa sa snail na may hika sa bagal ang internet speed.
ngayon: download speed: 133kbps upload speed: 33kbps (using speedtest.net) sa 2wire naman: 51kbps.
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August 23rd, 2010 at 3:09 pm
I think naka rely ang connection depende sa area, connection speed you subscribed on, sa ISP, at sa OS operation sytem at specs ng pc ng user…
Kung magsusubscribe ka pa lang, make some research about sa area mo, magtanung ka sa mga kapitbahay na naka subscribe na at hingiin mo yung opinion about them, second go to the main office about ISP at makipagusap ng maayos about ur concern, sana lang yung mga nasa CS ay mga IT tlga na madaming alam tungkol sa technical issue when it comes to this services, usally kasi dinadaan ka lang nila sa charm… For example your main concern is gaming, or just web browsing,dl..etc…
Third which is important din is yung mga cheapest plan out there, like plan 999 etc… madami nang naka subscribe meaning madami ka na kaagaw sa server, ports o kung anu mang tech terms ang tawag jan… based lang naman sa mga nabasa ko…
Mas ok din kung magiging mabait at matanung ka at makiusap sa technician na gagawa o magiinstall, like “kuya gawan mo naman ng paraan para medyo bumilis yung connection… add mo ko sa fb ah” since un madalas ginagawa ko, konting lambing seset na niya yung IP address sa pinakamabilis na connection (possible)….
So, research muna at magtanung, being informed is the best way para maiwasan ang scam at panloloko kasi sa mga ganyan puro agent makakausap mo lalo na pag wireless so lahat ng panguuto gagawin ng mga yan… tanungin mo about technical terms di rin naman makasagot…ang sakin lang wag agad padadala sa matatamis na salita at pangako
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August 23rd, 2010 at 3:35 am
minsan mabilis naman ang smart bro…… 200kbps mga madaling araw… lol! pero nitong mga araw ehh… bumaba sa 10kbps… bat kaya? kakainis di tuloy makapanuod sa crunchyroll!!
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August 23rd, 2010 at 1:06 am
im using my DIGITEL DSL for about 4 years. yes there are some negative things about the connection but they are more reliable, cheapest rate, fastest connection, its not under rated bandwith meaning to say pag 1MB ay 1MB talaga bandwith nya.nagkakatalo yan sa SPECS ng PC..
FYI causes that makes internet slow,
1. SPECS
2. VIRUS
3. Numbers of PC use
4. Bandwith share
5. website congested
Service? matanong ko kayo..sinong Telecom ang Perfect sa service? it happends to all..walang perfect telecom…
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August 22nd, 2010 at 2:53 pm
WI-tribe capped net after few mbps shish use ….
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August 18th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
napaka pangit talaga (smart bro sucks)
bagal kasi
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August 17th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
tibia gold,
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