229 Responses to “What’s the best Internet Service Provider (ISP) in the Philippines?”

1. ellalaine Says:
   July 1st, 2009 at 12:33 pm

   i’ve been good with smart bro kc my area has good signal. maybe its a case of how well the signal reaches your area. btw, i found this on you tube, hope it can help those asking w/c is better (bro or tattoo.)
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZJQtbw-8bo

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2. Warren Says:
   July 1st, 2009 at 4:11 am

   Well for my experience 3 ISP n natry ko 1st is the Broadband ng bayan Smart bro F*** tlga. As in kung magkakaroon ng survey poll na parang Presidential survey 0.1% ang rate Sobrang bagal since nung ginabit way back 2005 128 kbps pa un hindi p nakacanopy ang antena ng smart hanggang nagupgrade ako sa 384 kbps parusa tlga medyo mabilis naman pero sa isang araw d mabilang ang disconnections. then ill try the sky cable zpdee nak ng pating ganun din paputol putol ang connection hindi perfect ng sky cable ang configuration ng cable internet, and the last one which im currently using this is more sucks than the smart bro digitel bida plans of digitelone sa una sobrang bilis 512kbps lng ang plan ko pero ang nakaset sa aking is 2mbps nakita ko sa web gui ng prolink modem/router nila kaya sarap magdownload pero ngaun, magiisang taon na sa october, nakita ko sa modem na 512/192 kbps n lng ang nakaset aus lng kasi un lng ang plan ko ang problema naging dial up ang connection speed ko langya 27kbps nakukuha ko? anu toh lokohan? Magaling cla sa una, malamang sa malang eh ung bandwith n para sa akin eh nabibigay sa mga bagong subscriber. hayzzz sana umaksyon naman ang NTC. hayzzz un lng po,,, salamat

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3. Picoy Says:
   June 30th, 2009 at 2:11 pm

   Hello, I had PLDT before, I had Globe broadband before and I also had Digitelone. all of them have gud and bad sides. but the worst is Digitelone and PLDT. Imagine nyo ultimo field technician nila di alam ginagawa. The reason I was able to say this is I use to be a tech support for a router before so my idea ako sa mga pinag gagawa nila. . and FYI kung 1MB ang internet connection ang binabayaran mo every month, dapat atleast 70% - 80% ang speed na makukuha mo out of 1MB. yan dapat ang average speed mo araw araw. now this company thinks that all end user does not know this. kapag bumaba ka sa 70% ng 1MB it means they are not giving what they promise and what we are paying. request ka na dapat nun ng rebate. the problem with end user is haggat may connection gamit lang ng gamit. so di mo ma notice na mabagal na pala connection mo unless abutin ka ng mahigit sa 1min para sa isang website. tapos dun ka palang mag rereklamo. pero kung agresibo ka na i check lagi ang speed mo di sila makaka takas sayo at di ka nila ma loloko. I would also advise is use speedtest.net and 2wire.com to compare the speed na nakukuha mo para sure ka kung ano talaga average speed. Lets face it all ISP nag kaka problema tama but go to ISP na madaling kausap sa rebate and mabilis umaksyon sa problema. kasi kung di nila kayang ayusin sigurado ako na mag rebate yan sayo kaya di ka lugi. Ang masama kung mabagal na wala pang balik bayad. And ma advise ko lang sa lahat na wifi is still wifi. di parin mananalo ang wifi compared sa wired connection, mapa cable pa yan or phone line. ang problema kasi babagal talaga internet connection mo haggat dumadami ang gumagamit at nag share ng isang connection. so I would like to correct one post here na kung gagamit ka ng router eh di babagal internet connection mo. that is not true. Tama depende talaga sa area mo ang speed ng internet connection mo. kung malapit ka sa mga cell site at cabinet ng Internet mas mabilis talaga kasi mas maiksi ang tatakbuhin ng data. for example run in straight line yung isa tatakbo ng 1 km at ung isa naman 500 meter. sino sa tiningin nyo mas mabilis makakabalik.
   same with internet connection. Sana nabigyan ko kayo ng mahalagang ways to find the best ISP.

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4. ISP Critic Says:
   June 30th, 2009 at 11:20 am

   First of all, I am a hater of SMART services though GLOBE isn’t too far away. They both suck. I just have to let this out.

   And now here’s my unbiased experience.

   The ISP’s here in PH depends greatly in your area to function properly. You need to do your homework if you are to subscribe to any of them.

   i.e. PLDT myDSL has excellent speed, stability and customer support in the “heart” of Baguio City, elsewhere, just plain sucks. In QC and Paranaque very unstable. So if i am in Baguio i’d definitely go for PLDT hands down. Too bad i think they cannot afford any more slots.

   BayanDSL is pretty impressive in NCR better than PLDT i would strongly imply.

   SmartBro unlimited = Great in areas where there is minimal connection, less clutter. As they send the signal through towers very low tech if you ask me. But you could get away with it if you’re not sharing your bandwidth. In Baguio where there is plenty of connection already, forget it and you’ll be happy just the same.

   Prepaid SmartBro, Globe = The only good thing i can say here is that they’re the cheapest HSDPA gadget around. And since it’s made for surfing and for people on the go, i will give it a 4/10. Under a tower however i’ll give it 9/10. I reached 1.5mbps there max with stable connection. But of course, kinda defeats its purpose.

   Globe wireless = SmartBro is better.
   Globe landline + DSL = Same as PLDT only cheaper and slightly lagging behind in speed. This is my current connection as PLDT DSL isn’t available here in my current location. I don’t know in other areas though.

   Final words.
   Survey your location, gather as much information you can. More connection means more clutter but not necessarily. As long as they have available slot for you(outside NCR), go for PLDT. Within NCR go Bayantel. Else go GlobeDSL(landline).

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5. ellalaine Says:
   June 29th, 2009 at 1:32 pm

   I suggest smart bro (usb) for net on the go. muuuuuuuch better than globe tattoo. I’ve used both so I can compare.

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