My ultra­-fast wireless Internet experience with Ultera

Last month I was lucky to be invited to witness the launch of PLDT HOME Bro’s newest addition to its family, the PLDT HOME Bro Ultera. I’m curious how fast is this Ultera thing after seeing a lot of tweets about #SpeedYouCantBeat, that’s why I graced the event with much excitement. I wanna see for myself if his is indeed really fast.

I arrived late—to be precise—an hour late, in the event. Good thing the event didn’t start yet and there’s a dinner buffet in the venue. I haven’t been attending press and blog events for a year now and I thought I’ll just be alone sitting in the corner, waiting for the event to end. Good thing, Hannah was also there and we were able to chat after not seeing each other for many years!

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While waiting for the event to start, I connected to Home Bro Ultera via WiFi and tried downloading a 5MB zip file from my server, and I was able to download it in less than 7 seconds. I think it’s undeniably fast for wireless internet.

After an hour, the launch of PLDT Home Bro Ultera finally started. The event was hosted by Sam YG & Andi Manzano­Reyes. There were multiple speed tests that were shown in the event to show that Ultera is indeed fast.

Ariel Fermin, PLDT executive vice president and head of PLDT HOME business introduced the PLDT Home Bro Ultera and its features and why it’s different from their other internet service offers. Ultera is fast because it is the country’s first foray in TD­LTE technology, an innovation that uses a dedicated network with an allocated bandwidth, apart from one used by mobile phones or pocket Wifi modems.

“The launch of PLDT HOME Bro Ultera is part of our commitment to continuously develop broadband connectivity in the country. Aside from the ongoing roll­out and enhancement of PLDT HOME Fibr and PLDT HOME DSL, the addition of PLDT HOME Bro Ultera to the PLDT HOME roster of services means that we intend to serve more areas, especially those unreached by wired technology,” said Ariel Fermin, PLDT executive vice president and head of PLDT HOME business.

Ava Espanola, the PLDT assistant vice president and head of HOME Fixed Wireless Solutions, said, “PLDT HOME Bro Ultera is the perfect fit for digitally active families. It allows for continuous family fun and bonding whether it’s through social media, online streaming, or downloading.”

PLDT HOME Bro Ultera is a TD­LTE­powered (Time­Division Duplex­Long Term Evolution) high­speed wireless Internet connection for the home offering speeds of up to 10 Mbps. It is currently available in three plans: Ultera Basic, with speeds of up to 3 Mbps; Ultera Max, which reaches up to 5 Mbps; and the top of the line Ultera Pro, which delivers speeds of up to 10 Mbps.

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It’s also announcened that PLDT HOME Bro Ultera comes with special add­on services that all members of the family will enjoy. You can enjoy over hundreds of blockbuster flicks from Clickplay, and thousands of episodes of Asianovelas and Tagalized animes from MyPinoyTV. Music lovers in the family can access thousands of music hits from Spinnr (powered by SMART Music) while kids and kids­at­heart can enjoy the latest games from EA Games.

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The launch of PLDT HOME Bro Ultera also coincides with the launch of the brand’s new ambassadors— the Teng siblings, specifically brothers Jeric and Jeron, and sister Almira. A TV ad with the Teng siblings was also shown during the event.

After the event, they gave away 3 iPad Minis and my good friend Hannah was lucky enough to receive one. Congrats Hannah!

Visit pldthome.com/homebro to know more about PLDT Home Bro Ultera. You can also follow PLDT on Twitter (https://twitter.com/PLDTHome) and on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/PLDTHome).

More pictures of the event here:

38 thoughts on “My ultra­-fast wireless Internet experience with Ultera

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    • Yeah! ok ba smart bro mo? Yung smart bro ko pangit eh, pinaputol ko na. Hahahaha! Pero etong Smart Bro Ultera mas stable daw sa mas maraming areas, so mas ok e upgrade u na. 😀

  2. waaa… kainggit! ive been wanting to see Sam YG in person… LOL pero yung 7 seconds ang bilis ah… it’s about time for pinas to have fast internet connection! 🙂

  3. Ok din ung Device nila na wifi router, cguro malakas sumagap ng LTE signal un. May nakita lang ako disadvantage, meron sya recommended usage in a month. For Plan999 nasa 10GB lang. Kung more on download ka hndi pede sayo un 😀

  4. Maganda nga yan.. pero mas gaganda yan kung walang Bandwidth Cap limit… kase yung SMartBro ngayun di ba merong cap limit.. ano kaya mas ok? Ultera o PLDT DSL?

  5. Ganda ng events nila ah.. sana hindi lang sa una yung magandang services nila sa Ultera… sana wala ding Bandwidth Cap Limit.. Nice post bro 🙂

    • ayun now ko lng to nabasa. hahahahaha.. di ako mag swiswitch dito maganda na yung skybroadband ko na 10mbps unlimited, kontento na me kahit nawawala wala minsan. haha 😀

  6. wow grabe isang malaking kalukuhan pag kinabitan ka niyan mabilis sa una tapos bagsak na signal niyan isang malaking panluluko oyang ultera homebro pakakagatin ka sa una ang bilis ng signal pero wlang tibay yan bigla na lang hhihina signal ninyo ako wla pang 1 month unang linngo lang ang ganda ng signal ngayon pang 3 weeks ko na nganga ang signal niyan cya try ninyo ng malaman ninyo ……….?

  7. tanong ko lang po sana kung bakit mahina connection namin tumawag napo ako sa main office sa pldt pero wala pong sumasagot matutulungan nyo po ba ko kung anong dapat gawin para bumilis ang net connection ko ?

  8. Alam kaya nya ang pinagsasabi nya! Mabagal pa sa pagong ang provider na to! Dapat ang name nito…ULTURTLE!

  9. hello po..nagkaproblema po ako sa home bro ultera ko. ayaw gumana yung wifi ko kahit sa modem nya hindi nakagreen light ang logo ng wifi…
    panu po ba ibalik yun?2 days nang hindi gumana..
    can someone help me out?
    thanks

  10. Naku! Kami until now mahina pa din ang signal sa ultera. Okay pa yung una e. Mabilis pa. Di tulad nitong ultera na pinalit ang bagal ee. Hayssss. Kailan kaya to mareresolusyunan. Di kami makapag internet ng maayos e. Sobrang tatagal magload at mag upload ng picture. Haysss . ????

  11. Pina upgrade ako sa ultera mas mabilis daw dahil LTE signal, mabilis nga macap kasi 10am palang wala ng signal, tama yung nagco-comment dyan Ulturtle dapat ang tawag dito hindi Ultera, magrequest tayo na ibalik yung canopy mas maganda yun para sa akin.

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  13. PURO KAGAGUHAN AT KASINUNGALINGAN NAMAN TONG SI PLDT EH. AKO ANG PLAN NA KINUHA KO EH 10MBPS PERO AVE NA NAKUKUHA KO PER DAY EH 2-3MBPS YAN PERO MADALAS NG LOLOWER THAN 1MPS PA ANG HINAYUPAK. TANGINA EH DI DAPAT PLAN 3MBPS NA LANG KINUHA KO! PAG TUMAWAG KA NAMAN SA HOTLINE TANG INA BIBIGYAN KA LANG NG REFERENCE NUMBER AT LALOG LANG COMPLAINS MO PERO WALA NAMAN SILANG GINAGAWA, NI WALA NGA SILANG FOLLOW UP CALL, KAILANGAN IKAW PO MAG PA FOLLOW UP. NAG SAWA NA LANG AKO KAKATAWAG TANGINA MGA WALA NAMAN SILANG SOLUSYON NA GINAGAWA. I DONT RECOMMEND HOME ULTERA. EWAN KO LANG KUNG MAY MATINONG PROVIDER PA DITO SA PNAS! TSK TSK

  14. Guys wag kayo maniwala dito Ultera namin ay napakabagal ! lageng paputo putol sobrang bagal ng serbisyo nila ! nakakainis lang nagbabayad kami tapos paputol putol yung connection what the hell .

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