Broadband Wi-Fi war looms

**silver_corolla** · June 21st, 2005 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Ungas

Oh I see, glad I cleared that part.

silver_corolla::: Sir, clarify ko lang, as long as there is smart signal connected ang WeRoam? There are times that GSM signals don't carry GPRS/Edge connections, just like what I experienced from Globe. Malakas ang signal ng celfone pwedeng text or call but I can't browse via GPRS.

Balak ko kasi gawing mobile office itong laptop, via WeRoam. Wala kasing ISP na malapit dun sa province namin, NDD pa sa landline kung gagawin ko. But one thing for sure telecom's network signals are good and full bar always.

Hi Ungas,

The PLDT WeRoam Mobile service is available wherever there is SMART mobile phone signal. GPRS signal is present in approximately 99.57% of SMART coverage areas while EDGE signal is initially available in key business districts across the Philippines.

Br,
silver_corolla

**NightRock** · June 21st, 2005 07:30 PM

Wow sana may FreePaid WiFI na din for home user.. ang hirap tumambay sa mga coffe shop. at mag internet walang privacy hehehe..

**Ungas** · June 21st, 2005 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by silver_corolla

Hi Ungas,

The PLDT WeRoam Mobile service is available wherever there is SMART mobile phone signal. GPRS signal is present in approximately 99.57% of SMART coverage areas while EDGE signal is initially available in key business districts across the Philippines.

Br,
silver_corolla

Got a word from WeRoam, pag GPRS connection approx. 50-70kbps lang daw ang speed. Sa EDGE connections daw yung 120-150kbps. So that would mean I will have modem speed only if I roam outside Metro Manila area.

Any chances of EDGE service will develop outside MM coverage?

**explorer** · June 21st, 2005 11:44 PM

someday (sobrang tagal pa yon ha

) when i'm retired from the corporate world and having the best time in photography as my hobby in a remote area, i'll have no problem uploading my photos over the internet at probably 10mbps. wow! my very remote town in antique has already the cellsites of globe and smart working for more than 8 months now.

so let that wi-fi war begin

**Tacoma_34** · June 21st, 2005 11:49 PM

mabagal pa rin wi-fi sa pinas pero okay na rin.

**empy** · June 21st, 2005 11:52 PM

this is good news for the philippine consumer, however it plays out.

i'm unclear as to whether the same security issues that plague 'normal' wi-fi (i.e. wireless router hooked up to a land-based broadband connection) exist in this application?

**Ungas** · June 22nd, 2005 09:38 AM

I'm sure there will be security issues popping out every now & then. Normal wifi offered via hotspots are encrypted. While free roaming wifi's might rely on software firewalls.

I don't get the catch with PLDT's WeRoam offer, if an applicant avails their service, there's free unlimited usage of Airborne's access hotspots. Eh free roaming na nga yung WeRoam why would anyone avail the additional P500- monthly fee on top of WeRoam's P2,000- bill?

**pissword** · June 22nd, 2005 09:54 AM

yung sa meridian ba hindi yun wi-fi? hehe kasi kelangan mo ng line of sight eh so wifi yun diba?

**pissword** · June 22nd, 2005 10:01 AM

sir ungas kasi pang laptop lang ang we roam while ang Airborne is wifi yun pwede PDA, PDA phones etc..

**notEworthy27** · June 22nd, 2005 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Ungas

I'm sure there will be security issues popping out every now & then. Normal wifi offered via hotspots are encrypted. While free roaming wifi's might rely on software firewalls.

I don't get the catch with PLDT's WeRoam offer, if an applicant avails their service, there's free unlimited usage of Airborne's access hotspots. Eh free roaming na nga yung WeRoam why would anyone avail the additional P500- monthly fee on top of WeRoam's P2,000- bill?

hindi ba yung sa hotspots mas mabilis sa WeRoam speeds? its quite redundant kung parehas lang ang speed.