Globe 4G WiMax...Any good?

**ghosthunter** · May 12th, 2011 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by shadow

^but if the speed is as good as advertised and w/o capping then pwede na. from what I've read the telecom won't be able to oversubscribe if they eventually use the 4G or something to that effect unlike the 3G tech

It would be impossible for the ISPs not to impose data-throttling & data-capping today.

Without proper content that would take advantage of the 4G's faster data rates, consumers will be slow to upgrade their relatively new 3G stuff for expensive 4G tech.

Cheapest would be the 4G usb internet dongles. But others would have 3G/4G "mobile wifi" devices which costs like a lower end mobile phone.

**Ry_Tower** · May 12th, 2011 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by shadow

^but if the speed is as good as advertised and w/o capping then pwede na. from what I've read the telecom won't be able to oversubscribe if they eventually use the 4G or something to that effect unlike the 3G tech

There is no oversubscription na rin naman sa wimax tech nila but if sabay-sabay pa ring gagamit lahat ng subscriber, meron pa rin talagang slow browsing na mangyayari...

**xninjax** · May 13th, 2011 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by Ry_Tower

There is no oversubscription na rin naman sa wimax tech nila but if sabay-sabay pa ring gagamit lahat ng subscriber, meron pa rin talagang slow browsing na mangyayari...

Which means all these telcos/internet providers in the Phils. are crap!

**BoyBakaL** · August 17th, 2011 12:58 PM

im using a 4g device samsung galaxy s2 phone and max speed i get is only 2mbps at 1am in the morning and once in makati at 11am passing there salcedo tower...

regular speed is 50-300kbps in mandaluyong area its kinda ripping me off expecting more than 3mbps i was expecting but as more days goes by their 4g is getting slower i rarely reach 1mbps when im in rockwell plant and if you reach above 1mbps using 4g it would be seconds and it will go back to low speed to 3g..

i think they need to put more tower.. =( anybody having the same experience?

**digitalron** · August 18th, 2011 05:29 PM

Understand also that the speed you get to the telcos is up to their data centers only... so it is potentially possible to reach full 4G speeds from your device up to the telco's data center. From there, though, you join the millions of other subscribers wanting to connect to the great beyond... and the Philippines only has limited cables going out to the world. This is the reason why even in my office, with multiple DS3s, we still get "capped" below our DS3s maximum possible throughput when connecting to our servers abroad... the cables from the Philippines going out simply has limited capacity.

**Ry_Tower** · August 18th, 2011 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by BoyBakaL

im using a 4g device samsung galaxy s2 phone and max speed i get is only 2mbps at 1am in the morning and once in makati at 11am passing there salcedo tower...

regular speed is 50-300kbps in mandaluyong area its kinda ripping me off expecting more than 3mbps i was expecting but as more days goes by their 4g is getting slower i rarely reach 1mbps when im in rockwell plant and if you reach above 1mbps using 4g it would be seconds and it will go back to low speed to 3g..

i think they need to put more tower.. =( anybody having the same experience?

More equipment lang sir, may existing towers na sila eh. Kaso expensive ang equipment dyan so unless high demand, hindi puwede basta-basta. Best pa rin tattoo internet with 3G ka lang muna.

**pup2** · August 20th, 2011 03:00 AM

Ako naka Globe Wimax. Ewan ko lang kung 4G (siya yung parang may cone thingamajig) pero last year OK na OK siya for me dahil umaabot ng 120 KBPS throughput. At consistent yun kahit bumabagyo. Mga 2-3 months back though, nag start na magloko. Pag masama ang weather ayaw mag connect. Tapos pag mga 15th of the month na 35 KBPS na lang speed niya. Recently naman, it cycles off every 30 minutes or so kahit nakaka ping ako.

Trust me. As much as possible, stay wired.

**Ry_Tower** · August 20th, 2011 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by pup2

Ako naka Globe Wimax. Ewan ko lang kung 4G (siya yung parang may cone thingamajig) pero last year OK na OK siya for me dahil umaabot ng 120 KBPS throughput. At consistent yun kahit bumabagyo. Mga 2-3 months back though, nag start na magloko. Pag masama ang weather ayaw mag connect. Tapos pag mga 15th of the month na 35 KBPS na lang speed niya. Recently naman, it cycles off every 30 minutes or so kahit nakaka ping ako.

Trust me. As much as possible, stay wired.

Oo, mas stable at mas mabilis pa rin wired. Dami kasi interference na puwede mangyari sa wireless. Maganda lang sa wimax eh portable din naman basta may wimax signal.