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  1. Join Date
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    #1
    This is not really a complaint but more of an inquiry.
    Last year or so, I can still use my iPhone 4 to connect to Smart's 3g and even watch NBA live streams at acceptable (at least to me) quality. I can download files at decent speed (maybe 80KB/s) hehehe. All of this using my prepaid SIM I purchased around 2002.

    Then suddenly the 3g signal became useless. Fortunately, wifey gave me a samsung tablet and I discovered the the H and H+ signals which my iphone seems to be incapable of detecting.

    To make the story short, when 3g appears on my iphone and samsung, there is signal but you cannot really browse the net unlike before using my iphone.

    So what happened to Smart 's 3g? Did it became obsolete?

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    #2
    The H and H+ are faster versions of the 3g signal. The iPhone4 I think is capable of detecting these (HSDPA) but only shows the 3g symbol is because these 2 are basically still based on 3g technology.

    Now about the internet connection speed talagang mabagal lang ang smart. I have a smartbro pocket wifi and sobrang bagal ng connection kahit naka 3g. I tried getting the sim card and used it in my note 8.0 same predicament even if the signal shows the H and H+ symbols sobrang bagal pa rin.

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    #3
    More and more subscribers are using mobile internet, kaya lahat ng telcos laki ng binagal ng internet speed nila.
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    kaya ng iphone mo yang hspa at sa malamang hspa yung signal mo pero 3g lang lalabas dyan walang H symbol yung signal indicator.

    sa ibang lugar ba boss nakakapag internet ka using your sim? baka yung apn mo mali. minternet dapat for smart prepaid sa pagkakaalam ko.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boybi View Post
    More and more subscribers are using mobile internet, kaya lahat ng telcos laki ng binagal ng internet speed nila.
    Eto siguro reason lalo na ngayon kahit H+ signal ko ambagal pa din. Wala pa din kami kuryente sa bahay at office (200 meters away lang hehehe) kaya mobile internet muna gamit ko kahit abonado ako sa gastos. Pag umaga kasi mabilis naman huwag lang "3g" yung nakadisplay na signal.

    Quote Originally Posted by luis_ View Post
    kaya ng iphone mo yang hspa at sa malamang hspa yung signal mo pero 3g lang lalabas dyan walang H symbol yung signal indicator.

    sa ibang lugar ba boss nakakapag internet ka using your sim? baka yung apn mo mali. minternet dapat for smart prepaid sa pagkakaalam ko.
    try ko nga kung uubra ito hehehe

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    problema kasi sa mga prepaid ngayon mapa globe at smart.

    pag nagamit mo na ung 800mb sa brosing automatic usad pagong na ang net mo kahit naka register kapa sa 1 day unli..

    hindi tulad ng dati pag nag register ka ng 1 day unli.. unlimited talaga..buong araw.mag DL ka or manuod ka buong maghapon
    hindi tumitigil ..ngayon kasi ang daya na..

    bili ka nalang bro ng tatto sim saka mo isalpak sa iphone mo..mas mabilis kaysa sa ordinary sim pag dating sa browsing

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    Ako 3G lang Sa loob ng bahay pero 800 Kbps-1Mbps average download speed sa *******.

    Smart postpaid

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    Bros,

    Just to share lang yung technicalities. In Telecoms H+, LTE and 3G signals have different highways of communication. In case your using an LTE capable phone then suddenly you see the 3G signal, it means there could be a problem on the LTE equipment of Smart/Sun or Globe, knowing MM is already an LTE enabled network.

    But if you have these signals on your phone yet internet is slow then most probably the problem is congestion especially during peak hours. Report this immediately to their hotline so they can expand the bandwidth, if were pertaining to roads it's like increasing from 2 lanes to 3 lanes to accommodate more vehicles to pass through.

    Slowest data speed can be encounter in case of GPRS (2G) feels like dial up speed. Worst case if you don't have a signal at all, it means your serving BTS(cell site) has power related problems or transmission concerns(road) and the next site is far to provide you the required service.


    Hope this helps.




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    Quote Originally Posted by jaypee10 View Post
    problema kasi sa mga prepaid ngayon mapa globe at smart.

    pag nagamit mo na ung 800mb sa brosing automatic usad pagong na ang net mo kahit naka register kapa sa 1 day unli..

    hindi tulad ng dati pag nag register ka ng 1 day unli.. unlimited talaga..buong araw.mag DL ka or manuod ka buong maghapon
    hindi tumitigil ..ngayon kasi ang daya na..

    bili ka nalang bro ng tatto sim saka mo isalpak sa iphone mo..mas mabilis kaysa sa ordinary sim pag dating sa browsing
    its because of what telcos said FUP. kahit ano sim ilagay mo pag na reach mo na ang max browsing capacity (ex 1gb) automatic switch ang speed mo sa 2G. ntc ang itinuturo nila nagbigay ng memo pero unfair ito lalo na sa mga existing subs na naka unli data plan kasi last january pa lang ito na implement. kaya pina pre term ko yung gamit namin na mobile wifi (at nag contest ako na di ko pay ang pre term) kasi ng nag sub ako wala naman ang FUP now nag implement sila pati on contract affected kaya unfair yun.

    so if you havent experienced it before (bagal mobile internet) then na eencounter mo sya ngayon ang term ng telcos dyan ay FUP.

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    Bandwidth has a price.

    Telcos need to limit usage to avoid congestion.

    If you want unli bw for the sole purpose of DL in a konstant speed, then go with the leased line technology.

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