[Merged] Smart/Meridian Wireless Internet

[silver_corolla]

nag inquire ako abt a month ago.

999 daw per month.

promo lang daw yng 750/month

as 9MX mentioned it is exclusive package for PLDT Group of companies.

[EL Chicane]

yeah talk about competitive. Im using it right now (512kbps connection) and i can't entirely say that im very satisfied. it keeps on disconnecting. how do i know? all pages keeps on reloading and my YM keeps on logging on-off every 30 seconds! it's crazy!

Sounds more like a faulty cable to me. Try to see if the cable head is a little loose. It happens all the time on ordinary telephone sets when the person at the other line becomes choppy and you find out the cable is bad. My PLDT DSL 512 kbps doesn't go on-and-off like that.

And btw, the free printer isn't entirely true. you have to buy the ink to get the printer so nde den sha free. hahaha

You only have to buy the ink one time (it's a promotion deal). When the ink runs dry later, you can buy your ink somewhere else. Atleast you don't have to pay for the printer itself. And you need an ink for the printer anyway.

[ts1n1ta]

Sounds more like a faulty cable to me. Try to see if the cable head is a little loose. It happens all the time on ordinary telephone sets when the person at the other line becomes choppy and you find out the cable is bad. My PLDT DSL 512 kbps doesn't go on-and-off like that.

oh ok, ill have it checked. Thanks. ahaha yep i know, my mom availed the free printer. ala lang was expecting it to be free...with ink and all. ahahaha

[BlueBimmer]

yeah pldt mydsl is reliable, been a subscriber for 10months so far 1 tym lang nagkaproblem on their side. i got the 2.5k plan, speed is at a constant 1024 kbps, sometimes it doubles! sulit talaga ambilis, a 700MB divx movie can be downloaded in 2 hours.

[ts1n1ta]

BB, talaga? hmmm it takes me 9 hours and more!!! so pano to? considering half lang ang speed ko sa yo at least dapat siguro i could dl the same size file in 4 hours lang. pano to? should i call pldt techs?

[9MX]

you have to buy the ink to get the printer so nde den sha free. hahaha

Lexmark inks are known to dry up very quickly even when not used

[Mushi Mushi]

yeah pldt mydsl is reliable, been a subscriber for 10months so far 1 tym lang nagkaproblem on their side. i got the 2.5k plan, speed is at a constant 1024 kbps, sometimes it doubles! sulit talaga ambilis, a 700MB divx movie can be downloaded in 2 hours.

BlueBimmer, ano na namang ka-menyeken yang dina-download mong divx movies ha? Japanese ba yan? Pa-kopya. :praning: Kaka-asar yung mga Japanese, parating blurred yung kwan. Gumawa pa sila ng video kung ganon rin lang.

[flakez]

na mimiss ko tuloy ung mydsl ko! hehehe.

*tsinita, minsan sa server din kaya mabagal. mas mabuti check mo ung bandwidth mo habang hindi ka pa nag dl o kaya surf. pag mababa saka mo tawagan ung pldt. minsan ang laki ng sobrang badwidth ko dati sa mydsl ko. hehehe.

nakumpleto ko ung dragonball series hanggang gt sa dl lang. pati initial d. hehehe


sana magkaroon din dito sa cavite. ngayon gamit ko ung pldt vibe. 750/month din. kaso dial up lang. mukhang ok na ung meridian kahit mahal ng konti. at least hindi busy ung landline. saka badtrip ung vibe ngayon laging na didisconnect.

hanggang ilang hours ka pwede naka connect? tulad ba ng dsl na hanggang hindi mo dinisconnect? kasi ung mga dial-up hanggang 4 hours lang kadalasan.

[silver_corolla]

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hanggang ilang hours ka pwede naka connect? tulad ba ng dsl na hanggang hindi mo dinisconnect? kasi ung mga dial-up hanggang 4 hours lang kadalasan.

you're always online here. unlimited use of internet.

[flakez]

you're always online here. unlimited use of internet.

ok. thanks. baka kasi tulad ng dial-up na after 4 hours disconnect, tapos reconnect ka ulit. hirap ma dc habang nag da-download ka.

[EL Chicane]

BB, talaga? hmmm it takes me 9 hours and more!!! so pano to? considering half lang ang speed ko sa yo at least dapat siguro i could dl the same size file in 4 hours lang. pano to? should i call pldt techs?

This is not a straightforward arithmetic. It also depends on the connection speed of the machine you are downloading from, and the current network traffic on that machine also.

Example, if you are on PLDT MyDSL 512 kbps, and you are downloading from a computer user who is on 56k Dial-Up, the download time to you would still be painfully slow. If there are many users downloading that same file from that same computer, the download time to you would still be painfully slow.

You should also note that your DSL speed depends on your distance from the the telephone company. And the speed itself changes from time-to-time due to many other uncontrolled factors. The 512 kbps only tells you the maximum capability of your connection. It does NOT mean you will always get 512 kbps all the time.

[silver_corolla]

....You should also note that your DSL speed depends on your distance from the the telephone company. And the speed itself changes from time-to-time due to many other uncontrolled factors. The 512 kbps only tells you the maximum capability of your connection. It does NOT mean you will always get 512 kbps all the time.

kaya nga ang hint dyan kung malapit ka sa CO ng PLDT magpakabit ka na ng DSL at sa malamang mabilis ang connection mo.. hehe...

512kbps is just a burst.

[BlueBimmer]

BlueBimmer, ano na namang ka-menyeken yang dina-download mong divx movies ha? Japanese ba yan? Pa-kopya. :praning: Kaka-asar yung mga Japanese, parating blurred yung kwan. Gumawa pa sila ng video kung ganon rin lang.

kung anu-anu lng...

[BlueBimmer]

BB, talaga? hmmm it takes me 9 hours and more!!! so pano to? considering half lang ang speed ko sa yo at least dapat siguro i could dl the same size file in 4 hours lang. pano to? should i call pldt techs?

like what el chicane said marami factors, im not sure if malapit ako sa CO ng PLDT. pero di bumababa sa 1024kbps speed ko n sumtyms on some days umaabot ng 2000+ kbps! naloloka na ako sa kakadownload puno agad 3 HD ko wehehehe

[ILuvDetailing]

nakaka ingit naman kayo

[ts1n1ta]

This is not a straightforward arithmetic. It also depends on the connection speed of the machine you are downloading from, and the current network traffic on that machine also.

Example, if you are on PLDT MyDSL 512 kbps, and you are downloading from a computer user who is on 56k Dial-Up, the download time to you would still be painfully slow. If there are many users downloading that same file from that same computer, the download time to you would still be painfully slow.
The 512 kbps only tells you the maximum capability of your connection. It does NOT mean you will always get 512 kbps all the time.

ahahah yeah i figured that. But still, more or less lang re kbps speed.
anyway, I also know that I shouldn't expect 512kbps all the time but lower than 100kbps (most of the time if not all the time) is crazy! I only dl from users with cable/dsl connection also (shempre naman).

You should also note that your DSL speed depends on your distance from the the telephone company.

O i'm almost 4kms away from a pldt co.

And the speed itself changes from time-to-time due to many other uncontrolled factors.

so laging may uncontrolled factors ever since i have my dsl connected! waaaahhh this is BS.

[ts1n1ta]

anyway, thanks for all the input. ang concern ko lang is more on the on-off of the connection...it is annoying. I do not dl that much naman kaya tama lang sa ken un nga lang when i do dl, lower than 100kbps is disappointing. I've tried 173 kaso alang sumasagot. it's been 2 days na walang sumasagot. ganon ba ako kamalas? may balat ata ako sa pwet eh. Ahahahaha

*flakez: bandwidth ko minsan umabot pa ng 76kbps!! (checked it through the bandwidth test sa pldt myplay). And to think i checked this na walang dina download.


cge back to meridian internet ulet! sorry for the OT

[shadowfax]

i'll try to contact Meridian tagal kasi kapag naka-dial up e....

[silver_corolla]

.... so laging may uncontrolled factors ever since i have my dsl connected! waaaahhh this is BS.

given na yan. everybody experience that. hindi lang sya masyadong noticeable sa iba lalo na sa mga hindi conservative sa speed ng connection.

[pissword]

kakabitan ako bukas na... try ko agad din tapos bigay ako feedback.

its now called smart WIFI pala na... akala ko iba pa talaga yung smart WIFI