PLDT WeRoam Nationwide Wireless Internet!!

[knight23]

silver_corolla,

whats the cheapest package for the mobile?

[Ungas]

Sir knight23,

Afaik, there is only one plan for mobile with internet connection which is 2,000 MSF. The other option is 1,500 MSF, but it is limited to VPN (your own Virtual Private Network) access only with no internet connections. For more info, visit http://www.pldtweroam.com/

Si sir silver_corolla works for Smart so he should know where the GPRS/EDGE network their company offers. But the WeRoam service is introduced and maintained by PLDT networks, which only uses Smart's GSM/GPRS/EDGE signal for its service.

[j_avonni]

Meron bang available na prepaid card?

[silver_corolla]

hindi daw ata pwede gamitin ang smartphones...

ang reply sakin ng taga PLDT, pwede lang siya gamitin sa mga laptops na may PCMCIA slot... anu yun? hehehe isip ko memory card.. tama ba?

it means bawal ang mga PDA

PCMCIA slot a.k.a. LAN Port or Ethernet Port

[boybi]

hindi pwede mga PDAs, pero pwede mga desktop na meron PCMCIA slots.

[mrpink]

.. and hindi pwede mga apple laptops .. unless you have an old apple laptop that still uses an airport card ..

[silver_corolla]

Ng: Internet access with WeRoam
(Sunstar Cebu 8/18/05, Wilson Ng, Wired Desktop)

For the last few days, I have been traveling around accessing my email and Internet through WeRoam. The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) WeRoam is not new, but there is a renewed push by the firm, packaging it with free Airborne Access Wifi and a Thinkpad notebook.

The WeRoam service actually uses a technology which is called Edge (Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution). It is a 3G GSM technology that delivers broadband-like data speeds to mobile devices. It allows consumers to connect to the Internet and send and receive data, including digital images, web pages and photographs, three times faster than an ordinary GSM/GPRS network. Edge enables GSM operators to offer higher-speed mobile-data access, serve more mobile-data customers, and ease up GSM network capacity to accommodate additional voice traffic.

PLDT is offering this wireless broadband service at the speed of up to 170 kbps for mobile access. There is also a stationary access capability for desktops, which can reach up to one mbps. This is suitable for households that cannot be reached by DSL or telephone lines, but have cell phone signals.

Most countries with GSM facilities offer Edge, but I think what will make the WeRoam fly is actually its unlimited use for a fixed monthly fee. It is not only faster than GPRS, it also means you don’t have to pay per kilobyte, unlike GPRS which can become expensive if your email or surfing requirements are big. If you are mobile, it is cost-effective compared to DSL—at a reasonable speed. It also provides Airborne Access (which has over 180 sites now) if you go to one of their sites for free.

Cagnaan Bookstore, which is my favorite bookstore for computer and management books, recently opened a bigger branch in Banilad Town Center.

The branch is more spacious and has a wider selection. If you are interested, here are popular topics and their readership: Wiley, 30 percent; Microsoft Office, 25; Pearson, 22; Windows XP, 17; Microsoft Press, 19; Photoshop/Photography, 16; O’Reilly, 16; Mac, 13; Penguin, six; and Web Development, seven percent.

I noted an increase of 2.8 million domain names registered last month. It seems that the Internet dotcom has recovered.

People are starting to pay big money again for selected .com names. Last month, property.com and website.com were both sold for $750,000 each. Last March, a site called local.com was sold for $700,000.

[rlp1099]

we roam pricing for personal use

Initail cash out:
activation fee 2.5k
downpayment 5k (for air card)

lock in period 1 yr.
2.2k monthly vat inc.

application approval within 10 days
billing requirements (same as major telcos)

[RedHorse]

just applied for weroam package with IBM thinkpad, just waiting for the stocks to arrive.

with the IBM thinkpad package, inclusive na ang wifi, if you apply for an aircard only, that's another 500/month

for weroam users, enough na ba ang celeron with 512 ram or a MUST ang centrino model? Usage will be entirely for web surfing.

[j_avonni]

Pwede ba ito sa Nokia 9500 Communicator?