Singapore has second-most affordable internet in the world

[111prez]

The story: Singapore ranks second for most affordable internet in the world

Sa Pilipinas, ang internet ay mabagal na at mahal pa

[thearsenal1205]

The story: Singapore ranks second for most affordable internet in the world

Sa Pilipinas, ang internet ay mabagal na at mahal pa

sana ol singapore.

hindi lang mabagal sa pinas kundi hindi rin stable

[Dr.Kamiya]

Hindi naman comparable Singapore vs the whole Philippines. Ang liit lang ng SG, it's a bit larger lang than Metro Manila but has the budget of a whole country.

Their S$39 (P1200) for 300Mbps isn't actually that far off from PLDT/Converge offerings that come in at around P2000. Locally I think the ISPs can lower prices inside Metro Manila pa nga, but they keep it flat so effectively we're sponsoring rollout to more provincial areas.

[jut703]

I get 400+ mbps from my PLDT 1699 plan so it’s not that bad really.

Then unli 5G for my Smart plan 999 isn’t too shabby either. Consistently at least 50 mbps wherever I go.


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[papi smith]

You're probably a long time subscriber of PLDT, that speed is for the next tier rate.

I'm just waiting for my contract to expire this October and will most probably shift to PLDT or Converge. I feel cheated by my provider for 1399 for 25 Mbps. Their new plans with the same price now have higher speeds but they don't upgrade us tied up customers.

[111prez]

I am paying PLDT 1899 (Fiber Plan 1899) every month for at least 200mbps speed and this is what I am getting ....



So yeah, internet dito sa Pilipinas mabagal na, mahal pa.

[111prez]

I get 400+ mbps from my PLDT 1699 plan so it’s not that bad really.

Then unli 5G for my Smart plan 999 isn’t too shabby either. Consistently at least 50 mbps wherever I go.


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Bakit ang bilis ng internet mo keysa sa amin yet mas mura pa ang binabayad mo? Wwwwaaaahhhhh!

[tigerdoods]

Hindi naman comparable Singapore vs the whole Philippines. Ang liit lang ng SG, it's a bit larger lang than Metro Manila but has the budget of a whole country.

Their S$39 (P1200) for 300Mbps isn't actually that far off from PLDT/Converge offerings that come in at around P2000. Locally I think the ISPs can lower prices inside Metro Manila pa nga, but they keep it flat so effectively we're sponsoring rollout to more provincial areas.

Yah incomparable, sg telcos doesnt offer 500mbps anymore, i think you can get price of the same to a new subscription of 2Gbps.

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[EQAddict]

I am paying PLDT 1899 (Fiber Plan 1899) every month for at least 200mbps speed and this is what I am getting ....



So yeah, internet dito sa Pilipinas mabagal na, mahal pa.

Call 171. Something wrong with your internet settings sa back end nila.

Also is that speed directly connected to the modem? Are u in the same room as the modem or different location?

Wifi signals deteriorate over distance, walls. , glass. , floors.

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[ChoyJo]

Bakit ang bilis ng internet mo keysa sa amin yet mas mura pa ang binabayad mo? Wwwwaaaahhhhh!

Ganito naman yata talaga speed na ngaun using 5Ghz Connection.. Sa 2.4Ghz naman maglalaro lang sa 50-100mbps mostly around 70mbps..

Sa akin naman 2099php every month for 600mbps..

[Dr.Kamiya]

I get 400+ mbps from my PLDT 1699 plan so it’s not that bad really.

Then unli 5G for my Smart plan 999 isn’t too shabby either. Consistently at least 50 mbps wherever I go.


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5G speed was crazy when it was newly rolled out and nobody else had a 5G phone.
This was December 2020 around BGC just as B1.1.7 rolled in

[111prez]

Call 171. Something wrong with your internet settings sa back end nila.

Also is that speed directly connected to the modem? Are u in the same room as the modem or different location?

Wifi signals deteriorate over distance, walls. , glass. , floors.

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I am right beside the modem. It is the new one also, yung kulay puti.

I am not connected directly to the modem via lan. I am using WIFI

Good suggestion. Matawagan nga

[EQAddict]

I am right beside the modem. It is the new one also, yung kulay puti.

I am not connected directly to the modem via lan. I am using WIFI

Good suggestion. Matawagan nga

Many times they have to reset your settings to get the correct speed.

Something is definitely wrong cause your 9ms ping is too high. Dapat less than 2ms.

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[_Cathy_]

I am paying PLDT 1899 (Fiber Plan 1899) every month for at least 200mbps speed and this is what I am getting ....



So yeah, internet dito sa Pilipinas mabagal na, mahal pa.

You're better off than I am. PLDT Fiber 1599 ako and look at my speed. I only watch YouTube so I have no complaints.

Pero bakit si jut 1699 and getting 400 mbps [emoji15]



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[xwangbu]

Baka naman limit na ng devices or wifi routers nyo yan?

Also check the wifi standards you have in your wifi network.

[xwangbu]

And if you have multiband routers - baka nasa 2.4Ghz kayo.

Take for example results in my wlan - the latest test was on 2.4GHz.

[jut703]

I am right beside the modem. It is the new one also, yung kulay puti.

I am not connected directly to the modem via lan. I am using WIFI

Good suggestion. Matawagan nga

You're better off than I am. PLDT Fiber 1599 ako and look at my speed. I only watch YouTube so I have no complaints.

Pero bakit si jut 1699 and getting 400 mbps [emoji15]



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Are you guys using the 5 GHz band of your routers? There’s a very big difference between the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands. If you don’t have your wifi set up correctly to connect to 5 GHz then you’re missing out on so much speed.

5 GHz: 400 mbps



2.4 GHz: 60 mbps



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[111prez]

Are you guys using the 5 GHz band of your routers? There’s a very big difference between the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands. If you don’t have your wifi set up correctly to connect to 5 GHz then you’re missing out on so much speed.

Yes, I can detect both the 2.4G and 5G band and connect to 5G

We already complained before when we paid for 5G but can only detect/get the 2.4G band.

PLDT came and checked and ended up resetting from their end and upgrading the modem.

Yet, even nung bagong reset pa yan, our Speedtest never breached the 200mbps range.

I was happy until I read what Jut was paying and getting. Now I feel shortchanged

[BratPAQ]

Yes, I can detect both the 2.4G and 5G band and connect to 5G

We already complained before when we paid for 5G but can only detect/get the 2.4G band.

PLDT came and checked and ended up resetting from their end and upgrading the modem.

Yet, even nung bagong reset pa yan, our Speedtest never breached the 200mbps range.

I was happy until I read what Jut was paying and getting. Now I feel shortchanged

I'm using 5ghz band and my android phone worth 20k only gets 250 mbps. My other android phone which was old but TOTL is getting around 350 mbps. My laptop which is connected through lan cable is getting 500 mbps up to 600 mbps sometimes.

This makes me realize iba iba ang wifi module ng mga phone, mabagal lang mga budget phone, I think jut has a better phone. And the best way to test is through ethernet and laptop.

[Dr.Kamiya]

Sometimes it's the LAN cable naman! For the longest time my friend was complaining na 100Mbps lang PLDT nya eh he was paying 2899 or thereabouts. Then he changed the old LAN cable to CAT6 and got this: