Smart Bro [Merged]

[C#@RD]

anyone subscribed with smartbro? we don't have a landline connection and i

don't have a 3G phone, just want to know, any feedbacks is it really fast?

they advertise it as 7x faster than dialup.

[boybi]

SmartBRO is SmartWiFi rebranded. it offers speed of upto 384kbps.

i'm a smartwifi subscriber, wala naman akong major problem na naencounter. there were times na nawawalan ng connection, siguro average mga once a month since lumipat ako sa smartwifi from pldt mydsl. sustained naman yung speed (>300kbps), sometimes umaabot pa ng >400kbps when downloading.

pero there were some subscribers of smartwifi that have complaints about disconnections and slow speeds. kaya kung may balak kang magpakabit, you might want to ask around the neighborhood na subscribers din ng smartwifi kung kumusta ang connection nila.

[klaus_lorenzen]

boybi's advice is similar to mine. :D

[ian_rex]

agree ako sa kanila. mabilis kung sa mabilis. kaya lang pag wala, wala talaga. i think wala na yung meridian e. ibang service provider na kaya iba na rin ang brand name.

[C#@RD]

since good yung feedback niyo ill just confirm my subscription maybe

tommorow sa smart office kung ok yung connection sa location namin, im not

sure if meron din ibang subscribers sa subdv namin.

[garyq]

I have smart wifi here sa cinco hermanos marikina and sa farm namin sa Forest Hills area (Inarawan, Antipolo). Malaki na improvement sa service. Bihira na ma off-line.

[boybi]

agree ako sa kanila. mabilis kung sa mabilis. kaya lang pag wala, wala talaga. i think wala na yung meridian e. ibang service provider na kaya iba na rin ang brand name.

diba nag mass resignation yung mga senior officers ng Meridian a few months back.

[RedHorse]

meridian, nabili na yata ng pldt...

[chieffy]

Smart Bro ng Brother-in-law (aba rhyme pa ) ko medyo magbagal...location nya ay sa Gatchalian, Sucat...

[laklak]

ok naman yung akin dito sa sta mesa area

[claRkEnt]

just had smartbro installed sa amin sa capas, tarlac. First two weeks , masama connection, but eventually nag stabilize naman... hopefully, diretso na sya in contrast dun sa mga naririnig ko na talaga din namang halos isumpa ang smart...
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[neko-chan]

:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 79 Kbps about 0.08 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)
Download Speed is:: 10 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net (Server 1)
Test Time:: 2006/05/10 - 3:16am
Bottom Line:: 1X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 102.4 sec
Tested from a 579 kB file and took 60.093 seconds to complete
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.3) Gecko/20060426 Firefox/1.5.0.3
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 28.01 % of your hosts average (211.207)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-BJE1C7SMN

http://testmy.net

langhya bagal ng smart Bro-ken ko... kaninang tanghali mga 240kbps (never went beyond at least 300kbps 2 mos ko nang gamit) tapos nung bumuhos yung ulan totally nawala yung connection.. tapos nung mawala na yung ulan bumalik connection ko kaso sobrang bagal as stated above. langya talaga nagdodownload pa naman ako ng Lost season 2...

weakness talaga ng wireless ang weather pati yung line of sight nung antenna sa base station...

ang masaklap sa Smart BROken eh yung lock-in period na 1 year. pag gusto mo terminate yung subscription mo kelangan magbayad ng napakalaking disconnection fee (remaining months) sa smart wifi ito ewan ko lang kung binago na to sa Smart BROken. eh ang problema eh hindi naman nadedeliver yung Quality of Service as advertised... haaay buhay...

[Alpha_One]

My aunt has this SmartBro (Smart WiFi) and her connection is rubbish. pag na-disconnect DAYS walang internet. The tech support are useless. I guess its area dependent.

Or try Globelines Broadband:

Do I need a Globelines phone to subscribe to Globelines Broadband?


No. As long as you are in a Globelines service area and a Globelines Broadband facility is available, you can be connected with the Globelines Broadband Data Only Package.

http://www.globelines.com.ph/FAQCategory.php?id=1#FAQ_7

The speed is brilliant, at least here in Cavite. I get >500kbps, when 384kbps is advertised.

[silhouette]

Smart Bro ng Brother-in-law (aba rhyme pa ) ko medyo magbagal...location nya ay sa Gatchalian, Sucat...

musta na sir!

ask your brother in law to call *3888 using smart phone to have the area checked. though if i'm not mistaken before installation they do first check the area for signal.

[delprado]

... Mga bro, magkano pala monthly subscription nyan? Thanks.

[nugundam93]

just to add to delprado's question, ano po requirements in terms of paperwork to subscribe to them?

di ko na matiis dial-up and sadly, tagal ko na kinukulit bayantel, wala pa raw free slots sa amin for DSL (visayas ave/t.sora area).

[boybi]

P999 or P998 ang monthly, tapos meron P1000 installation fee.

ID and proof of billing lang yata ang requirement, plus the application form and payment.

[nugundam93]

thanks sir boybi. baka dumaan ako sa smart sa SM north sa payday. hehehehe.

[boybi]

they will survey your area first pala after submitting your application form before accepting your payment. if your area is within the coverage area, they will send you a text message with a reference number which you will use when paying for the installation fee and 1st monthly fee.

[nugundam93]

ahhhh. sana meron sa area namin. :D

i'm crossing my fingers.