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[misseksaherada]

At least sa dsl pag nagloko may landline ka pa.

Yan din yung hindi ko nagustuhan sa fiber.. Kapag brownout kasi, mas gusto ko tumawag sa Meralco na landline ang gamit para di na ako lalabas ng bahay at babasahin ko na lang Meralco details sa smartphone..
Ngayon kailangan ko muna isulat sa papel ang Meralco details namin, need ko din ng flasglight, lalabas ng bahay para humanap ng signal at dun lang ako makakatawag.. Minsan may lamok pa [emoji28] (ok na din, minsan lang naman mag-brownout).

[BratPAQ]

Yan din yung hindi ko nagustuhan sa fiber.. Kapag brownout kasi, mas gusto ko tumawag sa Meralco na landline ang gamit para di na ako lalabas ng bahay at babasahin ko na lang Meralco details sa smartphone..
Ngayon kailangan ko muna isulat sa papel ang Meralco details namin, need ko din ng flasglight, lalabas ng bahay para humanap ng signal at dun lang ako makakatawag.. Minsan may lamok pa [emoji28] (ok na din, minsan lang naman mag-brownout).

There's a Meralco app, pede ka mag report ng brown out dun. No need to call. Pede ka mag attach ng picture ng bumagsak na poste or naputol na wire. Dito ko rin tinitignan kung magkano bills ko. Also a graph of my monthly bills for the last 13 months.

Meralco Mobile - Apps on Google Play

[JohnM]

I regret upgrading to fiber, ilang months (or years?) kasi ako kinukulit ng PLDT, pabalik balik sa bahay namin and phone calls to convert to fiber until I gave in. Mostly problem free DSL namin but now I have no internet AND phone for several days now. At least sa dsl pag nagloko may landline ka pa. Ewan ko bakit everyday andito sila sa bahay at sa poste di nila masolve!

Bahay ng parents ko naka-PLDT landline and Globe DSL before. Sabay nagfiber yung dalawa so may dalawang modem na sya. Yung isa pang landline lang.

Last Feb din when we went to Baguio via Jut's Tuba-Asin road there were crews setting up fiber along the way. They're that aggressive.

DSL separate ang phone line. VDSL IIRC via IP na rin ang phone calls so kung brownout no landline din.

And mas prone nga to nakaw ang copper cables. Last time nangyari samin nagsimula ang putol sa tapat ng bintana namin all the way to the guardhouse which is around a 100 meters away. Ewan ko lang kung bakit walang nakapansin.

Just keep sending complaints until maresolve. You are entitled to a rebate naman for the service not provided.

[yubby24]

In my case, Globe automatically rebates the days when my internet is down. 3 out 3 times na nawalan kami ng net, nagkarebates naman lahat. One time, nasa labas ako at sila pa mismo ang tumawag sakin informing me na wala daw kami connection nung time na yun. Magpapadala daw sila ng tech para macheck. Kinabukasan naman dumating din yung tech.

[Dr.Kamiya]

Yan din yung hindi ko nagustuhan sa fiber.. Kapag brownout kasi, mas gusto ko tumawag sa Meralco na landline ang gamit para di na ako lalabas ng bahay at babasahin ko na lang Meralco details sa smartphone..
Ngayon kailangan ko muna isulat sa papel ang Meralco details namin, need ko din ng flasglight, lalabas ng bahay para humanap ng signal at dun lang ako makakatawag.. Minsan may lamok pa [emoji28] (ok na din, minsan lang naman mag-brownout).

I have a UPS for the fiber modem, phone and routers sa bahay. Para tuloy ang internet pag brownout

[BratPAQ]

I have a UPS for the fiber modem, phone and routers sa bahay. Para tuloy ang internet pag brownout

Ano specs ng ups mo at ilang hours tumatagal sa brown out?

[Dr.Kamiya]

Ano specs ng ups mo at ilang hours tumatagal sa brown out?

Secure brand 3000VA that I got from PC Express.



Haven't had the chance to test exactly how long it lasts, but so far hindi pa naman nauubusan even for hour-long outages. I added my PC to it and run extensions going to the fiber ONU and access points.
It's super heavy, I think it has six of the 12V 9Ah battery modules you typically see in a 500VA UPS.

IIRC UPS usually provide 5 mins backup time at their rated load, so backup times should be something like:

2500W - 5 mins [max load]
200W - 62 mins (1h:02m) [moderate load i.e. light gaming including PC]
95W - 131 mins (2h:11m) [light load i.e. browsing including PC]
60W - 208 mins (3h:28m) [monitor off, PC almost idle just to run background tasks]
15W - 833 mins (13h:53m) [modem and access points only]

In practice the fiber modem by itself uses 7W or less. I saw a youtube video where a guy ran the modem for over 24 hours using a 40Ah car battery. He monitored actual energy use and it only drew 0.6A at 12V, consuming about 15Ah total over 24 hours so his 40Ah car battery will weather even a 48 hour blackout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeKPY_0Q44Q

[BratPAQ]

Secure brand 3000VA that I got from PC Express.



Haven't had the chance to test exactly how long it lasts, but so far hindi pa naman nauubusan. I added my PC to it and run a extensions going to the fiber ONU and access points.
It's super heavy, I think it has six of the 12V 9Ah battery modules you typically see in a 500VA UPS.

IIRC UPS usually provide 5 mins backup time at their rated load, so backup times should be something like:

2500W - 5 mins [max load]
200W - 62 mins (1h:02m) [moderate load i.e. light gaming including PC]
95W - 131 mins (2h:11m) [light load i.e. browsing including PC]
60W - 208 mins (3h:28m) [monitor off, PC almost idle just to run background tasks]
15W - 833 mins (13h:53m) [modem and access points only]

In practice the fiber modem by itself uses 7W or less. I saw a youtube video where a guy ran the modem for over 24 hours using a 40Ah car battery. He monitored actual energy use and it only drew 0.6A at 12V, consuming about 15Ah total over 12 hours so his 40Ah car battery will weather even a 48 hour blackout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeKPY_0Q44Q

Thank you for the detailed explanation and the brand. I think I would need ups too when when typhoon season comes.

[Tha_Mann]

Just in case there's a power interruption, I bought this USB cable for my modem and mesh router then connect it to powerbank. I only used it once since I bought it, bihira mag brownout, and my 20000 mAh powerbank lasted 2 hours then nagka power na ulit.

[yubby24]

Just in case there's a power interruption, I bought this USB cable for my modem and mesh router then connect it to powerbank. I only used it once since I bought it, bihira mag brownout, and my 20000 mAh powerbank lasted 2 hours then nagka power na ulit.

Ganito rin gamit ko. Bihira naman magkabrown out pero once nagkaroon, nakaready agad ito pang-sub sa power source.