INTERNET CONNECTION SPEED

Sweet Bikolana's picture
Submitted by Sweet Bikolana on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 12:50am

I periodically check my connection speed using www.speedtest.net. Here is my latest result. SmartBro should be ashamed, very ashamed.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/611172794.png

How do other C F member's connections compare on Catanduanes and around the globe?

smartbro sa bagamanoc

Submitted by megapixels_bagamanoc on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 11:05am.

hay, inda pasensyahan talaga internet nin smartbro dito sa bagamanoc. bagal talaga pero madyag na kesa mai.

mabagal talaga

Submitted by salaroni on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 10:00am.

Sa Internet Cafe(Virac), it took me an hour para ma check ang e-mails, another thirty minutes to send the same. Pero mabilis pa siempre sa telegrama.

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Submitted by nhellieboy on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 6:43am.

hi SB...

i work for a company named NETGEAR which manages in handling internet an wi-fi connections. speedstest.net is not really a hundred percent accurate. But i agree that internet connection speed in the philippines like Smart Bro and GlobeLines are not really fast compared to those connections in the US and UK. I believe they just don't have the technology yet. They only use DSL or broadband connections which are fair enough to let us use some of the good services we need on the internet. In the US and UK, people use CABLE and Fiber optic or T1 connections which are extremely fast. Sad to say those kinds of technology are still not used or developed in our country. Well maybe not yet, but someday.

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

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Sweet Bikolana's picture
Submitted by Sweet Bikolana on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 6:53am.

NB
Thank you for the technical input.
As a simple user I am presently frustrated by the speed (which is more akin to dial-up) which is slow to the point of being virtually unusable at the moment.
Sweet Bikolana

Connection Speed

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Submitted by nhellieboy on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 7:31am.

If the WAN (wide area network) is slow, wala tayong magagawa dyan... Problema na yan ng smart. Kung sa US yan, mauubusan sila ng subcriber.

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

slow connection

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Submitted by nonoytukawsabato on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 3:33pm.

We still dont have the technology for faster internet connection.I've worked for AT&T hi speed internet services before and some client even complained about their speed of 130mbps. Back home I know it is really slow to the point that it might put you to sleep before you can connect to a traffic prone website.

INTERNET CONNECTION SPEED

Sweet Bikolana's picture
Submitted by Sweet Bikolana on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 11:50am.

I performed another test this morning and got :
Download 0.2Mbps
Upload 0.01Mbps
Speedtest.net may not be accurate, but these figures seem to reflect the recent poor performance. I am not demanding. I don't need superfast speeds, but I am not getting what I pay for.
A neighbourhood internet cafe has recently moved from Smart to Globe. I am thinking very seriously about doing the same. Living on an island is nice, but its important for me to be able to communicate with the outside world.
Sweet Bikolana

Internet Connection Speed

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Submitted by ilaya on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 9:19am.

Iyan kasi baka sisihin pa ni Gloria mga tao bakit sinilip pa ZTE NBN broadband project para sa mabilis na connection sa internet.

hehehe

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Submitted by eman on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 12:26pm.

magayon man baga kutana ilaya ang ZTE NBN broadband project hamak mong kakahangan ning internet connection ang gabos na opisina ning gobyerno kung nangyari ito dae na kita matios sa aringahot buda singot sa mga makupad na transaksyon yon nga lang gustong magdugas ning mga buwaya kaya so magayon na projekyo nahaluan nung pagkaswapang asin ganid buda makwartang obheto.

@sweetB

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Submitted by nonoytukawsabato on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 3:12pm.

I think the only way to get a better internet connection in Catanduanes is to set up your own sattelite dish that would pick up EDGE signal from smart or globe network. That would cost you some money though.If your mobile phone is also registered to receive data services from your provider then you can also use it as a modem for your laptop.Here in my location, the company provides internet connection in office premises only.In my room I am currently using a laptop connected to a cellphone that serves as a modem that gives out an EDGE signal which would enable you to connect to the internet. It is not fast but it is stable.Im only getting 460kpbs download and 230kpbs upload but I cant complain,it is better than what you are actually getting and mine only costs 10usd per month.

I Agree

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Submitted by nhellieboy on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 12:41pm.

we also have an issue on our cellphones here in manila, the signal drops out specially on 3g. Smart's service is very poor right at this moment. I have tried calling smart's customer service. But the line is busy or it shows up an error in connection. Sana may gawin na silang aksyon about it.

"i walk slow, but i walk forward"

halangkawan

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Submitted by man-uukag on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 9:34am.

so sakuyang antena hinalangkawan ko pa nin sarong butong tanganing magkusog an signal

' "... Pagirumdum sa dai nakasiguro: Mor tok, mor mesteyk; Les tok, les mesteyk; No tok, no mesteyk..." '

Dai ako batid

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Submitted by bulod on Wed, 11/04/2009 - 5:19pm.

Saro lng ako pra hag-ot...

" C Bulod pasiring sa ilaya "