We were discussing about broadband connectivities over at Rico’s blog where he’s recommending ETPI’s 5Mbps package for Php35,000 a month. I haven’t tried Eastern Telecoms ever so I cannot attest to their connection uptime and reliability but have heard so many complaints about their residential offerings, dubbed evoDSL.
And while I suggested getting 2 separate DSL providers and using a D-Link Load-Balancing Router to hook them both up, I also discovered PLDT has published newer bandwidth caps for its residential plans.
Same price points but increased bandwidths:
Package Type * Speed * Monthly Service Fee (Pesos)
Xperience * up to 1.0 Mbps * Php999
Xcite * up to 2.0 Mbps * Php 1,995
Xcel * up to 5.0 Mbps * Php 3,000
The operative word being “up to”, read the fine print:
1. DSL type is Asymmetric DSL
2. Gradual rollout in selected areas starting January 1, 2006
3. myDSL-W (Canopy) only includes Plan 999 (384 kbps) and Plan 1995 (768 kbps)
4. Monthly Service Fees are eVAT exclusive (monthly fees with eVAT as follows: Xperience = 1019, Xcite - 2035, Xcel = 3060)
5. email format = “username@pldtdsl.net”
6. Lock-in period is 12 months (without promo)
7. Free installation except for myDSL-W (Canopy)
Gradual roll-out since January 2006? It’s 2007 already! And oh, I remember getting a call from a PLDT customer rep telling me that if I wanted to extend my contract for another yet, they’d waive my 13th month service fee.
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pldt should isuee an on going maintenance to check the connection and offer an outstanding quaility of service. and they should also post news about whats happening on PLDT MYDSL is there an upgrade a maintenance, a buged down servers. so that the subsribers including me will know whats happening…. i’ll vote if there will be an upgrade on PLDT mydsl servers and speed. we pay the right amount we should have the right services also. not the lousy ones.
PLDT is conning their subscribers.
You won’t reach their advertise speed, you’ll get only half of it. They’re definitely put a speed cap way way lower what are advertising. With my plan I should be able to get 2mbps but after testing using pldt.speedtest.net for many times and different times on the day the max I can get is 1mbps, the result is very consistent around max 1mpbs everytime. if won’t even spike past 1mbps do it’s obvious that there’s a speed cap. PLDT should e held liable for false advertising.
F*CK PDLT!!!!
GUyZ tanung lang mgnda b ang plan 999 ng DSL kxe im a smart bro User plang im planing 2 change 2 PLDT MY DSL..bec.. i only got 246bandwith in Smart Bro… pls reply kung maz mbilis ung PLDT MY DSL..
I am soo pissed with PLDT!!! They have the most suckiest DSL service ever! and they even have the nerve to go GLOBAL?! WTF!!!
Since August 29 i have been calling 172 ( Customer Service ) to report that i am having an intermittent DSl connection. Would yu freakin beleive this! they only get to fix my DSL connection this day and its already Sept. 18!!! I am not a computer dummy. I worked with SBC Yahoo before and i was a Triage Tech. im CISCO certified, i basically know 75% about routers and modems BUT its really impossible for me to fix something that is not on my end. First few days of my report im calm! 5th day… i TRY to be calm 6th - 10th day i am still trying to be calm. But this day… Geezuz Christ i just cant take it! We are their customer for mre than 2 years now and this is the first time that my DSl got fucked up and they can’t even send a technician or a decent return call from any of them?! and for the record… i’ve called their customer service for 25 times! 25 times!!! *sigh* all i can say is PLDT is freakin fuckin sucks!!! My disgust towards PLDT MyDSL’s UNETHICAL AND HORRIBLY UNACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF COMPETENCE is never ending. Ika nga sa tagalog, sagad na sa buto. Too bad PLDT DSL is the most DECENT DSL connection in our country. *sob* how sad.
2008 na, wala pang upgrade. Di ko na masyadong iniisip para wala ng stress. At least wala na akong mga dc.