My brother kept on begging me for a week to set up PLDT WatchPad on the laptop so we can hook it up on the LCD TV for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fight today.
Being on a 2Mbps Plan 1995, I thought the PLDT WatchPad might be a bearable option to watch the big fight. PLDT was also promoting WatchPad a lot and promised subscribers can watch the Pacquiao-Cotto fight for free.
I was scheduled to fly back from out of town around that time so I shrugged off the possibility of seeing the fight live.
Fortunately, our Cebu Pacific flight from Legazpi came in early (a rarity) so I got home just in time for the first round. But alas, we settled for radio commentators as the PLDT WatchPad set up didn’t work. It was slow, choppy and completely unbearable to watch. More angry comments from WatchPad users here.
I was hoping PLDT would shine this time around by bringing the Pacquiao fight for free to hundreds of thousands of its subscribers. This would have also set a precedent and would prove that PLDT is ready to do some sort of an IPTV service. Now, if they are planning to charge subscribers in the future (and that’s the whole idea here) for the live streams, they might as well re-think it first.
Twitter: techathand
says:
Buti na lang dito sa saudi sopcast kami nakakapanood
Sopcast din kami no lags very smooth ang playback. Kinabit din namin sa lcd tv via hdmi. Free pa!!! PLDT Watchpad Subscribers magpadisconnect na kayo kasi yung sa terms and conditions patay kayo nagkaroon na ng bayad ang watchpad automatic kayong masusubscribe at magkakaroon na kayo ng fee for your subscription.
Twitter: Teknisyan
says:
yeah… keep getting disconnected and the verification error… I guess.. it’s too much for PLDT to serve all the people who signed up for the service… With this downtime… I don’t think PLDT will be promoting their WatchPad service anytime soon!
Too bad!!!
http://teknisyan.blogspot.com/2009/11/pldt-watchpad.html
Well my fellow friends, diskarteng pinoy, panlalamang at isip tsinoy perahan. We all gonna live with that since we are filipinos and we are on the Philippines.
~in short walang libre dito, walang discounts, lahat pang gagayuma lang para kumita at lumobo ang bulsa nila.
Twitter: surforeo
says:
sayang oras.. pinanud nlng sa cnhan ang galing mgpromote ng product pangit nmn an service.
I think I deserve an apology. PLDT apologize to me for wasting my time!!!
Twitter: ThisIsWHA
says:
akala ko ako lang ang may prob naganito…
IMO the fight didnt last even a second.It was over before the bell rang.
PLDT Watcpad vs Sopcast…whatta joke!
wow.. swerte ko pala dahil nakanuod ako sa watchpad ng walang putol.. mababa nga lang ung resolution.. T_T
Good fight. Well done Manny
I love how this post was titled… Its brilliant!
Twitter: pilipinasit
says:
unfortunately, the “manny p” of pldt failed (again)… good thing, “manny p” prevailed over cotto!
headline bukas – Head & Shoulder Knocks Out Cotto!
What’s new hahaha..
wala talagang kwenta itong watchpad ng PLDT…niloko lang lahat tayo…. cge lang… naniniwala naman ako sa karma!
Twitter: Teknisyan
says:
very disappointing service indeed!!!
So much for the heavy promotion that they are doing… before the fight!!!
http://teknisyan.blogspot.com/2009/11/disapppointing-service-from-pldt.html
Another one down for PLDT. Aren’t Smart and PLDT sister companies owned by the same person? Both companies are already getting a lot of flak!
Please correct me if I am wrong though.
Twitter: eguar51
says:
Glossy adverts usually fall short on the performance side, more so on tech issues. Flak on the “speediest” mobile broadband, and now this.
Bad press totally deserved!
what a booboo. sinayang ng PLDT opportunity to showcase how good watchpad could be. tsk tsk.
ang tagal na nga magragister,ang hirap pa naka connect,round 8 ko na tuloy naumpisahan,pa dead line dead line pa sa registration wala din wenta,next time sa laban ni pacman vs. pretty boy,hindi na ganon
What happened? Haven’t they thought before they pushed this service that almost the whole nation would use it on the Pacquiao-Cotto fight?
Quick, PLDT – promote something more reliable to save your faces. XD===XD…
Twitter: jeffzapanta
says:
blessing in disguise na rin pala na I was not able to register for this.. Mas okay pa ung mga free streaming websites.. ung iba naka HD live stream pa.. tsk tsk tsk .. nice marketing strategy, sino nga naman ang naagrabyado, eh di subscribers.. PLDT should address these complaints accordingly..
CRAP PAD is a must better title
usually sa sopcast kami nanunuod pag may laban na ganito. mabilis with no lag pag nanunuod.
marami naman reply eh. you can even download the fight. hehe!
watchpad sucks … strategy ng pldt for its subscribers to upgrade, but who would want to continue using a service provider that’s lies to its own subscribers? Pldt should fire its marketing team in charge of this, heads should roll.
watched it in sandbox and it was good