A new poster ad from Smart Bro promotes their broadband speed to be up to 2Mbps. The operative word is “up to” but that’s still a huge jump from the previous 384Kbps.
Could this be the one that I predicted earlier? Of course, even running on HSDPA, this is still the max speed and not a sustained speed.
I fired up several internet bandwidth meters, hooked up my Smart Bro Prepaid account and positioned my laptop to get an HSDPA signal. This is the result I got after several rounds of testing:
The results, 827/350 Kbps, is nowhere near the 2Mbps claimed but that’s still more than twice the usual 300+ Kbps I usually get with them.
Please note though that this claim is a maximum achievable speed (on HSDPA) so if you are located in areas with only EDGE/GPRS, you won’t see any improvements.
Disclosure: Smart Comm. is an advertiser on this blog.
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hi Abe! Is this for the smartbro prepaid kit only? Or will the smartbro postpaid plan 999 be upgraded too?
I think across all Smart Bro subscriptions.
@abe,
do you have any info regarding the list of areas with HSDPA,EDGE/GPRS… available.. Im from laguna and Im planning to buy a Smart bro Kit or Gloe Visibility..
thanks!
You’re right! speedtest.net (1251kb/s DL, 406kb/s U) Cagayan de Oro server too. After some tries…
Thanks for posting this. Wouldn’t have known…
@FC - don’t have data on that but will ask both providers for a copy if they have one. Used to have a list for Globe Visibility but forgot where I stored it.
That’s good news! most ISPs are actually saying “up to…” now instead of the old “faster than dialup ” comeon.
Offtopic- I see a huge banner FilipinaHeart dot com under your sponsors.
“Find your Filipina Beauty today…Browse Photos”
Adsense image ads?
I scree-capped it
http://aboutmyrecovery.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/filipina-ads.jpg
Woohoo! Sa wakas!!
tried mine here’s the result
[img width=300 height=174]http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l277/redenila/test.jpg[/img]
Tagal na nyan eto speed ko. sa lugar namin marami na naka smartbro kaya upgrade sila.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/324926828.png
wow buti pa sa inyo… for me not… ganon parin… dilemma…
grabe naman kung 2mbps. lugi ata ang dsl ko nyan. may glitch ata yang speedtest.net
magpost nalang kayo ng utorrent dl and ul to prove its true
Hi
Tanong ko lang kung sino sa inyo ang place ay along Tandang Sora, QC area?
Malakas or Meron kaya HSDPA signal dito?
Maraming Salamat!
naku…mag-ingat kayo sa service na yun baka scam lang yang mga yan…magiging napaka-vulnerable nyo sa pag-huthut ng inyong pera ng smartbro na yan
Is this also available for the SmartBro 999 unlimited? The one in which they install an antenna or something in your home?
Hi raf, try to call customer service for that matter, and see for your self if they themselves from the customer service knows about their HSPDA enabled sites.
By the way yuga, have you tried testing the globe visibility’s speed?
@Pinoy Apostolic, I’m not sure. My first impression was that it should be all Smart Bro accounts.
@Peter One, yes, I’m doing multiple site speed tests around Metro Manila. Hopefully, I could release the results of the speed tests by this week.
False hopes and empty promises…
Hearing that the speed has been increased to “UP TO” 2Mbps is quite nice but I wish the company would at least guarantee a certain percentage of the speed they are claiming to provide.
One thing to say. I am now a proud user of Smartbro. They installed my DSL after 1 day!
Nice site you got here Yuga!
http://www.jamirdesign.com
how come my smartbro subscription feels like it’s still dial up… knock knock smartbro. when will you finally catch up with the rest of the world?
what about for postpaid plan999 subscribers? =(
Did you try locking the modem to the 850 Mhz setting?
Yes. I just notice that I had a slow connection after they installed the unit in my PC.
slowwwwwwwwww ng smartbro
@ Noelskii on Oct 11th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
wow! bilis niyan ah! do you work for smart?
turuan mo naman the rest of us how to get those speeds.. im also on smartbro prepaid and it takes me forever to even connect to speedtest.net. the only signal outside of iloilo city for smartbro is gprs which is capable of 14.4Kbps speeds and i am way slower than that. it peaks at 5 Kbps max.
if i had a landline, old simple dialup would run at the same speeds. i think they deserve their name: SMARTBROKEN!
@ newbie on Oct 18th, 2008 at 1:09 am
Guys tulong naman pls…
I’m a SMART BRO plan 999 subscriber currently using my Desktop PC for internet browsing and I just want to ask if I can safely use my TOSHIBA notebook L35. It is stated in my manual that.
Connect the built-in modem only to ordinary analog phone lines.
Never connect the built-in modem to a digital line ISDN
Never connect the built-in modem to a digital connector on a public telephone or to digital private branch exchange PBX
Never connect the built-in modem to a key telephone system for residences or offices
Connection to any communications line other than an analog phone line could cause a PC system failure.
Do I have to buy an external modem for this even tough I have a built-in modem?
I hope you could help me out in this matter pls.
malakas kasi sa kuryente ung desktop PC compare sa laptop
Ive tried to email smart customer service but they didnt reply back.
I’m on plan 999P for 3 years already and i have noticed a BIG change in my speed since Nov.17.2008, I’m somewhere near 3Mbps!!
here is my speed test for Nov.19 & 20
http://www.speedtest.net/result/358471831.png
http://www.speedtest.net/result/358955190.png