Comments on: Smart wants you to stress-test their 3G network

By: Smart LTE 4G now on Beta Test

Smart LTE 4G now on Beta Test — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:00:21 +0000

[...] Smart wants you to stress-test their 3G network [...]

By: Boffill

Boffill — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:13:22 +0000

Too bad I missed this promo. Tsk.

By: modfiles

modfiles — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:10:28 +0000

the problem with this “stress thing test” specially to smart buddy/talk n text sim users is, they cap your speed to 104kbps upload/download speed. so you cant really push it to the limit.
[img]http://i37.tinypic.com/o8c4g7.jpg[/img]

By: Asia Correspondent

Asia Correspondent — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:54:28 +0000

omg why are they doing that when im already in the us

By: operator

operator — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:23:39 +0000

Use Opera Mini to maximize your slow connection.

By: Nino Carandang

Nino Carandang — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 01:36:37 +0000

I’m disappointed with SMART regardless of area. I have a lot of horror stories to tell from their customer service representatives and even the bosses. I requested that I ditch the service and still I get billed after a month. Sadly, I DO NOT recommend this to anyone.

By: Adrian Rodriguez

Adrian Rodriguez — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:56:10 +0000

I did turn on my browser the entire day (and to my horror, I forgot to shut my browser off at 11:59PM last friday).

From the office connection is quite fast, though at times the 3G signal would die out from my location.

I also did my browsing from the MRT end to end (to and from my workplace, took a roundtrip ride going home). Some areas passed by the MRT don’t have 3G signal but for those areas that have, facebook loads in a snap.

By: froi

froi — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:00:35 +0000

i doubt smart is just making a “pa good shot sa mga customers” they will open all resources with this stress test… para masabi lang na mabilis tlga un net nila.. but look at smartbro usb… it is the worst of the 3…

By: pipoy

pipoy — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:28:53 +0000

tnx smart ang bilis ng connection hehe:D sa phone ko!!:D

By: super_motolite

super_motolite — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:19:03 +0000

ive tried this from 7AM to 11AM kahapon and here are my conclusions. hindi stable ang connection with multiple chat applications. hindi kaya ang skype videochat; in my case, one way videocall lang ang naging successful. download speed-wise,from 1-5, 5 being the highest, i’d say 2. overall, unstable ang connection sa area namin sa taguig kahapon.

disclaimer: tried it using N95 3.5G connected thru my laptop. open area kami, lahat ng network, may 3g signal samin.

By: Arvee

Arvee — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:17 +0000

tried using my 3-month old Smart Sim earlier. It was too slow that it can’t load Wikipedia’s homepage within 30 seconds. Same results when I used Opera Mini. Sayang pinapasa kong P2 haha

Maybe my area was full of “usiseros” too that tried checking this TGIFree day out. Congested siguro.

By: rsa1

rsa1 — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:15:53 +0000

thanks SMART!

By: rene

rene — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:01:18 +0000

smart should also announced that corporate accounts are not part of this free friday mobile internet

By: osting

osting — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:49:17 +0000

hehhe..nakakatuwa ang Smart! dami nilang ads for their wimax..tapos pag mag apply kana thru their wireless centers sasabihan ka na ” di pa daw open for application dahil may problema pa network nila sa wimax..”

By: nexusboy

nexusboy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:14:00 +0000

how is it guys? is it any good? peak hours is tonight yet, we’ll see how the real stress-test goes.

By the way, I do not have Smart, I never had one. maybe it’s just me, di ko lang feel ang brand.

By: superdan

superdan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:13:38 +0000

pretty fast. kudos to smart. sana every Friday na to.

By: Kinny

Kinny — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:14:27 +0000

Pretty good so far! No problems or lags. Just not to fond of surfing via phone. Screen is too small even on a Nokia E72 ;-C

By: mr. bogus

mr. bogus — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:45:42 +0000

update:

ok naman free mobile internet ng smart kahit na nag didisconnected at hang minsan(di naman nagtatagal ng minutes…)

By: defunct

defunct — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:34:30 +0000

you know what this is good bow ako sa smart. Naku di tulad ng Wi tribe whole day naka down ang connection nila ngayon lang bumalik around 10am. Sa mga nakakabasa nito think twice before getting witribe..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:09:58 +0000

Im using my smart prepaid sim on my smart bro plug it. Sobrang bagal during peak hours.

By: david

david — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:50:38 +0000

I wonder if it will still be free if the phone slips from a 3G signal to GPRS?

By: surfmeister

surfmeister — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:54:38 +0000

this is good news.. i’ll try to test the wifi tethering capability of my htc desire with Froyo MCR! =)

By: mr. bogus

mr. bogus — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:36:50 +0000

try ko nga..

sana nga mag improve sila.. kasi sa uzzap pa lang na may bayad nag hahang pa sila… mas lalo pa sa libre… the 3g services of this big 3 telco (kartel) companies are very bad, slow, and expensive… as compare to other countries….

By: caz

caz — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:33:10 +0000

most carriers can detect if you tet ur phone. especially if bb phones.

for tnt and tm users db wla clang gprs service?

By: Body and Mind News | Body And Mind News

Body and Mind News | Body And Mind News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:13:21 +0000

[...] Lastest “Stress Test” News Monday, September 14th, 2009 at 8:16 am He needs no free stress test Image by Squonk11 The signs reading "Free stress test" grabbed my attention. I waited until someone walked into the frame and was lucky to have someone who looked as if this sign might have some relevance for him. Although he totally ignores it of course… Olympus 35RC, Kodak T400CN For six word story. Smart wants you to stress-test their 3G network So tomorrow (July 30), Smart will open their 3G network to everyone and offer free mobile internet for free within a 24-hour period. No registration needed, no special requirements — there’s no catch (except for a minimum 1 peso load balance). Just fire up your mobile browser and start surfing with Smart 3G. My guess [...] Related posts: Nokia Phones on Factory Stress Test This is what Nokia … Read more on YugaTech [...]

By: reirei

reirei — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:04:25 +0000

Do remember that you can also use your phone as modems by tethering it to your pc/laptop.

By: vince

vince — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:10:45 +0000

too bad smart bro isnt included

only internet via cellphones, USB dongles are not included

Its a pretty “smart” move by smart. Getting a free stress test by only paying for advertising

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:09:29 +0000

Sayang SMART doesnt support VPN considering that PLDT WeROAM does.

By: dencio

dencio — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:34:54 +0000

sir yuga do u know how to open the 3g of nokia 5230 smart talk n text po sim card ko
tnx po

By: Darius Vanguardia

Darius Vanguardia — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:16:21 +0000

pang mobile lang daw po ito, smart bro is not included.