Comments on: Sky Broadband now up to 12 Mbps http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/ Philippines, Technology News & Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:48:31 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: elmer0224 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-288780 elmer0224 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:47:13 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-288780 hi! anyone living at nagpayong, pinagbuhatan, pasig city? do you have internet access? please text me if you have... i'm living in the area and would love to have internet access: 0917-810-4546 hi!

anyone living at nagpayong, pinagbuhatan, pasig city? do you have internet access?

please text me if you have… i’m living in the area and would love to have internet access: 0917-810-4546

]]> By: elmer0224 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-288779 elmer0224 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:45:28 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-288779 hi! anyone from nagpayong, pinagbuhatan, pasig city? i'm currently living there but i don't know what internet providers are there :D please txt me if you live in the area and is enjoying internet access: 0917-810-4546. thanks! hi!

anyone from nagpayong, pinagbuhatan, pasig city? i’m currently living there but i don’t know what internet providers are there :D

please txt me if you live in the area and is enjoying internet access: 0917-810-4546. thanks!

]]> By: Mike http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-288736 Mike Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:03:40 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-288736 @Daniel: I have already made all the right tweaks to my uTorrent (limiting download & upload speed, opening ports to make the light green), etc. but Sky Broadband's maximum speed is still pathetic: 50-70kb/s on a well-seeded torrent. (The location of this connection is Bel-Air, Makati.) On the other hand, our Globe office connection (in Palanan, Makati) simply rocks, with download speeds of 220+ kb/s. I'm thinking location plays a role. What's your location? How about the rest of the posters here? @Daniel:

I have already made all the right tweaks to my uTorrent (limiting download & upload speed, opening ports to make the light green), etc. but Sky Broadband’s maximum speed is still pathetic: 50-70kb/s on a well-seeded torrent. (The location of this connection is Bel-Air, Makati.) On the other hand, our Globe office connection (in Palanan, Makati) simply rocks, with download speeds of 220+ kb/s.

I’m thinking location plays a role. What’s your location? How about the rest of the posters here?

]]> By: Rl http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-288607 Rl Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:59:23 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-288607 I don't think there's any major breakthrough internet infrastructure in the Philippines and I don't think there will be any time soon at the rate we're going. I'm currently in the 12mbps (supposedly the pride and joy of SkyBroadband) 15 day trial, and amazingly my Globe 2mbps plan is still 2x faster. I called their support hotline and explained my issue to the arrogant agent, and guess what, he explained to me that these speeds can only be attained via local servers!!! (eg. if you perform speed tests with servers in metro manila). If you actually get to access the international servers (which so happen to host ALMOST ALL of the websites we visit), then their 12mbps will be reduced to around 1.5mpbs -2mbps. What a complete JOKE And to add, the agent can't even give me a "minimum" speed. (eg. lowest possible speed that must be attained, or else it will already be considered an issue that must be reported). So you can't really blame them if your speed goes down to around 1mbps (provided your in 6 or 12 mpbs plan) Unlike PLDT or Globe, which will assure a 70% constant speed. In summary, the lower plans might work for some of you, but given the marketing lies and the arrogance of their customer service agents I won't even think of considering to pursue their service. Too bad, I would have really wanted a REAL 12mpbs connection. I don’t think there’s any major breakthrough internet infrastructure in the Philippines and I don’t think there will be any time soon at the rate we’re going.

I’m currently in the 12mbps (supposedly the pride and joy of SkyBroadband) 15 day trial, and amazingly my Globe 2mbps plan is still 2x faster. I called their support hotline and explained my issue to the arrogant agent, and guess what, he explained to me that these speeds can only be attained via local servers!!! (eg. if you perform speed tests with servers in metro manila).

If you actually get to access the international servers (which so happen to host ALMOST ALL of the websites we visit), then their 12mbps will be reduced to around 1.5mpbs -2mbps. What a complete JOKE

And to add, the agent can’t even give me a “minimum” speed. (eg. lowest possible speed that must be attained, or else it will already be considered an issue that must be reported). So you can’t really blame them if your speed goes down to around 1mbps (provided your in 6 or 12 mpbs plan) Unlike PLDT or Globe, which will assure a 70% constant speed.

In summary, the lower plans might work for some of you, but given the marketing lies and the arrogance of their customer service agents I won’t even think of considering to pursue their service.

Too bad, I would have really wanted a REAL 12mpbs connection.

]]> By: Michael http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-288237 Michael Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:36:20 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-288237 I have tried PLDT 2MB, Bayantel 2MB and sky 3MB. The 3 packages have almost the same price. Sky is quite more stable where I'm living. The service is stable and up most of the time. About the shared broadband thing between DSL and cable, I experienced more that issue with Bayantel and not with sky. After I agree on peak hours I can feel the global load, but who doesn't. What you have to keep in mind, because of the poor peering partnership of the telco companies here, access international website always sucks. I still download content at an average of 2.5MB with a download accelerator and 1+MB with torrent depending on the seeds. The most complain I have is the upload which sucks for all telco here. We're far from the 20MB/1MB usual and cheap in Europe. They're starting to switch for residential optical fibers .... so maybe in 10y in PH lol I have tried PLDT 2MB, Bayantel 2MB and sky 3MB.
The 3 packages have almost the same price.
Sky is quite more stable where I’m living. The service is stable and up most of the time.
About the shared broadband thing between DSL and cable, I experienced more that issue with Bayantel and not with sky. After I agree on peak hours I can feel the global load, but who doesn’t.
What you have to keep in mind, because of the poor peering partnership of the telco companies here, access international website always sucks.
I still download content at an average of 2.5MB with a download accelerator and 1+MB with torrent depending on the seeds.

The most complain I have is the upload which sucks for all telco here.

We’re far from the 20MB/1MB usual and cheap in Europe. They’re starting to switch for residential optical fibers …. so maybe in 10y in PH lol

]]> By: rodriguez http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-288226 rodriguez Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:11:45 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-288226 nop, i'm using sky 2 mbps , but in fact i'm only getting 70 kb/s out of 250 kb/s for normal downloads and for torrents it's really bad i have between 20 & 50 kb/s SKY Sucks nop, i’m using sky 2 mbps , but in fact i’m only getting 70 kb/s out of 250 kb/s for normal downloads and for torrents it’s really bad i have between 20 & 50 kb/s
SKY Sucks

]]> By: Nico http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-286908 Nico Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:57:53 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-286908 Hmm, I've been using PLDT myDSL for almost 2 yrs. We had are ups and downs. Since matagal na kamiing Sky Cable subscriber, itatry ko yung 15 day free trial. Sa PLDT ala ako prob sa torrents, gaming and browsing. Kaya lang ang baba nga speed ko ung plan 990 lang which is 384 kbps ( but the good thing is, i've been getting upto 50kbps download speed sa torrents and kaapag naka-internet download manager ako.) Kapag pumalya sa torrent at gaming tong sky broadband, pagtyatyagaan ko na lang si PLDT. Hmm, I’ve been using PLDT myDSL for almost 2 yrs. We had are ups and downs. Since matagal na kamiing Sky Cable subscriber, itatry ko yung 15 day free trial.

Sa PLDT ala ako prob sa torrents, gaming and browsing. Kaya lang ang baba nga speed ko ung plan 990 lang which is 384 kbps ( but the good thing is, i’ve been getting upto 50kbps download speed sa torrents and kaapag naka-internet download manager ako.)

Kapag pumalya sa torrent at gaming tong sky broadband, pagtyatyagaan ko na lang si PLDT.

]]> By: fonDue http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-286898 fonDue Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:20:41 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-286898 whoa!!!! exceeding 1k na? talagang mabilis ba yan? baka mahal pero di worth it no? whoa!!!!

exceeding 1k na?

talagang mabilis ba yan?
baka mahal pero di worth it no?

]]> By: Daniel http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-286468 Daniel Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:01 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-286468 dammit the <> are supposed to be "NOT" Zzz damn source code... dammit the <> are supposed to be “NOT”

Zzz damn source code…

]]> By: Daniel http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-286467 Daniel Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:21:19 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-286467 and the are supposed to be "NOT" and the are supposed to be “NOT”

]]> By: Daniel http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-286466 Daniel Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:18:59 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-286466 Okay okay okay... I've read almost all of the comments here and will confirm some facts, based on experience: 1.) Day-time (or PEAK HOURS) will offer you anywhere from 40 - 75% of your DOWN/UP speeds 2.) ONLINE GAMING: Garena Room affiliation shifts from BAYANTEL to PLDT rooms every 3-4 months or so. No problem in accessing INTERNATIONAL SERVERS VERY STABLE CONNECTION: Up time is @ 97% for me. NO DISCONNECTS due to connection stability. The 3% disconnects is due to ANNOUNCED downtimes or some other ISPs ineptly messing around with the cables/connections in my building. 3.) TORRENTS Off hour connections may overclock your subscription speed. Sometimes, I go upto 250 KB/s as opposed to the supposed "max" speed 187.5 KB/s for my 1.5mbps connection. Slow torrent speeds is due to either your UPLOAD SPEED is TOO HIGH or SWARM SPEED is SLOW. Either way, it's on the fault of the settings of your torrent program. TORRENT PROGRAMS ARE NOT NATIVE PROGRAMS THAT "ADAPTS" ITSELF TO YOUR SETTINGS. AND SINCE SKY BROADBAND IS A CABLE INTERNET <> A DSL (DIRECT SERVICE LINE), YOU NEED TO TWEAK YOUR TORRENT PROGRAM ACCORDINGLY... Besides, there is NO INTERNET SERVICE in the world that GIVES the FULL QUOTED CONNECTION SPEED, especially during PEAK HOURS. 4.) Downloading from Megaupload/Rapideshare/etc. Forget about it. 95% of the time, it will tell you that your IP is being used by someone else. This is due to the fact that your IP is NOT UNIQUE TO YOURSELF and is being used by MOST ALL THE SUBSCRIBERS IN YOUR AREA. I am not sure if it's the whole region/country, but all I know is it's not uniquely yours. 5.) ROUTERS/WIRELESS WILL <> WORK UNLESS YOU CALL YOUR TECH SUPPORT AND ASK THEM ABOUT YOUR: STATIC IP ADDRESS including: NETWORK MASK & GATEWAY ALSO, YOU MAY NEED TO SET UP A SPECIAL SETTING SO THAT YOUR ROUTER and MODEM CAN COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH THEIR MAC ADDRESSES ----------------------------- Basically, most of the problems about SKY Broadband STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT IT IS CABLE INTERNET WHEREIN, YOU DO NOT GET: 1.) PPPoE ... thereby you don't get -> 2.) Unique IP If you don't know the jargon... well, google it... I myself have had no MAJOR problems with Sky and will continue with their service in the future. OH, BTW... Globe sucks, PERIOD. A PPOEP Okay okay okay…

I’ve read almost all of the comments here and will confirm some facts, based on experience:

1.) Day-time (or PEAK HOURS) will offer you anywhere from 40 – 75% of your DOWN/UP speeds

2.) ONLINE GAMING:

Garena Room affiliation shifts from BAYANTEL to PLDT rooms every 3-4 months or so.

No problem in accessing INTERNATIONAL SERVERS

VERY STABLE CONNECTION: Up time is @ 97% for me. NO DISCONNECTS due to connection stability. The 3% disconnects is due to ANNOUNCED downtimes or some other ISPs ineptly messing around with the cables/connections in my building.

3.) TORRENTS

Off hour connections may overclock your subscription speed.

Sometimes, I go upto 250 KB/s as opposed to the supposed “max” speed 187.5 KB/s for my 1.5mbps connection.

Slow torrent speeds is due to either your UPLOAD SPEED is TOO HIGH or SWARM SPEED is SLOW. Either way, it’s on the fault of the settings of your torrent program.

TORRENT PROGRAMS ARE NOT NATIVE PROGRAMS THAT “ADAPTS” ITSELF TO YOUR SETTINGS. AND SINCE SKY BROADBAND IS A CABLE INTERNET <> A DSL (DIRECT SERVICE LINE), YOU NEED TO TWEAK YOUR TORRENT PROGRAM ACCORDINGLY…

Besides, there is NO INTERNET SERVICE in the world that GIVES the FULL QUOTED CONNECTION SPEED, especially during PEAK HOURS.

4.) Downloading from Megaupload/Rapideshare/etc.

Forget about it. 95% of the time, it will tell you that your IP is being used by someone else. This is due to the fact that your IP is NOT UNIQUE TO YOURSELF and is being used by MOST ALL THE SUBSCRIBERS IN YOUR AREA.

I am not sure if it’s the whole region/country, but all I know is it’s not uniquely yours.

5.) ROUTERS/WIRELESS

WILL <> WORK UNLESS YOU CALL YOUR TECH SUPPORT AND ASK THEM ABOUT YOUR:

STATIC IP ADDRESS
including: NETWORK MASK & GATEWAY

ALSO, YOU MAY NEED TO SET UP A SPECIAL SETTING SO THAT YOUR ROUTER and MODEM CAN COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH THEIR MAC ADDRESSES

—————————–

Basically, most of the problems about SKY Broadband STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT

IT IS CABLE INTERNET

WHEREIN, YOU DO NOT GET:
1.) PPPoE … thereby you don’t get ->
2.) Unique IP

If you don’t know the jargon… well, google it…

I myself have had no MAJOR problems with Sky and will continue with their service in the future.

OH, BTW… Globe sucks, PERIOD.

A PPOEP

]]> By: Zhed http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-285948 Zhed Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:13:46 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-285948 @mike i also exp that kind of speed. but the worst .... is 4Kb/s .. smartbro still better than sky . @mike
i also exp that kind of speed. but the worst …. is 4Kb/s .. smartbro still better than sky .

]]> By: Zhed http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-285946 Zhed Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:10:22 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-285946 base on my exp . im having trouble with my internet ( sky broadband "1.5Mbps P999 per month" ) i dont know why but sky broadband is FAST in surfing the net BUT!! SLOW when playing Online games. base on my exp . im having trouble with my internet ( sky broadband “1.5Mbps P999 per month” ) i dont know why but sky broadband is FAST in surfing the net BUT!! SLOW when playing Online games.

]]> By: mamaorong http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-285703 mamaorong Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:47:08 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-285703 Has anybody heard of Digitel BIDA in Bulacan? Is Digitel DSL good enough in our area? I am skeptical of switching to another ISP so I am still with PLDT myDSL which is fairly good. However, I am craving for more speed for the value of money I am paying. Has anybody heard of Digitel BIDA in Bulacan?

Is Digitel DSL good enough in our area? I am skeptical of switching to another ISP so I am still with PLDT myDSL which is fairly good. However, I am craving for more speed for the value of money I am paying.

]]> By: Mike http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-285647 Mike Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:58:32 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-285647 When we signed up for Sky Broadband's 1.5mbps plan a couple of months ago, we got pretty good torrent speeds--170KB/s. Now we're lucky if we get 40KB/s on a well-seeded torrent! Sky's hotline says they don't cap torrent speeds, but I wonder if that's true: my measly 512kbps PLDT MyDSL connection gets 50+KB/s on the same torrents, so... When we signed up for Sky Broadband’s 1.5mbps plan a couple of months ago, we got pretty good torrent speeds–170KB/s. Now we’re lucky if we get 40KB/s on a well-seeded torrent! Sky’s hotline says they don’t cap torrent speeds, but I wonder if that’s true: my measly 512kbps PLDT MyDSL connection gets 50+KB/s on the same torrents, so…

]]> By: elsky http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-285349 elsky Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:52:32 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-285349 wow is this real??i'm from baguio and you know in the high lands we are struggling to have good connectivity i do have globe broadband right now but i'm so dissapointed with their services,and the worst is they have hidden charges,now i am applying PLDT-DSL but that was two months ago,until now they did'nt install my net i have been waiting for a couple of months ang i already paid an advance,when will this be available in baguio?i hope this is possible.pls i need a reply wow is this real??i’m from baguio and you know in the high lands we are struggling to have good connectivity i do have globe broadband right now but i’m so dissapointed with their services,and the worst is they have hidden charges,now i am applying PLDT-DSL but that was two months ago,until now they did’nt install my net i have been waiting for a couple of months ang i already paid an advance,when will this be available in baguio?i hope this is possible.pls i need a reply

]]> By: rochix http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-285190 rochix Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:43:22 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-285190 It goes without saying that the Philippine regulatators are totally without an ounce of pride in them nor the ISP's. They rather bury their head under the sand than address this shortcoming. Nakakahiya talaga sila at di magbabago ang sitwasyon na to kasi hangga't maaari these providers will keep on doing this until they bleed the customers dry. Total wala namang pakialam ang gobyerno eh "kumita na lang ng husto" bahala na kung walang serbisyo. It goes without saying that the Philippine regulatators are totally without an ounce of pride in them nor the ISP’s. They rather bury their head under the sand than address this shortcoming. Nakakahiya talaga sila at di magbabago ang sitwasyon na to kasi hangga’t maaari these providers will keep on doing this until they bleed the customers dry. Total wala namang pakialam ang gobyerno eh “kumita na lang ng husto” bahala na kung walang serbisyo.

]]> By: yuan jia http://www.yugatech.com/blog/the-internet/sky-broadband-now-up-to-12-mbps/comment-page-3/#comment-284982 yuan jia Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:39:27 +0000 http://www.yugatech.com/blog/?p=5015#comment-284982 ph isps sucks,, in belfast uk im paying 40gbp/month with a speed of 14mbps+ lets say 1gbp = 80php so im only paying 3200php that 3200php is only 3mbps here in the ph. why cant they provide this kind of service, ph isps sucks,,

in belfast uk im paying 40gbp/month with a speed of 14mbps+

lets say 1gbp = 80php so im only paying 3200php
that 3200php is only 3mbps here in the ph.

why cant they provide this kind of service,

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