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PLDT Plan 999

Looks like PLDT is aggressively selling its DSL service, now with a residential package of Php999 per month (PLDT Plan 999) at speeds of 384Kbps. This is the former bandwidth allocation for their Plan 1995 which is now at 512Kbps.

On top that, their Php788 per month for Smart WiFi is being heavily promoted in the provinces.

The Plan 999 was also an old promo for students only but has now been expanded to cover regular residential subscribers. With the introduction of DSL Plan 999, I think PLDT will soon be upgrading existing subscribers to higher bandwidths. Much more that Globe Telecoms is pushing to 2Mbps for Php2,995 (Explore Gold Plan).

The problem here though is that PLDT is so aggressive in selling broadband connections to potential new customers that it has already forgotten about the existing ones. Just read the comments over at the Smart WiFi entry.

I am sure they know that it’s cheaper to retain new customers than to get new ones. Oh, I forgot they have that 1-year lock-up clause.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

221 Responses

  1. Avatar for hamuymo hamuymo says:

    ps

    kung may mag sasabi ng 512 and speed gudluck dahil kalahati lang nun bibigay nila sainyo yun eh kung maganda ang connection hehehehe…..kaya sa mga shop na powered by PLDT…DSL hehehehe ewan ko lang sana di mag down ung server nyo habang may nag lalaro at may nakapila sa mga customer nyo….hehehehehe

  2. Avatar for hamuymo hamuymo says:

    waaa ako nga plan 1995….wala naman pala kwenta madalas down at ang bagal ng speed ang pinaka masaklap mga tech support nila walang alam sa pinasukan nilang trabaho wala yata sila idea sa networking di nila alam pinag sasabi nila….grabe kawawa naman ako im paying 2k a mont pero di ko nagagamit ung speed na promise nila bad trip kung alam ko lang na ginito serbisyo nila di na ako kumuha ng dsl sa kanila

  3. Avatar for jepoy jepoy says:

    may mga subscriber ba dito na taga silang, cavite?

  4. Avatar for digtel subscriber digtel subscriber says:

    IT IS GUARANTEED! hinukay mo na ang libingan mo!
    WHY?
    U ARE HOOKED UP ALREADY SA MONTHLY LANDLINE BILL
    KUNG MAY CP K NMAN AT U JUST NEED INTERNET DSL
    WHY PAY FOR THE MONTHLY BILL NG LANDLINE YAN ANG HINDI MAGAWA GAWA NG PLDT MAWALAN SILA NG DUGONG SISIPSIPIN MULA SA MGA PILIPINO!
    unfair business deal sa linya ng komunikasyon meron 2 FAIR FOR VOICE AND DATA KUNG DATA LANG KELANGAN MO MEANING INTERNET DSL AT UN VOICE UN NA NGA UN TEL LINE!come to thInk of it! NAGAWA N NGA NG IBA PROVIDER AND MAGKABIT NG INTERNET DSL AT SANA MALAMAN NG KARAMIHAN ITO!

  5. Avatar for digtel subscriber digtel subscriber says:

    pldt! marami lugar n bagsak ang connection speed NYO! CGURO NA GETS NYO N ANG ADS NG BAYANTEL SAPUL ANG PLDT!
    at kayo mga taga pldt mula sa tech hanggang sa mga area managers nyo dapat NAG ME MEETING KAYO AT PINAG UUSAPAN BAGSAK N BAGSAK N PL SPEED CONNECTION,huwag n kayo tumanggap ng tumanggap ng applicante para sumubo lamang sa alanganin!
    KATULAD NG LAGUNA AREA NYO! KUNG SAKALI AT MAY MAGPAKAKABIT NA BAGO UN AY DAHIL NAG SWITCH N SA IBA PROVIDER!,
    digitel naman wag naman na bigyan ng lower discount un maG switch affectado kami mga pioneering nyo o ano ang mangyayari! kami nman ang mag switch? samantala mas malaki ang monthly namin sa switcher dont get fool out of your previous customer sa palagay nyo wala kami makukuha info? LOYALTY NA ANG PINAG UUSAPAN DITO DAPAT MAUNA YUN MULA SA INYO GIVE US A FAIR DEAL, SA MGA BAGO NYO CUSTOMER KAMI UN 1650 NMIN N 384 TAPOS OFFER NYO SA SWITCHER 1 GIG AT 1800, PAPATAYIN NYO BA ANG PREVIOUS CUSTOMER NYO E PAANO KAMI MAGIGING LOYAL SA INYO E KAYO MISMO ANG PAPATAY SA NEGOSYONG KAYO MISMO ANG NAG OFFER SA AMIN! come on dont you COME UP WITH a better idea than THAT! think thAt you are on our side AND YOU KNOW THIS UNFAIR BUSINESS RIVALRY SA INYO PABA MAGMUMULA ?

  6. Avatar for Koshie Koshie says:

    Hi!
    i worked on a call center before as a tech support agent for dial-up and dsl services. Well, kahit po subs ka on certain speed like 384kbps. you’re not guaranteed na maaachieve mo ang speed na to. Subscriber’s distance from central office can greatly affect speed. madalas naman, if subscribed ka on dsl, sa una mabilis. later on sa kakasurf mo dumarami yung cached files or spyware sa pc mo na nakakapagpabagal ng system performance. you may wanna check on this…oooppps, gotta go. ok po ang forum na ‘to. am wondering wat company maganda mag-offer ng wi-fi…

  7. Avatar for Jac Jac says:

    hay… nabubwisit na talaga ako sa DSL na to. Pupunta ako customer support sa site ng PLDT DSL imagine that! binlock ba namana ng IP add ko! e pano kasi wala na sila narinig sa akin kundi puro reklamo. E pano ba naman napakainconsistent ng connection nila na tulad ngayon, gusto ko magdownload pero nde ko magwa dahil ano? cannot be displayed na naman as usual. Nabubwisit na ako parang gusto ko bumalik sa internet prepaid card na lang!!!! buti dun kahit mabagal, nakakaconnect naman ako sa lahat di tulad d2!!!!!

  8. Avatar for ejhay ejhay says:

    i need help. i am thinking if i would apply to PLDT my DSL Plan 999. can somebody help me, cause when i read your comments, i was apparently shocked. i’ve read on the internet that the normal speed of the plan is 256Kbps not 384Kbps.. ano ba talga? ang gulo!! and true ba ung you always experience disconnection? pero sabi nila walang disconnection..

    please help me, before i will apply…

  9. Avatar for gandalf924 gandalf924 says:

    I agree with much of the comments above. The service was ok at first. But since last month, it has been getting slower and slower. Sometimes you can’t even access some sites.

    PLDT should really do something about this.

  10. Avatar for elmo elmo says:

    PLDT and Smart… iisa lng yan. Siguro mssbi ko ok lng ung PLDT MyDSL although ang gamit ko is Digitel DSL. Pero ung Wifi at wireless nila, nsa experimental stage pa lang un. Di pa nila na-pperfect yung services nila tpos ni-launch nila. Kumbaga, ung mga nka-subscribe na before eh naging respondents nila sa experiment nila. So, sa ganun mlalaman nila kung ok ba or may problems ung Wifi nila. It turns out na palpak ung service nila. Kawawa tuloy ung mga naunang subscriber tpos may lock-in period pa for 1 year. Sa akin lng, mag-DIGITEL DSL or Globelines Broadband muna kau, guaranteed pramis.

  11. Avatar for kyle kyle says:

    Ei guys isnt ok yung my dsL plan???coz ive been using my globe broadband and its so mabilis tlaga pero kaso mabilis rin sa bulsa kya i want to save my money pls guys tel me >>>>>>>????T_T

  12. Avatar for Quelee Quelee says:

    hi i just recently installed a PLDT dsl-wifi 999 and i am in the Region III area (Bulacan) and I will tell you personally from my short experience, this SUCKS! low connectivity always. and dont rely on pldtplay as well as netstat live (they recommended this)

  13. Avatar for earl earl says:

    meron ba kayong kilalang agent na pwedeng mapabilis ang application for DSL.. kasi naman.. first week of december pa ako nagapply tapos until now wala pa raw available na wired for my location… inoofer sa akin ang wireless… loko-loko… eh wifi din yun ah… isasama nyo pa ako sa mapeperwisyo eh…i need my internet connection so bad,,,..i need it as soon as possible… agents please… pa-arreglo naman..

  14. Avatar for curious_lang curious_lang says:

    guys,

    nid help:
    1) i have 2 pc’s here..

    pano ko macoconnect both sa internet ung dalawang computers w/out paying pldt anything but the 999?ü
    sabi nila “router” daw–ano un, where to find it and how much?

    2) hanggang kailan nga pla ung plan 999?

    please reply.. i realy nid ur advice..
    it wud be a great help!!üüü

  15. Avatar for temuchin temuchin says:

    sa mga gustong lumipat ng pldt mydsl think twice guys

    sa pagkakaalam ko (please confirm) pareho lang gamit na base station ng smart wifi at pldt mydsl. naku naman talaga tong dalawang damuhong to di na kaya magbigay ng connection kasi sobra na ang traffic sige parin ng sige mga linta talaga irresponsable pa.

    NTC should do something bout this.
    guys ok lang ba senyo na panget muna connection nyo? as in sobrang panget na makakaranas kayo ng weeks of no connection at all? pero babawi sila later on? kasi wala pa silang multiplexer?(yung device na pang manage ng heavy traffic pero depende parin kung may available pang frequency)

    tapos may “clause” pang ganun? sinisiguro talaga nila na walang bibitaw kasi alam nila magkakaloko loko talaga.

    kung may mga taga NTC man dito, napaka unfair diba? tsaka yung clause nila napaka unfair trade practices. basahin nyo terms ng dalawang mokong na to at malalaman nyo kung ano standing nyo pag subscriber na nila kayo

    good luck nalang

  16. Avatar for Benj Benj says:

    omg… I’ve been planning to subscribe to that pldt promo, but now you mentioned about that “clause”, I think I need to think more.

  17. Avatar for iye24 iye24 says:

    ask ko lang… may extra charge ba pag nagdagdag ako ng pc sa mydsl? may kasama na kasing router na 4ports. ibig sabihin ba nun pwede ko na syang kabitan ng ibang PCs?

  18. Avatar for jae718 jae718 says:

    @bonifacio

    having a landline does not guarantee DSL can be installed. even the “check availability” where you input your phone number on their website is not accurate.

    check out TPC’s thread on myDSL plan 999

    http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=41286&page=66

    one of ther regulars on that thread is a certified PLDT agent and he got most of the posters in that thread connected with myDSL you can apply through him. read a few pages and you’ll figure out who he is. ^__^

    diba may smart wifi ka? ako din lilipat na by the end of january. Good luck to us!

  19. Avatar for bonifacio bonifacio says:

    guys another question, if u have pldt landline, is it a guarantee na pwede kang makabitan ng pldt my dsl??

  20. Avatar for bonifacio bonifacio says:

    dont even think of having smart wifi, it really sucks, take it from me… im switching to pldt, plan 999, n ba se dito sa mga nababasa ko, di rin pla consistent. pro i think ok na to, as compare sa smart wi fi, im pretty sure bwt it. guys ask ko lang, pag nag ping kayo using pldt plan 999, ilan usually ung packet lost? any1 help, just need to know. tnx everyone

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