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.
AMPNESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
TAMA TALAGA NA PANLOLOKO TONG 999 sa PLDT. I got this connection from PLDT at lintek napakabagal ang connection mas mabilis pa yong dati kong dial up lagi putol connection.
Mga tol wag na kayong magpakabit kasi kayo rin magsisi sa huli….. :( waaaaaaa naka one year lock in ako di pwede pa disconnect kasi malaki ang babayaran sa termination. Lintek talaga
TAE! buti naisipan kong magsearch bout sa pldt DSL!! bulok ba talga? as in? to d max? tae! excited pa nmn ko! bulok tlga pldt…eto ah, share lng..ngpakabit kmi telepono, after 2 days, bumagyo (milenyo) tpos nwala dialtone. tae nka isang libong twag na ata kmi gang ngun di pren nila inaaksyunan! hayup ang mga de poootah!! replayan nyo ko ah..kwentuhan nyo pko sa pldt DSL. hehe
salamat.
384Kbps = 48KBps? tama right? note that capital B means byte and small letter is bit.
so if your downloading something and it says your download speed is 20-30KB/s then medyo okey na yun…
elo mga tol
could u please answer my question magkano total PLDT myDSL at phone bill? I’ll be waiting for ur answers…..i am still a PLDT Vibe user eh…
langya pano nga pala malalaman kung abot ng globe broadband ang lugar namin sa pasig? ayoko na ng pldt, barkada ko naka smart bro laging putol
pre
di ba ang PLDT at smart e sister company?
common sense lang yan.. kung maganda ang DSL Service at dumami ang gumamit ng internet e sino pa kukuha ng cellphone di ba?
e di lahat tayo bibili na lang ng laptop at mag chat na lang sa wifi ng libre, or kaya sa bahay natin.. libre na, mabilis pa..
di ka pa charge by the minute.. long distance natin will be done by VOIP na..
e di kung maganda ang internet service.. bakit ka pa mag subscribe sa smart?
negosyo yan e.. sadyang pinapapanget ng PLDT at Smart ang internet service nila para nga naman bumili ka ng 3G phone or kaya naman magpakabit ka ng landline para gumastos ng mahal na overseas call?
makes sense?
nakita ng PLDT na mas liliit ang kita nila pag dumami ang nagpakabit ng DSL.. since it will affect their Smart subscriptions and landline connections..
oh lock-up period was 1 year? They told me here it was 2 years! That’s just frustrating to know. :(
Sa mga hndi pa nkakaalam at baguhan,PLDT plan 999 is a joke,once youre in,ikukulong ka nila with their pathetic service for a year (that’s the lock-up period) so there is no chance for the subscriber to change his mind and request for an immediate disconnection once you have signed the contract.Otherwise you’ll get penalized with thousands of Php.
The punchline:
Pag nakaranas ka ng abyssmal connection regularly (20-56 kbps-their ACTUAL DSL SPEED)
Tuloy pa rin ang bayad…Ha! HA! HA!
Pagdurusahan mo ito for 1 terrible internet year experience. TO HELL WITH YOU PLDT!!!
Hey pips,
Didn’t get a chance to leave a message coz I thought the renewed PLDT 999 is already improved.
But I’m posting for the sake of my countrymen who’s seeking questions about Bayantel DSL.
foreword: after a year lock up my cousin’s renewed their “ala” dial-up 384kbps PLDT to 999 and it was greatly improved (up to now as they say through YM.) moving from 3000plus monthly fee (phone fee included) to 999 (plus another phone fee perhaps. then as of in my case, i never had pldtDSL.
I’ve been using BayanDSL for almost a year now. and here’s my infos:
1. First and foremost, hindi ako taga Bayantel.
2. the resi intial fees are 500 9upon application)
3. you can have DSL with OR without a bayantel phoneline ( think they call it standalone). fees vary though
4. charges for the resi-DSL is 899 plus resi-phone 499
5. the speed they promised is 256kbps the test results to 224, 210, 192 the worst. so in my opnion they’re pretty much decent.
6. my peak test without the cache goes up to 650kbps (i only had that for about an hour)
5. the average speed you get at daytime is 224
6. because of the PPPoE technology the nighttime burst its speed and goes up to 320 (that’s my average)
7. for some reasons you won’t like it all I can say is, hey it’s only 899 + 499 phone.
8. and nope, I had no headaches with bayantel’s services so far. none so far.
9. But Yes, I’ve heard a few who have problem with bayantel. A dear friend of mine is on bayantel’s 3000 monthly but his average is only 52kbps on speed tests. never inconsistent.
10. Other than him, I never had encountered someone who has that problem.
as for numbers, PLDT’s SMART bro has a hotline, it’s *888 on a smart sim-ed cellphone, 888-1111 on a landline.
as for PLDT. They do have one, 171, 173, or 114, try that out.
so for all my countrymen, say no to cha cha :P heheh layo ano?
but really, when bayantel’s DSL goes down, well i’ll be damned.
Mayaman na nga, nanloloko pa para yumaman ng yumaman! Buti sana kung ang paraan ay dulot ng KABUTIHAN, at wag sana puro pansariling kapakanan lamang at KASAKIMAN! Pera karma. Tamaan sana’y wag magalit.
PLDT DSL PLAN 999 Bulok ang Services! 2 Months ago nko nagreport sa problem tas hanggang ngaun wala pa din. Ayaw pa nga nila pumunta dito sa bahay namin para i-check ang problem eh! Mga Assholes!
DSL 999=dial up
hey pldt you better do something about it
wag kang mag alala brod…..pinagpala ka pa rin sa 190kbps na nakukuha mo. regarding your second statement…”OO!”
Katulad ko at ng iba pa…naLINLANG ka rin ng mga hyena yow fox na mga yaaaaaaaaan!
Ako i month na dsl plan999 yung bundle promo nila,pero mula ng nakabitan ako di pa ako nasiyahan sa serbisyo nila pinakamataas na yung bandwidth meter 190kbps. Parang pakiramdam ko nalinlang ako.
Kung type nyo magpaloko…wag ng lumayo pa…magpakabit AGAD ng plan 999 ng PLDTmydsl….NOW NA!
soon to open…
www.legalnapanlolokong pinoy.com
PLDT mydsl plan 999 is hoax. papasakayin ka lang nila sa first week pero unti unti siyang babagal at mawawala. mamamaga ang daliri mo sa kakatawag sa 172 pero kung ano anong dahilan ang madidinig mo.
wag ka mag alala at babalik siya pagkatapos ng ilang araw…isang linggo kung may kakilala ka sa pldt. pero pagbalik niya eh mas mabilis na siya…mas mabilis na siya sa dial up..(121kbps versus 384 na pinagyayabang nila)
wala kang magagawa dahil naka lock ka for one year…kaya for your sake…WAG KANG MAG P PLDT!!!!!
MGA BIGTIME SWINDLERS SILAAAAA…ARRRRGH
i just had a pldt plan 999 connection. And when i download files, the max rate i get is 22kbps! so i thought something must be wrong with my pc. so i formatted it and re installed the OS. And still the same. WTF! where is the 100 to 385 kbps they are saying about? Does anyone out there have the same problem as i?
hello
saan naman maontak yang bayantel broadband? at magkano naman ang monthly?bigay nyo namn sakin ang tel.nos
i know there’s a thread here already about PLDT DSL but i just want to make known that an online petition has already started…if you’re a dissatisfied PLDT DSL, Vibe or Smart BRO subscriber, i suggest you take a look…
http://www.petitiononline.com/pldtdsl/petition.html