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Smart Bro Connected

The SmartBro installation team just arrived here at my place to hook me up. Took them about 30 minutes to install and configure my account and I’m now running on Smart Bro (Just one of my desktop PCs. My laptop and other PC is still on myDSL.).

First off, some speed tests:

PLDTPlay: 260.3 kbps
GlobeQuest Utilities: 235.0 kbps
2Wire: 99.50 kbps
TestMy: 113 kbps

Smart Bro top speed: 384kbps

Smart Bro Wifi

During the installation, I talked with the two tech guys and explained to them my arrangement with Smart. The tech guys were actually a bit curious why my account was different, at least that’s what the designated subscriber code says. They added that the subscriber code I am using is for internal use and usually assigned to COs. I told them I hope it does not affect my connection speed from that of a regular subscriber.

The above speed test results would indicate I am in no better luck than any other subscriber. Ok, on with the testing.

Btw, remeber that wifi incident last week at Malate? The techs did confirm to me that it’s something they’ve also encountered before and when they reported it back to the NOC, they were told that it’s for an experimental hotspot. Looks like Airborne Access is going to have some internal competition of sorts.

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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.

69 Responses

  1. Avatar for Pinky tan Pinky tan says:

    How to avail po

  2. Avatar for mamerto galang mamerto galang says:

    laging unplugged ang connection ko kaya ako ay tumawag sa customer service ng Smart Bro. Nagpadala sila ng tao at anim pa, sabi ng isa ojt raw, ang gugulo. Pinalitan nila ang wire at ok naman pero ng umalis sila, ganoon na naman ang problema ko ang masama pa ninakaw pa noong isa ang 8g na flash drive ko na nandoon ang mga importanteng files ko. Pag maraming technician ang pumasok sa inyo Hwag na hwag ninyong patuluyin, nandoon yong manghihingi ng tubig , magkekwento at lilituhin ka nanakawan ka pala.

  3. Avatar for Senior Santibaniez Senior Santibaniez says:

    5 years ago Smartbro claimed that it’s 7x faster than a regular dial-up connection. 5 years later, it still is! 7×56 = 392. Nothing has changed except that bandwidth is now measured by Mbits. Smart is the same piece of crap and nothing has changed.

  4. Avatar for theng theng says:

    walang kuwinta yan

  5. Avatar for jam jam says:

    Itong Gamit ng SMARTBro Antenna na yan anong cignal ang kinukuha? it is 3G? lng ba? or HSPDA? anyone idea?

  6. Avatar for khayao khayao says:

    70 kbps and below lang nakukuha ko sometimes 20 lang or 12 ano b yan na internet tapos ayaw nila akong magpadisconnect, tapos may shoppe ako alangan naman na 12 kbps in 10 computers, e di wala ka nang costumer. pagdisconnect daw kailangan bayaran ko 10 thou kasi 2 months lang nagamit ko.,….. ayaw ko nga!!!!!! anong claseng contract yan sabi nila up tom 1 mb ang makukuha ko e wala naman pala dapat bigay muna nila service nila na 1 mb or kahit 700 lng. wala naman silang mailabas kahit ilang ulit dumating technician nila. nagbabayad n lang ako ng wala alangan na magpa internet ako ng ganun e di wala nang customer. dapat bigyan pansin ng government ito para di nila maharass ang customer nila mag additional pa daw sila ng bayad or punta sa court, ano yun pananakot.
    kaya nagpaconnect ako sa iba DSL nalng. do what is right if you know its right.

  7. Avatar for khayao khayao says:

    70 kbps and below lang nakukuha ko sometimes 20 lang or 12 ano b yan na internet tapos ayaw nila akong magpadisconnect, tapos may shoppe ako alangan naman na 12 kbps in 10 computers, e di wala ka nang costumer. pagdisconnect daw kailangan bayaran ko 10 thou kasi 2 months lang nagamit ko.,….. ayaw ko nga!!!!!! anong claseng contract yan sabi nila up tom 1 mb ang makukuha ko e wala naman pala dapat bigay muna nila service nila na 1 mb or kahit 700 lng. wala naman silang mailabas kahit ilang ulit dumating technician nila. nagbabayad n lang ako ng wala alangan na magpa internet ako ng ganun e di wala nang customer. dapat bigyan pansin ng government ito para di nila maharass ang customer nila mag additional pa daw sila ng bayad or punta sa court, ano yun pananakot.
    kaya nagpaconnect ako sa iba DSL nalng. do what is right if you know its right.
    dapat magtulungan para d tayo hinaharass ng mga ito

  8. Avatar for puging puging says:

    tama ka hupadupapa…smart bro staffs lahat sile ..tuliin…mga supot…

  9. Avatar for puging puging says:

    vinvinvin…..baklaaaaaaaaa

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