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NTC sets 256kbps as the minimum mobile broadband speed

Daniel Morial January 13, 2016 · 1 min read

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Itaon ti National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) a mabalin nga agbalin a minimum a bilog ti 256 kilobits iti segundo (kbps) para iti mobile broadband. Ti minimum a bilog ket kasla dagiti serbisyo ti fixed broadband, a kasla DSL, fiber, ken cable.

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Ti pannakaited ti mobile broadband a naipangruna babaen ti NTC ket "ti maysa a device nga addaan iti kakayatan a mang-access kadagiti mobile network, ken ti kanyang innate a design ket agtengngelanna a portable ken saan a innately a naipangruna a maigiddiaten a permanentemente wenno semi-permanentemente." Daytoy a pannakaited ket mairaman dagiti pocket Wi-Fi, USB dongles, ken dagiti smartphones & tablets nga addaan iti data connection.

Itaon ti 256kbps a kas minimum, saan met laeng a maikonsiderar a mobile broadband service dagiti GPRS services ta addaan daytoy iti kumustian a 114kbps. Agserrek ti NTC iti test speed ti Internet para kadagiti lokal nga ISP para iti mobile broadband babaen ti 2016 a nasion a eleksion idi Mayo.

Itaaddan ti pannakaasapad ti 4G LTE babaen ti mas mabain a LTE-capable nga device, ania ti makalagdaanmi iti 256kbps ita a panawen?

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BIKTIMA KAMI LAHAT NG SUN CELLULAR · 10 years ago

THE SURE KISS OF DEATH FOR PRESIDENTIABLE MAR ROXAS IS:
TELCOS + NTC = SURE LOST FOR MAR ROXAS…
TO THE FILIPINO MILLIONS WHO ARE VICTIMS TO THIS NTC & TELCOS CONNIVANCE, ITS PAY BACK TIME.
LETS VOTE ANYONE BUT MAR ROXAS FOR PRESIDENT !!!
ITS SO SCARY THAT NTC & THE TELCOS WILL AGAIN CONNIVE FOR MAKING MAR ROXAS WIN IN 2016.
AFTER WHICH, WHAT COMES NEXT?
MORE NTC VICTIMS?
MORE VICTIMS FOR THE TELCOS?
NO MORE… WE WANT CHANGE !!!

EVERYONE… LET ALL OUR VOICES BE HEARD NOW !!!

IT IS IN OUR CLOSE & SOLID UNITY THAT THEY (NTC & TELCOS) WILL ALL LISTEN & CHANGE THEIR EVIL WAYS & FINALLY RESPECT THE FILIPINO CONSUMERS !!!

INDIVIDUALLY BINABASTOS NILA TAYO, PERO KAPAG TAYONG LAHAT AY NAGKAISA TAPOS ANG PROBLEMA, GETS NYO?

REMEMBER THE GREAT NINOY & THE EDSA PEOPLE POWER?

LETS ALL CONVERGE AT THE “INTERNET EDSA”… THE LORD ALMIGHTY IS WITH US ALL !!!

BIKTIMA KAMI LAHAT NG SUN CELLULAR · 10 years ago

“GOOD JOB NTC”… ???

THEY HAVE NOT DONE THEIR JOBS IN DECADES… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

FOR SO LONG, MANY INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCAMMED BY THE ISP SCAM BUGS… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

FOR THE LONGEST TIME, THESE USELESS ISPs HAVE TURNED THE BLIND EYE & THE DEAF EAR ON THE SUBSCRIBERS’ COMPLAINTS… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

THE SUBSCRIBERS’ PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN STOLEN & LIED TO BY THESE SCUM BUG ISPs WHOSE GOOD SERVICE WERE ALL JUST PROMISES… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

IT IS ONLY NOW THAT NTC IS DOING THEIR JOBS DUE THE 2016 NATIONAL ELECTIONS JUST TO PROTECT THE IMAGE OF THEIR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MAR ROXAS FROM THE VIOLENT PUBLIC CLAMOR… WHAT IS SO GOOD IN THAT?

THIS REPORT IS PURE PATRONAGE OF THE DEVIL NTC!!!

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING SO GOOD IN THAT… IS THERE?!?!?!

PNOY: “EH D WOW!!!”

BIKTIMA KAMI LAHAT NG SUN CELLULAR · 10 years ago

OMG!!!

AS WE ALL INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS KNOW & UNDERSTAND, BOTH THE NTC & THE DTI ARE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES “OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE, BY THE FILIPINO PEOPLE & FOR THE FILIPINO PEOPLE”, BUT THE CURRENT REALITY OF THINGS IS THAT BOTH ARE NO WHERE SERVING THE INTERESTS OF THE FILIPINO MASSES.

THEY ARE BOTH WORTHLESS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

THEY WILL NEVER BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, THEY ARE BOTH SIMPLY COMPLICATIONS TO THE PROBLEM.

SO MR.JOHN NIEVES… WHY DO WE HAVE TO EVER BOTHER FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO ANY OF THEM?

ANDRES BONIFACIO · 10 years ago

PRESIDENT BENIGNO COJUANGCO AQUINO JR. …

NAKIKINIG KBA TALAGA…
SA MGA HINAING NG MGA “BOSS MO”???

NASAAN KBA TALAGA…
NAGTATAGO KA NA NAMAN SA PROBLEMANG KAGAGAWAN MO!!!

NASAAN KBA TALAGA…
MAGPAKITA AT KUMILOS KA NA!!!
KIKILOS KBA TALAGA…

NASAAN BA TALAGA…
ANG TUWID MONG DAAN, NABALUKTOT NBA O MAY BAYAD NBA ANG DUMAAN DOON???

PANAY KA PULITIKA… LIMOT MO NA TALAGA MGA BOSS MO!!!

PURO KA LANG SALITA !!!
TALAGANG INUTIL KA… HAYOP!!!
PALPAK TALAGA… IBINOTO KA PA NAMAN NAMIN… GAGO!!!

BIKTIMA KAMI LAHAT NG SUN CELLULAR · 10 years ago

OMG!!!

FOR US PINOYS, THIS INFORMATION IS REALLY DEPRESSING…

FOR THE PH, THIS IS AN UNFORTUNATE CAUSE FOR INTERNATIONAL SHAME!!!

WHAT OUR LOCAL TELCOS HAVE BEEN BRAGGING ABOUT IN THEIR ADS TO BE “THE LEADER IN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY” ARE ALL LIES & DECEPTIONS… PURE GIMMICKRY!!!

GUYS PLEASE DO REALIZE THAT LOCALLY WHAT WE ARE PAYING BIG FOR WITH OUR HARD EARNED MONEY IS ACTUALLY CONSIDERED JUST GARBAGE INTERNET SERVICE IN MOST OTHER COUNTRIES.

IS THIS THE WAY THAT THE LOCAL TELCOS ARE DOING THEIR BUSINESS, ALL THROUGH CHEATING & FALSEHOOD… OMG!!!

THE LOCAL TELCOS SHOULD ALL WAKE UP WITH THE GREATEST OF GUILT FOR THEM TO APOLOGIZE TO THE FILIPINO PUBLIC & COMMIT TO THE IMMEDIATE REFORMATION.

HEY… NTC & DTI, YOU ARE BOTH TO DO THE JOB THAT WE ARE PAYING YOU FOR. OUR LOCAL TELCOS ARE THE WORST IN THE WORLD!!!

THEY ARE ALL USELESS, LOOK FOR NEW ONES!!!

MR.PRESIDENT PNOY & MR.MAR ROXAS TRAVERSE YOUR “TUWID NA DAAN” & RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WE ALL TURN TO THE OPPOSITION FOR THE NEEDED SOLUTIONS… ARE YOU BOTH HEARING US??? YOU BOTH BETTER BE…

ronelm2000 · 10 years ago

Well at least powersurf users of Globe should somewhat benefit from this, as their mobile broadband speed is reduced once they reach 800MB.

dong · 10 years ago

onley in the phelepens. fuck the government

loadex · 10 years ago

Nakow.. minimum 256kbps ang speed.. pero 1Gbps sa bilis ang under the table ng PLDT at Globe sa mga NTC peeps

pokefan · 10 years ago

Hahaha. As usual, muntimang lang ang gobyerno. HAHAHA. Why not set it top a higher speed? Simple, magkakakuntsaba kayo ng mga businessman. Pag pinataas ang minimum speed mapipilitan ang mga ISP na magdagdag ng bandwidth which would cost them. hahah. Wag kami.

dong · 10 years ago

ang galing talaga ng ntc parang si leila delema lang hahaha

anonymous · 10 years ago

tha speed will be expensive to not only for the telco/s…surely will reflect its consumers

Cindy · 10 years ago

5 years ago, this would have been good. But today, minimun mobile speed should be at least 512kbps while DSL must have a minimum speed of 1mbps.

Anonymous · 10 years ago

Agreed!

deveerei · 10 years ago

That’s just 32kBps when downloading. 1mbps (125kBps) should be the minimum acceptable speed for starters, but ideally we need 3-5mbps (375-625kBps) of download speeds for it to be called decent.