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UP campuses to have free WiFi hotspots by Smart

‘Iskolars ng Bayan’ will have additional free access to the web within all constituent campuses courtesy of Communications.

Smart chief wireless advisor Orlando B. Vea and UP president Alfredo E. Pascual

Smart chief wireless advisor Orlando B. Vea and UP president Alfredo E. Pascual

The University of the Philippines System and Smart Communications recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement that will provide a number of free hotspots across the country’s national university. Under the MOA inked by both parties, Smart will install 120 hotspots initially in various UP campuses. Also, eight additional stations will be added to the current six base stations inside UP.

The free internet access will be limited only to the whitelisted websites by Smart and UP. Other websites can still be accessed for free for 30 minutes per day, and succeeding usage will be charged accordingly.

Source: Smart

Daniel Morial
Daniel Morial
This article was contributed by Daniel Morial, a film school graduate and technology enthusiast. He's the geeky encyclopedia and salesman among his friends for anything tech.
  1. Great! More distraction for students with facebook, twitter and instagram during breaktime. And who’s paying for their tuition and expenses? You guessed it, the taxpayers. Thank you Smart and UP administration for continuously fucking up people’s tax money.

    And whitelist my ass, so many ways to get connected on blocked sites.

  2. Andami ninyong mga butthurt. Malamang mga estudyante kayo na guilty na di naman ginagamit sa research ang internet kaya nanggagalaiti kayo sa opinyon ko. Mahiya naman kayong mga State U students, taxpayers ang nagpapaaral sa inyo pero wala kayong ibang ginagawa sa internet shop kundi Dota, Facebook at Youtube. At wag kayong ipokrito dahil kahit saang internet shop na malapit sa school kayo pumunta. Puro nakauniporme ang mga naglalaro. Wala akong pakialam sa mga taga private schools dahil magulang naman nila ang mamomroblema pag bumagsak ang mga anak nila pero kayong mga State U students, nipisan nyo naman ang mga mukha ninyo. Puro sahod kamay na nga kayo sa gobyerno, di pa kayo nag-aaral.

    @Mike Yeah right. As if kulang pa ang distraction na nakukuha ng mga bata ngayon sa tv at mp3 players. Don’t be a hypocrite alam naman nating hindi laging research ang pinupunta ng mga bata sa internet shops then you’re going to hand them the tools that will make them more stupid.

    @Talagaha It’s free morphine for the students, see my comment on Mike. Government make facebook pages for the adults to get involved in the community. Students, on the other hand should stick on studying and don’t get involved in the politics. Look at PUP’s activist, anong ginagawa nila maghapon? nakatambay na may pulang panyo sa noo at naghahanap ng away. Puro makibaka kesa mag-aral.

    @weryou Fuck you very much. I’m a taxpayer and I want to see my money going on productive things. Look at our country, mag-aanak ng lima sampu ang mga tao at umaasa sa gobyerno na pag-aaralin ang lahat ng anak nila ng libre kasama baon at uniporme. 2.7 billion pesos ang nilaan ng government noon para sa relocation ng mga squatter at sino ang nagpakapagod sa perang yun? Yung mga squatter na nagaanak ng dalawampu? Masyado nating minamahal ang mga tamad kaya lahat ng mahirap ay gustong maging pulubi na lang. At ang makakapal ang mukha, sila pa ang may ganang magalit pag walang naaabot ang gobyerno.

    @BatangTOFI ikaw ang tanga at bobo. Mura na ang 1000-1500 per unit na tuition fee sa panahon ngayon. Subsidized lang ng gobyerno kaya hindi yan pumapalo ng 5k-6k. Himala kung makakapagpatakbo at magpasweldo ka sa school ng 1k mo na walang back-up budget. At wala kang pakialam kung magfeeling nagpapa-aral ako ng mga taga UP dahil kung hindi nagpaparami na parang baboy ang mga Pilipino, hindi dadami ang estudyante na mag-aaral sa mga State U tapos aalis na lang ng bansa na hindi binabalik sa Pinas ang nakuha nila sa mga taxpayers o di kaya ay magiging unemployed dahil di naman talaga nila gusto ang course na kinuha nila.

    @Justin I agree with you that taxes shouldn’t go to politician’s pocket, wala akong opposition diyan pero ang bigyan pa ng campus free internet ang mga student na alam naman nating lahat na distracted na with facebook and youtube? Come on, tanungin mo ang lahat ng estudyante ngayon sa bawat school, halos lahat nyan aamining nagfafacebook at youtube sa free time nila. School is school, pag aral aral lang. Kung talagang research lang gagawin, palakihin ng UP ang library nila at doon lang ilagay ang internet access para makikita kung sino ang nag-aaral. Give them free internet everywhere in the campus and saying na gagamitin nila for studies ay isang malaking kalokohan. Naging estudyante din ako kaya ipokrito ang magsasabing puro aral lang ang paggagamitan nila ng internet.

  3. At sa mga State U students na magsasabing gusto nyo lang din maranasan ang nararanasan ng mga private students na naka-plan ang mobile phones, manigas kayo. Sisihin nyo ang magulang nyo kung bakit lima o anim kayong magkakapatid na nag-aagawan sa isang hotdog tuwing umaga. Kung gusto nyo ng internet access, mag-aral muna kayo at pag may trabaho na saka kayo magpakasaya. Walang libre sa mundo lahat pinagpapaguran.

  4. wow. ang dami mong time magreply kuya. Bumagsak ka ba sa UPCAT kaya nanggagalaiti ka sa balitang ito? #ikawangbutthurt

  5. This is great news! Free internet is always good news. Thanks MVP!

  6. Great. I am just hoping that techs of Smart were way more intelligent than the students. There are lots of ways to go through blocked sites.

    Anyway, everyone of use must have access to internet. As what like Pascual said we are now in the 21st century.

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