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Bayan Broadband 512 Speed Test

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We're able to get a review unit of the new Bayan Broadband 3G service.

Abe Olandres February 2, 2010 · 2 min read

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We’re able to get a review unit of the new Bayan Broadband 3G service. Their claim of TrueSpeed is hinged on the promise that they can deliver true 512Kbps EV-DO to your home as long as the signal is strong.

The device is similar to the USB dongle you’ve seen with Globe, Smart and Sun Cellular. The modem is made by ZTE and the design series is the same as the one by Smart (the UAAP/NCAA series).

Unlike the other telcos though, this one doesn’t seem to have a SIM card in it. All I did was fire up the dialer, configure the settings to include my client ID and connect online.

I was able to position on a location that gives me 4 or 5 bars on the signal meter and tested the bandwidth using 2Wire and Speedtest.net:

Based on the two tests, the service can do the 512Kbps it promises. What’s promising is that the upload speed is also the same/close as the download speed (as indicated by SpeedTest.net).

However, that’s still dependent on signal strength. As expected, the speed also goes down as the signal degrades. I have to do a more extensive tests with different signal strengths and sustained download speed. Will post an update entry once I collect more data and test runs.

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75 Comments

sam · 14 years ago

Been using it for more than 1yr.I get connected easily anytime, speed is also good.I’m a heavy user, online games(WOW), streaming, surf and download.

sam · 14 years ago

I have been using this for more than 1yr now.So far, they have delivered what they promised.I am a WOW player and use internet a lot and i am still satisfied.I just hope they offer higher speed soon.I’m from Las Pinas area.

Jimbo · 14 years ago

Is it good around the Marikina area? I’m from Marikina and would like to get an idea of how much speed it actually can offer me.

john · 14 years ago

not good at sss village marikina … near panorama street … good thing there was a money-back return policy if you are not satisfied using it for a month … i tried it way back 2009

Willodean Conant · 15 years ago

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keizzer11 · 15 years ago

mabilis ba etong bayan broadband along quirino highway brgy kaligayahan novaliches quezon city? im still thinking if ill go for bayan dsl or broadband coz im using a laptop. thanks. =)

chuckimperial · 16 years ago

may prepaid ba ito?! pag meron.. BIBILI AKO!

Sandy · 16 years ago

@Nivrea They removed the “Truespeed” advertising because it’s false advertising. Bayantel doesnt have license to “maintain” a constant minimum speed.

Nivrea · 16 years ago

As i look again on the website of bayantel’s Wireless broadband, I was suprise that they already put off the word true speed in their advertisement Lola Techie in the (FAQ), Bakit kaya? kawawa naman yung mga nakakuha na ng plan.

cyruz · 16 years ago

@john cruz

nueva ecija lang kami..
kapag taka nga eh..speed test.net naman ako nag measure ng speed…accurate naman un db?
kahapon nag 4.03mbps pa ung speed…

john cruz · 16 years ago

@cyruz

tanong ko lang, anong location mo? are you within the marikina area? i am still considering smart 999.

thanks.

cyruz · 16 years ago

gmit ko smart plan 999 nakuha ko ung highest speed na 3.89mbps download speed..sulit naman..pero ung average speed sa araw araw 2.5-3mbps..

junm · 16 years ago

this is cool! i tried it here somewhere here along marcos highway and it’s really fast. I believe Bayan has strong signal troughout Metro Manila. My kids are using it all day long and still fast.

trisha · 16 years ago

Cool!! I thought bayantel do not have a 3G license. Anyway, this will surely help future webinar hosts in the future. For those who are not familiar with webinar, this is like you conduct a PHP training but instead of going to an actual seminar you instead listen to the presenter online.

gOOD luck to bayantel!

john cruz · 16 years ago

i have been with bayan wireless broadband plan 512 for around 5 days now since activation.

i have difficulty logging in during the day. best time for a successful log in or connection is between 1am to 6am. speed is descent enough for browsing.

i am still within the 15-day trial period and contemplating if i will continue to subscribed to this service and locked-in for 2 years.

what do you think?

ci****@yahoo.com.ph

Jesus · 16 years ago

Yun nga lang limited yung lugar.

john cruz · 16 years ago

just subscribed to their plan 512 last feb 12 friday. 2-3 days activation procedure. had my first connection feb 15 monday.

i am located in marikina city and signal strength here at my place is around 4-5 bars.

connecting is really difficult. i only got connected (2 out of 10 attempts).

on the 2 instances that i got connected, most the the time the computer connected on the other end ” does not respond” so im just stuck with a connection but no surfing capability. and another thing, the signal strengh goes from 4 to 0 (zero) thus making it a useless connection.

here’s the good part, when i got finally connected, it was around 500kbps speed but not constant. you only get that speed for a few seconds and goes down to 100 to 50 to zero and bursts again to 500kbps. i am not sure what “truespeed” as advertised really is but most of the time it is around 10kbps.

if you have further queries, you can get in touch with me at ci****@yahoo.com.ph

good day.

Eason · 16 years ago

How many days it took you to wait before the broadband gets activated?

Sunofa · 16 years ago

can i connect this to a router? to share the internet? i have a router from sun broadband… can this work on the router?
thanks!

durantula · 16 years ago

d kaya like the other broadband wireless providers yan that when it’s new, it’s fast, but when many people are subscribed, heavy traffic na causing the speed to slow down. :)

durantula · 16 years ago

i bet there will be a time when Bayan gets a lot of subscribers, that 512kbps (as promised) would not be realistic anymore. As experienced from the other broadband wireless providers. Mabilis nung una, then after that, limited na ang speed because of high traffic.

WebGeek Philippines · 16 years ago

Hmmm… sana umabot na 3G Wireless Broadband dito sa bulacan.

Cebu Tech Blogger · 16 years ago

@Jhay: Yes, it’s only limited to Metro Manila area- QC, Makati, Manila, Las Pinas, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Muntinlupa, Pasay, Taguig, Marikina, San Juan, Antipolo and Cainta.

Jhay · 16 years ago

Looks promising. But is this limited only to Metro Manila? :(

thephilippineisland · 16 years ago

I think this would be more better compared to the two giant ISP providers here in the Philippines. I just hope I can avail this one.

Cebu Tech Blogger · 16 years ago

I’m interested of doing speed test on this broadband service. But since this is not available on my location, I just referred on this informative post. thanks for that…

drealmarlon · 16 years ago

yes it is 512 kbps nga sa trial,but if yuo use it in a whole day or more than 3 hours,baka naman magbago ang bilis niyan?

rj · 16 years ago

kala ko naman talagang 512kbps na, depende pa nga pala yan sa signal, e ganun din naman yun sa ibang network di ba? pahirapan ng signal.. hay.. buti pa sa korea mabilis inet

MannyV · 16 years ago

Sounds promising… I hope they’re really able to maintain or even improve the upload speed. This will help upcoming Pinoy webinar hosts.

proud hp and acer owner · 16 years ago

guys out of the topic muna. mukhang may niluluto na google na sagot sa apple ipad. http://tinyurl.com/yba4you

Jill · 16 years ago

First 2 sentences, last paragraph. Network congestion is a part of the landscape. Can they still sustain it then? Promises, promises!

Cheftonio · 16 years ago

at last, a service from someone that does what he says.

bark = bite

I so hate my broadband provider!

Hopefully when their networks get more congested, the bark is still equals the bite.

daddy joey · 16 years ago

would the speed still be the same when they already have millions of subscribers like smart / sun?

Japo · 16 years ago

sir, san ang location ng test na ginawa nyo?

windows7fan · 16 years ago

i’ve been waiting for a review of this service. looks like so far so good as far as the speeds are concerned. upload speeds are better than my smartbro right now.