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My brother kept on begging me for a week to set up PLDT WatchPad on the laptop so we can hook it up on the LCD TV for the Manny Pacquiao vs.

Abe Olandres November 15, 2009 · 2 min read

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My brother kept on begging me for a week to set up PLDT WatchPad on the laptop so we can hook it up on the LCD TV for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fight today.

Being on a 2Mbps Plan 1995, I thought the PLDT WatchPad might be a bearable option to watch the big fight. PLDT was also promoting WatchPad a lot and promised subscribers can watch the Pacquiao-Cotto fight for free.

I was scheduled to fly back from out of town around that time so I shrugged off the possibility of seeing the fight live.

Fortunately, our Cebu Pacific flight from Legazpi came in early (a rarity) so I got home just in time for the first round. But alas, we settled for radio commentators as the PLDT WatchPad set up didn’t work. It was slow, choppy and completely unbearable to watch. More angry comments from WatchPad users here.

I was hoping PLDT would shine this time around by bringing the Pacquiao fight for free to hundreds of thousands of its subscribers. This would have also set a precedent and would prove that PLDT is ready to do some sort of an IPTV service. Now, if they are planning to charge subscribers in the future (and that’s the whole idea here) for the live streams, they might as well re-think it first.

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129 Comments

jun · 16 years ago

ala na.. wala na mag subscribe sa service nila na yan.. hehehe.. di nila kaya.. plan 1995 ako pero.. di pa nila ma enable yung hq.. ayun tiis nalang ako sa sopcast at p2p4u.. wala naren kasi kwenta sa justin.. sobrang bagal din

jujajonis · 16 years ago

watched it in sandbox and it was good :)

bitoy21 · 16 years ago

watchpad sucks … strategy ng pldt for its subscribers to upgrade, but who would want to continue using a service provider that’s lies to its own subscribers? Pldt should fire its marketing team in charge of this, heads should roll.

skagen · 16 years ago

usually sa sopcast kami nanunuod pag may laban na ganito. mabilis with no lag pag nanunuod. :D marami naman reply eh. you can even download the fight. hehe!

berkano · 16 years ago

CRAP PAD is a must better title

Jeff · 16 years ago

blessing in disguise na rin pala na I was not able to register for this.. Mas okay pa ung mga free streaming websites.. ung iba naka HD live stream pa.. tsk tsk tsk .. nice marketing strategy, sino nga naman ang naagrabyado, eh di subscribers.. PLDT should address these complaints accordingly..

nanayMo · 16 years ago

What happened? Haven’t they thought before they pushed this service that almost the whole nation would use it on the Pacquiao-Cotto fight?

Quick, PLDT – promote something more reliable to save your faces. XD===XD…

jackdsniper · 16 years ago

ang tagal na nga magragister,ang hirap pa naka connect,round 8 ko na tuloy naumpisahan,pa dead line dead line pa sa registration wala din wenta,next time sa laban ni pacman vs. pretty boy,hindi na ganon

Calvin · 16 years ago

what a booboo. sinayang ng PLDT opportunity to showcase how good watchpad could be. tsk tsk.

Edgar · 16 years ago

Glossy adverts usually fall short on the performance side, more so on tech issues. Flak on the “speediest” mobile broadband, and now this.

Bad press totally deserved!

Reel Advice · 16 years ago

Another one down for PLDT. Aren’t Smart and PLDT sister companies owned by the same person? Both companies are already getting a lot of flak!

Please correct me if I am wrong though.

The Teknisyan · 16 years ago

very disappointing service indeed!!!

So much for the heavy promotion that they are doing… before the fight!!!

http://teknisyan.blogspot.com/2009/11/disapppointing-service-from-pldt.html

Wala · 16 years ago

wala talagang kwenta itong watchpad ng PLDT…niloko lang lahat tayo…. cge lang… naniniwala naman ako sa karma!

Vance · 16 years ago

What’s new hahaha..

itpinoy! · 16 years ago

unfortunately, the “manny p” of pldt failed (again)… good thing, “manny p” prevailed over cotto!

headline bukas – Head & Shoulder Knocks Out Cotto!

Pusang Kulog · 16 years ago

I love how this post was titled… Its brilliant!

Stephen · 16 years ago

Good fight. Well done Manny

kcvelasquez · 16 years ago

wow.. swerte ko pala dahil nakanuod ako sa watchpad ng walang putol.. mababa nga lang ung resolution.. T_T

Agrimensor · 16 years ago

IMO the fight didnt last even a second.It was over before the bell rang.

PLDT Watcpad vs Sopcast…whatta joke!

whaâ„¢ · 16 years ago

akala ko ako lang ang may prob naganito…

Rickmor · 16 years ago

I think I deserve an apology. PLDT apologize to me for wasting my time!!!

chris · 16 years ago

sayang oras.. pinanud nlng sa cnhan ang galing mgpromote ng product pangit nmn an service.

anonymous · 16 years ago

Well my fellow friends, diskarteng pinoy, panlalamang at isip tsinoy perahan. We all gonna live with that since we are filipinos and we are on the Philippines.

~in short walang libre dito, walang discounts, lahat pang gagayuma lang para kumita at lumobo ang bulsa nila.

The Teknisyan · 16 years ago

yeah… keep getting disconnected and the verification error… I guess.. it’s too much for PLDT to serve all the people who signed up for the service… With this downtime… I don’t think PLDT will be promoting their WatchPad service anytime soon!

Too bad!!!

http://teknisyan.blogspot.com/2009/11/pldt-watchpad.html

petken · 16 years ago

Sopcast din kami no lags very smooth ang playback. Kinabit din namin sa lcd tv via hdmi. Free pa!!! PLDT Watchpad Subscribers magpadisconnect na kayo kasi yung sa terms and conditions patay kayo nagkaroon na ng bayad ang watchpad automatic kayong masusubscribe at magkakaroon na kayo ng fee for your subscription.

Dexter | Techathand.net · 16 years ago

Buti na lang dito sa saudi sopcast kami nakakapanood

anonymous · 16 years ago

this is bullcrap, i felt bad for those who opted not to watch the fight thru pay-per-view, umaasang mapapanood sa Watchpad na wala naman pala.

Bufferring…. 0%… zero!

Oni · 16 years ago

wla kayo maasahan sa pldt s plan 999 k nga hnd umaabot ng kalahati yung speed may nalaman p silang watchpad watchpad i totally agree with the acronym given to PLDT

Pure Lies Devoid of Truth

Erwin · 16 years ago

Watched it on my wife’s phone. Its just one of the free channels smart offers to users with a tv function, not 3g (unless the tv shows are streamed via their 3g network, but I assumed not since the phone doesnt show a 3g connection when you watch the tv channels). Bit choppy, but hey, its free..

ewancooo · 16 years ago

I knew PLDT would fail once again!

iTechMe · 16 years ago

ganda ng coverage sa SOPCAst knina! haha ganda ng quality and walang lag! gling ni pakyaw!

Verrafabb · 16 years ago

Sobrang nakaka-inis 1995 din me! Grabe promotion with matching announcement pa na if you register before Nov. 7 “you might not be able to see the fight”! Eh kahit pa nga umpisa pa lang nag commercial ang watchpad eh nag register na agad ko pero hindi pa rin ako nakapanood!!!!!

Thank you for posting this blog! I really hope PLDT will make a statement about this!

TeamPilipinas.info · 16 years ago

Pacquiao-Cotto (Fight Photos) http://bit.ly/SSfYV

Brian_B · 16 years ago

Wow, just wow.

ukay · 16 years ago

yup pldt watchpad is laggy

Kuya Kevin · 16 years ago

My experience was awful. PLDT should have thought twice before advertising this as a way to watch the fight.

dylim · 16 years ago

Whatever happened to truth in advertising? This is pure panloloko…

francis · 16 years ago

another inefficient utility service provider, oh well what do u expect……. di na sila nahiya

IC DeaDPiPoL · 16 years ago

Pacquiao Matches = the best stress test for digital streaming video XD

lance · 16 years ago

Mine was good even though its not clear, I was able to watch 8 rounds! :D Here’s the link: http://azsportz.net/2.html

Also, I heard smart also offered a free streaming on mobile 3G. Anyone?

PS. For unknown reasons the host took the site down immediately after the match. :) But man it was awesome! hehe Goodluck to PLDT!

a.cantos · 16 years ago

i knew it… one of the reasons i didn’t even think of trying it… good thing it’s always FREE live telecast in Dasmarinas Cable in Cavite.

dylim · 16 years ago

Kami naman sa ESPN annotation na lang nagtiyaga.

Ian · 16 years ago

sobranngg bagal talaga..sana sa sopcast nalang ako. sa huli na akong nagdecide mag sopcast eh. masmalinaw pa

dylim · 16 years ago

Ano plan niyo Ian? Kami yung 1299… pinagyabang pa nila na pwde pa mag-HD sa plan na yan…

Crap!

PLDT – Puro Lies Di Totoo

Patrick · 16 years ago

It is filled with promotional crap. I wish I didn’t bother registering. Thank God for sopcast we were able to watch the live stream. Yun ang totoong NO commercial breaks.

Troy Samia · 16 years ago

yup. totoo nga.

dami kong friends na na-convince at nag install ng watchpad. lahat sila wala akong narinig at nabasa today kung hindi puro reklamo. tsk tsk

buti na lang at di pala ako napasama. kung hindi kasama ako sa mga nainis. ;-)

Ian · 16 years ago

ndi pala 2hrs mga 20 mins lng.pro bagal prin un. sobrrangg laggy

Ian · 16 years ago

Swerte pa pala nmin 2hrs na pag rereconnect tpos magpeplay ng wla pang 30sec tpos magrereconnect ulit. sobrangg bagal.

dylim · 16 years ago

A lot of crap Watchpad is… we did not even gotten past “Buffering 5$…”, not to mention numerous responses of “Connection was lost..”

PLDT – Pure Lies Devoid of Truth!

Ian · 16 years ago

yeah soobraannggg bagal. Promote sila ng promote ndi nman ko nman mapanuod. sana nanuood na lang ako sa sinehan. malaki pa screen at tuloy tuloy pa. aircon pa.