Smart 3G to Baguio

regular Smart 3G via the Internet APN will have blocked ports and will cost 10php per 30 minutes.

however, a PLDT WeRoam 3G (powered by Smart) via the WeRoam APN will not have these ports blocked (at least, the last time i tested the service).

The only thing I don’t like about the USB cable for the Nokia is that it’s easy to lose – or maybe it’s just me – and I’ve lost two already. It’s also a pain to replace.

I have been living without internet for about 4 months now [new house, no phone line]. My wife brought a new phone that supported 3g & HSDPA so I thought I would try it out.

Tried Globe out, but because I had a prepaid card I had to manually configure it to work via the http://www.globe.com.ph APN. That worked ok, but slow and many sites wouldn’t work (like meebo etc). Plus it was very expensive and not reliable. Couldn’t test out visibility without joining, so I gave that a miss…especially after reading all the bad press.

Then I read about Smart 3G and thought I would give it a try. P10 for 30 minutes sounded great, but heard from some forums that it wasn’t true.

When we brought the SIM and activated the GPRS it didn’t work. My wife took it to smart to see why, they didn’t know. When I checked it, they had sent an invalid proxy address. Tried to call Smart and ask for the correct one, they didn’t know what that was. Anyway, copied the proxy from one of the other settings and away it went. Seems Smart aren’t so Smart.

Gave it a try and it was EXCELLENT. It is now my main internet and I doubt I will need DSL anymore.

I highly recommend Smart 3G to everybody. If you are worried about blocked ports, there are always alternatives. e.g. logmein.com etc. If you are worried about cost, it is only P10 per 30 min. Not only that, you can use 15 minutes now and 15 minutes later and still only get charged P10. Just don’t download music or ring tones from the smart wap site, or they might charge you extra for the “value added services”, but the prices are on their web site, just not obviously as they call it VAS and dont’ explain what that means.

Anyway, thanks Smart 3G.

SMART 3G/GPRS blocks Torrent downloading or any P2P app like Limewire! WHY? they should at least OPEN it, people will really love SMART for this! almost all net users use P2P!

Ma’am/Sir:

D ko po kayo macontact. Pwede po pakireconnect ulit connection namin. Nakablock po lahat ng online games ko. Hindi ako makapasok. Hangang browser lang po ako? Pls. paki ayos po ng completo. Dati normal naman. Ala po sa user error pero nasa connection po. T.y.

well I cant even connect to globe at present in tagbilaran, and 3g is blocking ports for using pop 3 and smtp for emailing, is this correct or am I really loosing my mind and wasting my time and money on these lousy ISP ?

To whom it may concern,

Good Morning,

Ako po si Gin, Isang nagmamalasakit sa siyudad ng Baguio. Nais ko pong ipag ibigay alam sa kinauukulan ang pagnanakaw ng aking kapitbahay , ang Sibayan Family na nakatira sa address na #070 km, 3, Kitma Rd. ,sa ibaba lamang po ng Mabuhay Inn . Alam ko po na 4 na buwan nang nadisconnect ng beneco ang connection nila sa ilaw dahil ako po ang napagtanungan ng mama na taga beneco kung saan ang bahay na hinahanap niya at tinanong ko po kung bakit? Sinabi po ng mama na taga beneco na electric disconnection sa bahay ng mga Sibayan Family. Wala pa po 1 buwan ang nakalipas pagkatapos maputul ang connection nila sa ilaw nang napansin ko uli na may ilaw na sila,subalit tuwing 4-10 pm lang po sila gumagamit ng ilaw,dahil napag alaman ko na nakajumper lng ang ilaw nila sa labas..Madalas po sila mawalan ng ilaw at tuwing nangyayari ito ay madalas din silang nakajumper sa labas,dahilan para mahalata namin ang paglalabag ns ito.>Si Mr. Cipriano Sibayan po ang madalas kong makita na sumisimpleng inaayos ang wire sa malapit na poste sa tapat nila.. Sana po mabigyan ng aksyon ang paglalabag at pagnanakaw na ito ng aming kapitbahay. Maraming salamat po at ito po si Gin di tunay na pangalan.