Anyone else running PLDT WatchPad?

Abe Olandres November 6, 2009 · 1 min read

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I got this DVD installer in the mail last week for PLDT WatchPad. Been seeing the ads as well on TV lately and was wondering if this is a free or paid service from PLDT to all its myDSL subscribers.

Are there other PLDT myDSL subscribers getting their DVD installers in the mail too? I read that this is available if you subscribe to myDSL Plan 999, 1995 and 3000. This is streaming video so only makes sense for PLDT to offer it to high-bandwidth plans.

Available channels include PBO, CNBC, MTV, GO, Animax, CNN, GMA7, Cartoon Network and National Geographic (provided by Cignal TV). Anyway, I tried installing the application on my Windows 7 desktop but it kept on crashing. Will try this on an XP PC and see if it works.

Anyone else got this running on their system? How is it?

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216 Comments

june · 16 years ago

ok sana kaya lang when i watch the manny paquio vs cotto fight grabe panay stop ang i got plan xcite 2 mb..dont tell me my connection is weak.. they advertize this think but then they cant do it right… im pisss right now for letting me download this bull. then its not worth it.

rjdmenace · 16 years ago

badtrip palagi may error!!!! ndi ako makapanuod kay pacquiao!!!! aaarrrrgggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!…..

connection to the PLDT

Watchpad Server is lost, click

OK to close the player and

reconnect after 10 minutes.

(E1402)

David R. Whittall · 16 years ago

It is being shown on ANC and ABS CBN TV Channels

I have given up on WatchPad – keeps buffering and crashing – not watchable!

Most of the Channels on JustinTV, after a while stop and say “Maximum Streams to your Country has been reached – Sign up for Premium JustinTV Service”

moonshines · 16 years ago

pldt my dsl is a fucked up service thats why

shawzu · 16 years ago

bakit ganon nka experience ak, higher than plan 1299 pero d available sakin ung high quality vid? tpos pwala2 pa xa

moonshines · 16 years ago

its back yes but it buffers every now and then

David R. Whittall · 16 years ago

Well MyWatchPad Service is back now!

shad0wlulu · 16 years ago

they’re having tech prob. they cant do anything. hay…kanina pa ako di makapaglogin but when i was about to talk to a rep, nakapaglogin na ako but its buffering 17% then balik 1% then connection lost. since nagregister ako, di pa ako nakapanood ng tv using watchpad. hay…

moonshines · 16 years ago

vince,

since you are running windows 7 why not try win7’s XP mode?

moonshines · 16 years ago

i have it in my machine and its running windows 7 ultimate.i was able to install it and use it with no sweat. its just that its faltering on me as of the moment.im getting the same message like david is getting. ive been sitting in queue for 22minutes now and still nobody is picking up my call. i guess pldts watchpad server cant accomodate all those watchpad users. i was able to talk to the watchpad tech rep last night and they just keep on giving run arounds and some bogus reasons just to get away with me and for me to hang up the phone. pldt’s tech support is useless since they dont even know what they are doing and they rely more on their run around scripts.

David R. Whittall · 16 years ago

Well we are PLDT MyDSL Subscribers, and I signed up for WatchPad.

This WatchPad service is great, as it currently FREE. I particularly like the ‘History Channel’

We currently paying Php891.96 for MyDSL Plan and another Php542.19 for Residential Line Service, pluse the EVAT of Php180.29 on top of this, making it Php1614.44 Total.

What I want to determine, is the benefits, if any, of switching to Plan 1299?

Right now I am not at all impressed with PLDT WatchPad!

95 minutes before the ‘Cotto v Pacquaio’ fight starts they are showing de la Hoya re-run and WatchPad has ‘crashed’!

“Connection to the PLDT Watchpad Server is lost, dick OK to dose the player and reconnect after 10 minutes. (E1402)”

“Error
Unable to verify. Please try again!”

I waited 10 Mins, and still unable to Log-in to My WatchPad, after being rudely thrown out!

“Error
Unable to verify. Please try again!”

I am phoning ‘171’ but Service Representatives are busy on other calls!

Jr · 16 years ago

hi to everyone..help naman po kung pano makapaginstall ng netframe 2.0 gamit ko pong OS windows 7 64bit..thanks

mYk · 16 years ago

@jared
san ka makakakuha ng virtual xp?

jared · 16 years ago

@Vince

sabi ni itechme (above post) nag install xa ng virtual xp tas gumana na daw ung watchpad nya.

ganyan din akin now im DL virtual xp. sana gumana..

Vince · 16 years ago

I had it installed and working on my Vista and XP laptops, but not on my Windows 7 laptop and macbook. I’m wondering if there’s a solution for Windows 7 atleast?

techie_risa · 16 years ago

i installed this on XP Home Premium. Works ok on my system.

techie_risa · 16 years ago

i have just installed using the DVD. The quality is pretty decent. It has Cartoon Network, national geographic, E!, MTV and other channels.
The prerequisites are Adobe flash player, IE8, .NET Framework 2.0. I am not actually sure if I had all the prerequisites but I clicked on the installer of Watch pad itself, it detected I had no Flash player yet (or maybe I had a lower version). It installed Flash first before the Watchpad application. It’s Pretty cool!

jengniper · 17 years ago

naka PLDT WatchPad din ako. nareceive ko ung DVD 2 weeks ago and di ko pa na che-check.:) ok naman ung mga channels lalo na at nandun ung favorite channels ko like History Channel.

sherwin · 17 years ago

any techie out there who recognizes what they use? does it look proprietary or is it flash? silverlight? or adobe air perhaps?

mYk · 17 years ago

help guys…i’ve insatlled all the requirments of wathcpad…but whenever i click on a channel, even though the buffering reaches 100% theres nothing

Kriza · 17 years ago

only Residential subscribers can enjoy this PLDT WatchPad.. too bad i have PLDTbiz plan.. as if mas malaki ang binabayaran ng mga residential subscribers kesa sa aming mga naka biz plan. o.O

myke · 17 years ago

i heard over rx that pac vs cotto will be streamed in watchpad for free

but I’m sure that it will be really slow

pat · 17 years ago

kaka-install ko lang thru their website but havent signed up pa, binasa ko muna ung terms and conditions, free for now pero they will charge after.

tvadik · 17 years ago

tvadik.co.cc is a good alternative for watchpad. watch replays of your favorite abs-cbn shows.

irv · 17 years ago

i’m using Vista 64-bit. crashed on me too.

it’s starting to look like this thing only works in XP.

Rondon · 17 years ago

@manny: aw shucks, does anybody here know any other online TV alternatives? I only know of http://kapams.tk

drew · 17 years ago

sana may ganito rin ung smartbro. hehehe

manny · 17 years ago

You don’t need the DVD installer to install it. Just use IE, click the install link on the watchpad page then run the downloaded file.

Unfortunately, you can not view it using any other ISP.

Rondon · 17 years ago

Can this be used on any internet provider? I installed the Watchpad software but am using non-PLDT account. Unfortunately it keeps saying “Invalid name and password”

petken · 17 years ago

@Jan Lorenz Thank god you understood my point. Guys read the terms and conditions carefully. It’s not permanently free. It’s like a free trial only. You’ll be charged anytime in the future.

petken · 17 years ago

What I’m saying is that based on the terms and conditions pldt has the right to charges fees in the future. It’s free at the moment but when the time comes that they decided to charge the services you would automatically be charged for your subscription since you agreed to the terms and conditions. It’s like a free trial for now.

Example:
Now = free
Sometime in the Future = it’s not free and you will be charged for your subscription unless you terminate it

Jan Lorenz · 17 years ago

Well, the WatchPad service is free. For now. I’ve read the Terms and Conditions and somewhere in there it says that it might soon become a paid service. Yikes. I hope PLDT decides against it because man, WatchPad’s fun, esp. if it’s free. :D

iTechMe · 17 years ago

i tried to install it on my win 7 64 bit pc but it didn’t work so i downloaded virtual xp for win 7 and it worked instantly! it’s easy to use and the best thing about watchpad is that it’s free internet tv! wahaha

Elijah · 17 years ago

I’ve been using PLDT watchpad for sometime like a over a month already and have not been charged for the service yet. I followed the instructions thru this blog i’ve been following.

http://allthingsdigitaldownsouth.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-watch-gma-pbo-national.html

boo · 17 years ago

received the installer last week too but haven’t installed it. not mac compatible. I haven’t tried it over bootcamp though.

Communicator · 17 years ago

PLDT expects new â€˜Watchpadâ€™ podcast service to revolutionize online entertainment
http://philippinestuff.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/pldt-expects-new-%E2%80%98watchpad%E2%80%99-service-to-revolutionize-online-entertainment/

Even Pacman rumble is free Sunday

christmas shopping · 17 years ago

Yeah…Kevin obviously it works with 64 bit version. I am using it on 64bit system.

Kevin · 17 years ago

Important question… Does this works on a 64-bit OS?

kcvelasquez · 17 years ago

Watchpad is for free, but it offers low quality video streaming. from what I understand, you can upgrade the Watchpad for a price, which makes the channels available in high quality. I’ve been watching tv with it. too bad animax mobile is a hoax

kcvelasquez · 17 years ago

Watchpad is for free, but it offers low quality video streaming. from what I understand, you can upgrade the Watchpad for a price, which makes y the channels available in high quality. I’ve been watching tv with it. too bad animax mobile is a hoax

Arnel · 17 years ago

I Don’t Have the Installer yet :(

petken · 17 years ago

Guys have you read the terms and conditions?

“2. Acceptable Use of the Service
Whenever the subscriber will access the Service, subscriber shall consent and is hereby giving full authority to PLDT to charge the monthly charges of the Service to subscribers PLDT telephone account. (At the moment, the Service is free of charge but PLDT reserves the right to impose the necessary monthly charges in the future)”

“3. Payment
The monthly charges that may be charged by PLDT in the future shall be chargeable to the existing PLDT telephone service of the subscriber.”

I think this is a trap. You will be automatically charged in the futute after the free trial has ended.

berkano · 17 years ago

You can actually just do everything online. I installed this over two computers over the last week. I had to download Windows Installer 3.1 and Microsoft .net framework in order to completely launch the app.

video is small, perhaps of our subscription. Hanggang pang pacquiao cotto lang talaga.

petken · 17 years ago

Got the installer 30minutes ago but I think the cd had a problem because it keeps on crashing when I attempt to install it. I have Vista Home Premium.

whaâ„¢ · 17 years ago

haven’t receive the installer yet.. but got the chance to experienced ti. last month until i reformat my pc.

pao · 17 years ago

yep, installed it and it’s working fine on my computer. i’m using vista. it used to load real slow when our connection was the 990 plan, but we upgraded to the 1299 plan and it’s better now. it takes a while to load but once it’s loaded, tuloy-tuloy na.

agentorenz · 17 years ago

We’ve already got the installer in the mail. Haven’t installed it in my laptop, but by brother had done it yesterday, on his laptop. I don’t know if its coincidence, but our pldt 999 connection got slower when i got home at 11pm. Cant do internet banking, access facebook and check mails.

marvin · 17 years ago

You can actually get the installer from http://www.pldtwatchpad.com/, I got mine installed, but not working.. no videos comes up. I reported it to the PLDT Watchpad support and they told me they still have some problems on the back end specially for slower connection (I have Bundle 990, 384 kbps, but request for an upgrade to Bundle 1299, 784kbps).

However, I never received the installer from mail.

BTW, I have an XP system.

JC · 17 years ago

My sis is using it on her desktop w/c is running on XP. It works fine. But I don;t know where she got the installer from. We haven’t received the installer from PLDT yet.