PLDT myDSL

[Witty]

saw this in the Philippine Star, June 20, 2004, Business Section...

starting july 1

Personal plan 2500 - 512 kbps (from 256 kbps)
Profession plan 3000 - 768 kbps (from 384 kbps)

yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pero sana less disconnection hahahha

[Pao|o]

an ad also appeared in the last page of the main section of today's Philippine Daily Inquirer.

http://www.pldtdsl.com/products/packages.html

From: customercare@pldtdsl.net
Subject: MyDSL Increase Bulletin
Date: June 20, 2004 8:56:08 AM GMT+08:00
To: iwanttocommitsuicideusingafork@info.com.ph

Dear PLDT myDSL Subscriber,


We are doubling your max speed from 256 to 512 kbps* (for Plan 2500) or from 384 to 768* kbps (for Plan 3000), at absolutely no extra cost to you. At these new speeds, no other DSL service comes close.

We are testing these higher speeds now as you read this subscriber bulletin, and expected to be fully operational by July 1, 2004*. For us to guarantee this increased speed, please reply to this email and we will extend your lock in period to July 1, 2005.

Plus ! You are also entitled to

- one email account (yourname@pldtdsl.net) with 20MB storage (others give you only 5MB)

- An additional 5 Mb for early birds who reply to this offer within July 15, 2004

- access to PLDTPlay (www.pldtplay.com) -- PLDT’s gaming website. Play LAN games for free and MMOG games for a nominal fee charged to your phone bill.


For more info on these services visit www.pldtdsl.com or reply to this email.


To provide the best DSL service, we are constantly upgrading our network to minimize

bottlenecks and downtimes. We’d like to thank you for your loyalty and patronage, and we hope that you enjoy your new maximum connection speed soon!



PLDT myDSL

[d_haven]

I'm confused. We're paying P2500 for a 128 kbps connection. Paano mo malalaman kung inupgrade nila? Thanks!

[abcxyz]

Originally posted by d_haven
I'm confused. We're paying P2500 for a 128 kbps connection. Paano mo malalaman kung inupgrade nila? Thanks! the print ad says - you need to call customer service. and based on the email posted by Pao|o, you can get that higher speed if you commit to "lock" your subscription to 1 more year, meaning you commit to subscribe (to their lousy service) until july 1, 2005.

the thing to ask yourself here is ---- how much do you believe pldtdsl will deliver the speed they said they will give you. so far their performance has been dismal!

[Mikoid]

So has anyone tried to upgrade yet? Personally, I'm going to wait and see if there has indeed been a significant performance improvement.

[TheMan]

yahoo!! my pldtdsl rocks!!...

I din't recieve any letters... but i saw in the paper that they are doubling their speed starting July 1, 2004...

made a speedtest for my 384 account...i am now getting this!!

http://www.dslreports.com/speedtests/470170;254582;ea3c0d0da0c0c5c117b43caccf98e03e;2.0;www.dslreports.com/1087874917

2004-06-21 23:28:37 EST: 459 / 248
Your download speed : 470170 bps, or 459 kbps.
A 57.3 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 254582 bps, or 248 kbps.

I'm happy for now, but if this is their claimed speed for 768kbps then it's a bit slow.. i guess I have to wait till July 1 and complain if ever...


Re: the 1yr lock-in period - remember the last upgrade?

i got 256 then..they upgraded to 384... they had the same ruling.. 1 yr lock in period for the free upgrade.. i din't reply..thinking im ok with 256... but ever since they haven't downgraded my account...

so i guess... my advice... don't commit yourself... ang kalaban ng pldt is an option for a proffessional plan user to downgrade to a cheaper.. same speed lesser expense plan....now if they are serious in the one year lock in period... they will stand to lose potential revenue...with people opting to downgrade for the same speed lesser cost plan..


enjoy!!!

[true_steppers]

Nasa website na nila yung announcement na ito.. ang saya saya although hindi ko pa nakikita yung bagong bilis

[Witty]

do we really need to reply to their email to avail the upgrade?

i don't even use my pldtdsl email account... so how i can avail to the upgrade without replying to their email....?

[TheMan]

witty,

like you I din't register for the pldtdsl email account. During the first upgrade... their offer was free demo (for 3months if i remember it right)..

as i said earlier.. i din't avail of the upgrade with lock in commitment... but looking at my account now... the speed wasn't downgraded... after the demo upgrade..

i believe they are going to do the same thing... for this instance...

the key here..you don't need to commit yourself to a lock-in period just to get the upgrade. this is my assumption (which conflicts with pldt's) but it worked for me the last time.

[abcxyz]

why wouldnt you commit to lock to pldtdsl? meron bang service that is even close to theirs?

may globe but u need to have a globe line and not available in many places. may bayantel but also not available in many places.

i WILL move out of pldtdsl the moment a company offers me BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE (pldt dsl customer service scuks big time!) and RELAIBLE AND TRUTHFUL SPEEDS, just comparable speed and comaprable rates. ganon ka babaw! pero walang available sa market na alternative!!!!!

meron ba kayong alam dyan?

[abcxyz]

why wouldnt you commit to lock to pldtdsl? meron bang service that is even close to theirs?

may globe but u need to have a globe line and not available in many places. may bayantel but also not available in many places.

i WILL move out of pldtdsl the moment a company offers me BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE (pldt dsl customer service sucks big time!) and RELAIBLE AND TRUTHFUL SPEEDS, just comparable speed and comaprable rates. ganon ka babaw! pero walang available sa market na alternative!!!!!

meron ba kayong alam dyan?

[n3k0]

do you guys know how can i get in touch with PLDT myDSL?

[Mikoid]

I suppose that at the end of the day, I'd like to know whether the speed increase is indeed dramatic. It's not the 256k to 512k that's important. That's just the measure of the size of the pipe from the DSL provider to your house. It says nothing about the data that goes through the pipe.

What is important is whether the 30-36 kbps actual speed average that we 256 users currently get will also double. Can anyone verify whether the improvement will be substantial?

For me, I'll wait and see...

[car728]

Sometimes, even if I'm online, bigla nalang mawawala ang connection and it stays that way for awhile, sometimes a few minutes lang, but sometimes for a number of hours. Does this happen to anyone else?

[TheMan]

Originally posted by abcxyz
why wouldnt you commit to lock to pldtdsl? meron bang service that is even close to theirs?

Personally, I'm migrating to the US in the next few months.

However, for those not migrating. The advantages of not committing yourself, gives you the freedom of choice anytime. A years time is like light years, a lot of things can happen. I admit, that there is no better alternative. However, there are times and there will be times that you would need to have this choice. ie. when PLDT screws up bigtime.. like for my case.. the connection keeps on dropping... and it wasn't repaired for a couple of weeks..

commit or not you get the same upgrade anyway.

=)

[ginoledesma]

My take is that, if anyone's signed up only this year, you might as well upgrade since you'll just be waiting a couple of months til July 2005. Moreover, the competition isn't exactly that hot in several areas, and the price:performance ratio is so-so.

Of course, we can never tell if or when the competitors will react with a tempting offer, but that will all be known in time.

[Mikoid]

Gino, I think you've made my decision :D -- I only signed up in March, so another three months isn't that large a difference. I will request for the upgrade.

[abcxyz]

car728 - that happens to me too. but i must say, much less frequent now than before.

i had earthlink dial-up in the US and that was much faster than pldt mydsl at a lower cost, even!

as for getting a comparable alternative to pldt? i doubt that will happen within the next 12 months! lets be practical here - so pldt's competition read the pldt ad announcement last week-end, do you think pldts competition all of a sudden will set up bigger infrastructure and order hardware to make it possible for them to match pldt's offer? and if they did, do you think they can get all these things set up within the next 6 months? or even 12 months? dsl is not like the cellphone service market where there are millions of subs that cellcos are willing to kill themselves to get subs away from competition. the internet/dsl market is still very small, they wont kill themselves to match pldt.

the advantage of committing to locking out now is this - at least you have the right to complain to pldt about the slow speed and you can demand a rebate. i did that once and i got a month's rebate!

what will pldt competition do? they probably wont offer increased speeds, they will probably offer lower monthly fees and more freebies.

[Mikoid]

abcxyz -- i don't think we can even compare DSL here and abroad.

As for the upgrade, I think my old 256k/30k actual package is now a 384k/42k one, based on my last pldtplay bandwidth test. Hope they crank it p to 512k/60k!

[abcxyz]

was comparing earthlink (US) DIAL-UP and pldt adsl - earthlink dial up is was much faster and more reliable than pldt adsl!

[true_steppers]

mukhang nag early upgrade na ang pldt, 70kb/s na nakukuha ko, and umabot pa siya ng 240 kb/s kanina! sana ganito na lagi

[zimdude]

Can't compare local and US DSL since the US carriers don't have to pay the price of international bandwidth. Even while PLDT is doubling their local access bandwidth, the sum of all the subcribers's bandwidth still exceeds their international capacity. So it will slow down sometime.

[Witty]

ayos pldt mydsl ninyo? ang bagal sa akin.... !!!!! malabon area ako...

[eis]

nadouble na yata and speed today, july 1.. ?

[Mikoid]

There has been a slight change, but nothing new from in the last week. On about June 15-20, my speed went up from 256kbps (30 actual) to about 320kbps (40kbps actual). Am still at this speed. But no 512kbps as of yet.

[Witty]

im downloading debian iso at 56KBps...... 650 MB in only approx. 3 hours... bilis na :D

[Mikoid]

Someone from PLDT called me to confirm my request, and she said my bandwidth has been doubled. But I ran a test on pldtplay.com, and it's only at 366.2kbps (45.7kbps actual) -- better than my original 256, but clearly not double.

I wonder if it will still go up? Anyone enjoying any improvements?

[abcxyz]

i didnt do anything, as in i did not call pldt to commit to one more year. and yet speed has gone up from 300+kbps to now 450+ kbps (but has not reached 512 kbps). i subscribe to supposed to be 256 kbps.

but thats not the problem with pldt mydsl, the speed comes in SPURTS - it comes fast then all of a sudden it seem to go dead, as in ZERO. sometimes slow. sometimes fast. CONSISTENCY is the problem.

[abcxyz]

i didnt do anything, as in i did not call pldt to commit to one more year. and yet speed has gone up from 300+kbps to now 450+ kbps (but has not reached 512 kbps). i subscribe to supposed to be 256 kbps.

but thats not the problem with pldt mydsl, the speed comes in SPURTS - it comes fast then all of a sudden it seem to go dead, as in ZERO. sometimes slow. sometimes fast. CONSISTENCY is the problem.

[Pao|o]

Yipee!! I'm getting 95KB/sec! :D

[Mikoid]

Right now, my formerly 256k / 30k connection is now 307k / 38k.

Smells like false advertising!

[zimdude]

How is it now... sigh, no service here :(

[Mikoid]

My last bandwidth check got me 509kbps. not bad!

[waytaminit]

Originally posted by abcxyz
i didnt do anything, as in i did not call pldt to commit to one more year. and yet speed has gone up from 300+kbps to now 450+ kbps (but has not reached 512 kbps). i subscribe to supposed to be 256 kbps.

but thats not the problem with pldt mydsl, the speed comes in SPURTS - it comes fast then all of a sudden it seem to go dead, as in ZERO. sometimes slow. sometimes fast. CONSISTENCY is the problem.

THIS is what I'm getting too - it's been 2 weeks now, and they still haven't fixed the problem. My service is now intermittent! It's so irritating. After the end of this month, I plan to transfer to transfer to another DSL service - d@mn pldt with all their lousy excuses!!

[abcxyz]

Originally posted by waytaminit
THIS is what I'm getting too - it's been 2 weeks now, and they still haven't fixed the problem. My service is now intermittent! It's so irritating. After the end of this month, I plan to transfer to transfer to another DSL service - d@mn pldt with all their lousy excuses!! it took awhile to fix this. it used to be really bad. it is not as bad now but its still there.

you know what i had them do? i had them change ALL THE wires from the "cabinet" (whatever that is) to the post to my house to my computer. i read that bad wiring can affect the delivery. also had their modem changed.

[markcas]

Hey...how long does it usually takes for PLDT guys to install DSL? Some guy came over to our place to inspect our phone line and he said they'll have it up and running in about a week but I don't believe him. :D

Meron na ba ditong nadeny yung DSL application because your phone line is connected to a DLC loop in the central office? More than 3 times na ako nag a-apply over the course of 1 year and they always state the same reason...I'm hoping it isn't the case this time around because I am so damn effing excited to have broadband.

[ixi]

Hey...how long does it usually takes for PLDT guys to install DSL? Some guy came over to our place to inspect our phone line and he said they'll have it up and running in about a week but I don't believe him.
between 1 week to 5 years :D

just joking, 1 to 3 weeks usually, depende pa yung kung sinisipag sila, kulitin mo lang ng kulitin


Meron na ba ditong nadeny yung DSL application because your phone line is connected to a DLC loop in the central office? More than 3 times na ako nag a-apply over the course of 1 year and they always state the same reason...I'm hoping it isn't the case this time around because I am so damn effing excited to have broadband.
if your area is too far from their central office, ma de deny ka talaga kasi may limit ang coverage ng DSL, not sure if its 1 or 3 km. radius from their CO

[markcas]

^^^
Malapit kami sa CO pero ang problema is yung connection since it runs on fiber optic daw or something and DSL should be on copper. I don't know what they'll do this time around, maybe reconnect it on copper?

If they deny my application again, I'll probably kill myself! :D I'm living right smack in the middle of the Metro, Pasay to be exact, and I can't get any broadband connection here! Destiny skipped our street (parang sinasadya) pero the whole area around our block is internet-ready. :(

[whattodo]

ako nag-apply din ng DSL, after ilang follow-ups, nakaka 5 weeks na ako sa paghihintay! :D

[ron_8]

gawin mo tawag ka araw araw, thats what i did, after 3 days of kulit calling they came and voila, connected ^_^

[true_steppers]

nung ako mga within a week lang yung inspection and installation.. nakakagulat nga e ang bilis

[markcas]

Thanks for all the replies! Turns out the guy handling our application is a friend of my mom's and he informed her that approve na daw yung application. I guess di ko na kailangan i-follow-up dahil kinulit ng mom ko na ikabit na...ehehe!

It sucks though na kahit free installation/one month on PLDT, I still have to shell out 2000 bucks this month to pacific internet to have my account terminated. :(

[true_steppers]

good for you

2 dsl service na ang na try ko, and pldt is much much better. yung isa greendot, bulok sobra lalo na ang service

[Ernestina]

ano ang guaranteed speed ng pldt dsl?

[schumi]

0 (zero), but the max speed is attainable

[digital_potato]

make sure your in house wiring is ok. if not, have it replaced before getting dsl. it will be a major headache for you if your in house wiring is bad.

[markcas]

They said I should prepare a cable from my PC to the telephone box para madali ng makabit. I forgot to ask which type, is it the thin normal phone cables or cat-5 UTP?

The reason it took them 1 year is because they are still waiting for more people to subscribe to the service in my area. P2.5 million daw kasi yung cost na nagastos nila for DLC-connected lines. Ehehe di na ko makatulog! :D

[schumi]

go buy the 4-wires (i dunno kung ano ang tawag dun. 4-wires? 4-wire? whatever...)

anyway, once na dumating na sila, don't forget to ask for all the passwords, your user number. and also, ask for the technicians cel number and the nearest pldt office's number para pag may problema, dun ka na lang tumawag imbes na sa 171

[digital_potato]

sabihin mo lang sa hardware telephone wire yung 4 conductor. although 3 lang dun yung magagamit talaga. pero wala ng stocks nung three conductor eh.

i had my telephone wires replaced. my dsl is now working perfect!! :) after 3 weeks of headaches.

[markcas]

2 weeks and counting...wala pa rin :(

Tumatawag ako sa 171 everyday and medyo educational na rin kasi everytime I call they're saying something about the process of DSL installation. :D Ang nakakainis lang is I did not attend most of my afternoon classes in the past week anticipating they're arrival 'coz they promised to have it installed by that time.

In case I'm not home when they arrive, would they still be able to install DSL? May tao naman dito sa bahay namin but I'm the only one who knows how to use the computer.

[paulgilbert80]

1 week dumating na yung pldt kinabitan kaagad ako kaso lang nagkaproblema it takes 3 weeks bago nila naayos nakabit dsl ko ng maayos.

[J i g s]

After 3 weeks of waiting, ready to install na daw. Hopefully I'm on DSL within this week! :)

[tqbfjotld]

sa akin less than a week, kabit na. btw, medyo ok ang speed ng 256kbps package nila. minsan umaabot ng 384+. kaya lang, nadidiskonek pa ren.

[Veyz]

Originally posted by markcas
Malapit kami sa CO pero ang problema is yung connection since it runs on fiber optic daw or something and DSL should be on copper. I don't know what they'll do this time around, maybe reconnect it on copper?

Anong nangyari sa conenction mo? Ganito din kasi problema ko sa ngayon eh... our line is on fiber optics pero less than a kilometer away *** nmn kami sa data center ng PLDT -__-;;

Update me on this matter para makapagreklamo ako sa PLDT.. I've been applying within 1 year wala pa din! Yamot na ako magkaDSL! :mad:

[markcas]

Anong nangyari sa conenction mo? Ganito din kasi problema ko sa ngayon eh... our line is on fiber optics pero less than a kilometer away *** nmn kami sa data center ng PLDT Area-specific ata ang case pag ganito. Kung lumaki yung demand ng DSL in your area, they might install something to make the DLC-connected lines compatible with DSL. Medyo mahal kasi yung ikakabit so it's impractical for them to install one to an area na konti ang subscribers.

There are quite a number of homes asking for DSL in our area kaya siguro na-approve ng PLDT yung application ko.

[Veyz]

I know, they have told me that... nag-email nga ako eh at sabi sa akin titingnan daw nila kung may magagawa silang paraan para maging available ng yung DSL sa area namin., unfortunately wala pa naman after another month of waiting. Eh madami din nmn ako kilalang gusto mag-dsl...

Di bale salamat sa information :)

[jdc]

sino mga taga quezon city? sa may project 7, veterans, paltok, philam o west triangle area? kamusta connection niyo? maganda ba? baka lumipat na kasi ako mula destiny, eh. sobrang sama na talaga ng serbisyo dito. lugi.

[pepperprone]

hi. i'm from one of the locations you named. ok naman *** dsl connection ko except na minsan, bumabagal or hindi ako maka connect. pag ganun *** nangyayari, talagang tawag ako agad sa 171 and complain.

but so far, enjoy naman ako sa connection ko. dial-up lang kasi ako dati. :) i can now d/l to my heart's content and watch trailers and movies! :)

[jdc]

pepperprone,

thank you very much for the reply.

if you don't mind, may i ask which area i mentioned you're from? also what plan you subscribe to, myDSL Personal or myDSL Professional? do you use P2P programs like Kazaa, eMule/eDonkey, WinMX or bittorent? if so how fast are your downloads from them?

sorry if i have a lot of questions. i just want to make an informed decision. i hope you can bear with me.

again, thank you very much for the help.

[jdc]

excuse me.

[pepperprone]

hi jdc. i subscribed to the myDSL personal plan (unlimited). and yes, i do use p2p programs but none of the ones you mentioned. i use ares. i don't know what my speed is during downloading. i haven't really checked it whenever i'm downloading. :) how do i check ba? tell me how so i can post here the d/l speed.
:)

[markcas]

*bump*

The end of yet another week, still no DSL. I'm probably the unluckiest person in the world (well, maybe not since meron pang area na walang broadband). The installer guys came to our house just this morning tapos nung i-kakabit na, nagkaroon ng problem sa line a block away from our place so di naman natuloy.

Next week na naman daw and I'm losing the will to live... :(

[sadirmata]

magkano ba pakabit ng pldt dsl?

[markcas]

Free installation/free one month pa rin.

1900 (45 hours) - 128kbps (?)
2500 - 512kbps
3000 - 768kbps

[Ouch]

Originally posted by markcas
*bump*

The end of yet another week, still no DSL. I'm probably the unluckiest person in the world (well, maybe not since meron pang area na walang broadband). The installer guys came to our house just this morning tapos nung i-kakabit na, nagkaroon ng problem sa line a block away from our place so di naman natuloy.

Next week na naman daw and I'm losing the will to live... :(

My dsl was installed because of the help of a friend. (head ng nag i-install sa Parañaque asawa ng sister ko) Hanap ka ng kakilala na mismong technician nila or supervisor or whatever, tapos dun mo i-follow-up application mo. Mine took almost 3 months before they had it installed.

[sofia g9]

Mine took 2 weeks all in all.

[markcas]

Got installed last Friday after a month and a week.

Downloading like crazy since then... :D

[JinRS]

Just sharing my experiences... Bago kayo tumawag, make sure your PC is in tip-top shape tsaka DAPAT MAY LAN CARD! :D Nung tumawag kami, the very next day dumating ang lineman. Kaya lang wala palang LAN card ang PC! Naghintay pa kami tuloy ng mga 3 weeks. Pero masasabi ko... Super satisfied ako sa service. :)

[Pao|o]

Tip though make sure you have a firewall up and running BEFORE connecting to DSL.

[jecsb]

eh it doesn't matter kung ang line mo is on copper wire...actually sa US particularly in the Pacbell regions ang mga telepono dun eh copper wired....they will soon be upgraded kasi di consistent sa DSL...so kung sinasabi ng pldt na kelangan copper wire dapat fone nyo.....eh aren't we all using copper here???
ako i'm using belltel's cable internet...ok naman, personal lang kasi plan ko so speed ko 256 kbps...pero minsan na lalampasan lang....problem nga lang sa cable eh sometimes talagang may kabagalan since it's a shared connection...pero wala naman ako problema except sa installation and mismong tech support!!!!
tech support din ako ng isang phone company sa US on DSL account....eh naman sobrang nakaka buset tech support dito satin!

[emanon]

actually you can use the CAT-5 for phone line.

Originally posted by markcas
They said I should prepare a cable from my PC to the telephone box para madali ng makabit. I forgot to ask which type, is it the thin normal phone cables or cat-5 UTP?

The reason it took them 1 year is because they are still waiting for more people to subscribe to the service in my area. P2.5 million daw kasi yung cost na nagastos nila for DLC-connected lines. Ehehe di na ko makatulog! :D

[JdelaCruz]

Current Promo: P1995 a month Unlimited DSL at up to 384kbps. Free 8 day trial. Free installation. Free printer for MM, Cebu & Davao.

Anybody biting? Anybody actually tried this?


www.msn.pldtmypad.com

[vp18]

Bago ring promo yung daw 1,500 UNLIMITED na download speed
128kbps . If you pay for 10 months 2 months free.

[Jeck]

PLDT is coming to install DSL 384K tommorow. Could you pinpoint it to me where was there any mention of the 8 day free trial?

[JdelaCruz]

^Somewhere in yesterday's Inquirer, full page ad. Call 171 or click on the link in my previous post just 2 posts up yours, I mean above yours. :D Pls give us all here some feedback on the thing, OK? Thanks!

[Jeck]

tommorow... bagal ng destiny hard to post anything now

[neth_row]

Sent application form online on Monday, 9/20. No word from PLDT, so I called them on Thursday, 9/23. They said they received it, and just to call next week. Called them on Friday, 9/24 (for the heck of it), for approval na raw.

Called them Monday, 9/27, na-submit na raw for approval. Within this week, tatawagan na raw kami for installation date. I also asked them to switch our plan from Plan1500 to Plan1995, hindi daw niya kayang palitan from her end, sabihin na lang daw sa magi-install.

Called them this morning, 9/28, puwede na raw install as early as today. Pumayag naman ako, nagbilin na lang ako sa bahay. This afternoon, as of 5pm, na-install na. Have yet to try it though (still at the office).

As for the Plan1995, we will need to resubmit an application daw to switch the billplan. Babalik daw yung nag-install sa Friday, kasama yung printer (kung anoman yon, di niya rin alam).

[neth_row]

Paano ba malalaman kung ano speed nitong connection ngayon?

[markcas]

^^^
Try mo dito:

-PLDT Play (http://www.pldtplay.com/)
-PC Pitstop (http://www.pcpitstop.com/internet/default.asp)
-2wire Speed Meter (http://www.2wire.com/?p=154)

Here are my results (MyDSL Personal, 512kbps):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/markcas/2wire_test.jpg

Biased kasi sarili nilang website... :D
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/markcas/pldtplay_test.jpg

[Jeck]

Sigh.... Yesterday they came and installed the wirings and modem but only to find out there were no internet signal. Suspecting that the

Data Center in Makati did not configure their side so they dialed its trunk line for two hours trying to reach them but to no avail and

wasted all our time here. They said they are going to come back tommorow promising that DSL will be ready by then.

So they did come back today and continue with the installation and configuration and despite of that still no internet signal. Then they

dialed again the trunk line to Makati Data Center to find out the reason. Hours and hours of waiting again and hanging up both phone

lines and nothing. Finally some wits got into them so they called another department to ask for help and assistance and learned that

there are no more available DLC slots and ports in our area. What the .....! After two days of work they uninstalled and brought back everything saying they are coming back again next week! Ay Naku!!! :(

[ace_kit]

Who are recent PLDT subscribers here?

I heard that new subscribers are given USB modems instead of the old Nokia ones to avoid sharing the connection via a router.

How true is this?

[neth_row]

Had DSL installed yesterday, they still gave me the Nokia modem.

My conection registered a high of 236.9kpbs. I haven't seen it drop as low as 165.7kpbs. What's curious is I only got the 128kbps package (I'll upgrade it to the 1995 plan in October).

[sofia g9]

Had my connection upgraded to the Php 1995 deal 2 weeks ago. Took 5 days for the change to take place. Tinawag ko lang then after 5 days, voila! Unlimited 24/7.


But no printer. Hindi ko alam yun ah.

[schumi]

wow, di na dial-up si neth_row! :cheers: pwede na bang magpost ng 1024x768 pic sa forum natin? :lol:

[ace_kit]

neth_row: Ah i see...

Basta pa-update na lang sa mga ibang tao dito kung kaka-install lang ng PLDT DSL.... USB Modem or yung Nokia?

[super_kid]

meron na bang nabigyan ng free printer? pwede malaman kung anong model? alam ko lang lexmark ***. to avail the free printer for new subs, kailangan daw bayaran yung price ng ink which is 900 pag black and 1250 pag color. i got the info sa pldt san pedro kasi nagfile ako kanina ng application. balik na lang daw ako bukas para pasamahan sa lineman sa bahay for line checkup.

[bizkit_chic]

question po. pwede ba yun mysdsl sa teletipid na line? saka yun bang rent ng DSL modem included na sa package or additional fee? magkano ang initial fee nung bagong package nila? the one with the free printer?

[Jeck]

free printer??? Kasi alam ko pagbumili ka ng printer diba kasama na ang mga ink cartridges sa box? At baket ganoon kamahal naman ang ink na yan?

[super_kid]

bizkit_chic: hindi pwede dsl sa teletipid.. yung modem kasama na sa package. free ang installation fee so wlang initial payment. isasama na lang sa next bill ng fone yung monthly.

Jeck: yup alam ko kasama na talaga sa box dapat yung mga ink. daya nila pinagbebenta pa.. regarding the price ng mga ink, ganun naman more or less ang price nila sa mga store.

[bizkit_chic]

thanks super_kid! i guess kailangan ko talagang magpakabit ng post paid na line

[whattodo]

after more than 3 months...kakabitan na rin kami!!!

[ace_kit]

whattodo: Balitaan mo naman dito kung anong klaseng modem ang ibibigay sa yo.

Saan ba location mo at 3 months ka naghintay?

[bluemist]

I'm applying for the Plan 1995, anytime next week daw pupunta sila.

Question though, may 2 computers kami (desktop and laptop), may bayad ba kung ipapasharing namin yung internet?

Saka full 384kbps ba talaga nakukuha nyo?

[jos1800]

Originally posted by markcas
Free installation/free one month pa rin.

1900 (45 hours) - 128kbps (?)
2500 - 512kbps
3000 - 768kbps

*** 1500 plan,is it available p b sa pldt?is it 128kbps or higher?
bout 1995plan,*** ba talaga speed?

also,we're only planning to apply for a pldt landline,how much average monthly bill nyo sa postpaid landline without any extra services like caller id and idd calls,etc.

[jos1800]

not all pldt areas ba may dsl?marikina kaya?

[jos1800]

not all pldt areas ba may dsl?marikina kaya?ano kaya mga barangay na may dsl?anyone na taga marikina ** na may pldt dsl?pls.indicate kung taga san ***?thanks

[vp18]

Originally posted by jos1800
*** 1500 plan,is it available p b sa pldt?is it 128kbps or higher?
bout 1995plan,*** ba talaga speed?

also,we're only planning to apply for a pldt landline,how much average monthly bill nyo sa postpaid landline without any extra services like caller id and idd calls,etc.

Last week lang ako tumawag

the 1500 IS NOW UNLILMITED ( unlike before na 45 hrs lang) at 128 kbps. IF you pay 10 months advance may 2 months free pa.

[whattodo]

Originally posted by ace_kit
whattodo: Balitaan mo naman dito kung anong klaseng modem ang ibibigay sa yo.

Saan ba location mo at 3 months ka naghintay?
no problem. sa Taguig ako, ewan ko ba kung bakit ganon katagal, lumiit na nga daliri ko kakadial nung number nila.

[super_kid]

Finally after just 3 working days upon application kinabitan na rin kami ng dsl. Bilis umaksyon ng pldt dito sa san pedro!

[jos1800]

I applied for Globe broadband monday bago mag 5 pm,kakabit lang ngayon,11:30 pm wednesday,0ct 6.384kb

[bluemist]

Waaa, may problema ata linya namin!

Bukas babalik ulit yung mga technicians...

Zykel ang DSL modem na binigay...

[XiamenBoy]

How do they charge for commercial applications? Per PC ba? How much?

[bluemist]

Please help, I only have a maximum of 100kbps in Plan 1995 which is supposed to be 384kbps! I tried this on many bandwidth testing sites. PLDTPlay is clearly lying because it detected 350-700kbps many times.

I only have basic configuration aside from changing the LAN ip address to 192.168.1.2 because it doesn't connect with default 192.168.1.1. I already tried moving around the connections but no improvements. Do I need some tweaks or something?

Information:
Windows XP-SP2 Home and Professional
ZyXEL ADSL Router (Prestige 650R)

[Saint_Reborn]

Ano ba yung appropriate package for online gaming and downloading of stuff?

How much pala yung installation fee aside from the actual fee for the selected package?

I would appreciate it somebody would breakdown the charges (modem rental, recurring charges, installation fees) that appear on the bill.

I just wanna know since ako kasi ang magbabayad and not my parents :)

[pse907]

ingat ingat lang po sa pagbigay ng mga IP addresses

[Saint_Reborn]

Also, anung plan dun yung ina allow ng PLDT na ishare with different computers (4-7 computers)

Or pwede naman basta di nila alam and as long as you have a router?

[pinoyto]

Originally posted by bluemist
Please help, I only have a maximum of 100kbps in Plan 1995 which is supposed to be 384kbps! I tried this on many bandwidth testing sites. PLDTPlay is clearly lying because it detected 350-700kbps many times.

- Yung 384k ay shared bandwidth at hindi committed bandwidth, you are sharing it with other subscribers in your vicinity, so during normal hours di mo talaga mamamaximize yung buong bandwidth unless you are the only one using it during that time, marketing strategy yan.

I only have basic configuration aside from changing the LAN ip address to 192.168.1.2 because it doesn't connect with default 192.168.1.1. I already tried moving around the connections but no improvements. Do I need some tweaks or something?

- ang sagot ko dito ay RTFM(Read The F**king Manual)


Information:
Windows XP-SP2 Home and Professional
ZyXEL ADSL Router (Prestige 650R)

[pinoyto]

Originally posted by Saint_Reborn
Also, anung plan dun yung ina allow ng PLDT na ishare with different computers (4-7 computers)

Or pwede naman basta di nila alam and as long as you have a router?

Lahat ng plan kahit nga dial-up pwede mo ishare to as many PC possible(check your router limits) Router lang ang katapat nyan.

[IceKnight]

just had to tell you my good experience with BAYANTEL customer service:

last thursday night, my phoneline went dead (no dial tone) i think this was because of the recent upgrade of the BAYAN399 phonelines to the regular ones(lines that has features like call waiting, conferencing, etc) but i was still able to surf, kaya lang mejo intermittent na. Bec i work as a tech support for a US DSL company (call center) I know that I had to get my dial tone up first before I try to resolve my DSL issue. I called them up and in less than 24 hrs(8 hrs actually) they were knocking at my door and had the phoneline repaired!!

When the phone line was up, the DSL suddenly went down. I couldnt connect. This time I called Bayantel DSL Customer service at around 10 pm and on 11 am the next day, the DSL tech arrived here. I got my DSL connection running at around 12 noon. Oh and I signed up for 640kbps and im getting an average of 550kbps. :D This is my constant speed since I got it installed. :D

Customer Service as fast as this really feels great!!!! BAYANTEL, you just made me a loyal customer. As long as you keep this up, my money goes to you.

PLDT customer service should try learning something from these guys.

Two Thumbs UP, Bayantel!!

[schumi]

Originally posted by bluemist
Please help, I only have a maximum of 100kbps in Plan 1995 which is supposed to be 384kbps! I tried this on many bandwidth testing sites. PLDTPlay is clearly lying because it detected 350-700kbps many times.

I only have basic configuration aside from changing the LAN ip address to 192.168.1.2 because it doesn't connect with default 192.168.1.1. I already tried moving around the connections but no improvements. Do I need some tweaks or something?

Information:
Windows XP-SP2 Home and Professional
ZyXEL ADSL Router (Prestige 650R)

have your connection checked from PLDT's big box thingie papunta sa inyong bahay.

yun yung ginawa nila sakin. after checking and rechecking my lines (sa loob ng bahay namin) for about 6 months (6 FREAKING MONTHS!!!), they finally decided to check everything. Down to the littlest wires on their telphone poles. Ayun, sa kable pala nila na nasa may kanto namin ang sira.

[dboy]

may pretermination fee ba yung mydsl Plan 1500?
thanks

[JdelaCruz]

Meron kaso di ko matandaan kung magkano. There's a 12-month holding period.

[melie]

bakit laging hindi makaconnect sa dsl? ang mahal pa naman ng binabayad dito...

kayo rin ba may ganitong problema?

[Green Mage]

sakin naman ok lang.... I've never encountered such problem.... lagi akong nakakaconnect....

[Silverlokk]

My cousin who's on PLDT DSL reports general satisfaction, although he says that the connection sometimes slows down during bad weather. Also, sometimes he gets a connection that's super-slow, but all he has to do is disconnect, and try connecting again a few minutes later. Have you tried complaining to PLDT?

[liquidview]

saan ba lugar mo? sinubukan mo na ba magreklamo sa PLDT? baka may sira modem mo, linya mo o di *** PC mo. maraming ren kasing naka PLDT na nagsasabing its teh SUCK. pero di naman siguro ganun kalala ang syo.

[LadyMarmalade]

I've experienced the same thing last week. I got disconnected and couldn't reconnect back. Happened thrice on separate days already.

[Jeffreyw]

My friend have a similar problem, the know-nothing support guy told her that you might have a spyware in your pc!

---
www.1gigmail.com

[aIJay]

On the whole my PLDT DSL experience has been generally positive. No problems with disconnections and the like and constant 85/40 kbps download/upload speeds.

[tykemeister]

My friend have a similar problem, the know-nothing support guy told her that you might have a spyware in your pc!

This is definitely interesting. I had managed to remove the spyware from my pc a month ago and since then the connection to pldt dsl hasn't been acting up.

If you guys are using Kazaa or other p2p programs, you can be sure you have spyware embedded somewhere in your computer.

[JdelaCruz]

Originally posted by tykemeister

If you guys are using Kazaa or other p2p programs, you can be sure you have spyware embedded somewhere in your computer.

Not with WinMX. *okay* I think.

[jos1800]

Originally posted by aIJay
On the whole my PLDT DSL experience has been generally positive. No problems with disconnections and the like and constant 85/40 kbps download/upload speeds.

Yan ba ang average download speed(85kbps) sa PLDT?what plan?i'm with globe broadband kc and i only get 38kbps d/l speed average.advertised nila na 384kbps ang speed.

[bluemist]

Remember:

8 bits = 1 byte

384 kilobits per second (kbps) = 48 kilobytes per second (KB/s)

Kung ang nakukuha mo e 38KB/s medyo mabagal nga yan. Actually ganyan din ako sa PLDT, 384kbps rin ang rated speed ko. Theoretically dapat 48KB/s ang nakukuha natin, pero medyo imposible na yun.

Naghahanap parin ako ng paraan para ma-reach kahit 43-45, pero hula ko sa hardware ko na ito kasi nung na-try ko sa mas mabilis na computer mas malapit pa sa 384kbps ang nakuha ko.

Kung 85KB/s malamang Personal plan yun (512kbps). Theoretically dapat 96KB/s ang nakukha niya.

[tqbfjotld]

^ 512 / 8 = [/b]64[b]

LOL. kala ko tuloy dinadaya ako ng pldt kase sabi mo with 512kbps i should be getting 95KB/s dl speed. thank god for calculators. :D

i get an average of 60-70KB/sec. depende rin sa site na pinagkukuhaan mo ng file. minsan mababa yung upload rate nila. the past few days, dalas ko madiskonek. i've cheked the lines, ok naman. ang theory ko ay baka siguro dahil sa power fluctuations. affected ata yung router ko.

[Jeffreyw]

Let me make this clear, spyware doesn't affect in any way your internet connection, spywares attacks the browser.

That PLDT support guy was just fooling my friend.

--

www.1gigmail.com

[ron_8]

wala ako naaencounter na ganito
i think pldt dsl is great yeah?

[Silverlokk]

Di ba, when you're counting download speeds and converting from bits per second to bytes per second, you have to account for some overhead, roughly two bits every eight bits. kaya ginagawa ko, xKbits per second = (roughly) x/10Kbytes per second. Not to mention, mas madali ang division :cool:

Mabuhay.

[jos1800]

Originally posted by bluemist
Remember:

8 bits = 1 byte

384 kilobits per second (kbps) = 48 kilobytes per second (KB/s)

Kung ang nakukuha mo e 38KB/s medyo mabagal nga yan. Actually ganyan din ako sa PLDT, 384kbps rin ang rated speed ko. Theoretically dapat 48KB/s ang nakukuha natin, pero medyo imposible na yun.

Naghahanap parin ako ng paraan para ma-reach kahit 43-45, pero hula ko sa hardware ko na ito kasi nung na-try ko sa mas mabilis na computer mas malapit pa sa 384kbps ang nakuha ko.

Kung 85KB/s malamang Personal plan yun (512kbps). Theoretically dapat 96KB/s ang nakukha niya.

I don't think it has to do with PC hardware,kc mabilis naman PC ko.Its my dsl provider i guess(globe).Hope they upgrade to 512kbps the explorer acct. soon without additional charge.

[liquidview]

Let me make this clear, spyware doesn't affect in any way your internet connection, spywares attacks the browser.

on some cases they do, especially if they "phone home". some spywares (trojan types) use the internet connection for there use.

[SUNSTAR]

sa akin okay naman dsl. wala pang major problems na ganyan. mabilis naman at laging nakaka-connect. baka naman sa area nyo lang???

[visionoflove]

i just had a bad Globe experience,dsl was down for more than 24 hours in our area(marikina).

[tqbfjotld]

i have confirmed this. power fluctuations affect your dsl connection, specifically your modem/router's performance. better plug your modem and router to an AVR or a UPS.

[JdelaCruz]

Got mine "installed" yesterday, but we haven't reached the point where we can surf the net yet. The PLDT guy installed the DIY Kit but nothing happened. He said it was probably because I was running Windows 98 SE. So he installed a dialler, WinPoEt. Still nothing. Since it was getting dark out, he went home and said he'll try to fix it at their (PLDT) end and just come back. With the holidays, I'll probably see him again on Tuesday at the earliest.

The modem is here, hooked up and consuming electicity, but is actually doing nothing other than attracting dust so I've unplugged it. It's a "SpeedTouch", and has a USB port (what's that for anyway?).

Anybody have any idea about what might be wrong?

[visionoflove]

My modem is Speedtouch USB/330,thing is i'm a subscriber of globe broadband and it is connected to a Usb 2.0 port.

[melie]

uhm.. sa tondo area kami..

may epekto ba talaga ang spyware sa computer? tatlo kasi computer namin sa bahay (naka-hub), pero lahat pa rin ayaw magconnect sa DSL. eh *** hub ata namin hindi na kailangan nakabukas *** mother computer para makagamit ng internet ang lahat..

ang masagwa pa rito, ang hirap magcomplain sa pldt. dati tumatawag ako, lampas 15 minutes na on hold pa rin ako. :(

Paano magccheck ng spyware?

[JdelaCruz]

My modem is attached to the PC's LAN port, and to the phone line, and to the wall socket. Nothing is connected to its USB port. Could that be the cause of my problem?

[Jeck]

JdelaCruz,

possibly your area isn't activated yet and the telco guys are too eager to have it installed.


read my previous thread in this topic dated Sept 29, 2004:

Sigh.... Yesterday they came and installed the wirings and modem but only to find out there were no internet signal. Suspecting that the

Data Center in Makati did not configure their side so they dialed its trunk line for two hours trying to reach them but to no avail and

wasted all our time here. They said they are going to come back tommorow promising that DSL will be ready by then.

So they did come back today and continue with the installation and configuration and despite of that still no internet signal. Then they

dialed again the trunk line to Makati Data Center to find out the reason. Hours and hours of waiting again and hanging up both phone

lines and nothing. Finally some wits got into them so they called another department to ask for help and assistance and learned that

there are no more available DLC slots and ports in our area. What the .....! After two days of work they uninstalled and brought back everything saying they are coming back again next week! Ay Naku!!!


http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=177129&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

[Jeck]

`

[Jeck]

As of now they are still saying that your application is still pending, time 'indefinite' and reason 'sira'! BTW. the reason is money what else? LOL!

[aieka]

^bad trip nga yang tech support ng pldt. wala kang makakausap.

nakakainis sa dsl minsan, nadidisconnect, tapos ang tagal bago bumalik. last fri, inabot isang oras bago bumalik yung service. We were trying to contact pldt but no! walang sumasagot. imbyerna!!!

[jos1800]

Originally posted by melie
:(

Paano magccheck ng spyware?
download AD-AWARE OR SPYBOT search and destroy or Spywareblaster,actually pwede mo pagsabay sabayin to 3 na nakainstall sa PC mo,para talagang spyware free ka.:) , may free versions nito

[bluebass]

diko lam kung may connection tong sasabihin ko, share ko nalang. Last week, di ako makaconnect for 3 days, kala ko may prob pc ko, modem ko pati yung software na binigay ng pldt. Tumawag ako sa repair ng dsl para magtanong kung may prob ba sa connections ko. La sumasagot. E sa sobrang asar ko tumawag ako sa dsl application nalang kasi dun sure na may sasagot tapos nagtanong ako kasi di ako makaconnect. Tinanong kung ano area ko. Sabi sakin may prob daw yung dsl ng pldt sa north and south parañaque pero di sinabi sakin kung bakit magintay lang daw kasi inaayos pa.

After nun nag net cafe nalang ako sa may entrance ng village namin. After ko mag internet, tinanong ko sa cashier kung dsl din sila kasi hindi ako makaconnect. Yun pala kakabalik lang ng connections nila that day, and sila din nagkaproblema magconnect. Sabi sakin nung cashier, may mga ninakaw daw na cables sa pldt kaya nagkaproblema sila. Shempre di ko lam kung totoo yun o hindi. The next day, nakapag connect a ako.

Sa spywares, pano ba yun? And ano ba yun? Naginstall ako dati ng spybot, andami niya nakikita na spywares. E napansin ko sobra sluggish na pc ko pati dsl connection ko so nag reformat na lang ako. After ng reformat, mas bumilis na pc ko and pati internet ko. Or siguro kasi inayos ng pldt systema nila kaya bumilis internet ko. Spywares ba nakaka affect sa internet speed?

[tykemeister]

Want a faster computer? Try Speed disk from Norton.

Reformatting the computer is not such a bad idea either. My brother told me reformatting the computer should actually be done on a yearly basis.

Pldt dsl hasn't been acting up lately, but I remember the days when it was so sluggish and sometimes would not connect.

[bluemist]

Originally posted by tqbfjotld
^ 512 / 8 = 64

LOL. kala ko tuloy dinadaya ako ng pldt kase sabi mo with 512kbps i should be getting 95KB/s dl speed. thank god for calculators. :D

Whoa, ngayon ko lang napansin sori mali calculator ko!

Yung 96KB/s para sa 768kbps pala yun. Pang Professional pala dapat.


Nakakainis talaga yung 173 walang sumasagot!

Fine-tuning the PC can have good effect on speed.

http://www.dslreports.com/tools

I just tested and followed stuff over there (Tweak Test yung pinakamaganda), tapos medyo stable na connection ko.

Tapos updated software din mas ok. For bittorrent I used Azureus client. Dati maximum 38KB/s ako doon, then pag-upgrade ko sa pinaka-latest version umaabot na 41KB/s. Every byte counts.

[Girl_tickler]

normal ba talaga sa pldt dsl ang nawawala ang connection from time to time?? while surfing the net i lose connection and then babalik.. while playing online game ma didisconnect ako tas so on and os forth... normal ba talaga yan?? or is there anything i can do to prevent that??? kakainis eh...

[VINCEsanity]

Originally posted by Green Mage
sakin naman ok lang.... I've never encountered such problem.... lagi akong nakakaconnect....
same with me, smooth naman din ang conneciton ko **.

:bounce:

[VINCEsanity]

Originally posted by Jeffreyw
My friend have a similar problem, the know-nothing support guy told her that you might have a spyware in your pc!

---
www.1gigmail.com

yup! maaring tama ka dun, dahil sa mga spyware, i suggest u to install anti spyware software like ad aware, kung wala kayong copy, pm me :)
so fr, ok naman ang pldt dsl ko :)

thumps up!

[im_a_chick]

how much yung unlimited ng dsl? :)

[bUrAoT]

Speed - pretty neat
Disconnects often between 3am-5am
If you want to downgrade from My Professional to a cheapest package, they require you a fee of P5,000!! (For what?!!..Corruption indeed)

[Jeck]

Similarly they should also pay us too not just rebates for our losses as well if services are poor or disrupted.

[coyote_ugly]

try mo sa digitel.. i use digitel and 1500 lang DSL nya.. unlimited pa.. :)

[Juggalo]

nung speed nun?

[antonlc]

Dun pala sa nagsabi na spyware free ka pag rinun mo yung spybot, adaware at spywareblaster, that's not necessarily true. Some spyware programs such as spector can't be detected by the leo laporte trio. (Perhaps you can try port explorer to find out if some process 'phones home' or not.)

And like your firewall and AV, always update your anti spyware program/s.

[n3k0]

Originally posted by jos1800
Yan ba ang average download speed(85kbps) sa PLDT?what plan?i'm with globe broadband kc and i only get 38kbps d/l speed average.advertised nila na 384kbps ang speed.

i'm with Globe too .. 40Kbps ang max download ko .. :( .. pwede na kaya lang kung me ibibilis pa sya, much better ..

[coyote_ugly]

Originally posted by Juggalo
nung speed nun?

256 kbps i think.. not sure though.. mas mabilis lang *** sa pldt pero ok lang.. ok na din naman *** 256..

[tqbfjotld]

as ive said, power fluctuations affect your connection. isaksak mo sa avr yung modem and router mo. try mo lang. :D

[super22]

mag DESTINY na lang kayo kahit cable lang siya wala namang problema

[YoniPYokA]

Originally posted by super22
mag DESTINY na lang kayo kahit cable lang siya wala namang problema


my boss has a DESTINY cable b4. Always DC .......... they switch to GLObe DSL

[JdelaCruz]

^ Bakit "lang" ang cable? Akala ko mas mabilis cable kesa sa DSL? What's the DESTINY cable package (price, speed, no. of hours)? Pano ba yan, if your area is covered by Destiny Cable TV, ibig sabihin covered na din ng Destiny Cable Internet? Thanks!

[bluemist]

Originally posted by JdelaCruz
^ Bakit "lang" ang cable? Akala ko mas mabilis cable kesa sa DSL? What's the DESTINY cable package (price, speed, no. of hours)? Pano ba yan, if your area is covered by Destiny Cable TV, ibig sabihin covered na din ng Destiny Cable Internet? Thanks!

Hindi lahat ng areas na covered ng Destiny Cable TV available ang Cable Internet nila.

Tulad nung samin, hindi supported ang internet pero may cable TV. Ang labo nga nila e, binigyan ba naman kami ng Destiny Cable INTERNET BROCHURE e hindi naman pala supported nung linya na kinabit sa street namin!

[Ferrari25]

guys, P1,995 permanent sya per month? unlimited internet usage? thanx

i know is free ang pag set up right? or may bayad na? how much kung meron.

[NoisyCricket]

Wow. I couldn't believe it myself.. so I took a screenshot.

Was able to download a Smallville ep at 92k/sec, and a few others at 11k, 7k, 2k, all simultaneously.

I had to look really closely at the Downloaded/Total Size tab to make sure it was really downloading at 92k/sec. It was.. it would jump from 6600 to 6692k downloaded. Cool!

And Paolo D, check out the DU Meter bottom right hand side. Downloaded it like you said. 1.8 mbps. Bar chart shows some consistency too.

http://www.geocities.com/vicmanlapaz/180mbps.txt

:D

[prof_x]

It is normal for myDSL Pro to reach 92KBps. I always get this when I download.

[NoisyCricket]

92kilobytes /sec.. isn't that 92k x 8 = 736kilobits per sec? :D

kbps means kilobits right? Hehehe not sure. :D

[Jeck]

IMO its not much of an amazement nowadays.... If other countries these would be much faster and cheaper. :D

Even Destiny crap can give us 340+ KB/s of bandwidth except they are always eaten-up by noise or interference within their infracstructures.

http://img81.exs.cx/img81/3051/torrent10222k5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/macaraig/ddddd.gif

[NoisyCricket]

cool... what kind of service and plan is that? actually i could get a faster plan, but i want to stick to the 1995.. is affordable enough for my budget :lol:

[sofia g9]

I'm with PLDT DSL and it's been great. Buong araw ako naka-online. I'm on the 1995 plan.

Fortunately, I haven't had issues with the connection or with tech support.

[nheo]

ok pa ba ang kazaa ngayon?

B - bytes
b - bits

[Jeck]

Its a bargain plan at 1,688 Php monthly where you get 2.5 Mbps downstream speed from a defective noisy transmitter with signal levels fluctuating all the time and have to call them almost everyday to your area to adjust else you got only from 0 to 1 percent of that rated speed. However you can always attain that speed if you can segment file to at least 50 parts for download but not much with peer to peer like BitTorrent. For upload you can only send files around 50 KB size or will stall. Anything larger than that you have to switch to dial-up.

[Pao|o]

Lucky you dude. Maybe PLDT was doing a routine test in your area that's why you're downloadng that fast.

Bit torrent parin. ;)

[NoisyCricket]

http://www.geocities.com/vicmanlapaz/163k.txt

Another good session.

How much faster is Bit Torrent than kazaa? Any BT tutorial site out there you guys can recommend? hehehe

[Jeck]

....generally faster than kazaa probably because of its popularity.

http://bittorrent.com
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=575&e=2&u=/nm/20041106/wr_nm/column_livewire_dc_2

[Pao|o]

BitTorrent Accounts for 35% of Traffic (http://news.google.com/news?num=100&hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&tab=wn&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=bittorrent+35%25&btnG=Search+News)

Download the client (http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/download.html). Download the tracker files from here (http://www.suprnova.org/) and here (http://tvt.milfclan.com/). Double click on the tracker/torrent files and wait til done.

For more info click here (http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&client=firefox-a&tab=nw&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=bittorrent&sa=N) .

[zemenelin]

BT pa din!!! pwede kang magdownload ng discography ng isang artist/band tapos sandali lang tapos na..

[Girl_tickler]

Naka PLDT DSL ako but why do i always lose connection?? lalo na when playing ragnarok and i always get disconnected... Is there a setting or anything..?

[NoisyCricket]

Maybe its your wiring or your DSL modem. When they first installed DSL here sa bahay, ayaw talaga. It would connect, then get dropped. Too much interference in the line, wiring was losing integrity in some areas.. old cable na siguro.

Long and short of it, we re-wired the entire house.. ayun! No more faulty signal.

Changed the modem too. Ayan. Success!

[Jeck]

yes, something like that:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/macaraig/BT.jpg

it wouldn't slow your downloads even you do not share. :D

[prof_x]

Originally posted by NoisyCricket
92kilobytes /sec.. isn't that 92k x 8 = 736kilobits per sec? :D

kbps means kilobits right? Hehehe not sure. :D

Yes. Am supposed to get 768kbps. :)

[u2]

question lang: i currently have a normal pldt line. if i get the 1995 plan, doon ikakabit sa line na yun `yung dsl connection, right? bale kasama na yung modem and all? and is the cost of the landline already absorbed by the 1995 plan? therefore i pay 1995 + idd calls, etc or separate pa rin yung bayad ng landline doon sa dsl? and is there an installation fee?

thanks

[dhec]

pldt charges like this

your monthly landline rate(residential)+dsl+idd and ndd calls

better yet read your billing statment.

[NoisyCricket]

P1,995 does *NOT* include landline use.

So its P1,995 + mga P700.. so it comes out mga P2,695

[Jeck]

for Bayantel 640 kbps package:

P1,999 + P300 = P2,299 -- first three months

P2,699 + P300 = P2,999 -- after first three months



One Time Installation Fee:

With existing BayanTel line
P 499.00

With no BayanTel line
P1,999.00



*Subscribers who disconnect within the first three months of their service will be charged P3,000.00 disconnection fee.

[VINCEsanity]

Originally posted by NoisyCricket
P1,995 does *NOT* include landline use.

So its P1,995 + mga P700.. so it comes out mga P2,695
korek! di ba 600 *** ang current charger ng pldt, sa min kc is 1995+600+ ,almost 2.5k yung charge sa amin :)

[MissTerry]

Hi guys..i don't know much about dsl connection, but currently i am subscribed with pldt mydsl plan 1500, my pc was installed with the zyxel modem.. now, i wonder if i can surf pldt dsl internet on my ibook, i think its the first generation white ibook, powerbook g3 i think.. what do i need to do?

[Pao|o]

Is it running OS X? If it is then follow the instructions found on http://www.wurd.com/instcon_dsl_mac.php and replace the specifics like username/password with what PLDT supplied you with.

HTH

[MissTerry]

all i need is to plug the phone line to the ethernet socket built-in with my ibook? if i am not wrong, my ibook already has a dsl modem built-in?

[Girl_tickler]

*** sa frend ko 100mbps kasi... same ba un ng 300 kbps??

[flamewreath]

http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/idt4.php

400-500 kilobits per second maximum of 500kbps

dpende p rin sa time at kung san ka pumapsok pero mganda n rin to kc dahil sa "double speed promo" nila.. u just guarantee ur subscription for another year

[flamewreath]

i suggest ur friend use the link above... dun tlaga ang realtime speed ng DSL mkkuha. dont just rely on what the winpoet monitor says

[Pao|o]

Phone line > PLDT's DSL modem (probably the zyxel modem you mentioned) > Ethernet port of your iBook.

Then follow the instructions.

Your iBook has only a analogue modem & a ethernet port.

[Tmac_1]

yeah, impossible naman yata masyado yung 100MB per second. i think yung P2500 service nila is 384kbps.

[MissTerry]

thanks, kinda stupid when it comes to these things eh..hehe

[lordhellraiser]

Originally posted by Tmac_1
yeah, impossible naman yata masyado yung 100MB per second. i think yung P2500 service nila is 384kbps.

--yun P1,995 yun 384kbps

[Pandaemonaeon]

Some questions:

1. Does DSL have to connect to the ISP to gain internet access, ala dial-up? Or is it already connected once you open your PC like Cable?

2. Can I split the a) Plan 384 Kbps (P1995/month) or b) Plan 512 Kbps (P2500/month) between 2 PCs?

Thanks.

http://www.musicfanclubs.org/slipknot/sheep.jpg

[ron_8]

1. once u open ur pc, u just need to double click the connection then ur connected, simple as that.

2. u can split by using a router.

[myra12]

help naman po, ok kaya itong plan 1995 ng pldt dsl. **** ko sana kumuha pero i would like the see others opinion sana especially yun mga subscribers at yung mga nakapag-try na ng pldt dsl. thanx

[queen_of _cool]

sori for my ignornce ha, pero ang alam ko lang kasing pagconnect sa internet is thru dial up. pero marami nagsasabi na maganda rw talaga dsl, they recomended pldt mydsl pa nga. question ko, ano ba pagkakaiba ng dsl sa dial up. sabi rw mas mabilis ito, ano pa kaya? mas protected ba ako dito laban sa mga virus kesa ngayong gumagamit me ng dial up? pls enlighten me nmn, ano *** mga advantages and disadvantages ng dsl, at mas ok ba talaga ito rather than having a dial up connection? is the price worth it ba talaga? kasi diba medyo mahal nga siya? pls sana reply kayo

[Jeck]

Virus protection is your duty and responsibility. Dial-up maybe is more secure from hackers because its slower and uses a different communication protocol that could be immuned to some viruses which are vulnerable if internet access is thru a LAN card.

Advantages: webpages load in just 3-5 few seconds, depending on your bandwidth you can do things simultaneously without any visible signs of slowing down, downloading which before would take hours but now in minutes, listening and watching live audio/video, video conferencing etc.

Disadvantages: you cannot change your phone lines, you cannot use it everywhere.

[tykemeister]

Dsl is so much faster than dial-up. Minimal lag time. If you get used to dsl then go back to dial-up, you'll be annoyed with the "slowness".

Dsl is of course significantly more expensive.

[Pandaemonaeon]

Originally posted by ron_8
2. u can split by using a router.

1. So let me get this: the router has ethernet ports wherein I have to connect the other end of the ethernet cable for each PC and I'm ready to rock-and-roll?

2. Is 384 kbps sufficient for 2 PCs? I'm planning on using Bittorrent, downloading stuff, etc. on each one.

http://www.musicfanclubs.org/slipknot/sheep.jpg

[Jeck]

1. you have to configure which PC is host and which PCs are guest. The host will assign IP addresses for each PC as well as ICS

2. depending how fast and how congested your ISP for that bandwidth its recommended to start with 1 and 2 torrents if its too slow then you can add some more torrents. However probably you won't be able to stream live video or audio while you are downloading.

[tqbfjotld]

^ there is no need to configure pc's to become host/guest when using a router. the router itself acts as the host.

[Jeck]

I confused hub with router :)

[NoisyCricket]

this is what i use. ok siya. anyone know if PLDT MyDSL (Plan 1995) can be shared to just two computers (via hub) using one connection?

[NoisyCricket]

anyone know if one PLDT MyDSL (Plan 1995) can be split via hub into two computers? I'm looking to setup this kind of connection for my mom and dad. They already have a hub, and are currently on Now Cable Internet (which is slower, and more expensive).. so I'd like them to switch to PLDT nalang. Cheaper and faster pa.

THANKS!

NC

[NoisyCricket]

anyone know if one PLDT MyDSL (Plan 1995) can be split via hub into two computers? I'm looking to setup this kind of connection for my mom and dad. They already have a hub, and are currently on Now Cable Internet (which is slower, and more expensive).. so I'd like them to switch to PLDT nalang. Cheaper and faster pa.

THANKS!

NC

[digital_potato]

No. You should use a router :) I have that setup at home.

Unless you get a Router/Modem already and can configure it to act as a router, then you could use your hub.

[Pandaemonaeon]

Originally posted by NoisyCricket
P1,995 does *NOT* include landline use.

So its P1,995 + mga P700.. so it comes out mga P2,695

You mean to tell me that they're advertising it as P1,995/month when in reality it's actually P2, 695? That's worse than the "Free Printer" scam!

http://www.musicfanclubs.org/slipknot/sheep.jpg

[Jeck]

As well as lying about the free demo too which they said is only for the 512 kbps plan and above when you inquire about the 384 kbps.

[Tmac_1]

any chance na bumaba pa prices ng DSL? mga kailan kaya? its still too expensive for me eh.

[Silverlokk]

In theory, yes, all you need is a hub. Legally, I don't know -- if the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) prohibits connecting more than one computer, you can't. I did talk with a myDSL sales rep, and she said that you can, but that your throughput would slow down. OTOH, she's not with myDSL but with a marketing agent so I wouldn't put too much stock in what she said. Best to check with your contract.

Mabuhay.

[sofia g9]

I'm also using this plan, and so far so good.

[Jeck]

Its like asking do you have to pay for two if both dine on the same plate? :)

[h04x]

Originally posted by NoisyCricket
this is what i use. ok siya. anyone know if PLDT MyDSL (Plan 1995) can be shared to just two computers (via hub) using one connection?

If you plan on using a hub to share connections, you'll need to setup an ICS (http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/ics) on Windows. The disadvantage of using ICS is that you need to have the 'main' computer turned on all the time.

The best way to share internet connections is to get a router like LinkSys (http://www.linksys.com/international/product.asp?coid=10&ipid=367). The main benefit is that you won't have to leave your computer on all the time. In addition router's are more secure, you can share connections between different operating systems and you have the option to go wireless. :)

I don't know if it's legal to share connections, but there's no way they'll find out unless you tell them. :cool:

[Knyven]

In cable it is illegal you have to pay +P50 per additional tv

In cable internet maybe because the more user the slower the connection becomes not just on one house but on the whole area itself.

In dsl maybe not because you are given a fixed connection and speed.

[Jeck]

Both Cable and DSL are shared however at different levels. For Cable we shared from one single LAN on a server while with DSL the server may have two or more LANs where we are seperately connected however that server is still shared by many. What is important here is how your speed is capped. You can eat more bandwidth at a given time if you download a big file eg. 1 GB than a whole household browsing the internet separately. IMO it would be illegal if you resell their services to other households which would truly then affect their company profitability.

[so_into_chem]

P1995 ba **** ang bill nyo every month? kc we use the same connection pero umaabot ng 2,800 i think? :) just curious... :D

[fossil7]

kasama na ata dun yung telephone bill nyo eh.

so ano na? safe bang pang sharing tong DSL plan ng PLDT particularly in small net cafe's?

[PingGarcia]

From time to time, parang nag-ha-hang ang myDSL? Anyone experienced this thing happening?

[JdelaCruz]

You just add P1995 to your usual phone bill charges, that's it. PLDT doesn't charge for installation or the equipment like the modem, splitter, the filter, phone cable, power adapter, etc. although you have to surrender them at end of subscription. (The subscriber is responsible for making sure his/her computer has a working LAN card installed.)

But the printer scam, that's really something. I told them I don't care for the ink, just the free printer. That seemed to stump them and told me they had to get back to me on that. They haven't as of today.

[Silverlokk]

For a net cafe, even a small one, I suggest the business package. That way, your users will have the full benefit of the bandwidth.

PingGarcia, my cousin is on PLDT DSL, and he says that once in a while, parang nawawala yung connection. Happens mostly in bad weather. He just disconnects, then reconnects, and that has always solved the problem.

Mabuhay.

[guccietro]

Question:

I'm on plan 1500. Nag pa upgrade ako to plan 1995.

Do I have to change my dsl modem? I use zyxel. Yun lan na nakaindicate sa machine is 100m only. So does it mean pang 100m lang yun dsl modem ko? Kelangan ko bang palitan ang DSL modem ko para I can upgrade to 384kbps?

Thanks guys

[Jeck]

Originally posted by fossil7
kasama na ata dun yung telephone bill nyo eh.

so ano na? safe bang pang sharing tong DSL plan ng PLDT particularly in small net cafe's?


Not advisable because its possible they can limit the number of simultaneous connections you can have on the Net for their residential packages therefore making net cafe too slow or impossible.

[JdelaCruz]

Something that made me smile tonight:

Our phone had been acting up all afternoon and currently does not have a dialtone for reasons unknown. Wonder of wonders, I'm now hooked up on the internet via PLDT DSL. Pwede pala yun!

[Ada]

Please place all your comments about PLDT myDSL here. :) I must've merged 2 dozen different threads to create this one.

[Witty]

Originally posted by Jeck
Not advisable because its possible they can limit the number of simultaneous connections you can have on the Net for their residential packages therefore making net cafe too slow or impossible.

NOT TRUE! pldt has no way of knowing the number of simultaneous connection using pldt dsl as long as you setup your network correctly.

[Jeck]

Type the 'netstat' command in your Command Prompt window and see how many active ports and IP addresses you are connected when you are using ICS on an Internet Cafe.

Destiny Cable had done this few years back when they installed some gadgets to stall your simultaneous downloads whenever it sense you are consuming heavier share of bandwidth than other users. Its really in the mercy of these ISPs if they wanted to implement them.

[h04x]

^ In my 4yrs with destiny, I've never experienced this..

I have alot and i mean ALOT of downloads simultaneously.. and different connections using different instant messengers.. one time i ran 40 ICQ, YM, AOL, MSN and IRC connections at the same time (don't ask me what for) and didn't have any problems.. i don't think Destiny or any other ISP would limit the number of IP connections.. they do however limit bandwidth speeds so in effect you'll eventually time out if you reach your max bandwidth and try to make more connections..

they DO limit/lock speeds..

[DeepZer0]

As far as I remember. There IS a limit to IP connections (running out of IP addresses). But I guess that worst case is less probable.

[Jeck]

OK, I meant segmented downloading or simultaneous connections to a single IP address especially when using DA because that is what I do often but I'm not sure of the latter for which I've never done. It lasted however less than a week though when they are experimenting with ways to limit our bandwidth use before finally deciding to downgrade it to 256 kbps. Luckily nothing are implementable for a long time because their signal quaility to my modem sucks and instead have to up it to 2,048 kbps.

I am using Getright at that time and for no apparent reasons downloading will stop and have to manually stop and resume it again and again for every few megabytes. It seems to jam your connections with useless packets to your modem sort of like a DOS attack. I can tell you that I didn't max out my bandwidth when it happens. It can be as low as only 15-20 KB/s with just 10 connections during peak hours.

I have a feeling they are doing this again nowadays but different methods which are less noticeable. Instead of jamming they slow down your connections drastically to 6-7 KB/s though I hate to check it anymore and find out what they are doing or might just be viruses in my HD that I have to reformat afterwards when I finishes my downloads.

What I meant here are HTTP downloading.

[justforfun]

help!

why does my pldt dsl always become idle?

i need to wait for my connection to start again,

[*KriZzLe*]

pldt dsl is nice, kahit minsan may topak sya. i like it but customer service representatives are so damn stupid and lame!!! damn,they are sooo damn rude too!!! uhhhhh!!!

[h04x]

Jeck: I can only think of 2 reasons why your downloads stops:

1) The remote server you're trying to download from is limiting the number of connections from you. (so you don't eat up all their bandwidth.)

2) You could be just getting packet losses or just as simple as timing out.. it happens. (especially on Destinut)

You see loading up a single web page alone can create hundreds or possibly thousands (depending on the complexity of the page) of simultaneous HTTP downloads/connections/hits to a single IP like a web server. Downloading an image to your browser is no different from downloading an executable file to your desktop. So ISPs limiting IP connections to a remote server is just preposterous. Remote servers limiting connection FROM your ISP is very common. In cases such as these you are usually put on queue automatically.

therefore..

ISPs can NOT tell if you have multiple computers connected using ICS or a router.. All your ISP sees is one computer connected to N remote servers..

so if you plan on cheating PLDT it's very easy to get away with it. :)

[Jeck]

These gadgets are programmed to discern. It has adjustable input parameters to distiguish whether you are downloading or browsing unless you downloaded a file with size less than what is set in the input parameters. :)

As I described it above it wouldn't jammed your connection until you reaches a certain size eg. 2 mb or 3 mb which I mentioned above. However webpages typically don't come that big so browsing wouldn't be affected. What amazes me is that when your connection is jammed the auto reconnection of your DA wouldn't work too and you have to manually stop and resume it.

I agree that ISP cannot tell if you have other workstations accesing the net in an ICS system until your workstations started to send info to their websites perhaps through cookies, scripts or spywares. However it is easier to tell if you are running an Internet Cafe or not. There are of course these patterns you cannot erase. You cannot erase the fact that you are browsing the net simultaneously for 24/7 in an Internet Cafe. Of course it can easily be noticed isn't it when reviewing those usage statistics?

BTW. I experience extremely slow Destiny internet access yesterday and today. Is your area there affected as well?

[Jeck]

BTW I don't encounter that with remote servers and I think they usually won't do that too because they already have an allocated amount of download bandwidth set aside for your single IP address despite how many connections you have to it and as well as the allowed number of different users with different IP addresses at the same time. Whenever remote servers exceeded that number of different IP addresses connected to it, simply it give an error message in your DA: 'server is too busy' and your DA will automatically try to reconnect after a period of time.

But those who are doing these are servers that want to accomodate millions of users at the same time despite their limited bandwidth and resources. :D

[Jeck]

Don't know if or how many simultaneous connections IE explorer itself would limit but I think its unreasonable if IE don't limit them because DA by default would limit to just 10 connections. Once exceeded that amount of simultaneous active connections its either you are opening several IE explorers at the same time or doing mass downloading. Its preposterous for ISP to limit simultaneous IP connections therefore similar to limiting the numbers of IE explorers you can use on your PC if the above is true. However it can tell whether its downloading or browsing just by the time or size your active connections is getting and jammed them whenever these parameters are exceeded.

[dj_sensui]

d ko pa nababasa lahat ng post.

tanong ko ***... kung mag subscribe ba ako sa biz plan nila na P8000, then and workstations ko eh mga 30. ok *** ba yun? yung mga workstation eh gagamit *** ng email.

tska nag email ako sa pldtdsl. prang sabi dun, sa isang pc *** nila iko-connect yung dsl connection. its up to the business kung ilang workstation ang ko-connect sa dun. tama ba?

[Jeck]

dj_sensui, siguro ang kailangan mo ay yung Bizpaq D na P25,000.00 kasi yung lang ang mayroong 35 separate na email accounts pero ang bandwidth naman only 386 kbps lang :)

http://www.mydestiny.net/dci/modules.php?name=Rates&file=index&mode=corpo

Ang presyo ng mga yan pag sa ibang bansa ay dedicated T1 or T3 connections na para sa mga opisina!

[h04x]

Originally posted by Jeck
BTW I don't encounter that with remote servers and I think they usually won't do that too because they already have an allocated amount of download bandwidth set aside for your single IP address despite how many connections you have to it and as well as the allowed number of different users with different IP addresses at the same time.


Not all servers limit by the amount that have been downloaded. However, I do know yahoo and most of the free web servers out there do limit (unless you pay) downloads to prevent their site being used as free mirrors. In the other hand, the 'big boys' servers, usually give very large limits to no limits at all.

DeviantArt, Download.com, FilePlanet are one of the few big servers that limit simultaneous connections to 30 or 40 per IP and queues up anything that exceeds that limit.

Give it a run for yourself. Here's a link from download.com:
http://softwarex-files.download.com/games/d4/gsc/action/suncrusherthegreatwar/suncrusher_setup.exe

Start 8 to 10 separate downloads using your download manager and max out the segments to 10. You'll notice 1 or 2 of the 10 downloads will not be able to connect all 10 segments right away but as the other transfer completes/stops, they'll immedietly start picking up segment connections. Thus meaning the remote server 'download.com' limits by simultaneous connections. I'm not completely sure if download.com limits by amount downloaded. I've downloaded 2GB worth of files from download.com one time and have never encountered issues. Feel free to try for yourself

BTW, you can have as many instances of IEs that your memory can handle it. The more mem the more instances.

[Jeck]

Yes I did however its still around 250 KB/s and perhaps could have been faster if it allows more connections :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/macaraig/suncrusher.jpg

[JdelaCruz]

*bump* for the person who started a new thread on this.

[pramish]

any feedback from their Plan 1995 promo?

[woofers]

My application is already in the works. I'm going to get the 3000 package. Destiny is just too slow these days.

[Dear_Jessie]

those who haven't posted which ethernet t base 10 cards they're using, favor, could you please post, along with a short review? would super appreciate it!

and some stupid questions: which firewall and anti-virus programs work best with myDSL? will the DSL team install these for you? i read in the previous pages that a team even suggested to a subscriber to take out their anti-virus program. thanks for your help!

[Bravoexo]

I have three NIC chipsets on my main rig, a Realtek + Nvidia combination, a Realtek single version, and a Macronix chipset. The Realtek+ Nvidia combination found in my nForce2 board was good...until it kept conking in and out since late last year... the Realtek single version that rides on a SIIG combo card has too few internal buffers... so using it for tunneling programs like Xlink Kai caused it to hang...literally. Now the Macronix Chipset I have on a CNET Pro200 is great. Large buffer and a workhorse, even on multi swarming on Bittorent, Wifi, and LAN traffic all at the same time.

My server PC has a newer model CNET Pro200WL...uses a chipset that escapes me for now... but it too is good...and is the primary multi swarming NIC I have now to do the downloads.

For firewall and anti virus... if you decide to use Symantec's 2005 version, it has a pretty good anti-virus and internet worm protection...(which acts as a firewall also)... I use that w/ WinXP's SP2's free firewall, which is incredibly good... now, Kerio is also good, but not the newest ZoneAlarm... wag lang sobra sobrang firewalls ok...

[Altwegg]

Wala bang mas mura?

[myra12]

help me naman po. im trying to share pldt dsl internet connection on me desktop and laptop. yun dsl model cable nilagay ko sa internet port ng router tapos yun 1 pang cable nilagay ko sa 1st computer port ng router to the ethernet card ng pc ko. pag ganun ginagawa ko connection ayaw ma-connect sa internet. 2 cross-over yun dapat na cable ko? yun supplied kasi ng pldt is straight through at may 1 pa akong cable na cross-over at straight through. please help....[:(]

[Mikoid]

I have the same setup here at home. You have to make the router connect to the PPP connection. You enter your DSL username/password into the admin page of the linksys router, and the router is the one which connects.

[elyserva]

Straight-through lang ang cable para d'yan!

[Dear_Jessie]

Thanks! was able to get CNET PRO 10/100 for P225.

Stupid question: would it be alright to download firewall/a new anti-virus after i get hooked up to DSL? or should it be now?