PLDT myDSL

[elyserva]

Regarding multiple IP addresses and bandwidth limits: I thought you're connected to the ISP using only one IP address. If you share that connection in a lan, I don't think they can detect it. There will be unusual high bandwidth usage to your port but I don't think they can detect if the request is coming from several machines in a lan. Or can they?

[myra12]

could you please tell me step by step procedure? pls...

[Krakista]

Plz. read the manual muna ... :)

Or, try this http://192.168.1.1

[kennster]

yep Mikoid is correct.. if you're using a router, you need to set your dsl modem in bridge mode.. you will connect using the PPPoE in your router.. :)

[Droc]

get the antivirus and firewall first B4 u hook up to ur dsl...viruses comes from a lot of places and u dont want to get one b4 downloading antivirus and firewall...ikaw rin...baka pagsisihan mo

[geeksquad]

short question .... is PLDT MyDSL better or at par with ZPdee Cable from Sky?

im already using sky cable kasi.

[Droc]

may nakapagsabi sakin di DAW maganda ang ZPDee and DSL service ng Sky

[jos1800]

asfor sky dsl,meron silang promo that you get a rebate if their service is not good(can't connect,etc)

[Jeck]

sana post natin ang screenshots yung speed ng download nila dito instead maganda o panget para more objective. :)

[IceKnight]

i get an average of 70kBps (around 600kbps) on my Sky Dsl package of 640kbps.

They sometimes have intermittent connections (around the afternoon) pero not that long, mga 1minute thing *** naman.

And they have this rebate promo of a P500 off on your bill for every 24hr period that you dont have a dsl connection.

:D

[baste]

kapag nag pa subscribe ba sa pldt dsl how much yung initial payment? kasama na yung mga hardware na needed for connection

[pc03]

true b n my free printer?wise b **** ang dsl?*** b mas mura?

[jos1800]

ano ba requirement ng free printer,anyone?transferable ba to?ayaw na magbother kc nung frend ko to claim it,kung gusto ko daw,ako na lang daw,akin na.

[Dear_Jessie]

you have to go to the office, present a number that will be given to you by the DSL team. and before you can avail of the printer, you must buy ink from them. am still thinking if i should get one. not sure if its transferrable and not sure either about what models they have.

[shifter]

about the printer, i searched the web and found out that you can buy the same Lexmark model for as low as $30, including the ink.

i didn't bother to claim the printer either.

[JdelaCruz]

http://img90.exs.cx/img90/9206/speed4jm.jpg

This is my connection speed at this very moment, though this is by no means my usual speed (often times it's just around 275-305 kbps). This is in fact the fastest I've been on since subscribing about 5 weeks ago. Im on the P1995 a month plan and the advertised speed is 384 kbps maximum. The slowness might be attributed to my set-up at home. In one PLDT line, I have 4 extension phones hooked up, plus the DSL. :D I'm not really sure if this affects the speed tho.

Originally posted by baste
kapag nag pa subscribe ba sa pldt dsl how much yung initial payment? kasama na yung mga hardware na needed for connection

If you avail of the promo (I'm not sure if it's still on), there are no connection charges and all the hardware is supplied except the LAN card which you have to have in your PC beforehand. The monthly charges appear in your phone bill so there is no cash out at installation. There is a free 8 day trial period in selected areas. There is a "free" printer which you can only have if you buy an ink cartridge at P900+ at least. Yep, it's a freaking racket.

[Dear_Jessie]

my computer hung and when i rebooted, the screen resembled that of a screen in Emergency Mode.

i ran the anti-virus and found none, but it is obvious that the quality of screen resolution is quite low now compared to before. pictures are very murky and the tendency to hang from time to time remains. several re-boots later, my wallpaper still looks like that of a screen in Emergency Mode.

i've called MyDSL, but they won't help me, saying that they're only concerned with troubleshooting connections and checking email. they suggested downloading a different anti-virus program.

my current one is AVG.

[Girl_tickler]

What are the offered plans of PLDT DSL.. how much is each plan and the speed of each plan... what is the speed of the P2500 per month plan.../?? ok na ba *** plan nila na P2500??

[dj_sensui]

punta ka sa website nila

http://www.pldtdsl.com/

[jmigs]

What can. I say...The best broadband available since year 2003...for me :)

[tqbfjotld]

holy crap. ever since nagpakabit ako neto (6 months na) di na nawalan ng problema... grrrr

[Girl_tickler]

i took the P2500 plan.. the 512kbps plan... curious lang... when i establish the connection to the internet.. it says pldt dsl connected at 100 mbps... what is the 100mbps? is it the same as 512 kbps?

[Bravoexo]

Lan Card mo lang yun

[Juggalo]

kakasubbscribe lang namin sa plan 1995, la ba kaung tips *** mamaximize ko yung connection? yung tweaks and stuff

tsaka never bako lalampas ng 50 KBps???

[dialpad]

Try to update your Linksys router FIRMWARE. And do the rest on PPPOE config (like username & password).

Download latest firmware of your router from Linksys website. Then, upload it onto your router.

:-)

Yahoo! very LEGAL na ang VoIP. www.dialpadph.com

[JdelaCruz]

My connections a few days ago was very erratic and was constantly being dropped. This morning, I couldn't connect at all.

Anybody else having this problem?

PLDT has a new number to call for myDSL complaints -- 172375. But I've been on hold for most part of the morning and there's no one answering the freaking line.

Anybody know of any other contact numbers for myDSL complaints I can call?

[NoisyCricket]

here's what i find useful. If you have that black speedtouch modem with the three lights (power, network, @), and the @ light starts blinking, just disconnect the phone line from the modem, (turn modem off if you want to), then just leave it alone for about 5 mins.

Plug the phone line back into the modem, and the @ should stabilize :D

[dj_sensui]

napaka unstable ng connection this day. wala pang sumasagot sa customer service nila.

[floreno]

aY AKLA KO 172,375 cOMPLAINANTS NA ANG pldt myDSL

:D

[rustedfingers]

Hello! I am planning to get PLDT's myDSL Plan 1995. Sulit ba to? ano pinakamabilis na download speed you can get (or you have obtained) with this plan? Of course I know that there are other factors affecting speed like the specification your machine so it would be better if you can post your machine's specs (like processor speed and RAM) thanks! :)

[rustedfingers]

Hello! I am planning to get PLDT's myDSL Plan 1995. Sulit ba to? ano pinakamabilis na download speed you can get (or you have obtained) with this plan? Of course I know that there are other factors affecting speed like the specification your machine so it would be better if you can post your machine's specs (like processor speed and RAM) thanks! :)

[Juggalo]

356kbps yata fastest, yan din plan ko ***** e... mga 40 Kps ang download ko na average p4 2.5, 1 gig of ram

[pepperprone]

My connections a few days ago was very erratic and was constantly being dropped. This morning, I couldn't connect at all.

Anybody else having this problem?

PLDT has a new number to call for myDSL complaints -- 172375. But I've been on hold for most part of the morning and there's no one answering the freaking line.

Anybody know of any other contact numbers for myDSL complaints I can call?

Hi. Suki ako ng customer service nila. In fact, for the past four months I've been sending them lengthy love letters about their lousy service (I'm in an alliterative mode :D). Anyway, what area are you from, Jdelacruz ? If you're from QC, specifically Del Monte-Philam-West Ave-Roosevelt area, send me a PM. I might be able to help you. :)

[DropZite]

Hello! I am planning to get PLDT's myDSL Plan 1995. Sulit ba to? ano pinakamabilis na download speed you can get (or you have obtained) with this plan? Of course I know that there are other factors affecting speed like the specification your machine so it would be better if you can post your machine's specs (like processor speed and RAM) thanks! :)


you could check this site out: www.pinoydsl.net

[rustedfingers]

ei dats good! im wondering what connection can reach as much as 100kb/s..

[Carlitos]

Eto po ba yung plan 1995 na roaming ng PLDT ?

How does it work ?

[rustedfingers]

Eto po ba yung plan 1995 na roaming ng PLDT ?

How does it work ?

im not sure, d ata e.. sino ba merong ganitong plan and ano average speed nito?

[Inseparable]

I think the processor or RAM of your computer will not affect the speed of your download. I'm using this plan now, I used to have a cable modem(MyDestiny). This plan is way better than what I used to have! The speed of your download depends on where you are downloading the file. The usual speed I'm getting is like 50KBps!

[sgt_sagara]

yeah... i'm using this plan too... latest download speed test ko e 314kbps provided by myspeed.visualware.com

[rustedfingers]

based on your experiences, i can say that this plan is worth it. But, based on my research some of PLDT subscribers have lots of complain regarding their technical support. But anyways, this fact is tolerable after all.

[JdelaCruz]

aY AKLA KO 172,375 cOMPLAINANTS NA ANG pldt myDSL

:D

Actually. Yan ang number of complainants for today as of 10:00 am.

NoisyCricket, that method used to work for me before, but now no more.

pepperprone, the computer is in the south (Alabang/Las Piñas) area. I hope you can share any tips you may have, even just another phone number of theirs I can constantly call to complain. ;) Thanks!

[Ferrari25]

My connections a few days ago was very erratic and was constantly being dropped. This morning, I couldn't connect at all.

Anybody else having this problem?

PLDT has a new number to call for myDSL complaints -- 172375. But I've been on hold for most part of the morning and there's no one answering the freaking line.

Anybody know of any other contact numbers for myDSL complaints I can call?

i can relate to your second problem! d@mn those PLDT operators for making us wait that long for nothing!

[pepperprone]

Actually. Yan ang number of complainants for today as of 10:00 am.

NoisyCricket, that method used to work for me before, but now no more.

pepperprone, the computer is in the south (Alabang/Las Piñas) area. I hope you can share any tips you may have, even just another phone number of theirs I can constantly call to complain. ;) Thanks!


i got fed up with their service a month ago since i had trouble browsing. it had something to do with their DNS since I couldn't access Yahoo or Google but only those sites that I knew the IP addresses.

After repeated calls to their hotline and 3 promises to send a technician over--all in the period of 7 days - I sent them a holy hell email. :mad: I addressed it to the following email addresses: south@pldt.com.ph, customercare@pldtdsl.net, mydsl@pldt.com.ph

For good measure, I bcc'd it to the consumer welfare columnist of the Inquirer.

Ayun, that same day, I got a call from the head of the dept in my area. For the next two days, PLDT linemen were knocking on my door one after the other! :evil_lol:

And in our bill for this month, they gave me a P500 rebate for downtime. I found the P500 a bit too low <Dapat 1500 cause I couldn't surf for 2 weeks!>, pero ok na rin. I got my point and I let them know that I'm not letting them get away with their procrastination and lousy service! :no:

[sunshine892]

i got fed up with their service a month ago since i had trouble browsing. it had something to do with their DNS since I couldn't access Yahoo or Google but only those sites that I knew the IP addresses.

After repeated calls to their hotline and 3 promises to send a technician over--all in the period of 7 days - I sent them a holy hell email. :mad: I addressed it to the following email addresses: south@pldt.com.ph, customercare@pldtdsl.net, mydsl@pldt.com.ph

For good measure, I bcc'd it to the consumer welfare columnist of the Inquirer.

Ayun, that same day, I got a call from the head of the dept in my area. For the next two days, PLDT linemen were knocking on my door one after the other! :evil_lol:

And in our bill for this month, they gave me a P500 rebate for downtime. I found the P500 a bit too low <Dapat 1500 cause I couldn't surf for 2 weeks!>, pero ok na rin. I got my point and I let them know that I'm not letting them get away with their procrastination and lousy service! :no:

pepperprone:
wow, good idea, can i have the email address of the consumer welfare columnist of Inquirer? inis na inis na rin ako talaga sa customer service ng PLDT, it's been almost 3 months since i applied for pldt dsl, kasi dati, i was paying php3,000 a month, nung nagkaron ng promo na 1995, pinapa-downgrade ko pero january pa yon and until now, kahit follow-up kami ng follow-up sa telephone at sa customer care online nila, wala pa rin, dedma... grrrr, inis na inis na talaga ako... :ferocious: :splat:
im located at fairview, quezon city...

[neth_row]

I'm from the south (Las Piñas area); I've been having the same problems since December (dropped connections, inability to connect for long periods of time, even our phone line loses its dial tone). DSL techs have been coming to my house every other week, doing all sorts of things. I called them early this month, with the hopes of finally resolving the issue. Not one, not two, but three PLDT techs came in yesterday and re-wired the whole thing (even the phone line). Hopefully, this will be the end of my troubles.

Here's a tip: everytime you call their 172-375 hotline, ask for a supervisor immediately to get the problem resolved. If you talk to Tier 1 agents, all they will say is "follow up ko na lang sir" or "schedule ko na lang for repair sir".

[true_steppers]

wow it seems that a lot of you are having problems with pldt mydsl..

question lang, may announcements ba sila of any upgrade? well kasi nakakaabot ako ng download speeds of 130,140,150 KB/s, although most of the time weekends lang... ganun lang ba talaga iyon?

[Nightmare_Beta]

PROBLEMS with PLDT myDSL

My connections a few days ago was very erratic and was constantly being dropped. This morning, I couldn't connect at all.

yeah! my friend is also having this kind of problem and he's from Q.C., I told him to switch a long time ago but......go figure why

If you're from QC, specifically Del Monte-Philam-West Ave-Roosevelt area, send me a PM. I might be able to help you. if you have a solution for this matter I really would like to hear it, naawa na talaga ako sa kabarkada ko

[JdelaCruz]

Thanks for the tips pepperprone and neth_row.

I managed to contact 172375 after 3 days of holding the line anywhere from 20-49 minutes (using the speakerphones at the office)then just finally giving up. I learned from the people at '173' that all DSL calls nationwide are handled by 172375 centralized. They're a new operation, holding offices at PLDT in Strata Building here in Ortigas. Anyway, they operate 24/7 so the best time to call is late at night or early morning. Or if you work near Strata, just walk on over and give them a piece of your mind in person.

I spoke to their "Live Agents" who were accommodating and easy enough to deal with. As for their being helpful, that's another matter. They require you to be in front of your computer and instruct you to reinstall everything from the CD. If that doesn't work, they'll ask you to hang up while they ping your modem. In my case, they called back and said the ping was successful so everything was ok from their end. Apparently, their competence ends there because they said they now they had to hand over my case to PLDT engineers in our area who will come over personally.

The next day, we did get a call from the local PLDT advising us that they will check my PC and the lines. That was three days ago, they never came.

I retrieved the local PLDT number from my phone's caller ID and called them this morning. They now say the problem is with the external circuits or cards or whatever in our area so there is actually no need for them to come to my house. They'll just advise me if the problem is fixed. When? "Baka ho today o kaya bukas."

Yeah, right. I won't be holding my breath. But now that I have a contact number direct to their homebase, I'll be sure to give them at least a couple of calls a day to pester them and make sure they give me a refund for all this down time -- assuming they manage to hook my PC up again.

Abangan...

[DevilHands]

What's the estimated time I can download a 128 mb file if I'll be using myDSL Plan 1995? I am planning to upgrade my dial-up to DSL because I want to use the internet for downloading videos... I want to know if it's wort it or not.....

[XReaLm]

Bits and bytes are a measurement of electronic information. A byte is always 8 bits. Communications speeds are usually measured in bits per second while many computer operations are measured in bytes per second. A "56k" modem is 56 kilobits and a "2m" DSL connection is 2 megabits per second. "128MB" of RAM is 128 megabytes. Ideally when abbreviations are used, b means bits and B means bytes. Baud rate is another measure of transmission speed and is the number of actual signals sent per second. At one time it was equal to the bits per second, but modern technology allows us to send more than one bit per electric signal.

To those who are confuse...

To clarify:

Kbps = Kilobits per second = Kb/s connection speed

KBps = Kilobytes per second = KB/s download speed

[Semperfidelis]

gano katagal ang pagpunta nila sa bahay nyo para mag-install ng dsl? salamat

[VISION_OF_LOVE]

I inquired on 171 and they confirmed that they have increased speeds for the 3 plans


512Kbps/256Kbps for plan 1995
768Kbps/384Kbps for plan 2500
1mbps/384Kbps for plan 3000 :)

[sspidey]

darn...i wish bayantel would increase theirs too otherwise ill switch to PLDT :splat:

[NoisyCricket]

cool. how do i check bandwidth? hehehe

[n3k0]

dapat pati GlobeDSL mag-increase din ..

[nt_sport]

1mbps/384Kbps for plan 3000
Yeah, I figured they increased the speeds. I consistently have been getting 1.4 mbps the past few days on my bandwidth tests. ;)

[tidus1203]

Good stuff then. When I started subscribing to pldt 128Kbps/56kbps pa yon.

[dzoiey]

hey this is good news! kala ko niloloko lang ako ng mcafee speedometer eh :bungi: never pang bumaba sa 900Kbps un speed ko.

[tsadi]

thanks for the info! i noticed the speed increase rin kase, never bothered to call pldt lang. :D

[totep]

WOW! gud news to! ngayon na ba to?

[bluemist]

Kaya pala...

Sadly parang ganun parin sakin, 40KB/s dati 50KB/s ngyn ang download. Technically 400kbps connection, parang lugi...

[lennorronnel]

plan 1995...

diba,
Php1995 + 800.00 (minimum fee ng PLDT) + Bill (minus 800.00)

ganoon ba ang systema noon??????

[VISION_OF_LOVE]

1995+LANDLINE bill=your money

[lloyd50]

wow.... sana pati bayantel mag upgrade din ng speed.

[DevilHands]

512Kbps/256Kbps for plan 1995
768Kbps/384Kbps for plan 2500
1mbps/384Kbps for plan 3000

Is that true??

Today my father apply for DSL at PLDT and they said that Plan 1995 is still 384Kbps...Oh yeah! I also told my father before he went to PLDT to ask them if Plan 1995+Telephone Bill=your money... but when my father came back, he told me that they said there's no need to pay for the telephone bill which means we should only pay 1995... Are they lying?

BTW how do you know if you got an ethernet card on your computer without opening it up? In the form I think my father check yes... because he thinks ethernet is also called internet...hehe

[gumacanian]

Soooo expensive. For P2500 you can get a 2mb cable connection in the U.K.
Why do you pay so much for such a slow connection?
OMFG..I may be back next year!

[JdelaCruz]

^Welcome back to the darkside. Broadband prices in Pinas are real scandalous compared to the UK, but at least one super sweet mango here still sells at the equivalent of just 14 pence . ;) I say it's a fair trade off hehe.

512Kbps/256Kbps for plan 1995
768Kbps/384Kbps for plan 2500
1mbps/384Kbps for plan 3000

Is that true??

Today my father apply for DSL at PLDT and they said that Plan 1995 is still 384Kbps...Oh yeah! I also told my father before he went to PLDT to ask them if Plan 1995+Telephone Bill=your money... but when my father came back, he told me that they said there's no need to pay for the telephone bill which means we should only pay 1995... Are they lying?

BTW how do you know if you got an ethernet card on your computer without opening it up? In the form I think my father check yes... because he thinks ethernet is also called internet...hehe

Just when I thought my PLDT DSL was finally working and starting to reach it's advertised speed of 384, I learn that it's only because the new benchmark is in fact 512. Sure, it's faster -- which should make me happy, but in fact I just feel more frustrated knowing that my speed is now farther off the the target than it was before. The paradox of the upgraded bandwidth.

The DSL costs 1995 so you just add this to your usual phone bill. Yep, you still have to pay for your phone service and all charges on long distance and celfone calls made from your phone.

You can check if you have an ethernet card installed by going to left-clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop > Properties > Device Manager and under "Network Adapters" see if you find an ethernet adapter. Tama ba?

[Mikoid]

With respect to PLDT pricing compared to US or UK-based DSL providers, I think the costs of bandwidth abroad are much lower even on the telco level. Which is why they can pass the savings to the consumers.

In our case, PLDT still has to link up with some kind of global Internet backbone, and this is an operational cost which then gets passed onto its subscribers. Which is why we pay considerably more per byte than our first-world counterparts.

[baste]

how can i measure the speed of my dsl? we currently have a 1995 plan

[DevilHands]

Thanks JDelaCruz! So... they're lying :splat:. Last question... under network adapters I found "VIA Compatable Fast Ethernet Adapter" is that the ethernet that PLDT needs?

[iRebirth]

Hello. I'm using PLDT as well.


I have a friend who told me the Globe offers better services.
Is there any truth to that?

[Pao|o]

I'm getting between 210-250KB/sec on a myDSL Pro account. Anyone else getting this speed?

[VISION_OF_LOVE]

Hello. I'm using PLDT as well.


I have a friend who told me the Globe offers better services.
Is there any truth to that?

no.globe 384kbps/1995(although a 50% off promo just ended),pldt 512kbps/1995!what could be better than that!

[bouncybanana]

pero sa pldt panay downtime...hindi ko lang alam sa globe.

[baste]

we have the plan 1995.. and it seems na sobrang bagal nya.. mga 10kb lang mga download.. pano ba pabibilisin to

[VISION_OF_LOVE]

sa Globe,minsan lang magdown pero minsan sa mga impt. days like holidays na un lang makakasurf ka talaga ng matagal un pa alang dsl.2 weeks ago mga fri ata yun from 4pm to 12 midni8ght lang dsl.the oct.30-nov2 holidays and nung holy week la din.pero ***** by areas lang to.
@baste>use a spyware removal tool,like adaware,spybot,etc and update ka sa Windows update site.if not,iparepair mo sa tech by asking them to check your line!!!you deserve that,your paying for a 512kbps connection(kainggit kayo!)

[baste]

normally anong speed pa dapat yung pag download? i have adware naamn

[DevilHands]

Is my modem defect?
Uh... for the first 3 days it's working fine...downloading at 60KB/s but after that I am still geting that speed but after about 20 min it'll go really bad...like 4KB/s... my solution will be just to restart my modem...and you know what's the speed? 200KB/s!!!!!! for a sec it even go a little above 300 KB/s!!! but of course...it only works for about 10-12 mins and then it'll go below 10KB/s again... but when I restart my modem again...HWALA! 200KB/s!!! Is this a defect? and if it's a defect...it's a pretty good defect :stan: !

[nt_sport]

Is my modem defect?
Uh... for the first 3 days it's working fine...downloading at 60KB/s but after that I am still geting that speed but after about 20 min it'll go really bad...like 4KB/s... my solution will be just to restart my modem...and you know what's the speed? 200KB/s!!!!!! for a sec it even go a little above 300 KB/s!!! but of course...it only works for about 10-12 mins and then it'll go below 10KB/s again... but when I restart my modem again...HWALA! 200KB/s!!! Is this a defect? and if it's a defect...it's a pretty good defect :stan: !
Hahaha! Ibang klase yan, ah. Maybe a software that will automatically connect/disconnect your modem at a set interval could be useful there. Automatic resume naman ang mga DL's niyan, di ba? :glee:

[baste]

i tried asking for the free printer that is suposedly included in the new subscruiption... tama bang kailangan pang bumili ng isang set ng ink bago ibigay yung printer?

[gohatto]

kalokohan nga yung ink eh. sabi nung nag door 2 door samin e wala nang ink na bibilhin. tapos sa pldt office, sabi kailangan.

FAULTY ADVERTISING!!!

[baste]

oo nga eh .... grabe.. false advertising ... can something be done with this..... kalokokhan.. yung ink 900 yung black tapos yung colored mga 1200 eh parang brand new epson printer na yun na may ink na... mas makakamura pa

[GreatBop]

anyone have an ip address for pldt dsl's dns server??

i have mine in automatic.. and ambagal sobrang maghanap ng websites eh..

[froshie1]

I just got this from a lookup

Non-authoritative answer:
pldtdsl.net nameserver = prdns01.epldt.net
pldtdsl.net nameserver = prdns02.epldt.net

prdns01.epldt.net internet address = 202.57.125.1
prdns02.epldt.net internet address = 202.57.125.2

[Jeck]

Subscribed to their new 512 kbps 1,995 Plan last few weeks ago, only just to find out that the BitTorrent application is not connecting to any peers/seeds? Would want to confirm that this was not me only?

[topnotch97]

baka walang seeders na malapit sa node mo. see if you could try other links to dL

[Jeck]

I tested them on both PCs connected to different DSL providers and the other has no problem connecting. Also my IP address on MyPLDT DSL cannot be pinged from the outside even though I don't have firewalled enabled.

[ace_kit]

Ok naman siya sa side ko. Plan 2500 ang akin

[Juggalo]

oo nga ok sya sakin, bka ala nga lang seeders ***

[Jeck]

Ok naman siya sa side ko. Plan 2500 ang akin

Whats the bandwidth for the PLan 2500?

[Jeck]

Also the modem they installed here is a some kind of router. Couldn't even see own IP and gateway addresses assigned in my LAN except for the local 192.168.xxx.xxx addresses.

[JdelaCruz]

Can an ISP even do that? I mean is it technically possible to block just BT and allow all other data in and out?

Anyway, I'm downloading something right now by BT. I'm on plan 1995 also. Maybe you have an old torrent with few or no seeders.

Try this torrent. (http://www.mininova.org/tor/3322)

[knn]

Oks naman ang torrent ko. Am downloading Desperate housewives n some korean series.

[Mikoid]

For some reason, my ABC client froze on me. I switched to Bitcomet and it now seems to work.

[Jeck]

I'm pretty sure I'm being restricted. I can assure the torrent files had more seeds than peers and I tested plenty of them from different trackers that I regularly use. I was able to connect to the tracker but the seeds/peers keep getting disconnected every few seconds after being connected and my download speed fluctuates widely and average at only 1 kb/s because of that. I'm using Azureus.

MY area is only recently activated. I do not know if it has something to do with their new promo which upgraded the bandwidth from 384 kbps to 512 kbps for Plan 1995 but in return have to use it behind their firewall?

I was disappointed though. However I will call them again and have my DSL restored for the last time to see if they have corrected and removed the firewall. Last time their supervisor came to check out the problem but could not explain why except hinting that I should get the business package and so I cancelled the service.

[true_steppers]

never pa ako nagkaproblem sa bit torrent with pldt dsl, mabilis nga siya e...

[Jeck]

Probably it has something to do with their new promo?

One question has been left unanswered: Whats your plan and whats the speed they have been offering to you? Are you given 512 Kbps for Plan 1995 or still the old 384 kbps?

[ace_kit]

Whats the bandwidth for the PLan 2500?

768, a change from 512.

[Nightmare_Beta]

Jeck, are you using Azureus 2.3? If you are then...... I think there's a problem.

I've read somewhere that they're not letting people who use azureus to connect to others because azureus has this feature that interferes with the tracker's ability to collect accurate statistics, as well as affects non-azureus running peers by not allowing the tracker to properly distribute pieces, not sure if that's the case with you though

[Jeck]

Yes, it's Azureus 2.3.0.0 on both PC but different DSL providers. Cannot connect on MyDSL but not on SkyDSL.

[Karasu]

Try disabling 'Decentralized Tracking'. Just uncheck it, and then see if it works.

Go to Tools, Options, then Connection....

^^ this is what Nightmare_Beta probably means...but it depends on where you're leeching the file though. Some sources are pretty strict about this, some don't really care...yet.

[Jeck]

thanks, I will have my MyDSL connection back and try to do as what you said. One thing though was the modem they supplied which is a router and I cannot see my IP address on my LAN card and neither was the password and username really for?

[JdelaCruz]

Jeck, my advertised speed is 512 from the old 384. I also do not use any BT client other than the original BT.

[Silent_Typer]

Router, you say? Maybe you need to forward the ports needed for bittorrent. Bittorrent typically uses ports 6881-6889.

Here is a tutorial for tweaking NAT settings for routers:
http://btfaq.com/serve/cache/25.html

[Jeck]

I am not sure how to do it. They supplied me a router modem and there is no software to allow me to configure that thing.

[DeepZer0]

AH sounds similar yung problem mo sa friend ko pero nalaman namin ang source ng problem... pero im not sure if this is the same with your case...

It seems you are using Azureus (assuming the latest version) have you considered installing the latest Java Runtime? The requirement of the latest azureus is version 1.5 baka naman 1.4.x pa yung installed java runtime mo?

[Jeck]

Omigosh! Its 1.4.2_05 while my other PC connected to SkyDSL is 1.5.0 Hope that was the culprit. I'm going to transfer SkyDSL to my other PC to verify out. Nevertheless I think MyDSL put its subscribers under a firewall because my IP address cannot be pinged from the outside even though my local WinXP firewall was disabled?

[GreatBop]

mine's alright. kaso nga lang. parang may firewall nga sila sa side nila..

it takes a while for a site to be found :|

[Jeck]

Yes, you are a genius! It behaves exactly the way I have been describing above.

I was able to connect to the tracker but the seeds/peers keep getting disconnected every few seconds after connected and my download speed fluctuates widely and average only at 1 kb/s because of that. I'm using Azureus.

[Jeck]

Yeah! it seems like it is trying to analyze what you are accessing before granting you access. Another thing is segmented downloading which doesn't seem to allow simultaneous connections nevertheless the download speed seems ok.

[ginoledesma]

Jeck, can you tell us what kind of "router" they gave you? Which brand/model is it? How does it connect to your PC? Via USB or Ethernet cable? Is there a way to manage the device, such as a web-based interface or a proprietary application?

It would be interesting to know what's really happening. I wonder what kind of other traffic is being limited -- VoIP, SIP, online gaming, etc.

Usually, for Bittorrent to work flawlessly behind routers, you'd just enable static NAT + port forwarding (or DMZ if its supported). Most people try to avoid using the default 6881-6889 ports these days.

[Jeck]

I am not 100% sure but I think its SpeedTouch 510. Haven't try to change settings yet but you are supplied with user_id and password which I don't know for what use.

Yes, I'm using ICS with my other PC as router and I'm worried about that router/modem.

[Silent_Typer]

Maybe the username and password is used for changing the settings? I think it usually is the case.

Try running ipconfig in the command prompt. Take note of the first two numbers of the ip address that comes up (ex. 192.168.x.x) and go to your browser. In the address bar, type the first two numbers with 1 and 1 as the last two numbers (ex. 192.168.1.1).

A window *should* come up asking for the username and password. Try it and see if you can change the settings.

[GilmoreGal]

I heard lalabas daw ng Plan 900 somthing ang PLDT, but 250+kbps lang.

Anyone heard of this? Lalabas daw this year....

[syxx]

"PLDT myDSL brings you high speed broadband internet plan that's so affordable. PLDT myDSL 999 Promo Plan Unlimited. At only 999 a month, you get unlimited net access at incredible speeds of 256 kbps.

Stay online, play games, video chat and download music and video clips as much as you want at less than P1000 a month. It can't get any lower than this.

Don't get left behind. Say yes and subscribe now. Enjoy the privilege for a year. Promo ends on June 30, 2005. For more info, log on to or call 171."

[baste]

ano yung plan ng pldt for its current subscrbers? if mag lalabas sila ng plan 999 na 256 kbps.. does it mean updgrades for its subscriber under the other plans like 1950?

[rychu]

@SYXX, meron bang installation fee? It's promising. 999 for unlimited DSL internet? Cool.

[GilmoreGal]

syxx are you sure about that? i called PLDT customer service and they havn't heard of it.... And you already stated a deadline? :confusing:

[rychu]

maybe this is just a hoax...

... anyone who can confirm?

[plr628]

this is true. i called them up and they confirmed it. thinking of getting one already...

[rychu]

@plr628, may lock-in period ba? may additional charges ba?

and i think for one year lang yung 999.

[plr628]

as to what the customer service rep told me, two years contract with a penalty of 3 or 4 months msf for termination of the contract. the msf will be P999 throughout the duration of the contract. the promo is until 12 july. didn't ask any more questions because she wasn't that familiar with the promo. everytime i asked something she still had to search or refer it to dunno...

[floreno]

KAhit nga 128MB lang ibigay patok parin tong 999 kung sakali basta Unlimited.

Please Confirm kung totoo

[plr628]

yup, two years contract. the csr also told me the P999 msf will be effective throughout the duration of the contract...

[Tharaki]

nagloloko ngayun ang pldt dsl..........

[GilmoreGal]

plr628 what's msf?
You mean,its only a promo?

Let me call them up later..hindi pa ata well informed mga CSR :down:

[plr628]

msf: monthly service fee...

[GilmoreGal]

hay naku, kakanis mga CSR ng PLDT, not everyone is informed about the Plan 990. :angry:

anyone availed of this promo?

[baste]

kung yung plan 1995, na 512kbps/256kbps how fast does the speed of internet traffic really go... sa akin kasi pag nag do-download mga around 30kbps lang yung lumalbas...

[neutrogena]

well the problem with pldt is their customer reps / technicians don't know anything.

now when i asked for a technician, it took them 1 week, and there's still none.

[Juggalo]

kung yung plan 1995, na 512kbps/256kbps how fast does the speed of internet traffic really go... sa akin kasi pag nag do-download mga around 30kbps lang yung lumalbas...

akon mga 50 pero dahil bittorrent yun, your only as fast as your file provider

[plr628]

i applied for this, and kakabitan na daw ako by next week. weird though kasi some csr's do not know of the plan so i called and called til i was able to talk to a csr who processed my application. it's P999 throughout the duration of the contract. you can apply over the phone but the pldt line should be under your name...

[rychu]

I called earlier and it's weird because here's the promo she mentioned to me:

999 msf for 6 months and 1499 after the 6th month. It's 384kbps I think, not 256. Is this different or not?

[jembo]

haha... ayan na.. lumalabas *** fine print... malamang hindi all throughout the period na 999 yan. parang *** sa vibe promo nila

[GilmoreGal]

I know its only 256. 384 are for plan 1995.

Meron na ba sa newspaper tong promo?

I have a commercial line, i've already downgraded to residential, pero di pa rin ma process sa system nila.

Do you think i should go to thei business office isntead? its been 3 months already... ang tagal tagal!!!

[rychu]

PLDT frustrates me. I don't know what's wrong with their CSR but they are gravely misinformed.

I can't be wrong with what the CSR mentioned because I verified it with her. She mentioned that the prices were good for 6 months only. I think they're opening a new line -- 384kbps. Also, for 512kbps, it's available for 1499 for 6 months and revert back to 1995. I'll go to the PLDT Business Center here in Makati later for REAL verification.

I'll update y'all.

[GilmoreGal]

thanks for that info rychu, keep us postd :wave:

[plr628]

kinabitan na ko ng ganitong plan. i applied last fri and the csr said that my application will take 5 working days. next day, saturday, andiyan na yung pldt to connect my dsl. connecting it was fast since it uses the phone line lang. the problem was in my username and password. in my previous post, i mentioned that some of the csr's were not aware of this plan, it was the same with the pldt dsl technician. he did not notice my plan until i mentioned it to him and he said it was his first time to connect someone with that plan. he was also wondering why they were not informed of this new plan. anyway, when he asked for my username and password (which was supposed to be sent to me through sms) i have yet to receive it. he tried out the connection with their password and it worked fine with speeds up to 475kbps. he called a number to ask for my username and password and after the longest time waiting he was able to connect and get it. turned out my username and password was not yet registered on their servers. anyway, it worked but i was not able to browse the internet. he called again but decided to give up (malapit na kasing mag-5pm) after waiting for a while. come sunday, he told me the username and password did not work because the Plan 999 profile was not yet registered with their system, they did not even know about it yet. they were yet to make the profile. on monday, pldt came again but i was out of the house. they checked my cpu and told my dad that ok na lahat. when i came home set up na yung connection with my username and password and yung speed is only 180kbps. ok pa rin sa akin kasi i came from dial-up. hope this helps you all...

[rychu]

dapat hiningi mo yung password niya. haha. 475kbps din yun. sayang! hehe

[jembo]

ako nagapply ako kahapon sa sm ortigas office. anyway ill wait for 1-2 weeks for the connection.... sana hasslefree na un. alam ng customer service dun *** promo. (o siguro alam na nila kasi dami nang nangulit sa 999 promo)

let's wait and see then kung ok *** 256... galing din akong dialup

[rychu]

Okay, I finally clarified this with business office. The CSRs are not dependable talaga. So, 256kbps unlimited, 999/month. 2 years lockdown with 3-month worth MSF, so that's around 3000. I applied na rin so I'll see what happens!

[plr628]

dapat hiningi mo yung password niya. haha. 475kbps din yun. sayang! hehe

actually pinagamit niya sa akin yon. but it automatically disconnects after 5 minutes. although connect kaagad din siya... ;)

[GilmoreGal]

plr628 ang bilis naman dumating ng technician sa inyo. Bakit kay jembo 1-2 weeks pa.

Hay, kainis talga mga CSRs hindi kasi sila na i-informed mabuti :(

[plr628]

sa sobrang bilis nga, wala pa username and password ko, :) when i called them up to follow it up approved na daw, so gulat din sila at mabilis nga. i think it has something to do na matagal na yung linya namin and on time kami lagi nagbabayad ng bill namin...

[jembo]

waa.. mabilis din naman ako kung magbayad ng bills e...
wala pang dumadating... sana bukas na

[digital_potato]

PLDT is crap. if we had other DSL providers in our area, i wouldnt subscribe to their service. Customer Service is bad bad bad.

[GilmoreGal]

jembo follow up mo. Kailangan talaga kulitin mga un
digital_potato i agree, not every CSR is well informed about their services/new offers.

[rychu]

i applied last tuesday afternoon (around 4pm) and guess what, they connected my DSL earlier this morning.

Let's talk about fast?! Kudos to PLDT!

[LadyMarmalade]

I wonder if present subscribers would be allowed to downgrade to that P999 plan...
I'm really not satisfied with PLDT dsl.
Inconsistent internet connection/speed, and lousy customer service. Bah.

[Juggalo]

I wonder if present subscribers would be allowed to downgrade to that P999 plan...
I'm really not satisfied with PLDT dsl.
Inconsistent internet connection/speed, and lousy customer service. Bah.

this is exactly the reason why they didnt decide to promote the plan 999 in fact sabi ng friend ko na kakaapply lang, di na muna nila ilalabas yung plan na to kse nga survey sa mga users with higher plans magdodowngrade ang majority

[plr628]

i think this was a promo in the sense that the pldt was suppose to be the one to offer it to subscribers by contacting them. when i tried to confirm this before with my friends from pldt, bad trip yung kausap ko dahil nag-leak nga daw and it was supposed to be hush-hush...

[jembo]

tumawag nga ako... nasa work order na raw since june 21 (that's 1 day after applying)... pero di pa rin dumarating... baka natakot sa aso namin.. hehe

not in a rush... pero syempre bibilis na internet ko... saka wala nang agawan sa phone...

*** naka 999 na dyan: anong experiences sa connection? may foul-ups ba?

[rychu]

They went yesterday but they didn't install it because there was a problem with the port or the modem. So, they'll come back next week daw to resolve it. I hope they do it at once para ayos!

[plr628]

no problems with mine. first time to have dsl and i came from prepaid dial-up so i have no complaints...

[LadyMarmalade]

this is exactly the reason why they didnt decide to promote the plan 999 in fact sabi ng friend ko na kakaapply lang, di na muna nila ilalabas yung plan na to kse nga survey sa mga users with higher plans magdodowngrade ang majority

I called 171 na and told them that I'm having my plan downgraded. All they offered me was the 1995 plan. Loko talaga.

[GilmoreGal]

LadyMarmalade sa alam ko hindi naman pwede mag downgrade eh....

[Girl_tickler]

my internet suddenly slowed down specially when Downloading... my normal DL speed is normally around 60 kbps... now it only downloads at around 15-20 kbps... is there any problem with my internet??? checked for virus or spyware already and so far no probs there... or is it PLDT DSL which has the problem... thnx... (PLDT DSL P2500/month Plan)

[UtopianDream]

who else saw the ad in the June issue of T3 (local) ?

PLDT had an ad for dsl, plan999, meaning Php999/month up to 128kbps.
Promo runs until June30, 2005.

anyway, went to PLDT and they asked, "san mo nakuha 'to?" they had to fax the ad to their main office pa to confirm na meron nga. haven't signed up yet, but they were offering the P1499 nalang daw, e i want the Php999 lang (kuripot ba, hahah). my friend na nag OJT for PLDT did say na meron naman.

anyone else here na naka apply na for the Plan999? It's not in newspapers, or online, sa T3 mag lang talaga.

[Pao|o]

Da.mn that's good. 16KB/s for under P1,000.

[UtopianDream]

Yun nga e, I guess that's why they had minimal advertising (T3 lang, dunno about other magazines).

They can't say na walang Plan999 kasi they released advertisements!

I'm a bit apprehensive though kasi yung other friends ko nagkaka-problem with pldt DSL. But

[numetal]

Did you call up PLDT tech support about it? Maybe the problem is on their side, not yours.

It happens sometimes ..... but not to the extent of say more than two days.

[Verbl Kint]

What is your OS, browser and modem?

[Verbl Kint]

Looks to be a good deal except that it doesn't seem to exist. :(

[Girl_tickler]

Os - Win XP pro...
Browser - IE... (but even using psp programs to DL it still goes at around 20 kbps max speed...)
Modem - External modem provided with DSL...

[rychu]

it exists. i applied already. go to a PLDT business office.

[ein]

Akala ko bang 256kbps daw sabi sa other myDSL thread?!

Ang gulo naman hehe.

[ein]

Okay, I finally clarified this with business office. The CSRs are not dependable talaga. So, 256kbps unlimited, 999/month. 2 years lockdown with 3-month worth MSF, so that's around 3000. I applied na rin so I'll see what happens!

256kbps ba talaga or 128kbps lang?

[GilmoreGal]

NOt every CSR knows about the plan. Try calling 171 again.. malay mo machempuhan mo *** marunong na CSR....

but that plan really does exist... i think the promo's until jul 12 not jun 30

[rychu]

It's 256kbps.

The PLDT people came today and set it up. Since I'm in work, I haven't really tested it yet. But, I'll comment on it later when I get home.

Download galore, here I come. :)

[chie_ph]

but then with PLDT you always have to look at the fine print. Baka parang yung Globe P950.. 2-year lock pero 1 year lang yung P950.. dun sa 2nd year balik P1500. Hehe.

[UtopianDream]

GilmoreGal - July 12, talaga?

rychu -- ano, nakabit na?

Yea 2 year lock in period, pero I'm not sure how much you pay for the 2nd year. maybe rychu can answer that?

[bludwid]

Three things come up:

1. Spyware. have you done a spyware scan lately?
2. Contention. One of the downsides of broadband is contention. Your exchange might be congested. Does it happen often? Everybody in your area might be using a bandwidth-hungry app like P2P, torrent, etc...
3. Modem. Ask PLDT tech support regarding your connection...

[Verbl Kint]

What version of XP? Do you have sp2 installed? If you do, you might want to try "netsh winsock reset" in a DOS prompt then reboot.

If that doesn't work you may wanna try calling PLDT tech support and ask for your port to be reset or test your connection's noise margin (must not be less than 7dB) or maybe they can run a loop test to see if there are possible problems within their network.

You may also want to ask a neighbor who has PLDT DSL if their connection is just as slow as yours.

[rychu]

yup. nakabit na.

accdg sa business office, it's for the whole contract since they plan to offer a 256kbps at 999, and 384kbps at 1499 eventually. maybe just a test phase at the moment.

i'm just having technical difficulties (can't connect!) and i was trying to call their tech support with no avail. their tech support sucks big time.

[GilmoreGal]

rychu how long did the techinician came to your place after you made the applicaton? where did you apply, through 171?

[GilmoreGal]

rychu bad trip, lugi naman if you can't connect... Maybe they gave you a wrong username and password?

UtopianDream i'm sure its upto july 12, you can always ask 171 to verify *okay*

[ein]

This is an email from a PLDT CSR to my friend:


Dear Sir/Ma'am,



Thank you for notifying us of your concerns.



We are pleased to provide you with the basic information regarding PLDT's myDSL Service. Please refer to the table below for the details of the DSL Plan 999.



Package Type
DSL Access (speed**)
Features
Pricing





Plan 999 Unlimited


Up to 256 Kbps Downstream



Up to 128 kbps Upstream


Free one (1) email address (@pldtdsl.net)

Email space: 20MB



Free 5MB Web hosting space


Installation Fee:

Waived



Monthly Fee:

Php 999.00






The DSL speed refers to the "access speed" that DSL is capable of delivering over your telephone line, which is from your computer/network up to our PLDT Central Office. This does not include its performance (throughout) over the Internet.



The speed performance that you will experience at any time is dependent on other factors such as line interference, location, website availability, hardware or software problems, and website congestion, especially for those very popular, very busy sites.



There's an additional P100.00 monthly charge for each additional e-mail address.



You must subscribe to at least 1 year or a a pre-termination fee equivalent to 3 months of your DSL service fee will

be charged to your account.



For the minimum requirements, please provide the following:



1. Operation System - Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, XP or NT, Mac 7.6-9

2. Hardware - Pentium 1 & up

3. Ethernet Card - 10 Base T





Note: If you are not the subscriber on record, please secure a signed letter of authorization from the subscriber and send to (02) 864 34 27 Attn: Telserv Support- DSL or send to email address mydsl@pldt.com.ph



To apply, please email us the telephone number to be used for the DSL connection and the desired DSL Plan or visit www.pldtdsl.com and fill up the online form.



Note: You must secure first for a PLDT postpaid landline in order to apply for a PLDT DSL connection.





Sincerely,





PLDT HOME DSL

[rychu]

@GilmoreGal, I filled up my application with the additional requirements in the PLDT Makati Business Office on Tuesday afternoon -- 4:50ish. The PLDT people arrived on Thursday but may problem pala sa system nila so they didn't install. They went back yesterday, Tuesday, and installed. Down yata talaga yesterday so I'll see later kung okay yung speed.

[rychu]

tama naman. na-verify ko sa friend ko kanina na may problem daw talaga last night. so, hindi lang ako yung may problema! haha

[UtopianDream]

hay buti naman!
i'll try to go to pldt tomorrow, or call na nga lang.

[rychu]

okay! connected na. BILIS! PERFECT. loves it.

[UtopianDream]

i think this was a promo in the sense that the pldt was suppose to be the one to offer it to subscribers by contacting them. when i tried to confirm this before with my friends from pldt, bad trip yung kausap ko dahil nag-leak nga daw and it was supposed to be hush-hush...

ako naman when i saw the small ad in T3 (june issue), i asked my friend who was doing his OJT at pldt. he called me after one day and said na meron nga pero june pa (it was the last week of may when i saw the ad), and that hindi pa na la-launch ng pldt.

when my mom went to pldt (las pinas) to inquire etc, nagulat pa sila when she showed them the ad. they had to fax it to the main office, akala yata fake yung ad. tinanong pa kung san nakuha.

rychu - wow 256kbps na? sa ad it was up to 128kbps lang

[audigy]

256 to!!!

yun ang nasa t3 na mag... naduling ka lang siguro!!!

[rychu]

connection is great. :) i love it.

[GilmoreGal]

rychu ano nauna? Yung pag text ng username and password or *** pagdating ng techinician?

I just applied yesterday, the person from PLDT office told me, it would take 3-5 days. I'm not sure if its to process or within 3-5 days, the techincian will come here to my place.

[ein]

connection is great. :) i love it.

Consistent ba yung 32KB/s download speed?

[rychu]

pagdating ng technician yung nauna! they have to come back on a different day dahil wala pa akong username/password! haha pero mabilis ang service. i'm really impressed.

[rychu]

i'll try to post some bandwith tests later. still at work pa e. hehe

[GilmoreGal]

rychu ah, thanks for that info. i applied WEdnesday, stil no text of username password... hmm, tawaga ko nga 171 para mangulit :lol:

[Verbl Kint]

So what's the speed? 256 ba or 128?

I wonder if Bayantel will come out with a promo like this...

[son23kat]

i thought bayantel is about to be bought by some company i can't remember

[rychu]

it's 256kbps down/ 128kbps up

[RAINBOWSIX]

i'm using the Plan 1995 and my connection as of 2:14pm is 484kbps... not bad huh. :) although minsan my DNS error sa mismong PLDT Dsl kaya di ma access minsan yung ibang sites (I experience that sometimes lalo na pag 2am to 6am).

[kilobytes]

SPYWARE LANG YAN download ka ng microsoft anti-spyware...

[piggy7x7]

wait so wala na tong offer?

[tqbfjotld]

call their customer service. most probably the problem is with their "DataNet".

[paskopaksiw]

just got my pldt 999 plan installed yesterday.. and the rumor according to the pldt teller is that this plan is not supposed to be launched until the near future.. the pldt guyz were contemplating regarding the release of this plan because they think that if this plan was released, the 1995plan and above subscribers might downgrade their plans.. unfortunatley, (fortunately for me) they accidentally launched the plan on their website.. thats why they are allowing people who "saw" the plan to apply.. neway, i suggest u guyz get one.. before the application period ends.. i think its up til the first week of july.. btw below is a speed test of my dsl from TESTMY.NET


Your connection is: 218 Kbps (about 0.2 Mbps)
You downloaded at: 27 kB/s
Your TRuSPEED: ^info^ 233 Kbps :: 29 kB/s (7% overhead factored)
Bottom Line: You are running: 4 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 37.93 second(s)
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 38.31 % of your hosts average (pldt.net)

[GilmoreGal]

paskopaksiw when did you apply? Personal or through 171?

I applied wednesday, until now, no techinican yet :(

[rychu]

Here are my results:

:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 213 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 386 kB)
Download Speed is:: 26 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Sat Jul 2 12:54:41 UTC+0800 2005
Bottom Line:: 4X faster than 56K 1MB download in 39.38 sec

:::.. Upload Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 118 Kbps about 0.1 Mbps (tested with 97 kB)
Upload Speed is:: 14 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Sat Jul 2 12:57:33 UTC+0800 2005
Bottom Line:: 2X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 73.14 sec

[ka_enteng]

taenang pldt yan, ala na namang DSL magdamag

[GilmoreGal]

sa alam ko meron pa, til jul 12 ata. call 171 to confirm

[cnokah?!]

hi,.,. newbie *** and napadaan *** ako actually,, we have PLDTmydsl plan 999.. kakakabit *** nun yesterday. Nagpost ang pldt ng ad sa candy mag june issue and sa entreprenuer na mag. then nung first time na 2mawag *** mom ko sa pldt, sbi nung nakausap nia meron daw **** nun pero pinipili *** daw *** bbgyan and d dapat un inadvertise. pero pumayag *** na kabitan *** dahil ***** sa kakulitan ng mom ko,.,. anyhows,.,. mabilis *** connection nia,.,. ndi 128 kbps *** speed nung amin eh,,, lumalabas minsan 100 mbps,,., *okay*

[cnokah?!]

and pag nag-apply ka, kailangan mo pa maghintay ng 10 days yata un,,.,.,.

[cynderssor]

bakit walang dsl kagabi?

[camron]

actually, it was back online around 2am, i was calling their tech support and it seems that they really blocked calls from coming in, i called 12mn at 172375 and i was on hold til 2am, i just hung up when it got reconnected. i was watching a movie the whole time my dsl was trying to reconnect, and i wasnt able to talk to anyone the whole time. i suggest that you complain as well coz thats what im about to do.

[camron]

Your connection is: 1826 Kbps (about 1.8 Mbps)
You downloaded at: 223 kB/s
Your TRuSPEED: ^info^ 1954 Kbps :: 239 kB/s (7% overhead factored)
Bottom Line: You are running: 33 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 4.59 second(s)
Diagnosis: Looks Great : 6.16 % faster than the average for host (230.13)

office connection to ito, check ko sa house later kung ano speed ko. :D

[munchy_munch]

Advice lang po.. Ncase your encountering dsl prob you may also try to dial 17001.. Or if you are lucky enough to get thru @ 172375 try to ask for their direct nos.. para di mapudpod mga daliri nio kaka-dial..

[munchy_munch]

correction: its 172001..

[soulthird]

apply na ako!!!! sa website lang ba pwede na? or mas ok tumawag?

[engrgv]

Plan 1,999 yung plan namin sa PLDT myDSL and when I inquired about downgrading to the 999 plan sabi nila ok lang BUT I have to pay 5,000 bucks for downgrade fee! Parang nanloloko yung mga yun. Sira ba mga tuktok nila?

[munchy_munch]

apply na ako!!!! sa website lang ba pwede na? or mas ok tumawag?


I think mas madali kung sa site na lang ikaw mag-apply.. So sobrang
busy kasi ng hotline nila baka mapagod kapa sa kaka dial. At least
kapag sa site once you fill-out the application wait kana lang ng
tawag nila... :)

[rychu]

Haha! I would prefer doing it personally in the PLDT Business Office.

[Agapito]

I applied for MyDSL Plan 1995 this June and PLDT came to my house and installed it the next day. That was fast! Kayo ba nakuha nyo yung libreng printer nyo sa PLDT office? Ink lang ang babayaran. Ok na yun, tutal kailangan mo rin naman ng ink talaga. :D

My DSL speed currently is 560 kbps. Dalawa yung PC ko sa bahay kaya bumili ako ng Edimax Broadband Router, mura lang P1,700 lang ang bili ko sa Alabang.

Oo nga, nung Friday ng gabi down yung PLDT DSL from 7 PM till 1 AM. Meron daw nasirang data exchange server sabi nila.

[Agapito]

my normal DL speed is normally around 60 kbps... now it only downloads at around 15-20 kbps... is there any problem with my internet??? checked for virus or spyware already and so far no probs there... or is it PLDT DSL which has the problem... thnx... (PLDT DSL P2500/month Plan)

You are paying P2,500 a month for 60 kbps ???? That's highway robbery if you are expecting that as your normal download speed. Have it checked by a PLDT technician right away, they might replace your DSL modem. As a first-aid, try switching off your modem, let it cool for about 5 minutes then restart it again. Try to reboot your computer as well.

I'm on PLDT MyDSL Plan 1995. Sometimes when my speed goes down to 110 kbps, I simply reboot the modem, and the speed goes back to 560 kbps.

[GilmoreGal]

Plan 1,999 yung plan namin sa PLDT myDSL and when I inquired about downgrading to the 999 plan sabi nila ok lang BUT I have to pay 5,000 bucks for downgrade fee! Parang nanloloko yung mga yun. Sira ba mga tuktok nila?

haha, oo nga nanloloko :rolleyes:

SAna by next wednesday mapuntahan na kami ng technician. Sa wednesday...one week na when i applied

[pepperprone]

i just talked to a pldt customer service rep about downgrading my plan from 2500 (personal) to the 1995. my one year dsl contract expired last july 02 lang and i wanted to downgrade na since 2500 is a bit painful talaga.

the csr told me that kahit lagpas one year na yung contract, i would still have to pay a downgrade penalty fee of freaking 5,000 pesos!!! grabe! highway robbery talaga! kahit daw 5 years na akong subscriber, i would still have to pay that amount kung gusto ko magpadowngrade.

sabi ko sobrang unfair yun. another option she offered was that i have my current dsl plan disconnected, wait for 2 to 3 weeks while the disconnection notice goes through the proper channels (ho-humm...) and then re-apply for a lower plan, wait for another two weeks for approval. so all in all, if i want to avail of a lower plan, i have to wait ONE month or six weeks para lang makabitan!!!

such greed...i can't comprehend this.

[Agapito]

Your case is confusing. If you said your contract already ended this July 2, how come you still have PLDT DSL connection? Unless you entered into another contract with PLDT or PLDT automatically renewed your contract at the end of the deadline. The fact that you are using PLDT DSL at this moment, it means you are tied to a usage contract, so downgrading it will definitely incur a penalty on your part.

[munchy_munch]

*okay* Just want to share this to you guys.. One of the CSRs was kind enough to give me a copy of their DSL package... :)


BizDSL ADSL, SDSL and Broadband Internet Updated Rates and Bandwidth Effective March 15, 2005

MyDSL Packages (For Individual/Residential Clients only)

Packages Maximum Bandwidth Value-add Services

MyDSL Personal 512 Kbps 1 email address
10MB email space

MyDSL Professional 768 Kbps 1 email address
10MB email space


Monthly Standard Rate*
2,500 MyDSL Personal
3,000 MyDSL Professional

*Note:
Special Notes:
* Rates are VAT exclusive.
* Minimum of 12 months contract.
* Pre-termination Fee is equivalent to 50% of the remaining contract

[GilmoreGal]

pepperprone try contacting their office again. minsan kasi mali mali ang information na binibigay ng CSR. I"ve experiened that lots of times so i have to call 171 4-5times just to make sure. Oh, and dont' forgot to ask who your calling to para masabi mo sa current na kausap mo na CSR kung sino nagsabi ng "maling" info

[$en$or]

Basta nag apply naman ng before July 12th, pasok na yon diba? Hindi naman dapat na nakabitan ka na by July 12th diba?

[$en$or]

Nag apply ako kahapon...And tumawag sila kanina to install....Yipee?!?...Di pa sila dumadating until now....Grrrr..Pero at least, in fairness to them, ang bilis ng approval.

[GilmoreGal]

got installed yesterday *okay*

[soulthird]

$en$or.. pano ka apply? plan 999 din?

[$en$or]

Yep. I called 171 and then kinausap ako ng customer service rep. Kailangan nga lang kasama mo yung customer on the record (if other than you) kasi sila lang in effect ang may authority to make that request. The good thing is, as long as naka pag apply ka na before July 12, pasok ka na sa 999 promo (if yun ang gusto mong habulin na promo). I mean, kahit after july 12th pa nila ma install, pwede ka pa din sa 999 na promo. Di pa din ako na install....Still waiting....

[jembo]

saw the ad on gamesmaster (god of war issue)
dumating na kahapon *** magkakabit.. pero nagkaproblema pa (di raw madetect/di pa activated)... babalik na lang bukas.. waa

[--SuperBoy--]

bayantel ako? gusto kong pakabit nyan.

[GilmoreGal]

--SuperBoy-- ibang company ang bayantel diba? So hindi ka pwede mag apply...

jembo gyanyan din *** akin, TCP/IP error daw, but the technician called a certain number/guy and naayos din... ano problem sayo?

[soulthird]

thanks $en$or!

[jembo]

mukhang pareho lang siguro... mga 530pm na kasi un... kaya umatras nalang sila.. wa bumalik kayo.. di pa sila dumadating

[$en$or]

Got my DSL installed yesterday! Yipee! Fast, fast, fast! Downloads Galore!

[warp3d]

i'm planning on going to a pldt business office tomorrow... can anyone confirm kung hanggang july 12 talaga yung promo period??? thanks!!!

[CiGaWeTte]

so the connection speed is really 256? may nagsabi sakin 128 lang daw.

i called up the PLDT early today, the CSR told me that my application is okay na daw, and that he will be faxing me the application form within the day, e wala naman akong nakuhang fax.

does that mean pasok parin ako sa promo period? baka kasi hindi ma-count since hindi ko pa nabibigay yung application form.

[GilmoreGal]

CiGaWeTte i dont' think pasok ka na.. the form must be sent in and be sure that they didreceive it (you call them for verification).

My advice is i think its better if you go directly to the business office. And fill the form yourself (if the phone's under your name, if not, kailangan mo bumalik to have it signed...)

Pag la kang time, kumulit ka nalang ng CSR.. baka mainis ka lang :D

[Tmac_1]

how bout the performance guys? totoo ba talaga yung 256 downstream?

i called their hotline yesterday and a grumpy-sounding csr entertained my call. i just need to fax an ID then ok na.

[rychu]

256kbps downstream. So, that's roughly 32KB/s. Multitasker kasi ako so while my BT client is downloading, I'm also surfing, IMing, chatting etc. I can hit 28KB/s.

[elvenjediknight]

CiGaWeTte i dont' think pasok ka na.. the form must be sent in and be sure that they didreceive it (you call them for verification).

My advice is i think its better if you go directly to the business office. And fill the form yourself (if the phone's under your name, if not, kailangan mo bumalik to have it signed...)

Pag la kang time, kumulit ka nalang ng CSR.. baka mainis ka lang :D

Thanks for the info. I called them up again, The CSR was very accomodating naman. Apparently, wala pang record na may application ako, but the CSR was very willing to process my application again, but since hindi naka pangalan sakin yung line, hindi nagawa. She asked for my Dad's contact number instead, so she can call him up personally, i gave her my dad's cellphone number.

She even gave me her name so if there's any problem with the application, i can just call them up and look for her.


(ay oo, alternick ako. hehe)

[soulthird]

for me... patay na yunga count holder 25 years ago... kaya di ma process heheh....

so i have to drop by their office and submit a ltter and pay 300 pesos. nakakatamad. tsaka na nga lang!

[chipsea]

hehe sory if i sound ignorant a,unlimited ba to?kasi tumawag ako 171 pero mejo magulo kausap yung operator kaya di ko mashado nagets

[jembo]

soulthird:
mabilis lang process transfer name. ginawa ko na un
*** payment na 300 sa bill magrereflect
dala ka lang ng letter of request at valid id

[Tmac_1]

is it true? globelines is offering broadband internet to limited subscribers with speed up to 512kbps for just 900/month!

[GilmoreGal]

chipsea yes unlimited
elvenjediknight/CiGaWeTte TAwag tawagan mo uli *** CSR na nakausap mo para ma process kagad *okay*

[weye]

i'm currently having problems with my pldt dsl connection :mecry:

on the modem, the topmost led is perpetually orange! accdg to the service man we have to unplug the cable that connects the modem to the pc and wait until the led turns green --then we can connect. problem is, it sometimes takes way too long before that d*mn led turns green and to make things worse, lately, it sometimes gets disconnected all of a sudden. unfortunately, no help whatsoever from the pldt service man. according to them, it works perfectly fine on their laptop so... sigh.

help please? :confused:

[Agapito]

i'm currently having problems with my pldt dsl connection :mecry:

on the modem, the topmost led is perpetually orange! accdg to the service man we have to unplug the cable that connects the modem to the pc and wait until the led turns green --then we can connect. problem is, it sometimes takes way too long before that d*mn led turns green and to make things worse, lately, it sometimes gets disconnected all of a sudden. unfortunately, no help whatsoever from the pldt service man. according to them, it works perfectly fine on their laptop so... sigh.

help please? :confused:

Pinakita ba sayo nung technician yung laptop niya nung kinabit niya dun yung modem mo? Dapat ipakita sayo para ma-prove na totoo nga yung sinasabi niya. If the modem works fine on his laptop, and not good on your computer, then your modem is fine. Your computer is the one causing the problem.

[Agapito]

Subukan mo ding pumunta sa bahay ng kaibigan mo na meron ding DSL. I-swap mo muna sandali yung modem mo. Kung ok sa kaya, yung computer mo nga talaga ang may problema.

[l1nkdis]

what's the best ethernet card to use for pldt my dsl?? how much?? will they provide it or ako bibili??? thanks...

[paskopaksiw]

^ d-link is the best.. its costs around 500 bucks..

nway for those who already have this plan, do you encounter errors like TCP/IP error while connecting??

[paskopaksiw]

guys maybe u can help me.. i keep on getting TCP/IP error 730 ata un when i connect.. pero after recconecting for about 10 times.. nkakaconnect na din.. i know i could just **,pero nkaka OC eh.. any advice??

[chipsea]

yey umabot ako,i applied na kanina thru 171.san ba ok bumili ng ethernet card and broadband router?

[Agapito]

guys maybe u can help me.. i keep on getting TCP/IP error 730 ata un when i connect.. pero after recconecting for about 10 times.. nkakaconnect na din.. i know i could just **,pero nkaka OC eh.. any advice??

Looks like your modem is going nuts as well. Request PLDT to give you a new modem.

[UtopianDream]

ang sabi sa akin until july 15, some dude frompldt has been calling our house.

otherwise my friend na agent nalang sa pldt, para daw mas mabilis. fax rin.

sinong may alam ng fax # nila?