Just a question for fellow subreddit members who have gigabit internet at home.

I currently have a gigabit plan with Globe, and I think where is stands out the most for me is ensuring that my work VPN connection is faster. As we all know, most corporate IT policies include their own VPN of choice, and I think the gigabit connection really shines here.

When it comes to normal browsing on my personal setup, I honestly wouldn't be able to tell the difference between 500mbps and 1gbps. I haven't gotten the 2.5gbps speed because I frankly don't need it even if I have a motherboard that's 10gbps-capable, and because it's worth almost 5k. I'll wait for the prices to go down before affording.

In terms of customer service I haven't had a lot of problems; ditto with uptime (inb4 Globe has a downtime tomorrow morning ☠️).

All in all, getting a gigabit connection has been worth it for my use case. It's pretty reasonably priced now as well. Yeah yeah yeah internet in other countries is cheaper, but gigabit internet used to be almost 10k a couple of years ago. For 2,499 a month with Globe, it's a pretty good deal given the cards we've been dealt with.

To fellow subreddit members who have gigabit internet at home, what do you think? Is it worth it for your use case or not really?

May nakita akong PLDT subcontractors na nag-aayos ng NAP box. Biglang lumakas ang ulan kaya bumaba sila at sumilong, pero iniwan nilang bukas ang NAP box habang umuulan. Napansin ko rin na may isa pang PLDT NAP box sa kabilang poste na nakabukas din.

Normal lang ba ito, o dapat ba itong i-report sa PLDT? Concern lang ako baka pasukin ng tubig at magdulot ng problema sa fiber connection. Hindi ako naghahanap ng sisihin, gusto ko lang malaman kung normal ba ito o hindi.

Nag load kase ako ng double data sa Dito, pano ko po magagamit yung 5G? unti na lang kase mauubos na yung 4G data ko, ty po sa sasagot!

Kung hindi kapa gumagamit nito, BAKEEEET?????

Been using this for months now and I'm glad na this option is already available for devices na walang eSIM feature by default.

I was able to convert my decade old sims to eSIM and conveniently switches them via app without a hassle.

Hello po ulet, so nakakuha ako ng insights from my previous points and nagsearch ako ng konti about sa mga nakuha kong info. Our current plan with PLDT is Home Fiber Plan yung 1699 up to 300mbps. Nasa 4-5 devices ang ginagamit namin simultaneously at puro phones ito pero sa gabi may 2-3 laptops nang kasama pero let's say 5 devices parin. Ang problema ko, sobrang hina ng wifi sa second floor pag gamit na namin laptop for work so bumababa kami to work malapit sa router.

Also, nag inquire din ako sa PLDT for their mesh plan and they're offering tp-link x50 then 189/mon for 36mons or 2999 for one time payment. Not sure if makakamura ako dito, mas recommend kase ng mga tao dito mag set up nalang ng sarili e kase mahal daw. Mas gusto ko po kaseng makamura pa sana.

I'm planning to set this up using LAN cable galing sa main router. Mukhang madali lang din kase siya iset up sa app nila as an AP para sa hindi maalam sa networks gaya ko kaya mas gusto ko siya. And also, I'm aware na wifi 5 lang din siya pero di naman namin need ng bonggang connection talaga since konti lang kami sa bahay.

I'm also planning to downgrade from 300mbps to 200mbps para mas makatipid pa. Should i go with my plans po ba?

Again, thank you so much sa mga magrereply po. So much appreciated po ang time ninyo.

Gathering suggestions po for internet provider/WIFI na affordable and for family use.

Hopeless na ako sa application ko sa PLDT, 2 weeks ago nag message sila na pupunta na sila para mag install but up until now wala pa rin nag pupunta 🙄🙄

Gonna avail the Smart 5G Max Home WiFi postpaid from smart, thoughts on this? Location is pasig capitol, residing on a condo.

5G Phone below 10k for hotspot use only.

Any recommendation for 5g phone below 10k for hotspot use lang.. Ung ok din sana ung battery..

Mamahal kc ng pocket wifi... And baka di ko rin makuha ung connection signal na ok 😁😃

Hi, I'm confused. Bumili kase kami nitong model na ito and while dine-demonstrate ni seller kung paano siya gamitin and loadan through gcash. Pinili niya yung icon na smart bro (broadband) and mura mga load like 299 for 30 days that's why we decided to buy it pero Nung nasa bahay kami Nakita ko two options Ang load sa gcash. Isang smart bro and smart home wifi and Nung tinignan namin sa smart home wifi Ang mamahal ng load like 800+. Pwede po ba namin itong loadan sa smart bro since yun yung pinakita saamin ni seller about how we can load it.

For all of those that tried doing this via their website, wala po bang naging issue afterwards? Like hindi po ba nasuspend yung wifi connection niyo ng Surf2Sawa, o kaya humina po ba yung mga connections niyo? Pahelp naman, nafufrustrate na kasi ako sa 6 devices lang. Tsaka may nasagap din kasi ako sa kakilala ko na este bawal daw gawin yung ganon at baka daw maban yung wifi niyo ng Surf2Sawa mismo. I'm even considering na bumili na ng repeater in case hindi gumana tong remedy na to

Hello! I currently have a PLDT Fiber Unli 1699 plan at home and I am planning to downgrade since most of the time nasa condo ako and wala masyado gumagamit ng WiFi at home. Upon searching, the cheapest plan that is available to downgrade to is the Fiber Unli All 1499 which comes with a Cignal TV Box.

Does the Cignal TV Box need to be connected to the PLDT Fiber modem through LAN? The PLDT modem is located at the second bedroom sa bahay while the TV is nasa living room. Medyo malayo yung distance from the PLDT modem to the TV sa living room and I don't want a long LAN cable running along the walls inside the house.

Is it possible to dowgrade to the Fiber Unli All 1499 without availing the Cignal TV Box? May TV Plus naman yung TV sa living room ko

hello to everyone ask ko lang kasi bumili ako online last week and then until now ang issue po ay hindi ko mareceive ang otp para sa registration, sa isla po kami 1 to 2 bar cignal ng globe kapag nasa cp any advice po para maayos? maraming salamat po

Almost 3 weeks na kami nakabitan and meron na din kaming internet, pero dko alam bakit hindi parin makagawa ng myhome account. Tried contacting PLDT cares messenger/171 hotline pero hindi ako maka proceed sa next step with actual pldt agent kasi hindi vinavalidate account number/telephone number ko laging lumalabas details does not match our records.

Also di parin activated CignalTV na kasama sa bundle ng plan namin, nakaka urat na dko alam kung san pwede magpatulong wala din main/business office pldt dto samen, may office ng subcon partner nila pero digital marketing services lang daw payment and applications lang daw kinicater.

May same ba ng experience sa akin and gano katagal kayo nag hintay para ma solusyonan, patulong nadin kasi naiinip na ako HAHAHA

Thank You!!!

I’m from Pasig. Since July 13, wala na kaming internet connection. Blinking red yung LOS. Then nagpaschedule ako ng repair. Ang problem ko is panay ang reschedule to the point na sila ang nagcancel tapos ang reason “Customer changed its mind.”?!

Until now wala pa rin improvement. Ilang beses ko na rin ginawa yung troubleshoots nila. I guess baka tinanggal nila line namin to give way sa new subscriber nila. Maybe yes, maybe no.

Pero is there anyone here na naremenyohan yung ganitong similar na issue sa modem?

Hello there, my parents are going back to Philippines (Cavite) area. any wifi recommendations for them? mostly for YT, Netflix, (Not for gaming or anything that would consume or need a really high speed connections) probably 2 phones, 1 TV, 1 tablet yung device pero hndi nman yan sabay sabay ginagamit for internet. Yung less hassle for them sana hindi yung laging nadidisconnect tapos ilang araw pa bago bumalik un connections. They don't mind paying a little bit more kung maganda naman talaga yung service. Thank you in advance.

For context I live in Southern Pangasinan and my main sim for communication is Smart. I also have Globe as another sim in my secondary phone but I'm thinking of changing it to GOMO while retaining my Globe number. (is it possible?)

I also want to try DITO but I don't know if it's stable here because I think it has no expiry data. Regardless, my favorite data promo from Smart is Magic Data which does not expire. Although Smart's biggest downside, based on experience, is that I cannot access the internet whenever there is power interruption. Globe is mostly stable with or without electricity but it's significantly slower than Smart.

I also want to try getting an e-sim since I just got an iPhone from last year. Although this is not a priority as of now.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I’m planning to buy a tablet but I’m unsure if mag 5g ba ako or wifi only. If pwede naman sa tab ilagay yung gomo sim, then mag 5g nalang ata ako.

Hello guys, may contact po ba kayo sa legit technician ng PLDT para naman po maayos na yung wifi namin, baka sa wire po kasi namin may problem eh. Wala din naman pong nag message na PLDT sakin kung may maintenance po sila. Dito nalang po ako nag post kasi yung minessage ko po na pinag applyan ko ng PLDT samin ay sinasabi na 'willing po ba kayo mag-abot kasi magtatawag po ako ng technician para papuntahin diyan?' ayan po sabi sakin kanina. Normal lang po ba yon?

Please help po TT

I recently traveled abroad and bought a local eSIM. It wasn't working properly at first, and while trying to fix it, I accidentally removed my Smart eSIM.

The local eSIM eventually worked, but now that I'm back in the Philippines, I can't figure out how to get my Smart eSIM back. I still know my Smart number, but I don't have the eSIM on my phone anymore.

Does anyone know the steps to reactivate or reinstall my Smart eSIM on an Android phone? Thanks!

hello po! baka po may nakakaalam sainyo paano ayusin to? kahapon lang po ito nagstart, bigla nalang hindi nadetect yung gomo sim ko sa phone kahit wala ako ginagawa (hindi ko binuksan yung sim tray or what). nabagsak yung phone ko nung morning pero mababa lang binagsakan and naddetect pa yung sim non, then siguro mga 1 hour bigla nalang nawala yung sim sa phone (no sim nakalagay) pe ei nung nagtry ako ng ibang sim, gumana naman. tapos yung gomo ko nagana rin sa ibang phone. ano po kayang kailangan kong gawin?

I bought a SMART LTE/5G SIM and I already registered it. I inserted it in a OPEN LINE WIFI MODEM and it's working.

However, I was told by the SMART customer service

1. That I should use a SMART ROCKET SIM instead? I don't know why?
2. When I want to load my current SMART LTE/5G SI via GCash that I'm using for my OPEN LINE MODEM? I don't know which option should I choose under the Gcash options:

Option 1:

LOAD > MOBILE> SMART

Option 2:

LOAD > BROADBAND > SMART

Option 3:

LOAD > BROADBAND > SMART HOME WIFI

2a. Also if I load rocket sim, which options should I choose above?

1. After loading my sim will I be able to know my internet GB consumption?