PLDT DSL Diary

Here's the on-going story of my PLDT DSL experience.

Jan 4, 2006 - Speed increased to about 300 kbps; still unable to upload via FTP. Still no feedback from Mr. Fernando.

Jan 3, 2006 - Speed drops to 240 kbps; Unable to upload via FTP (dial-up account can upload, strange). Emails sent to rbgdsl_helpdesk@pldt.com.ph are answered promptly. Got call from Mr. Fernando (6352471) and they will investigate.

Dec 1, 2005 - Installation of PLDT DSL 384 kbps; Speed tests show 400+ kbps

Last week (Nov 25), they called me up and said they will install the modem during the week of Nov. 28.

Today, December 1, a friendly duo of PLDT DSL installation people successfully connected our PC to the internet via DSL in 15 minutes.

The speed test (via Greendot) showed a speed of 400 Kbps. I visited Mozilla and downloaded Firefox 1.5 and saw a download speed of 30 KB/sec or 240 Kbps.

I hope this euphoria over broadband speed lasts. It's pretty exciting after being used to dial-up (46.6 Kbps).

[ First posted on 12/01/2005 by Manuel Viloria ]