Comments on: Internet-less days http://casaveneracion.com/internet-less-days/ Family, food, photography Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:03:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Crouching tiger, hidden salmon | Fish & other seafood | Home-cooking rocks! http://casaveneracion.com/internet-less-days/comment-page-1/#comment-44397 Crouching tiger, hidden salmon | Fish & other seafood | Home-cooking rocks! Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:09:24 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/internet-less-days/#comment-44397 [...] and its service leaves much to be desired. If you want to read about my misfortune, click here, here and here. Otherwise, just read on and view the recipe for the dish that my husband cooked for lunch [...] [...] and its service leaves much to be desired. If you want to read about my misfortune, click here, here and here. Otherwise, just read on and view the recipe for the dish that my husband cooked for lunch [...]

]]> By: emil http://casaveneracion.com/internet-less-days/comment-page-1/#comment-25999 emil Sun, 18 May 2008 14:05:37 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/internet-less-days/#comment-25999 Mag Sky Cable ZPDEE broadband kayo super bilis talaga Mag Sky Cable ZPDEE broadband kayo super bilis talaga

]]> By: Connie Veneracion http://casaveneracion.com/internet-less-days/comment-page-1/#comment-25985 Connie Veneracion Sun, 18 May 2008 01:34:17 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/internet-less-days/#comment-25985 Angel, ah you should read how those who disagree are calling me names hahaha As usual, people can't disagree and discuss on an issue level. Parating personalan. Angel, ah you should read how those who disagree are calling me names hahaha As usual, people can’t disagree and discuss on an issue level. Parating personalan.

]]> By: Angel http://casaveneracion.com/internet-less-days/comment-page-1/#comment-25978 Angel Sat, 17 May 2008 16:31:51 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/internet-less-days/#comment-25978 Hi Connie, Read your Manila Standard article about The Birds of Prey and Batjay. I think the poet you were referring to (with the dots and comma) was Abadilla -- although I remember the poem that we took up was in Filipino so don't know if you were referring to the same poem or poet. Anyway, interesting article. As for the debates -- well, each is entitled to his or her own opinion. I guess it is literature if something in the piece connects with the reader. Iba iba na siyempre yan. Hi Connie,

Read your Manila Standard article about The Birds of Prey and Batjay. I think the poet you were referring to (with the dots and comma) was Abadilla — although I remember the poem that we took up was in Filipino so don’t know if you were referring to the same poem or poet.

Anyway, interesting article. As for the debates — well, each is entitled to his or her own opinion. I guess it is literature if something in the piece connects with the reader. Iba iba na siyempre yan.

]]> By: Jim Ayson http://casaveneracion.com/internet-less-days/comment-page-1/#comment-25905 Jim Ayson Wed, 14 May 2008 00:34:15 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/internet-less-days/#comment-25905 Very strange comment from @kotsengkuba - I don't think you will find any broadband ISP in the Philippines who can give you a "10mbps" or "100mbps" connection. You may have to move to Korea for that :) Connie, the "3G phone as a modem" backup trick is tried and true (just make sure you use a Smart prepaid sim as Globe 3G is rather a dicey proposition nowadays if you want a steady connection). If your iPhone can't be used as a modem, you might want to pick up a second hand LG or Nokia with 3G. As to the usual statement that "a 3G phone is just as good as the Bro plug-it" canard - well that would only be true if the phone is an HSDPA device like the Bro USB modem. If you lug the modem around and connect in an area with a HSDPA signal - then you'd get around 1.5 mps. Probably not too common place now, but Smart's upgrading a lot of their base stations, so an HSDPA signal may be coming around your area sooner than you think. The cheapest HSDPA phone I can think of is the Nokia 6120c - around 10 grand. The ZTE MF 622 modem used as the Smart Bro Plug It modem is still cheaper at P4,500 and has a maximum throughput of 7.2 mbps (of course you won't get that speed in this country, but it's nice to know the horsepower is under the hood, like driving a Ferrari in Quiapo.) Very strange comment from @kotsengkuba – I don’t think you will find any broadband ISP in the Philippines who can give you a “10mbps” or “100mbps” connection. You may have to move to Korea for that :)

Connie, the “3G phone as a modem” backup trick is tried and true (just make sure you use a Smart prepaid sim as Globe 3G is rather a dicey proposition nowadays if you want a steady connection). If your iPhone can’t be used as a modem, you might want to pick up a second hand LG or Nokia with 3G.

As to the usual statement that “a 3G phone is just as good as the Bro plug-it” canard – well that would only be true if the phone is an HSDPA device like the Bro USB modem. If you lug the modem around and connect in an area with a HSDPA signal – then you’d get around 1.5 mps.
Probably not too common place now, but Smart’s upgrading a lot of their base stations, so an HSDPA signal may be coming around your area sooner than you think.

The cheapest HSDPA phone I can think of is the Nokia 6120c – around 10 grand. The ZTE MF 622 modem used as the Smart Bro Plug It modem is still cheaper at P4,500 and has a maximum throughput of 7.2 mbps (of course you won’t get that speed in this country, but it’s nice to know the horsepower is under the hood, like driving a Ferrari in Quiapo.)

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