Ok ba ang WIFI?

[Schimitar]

Anong evaluation nyo sa WIFI?
(I'm planning to go WIFI kc medyo malayo ang kuwarto ko sa tel. line namin. 2.) Also parang mabagal ung connection ko kahit 56 k ung modem ko.)  also nahihirapan akong maka on-line sa philmusic especially pg peak hours.


2.) Anong magandang server para sa WIFI?
-Nag-inquire ako sa globe meron clang 995pp /monthly.   Accdg to them 3x more faster daw ang connection.

-I'm considering sa I-manila kasi 450/monthly lang ang charge, kaso may installation na 1.2k. (ok ba service nila?

[rennell]

mas maganda po pag bumili kayo ng sariling wireless router tapos mag globe dsl kayo...........maganda po ang magiging connection nyo.....ganito po kasi sa bahay namin

[kuyaneo]

ung pldt, smart etc na sinasabing wifi ay di talga wifi. wireless connection lang sya na broadband. uhm may antenna/cannopy kayo from bahay tapos may abse station na tumatanggap ng signal mo. parang dsl kao walang cable. kungh gusto mo mag wifi tama ung sabi ni rennell. bumili ka ng wireless router para from ung dsl/wireless broadband connectin mo ay available sa buong bahay via wifi. mas mahina yung signal pag mas maraming walls. ang setup ko kasi sa bahay ay smart bro plan 988 tapos nakakabit sa isang dlink wireless g router(naka password para di lang kung sino sino makaconnect). ang gumagamit ay isang desktop pc at 2 wifi equiped laptop. usually pag on ung 2 may kakain na mas malkas na signal ng wifi kaya lumiliit ung radius niya.
kung ung wirelss broadband nga gusto mo, minsan pag umuulan mahangin and kung ano pang kasamaan ng panahon mahina signal pero not all the time. de[pende din speed mo sa layo mo sa base station. sa speed din ay di dahil sinabi nilang 512kps ang speed ay un talga speed mo. kadalasan ay di yan aabot sa binabayaran mong speed minsan naman sobra sobra ang bilis.
sa mga providers ay iresearch niyo muna kung may mga tao bang nakagamit na at nagkakaproblema.
example nito ay ung sa akin. naka smart bro ako. minsan maganda connection minsan pangit/wala. walang kwenta ung tech support nila. nagkaoras na dahil sa sobrang parati kong pagtawag don ay nakabisado ko na troubleshooting nila. mabagal din sila rumispande.

[Jim Ayson]

ung pldt, smart etc na sinasabing wifi ay di talga wifi. wireless connection lang sya na broadband. uhm may antenna/cannopy kayo from bahay tapos may abse station na tumatanggap ng signal mo. parang dsl kao walang cable.

Smart hasn't called their product "Smart WiFi" for some time - the product was rebranded as Smart BRO which makes sense since the actual company that runs it is now called Smart Broadband Inc. (formerly known as Meridian). And yes it doesn't use wi-fi, it uses a wireless broadband product from Motorola called Motorola Canopy. The confusion about wi-fi came about because of the old brand, so I'm glad they changed that.

Now as to setting up Wi-Fi at home this is a cinch to do nowadays and not very expensive. You just need a) an Internet connection and b) a Wi-Fi router. Wi-Fi routers come pretty cheap nowadays around 3,000-4,000 depending on the brand. I use a Linksys router at home. The advantage is if you have a lot of mobile computers (laptops, PDAs, 3G phones that have WiFi  like some of the new Nokias) then you can share your Internet connection easily around the house without having to lay out cable. Or if you have a small LAN involving many PCs, you can use that too - the only thing is the connection in the network will be a bit slower (54 kbps versus 100 mbps). For  file transfer between machines that may be significant, but for sharing an Internet connection that is more than enough.

Overall setting up WiFi makes a home network plug and play nowadays. The only extra step is to secure the network with a password so your neighbor doesn't end up mooching your bandwidth for free.

Now about the Internet provider - people here all mention Globe as an alternative to PLDT if they don't like PLDT broadband services for reasons real or imagined - actually your choices are lot wider and you have a lot of pickings. In QC you have Bayantel DSL, if you're in an area covered by cable, you have Sky Zipdee, there is still Destiny Cable, and some people are saying if you can get Eastern DSL that is pretty good.

[lowtuneduser]

smart bro depende talaga kung saan lugar ka and kung mgnda reception from the base station,yung saken kase hndi talaga sya nawawalan kahit umuulan p or kaht may bagyo wag lang mgbbrownout pero mas ok cguro try o din globe,sbe nila ok din daw yun.

[xjepoyx]

Ive been using SmartBro for the last 1 year and 2mos. Lately max boost that i had was 1.2Mbps and im so satisfied with it. Even sometimes i get some intermetent I still manage to do my work done coz my work is only home based. Just my 2 cents

[georgieporgy]

so far smartbro, for me, is still the best midclass broadband provider.. 

[chette]

Smart Bro lang ata yung may internet nung nagka-earthquake sa Taiwan, hehe.

[xjepoyx]

Smart Bro lang ata yung may internet nung nagka-earthquake sa Taiwan, hehe.

uu nga! samantalang yung friend ko na naka PLDT hanggang ngayon down pa rin! hehehe

[kaloyster]

mas maganda po pag bumili kayo ng sariling wireless router tapos mag globe dsl kayo...........maganda po ang magiging connection nyo.....ganito po kasi sa bahay namin

Hmm... so meaning kung may 802.11g ang PC co pwede nang wireless kahit nasa kabilang kwarto? Kasi ganun ang ibang router diba? And yung Globe DSL, magkano naman ang monthly nun? Kasi aco SmartBro ang akin ngayon eh. Now na dalawa na ang computer sa bahay, ang hirap dahil iisa ang kable na nagmumula sa bubong.

[chette]

Hmm... so meaning kung may 802.11g ang PC co pwede nang wireless kahit nasa kabilang kwarto?

Yes, kahit sa labas pa ng bahay (Depende daw ata sa thickness ng walls nyo, pero sa amin, abot hanggang garden).

We're also on Smart Bro. We just hooked up the Smart Bro antenna directly to the wireless router. Before kasi, we had an issue with rats in the house ... those tiny mickey mouse ones. And damn, how they like chewing on the lan cables!

[rennell]

Hmm... so meaning kung may 802.11g ang PC co pwede nang wireless kahit nasa kabilang kwarto?

Yes, kahit sa labas pa ng bahay (Depende daw ata sa thickness ng walls nyo, pero sa amin, abot hanggang garden).

opo.......dedepende rin po ang signal ng router sa mga walls or sa mga objects ng bahay(please correct me if i'm wrong).....................bagal ng globe ngayon.....damn!

yung Globe DSL, magkano naman ang monthly nun?

ay! di ko po alam kasi mom ko ang ngababayad pero siguro po mga 1k - 2k depende po sa speed ng kukunin

[drummer_boy17]

san po nakakabili ng wireless router?..

[xjepoyx]

san po nakakabili ng wireless router?..

go to gilmore. i suggest you get the linksys wireless router with broadband booster. its around 4k pesos

[kaloyster]

Scout for router prices here:

http://www.pcx.com.ph

-or-

http://www.pcgilmore.com.ph

[KitC]

You wifi'ers might find this interesting... DIY WiFi Antennas.

Mostly waveguides and yagi's that increase the gain. I wonder if this will increase reception and help prevent dropouts. Hmmm... there's even one based on a Pringles can. 

[rennell]

san po nakakabili ng wireless router?..

sa mga computer shops po like electroworld, octagon, etc...........

i suggest you get the linksys wireless router with broadband booster. its around 4k pesos

me too, ganda performance ng linksys.......

[chette]

D-Link naman ang gamit ko. Okey din sya! We have around 5 computers hooked up, and all their wifi cards are also D-Link. Just make sure you upgrade the firmware.

[kaffee]

cable internet is a faster connection than say, smart bro (which i am on), but has its downside.
on a linksys WRT54GL (around 3k-3,5k; a booster anttenae was added to it (about 2.5k) to enable a compound of three houses access), smart bro is pretty decent. on rare occasions, there have been total signal drops (about 4 so far since we got the connection). however, the upside seems to be that soon after the taiwan quake (as mentioned in earlier replies), we only experienced uber slow speed for a total of 5 hours but no total disconnection.
our location: fairview, qc.
computers connected: wired desktop PCs (3), wireless PC laptops (2), wireless Apple laptop (1). My cousin says he is also able to get a connection to his cel phone.
overall: satisfied with smart bro although if cable internet providers would only maximize their service, the speed it gives should rate a more decent, faster connection.
advise: whatever you choose, set a password or you'll be giving your neighbors a free ride.

[Jim Ayson]

san po nakakabili ng wireless router?..

Any computer store nowadays carries them. Typical brands: Linksys, D-Link, Netgear, etc.

[Jim Ayson]

You can maximize your home Wi-Fi experience further if apart from laptop and desktop computers you also have mobile devices (PDAs and mobile phones) with Wi-Fi. This way you can walk anywhere in the house and still tap into your Internet connection. You can surf Talk@PhilMusic while sitting in the CR. That's my recommendation of the day for the truly addicted. 

[xjepoyx]

You can surf Talk@PhilMusic while sitting in the CR. That's my recommendation of the day for the truly addicted. 

sir jim bat alam mong may gumagawa nun?

"me guilty" hehehe

[tam_guitar]

You wifi'ers might find this interesting... DIY WiFi Antennas.

Mostly waveguides and yagi's that increase the gain. I wonder if this will increase reception and help prevent dropouts. Hmmm... there's even one based on a Pringles can. 

interesting...

but i believe that if there are multiple users we dont need to increase the gain, for it will narrow the beamwidth.

meaning the antenna will be directional...kung nakatutuok sa isang user ung waveguide or yagi antenna, mlakas signal nya, pero sa ibang user, hihina or baka mwalan ang signal, wala rin...


i thnk its better to keep it omnidirectional...para equal ang radiation 

my 3 cents 

btw, ung kapitbahay namin kinabitan ng smart ng macro cell site sa bubung nila...3 story kasi bahay nila kaya cguro natipuhan ng smart, maganda kc ung location.


kung mag smart bro kami...lakas ng signal namin! HAHAHAHA

TUTOK NA TUTOK!

super Line-of Sight!

[michiko.airashii]

ayos! but make sure na its encrypted..as for the routers that i support we always make it a point to enable double security like WPA and wireless mac filtering para sure! with the range..you may want to consider the distance of the router to the computers and also the interferences that can affect the signal.Ü

[jun_BALARAW]

naka wifi ako.. bakit ganun madami akong sites na hindi mabuksan example yung yahoo mail sa quick launch ko. pag open mo hindi na gumagalaw ung status bar. then one time nag open ako ng link para ireport ung acer laptop ko.. hindi ko din mabuksan.. so tinawagan ko ung service center nila... ang sabi daw kasi naka wifi ako. kaya try ko daw i wired yung connection ko or pumunta akong compshop kasi naka wired daw ung mga un.. ayun na open ko na yung link...

totoo ba na pag naka wireless connection ka eh may mga ibang sites na hindi nabubuksan??