HAS ANYONE ALREADY TRIED USING THE NEW USB SMART BRO?
please post ur reviews, comments, suggestions, reactions.......
how is it compared to regular smart bro?
is it worth subscribing for?
I am on SmartBro for my home internet needs. No big-time problems encountered running on 2nd year, except when once the signal dropped and it was discovered that new buildings being constructed were in the way of our canopy's line of sight with that of the base station. I connect via wifi; 3 households within the compund share the connection, for a total of 6 users (cousins) at a given time, mixed platforms: laptop, desktop, cell phone.
As for the USB connection, the difference is that you can theoretically connect via wifi from any location that has a Smart (cel) signal.
Prior to the USB model for laptops, one can connect on the internet using a cell phone on Smart (sim) as modem, either via cel-to-USB cable or bluetooth, and you'd be charged P10/30mins, but the speed, according to those who I know have used it, leaves much to be desired, not to mention that it was a big cell phone battery-resource hog.
wala akong tiwala sa wireless, hindi lang smart, kahit sa globe, mas gusto ko pa rin ang wired connection.
Direct dsl connection is still the most stable and consistent, no doubt.
Minsan, wala talagang choice kung hindi available ang landline, e, like in our case (Fairview, QC). Still, it affords me and my family to connect decently and have fun on the side downloading music and videos, and uploading/downloading work-related files.
If anyone really wants a fast and stable connection, go Eastern Telecoms. True fiber-optic speeds which I have tried, but the availability in terms of location is limited. There's one internet shop along Matalino street, Q.C. near the Sulo Hotel that has it.