Search for that Elusive Broadband Juice

It rained the entire weekend. The torrential rains made my internet connection impossibly slower than ever. Not only that, I missed an interview for freelance work because of the unavailable connection. Darn. Lost opportunity, that’s what it is.

I am still planning my antenna that hopefully would be long enough to get that elusive Smart Bro-ken juice. I have checked our local telecommunication company here in the boondocks and they said they did not have the infrastructure for DSL. There goes my plan for a Bayantel DSL.

Strangely, the town close to my small barangay is offering Globe Broadband. But all the bad Globe reviews is scaring the shit out of me. I seem to have very limited choice. The only available connection here is Smart and Smart has already turned down my place because they claim they cannot get enough signal… I really hated to hear and accept that because a few feet from my house is another Smart Bro subscriber. The only difference is that their house has a second storey and their tower is so high. They actually offer internet use in their place for 15/hour and I was so darn envious of the speed. It was fast. I have a cousin whose house is 10 minutes away from my house and they said that there simply is no connection every Sunday somehow. Ano yon? Scheduled ang downtime?

Anyway, I am currently planning on building my own tower. I am consulting Smart with this para sigurado. I am also seeking the help of my aunt who has the people who can help me make this tower a reality. I have waited for 6 months for another broadband deal to come in the boondocks. Nada. After 6 long months, I am still on dial up

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  • http://hortaleza.net Mai

    Wow, what a production just to get broadband! I hope you get it though. Dial-up sucks.

  • Alma

    Mai, totoo. I really did not have alot of choice since even the landline provider here doesn’t offer DSL because of the still old and dreary cables. I think they needed to use fiber optic cables in order to offer DSL, and unfortunately, wala. The dreaded Smart Bro is my only option and yes, that super expensive Ipstar Broadband is also available, but I am not shelling out P45,000 for the equipment and other costs. Grabe ka mahal!

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