net out this morning.
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
June 19, 2020 2:20am CST
Some of you might have noticed that I responded to some comments in my previous discussion, then suddenly, I was 'inactive'.
The reason is the internet connection was out; the landline phone produced the 'busy' sound and we cannot use it to call the internet service provider.
Good thing the electricity was not out too; it would be harder for us to ignore the hotness because we might continuously fan ourselves with hand fans or cartons. I was able to watch the midday news on TV.
Internet came back at 1PM, while we were having our lunch.
That is the problem of the upgrading of our internet proovider. they call it FIBER but the landline cannot be used. we had the first and original modem wherein we can still use the telephone. The upgrade is worse than that.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
that is true. when there are upgrades, tendency is we are cut off with some service providers.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
yes, hija. that was the problem when we were connected with the fiber. disadvantageous because the landline is not operational. before, 'kahit brownout', we can call the electric company. now, we have to wait until the phone had dial tone already
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@brokenbee (11937)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
@ridingbet ohh.. I thought it's still the same... They are still using dsl here at home... While me, I have my Globe at home and PLDT Home prepaid WiFis...
They (my SIL and brother)don't want to upgrade to Fibr even if there are lots of agents offering us the new Fibr plans... Well, I no longer connect with them... Maybe they think I will connect again once they have upgraded. My nephew said before when he was still small that I should be the one paying for that internet bill... I did not.. Why? It's not just me who is using it and while I use it too for my job, it is just very minimal since I just view texts, and not images or stream videos, unlike them.. And there are four of them...
So I decided to have my own pocket wifi... and then the two home wifis...
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
@brokenbee the DSL was better i think. it is the speed that is the upgrade of PLDT but it is not advantageous for us here.
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@allen0187 (59648)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
When it rains, my internet is knocked out of commission.
Will need to make a switch soon.
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@allen0187 (59648)
• Philippines
23 Jun 20
@ridingbet did you ever look for an alternate ISP?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
the line of our phone is direct to the modem but yes, when we have power disruption, all lights of the modem go off.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
25 Jun 20
@allen0187 no, this is enough for us.
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@LadyDuck (502189)
• Italy
20 Jun 20
@ridingbet The old landline phone was not Internet dependent and it did not even need power, it was a big mistake to change that system.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
the first kind, we had the landline connection even when there is power interruption. during the time we had the typhoon 4 years ago and we had no electricity for about 2 months, our phone line was always on and we can call anybody.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Jun 20
@LadyDuck yes. the phone company informed us though that our subscription (DSL) is already about to be phased-out and they are upgrading the system, that was why we shifted to the latest. if not for the first power interruption we had before and i tried to use the landine, did i knew that the phone and the net go hand in hand
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
yes, it is, and i am here now. hopefully, there won't be much problems later.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Jun 20
@ridingbet It's a good inducer.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
i was not able to stay long last night because i had my bath and it induced me to sleep.
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@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
I am currently using PLDT/Smart provided by the company but I only use it for work. I use Globe Internet for my phone. There are lots of offers and I read negative comments about other providers. I applied for a Converge. I already paid the initial payment but still on hold because there is no box or cable near my apartment. I want to cancel because my officemates always complain of slow internet connection to no connection.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
i guess there are many who need the net, especially now that the government is pushing online education.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
it is true. we felt we are cut off from civilization.
but yes, having no internet is good too because we can interact with each other in our homes.
@crafty01 (481)
• Jamshedpur, India
19 Jun 20
By ingrid
@ridingbet (65008)
Yes, you are right communication companies may find it difficult to keep promises but you are committed to staying connected to use (MY LOTers) and that’s what matters.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
i am not that committed to be here. be aware that i was not here for many months and i felt it was good for me.
i can be online too but not always in this site. thank you.
@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
19 Jun 20
Sorry that the upgrade didn't help.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
the payment increased but the upgrade is not good at all. yes, it is now easier to be connected but when i am in my room, the signal is slow to none at all.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
So sad. I'm planning to migrate my homedsl to fiber. I have already called the pldt.
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
19 Jun 20
Sorry you experienced this. Good it's back now
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 Jun 20
maybe, many mylotters are not active in their daily loves that is why they are here.
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