Archive for the ‘Internet by the Dongle’ Category

FLASH UPDATE! Smart LTE is available at Plan 3500 and will be unlimited up until October 25 (Hmmm, does this mean after October 25, a surfing limit will be imposed – this is practiced in the US where subscribers who breach a certain level are throttled. For example, if you reach a cap of 1gig [...]

APN stands for… Access Point Name… … … … … Troll don’t really know what an APN is for… But the settings below should work… hopefully… Globe Postpaid: internet.globe.com.ph Prepaid: http.globe.com.ph Smart Bro Postpaid: smartbro Bro Prepaid: smartbro Buddy / Gold: internet Sun (static): minternet / Authentication: PAP / IP address: dynamic Postpaid (static): fbband [...]

Troll: Yup, much of the credibility in this study is fucked by the fact that the winner is also the one who commissioned it. The whole thing kinda reminds me of Ferdinand Marcos when he called for Snap Elections. … According to the research firm Nielsen Company Inc., Globe Tattoo outperformed two other brands* in [...]

The “Tonino Lamborghini” broadband stick, licensing screw up awardee of 2011, is poised for a comeback! Back Story Globe allegedly violated international intellectual property laws! Allegedly!!! The telco obtained authorization to use the name and logo Tonino Lamborghini on its 4G broadband dongles after getting the rights from Primo Mobile, a Singapore-based company that has [...]

Smart, through its subsidiary Smart Broadband Inc. (SBI), has increased the maximum download speeds for its subscribers by as much as 70%! Smart Bro Starter Plug-It users now have speeds of up to 3.6 megabytes per second (Mbps), from 2Mbps. Power Plug-It and Pocket Wi-Fi users can reach download speeds of up to 5Mbps, up [...]

The Low down: Globe (allegedly) illegally used the “Tonino Lamborghini” brand to promote its internet dongles. Tonino Lamborghini s.r.l., an Italy-based company, released a statement last August 3 that warned the public of fake products bearing the “Tonino Lamborghini” brand. Tonino Lamborghini CEO Dott. Gian Luca Filippi: “Tonino Lamborghini s.r.l…. wishes to inform its customers [...]

Smart Communications has announced the launch of Smart Bro Rocket, currently the fastest mobile broadband prepaid service running on the operator’s HSPA+ network. The Rocket dongle is available at P3,995.00 at selected Smart Stores nationwide starting August 8, 2011. The prepaid Rocket kit comes with an hour of free surfing. Troll: The Rocket is Smart’s [...]


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