Comments on: Has Globelines broadband finally recovered? http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/ A geek's musings on technology, politics, the web & life Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:43:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: ken http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134982 ken Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:10:26 +0000 http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134982 Alot of people posting here seem to be impressed by looking at just the download and upload speeds, What they don't seem to notice is the ping in most cases. The main problem with globelines is the ping (latency). Pinging to a node 50 miles away should be somewhere in the 10ms range but i never see anything lower than 75ms. Pinging the same node at different times will sometimes result in a much higher ping in the 200+ range. Pinging random server reveals anywhere from 300 to 1500 ms. Clearly this connection is not good enough to do the stuff broadband connections are supposed to be able to deliver like online gaming. I too have noticed the customer service is not the same as it used to be, now it takes hours of calling to get a call center rep to answer, having to sit on the phone listening to the same 10 sec advertisement blasting in my ear over and over again for hours makes me want to cancel my account. Will globelines ever fix their latency problems ? if i had to guess i would say no. Gonna have to wait until some cable providers expand to the major cities and if they provide a better connection at the same price it will put all these crappy broadband pretending dsl providers out of the market quick fast and in a hurry. Alot of people posting here seem to be impressed by looking at just the download and upload speeds, What they don’t seem to notice is the ping in most cases. The main problem with globelines is the ping (latency). Pinging to a node 50 miles away should be somewhere in the 10ms range but i never see anything lower than 75ms. Pinging the same node at different times will sometimes result in a much higher ping in the 200+ range. Pinging random server reveals anywhere from 300 to 1500 ms. Clearly this connection is not good enough to do the stuff broadband connections are supposed to be able to deliver like online gaming.
I too have noticed the customer service is not the same as it used to be, now it takes hours of calling to get a call center rep to answer, having to sit on the phone listening to the same 10 sec advertisement blasting in my ear over and over again for hours makes me want to cancel my account.
Will globelines ever fix their latency problems ? if i had to guess i would say no.

Gonna have to wait until some cable providers expand to the major cities and if they provide a better connection at the same price it will put all these crappy broadband pretending dsl providers out of the market quick fast and in a hurry.

]]> By: jdah http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134712 jdah Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:02:38 +0000 http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134712 nakakainis ang globe.. d2 samen sa bulacan 2wing umaga ok pero pag dating ng prime time don na nagkakaproblema paputol putol.. nakakaazar lalo na pag nag DDL ako.. bwicit pls naman alam kong nababasa to ng mga taga globe na yan paki ayos naman asap wala pa akong 1 week sa globe ganito na inaabot ko... kung hindi ninyo kayang tumupad sa mga pangako niyo e mag sarado nalang kayo.. =< nakakainis ang globe.. d2 samen sa bulacan 2wing umaga ok pero pag dating ng prime time don na nagkakaproblema paputol putol.. nakakaazar lalo na pag nag DDL ako.. bwicit pls naman alam kong nababasa to ng mga taga globe na yan paki ayos naman asap wala pa akong 1 week sa globe ganito na inaabot ko… kung hindi ninyo kayang tumupad sa mga pangako niyo e mag sarado nalang kayo.. =<

]]> By: Buset sa Globe http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134474 Buset sa Globe Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:21:09 +0000 http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134474 Bwisit ang Globe dito sa may area ng Ortigas Extension, Pasig! Ilang linggo nang papatay-patay ang internet. Pati landline hindi magamit leche! Bwisit ang Globe dito sa may area ng Ortigas Extension, Pasig!
Ilang linggo nang papatay-patay ang internet. Pati landline hindi magamit leche!

]]> By: alessandro http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134217 alessandro Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:42:19 +0000 http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134217 wala po bang makakatulong sa amin??? imbestigador! hoy gising! xxx! asan kau. tulungan mo naman kaming mga subscriber ng globe. para kaming hinohold.up wala po bang makakatulong sa amin??? imbestigador! hoy gising! xxx! asan kau. tulungan mo naman kaming mga subscriber ng globe. para kaming hinohold.up

]]> By: alessandro http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134216 alessandro Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:36:04 +0000 http://jrocas.com.ph/archives/has-globelines-broadband-finally-recovered/#comment-134216 ganun din sakin, nung unang kabit mabilis,nung nagpakabit na mga katabing bahay ko bumagal nako. gets mo??? ganun din sakin, nung unang kabit mabilis,nung nagpakabit na mga katabing bahay ko bumagal nako. gets mo???

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