Yes that is MBps and not Mbps Finished downloading a 50MB file in less than a minute
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78 Responses to “myDestiny Cable Internet @ 1MBps”
Hey there.. this is great. I’ll be subscribing to MyDestiny this month. Just want to know if you’ve had any technical difficulty with the service? Around what time do you get such a speed of 1MBps?
I use bittorrent to download movies, i was wondering also if you’ve tried it on your MyDestiny cable internet.. Cause hopefully this would be better than MyDSL. Thanks in advance!
Destiny subscribers usually experience some technical difficulties once in awhile. It usually gets fixed by power cycling the cable modem.
Tech support by phone during daytime and nightime is horrible. best option would be to text it in and they’ll get back to you ASAP if they’re not swamped with support calls ;-).
As with the speed… your mileage may vary… where are you from? do you have neighbors using destiny cable internet? do you have neighbors hijacking destiny cables tv signals? these are some factors that might affect your speed performance.
hi. im planning to subscribe to destiny internet. im from makati… do u recommend it? ano pnkamabagal na rate that u experienced? need a fast connection for my small shop. kaso nman, hirap kumuha sa globelines.. wala pa daw available connection at this time e.
i’m considering switching over to Destiny Internet since PLDT myDSL is terrible, when IT’s transferring your DSL connection to another location!
How fast do they install & what are the irregularities of Destiny? Tech support does suck even with other products so it would be best to be nice to reps so that they will attend to your prob more so than others. just a friendly tip.
im also a destiny user from QC - diliman area, been using it for around 1year now. really satisfied by the dl speed. mine is at the average or 200-400kbps though. but also reached 1mbps before. it also depends on where your downloading. bit torrent for me is usually around 200kbps -400kbps, websites at 500+ - 1mbps better if i use DAP, but dont really need it ^_^
lol that picture is a joke, usually the download speed is 12% of the actual connection speed, just because you have a 1MBps connections speed DOESNT mean you can actually download at that rate too. Please don’t misinform others? if a dial up user have a connection speed of 40-56KBps does that mean they have a download speed of 40-56KBps then why switch to DSl if ur getting that much of a download speed.., i tried once in a netcafe which had a 10MBps connection i tested it from different website speed testers, but still downloading at only 1MBps, and you only have a 1MBps connection and ur downloading at that same speed?? o.O and during that time i was the only one using the internet on that netcafe so the net wasnt shared at that time
I also tried a 3MBps connection in the US by infowest and i only get a maximum download speed a t 350KBps more or less, so please don’t tell this people that you can get that download speed just because your connection speed is 1MBps. NOT UNLESS you’re connecting on a 10MBps then i am wrong and humbly apologize for it.
But mind this to others you only get at a roughly 12% download speed of your actual connection speed, you can know your actual connection speed by testing it on Connection Speed test on websites.
I also tried a 3MBps connection in the US by infowest and i only get a maximum download speed a t 350KBps more or less, so please don’t tell this people that you can get that download speed just because your connection speed is 1MBps. NOT UNLESS you’re connecting on a 10MBps then i am wrong and humbly apologize for it.
But mind this to others you only get at a roughly 12% download speed of your actual connection speed, you can know your actual connection speed by testing it on Connection Speed test on websites.
Thanks for dropping by and taking time to comment on my post. I made this post last year and it is quite interesting to still see a lot of hits/visits on this particular post.
Anyway, let us get down to business…
You already said “usually the download speed is 12% of the actual connection speed”. Usually only means that there would be times that it won’t be applicable. I’m also not sure where you got the 12% figure.
I didn’t say that I have a 1MBps connection. I just stated that I was able to download at that speed at that particular time. I could probably have gone faster but there are a lot of illegal cable connections in our area which could have hindered me from attaining higher speeds.
The 1MBps speed shown by DAP is the actual download speed. It only took me less than a minute to finish downloading a 50MB file. Try to compute what speed I should have if I finished downloading a 50.9MB file in 45 seconds.
I certainly believe I am not misinforming others.
Dial-up users can’t connect @ 40-45KBPS as you stated… you might be referring to 40-45kbps.
I’m not sure if the internet cafe you used actually had a 10MBps connection. It must have cost them a fortune to pay for the monthly fees just to get that very fat pipe. Unless ofcourse you are referring to 10mbps and not 10MBps.
Please take note that 1KB = 8kb. So in theory if you are using a 56kbps dial-up modem you could max it out for 7KBps download.
So the 1MBps recorded by the DAP utility actually translates to about 8mbps.
Cable internet connections when uncapped can go as fast as 10mbps. I’ve actually talked to some tech guys of destiny and was told that 10mbps is attainable when uncapped.
In the US, cable internet subscribers can avail of plans that give them upto 15mbps which translates to almost 2MBPS.
AFAIK, Infowest, which offers DSL service, only has 7mpbs as their fastest DSL connection which is actually less than the 3MBPS that you claimed. It actually didn’t reach 1MBPS!
Connections speeds attained by testing it with connection speed websites aren’t really an accurate measure of what your connection speed is. Those sites simply tell you your connection speed when you download from their website. Have you tried connecting to different internet connection speed test sites? You have to take into consideration the number of hops your connection passes through to reach that certain site. A certain speed test site might be closer to your network, eg speed test utilities by your own ISP, thus might yield better speeds than when using speed test utilities on other networks.
High download speeds are actually attainable if you are downloading from a highly distributed with high bandwidth network just like Akamai which is commonly used by Microsoft, Intel and more for software and content distribution.
I’d definitely like to know what your thoughts are on this matter.
I am planning to switch to Destiny cable from globelines. Globe is really good but I wanted to have 2 connections. Im from paranaque around BF homes, I wanted to know about my location’s connection if it is good or not??
by the way, do you know how’s the myDestiny internet connection speed in Pasay / Paranaque border area (near domestic airport)?? I do have global destiny as my cable TV provider.
I’m currently looking for the best ISP to subscribe into that area. Best, in terms of best value for money.
I’m trying to view their rates since the other day but their site has been down for couple of days now I can’t call them because I’m currently out of the country. http://www.mydestiny.net
I plan to switch to mydestiny late this year. Just wondering about the connection I will be getting around Santolan, Pasig City area. If anyone within this area is using mydestiny, kindly share your connection speed and comments,
thanks
Dont subscribe to mydestiny their speed is inconsistent. Me they give me 1mbps connection speed on the 1st 3 months, now im lucky if i can reach 400kbps. Im currently looking for another ISP to switch. Believe me tech support is stupid.
hmnnn… i prefer bayantel, their optimum speed is 768 kbps (P1199)higher than 512kbps of pldt/smartbro, you can reach up to 1012kbps at SOD- speed on demand at around 10 pm - 10am (using speedtest or skyinet-speedtest)… pwede ka pang mgpareset ng port … except lang pag my under maintenance sila…
The speed is getting a lot crappier lately. I used to have atleast 1000 kb/s download speed, but now it’s averaging between 600-800 kb/s - even during off-peak hours. Customer support is just as crappy. >.
FYI, cable internet is a a SHARED CONNECTION. meaning your speed is dependent on how many subscribers there are in a ‘loop’. the lesser you are in an area the faster ur speed will be but the more u are in the area, the slower ur speed will be. also, if u r unfortunately located at the last part of the loop then too bad…youll have a crappy service! haha
Any mydestiny subscriber from Sun Valley, Paranaque area? I’ve been getting poor internet service since Friday … really bad connection. I checked the speed using globequest and speedtest. The download speed is even less than 100kbps. Ouch!
Thanks for that confirmation. I was also able to call their tech support today after several tries and there is indeed a problem… something to do with their server being replaced. .. anyway, I gave up asking the CSR to elaborate because it seems she doesn’t know much about it… and I am already having a headache when I finally able to talk to them.
Anyways, I hope they get it fixed soon. I tried calling again this afternoon just to get an update but I cannot get through anymore.
Sigh…
Regarding VoIP, who is your provider and what software are you using? I actually haven’t tried it but I might soon.
Ako rin from Sun Valley ^_^. ay grabe nga ang connection, halos di ma-open maski isang page. Did they say anything kung kelan matatapos maintenance nila? Thanks.
I’ve noticed a slight improvement with my connection speed today but it still isn’t as fast as it was before they had server problems last week.
Re VoIP. I’ve tried using Vonage and Lingo. I only use Lingo now but I’ve also tried using Vonage. Lingo seems to perform better whenever I’m on myDestiny’s network.
I’m from Paranaque area. I have kept my patience with my destiny’s intermittent service and slow connection for a year.
Now I have limited connectivity since April 27. I have tried calling my destiny since(only recorded messages)…till now but was only able to get through twice. They said they will call me back but they never. The call center is useless unlike before they can check your connectivity and reset your port in 2 minutes. This is getting to be as worst as pldt my dsl.
Any recommendations from you guys on next best cable internet? Thanks!
ei, may tanong ako… Ano ang pinagkaiba nung CableNet sa SDSL service ng MyDestiny? pumunta ako sa site nila kaso under construction naman… TY sa magrereply!
cable internet connections are usually asymmetric, download speeds are faster than upload speeds. DSL on the other hand have ADSL and SDSL options. ADSL is for asymmetric while SDSL is for symmetric. Symmetric connections tend to be more expensive as your download speeds are the same as the upload speed. In a way it is as if you are getting your own dedicated leased line.
I personally haven’t tried their SDSL service as I suspect you would have to be leaving pretty near their NOC to be able to avail of this kind of service.
Im planning to subscribe to MyDestiny cable internet pero based sa mga blog nio parang nakakatakot.
I have some questions just wondering if you could help me with them.
1. Sir Fernando M., sabi sa ibang forum 999 php lang daw cable net+cable tv na? Hindi ko kasi kaya ung tulad nung sa inyo na 2k per month. (i need both tv and inet). basic package po ba ung sa inyo? http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=94428
2. May nagsabi sakin na kung meron ka na raw cable modem magpakabit ka lang nung cable tv ng destiny then split up mo cable to connect to both tv and modem makaka internet ka narin daw? Is that feasible?
3. Meron po ba rito gumagamit ng Destiny internet sa Project 2-3 Anonas QC area? Ayos ba service?
First of all, I would like to be clear that I’m not endorsing any service provider, Destiny included. I’m just sharing my personal experience with their service.
As such I would like to know kung ano ang “Nakakatakot”?
1. As for the 999… I believe this only covers the internet fee which offers the lower speed unlike that being offered with the 1,688 plan.
2. Actually, it should be the other way around. You need to subscribe to their internet service then you can use a splitter to get cable tv as well. The question is if it is legal. Then I’m telling you now that it isn’t legal. You would be one of those people stealing catv connections which also degrades the internet service quality of your neighbors who are also on mydestiny.
Again, get internet service to so you can split it and get catv and not the other way around. Reason behind is that every cable modem’s mac address should be registered in their NOC. If the MAC address isn’t registered then you won’t get a valid IP from them.
3. As for the service quality… Your mileage may vary. Cable internet being a shared service couldn’t always give you a guaranteed connection speed. And yes there would be times that you can achieve speeds as fast as having a T1 line and at times your connection can go as slow or even slower than a dial-up.
Ang Raming magagaling dito. Hehe ECE kasi ako eh.. wala lang napansin ko lang maraming magagaling magexplain.. hehe.. Gusto ko rin ng MyDestiny since hinde sumulpot yung globe. pero as far as my Geek friends are concerned DSL ang the best. depende sa Plan.
Saan location mo? Try mo Bayantel if available sa area mo. Based on feedback kasi Bayantel ang pinakamatino sa lahat ng providers… you even get a rebate if they can’t fix the problem within 24 hours.
I’ve been a MyDestiny internet subscriber since april 2008 and so far satisfied naman ako, although I wish I could attain the same speed you’re getting before. I usually get a maximum of 1.5Mbps UL and 540Kbps DL during off peak hours here at Better Living Pque.
One question, though. Have you tried opening up several ports in your pc to host, let’s say, a web server? I’ve read in other boards that 80 and 25 are blocked. Maybe you know (or are currently using) some port that they haven’t blocked yet. I’ll experiment in a few days time re: streaming cable tv content using VLC. Wan’t to watch NBA games sa BTV outside the house. I would need an open port to accomplish this. hehehe.
I wish I could get those speeds again too!
The residential packages prohibit running services such as webservers (default port 80), FTP (21), Mail (25 & 110).
This is true across all service providers. If you want to run these services on the default port, you either have to get a business plan or just use a non standard/unreserved port.
You can still accomplish what you have in mind. just don’t use the reserved port numbers. You can easily change the port # to which your server application will be listening to.
Just got Destiny installed today. Totoo po ba na mahirap mglaro ng online games using this provider? im downloading torrents right now, 1:18am, and triple ang bilis ko compare sa bayantel..but not consistent..minsan doble lang bilis ko..
Hi all, i also had my destiny installed last saturday. ok naman magplay ng Online Games.. hinde lang consistent ang bilis.. pero bilib ako sa video streaming.. ambilis.. DL speed 500+ kbps.. huwow! ! !
Waaaaaaaaaaahh wala pa po Bayantel sa marikina eh… kelan kaya magkakaroon? kasi marami rin feedback na ok na ok yung Bayantel ! ! Best ISP daw Bayantel.. even better than PLDT.. sorry for that..
Ask lang po ulet.. Bibilis ba yung buffering or Streaming pag nilakihan ko yung memory ng PC ko? what if il upgrade my 512MB to 1GB? will that help? kasi im playing RAN online and watching You tube at the same time.. Medyo bumabagal kasi eh.. Please Help mga idol..
no matter, how many subscribers connected in the transmiter would be and no matter if you are the only resident in manila connected to MYDeSTINY, and if the config file (docsis_11.cfg) download by your modem configured to the values stated above you can’t get as much as the true value that you could possibly get on a cable internet. Of course you cannot get this exact values on peak hours(9am-11pm) usally you could get around 300-700kbps on peakhours.
It depends parin, some config file (docsis_11.cfg) I’ve download before has different values like 2500000bits/sec=2.5mbps download basta laging 600000bits=600kbps upload speed yung mga value.
Conclusion: Its under the control of mydestiny kng ibbgay syo is yung 2.5 or 1.5.
New Subscriber = 2.5mbps for the 1st two months to feel the burst and speed of mydestiny internet.
After 2 months=300-1.4mbps nalang. (controlling the traffic kuno ng network system and to accomodate subscriber)
KALA KO BA UNCAPPED? NO SPEED LIMIT? according to mydestiny “ooops sorry you’ve been misunderstood by the advertisment”
Any mydestiny employee who disagree? I challenge you to prove I’m wrong. hehehe
I have no idea as to the availability of Bayantel’s service in Marikina.
Re streaming…
Getting good quality streaming playback has several factors. It can be that your system is lacking resources. It could be an issue with the network. It can also be a problem with YouTube.
You could probably figure out the reason if you go through a process of elimination.
What is your PC’s current specs? Is RAN online a memory or CPU intensive game?
Have you tried watching youtube alone without playing RAN Online at the same time? If you have… was youtube still buffering?
If you don’t want to watch youtube vids that keep on buffering… just pause youtube’s player and wait for it to complete its preloading so that once you hit the play button you could watch the video smoothly.
The config file is more likely to DSL subscibers like pldt or globequest whereas the modems for dsl is downloading a specific config file that co-relate to what you are paying for.
Simple explanation for mydestiny internet connection.
5 online users
10mbps available bandwidth
Each users should expect to have a 2mbps connection each.
If 1 disconnects,
4 online users should expect a 2.5mbps RIGHT?
But this is not the case with Mydestiny. the modem is capped to the config file that was being downloaded even if you reset your modem and even if they reset their system. Unless otherwise they have change the value of your config file.
Yes the connections are now capped. Gone are the days (more than 5 yrs ago) when we used to have uncapped connections partly because of some occasional misconfigurations in their NOC hehehe
OTOH, capping the connections makes good business sense. They would have closed shop by now if they still had uncapped connections.
AFAIK, there is no such thing as “No Speed Limit”
On another note… I’ve actually talked to people from myDestiny esp from Sales and Marketing on several occasions… you have to verify and clarify every detail they have written in their marketing/sales materials as there are a lot of misrepresentations made partly because of poor grammar and wrong choice of words which gave a totally different message from what they really wanted to convey.
It’s ironic that mydestiny is not organized properly when it comes in marketing their products and services. I was planning to file a complaint before but haven’t gone or time to do so. “hassle” kasi pumunta s ntc and dti. I remember pa ung add nila last year about dun sa dsl vs cable internet, they actually compared it to turtle ata and jaguar.hahaha..
what ive notice about thier website was, some of the pages including forum was not completely published. during those times kasi sandamakmak mga complain sa forum. Then the frequent ask questions whereas they detailed the issues concerning connectivity using cable internet and its capaticity to transmit 10mbps nawala na. hahaha…
Hahaha! After being a subscriber for half a decade… I somehow got used to it
One way of sending your complaints would be sending a letter to destiny then cc NTC and DTI
wag nyo na pangarapin na mag destiny internet! la ako masabe grabe always dc d2 sa shop ko ive been using it fo about 5 months and walang improvement, ung hotline nila alang nasagot puro machine lng, txt hotline nila sasagot lng kapag ok na ung connections mo pero pag dc ka parang mga multong nawawala as in wala, lagi nilang dahilan e upgrade ung server at ina isolate na daw nila ung problem! wow! for 5 months na ata cla nag uupgrade grabe naman yun dba! kaya kung ako sa inyo wag nyo na subukan ung internet nila, pinipilit nilang mag provide sa mga customer nila pero d naman nila kaya, isa pa ung mga customer ko d2 sa shop ko nag silipatan na ng shop lagI daw ako dc sa connections e, and e2 pinak maganda, nakausap namin ung senior technical nila nung tinawagan kami nila about or connections alam nyo sinagot nya nung senior tech nila, were trying our best na maayos ung problem, for 5 months na ata dba BEST na ba yun? and syempre parang ala na sya masagot na maganda e2 na lng ung last options nya na sinabi (KUNG GUSTO NYO PO TRY NYO UNG IBANG PROVIDER OR MAG PALIT NA LNG KAU NG PROVIDER) wow! GRABE SENIOR TECH NILA YUN LNG ANG ISASAGOT IT MEANS TO SAY PALPAK TALAGA UNG KANILANG CONNECTIONS!! kaya wag nyo na pasakitin ulo nyo wag nyo na itry or isipin man lng na mag connect sa kanila (DESTINY) dahil matutulad lng kau sa akin ! PROMISE!!! d po e2 paninira or something EXperience ko po i2 sa connections nila tnx…
I need an ISP - QC area. I’m quite familiar with DSL and basic networking, however, I’m not sure which ISP to trust since I’ve gotten negative feedback left and right about most providers. I’ll use my pc mostly, to surf, watch videos, and download games. And yeah, I sure want best value for my money and I’m not the pro-illegal type. I’m thinking between mydestiny and BayanDSL. Any enlightenment?
P.S.
Fernando Martirez III you are a genius. Words and all.
I’m not familiar with their pricing packages but I’d go for Bayantel simply because they have good phone and onsite support. I might be wrong, but the last time I heard… they’ll even give you a rebate if they can’t fix an issue within 24 hrs.
I guess you really don’t have a choice if Destiny is the only provider in your building. I would have suggested Bayantel as they provide good support for clients in the QC area.
On a lighter note… I’ve gotten good feedback from Destiny internet users in high rise buildings in Pasig. So your mileage may vary.
Perhaps you can ask Destiny or the condo admin as to who availed of Destiny’s internet service and gather feedback from them directly…
sa villamor air base pasay city po ako.. smart bro ang gamit ko ngaun. pero super bagal. magabal pa sa dial-up. nag speedtest ako. at ang nakuha ko ay 24.56 kbps. hahahaha! ayoko na. gs2 ko na magpalit. d ko tuloy mapanood ng maayos si charice sa youtube. may mydestiny d2 samin. sabe nila mabilis daw un. totoo ba un? bali ano pinakamaganda kung ikaw po pipili. mydestiny, pldt dsl?
I live in Tomas Morato, QC. I recently switched from Smart Bro to myDestiny. And what a mistake it was. Right from the start, I am averaging only 30 kbps!!! Customer support sucks because the telephone numbers they gave me does not work anymore…so I go to their office and they are none-too-happy to have a customer complaining right to their face.
Do you know what their published upload/download speeds are? I do not even know that.
There really is no hard and fast rule as to which provider could give you the fastest connection. There are some locations where SmartBro beats any other provider performance wise but there are also some locations where there connection just suck. Connection speed might vary depending on your location and the number of subscribers within the vicinity. If you get feedback from your neighbors that destiny has good connection speed then perhaps destiny would be a viable choice.
I feel your pain buddy. I no longer bother calling up Destiny’s number in Makati as your efforts will more often than not go to waste. If it is a line, cabling, busted modem issue I usually call one of their support office which happens to be near our place here in Paranaque and they usually fix the problems in a jiffy. But if it is internet related… no choice… you’ll have to get in touch with their Makati office. I would suggest you send an SMS to their number and just wait for their call back which usually happens within an hour.
I would suggest that you write them a letter or email with your complaint re their service and support.
I am not aware of their published upload/download speeds.
I am planning to switch ISP from this sucking SMartBroken to Destiny… anyone here from Bagong Barrio Caloocan City? I would like to ask if Destiny’s connection in my place rocks… anyone?
This is why after 2 years at Mydestiny, I have switched to Mydsl. more or less it provides me with my minimum expectations.
Factors to consider before switching to mydestiny:
1. Since Skycable had already issued a Digibox, cablesignal thiefs are now switching to mydestiny.hehehe.. which more or less would affect the signal due to large volumes of unaccounted splitters from the post of meralco, in-houses etc.
2. A transition period of speed(resetting of speed) during 9am(locked to 1mb) and 12 midnight (1-1.5mb or more)
Pangit ng connection ng mydestiny. Ang DL speed umaabot lang ng 600kbps at mas mababa pa pag peak hours. Cable internet kasi ang mydestinty mas madaming subscribers mas mabagal ang connection. Eh dumami bigla subscribers nila dahil sa lcd tv promo nila, ayun dial up n speed ng mydestiny.
hayyy.. been a subscriber for almost 2 years na.. Stable naman.. Least of all the all ISPs around… But this time.. it’s been 2 weeks tho.. na wala internet sa Villamor Pasay,
Well, Destiny MyInternet is just a “little bit” faster than dial up connection. Believe me its really not recommendable. And so much downtime, I mean “service problem” and it really take sometime.
Yeah they are right it would really depend on your location. Well, I guess some are just too lucky to get a better speed. And cable “splitter” “thiefs” would really make Internet to have gone slower… Too bad
Hi! Im planning on subscribing to MY DESTINY since we have the cable TV available anyway. At this rate the reason why I’m subscribing is since I’m into online console gaming (PS3)
Im currently in the Marikina Area BTW.
-Id like to find out :::
How much is a subscription for 1mbps ?
Do they have monthly and yearly packages ?
Is it ok for a PS3 to be connected to My Destiny for gaming ONLINE ?
Note: if you want to check on your bandwidth speed btw please copy this link this generates the AVERAGE bandwidth speed you are using (I use this at work for my customer’s since I also work for a gaming console tech support and found it accidentally since I’m the kind of person who doesn’t get satisfied with what is only being taught to me) http://www.intel.com/cd/personal/computing/emea/eng/383655.htm
just hit start each time to check your actual MBPS every time you click the start button
So far they have the worst service ever i get alot of interruptions if not disconnections the’re only good for a few months ksi pinopromote p nila but you’ll definitely find out the truth after a few months and you’ll be pissed off like you’ve never been before.
Now I am not sure if I will avail such dsl… Oh well I will just migrate to US or maybe in UK so i can get the most convenient connection that I wanted..
maganda po ba ang service ng destiny sa pasig area? balak ko po kasing mag apply… ang tagal kasi ng my dsl na kabitan me ng connections…… ano po ba ang mga packages na offer ng destiny?
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September 15th, 2006 at 09:29:56 PM
Hey there.. this is great. I’ll be subscribing to MyDestiny this month. Just want to know if you’ve had any technical difficulty with the service? Around what time do you get such a speed of 1MBps?
I use bittorrent to download movies, i was wondering also if you’ve tried it on your MyDestiny cable internet.. Cause hopefully this would be better than MyDSL. Thanks in advance!
September 15th, 2006 at 11:53:53 PM
Hi Padme,
Destiny subscribers usually experience some technical difficulties once in awhile. It usually gets fixed by power cycling the cable modem.
Tech support by phone during daytime and nightime is horrible. best option would be to text it in and they’ll get back to you ASAP if they’re not swamped with support calls ;-).
As with the speed… your mileage may vary… where are you from? do you have neighbors using destiny cable internet? do you have neighbors hijacking destiny cables tv signals? these are some factors that might affect your speed performance.
September 21st, 2006 at 05:19:18 PM
hi. im planning to subscribe to destiny internet. im from makati… do u recommend it? ano pnkamabagal na rate that u experienced? need a fast connection for my small shop. kaso nman, hirap kumuha sa globelines.. wala pa daw available connection at this time e.
November 25th, 2006 at 09:43:27 AM
i’m considering switching over to Destiny Internet since PLDT myDSL is terrible, when IT’s transferring your DSL connection to another location!
How fast do they install & what are the irregularities of Destiny? Tech support does suck even with other products so it would be best to be nice to reps so that they will attend to your prob more so than others. just a friendly tip.
March 22nd, 2007 at 03:33:34 PM
i planning to subscribe to my destiny too, how about the DL speed sa santa cruz manila ?anyone can tell me?
June 15th, 2007 at 11:32:08 AM
im also a destiny user from QC - diliman area, been using it for around 1year now. really satisfied by the dl speed. mine is at the average or 200-400kbps though. but also reached 1mbps before. it also depends on where your downloading. bit torrent for me is usually around 200kbps -400kbps, websites at 500+ - 1mbps better if i use DAP, but dont really need it ^_^
September 12th, 2007 at 09:55:07 AM
lol that picture is a joke, usually the download speed is 12% of the actual connection speed, just because you have a 1MBps connections speed DOESNT mean you can actually download at that rate too. Please don’t misinform others? if a dial up user have a connection speed of 40-56KBps does that mean they have a download speed of 40-56KBps then why switch to DSl if ur getting that much of a download speed.., i tried once in a netcafe which had a 10MBps connection i tested it from different website speed testers, but still downloading at only 1MBps, and you only have a 1MBps connection and ur downloading at that same speed?? o.O and during that time i was the only one using the internet on that netcafe so the net wasnt shared at that time
September 12th, 2007 at 10:17:16 AM
I also tried a 3MBps connection in the US by infowest and i only get a maximum download speed a t 350KBps more or less, so please don’t tell this people that you can get that download speed just because your connection speed is 1MBps. NOT UNLESS you’re connecting on a 10MBps then i am wrong and humbly apologize for it.
But mind this to others you only get at a roughly 12% download speed of your actual connection speed, you can know your actual connection speed by testing it on Connection Speed test on websites.
September 12th, 2007 at 10:20:34 AM
I also tried a 3MBps connection in the US by infowest and i only get a maximum download speed a t 350KBps more or less, so please don’t tell this people that you can get that download speed just because your connection speed is 1MBps. NOT UNLESS you’re connecting on a 10MBps then i am wrong and humbly apologize for it.
But mind this to others you only get at a roughly 12% download speed of your actual connection speed, you can know your actual connection speed by testing it on Connection Speed test on websites.
September 12th, 2007 at 11:45:41 AM
@someone and harsh
Thanks for dropping by and taking time to comment on my post. I made this post last year and it is quite interesting to still see a lot of hits/visits on this particular post.
Anyway, let us get down to business…
You already said “usually the download speed is 12% of the actual connection speed”. Usually only means that there would be times that it won’t be applicable. I’m also not sure where you got the 12% figure.
I didn’t say that I have a 1MBps connection. I just stated that I was able to download at that speed at that particular time. I could probably have gone faster but there are a lot of illegal cable connections in our area which could have hindered me from attaining higher speeds.
The 1MBps speed shown by DAP is the actual download speed. It only took me less than a minute to finish downloading a 50MB file. Try to compute what speed I should have if I finished downloading a 50.9MB file in 45 seconds.
I certainly believe I am not misinforming others.
Dial-up users can’t connect @ 40-45KBPS as you stated… you might be referring to 40-45kbps.
I’m not sure if the internet cafe you used actually had a 10MBps connection. It must have cost them a fortune to pay for the monthly fees just to get that very fat pipe. Unless ofcourse you are referring to 10mbps and not 10MBps.
Please take note that 1KB = 8kb. So in theory if you are using a 56kbps dial-up modem you could max it out for 7KBps download.
So the 1MBps recorded by the DAP utility actually translates to about 8mbps.
Cable internet connections when uncapped can go as fast as 10mbps. I’ve actually talked to some tech guys of destiny and was told that 10mbps is attainable when uncapped.
In the US, cable internet subscribers can avail of plans that give them upto 15mbps which translates to almost 2MBPS.
AFAIK, Infowest, which offers DSL service, only has 7mpbs as their fastest DSL connection which is actually less than the 3MBPS that you claimed. It actually didn’t reach 1MBPS!
Connections speeds attained by testing it with connection speed websites aren’t really an accurate measure of what your connection speed is. Those sites simply tell you your connection speed when you download from their website. Have you tried connecting to different internet connection speed test sites? You have to take into consideration the number of hops your connection passes through to reach that certain site. A certain speed test site might be closer to your network, eg speed test utilities by your own ISP, thus might yield better speeds than when using speed test utilities on other networks.
High download speeds are actually attainable if you are downloading from a highly distributed with high bandwidth network just like Akamai which is commonly used by Microsoft, Intel and more for software and content distribution.
I’d definitely like to know what your thoughts are on this matter.
September 27th, 2007 at 11:31:33 AM
I am planning to switch to Destiny cable from globelines. Globe is really good but I wanted to have 2 connections. Im from paranaque around BF homes, I wanted to know about my location’s connection if it is good or not??
October 4th, 2007 at 02:30:38 PM
Hi Fernando, very well explained!
I think most of the people are confused with how file size and data transfer speeds are measured.
file size are measured by: KBps (kilo BYTES per sec)
data transfer speed measure by: kbps (kilo BITS per sec)
http://techallica.com/kilo-bytes-per-second-vs-kilo-bits-per-second-kbps-vs-kbps/
by the way, do you know how’s the myDestiny internet connection speed in Pasay / Paranaque border area (near domestic airport)?? I do have global destiny as my cable TV provider.
I’m currently looking for the best ISP to subscribe into that area. Best, in terms of best value for money.
I’m trying to view their rates since the other day but their site has been down for couple of days now
I can’t call them because I’m currently out of the country.
http://www.mydestiny.net
October 16th, 2007 at 08:34:00 AM
I plan to switch to mydestiny late this year. Just wondering about the connection I will be getting around Santolan, Pasig City area. If anyone within this area is using mydestiny, kindly share your connection speed and comments,
thanks
December 11th, 2007 at 08:50:02 AM
do we have my destiny internet connection in angeles city, pampanga?
January 8th, 2008 at 10:19:38 PM
Dont subscribe to mydestiny their speed is inconsistent. Me they give me 1mbps connection speed on the 1st 3 months, now im lucky if i can reach 400kbps. Im currently looking for another ISP to switch. Believe me tech support is stupid.
February 27th, 2008 at 08:33:14 PM
hmnnn… i prefer bayantel, their optimum speed is 768 kbps (P1199)higher than 512kbps of pldt/smartbro, you can reach up to 1012kbps at SOD- speed on demand at around 10 pm - 10am (using speedtest or skyinet-speedtest)… pwede ka pang mgpareset ng port … except lang pag my under maintenance sila…
February 28th, 2008 at 02:10:24 PM
http://www.speedtest.net/result/239786424.png
The speed is getting a lot crappier lately. I used to have atleast 1000 kb/s download speed, but now it’s averaging between 600-800 kb/s - even during off-peak hours. Customer support is just as crappy. >.
March 5th, 2008 at 05:31:14 PM
I would have to agree that speed performance at the moment are no longer as fast as before.
Lately, I’ve noticed that my download speed gets maxed out @ an average of 120KB/s = 960 kbps.
On the other hand… I’ve noticed that quality of VoIP calls using SIP protocol has greatly improved.
But then again… your mileage may vary.
I’m in the Paranaque area btw… how about you guys where are you located?
Do you makke voip calls? If you do how is the downstream and upstream quality?
March 5th, 2008 at 05:32:03 PM
Hi Lean!
I believe myDestiny is only available in Metro Manila.
April 17th, 2008 at 08:36:33 PM
Is destiny cable available in malanday valenzuela city? how about their cable internet?
April 21st, 2008 at 05:27:04 PM
FYI, cable internet is a a SHARED CONNECTION. meaning your speed is dependent on how many subscribers there are in a ‘loop’. the lesser you are in an area the faster ur speed will be but the more u are in the area, the slower ur speed will be. also, if u r unfortunately located at the last part of the loop then too bad…youll have a crappy service! haha
April 28th, 2008 at 09:07:16 AM
Any mydestiny subscriber from Sun Valley, Paranaque area? I’ve been getting poor internet service since Friday … really bad connection. I checked the speed using globequest and speedtest. The download speed is even less than 100kbps. Ouch!
April 28th, 2008 at 12:25:11 PM
@Rochelle:
They’ve been having problems since Friday. I’m from Paranaque area as well.
April 28th, 2008 at 06:03:26 PM
Thanks for that confirmation. I was also able to call their tech support today after several tries and there is indeed a problem… something to do with their server being replaced. .. anyway, I gave up asking the CSR to elaborate because it seems she doesn’t know much about it… and I am already having a headache when I finally able to talk to them.
Anyways, I hope they get it fixed soon. I tried calling again this afternoon just to get an update but I cannot get through anymore.
Sigh…
Regarding VoIP, who is your provider and what software are you using? I actually haven’t tried it but I might soon.
April 29th, 2008 at 03:03:57 AM
Ako rin from Sun Valley ^_^. ay grabe nga ang connection, halos di ma-open maski isang page. Did they say anything kung kelan matatapos maintenance nila? Thanks.
April 29th, 2008 at 06:46:56 PM
@Rochelle
I’ve noticed a slight improvement with my connection speed today but it still isn’t as fast as it was before they had server problems last week.
Re VoIP. I’ve tried using Vonage and Lingo. I only use Lingo now but I’ve also tried using Vonage. Lingo seems to perform better whenever I’m on myDestiny’s network.
What VoIP provider/s do you have in mind?
April 29th, 2008 at 06:49:03 PM
@Kris
Yup. Good thing if have my 3G phone phone.
They didn’t say any definite timeline… they usually don’t
But I’ve noticed an improvement with my connection speed today. How about you guys?
May 5th, 2008 at 07:25:32 PM
I’m from Paranaque area. I have kept my patience with my destiny’s intermittent service and slow connection for a year.
Now I have limited connectivity since April 27. I have tried calling my destiny since(only recorded messages)…till now but was only able to get through twice. They said they will call me back but they never. The call center is useless unlike before they can check your connectivity and reset your port in 2 minutes. This is getting to be as worst as pldt my dsl.
Any recommendations from you guys on next best cable internet? Thanks!
May 6th, 2008 at 10:42:37 PM
ei, may tanong ako… Ano ang pinagkaiba nung CableNet sa SDSL service ng MyDestiny? pumunta ako sa site nila kaso under construction naman… TY sa magrereply!
May 8th, 2008 at 11:21:01 AM
Hi Petrucci,
cable internet connections are usually asymmetric, download speeds are faster than upload speeds. DSL on the other hand have ADSL and SDSL options. ADSL is for asymmetric while SDSL is for symmetric. Symmetric connections tend to be more expensive as your download speeds are the same as the upload speed. In a way it is as if you are getting your own dedicated leased line.
I personally haven’t tried their SDSL service as I suspect you would have to be leaving pretty near their NOC to be able to avail of this kind of service.
May 8th, 2008 at 11:23:20 AM
Hi Manny,
I believe Skycable has a cable internet service but I’m just not sure if Paranaque is covered by their cable inet service area.
You can also try Paranaque Cable as I’ve seen some banners before indicating that they also offer cable internet.
May 8th, 2008 at 06:47:53 PM
next question ko po, yung plan 999 nila anu pong speed nun? mga 1 Mbps po ba yun or mataas pa?
May 8th, 2008 at 06:54:20 PM
sir Fernando Martirez,
Magkano po monthly fee nyo sa MyDestiny?
tsaka info pala
1KBps=8kbps
(since 1 byte=8 bits)
May 8th, 2008 at 08:20:41 PM
Petrucci,
Not sure what is the speed for their plan 999. I guess it is also at par with what PLDT offers… perhaps 768kbps? Try to call them up to be sure.
My monthly bill is 450 (Cable TV) + 1,688 (Cable Inet)
And yes, I know 1KB = 8Kb; thus 1MBps (1 megabyte per second) is roughly around 8Mbps (8 megabits per second).
I was getting 1MBps connections way back August to September of 2006. Nowadays, I’d normally get 200-220KBps max.
May 18th, 2008 at 01:01:02 AM
Hello po
Im planning to subscribe to MyDestiny cable internet pero based sa mga blog nio parang nakakatakot.
I have some questions just wondering if you could help me with them.
1. Sir Fernando M., sabi sa ibang forum 999 php lang daw cable net+cable tv na? Hindi ko kasi kaya ung tulad nung sa inyo na 2k per month. (i need both tv and inet). basic package po ba ung sa inyo?
http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=94428
2. May nagsabi sakin na kung meron ka na raw cable modem magpakabit ka lang nung cable tv ng destiny then split up mo cable to connect to both tv and modem makaka internet ka narin daw? Is that feasible?
3. Meron po ba rito gumagamit ng Destiny internet sa Project 2-3 Anonas QC area? Ayos ba service?
May 18th, 2008 at 06:13:38 PM
Hi Oist,
Thanks for dropping by.
First of all, I would like to be clear that I’m not endorsing any service provider, Destiny included. I’m just sharing my personal experience with their service.
As such I would like to know kung ano ang “Nakakatakot”?
1. As for the 999… I believe this only covers the internet fee which offers the lower speed unlike that being offered with the 1,688 plan.
2. Actually, it should be the other way around. You need to subscribe to their internet service then you can use a splitter to get cable tv as well. The question is if it is legal. Then I’m telling you now that it isn’t legal. You would be one of those people stealing catv connections which also degrades the internet service quality of your neighbors who are also on mydestiny.
Again, get internet service to so you can split it and get catv and not the other way around. Reason behind is that every cable modem’s mac address should be registered in their NOC. If the MAC address isn’t registered then you won’t get a valid IP from them.
3. As for the service quality… Your mileage may vary. Cable internet being a shared service couldn’t always give you a guaranteed connection speed. And yes there would be times that you can achieve speeds as fast as having a T1 line and at times your connection can go as slow or even slower than a dial-up.
May 27th, 2008 at 01:23:20 PM
Hi All,
Ang Raming magagaling dito. Hehe ECE kasi ako eh.. wala lang napansin ko lang maraming magagaling magexplain.. hehe.. Gusto ko rin ng MyDestiny since hinde sumulpot yung globe. pero as far as my Geek friends are concerned DSL ang the best. depende sa Plan.
May 29th, 2008 at 02:53:02 PM
@Lance Selot:
Saan location mo? Try mo Bayantel if available sa area mo. Based on feedback kasi Bayantel ang pinakamatino sa lahat ng providers… you even get a rebate if they can’t fix the problem within 24 hours.
May 29th, 2008 at 03:39:25 PM
Hi Fernando M,
I’ve been a MyDestiny internet subscriber since april 2008 and so far satisfied naman ako, although I wish I could attain the same speed you’re getting before. I usually get a maximum of 1.5Mbps UL and 540Kbps DL during off peak hours here at Better Living Pque.
One question, though. Have you tried opening up several ports in your pc to host, let’s say, a web server? I’ve read in other boards that 80 and 25 are blocked. Maybe you know (or are currently using) some port that they haven’t blocked yet. I’ll experiment in a few days time re: streaming cable tv content using VLC. Wan’t to watch NBA games sa BTV outside the house. I would need an open port to accomplish this. hehehe.
May 29th, 2008 at 03:47:20 PM
@polgie:
I wish I could get those speeds again too!
The residential packages prohibit running services such as webservers (default port 80), FTP (21), Mail (25 & 110).
This is true across all service providers. If you want to run these services on the default port, you either have to get a business plan or just use a non standard/unreserved port.
You can still accomplish what you have in mind. just don’t use the reserved port numbers. You can easily change the port # to which your server application will be listening to.
May 30th, 2008 at 01:19:18 AM
Just got Destiny installed today. Totoo po ba na mahirap mglaro ng online games using this provider? im downloading torrents right now, 1:18am, and triple ang bilis ko compare sa bayantel..but not consistent..minsan doble lang bilis ko..
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:52:08 AM
Hi all, i also had my destiny installed last saturday. ok naman magplay ng Online Games.. hinde lang consistent ang bilis.. pero bilib ako sa video streaming.. ambilis.. DL speed 500+ kbps.. huwow! ! !
June 10th, 2008 at 02:56:34 PM
Waaaaaaaaaaahh wala pa po Bayantel sa marikina eh… kelan kaya magkakaroon? kasi marami rin feedback na ok na ok yung Bayantel ! ! Best ISP daw Bayantel.. even better than PLDT.. sorry for that..
June 10th, 2008 at 03:32:02 PM
Ask lang po ulet.. Bibilis ba yung buffering or Streaming pag nilakihan ko yung memory ng PC ko? what if il upgrade my 512MB to 1GB? will that help? kasi im playing RAN online and watching You tube at the same time.. Medyo bumabagal kasi eh.. Please Help mga idol..
June 15th, 2008 at 01:43:34 AM
http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php/1788331_Configfile.JPG.html
http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php/1788353_bitratedownload.JPG.html
http://www.imagehosting.com/show.php/1788357_bitrateupload.JPG.html
Download speed Capped
1.5mbytes/sec=1500000bits/s
Upload Speed Capped
600kbytes/sec=600000bits/s
no matter, how many subscribers connected in the transmiter would be and no matter if you are the only resident in manila connected to MYDeSTINY, and if the config file (docsis_11.cfg) download by your modem configured to the values stated above you can’t get as much as the true value that you could possibly get on a cable internet. Of course you cannot get this exact values on peak hours(9am-11pm) usally you could get around 300-700kbps on peakhours.
It depends parin, some config file (docsis_11.cfg) I’ve download before has different values like 2500000bits/sec=2.5mbps download basta laging 600000bits=600kbps upload speed yung mga value.
Conclusion: Its under the control of mydestiny kng ibbgay syo is yung 2.5 or 1.5.
New Subscriber = 2.5mbps for the 1st two months to feel the burst and speed of mydestiny internet.
After 2 months=300-1.4mbps nalang. (controlling the traffic kuno ng network system and to accomodate subscriber)
KALA KO BA UNCAPPED? NO SPEED LIMIT? according to mydestiny “ooops sorry you’ve been misunderstood by the advertisment”
Any mydestiny employee who disagree? I challenge you to prove I’m wrong. hehehe
June 15th, 2008 at 01:54:07 AM
@WinWin
I can’t answer you about online games as I don’t play online games myself.
June 15th, 2008 at 01:55:14 AM
@Lhianne
Thanks for the info!
June 15th, 2008 at 02:06:54 AM
@Lance_Selot
I have no idea as to the availability of Bayantel’s service in Marikina.
Re streaming…
Getting good quality streaming playback has several factors. It can be that your system is lacking resources. It could be an issue with the network. It can also be a problem with YouTube.
You could probably figure out the reason if you go through a process of elimination.
What is your PC’s current specs? Is RAN online a memory or CPU intensive game?
Have you tried watching youtube alone without playing RAN Online at the same time? If you have… was youtube still buffering?
If you don’t want to watch youtube vids that keep on buffering… just pause youtube’s player and wait for it to complete its preloading so that once you hit the play button you could watch the video smoothly.
June 15th, 2008 at 02:10:53 AM
The config file is more likely to DSL subscibers like pldt or globequest whereas the modems for dsl is downloading a specific config file that co-relate to what you are paying for.
Simple explanation for mydestiny internet connection.
5 online users
10mbps available bandwidth
Each users should expect to have a 2mbps connection each.
If 1 disconnects,
4 online users should expect a 2.5mbps RIGHT?
But this is not the case with Mydestiny. the modem is capped to the config file that was being downloaded even if you reset your modem and even if they reset their system. Unless otherwise they have change the value of your config file.
hehehe
June 15th, 2008 at 02:18:09 AM
Yes the connections are now capped. Gone are the days (more than 5 yrs ago) when we used to have uncapped connections partly because of some occasional misconfigurations in their NOC hehehe
OTOH, capping the connections makes good business sense. They would have closed shop by now if they still had uncapped connections.
AFAIK, there is no such thing as “No Speed Limit”
On another note… I’ve actually talked to people from myDestiny esp from Sales and Marketing on several occasions… you have to verify and clarify every detail they have written in their marketing/sales materials as there are a lot of misrepresentations made partly because of poor grammar and wrong choice of words which gave a totally different message from what they really wanted to convey.
June 15th, 2008 at 03:13:18 AM
It’s ironic that mydestiny is not organized properly when it comes in marketing their products and services. I was planning to file a complaint before but haven’t gone or time to do so. “hassle” kasi pumunta s ntc and dti. I remember pa ung add nila last year about dun sa dsl vs cable internet, they actually compared it to turtle ata and jaguar.hahaha..
what ive notice about thier website was, some of the pages including forum was not completely published. during those times kasi sandamakmak mga complain sa forum. Then the frequent ask questions whereas they detailed the issues concerning connectivity using cable internet and its capaticity to transmit 10mbps nawala na. hahaha…
June 17th, 2008 at 01:59:58 PM
Hi.. am just new here. Currently looking for a good ISP in Concepcion Marikina. What would u suggest?
June 21st, 2008 at 11:05:46 AM
cfatchma,
Hahaha! After being a subscriber for half a decade… I somehow got used to it
One way of sending your complaints would be sending a letter to destiny then cc NTC and DTI
June 21st, 2008 at 11:06:23 AM
Hi Shasha!
What providers are available in your area?
July 9th, 2008 at 07:36:37 PM
ei just want to ask if ok yung connection d2 sa eastwood city..since in my condo destiny lang ang avail internet..
July 18th, 2008 at 03:32:37 PM
wag nyo na pangarapin na mag destiny internet! la ako masabe grabe always dc d2 sa shop ko ive been using it fo about 5 months and walang improvement, ung hotline nila alang nasagot puro machine lng, txt hotline nila sasagot lng kapag ok na ung connections mo pero pag dc ka parang mga multong nawawala as in wala, lagi nilang dahilan e upgrade ung server at ina isolate na daw nila ung problem! wow! for 5 months na ata cla nag uupgrade grabe naman yun dba! kaya kung ako sa inyo wag nyo na subukan ung internet nila, pinipilit nilang mag provide sa mga customer nila pero d naman nila kaya, isa pa ung mga customer ko d2 sa shop ko nag silipatan na ng shop lagI daw ako dc sa connections e, and e2 pinak maganda, nakausap namin ung senior technical nila nung tinawagan kami nila about or connections alam nyo sinagot nya nung senior tech nila, were trying our best na maayos ung problem, for 5 months na ata dba BEST na ba yun? and syempre parang ala na sya masagot na maganda e2 na lng ung last options nya na sinabi (KUNG GUSTO NYO PO TRY NYO UNG IBANG PROVIDER OR MAG PALIT NA LNG KAU NG PROVIDER) wow! GRABE SENIOR TECH NILA YUN LNG ANG ISASAGOT IT MEANS TO SAY PALPAK TALAGA UNG KANILANG CONNECTIONS!! kaya wag nyo na pasakitin ulo nyo wag nyo na itry or isipin man lng na mag connect sa kanila (DESTINY) dahil matutulad lng kau sa akin ! PROMISE!!! d po e2 paninira or something EXperience ko po i2 sa connections nila tnx…
August 13th, 2008 at 10:44:22 AM
I need an ISP - QC area. I’m quite familiar with DSL and basic networking, however, I’m not sure which ISP to trust since I’ve gotten negative feedback left and right about most providers. I’ll use my pc mostly, to surf, watch videos, and download games. And yeah, I sure want best value for my money and I’m not the pro-illegal type. I’m thinking between mydestiny and BayanDSL. Any enlightenment?
P.S.
Fernando Martirez III you are a genius. Words and all.
August 14th, 2008 at 02:51:53 PM
@mastergishin
I’m not familiar with their pricing packages but I’d go for Bayantel simply because they have good phone and onsite support. I might be wrong, but the last time I heard… they’ll even give you a rebate if they can’t fix an issue within 24 hrs.
August 14th, 2008 at 02:57:55 PM
@TINTIN,
I guess you really don’t have a choice if Destiny is the only provider in your building. I would have suggested Bayantel as they provide good support for clients in the QC area.
On a lighter note… I’ve gotten good feedback from Destiny internet users in high rise buildings in Pasig. So your mileage may vary.
Perhaps you can ask Destiny or the condo admin as to who availed of Destiny’s internet service and gather feedback from them directly…
August 14th, 2008 at 03:09:16 PM
@Gilbert
Thanks for sharing your experience
September 15th, 2008 at 12:05:10 AM
Hello Fernando Martirez III,
sa villamor air base pasay city po ako.. smart bro ang gamit ko ngaun. pero super bagal. magabal pa sa dial-up. nag speedtest ako. at ang nakuha ko ay 24.56 kbps. hahahaha! ayoko na. gs2 ko na magpalit. d ko tuloy mapanood ng maayos si charice sa youtube. may mydestiny d2 samin. sabe nila mabilis daw un. totoo ba un? bali ano pinakamaganda kung ikaw po pipili. mydestiny, pldt dsl?
Thanks.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:37:14 AM
I live in Tomas Morato, QC. I recently switched from Smart Bro to myDestiny. And what a mistake it was. Right from the start, I am averaging only 30 kbps!!! Customer support sucks because the telephone numbers they gave me does not work anymore…so I go to their office and they are none-too-happy to have a customer complaining right to their face.
Do you know what their published upload/download speeds are? I do not even know that.
October 4th, 2008 at 11:27:29 AM
@badtrip
There really is no hard and fast rule as to which provider could give you the fastest connection. There are some locations where SmartBro beats any other provider performance wise but there are also some locations where there connection just suck. Connection speed might vary depending on your location and the number of subscribers within the vicinity. If you get feedback from your neighbors that destiny has good connection speed then perhaps destiny would be a viable choice.
October 4th, 2008 at 11:33:25 AM
@Jun Custodio,
I feel your pain buddy. I no longer bother calling up Destiny’s number in Makati as your efforts will more often than not go to waste. If it is a line, cabling, busted modem issue I usually call one of their support office which happens to be near our place here in Paranaque and they usually fix the problems in a jiffy. But if it is internet related… no choice… you’ll have to get in touch with their Makati office. I would suggest you send an SMS to their number and just wait for their call back which usually happens within an hour.
I would suggest that you write them a letter or email with your complaint re their service and support.
I am not aware of their published upload/download speeds.
October 21st, 2008 at 08:19:40 PM
I am planning to switch ISP from this sucking SMartBroken to Destiny… anyone here from Bagong Barrio Caloocan City? I would like to ask if Destiny’s connection in my place rocks… anyone?
October 25th, 2008 at 03:46:31 AM
This is why after 2 years at Mydestiny, I have switched to Mydsl. more or less it provides me with my minimum expectations.
Factors to consider before switching to mydestiny:
1. Since Skycable had already issued a Digibox, cablesignal thiefs are now switching to mydestiny.hehehe.. which more or less would affect the signal due to large volumes of unaccounted splitters from the post of meralco, in-houses etc.
2. A transition period of speed(resetting of speed) during 9am(locked to 1mb) and 12 midnight (1-1.5mb or more)
November 3rd, 2008 at 09:35:54 PM
OK po ba MyDestiny Cable sa area ng Diliman(Kruz Na Ligas Area)
please post comment dito … i plan to try it!
In my area now Bayani Rd. Fort Bonifacio Ok naman ang gamit ko na PLDT Dsl… medyo minsan nag loloko sya sa router ko!
Plan to relocate in Diliman … please post comment …
salamat mga friends!
November 6th, 2008 at 10:16:08 PM
Pangit ng connection ng mydestiny. Ang DL speed umaabot lang ng 600kbps at mas mababa pa pag peak hours. Cable internet kasi ang mydestinty mas madaming subscribers mas mabagal ang connection. Eh dumami bigla subscribers nila dahil sa lcd tv promo nila, ayun dial up n speed ng mydestiny.
November 6th, 2008 at 10:19:15 PM
http://www.speedtest.net/result/351272972.png
Yan ang typical na speed ng mydestiny ngayon.
November 10th, 2008 at 04:30:25 PM
hayyy.. been a subscriber for almost 2 years na.. Stable naman.. Least of all the all ISPs around… But this time.. it’s been 2 weeks tho.. na wala internet sa Villamor Pasay,
November 13th, 2008 at 07:50:54 PM
Hi
Well, Destiny MyInternet is just a “little bit” faster than dial up connection. Believe me its really not recommendable. And so much downtime, I mean “service problem” and it really take sometime.
November 13th, 2008 at 08:57:41 PM
Yeah they are right it would really depend on your location. Well, I guess some are just too lucky to get a better speed. And cable “splitter” “thiefs” would really make Internet to have gone slower… Too bad
November 18th, 2008 at 06:42:50 AM
Hi! Im planning on subscribing to MY DESTINY since we have the cable TV available anyway. At this rate the reason why I’m subscribing is since I’m into online console gaming (PS3)
Im currently in the Marikina Area BTW.
-Id like to find out :::
How much is a subscription for 1mbps ?
Do they have monthly and yearly packages ?
Is it ok for a PS3 to be connected to My Destiny for gaming ONLINE ?
Note: if you want to check on your bandwidth speed btw please copy this link this generates the AVERAGE bandwidth speed you are using (I use this at work for my customer’s since I also work for a gaming console tech support and found it accidentally since I’m the kind of person who doesn’t get satisfied with what is only being taught to me)
http://www.intel.com/cd/personal/computing/emea/eng/383655.htm
just hit start each time to check your actual MBPS every time you click the start button
November 29th, 2008 at 01:30:59 AM
So far they have the worst service ever i get alot of interruptions if not disconnections the’re only good for a few months ksi pinopromote p nila but you’ll definitely find out the truth after a few months and you’ll be pissed off like you’ve never been before.
December 10th, 2008 at 07:07:02 AM
Now I am not sure if I will avail such dsl… Oh well I will just migrate to US or maybe in UK so i can get the most convenient connection that I wanted..
December 18th, 2008 at 06:06:37 PM
saan ko ba makokontak yang destiny na yan?
December 23rd, 2008 at 10:51:07 PM
maganda po ba ang service ng destiny sa pasig area? balak ko po kasing mag apply… ang tagal kasi ng my dsl na kabitan me ng connections…… ano po ba ang mga packages na offer ng destiny?
December 30th, 2008 at 12:00:56 AM
they are suck they block some port and won’t let you port forwarding