Monday, August 24, 2015

PLDT ULTERA PLAN 999 Review


So it has been 12 months since I have subscribed to PLDT's ULTERA Plan 999 at 3 Mbps and here are my thoughts as a subscriber from Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon.


For the past 12 months subscribed to ULTERA Plan, the speed has not been constant. Most of the time, I hit 3 Mbps Download and Upload Speed of 1 Mbps which was what I was expecting from the plan. Browsing was fast and ping times were great. YouTube videos would load at 720p without buffering as shown from the video below which I posted last May 19, 2014 after just 3 Months subscribed.


Everything was fine except for the past Month, the speed had dropped from 3 Mbps to just 0.67 Mbps Download and Upload had also dropped from 1 Mbps to 0.41 Mbps as of August 24, 2015 7:54 PM.



Disappointing results I know. I could no longer watch YouTube videos like I did before. I am not sure if I am hitting my monthly quota but as far as I know, my usage is still the same. From the occasional YouTube Videos to Facebook, I have not changed my browsing habits.  

I am no expert but as past experiences from a SMART WiMax and Smart Canopy Plans subscriber, which PLDT already owns, they tend to slow down overtime as the number of users grow. They do not scale up to how much subscribers are in the area. They keep the same pipes for a growing number of users and I really hope they do increase the capacity of their network otherwise their users would be complaining a lot about the speed. 

Being an early adopter does have its perks, for one thing, I benefit from the speed because of the small number of users in the area. 

All I can say for the PLDT ULTERA PLAN as of August 2015 when you are in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, don't go for it. Instead, try the competition's internet connection (I am talking about no other than GLOBE). Which may have a better connection for you as they slowly roll out their 4G LTE in our area. For now, PLDT is slow because the capacity of the network might be maxed out.

Clixsense