Comments on: Sun Cellular Wireless Broadband

By: coolmac

coolmac — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:28:36 +0000

This might help others: My setup is sun usb 3g inserted on Edimax 3G-6200n. Initially I experienced the disconnections so I emailed Edimax if there’s an auto-reconnect feature for their router. The answer is yes, with the new firmware that they attached. It’s version 2.12c while the one in their website is just 2.12. So I flashed my router and now I have 24×7 internet with infrequent slowdowns but no disconnection.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:24:36 +0000

Just used the SBW that i got as a freebie from the laptop i bought. Im supposed to sell it to a friend of mine but since i heard good reviews i decided to use it due to the P50 unlimited. Inquired at the sun shop at shangri-la and the customer service told me that the signal in our area (quezon city welcome rotonda) is excellent. When i opened it the signal was great from 95-99%. But upon connecting to the server, it took them forever to open google and facebook and other sites. All in all 20 hours was used from the free 180 hours last weekend. Tried to call the hotline but was put on hold by more than 5 minutes. Used my smart bro alternately and the speed and connection was fast.
No disconnections or hanging.

By: angelo

angelo — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:28:42 +0000

napapasukan ba ng virus ang SWB USB? kasi pag sinasalang ko ang usb tapos nag hu hung ang pc ko then auto shutdown na sya … ilang ulit ko na reformat ang pc ko pero ganun pa rin … nag pa try ako sa cust service ng sun pero ok naman sya … meron po bang ganito din and prob? please share … bukas papatingin ko sa tech
paki email naman po ako if ever meron kayong ganitong issue thanks !

By: bong

bong — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:52:46 +0000

hi…i just bought sun wireless broadband. i use sun pag on the go ako. i have smartbro at home. lahat ng 3G modems nagdedepend yan sa base stations ng bawat carrier. i understand your frustrations people. with my experience kasi with smartbro,so perfect for the last 3 years up to present. why? malapit kasi ako sa base station ng smart. yung sun ko hindi abot sa house ko kasi METROWIDE ang coverage ng SUN BROADBAND. advisable siyang gamitin sa bahay kung malapit ka sa base station. technically speaking,kung hindi abot ng base station ang area mo,ka pagong talaga ang connection mo. its still advisable na may separate ISP tayo for home use such as dsl,cable or smartbro canopy tapos pag on the go ka, keri naman ang tatoo,smartbro at sun broadband 3G/HSDPA modems.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:23:00 +0000

not as fast as it used to be.

By: erniekiblertz

erniekiblertz — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:44:26 +0000

@ Amy: how is your connection? is it still fast?

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:31:51 +0000

depende po sa need mo, anu po yung 1899? heheh alam ko 1399 lang. Double check ko nga..
open for all naman po dito

By: EJ Mandaluyong

EJ Mandaluyong — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:50:13 +0000

Hi – Im planning to buy a SBW, currently using globe BW – I’m located at manadluyong BONI to be exact, would you suggest me to but the 1899 plan? Im a bit worried to invest baka mabagal sa area namin? Wat you think?

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:06:47 +0000

Sad to hear ur story..
better call their customer service and update us kung ano sabi…
im still ok with my SUN broadband. Ayus yata tlga yung place namin sa Tondo, talo yung ibang lugar pagdating sa signal signal hahaha

By: codewalkz

codewalkz — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:31:58 +0000

Just dropped by to share my experience. I got Sun Broadband ( Unlimited ) at sa first days ng paggamit, everything’s OK. Andito lang ako sa Ortigas center mismo. Sa 16th floor MegaPlaza harap ng Executive Tower Pero after 3 weeks, napapansin ko na di na ko makakuha ng WCDMA. Puro HSDPA na lang tapos ang bagal. Imagine a download speed – 13.5kbps and sometimes, drops the connection. Nung nagsubscribe ako, they asked me if my place is in an inner area, i said di naman. The fact is pagbukas ng bintana eh harap ko na yung sinasabi nilang Tower sa Executive Tower.

Sun told us that Metro Manila is covered with a fast connection pero palagay ko, matutuwa ka lang sa first days ng subscription.

No offense to Sun fanatics ^_^