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sharing our household experience with dito home wowfi pro 5g which we’ve been using for 15 months now.

smart home wifi user kami before nung pwede pa yung rocket sim / smartbro sim sa h153 modem. pero nung nagka-sim blocking na, we switched to DITO. 1499 pesos a month for prepaid home wifi was too steep for us, compared sa cheaper monthly unli data ng rocket sim na 500+ pesos lang iirc.

context of our household wifi use:

- devices: 6 mobile phones, 1 smart tv, 3 laptops, 2 tablets

- apps: social media, youtube, netflix, spotify, canva, google workspace

pros:

- cheap monthly unli 5g promo: 790 pesos only, but cheaper if you load within the DITO app. since my mode of payment is shopee spaylater, im able to get it for cheaper pa; like this month 675 pesos ko lang nabili yung 790 load since ginamitan ko pa ng shopee coins

- pwede nang mag-unli even if hindi pa tapos ang current promo mo para di ma-disconnect

- sa more than 1 year of being DITO user, once pa lang kami naka-experience ng major LOS. recent lang like 2 months ago ata at may maintenance talaga that day

- there’s a complimentary blast tv streaming service coupon every time you subscribe to a data promo. may anime, sports, kdrama, US tv shows, movies, etc. para kang naka-cable tv

cons:

- hindi nari-reach ang 100mbps na speed kahit nasa 5g covered area kami, which i honestly dont mind naman kasi enough yung 25-30mbps wifi speed (we havent tried naka-LAN) sa online work & streaming purposes namin

- walang text or app notice about maintenance that one time, so we were caught off guard with our online work

as per capping issues, i dont really have any idea since light to moderate use lang kami, unlike siguro sa heavy gamers and streamers. we dont stream in 4k din since hindi naman supported ng most devices namin.

hope this helps sa mga naghahanap ng good / reliable prepaid wifi. check niyo lang if 5g covered ang area niyo para mas sulit. but even if 4g lang, i think ok pa rin naman.

long review post ahead kasi follow up ‘to sa post ko a few days ago about pldt’s Always On service na offer ng csr nung nag-chat ako para mag-follow up sa ilang araw nang LOS samin.

thankful ako sa replies sa post ko na nag-discourage mag-upgrade sa service na yan na additional 300 pesos din, mapakinabangan man o hindi.

so instead, i bought this 4g lte openline usb modem stick. mabilis lang dumating: inorder ko the day after ko mag-post dito at mabasa ang comments, tapos next day siya na-ship, then the following day ay dumating na.

ito yung choice ko kasi mura lang, nasa 300 pesos ko lang nabili. plug and play lang siya kaya madaling gamitin. yung wifi name at password ay nasa usb stick mismo pagbukas mo sa lagayan ng sim. openline pa so makakapili ng network at madali rin loadan.

para sa bahay kasi ‘to ng senior parents ko and i dont live with them, kaya yung choice ko ay yung simplest na para di sila mahirapan umintindi pa at mag-set up.

since usb stick siya, pwede siyang isaksak sa kuryente using a charging brick at pwede ring sa powerbank lang. so super useful na hindi na kelangan mag-load ng parents ko ng separate pang data pag aalis ng bahay. pwede rin to diretso na sa laptop para sa students or wfh.

we tried smart rocket sim, globe prepaid & dito at lahat sila ok ang speed. for fb, messenger, youtube, netflix lang naman ng parents ko kaya ok na yung 20-30mbps na speed.

our final choice ay smart rocket kasi siya ang pinakamabilis at pinakamura ang data promo: unli 5g with NSD (nonstop data 4g) for 1 day muna worth 34 pesos lang ang initial naming ni-load for testing.

nung ok naman at consistent ang speed at walang disconnections, sunod naming ni-load yung unli 5g with NSD for 7 days na worth 174 pesos lang. sa shopee kami nagpapa-load kasi pinakamura ang rates nila (daily 10% discount) compared sa ibang online banks at e-wallets na meron kami. pwede pang gamitan ng vouchers, coins at i-spaylater.

so ayun, hindi pa rin ok ang pldt namin 1 week mahigit na, bwisettt!! pag natapos yung 7 days na smart unli na ni-load ko, yung unli 5g with NSD for 28 days naman yung ilo-load ko para sure lang kasi mabagal din naman ang pldt e - buffering daw sa youtube at netflix sabi ng parents ko.

imagine, 790 pesos lang yung 1 month ng smart unli 5g with NSD (P722/28 days + P34/1 day + P34) compared sa 1399 pesos naming palpak na pldt plan?? in fairness naman, may rebate ang pldt sa days na may LOS, so mare-reimburse yung ni-load pang-smart unli. pero ang hassle pa rin!

ayun lang, sana makatulong ‘to sa mga naghahanap ng backup or murang portable wifi.