The Philippines as we see now is really trying to move forward in terms of technology. When I was young there was dial-up internet. When I was older came DSL. Then now we have wireless broadband connectivity nationwide. We have three internet service providers for wireless broadband here in the country. We have Globe Tattoo, Smart Bro, and Sun Broadband. The leading providers are that of Globe and Smart since Sun came last and still gaining ground.

I always get confused on user feedback when it comes to speed of these providers. Some say Tattoo is slow, some say it is fast. And same with that of Smart’s. Here in Cebu, both connections may seem okay but let’s see who gets the clearer advantage when it comes to speed. The following images that I will show are from Nesic Philippines, Inc. Click on images to zoom in.

From left to right: Smart Speedtest Result, Smart 2Wire Result, Globe Speedtest Result, Globe 2Wire Result

Here are what those images say:

• According to Speedtest.net, Smart Broadband has 0.85Mbps download speed while Globe Tattoo has 0.41Mbps. Smart wins.
• According to 2Wire, Smart Broadband has 542Kbps download speed while Globe Tattoo has 605Kbps. Globe wins.

Take note that these data are for Cebu area only. So we get a tie. I mean Smart wins according to Speedtest but Globe wins according to 2Win. And lookeh, the speed differences aren’t that much high right? But that’s for Cebu right? Let’s take a really really wide perspective and see who wins in the nationwide category (this means we get averages and the like). According to Nesic, here’s a larger picture, lol. Got this here. Continue reading →