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Discussion in 'Science and Technology' started by Kym, Dec 17, 2015.

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  1. Contraman

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    Truer words have never been spoken :banghead:
     
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    Smartest thing they could have ever done in this situation. Had they stayed the course they would be licking their wounds for years to come. One thing the PI is good for is screwing the naive or unsuspecting foreigner out of their money by hook or by crook.
     
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    Telstra has pulled out of deal with San Mig Back to square one
     
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    Yes but they still own the valuable 700 Mhz bandwidth license and don't want to sell/share it and are not using it to the disappointment of all in PI... I believe there is a court case pending from what someone posted on another thread.
     
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    There isn't much special about that bandwidth. One of many frequencies for longer distance LTE connections....and out isn't very good in urban environments.
     
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    Thanks. Wasn't aware of the limitations. But to be honest anything would be an improvement from what we have now IMHO. Especially for mobile.
     
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    The frequency is not the problem. It is them overselling the bandwidth (or not buying enough) and the over-reliance on wireless internet (lack of wired internet infrastructure) that makes the internet stuck here. The Philippines, like most countries in the world, mainly uses the 900/1800 frequencies for mobile (and 2G/3G) and 850/1800/2100 frequencies for LTE/4G internet (the US being one of the oddballs that decided to do their own thing with the frequencies.....much like our voltage and systems of measurement). So it's not the frequencies, it just comes down to greed, corruption and ignorance/stupidity on the Philippines part.

    Globe and PLDT filling suite for the 700 frequency was solely to block Telstra from entering the market. Globe and PLDT have absolutely no use for that frequency.
     
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