Using Internet in Islds in Philippine

Hi,

It was always a problem to find internet access when I was diving in Philippines

and now I have a solution for it.

Local cellphone provider SMART now has what they call 'Smart Bro' & is WCDMA

based broadband wireless internet. They sells a USB modem (with built-in memory

with driver+software so that you can just plug-in to any computer & you are ready to use)

at around U$80.- & you can buy re-fill card (30 min per 10 peso) like you do on

cell phone.

Speed was 'good' (better than I expected) & main thing is it provide internet access

to the place it was impossible before.

Sam

Sam,

You can also get that prepaid sim card and use your 3G phone as a modem to the internet. I have the HwaWei dongle modem and it's faster than the phone for HSDPA connections but otherwise to save on carry more crap, a 3G cellphone (HSDPA capable) is probably the best solution.