Sun brightens my Long Distance Relationship
Posted in LDR Advice, LDR Communication on 04. Jul, 2010
Yey for Sun Cellular!
It's been crazy without Internet connection at home. My parents were not able to pay PLDT for quite sometime so obviously, our line was cut. Though I have Internet at work (of course!), I don't get to access it as much due to the back-to-back-t0-back meetings. And so I was forced (by circumstance at least) to get myself my personal internet line.
Since Dodong is a network engineer and has worked in the Telecommunications industry back home, I consulted him on which Internet Service Provider to get. So what is Dodong's recommendation?
He did recommend any Internet Service Provider that uses a 3G connection versus that of Wimax. So that means any brand from Smart Bro, Globe Visibility or Sun Cellular with a USB type of Internet Connection Gadget.
I've heard some feedback about the crappy connections from both Smart Bro and Globe Visibility. On the other hand, people I know have been raving about Sun Cellular's broadband connection, which really is a super surprise for me. I mean, Sun is known for their crappy connection right?
So obviously, I got a Sun because of the raves. I got myself a 350 Lite plan, which gives me 45 hours per month. The great thing about it is that I am not tied to the plan. There is no holding period. So I can cut it any time I want to. Or maybe upgrade if I feel that I need more Internet time 
My 3G connection got activated before 24-hours pa! Efficient! Even Dodong was quite surprised that it got activated so quickly
The Internet Connection is a MUST especially for those in long distance relationships and most especially during stressful times. It is an added expense for me but emotional benefit of being connected via the Internet outweighs the subscription cost.
Thank you Sun for really making my day brighter!
Love the distance,
Inday I. Nagintay
Love the distance,
Inday I. Nagintay
I'm happy for you that your internet connection from Sun works. It's actually a case to case basis depending on the area where you use the USB modem. Mostly, Sun has terrible reception compared to Globe and Smart…that is the general conclusion. I know because I also have a Sun cellular usb modem and its really terrible. I only have it because it came free with the laptop I purchased a few months ago. In my frustration, I tried my simcard from Globe and it was at the very least 3x the clock speed of Sun. Try it yourself and you'll be aware of how much time you're wasting waiting for pages to load using your Sun modem especially during peak hours like 4-6 pm everyday when their clockspeed slow down to barely the speed of a dial-up internet. Anyway, if you're used to using a dial-up, there wont be much to complain about since Sun's service is just about as slow.
i remember my long distance relationship before. Sun somehow prolonged our relationship. fast. not many interruptions. not easily disconnected. but yea, sun was somehow one of the reason i broke up with him.haha
@Jha: Ganun? Why one of the reasons?
kasi nahuli ko that he has someone aside from me.. since nasa malayo ako, i asked my best friend to meet up with the girl. ayun, she met up with her tapos nagchat kami.. pinakita nung girl sa best friend ko yung bill ni ex ng sun internet na siya ang nagbayad. as in acct ni ex..ouch dba?
@ jha: Oh my…Bad!
Communication is an extremely important part of me and my girlfriends long distance relationship. I reside in the USA and she resides in the Philippines. Our day starts off with a good morning text, continues with chatting on yahoo messenger while we’re both at work (shh, don’t tell our bosses
), and end the day with webcamming and chatting on the phone for hours until we both fall asleep. We’ve done this for months now, everyday, and find our love grows stronger with every instant message, webcam session, and phone call.
I’m visiting her in January of 2012. I can’t wait. Thank you for creating this website. It really helps knowing that there are other LDR couples out there.
Justin
@Justin: wow! how many months have you been in an LDR? I'm also guilty of chatting during work hours and my boss got to know about it on our wedding. harharhar!
I'm excited for your January trip! I know the anticipation build up when you don't get to see each other often…it's HEAVEN!