Who is the fairest DSL provider of them all?

Internet has become a big part of the people's lives in the Philippines. And day by day internet users are growing. That is one the reason why Telecommunications companies are finding ways to make Filipino's lives easier to connect to the web.

I am a heavy internet user and I had to find a service provider that would meet my online needs. I am in to online gaming and heavy content downloading. I could have just bought a Plug-it device if I was only going to connect to social networking site such as Facebook or Friendster. But the internet speed that Plug-it device is not sufficient for my online gaming needs.

PLDT DSL is most the recognize DSL provider and is still the top choice. There are alternatives as well. There's SmartBro, Globe Broadband and Bayantel. I ended up subscribing to Bayantel DSL because they were not that strict with the documents that I submitted and it only took them three days to install. I just had to pay Php999 pesos when I submitted my documents and Php250 per month for the first four months. When I was applying for a PLDT DSL account, I was told that it would take three weeks to process the installation.

There is no such thing as a perfect service provider but since March 2009, there were only two incidents when my connection was down. On both occasions, the rain was pouring really hard. One of the incidents was during Typhoon Ondoy. I am satisfied with the service so far.

From the banners and leaflets that I have read regarding the Bayantel DSL service, the internet speed could go as high as 1280Kbps. Another good thing is that I had to pay Php899 per month only. But there is a catch. A subscriber could only use the advertised speed of 1280 kbps from 10pm to 10am. From 10:00am to 9:59 pm, internet speed is only at 768 kbps. Now here is the bigger catch. In order to use the Burst speed (1280 Kbps) you have to modify the username in order to avail the service. For example: If the username is jddelacruz, you would have to put put @sod after the username making it jddelacruz@sod. I hope this information is useful

My baby's first peek

Flashforward

What would you do if you know what will happen to you in the future? That is the question that revolves around the new series Flashforward. The story begins on October 6 when everyone in the planet blacked out for two minutes and seventeen seconds. Everyone saw a vision of what will happen six months from October 6. It is like a dream but more of a memory. While some people fear that their future may happen, some are eager and would do everything to make it happen. These vision are referred to a as flashfoward. But not everyone had a flashforward. Those who didn't have a flashforward fear that they didn't have a vision because they would be dead in six months. It is a very interesting series and I would have to say that it has been a while I have been found a series worth watching.

Vampire Diaries: Book versus the TV series

There are a lot of new American TV series that are very interesting. I am always interested with Books, movies or TV series that are vampire related. I have been a fan of True Blood since the first season. I had to find a Vampire series to watch while waiting for the new season to air. I heard about this new Vampire TV series called Vampire Diaries. After I watched the first episode, I had to say that it was not that bad. I heard that there was a book and started to read it. I have read the first four books so far and I have seen a lot of alterations. These are some of the differences that I have seen so far:

1. Elena Gilbert’s sibling in the book is a 4 year old girl named Margaret. In the series, instead of casting a 4 year old child, they casted a guy to play as Elena’s younger Brother Jeremy Gilbert. He is drug junkie in love with Vickie

2. Vickie in the series is Matt Honeycutt’s younger sister. In the book, Vickie is not Matt’s sister and her last name is Bennett

3. In the book, Vickie did not become a vampire. She was not killed by Stefan. She was killed by another vampire named Claus. But I am getting way ahead of myself

4. Elena has two close friends in the book. The first is Bonnie and the second is Meredith. I don’t know why Meredith is not series since she plays a big part in the book.

5. Lexi, Stefan’s 350 year old vampire friend who appeared in episode 8 of the series was not in the book.

6. Aunt Judith’s fiancé Robert, is not a reporter in the book

7.In the series, Bonnie’s ancestor Emily is a powerful witch who was Katherine’s maid. She also sealed Katherine with Magic in the series. In the book she was not related to Bonnie.

8. Damon did not know that Katherine is still alive. The brothers thought that she was dead all along until she appeared in Mystic Falls and killed Elena

9. The Salvatore brother’s were not from Mystic Falls to begin with. They were from Italy. And the character Zach in the TV series does not exist in the book.

If you have read the book, you would be really disappointed. But for those who haven't I think they would enjoy watching the series. I am still watching the series to see what other alterations have they made. It is like a different story. They have only taken the Characters and some parts of the story. I guess we will just have to see how the story unfolds