PLDT Home unveils all-new Fibr Plus Plans: Enjoy the new standard of home broadband with upgraded speeds, whole home WiFi, and entertainment content

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MANILA, Philippines – PLDT Home, the Philippines’ fastest fixed network as certified by Ookla, has advanced the standard of Filipinos for home broadband with its all-new Fibr Plus Plans that offer new postpaid variants with higher speeds and stronger connectivity through an intelligent wifi system bundled with entertainment content from Cignal TV.

The new PLDT Home Fibr Plus plans come with unlimited internet, whole home WiFi TP-Link pucks, and Cignal TV channels. The Fibr Plus Plans’ whole home WiFi system replaces a collection of routers and range extenders with a smart mesh technology that eliminates deadspots anywhere at home for a seamless and uninterrupted connectivity. Designed for every type of house, the whole home WiFi system maintains a single unified network that lets the whole family conveniently connect to the internet whenever and wherever at home. It also comes with a mobile app for easy installation and network management for a secured connection. 

Families can also conveniently enjoy a variety of entertainment content because the new Fibr Plus Plans come bundled with 55 SD and 8 HD Cignal TV channels such as Fox Movies, Fox Sports, HBO, Discovery Channel, Cartoon Network and more. With this bundle, subscribers get to stay up-to-date on current news and events while staying at home and also enjoy the convenience of settling the monthly fees of their home essentials, such as cable and internet subscriptions, in one billing. 

More families are now rediscovering ways to fulfill their work, studies, and enjoyment as they stay more time at home in the new normal. Families can enjoy the strongest and most reliable internet connection that will give them the best of home online experiences with the new Fibr Plus plans. 

Subscribers can now get everything they need at home with the new Fibr Plus Plans that come with at least 50 Mbps for only P2499. They may also opt for Fibr Plus Plans 3099 with speeds of up to 100 Mbps, Plan 4099 with speeds of up to 150 Mbps, or Plan 6099 with speeds of up to 300 Mbps. All plans come with 3 mesh WiFi units and 63 Cignal TV channels. 

To further give subscribers a stronger and more reliable internet connectivity at home, PLDT Home Fibr also modifies its existing broadband-only plans. Now subscribers have the option to upgrade their PLDT Home plans to Unli Fibr 1299 with speeds of up to 10 Mbps, Unli Fibr 1699 with speeds of up to 25 Mbps, Unli Fibr 2399 with speeds of up to 50 Mbps, and Unli Fibr 2999 with speeds of up to 100 Mbps. 

To know more about the new PLDT Home Fibr Plans, visit www.pldthome.com.

PLDT and Smart ring in Christmas with ‘Holideals,’ their biggest holiday sale

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Brace yourself as leading digital services provider PLDT Inc. and its mobile arm Smart Communications, Inc. are ushering in the Christmas season with the first ever ‘Holideals,’ their biggest holiday blow-out yet for current and new customers.

PLDT and Smart’s Holideals feature huge discounts and irresistible offers that suit your Christmas gift list - whether you’re looking for the perfect present for your loved ones, or simply thinking of a well-deserved treat for yourself to celebrate the season.

“Christmas has always been the happiest season of Filipinos, and as our gift for everyone, we brought together our best deals that make it a lot easier to enjoy the most amazing digital experiences powered by the country’s fastest fixed and mobile networks,” said Andrew L. Santos, PLDT and Smart FVP for Consumer Marketing. “Indeed, there is no better time to be a PLDT Home and Smart customer than now.”

With Holideals, you can enjoy fast and reliable connectivity at home with the whole family with these special PLDT Home offers:

• For new PLDT Home Fibr customers

Save up to Php3,600 on Unli Fibr and enjoy waived activation and installation fees, free speedboost, and zero cash-out when you sign up for a new PLDT Home Unli Fibr plan.

• For current PLDT Home customers

Enjoy free one month when you sign up to a new add-on service, such as a Telpad, FamCam, or TVolution Roku Powered when you apply at any PLDT Store nationwide.

• PLDT Home Prepaid WiFi

Get a Php200 discount (now only Php1,795.00 from Php1,995.00) and a free six-month subscription to iflix.

• PLDT Online Gadget Sale

Get up to 50% discount on gadgets including the First Generation TVolution stick, Telpad, and Smart Watch, among others, on the PLDT Online Store.

Leveling up your digital lifestyle with the latest smartphones and data-packed offers is also a lot easier with Holideals offers from Smart:

• For Smart Prepaid customers

Enjoy discounted load card when you buy the Smart Prepaid Gift Card.

• For Smart Postpaid customers

Enjoy exclusive discounts and deals when you renew or sign up for a new GigaX Plan with the latest flagship devices, including Samsung Note 9, Huawei Mate 20, and Huawei Mate 20 Pro, as well as when you subscribe to a new Smart Bro Pocket WiFi Plan or iPad Plan. Also get a chance to win exciting raffle prizes with your new plans!

• Smart Online Store Bazaar

Enjoy awesome deals and avail of LTE smartphones at a steal of a price when you apply for a Smart Postpaid Plan on the Smart Online Store.

What are you waiting for? Celebrate Christmas with the biggest deals from PLDT and Smart! To learn more and start your holiday shopping, visit www.smart.com.ph/Pages/PLDTSmartHolideals now!

PLDT Home Fibr presents “Kitang Dalawa” Multi-awarded thespians Franco and Ayen Laurel to mark first ever concert on Oct.11

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Expect to be mesmerized as two of the country’s renowned thespians and real-life couple Franco and Ayen Laurel are staging their first ever concert together, KITANG DALAWA, at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino on October 11, 2018. 

The concert, which covers a wide range of musical genres from Broadway, Original Pilipino musicals, Pop, Jazz to Gospel and Kundiman, is co-presented by PLDT Home Fibr, the country’s most powerful broadband, in line with its push to bring world-class acts into the spotlight. 

Joining them in the concert are their children Mariella Laurel, Hasan and Angia Laurel with the special participation of Whiplash, Joni Galeste and Jourdan Bartolome. 

KITANG DALAWA is written and directed by Floy Quintos, musical direction by Von De Guzman, lighting design by Monino Duque, choreography by Cecile Martinez and PJ Rebullida, Set Design by Mitoy Sta. Ana, Costume Design by Rajo Laurel for House of Laurel, JC Buendia, Jojie Lloren, M Barretto and Jaz Cerezo. 

For tickets, call 832-3704 or 891-9999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph and www.culturalcenter.gov.ph.

3 common causes of WiFi dead zones in your home – and what you can do about them

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It's probably happened to you many times: one minute you're enjoying fast WiFi while streaming in the living room, only to lose your signal the moment you step into your bedroom. Or when you're video calling seamlessly from your bedroom, but get disconnected the minute you go inside the bathroom? How about having the urge to Google something, but for some reason just can’t connect from your dining room?

You’re probably in a WiFi dead zone. As the name implies, it’s that part of your house where your WiFi connection just doesn’t seem to work. Don’t worry—it’s not as supernatural as it sounds. In fact, WiFi dead zones are common, and you can do something about them if you just know where to look and what to check. If you’re dealing with WiFi dead zones at home, here are factors that may be affecting how fast you can stream, surf, or download:

Distance from the modem. When it comes to your home WiFi, you always have to consider the distance of your main internet modem to the gadget you’re using. If you’re in one room and the modem is in another, the furniture, doors, walls and even floors can interfere with your connection. A typical 2.4GHz Wi-Fi router can efficiently cover an indoor space of up to 46 meters, and when you move further away from the router, the signal gets weaker. If you live in pretty big house, you’ll definitely need to expand your router’s signal.

Signal-blocking devices. Metal objects, such as furniture, decoration, and household appliances can block signal from your router. Concrete walls and dividers, microwave ovens, and LED lights can also cause interference. Even water and moisture—which can come from unexpected places like plant pots, flower vases, air-conditioners, or an open bathroom door— can weaken wireless signals.

Bandwidth hoggers. When you have too many people connecting to your WiFi, of course, your connection will bog down. Downloading heavy torrent files, playing online games or video streaming can use up most of the bandwidth allocation.

So what can you do?

Depending on the service provider and router you have, you can always go online and look for DIY solutions to determine and remove signal barriers in your home. You may also contact your broadband provider for solutions and tips on how to have optimal Wi-Fi performance.

 If you are a PLDT Home subscriber, you have the exclusive privilege of enjoying the Whole Home WiFi service, which uses signal-enhancing devices that connect the entire home to a strong all-in-one broadband and smart WiFi network. This simply means that you won’t have to worry about common WiFi woes because PLDT will customize a tailor-fit a WiFi solution for your home. This means you can enjoy your Netflix shows in the bedroom, watch cooking tutorials in your kitchen, and even stream your favorite songs while in the shower!

Moreover, with Whole Home WiFi service, you have the convenience of consulting your dedicated Home Geek Squad — an expert team whose sole aim is to help you enjoy the best connection in the comfort of your home. You can sit back and relax as they will do a thorough assessment of your place, provide actionable recommendations and implement installations to enhance WiFi performance. You can also call them anytime for after-sales support.

If you have a PLDT Home Fibr or DSL Plan 1899 or below, you can simply upgrade to Plan 3499 to get internet speeds of up to 50 Mbps bundled with the Whole Home WiFi service. If you have a Fibr Plan 2899 subscription, you can simply add P600 to your monthly plan to enjoy the service. Meanwhile, if you are a Fibr Plan 8000 user, all you need to do is extend your subscription from 24 months to 36 months to automatically get Whole Home WiFi on top of your internet speeds of up to 1Gbps.        

With PLDT Whole Home Wifi System, get strong connections everywhere at home. Visit www.pldthome.com/wholehomesystem to find out how you can enjoy the Whole Home WiFi service and make the most of high-speed internet at home.

#CaptureSinulog and get a chance to win a 1-yr PLDT Home Fibr internet subscription

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It's time once again to celebrate Cebu's most awaited festival with PLDT Home Fibr! 

#CaptureSinulog and discover what PLDT Home Fibr and the Philippines’ Queen City of the South have to offer.

Just share and upload your #Sinulog2018 experience on Instagram and use the hashtags #CaptureSinulog, #PLDTHomeFibr and #Sinulog2018. 

Selected photos will be featured in PLDT Home's Facebook and Instagram account. The top three best photos will get a one-year internet subscription from PLDT Home.

Participants may upload their photos from January 19-21, 2018. 

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