APN Settings for Smart, Sun and Globe Telecoms

You’re excited with your new mobile phone after applying for a new postpaid plan from either Sun, Smart or Globe. Then when you try to download apps or just post a facebook status from your gadget, nothing happened; you realize then that your APN (Access Point Name) for the phone is not yet set.

What to do?

For those using Android, go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Settings > Ticking the Mobile Internet box will connect the phone to the internet.

For iOS (iPhone, iPad), you can edit your APN using Settings > General > Network > Cellular Data Network.

For RIM / Blackberry, edit it by going to Options > Advanced Options > TCP/IP

With that, you can now proceed to the APN settings below:

APN Settings for Smart

APN: internet

APN Settings for Globe

Postpaid APN: internet.globe.com.ph

Prepaid APN: http.globe.com.ph

APN Settings for Sun

Prepaid

APN (static): minternet

Authentication: PAP

IP address: dynamic

Postpaid

APN (static): fbband

port:8080 or 9201

Authentication: PAP

IP address: dynamic

Just leave the username and password field blank for all the settings above. If you’re unsure, feel free to ask the community below in the comments.

Android Gingerbread Smartphones Now Available at Smart

If you’re rooting to get your hands on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc or the HTC Desire S then now is the right time to apply for a postpaid plan on Smart.

The new Android Gingerbread phones was first released by smart for a limited promo and after a month, it’s now fully available for FREE when you get the consumable plan for 2,500php a month.

Also FREE on various Data Plans

For the heavy internet users, both phones are also available on unlimited data plans. 3,000 Data Plan for the Xperia Arc and 2,000 Data Plan for the Desire S.

Get the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc FREE at Unlimited Data Plan 3000 or Consumable Plan 2500

Specifications:

DISPLAY: 4.2 inch touchscreen

DATA:   GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA/HSUPA/WLAN(Wi-Fi)/Bluetooth/USB

CAMERA: 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash. Video available.

OS: Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread

CPU: 1GHz

MESSAGING: SMS, MMS, Email, Push email, IM

BROWSER: HTML

GPS: Yes

OTHERS:

• Digital compass
• HDMI port
• Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
• MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
• MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player
• TrackID music recognition
• NeoReader barcode scanner
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk
• Facebook and Twitter integration
• Document viewer
• Adobe Flash 10.2
• Voice memo/dial/commands
• Predictive text input

Get the HTC Desire S FREE at Unlimited Data Plan 2000 or Consumable Plan 2500

Specifications:

DISPLAY: 3.7 inch touchscreen

DATA:   GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSDPA/HSUPA/WLAN(Wi-Fi)/Bluetooth/USB

CAMERA: 5 MP, autofocus, LED flash. Video available. Secondary Camera (VGA)

OS: Android OS, v2.3 Gingerbread

CPU: 1 GHz

MESSAGING: SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

BROWSER: HTML

GPS: Yes

OTHERS:

• SNS integration
• Digital compass
• Dedicated search key
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
• MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
• DivX/XviD/MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player
• Organizer
• Document viewer
• Voice memo/dial/commands
• Predictive text input

Boosting up your SmartBRO connection – more speed for your broadband internet

In a “revision” posted by nemesis on my post – Boosting up the speed of your SmartBRO, his steps are actually correct and effective. So here’s another way to boost your SmartBRO connection.

HONESTLY > forcing IP and DNS doesn’t do the trick, you only do that if the canopy doesn’t give you your IP address and DNS. you also do this if you are having a hard time accessing the page on your canopy

Doing that change in the local network connections IP/TCP properties really doesn’t matter that much

STEP 1:

To find the valid IP on of your PC, go to START > RUN > CMD > type IPCONFIG
take note of your
IP ADDRESS > your IP address provided by the canopy because it acts like your server (it should not start with 169)
SUBNET MASK
DEFAULT GATEWAY > will be the address of the canopy (this can start with 169)

STEP 2: Know how exactly the system works.

EXPLANATION 1: the canopy that you have is really not a a usual modem/router. It actually serves as another “computer” where you “borrow” your connection. like when you go to internet cafe shops, there is a COMPUTER SERVER that if it’s not turned ON, the rest of the computers won’t have connectoin.

STEP 3: Logic

Since the canopy is the SERVER where you BORROW your internet connection, you must make sure that the canopy is connected and is getting a good signal
TIP 2:
Set your CANOPY as high as possible
face the canopy surface where there is a good signal
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???how to know if its getting good signal???
ans: tag team, person X adjusts the canopy while person y checks the pc and the config of the canopy

person Y: access default gateway you got using your internet explorer
*once you got the canopy page, go to PDA, scan for new AP’s, if you get as many base station while adjusting the canopy by person X, it means that the canopy is in good spot.

person Y:
QOS, set #s to 200,800,1500,1500

STEP 3:

Save changes
reboot > WAIT FOR 3 MINUTES

STEP 4:

START > RUN > CMD
ipconfig /release, then enter
ipconfig /renew, then enter

netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt, then enter

STEP 5:

Shut down pc
turn off canopy by unplugging its power adapter (wait 3 minutes)

power up canopy adapter
turn on pc

test your speed > brace yourself.

Boosting up the speed of your Smart Bro – Broadband internet

There are times that I feel that 386kbps is a little slow for my Smart Bro connection. After 2 weeks of no internet connection at home, finally, Smart Bro is back and is now 512kbps! That’s 126kbps faster than the default 386kbps for your Php999.00 monthly plan.

See that? It may be 509kbps only on the Speedtest.net result but it’s only 3kbps short from reaching 512kbps!

How did my Smart BRO connection reached 512kbps?

Definitely the placement of the antenna being accessible through different Smart Cell Sites. (luckily mine is near 8 cell sites within the range of 0.4km to 2.6km far from my home. But that’s only one factor. It lies beneath the configuration of the canopy. The team yesterday that fixed my connection were so good that they set my connection from the default 386kbps up to 512kbps. (I knew that giving them coffee and sandwiches will make them nicer. LOL) Well of course, how is that possible and you did come here to see how they did it right? Good thing they did not delete the history of my browser and that made me able to access the canopy.

How to access the Canopy?

1. Through typing 169.254.1.1 on your browser. What I’m not sure though is if it’s the same for all the Smart BRO connections in the whole Philippines.

2. Go to the Configuration > Quality of Service (QoS) page.

3. Adjust the numbers to what you see on the image above.

4. Reboot / Restart your PC.

That hopefully boosted your Smart BRO internet connection.

Now, what’s the catch?

Of course, there should be at least something about it. The problem is, you should not touch anything else or you might ruin the configuration of your Smart BRO internet connection. So if you want to be sure, don’t touch your Canopy configuration at all. Leave it to the experts. Kids! Do not try this at home! But if you really want to boost your internet connection try this. Just don’t touch anything else.