SmartBro ShareIt VOIP Issues

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As I've reported on numerous articles, I recently started using the SmartBro ShareIt Internet Service.  This offers a 2 Mbps connection to the Internet.  In addition, I am also a customer of Vonage VOIP telephone service, and have been for years. The Vonage telephone service gives me a US telephone number, and for $25 per month, I can make calls to the USA and much of Europe for no additional charge.  I use Vonage for my personal use, and also for my business.  I consider Vonage a vital thing to have here in the Philippines. My old Internet service was also SmartBro, but it was the Canopy system, which offered only 384Kbps … [Read more...]

DNS Issues

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Recently, I announced on my Live in the Philippines Web Magazine that I am in Internet Heaven!  Why?  Because I got a new SmartBro ShareIt Wireless Internet setup.  It delivers very fast service compared to what I've been able to get in the past.  The speed is rated as "up to 2Mbps."  So far, I have seen speeds of between 1.3Mbps and 3.2Mbps.  I am very happy with those speeds, I must say. There are a couple of issues, though, that I am not completely happy with.  In the scheme of things, though, they are manageable, and can be worked around.  Both of these issues are DNS related. For those of you who don't know what DNS is, … [Read more...]