about filipino internet...
So COVID-19 happened and the internet at the house we were stranded at is
Fucking Terrible.
i’m not kidding.
...
PLDT was not always this defective. There was a time when it was the best thing that happened to not only the Philippines but also to the whole nation itself. It was a literal miracle.
When it started, people were so thankful that they were blessed with such technology. You couldn’t really blame them though, it made their lives easier.
Though it was one of the most highly-praised invention in our ancestors’ time, us Millenials and Gen Z’s currently suffer its being defective.
If you check Filipino twitter now, you might find at least one “nagloloko nanaman yung internet...” or a “TANG INA PLDT!!!” if you scroll down long enough. And I tell you now, it’s completely reasonable. (Excuse my French.)
“Why?” you may ask?
To answer you simply:
Filipino internet is even trashier than your average drunk mom’s dancing.
Let me explain.
A few years ago, PLDT’s internet was fine. Yes, it would drop a few times; but that would only happen around 11 or 12, late at night. Interruptions were rare, back then. They were so rare, you could even say that they didn’t happen.
Today, something’s happened. Unlike a few years ago, it drops. It drops harder than the base. And when the internet drops like that, the people won’t be happy. Not at all.
And that’s what led to this madness.
The building updated its internet to PLDTHOMEFIBER, and yet...
It took me three hours to post this.
...
A volcano erupted.
Australia was set on fire.
An epidemic turned into a pandemic in less than two months.
An injustice was caught on camera.
And we still have many more days to go.
What’s up, 2020?
