Having a sluggish internet connection can be an annoying experience. Whether you are studying, working, or are simply using the web for entertainment purposes, a slow connection can really be a huge hassle.
Have you ever thought you’ve had enough? Well, apparently, you are not alone. In fact, one group decided to examine the real reason behind this trend in the country and presented the evidences they’ve gathered during a Senate committee hearing.
Mary Grace Santos, a researcher from LIRNEasia, a regional Information and Communications Technology organization, came to the conclusion that unsurprisingly confirms that we in the Philippines are spending bigger money for slower service.
Compared with other countries in the Asian region, ours is not only one of the slowest in terms of speed and performance but also one of the most expensive. Adding further insult to the injury, all the internet service providers (ISP) in the country fail to deliver the speed they advertise.
Santos and her group have been conducting testings beginning in 2010 and the results have really been alarming, according to her.
Not The Ideal Scenario
She said, “Based on our study, we tested the basic data plans of the three major ISPs in the Philippines and if you can see here, from 2011, we actually saw deteriorating actual versus advertised speed from 2011 to 2014. That’s not the ideal scenario.”
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