Talk:Philippines/@comment-73.15.13.136-20170603023718

The last week of April 2017 we toured Manila - Ilocos region and back through western Pangasinan/Zambales highway (the coastal route.) We got mostly 3G from Globe and some LTE. Smart has spotty 3G coverage and a few LTE in cities. Globe has better data link than Smart. I was initially connecting Smart but was not getting data, so thankfully we hanged on to Globe. How could I say this? Before we arrived in the Philippines, my wife had her Verizon iPhone 6S+ enabled with International Travel Pass. Upon arrival in Manila, she connected Smart but was not getting data from Smart at all and sometimes got dropped. When we got to Bulacan and it connected Globe, the data link was good but still slow because it was only 3G. But when got back to Manila, her iPhone got consistent LTE Globe connection and speed was decent. My own iPhone with a Globe prepaid SIM card confirmed the coverage I observed with my wife's iPhone. Posting it here so that this may help others as my prior research did not turn up any reliable information on which carrier had a good connection in Luzon areas where were going to be.