Anyone else running PLDT WatchPad?

I got this DVD installer in the mail last week for PLDT WatchPad. Been seeing the ads as well on TV lately and was wondering if this is a free or paid service from PLDT to all its myDSL subscribers.

Are there other PLDT myDSL subscribers getting their DVD installers in the mail too? I read that this is available if you subscribe to myDSL Plan 999, 1995 and 3000. This is streaming video so only makes sense for PLDT to offer it to high-bandwidth plans.

Available channels include PBO, CNBC, MTV, GO, Animax, CNN, GMA7, Cartoon Network and National Geographic (provided by Cignal TV). Anyway, I tried installing the application on my Windows 7 desktop but it kept on crashing. Will try this on an XP PC and see if it works.

Anyone else got this running on their system? How is it?

Abe Olandres

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110 Comments

Rocky Garcia says:

15 years ago

This is nice! Haven’t run it yet, but the channels are great.
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JC says:

15 years ago

My sis is using it on her desktop w/c is running on XP. It works fine. But I don;t know where she got the installer from. We haven’t received the installer from PLDT yet.
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marvin says:

15 years ago

You can actually get the installer from http://www.pldtwatchpad.com/, I got mine installed, but not working.. no videos comes up. I reported it to the PLDT Watchpad support and they told me they still have some problems on the back end specially for slower connection (I have Bundle 990, 384 kbps, but request for an upgrade to Bundle 1299, 784kbps).

However, I never received the installer from mail.

BTW, I have an XP system.
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agentorenz says:

15 years ago

We’ve already got the installer in the mail. Haven’t installed it in my laptop, but by brother had done it yesterday, on his laptop. I don’t know if its coincidence, but our pldt 999 connection got slower when i got home at 11pm. Cant do internet banking, access facebook and check mails.
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pao says:

15 years ago

yep, installed it and it’s working fine on my computer. i’m using vista. it used to load real slow when our connection was the 990 plan, but we upgraded to the 1299 plan and it’s better now. it takes a while to load but once it’s loaded, tuloy-tuloy na.
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whaâ„¢ says:

15 years ago

haven’t receive the installer yet.. but got the chance to experienced ti. last month until i reformat my pc.
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petken says:

15 years ago

Got the installer 30minutes ago but I think the cd had a problem because it keeps on crashing when I attempt to install it. I have Vista Home Premium.
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berkano says:

15 years ago

You can actually just do everything online. I installed this over two computers over the last week. I had to download Windows Installer 3.1 and Microsoft .net framework in order to completely launch the app.

video is small, perhaps of our subscription. Hanggang pang pacquiao cotto lang talaga.
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petken says:

15 years ago

Guys have you read the terms and conditions?

“2. Acceptable Use of the Service
Whenever the subscriber will access the Service, subscriber shall consent and is hereby giving full authority to PLDT to charge the monthly charges of the Service to subscribers PLDT telephone account. (At the moment, the Service is free of charge but PLDT reserves the right to impose the necessary monthly charges in the future)”

“3. Payment
The monthly charges that may be charged by PLDT in the future shall be chargeable to the existing PLDT telephone service of the subscriber.”

I think this is a trap. You will be automatically charged in the futute after the free trial has ended.
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Arnel says:

15 years ago

I Don’t Have the Installer yet :(
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