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Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« on: May 05, 2014 at 07:32 AM »
1. We have 3mbps pldt dsl plan, is the HD stream going to be smooth?
2. can i buy non-overpriced roku 3 in manila?
3. anyone using roku 3? what are the free channels in it?

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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2014 at 07:48 AM »
Bookmarking and waiting for the replies of the gurus here.

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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2014 at 08:54 AM »
For question #1, I suggest you try YouTube HD on your TV first.  Some of the networks on Roku3 are also on YouTube (IGN, CNET, Revision3, Twit). 


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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2014 at 10:00 AM »
I researched a bit. Found this:

http://mkvxstream.blogspot.com/2013/01/dishworld-roku-channel.html

anyone have experience using the Dishworld channels?

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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #4 on: Aug 09, 2014 at 08:36 PM »
Let me answer your questions:

1. We have 3mbps pldt dsl plan, is the HD stream going to be smooth?
I don't have a Roku 3 yet, but I'll be able to let you know in a week or two how it works out for me. As far as HD streaming per se is involved, I can stream 1050p with little or not buffering, while anything higher than that would definitely have some serious buffering. I am also on a PLDT 3mbps plan

2. can i buy non-overpriced roku 3 in manila?
Nope. I had to get mine from the States, particularly from Sir Oreoshake, and I had to pay for the Product and the shipping, but it's still cheaper comparing it to the Roku 3 player they have for sale on Sulit

3. anyone using roku 3? what are the free channels in it?
http://www.roku.com/channels/#!browse/internet-tv/by-popular
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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #5 on: Aug 20, 2014 at 02:45 PM »
I can't believe that PLDT are still flogging 3mbps as high speed internet and charge the earth for it. I have 152 mbps and I pay a lot less for it than what PLDT want for 3mbps.
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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #6 on: Aug 25, 2014 at 07:34 PM »
Unfortunately sir yours is not in the phils.
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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #7 on: Sep 02, 2014 at 02:48 PM »
I don't have a Roku 3 yet, but I'm currently using Amazon Fire TV and a 3 Mbps PLDT connection.  In my experience, the quality depends on the service you're using.  For example, I seldom get HD quality on Netflix.  I even consider it sub-SD quality, like watching a VCD copy.  Hulu, on the other hand, is so much better.  The images are crisp and clear, with the quality deteriorating only once in a while.  Amazon Prime movies are better than Netflix, so if the movie is available in both, I'd watch it on Amazon Prime.

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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #8 on: Jan 10, 2016 at 09:12 PM »
My broadband just got upgraded to 200 Mbps and they lowered the price.
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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #9 on: Jan 11, 2016 at 12:00 AM »
My broadband just got upgraded to 200 Mbps and they lowered the price.

Wow! Sa Pinas ba ito?

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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #10 on: Jan 11, 2016 at 10:50 AM »
Can you use roku as is without vpn like limited selection of programs or needs to be always on vpn?

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Re: Roku 3 In Philippines. 3mbps DSL Plan
« Reply #11 on: Jan 13, 2016 at 12:16 AM »
Does it need to really be a Roku 3? I got an older model of Roku and it works with Netflix seamlessly with my 3mbps plan before it became the 5mbps plan of PLDT today. :--]]]