What Happened to Philippines 3rd Telco- DITO walang Signal

President Duterte allowed a 3rd Telco in the Philippines to provide a much better service than the current Telcos, Globe and Smart. 

In my experience as a DITO subscriber, they have a pretty much decent signal in Bulacan and Valenzuela. Although there are times that I am experiencing lag during Mobile Legends game time. I also bought some DITO shares on the stock market via Col Financial, I have bought my stocks for an average of P8.00 in 2021 but up until now, the market price of DITO is ranging from P2.80 to P3.00 only which equates to a little confidence from investors.

Dito Telecommunity, the country’s third telco, promises faster and more affordable Internet services, and the only way to do that is to heavily invest in infrastructure such as cell sites, common towers, and rooftop towers. Currently, the Philippines has 17,850 cell sites catering to more than 67 million Internet users, which is one of the highest ratios of cell sites to Internet users in Asia, resulting in very slow Internet service. Dito plans to add up to 10,000 cell sites within the next seven years, according to Esquire report.

The country’s third major player in the telecommunications industry,  already reached 16 cities and one municipality in Metro Manila.  DITO is already present in 100 cities and municipalities and available in more than 3,000 stores nationwide, covering 29 million Filipinos.

DITO reportedly reached a milestone of 12 Million subscribers in 2022. The company opens up a whole new universe of possibilities, like connecting with people, engaging with communities, and learning new skills and passions, via the promise of 5G technology and high-speed data connectivity.

When I visited the DITO Facebook page, there are lots of complaints like a weak signal or no signal at all in their areas. These are the same complaints I have seen before from Smart and Globe Telecommunications Facebook pages when DITO is not yet present in the market.

images: screen captured from DITO FB page

DITO points out that its primary growth driver is the overwhelming trust and growing patronage of its subscribers from all over the country. All these DITOzens share an overall positive experience when it comes to reliability of connection, simplicity of products and services, and most importantly, real value for money.