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Originally Posted by mykalhenry
Thanks for the response.
I have heard of people using Smart Bro out there as a primary and said it worked pretty well, but location dependent. I am going on vacay there and maybe a 1 year stint in the future and was just wondering what my options were. On my first 2 week vacation coming up I was going to get a hotel with a wired line and then Smart Bro as back up, thats probably the best I can do on the fly yes?
If I decide to do the 1 yr then I would probably get the dual service and router.
Yea, a lot of people use mobile internet as their primary internet, and yes, it's very location specific. Just search and you'll find a bunch of info about this.
What I would do in your situation (moving around a lot and playing poker on the run) is I would get 2 unlockable Huawei dongles, unlock them, get SIM cards from Globe/Smart/Sun, test the connections wherever you are, use one dongle as your main and the other as your backup. That should actually be faster and more reliable than wired hotel internet.
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Originally Posted by fanapathy
Requesting a Manila clothes-shopping guide.
Not exactly one of my hobbies, I'm the "shop for half a year in a day" kind of guy. So I go for pretty huge quantities when I decide to go, which means my shopping trips are costly.
Looking for cool good quality jeans, shoes, blazers, fine collared shirts - like the kind you would wear with a suit and also casual shirts. Huge fan of donking around in smooth looking shirts 24/7.
I don't care about what brand they are, only that they look as good as top brands and have decent quality.
I'm looking for shops that are cheaper than western standards in good clothing.
If you want branded jeans, Rockwell has a Diesel, Levi's, and a 7 For All Mankind store there. They're more expensive than in the States though. If you want a good fit, you can get tailored jeans at Defacto (P2000) in the Mile Long building in Makati, or at Viktor (P6000) in the Podium Mall in Ortigas. I can personally recommend Defacto.
OMGitsCheddar got some tailored shirts made locally. I think he used Cornell Tailor along Kalayaan Ave (near Rockwell) and bought the fabric at Glorietta. If you're willing to travel to Hong Kong, I can recommend Jantzen Tailor. I've gotten a bunch of shirts from them for around $45 each.
If you want a high-end $3000 suit, there's a Zegna in Rustans Makati that makes made-to-measure suits. For bespoke suits, again if you're willing to travel, I can recommend Dung Tailor in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. I have two suits from there ($200-300 each, fully-canvassed, Super 160s IIRC) that I love but unfortunately can't wear in Manila weather.