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Originally Posted by cambo bound
I know this has been asked before, but currently what are the suitable internet options for grinding in PP? Just a phone or connection or landline is okay? Need both? Best suppliers/plan for grinding & youtube? How often are power outages? How long do they last?
- Thanks.
The two best options are most likely Opennet and Metfone. The latter also has a phone service but generally aren't good for that as they are not a popular network and it costs money here to call or text people across different networks. Getting back to internet, I had Opennet in a previous apartment and had no issue with them. But we also used them at the old Riverking and we had many issues there. It really depends on where you live and how good the service will be there. I've known some to swear by Metfone and they were good when we used them at Riverking.
All the companies will charge you for the modem, router and installation unless you sign up for multiple months at a time. The problem with this is that you just don't know how good the service will be at your place until they hook it up. I think I paid ten months in advance for around $160 for 20 Mbps down but I'm not sure.
The place I live in now has free WiFi but it sucks. Data here is really cheap so I just use that for all my internet in the house. Most phones here are dual SIM so you can use two if you like. The two main companies are Smart and Cellcard. The former is the more established company but I personally prefer Cellcard. I consistently get faster speeds on it and it gets better coverage at the Riverside where all the bars are. But the reception for Cellcard is a bit dodgy inside Nagaworld.
Be warned that if you get a SIM at the airport they will no doubt stick you with a traveler's SIM which is very limited in the types of services it can receive. Wait until you get into the city and go to a proper Smart or Cellcard store and get a SIM and a plan there. For Smart their package is called Power Plus 8 I believe and it's $8 for 40 GB of data monthly plus unlimited calls/texts within the network. For Cellcard their plan is called Big Love and it's also $8 but for 80 GB of data.
I don't even bother with WiFi when I grind online. I just do a USB tether to my phone and that works perfectly. Even if you get a home WiFi plan, using your phone's data is a great backup for power outages, which do not happen all that much in Phnom Penh. It happens all the time in Sihanoukville by the way. I have a phone with a broken screen that I don't use anymore. So I stuck a Cellcard SIM in there and use it as a WiFi hub in the house. Hope this helps.
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