The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is urging ‘Undas’ season travelers to report cases and areas with weak internet connection / signal, since connectivity across the country should no longer be an issue.
In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Thursday, the DICT said since President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said that signal strength should not be a problem, travelers can notify the department of slow internet connections in their area by sending speed test results.
‘Uuwi para sa Undas? Tapos mahina ang signal sa lugar ninyo? I-report agad!’ DICT said.
(Going home for All Souls’ Day? And you’ll encounter weak signals? Report that immediately.)
‘The President said that the signal should be good across the country. That’s why under Oplan Bantay Signal of the DICT, we are encouraging you to send your mobile speed test results so that we can see which areas have weak or no signal at all,’ the DICT added.
According to the DICT, users who wish to report must first download the Opensignal Internet Speed Test application, which is available to Android and Apple iOS users.
After downloading, DICT set a series of steps for reporting of slow internet speeds:
Turn off Wi-Fi connection and rely on mobile data
Open the Opensignal app and enable location services
Run the speed test
Take a screenshot of the result and send to DICT’s e-mail address ([email protected])
DICT said that the subject of the e-mail message should contain the mobile network provider and their location.
‘Each report will be of a big help in making it easier to map areas in the country with weak or no signal. Let us help each other in digitizing for a more connected New Philippines.’