Globe Innove using Transparent proxy??

if you are a Globe Innove internet subscriber and has a static ip address, Check out your ip address at whatismyip . As of this writing, it seems Globe is using Transparent Proxy. Request to www.google.com is redirected to www.google.com.ph. Rapidshare downloads will prompt that you are currently downloading a file though you are not.

Slow Internet Connection in the Philippines

After the Taiwan earthquake, the Philippines still experiencing slow internet connection. According to the news, it will take weeks before they can fully restore the damaged submarine cables in Taiwan. So in the meantime, it will be a dialup speed connection for us.
So far, during the holidays and after the earthquake, my Smartbro Wireless Internet Broadband connection was very efficient. I can do torrents, http download, browse the internet, and do my work at the same time. Kudos to Smartbro for a good service in my area. I hope their service will stay that way.