[RALPHHOGAN]

I live here in Dauin not far from Eldorado. Here is what I have observed over the past 2 years:

1) Brownouts seem to occur about once a week, most frequently on Sundays (double overtime pay for the workers?). Sometimes they last 30 seconds and sometimes 2 or 3 hours. I'm told that this is due to the upgrading to the main "trunk" line and installing sub-stations. It's tolerable.

2)SmartBro works thru a small transceiver (4500 pesos) that you mount on your rooftop. I have >99% uptime 1km south from the tower (which is very close to Eldorado). I am very happy w/ my bandwidth which I have measured at 200-400kbps. The cost is p999/month.

3) I use a well but some neighbors have gotten permits from the mayor, for a few hundred pesos per year (that include trash pickup) to tap into the municipal system by running 1/2" lines down from the highway. You pay for the fittings and line of about 300 meters. There is a plumbing supply shop right in the Dauin market that carries these items and does the install. It is a gravity system and not pressurized. I have heard mixed remarks about its reliability but most seem happy. There is a high water table near Eldorado so I'd imagine you wouldn't have to go so very deep to find ample supply with a well. Maybe the best option would be to use a combination of the two. An honest local engineer, who built my system,that you can consult is Jesse Lucero +639106664976.

Hope this is helpful.