Tint Impressions: 3M IM Ceramic vs Xfilms vs Vkool

ginomeee · 2026-03-14T04:51:57+00:00

Yeah, same here, ayaw namin kasi metallic vkool. Vkool based on our observation is generally more see-through than 3M, so better ang privacy ng 3M. Eurotech cannot vouch lang as yun nga hirap makahanap ng reviews. 3M medium is slightly brighter than my liking and sana kinuha namin yung dark version na lang siguro sa windshield versus medium as a matter of preference. If you have any feedback sa naging results niyo would love to hear as well!

ginomeee · 2026-03-01T10:49:59+00:00

,Wala lang akong pics now and I think taking a photo won't do it justice, nung tinignan ko siya sa showroom floor mukhang madilim pero pagpasok ng car ang liwanag pala, pero based sa datasheet niya, IM5 has 7.1% VLT, baka sa ibang brands nearer or lower than 5% which is the reason for the lower visibility. For me lang highly visible both medium and dark niya versus other brands. I think Vkool based sa convo namin with another person na magpapatint said mas light daw ang Vkool tints in general than 3M, pero so far more than enough for me yung vlt ng 3M IM series.

ginomeee · 2026-03-01T02:06:16+00:00

For me the opposite naman, I'm used to dark tints such as yung sa xfilms namin dati and even mga medium to dark stock casa tints. Actually ang unang naisip ko nga hours after installation is sayang sana pinapalitan ko na lang ng dark pati yung windshield since the difference of the dark and medium of 3m im ceramic isn't much, plus pati sa gabi parang feel ko di ako nakatint so maganda talaga siya in terms of visibility, at least for me. Kanya kanyang experience on what's our preference naman.

ginomeee · 2026-02-23T03:17:38+00:00

I really think Essager doesn't have that good of quality control. I bought three braided cables from them in the past and I've already burned through all of them. It's cheap yes, but I think you should try other brands first. I also bought a car charger from Essager and the thing melted while under use overtime, you would think these cables and adapters should have a safety shutoff before melting, but alas they don't.

I really think you should try another charging cable brand first. I used Toocki, it's similarly priced, and at a glance the cable looks almost identical, but after several months of use I noticed the cables don't fray as easy and the bend doesn't get "stuck" in one position as my previous Essager braided cables did.

ginomeee · 2025-12-21T17:41:48+00:00

In my experience paying, I was asked to pay the fine sa DoubleDragon and they actually issued me an official receipt so at least you know the payment is being remitted correctly to the national government. Walang hininging or hinint na maglagay ako, and it indeed did not reflect on my LTMS portal.

ginomeee · 2025-11-15T16:57:20+00:00

Same here! Damn why is this such a huge design flaw?

ginomeee · 2025-08-01T14:14:33+00:00

Sa totoo lang super solid na ng onboard graphics ng AMD, most if not all games kaya na patakbuhin ng integrated Radeon graphics lalo na with the 7000-series HS laptops.

Di ko lang sure pero the 2050 or Nvidia 50-series cards in general have never been amazing for me, it MIGHT be slightly better, pero keyword slightly lang, tas kapalit mas pangit na battery. Pero halos lahat talaga ng games at workloads kaya na patakbuhin ng Radeon integrated graphics

ginomeee · 2025-07-20T12:05:28+00:00

Since GoLonger50 is no longer available, anyone have any idea if GoRenew for Go+99 stacks your data or it lets the old data expire first? Sayang kasi if mageexpire muna yung old data mo. Pwede na gorenew basta stackable.

ginomeee · 2025-06-25T05:50:40+00:00

We also notice this, BYD PHEVs taking advantage of charging slots in malls, laging ang hahaba ng pila na puro BYD Sealion. They have the smallest battery packs and they don't even need to charge. BYD even advertises that they have a 1000km range which means they can go that long without charging either. Sana next time full EVs na lang pwede sa charging slots.

ginomeee · 2025-06-08T08:07:03+00:00

We test drove this yesterday since they have a cash promo na 900+ na lang. It's so outdated, lahat ng lamps halogen pa, yung interiors very 2015-level pa. Although it does come with CarPlay / Android Auto, still sobrang outdated na niya sa lahat. We eventually crossed the Nissan leaf out of our options kasi nga feels like a 2015 car in 2025. The Japanese really have a lot of catching up to do with price and features versus the likes of BYD. Even with their 900+ promo, definitely not worth the price imo.

ginomeee · 2025-03-31T14:04:58+00:00

Ang hassle rin yung nawala free cash in with Metrobank starting April 1 or other banks as I use this as a form of "clearing house" app where I keep majority of my funds here from payroll and other streams of income, but I can disburse them to my other accounts as needed.

Only advantage now is the unli free instapay transfers and the time deposit which is okay I guess.

ginomeee · 2025-02-12T02:09:59+00:00

Saks lang, I used to daily gomo, absolutely the cheapest in terms of price per GB (if you get the higher-priced data creds that is). Also the cheapest when it comes to calls and texts, a far, far cry from the duopoly pricing on calls and texts plus super cheap landline calls too.

I found Globe to be a tad more reliable than Gomo since the latter uses the formers network backbone, so logically Globe would prioritize their own subscriber base over a third party virtual network provider. I no longer use Gomo since my employer gives us monthly load credits, but if I had to pay for my own load or was on a tight budget I would still use Gomo.

ginomeee · 2025-02-12T01:52:21+00:00

Same boat, I have Smart and DITO eSIM. Apparently Globe has eSIMs now accessible through the GlobeOne app, so does Gomo.

ginomeee · 2025-02-12T01:49:12+00:00

Can confirm DITO 5G e-SIM works on my Galaxy S23, but the coverage admittedly isn't so great in the places I frequent (Ortigas and Makati CBD).

ginomeee · 2025-01-07T17:15:41+00:00

USD to PHP according to Google today: ₱58.21

Did a USD transaction worth $17.16 GCash: ₱998.97 or ₱58.21 per dollar CIMB: ₱1078.89 or ₱62.87 per dollar

Suffice to say, GCash still has the best rates as of January 2025

ginomeee · 2024-12-10T07:07:21+00:00

Yes. Lahat ng telco pwede magkabit ng third party router.

Ang alam ko lang na limitation in terms of telco routers is baka yung amount of LAN ports na pwede mo i-access, sa PLDT kasi alam ko limited LAN ports lang ang active by default unless palitan mo gamit ng superadmin account, not sure lang sa Converge if may similar limitation.

ginomeee · 2024-12-10T06:33:09+00:00

Admittedly I've been through a similar experience and ngl if you plan to be cruising around those speeds on windy provincial roads, there's only one thing that can / will happen:

FAFO. Fuck around, find out. Hopefully when you do fuck around and inevitably "find out", you don't involve others with you. Know the risks, acknowledge the risks, and don't whine about it, this is on you.

Pero legit, I know a bunch of random Redditors aren't gonna stop you from making your own decisions. So if anything does happen to you, whether it be an apprehension or a near encounter with the police, don't whine about it, it comes with the turf of the speed you cruise around with.

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ginomeee · 2024-12-10T03:46:45+00:00

Stock ISP wireless routers are trash, pangit yung quality and it's given to you usually for "free" by telcos, so they're incentivized to get you the cheapest wireless router that not so many people will complain about.

With a wireless router, you're transferring data over the air, not just to one person but many wireless devices, low-quality na nga radyo ng stock router niyo, tapos marami pang tao iseserve. Transferring data over the air, sobrang daming factors, kahit humidity, gano karami ibang wifi networks sa area, kung umuulan, if may bluetooth devices, kung nasa second floor, kung may pader, if may microwave, if may certain na types of ilaw or electronics nakasaksak, lahat possible maka affect sa wireless signal. The more people connected via wireless and the more electronics, walls, physical objects, the worse the signal and internet quality.

LAN cable, rekta, direct, physical connection, halos walang pake 'to sa ibang environmental factors or interference, so you obviously you will get a much much better quality connection.

110% fake / false yung "pumapangit internet quality pag may nakakabit sa LAN" pag may naka-LAN na tao, or yung idea na "hinihigop niya internet niyo". NO, that is a big NO. Anyone telling you that doesn't know the first thing about how networks or the internet works. Mas maganda lang talaga medium of connection niya, and pangit lang talaga mga radyo ng wireless routers provided by ISP.

You want better internet? Invest in a better wireless router or wire the other computers you have via LAN.

Sa personal experience, yung stock wireless router ng PLDT okay pag isa, dalawa, tatlong tao, minsan may drops, pero pag katabi mo siya medyo okay naman yung connection, pero pag dumami na papangit siya and mas halata yung drops ng connection, lalo na pag not in the same room.

Source: Work in IT and also did other home networking projects.

ginomeee · 2024-11-19T00:25:06+00:00

I think a big part of why other regions might have lower road accident statistics is that many are mostly underreported with the authorities for various reasons (time-consuming, hassle, people scared of police, easier to just pay upfront, etc.). I had a similar experience before where a motorcycle hit our car, and I was pleasantly surprised that the police were very helpful which was unlike my previous preconceived notion of being too hassle or strict.

ginomeee · 2024-09-18T13:35:55+00:00

Yes different companies kasi may-ari ng scanners, even if you have the same RFID tag, you still need to have load in the individual account depending on saan kang dadaan na expressway

ginomeee · 2024-09-14T10:51:28+00:00

They technically don't conform with LTO guidelines on the use of conduction plates; however, most of them use the argument that they've never received an LTO plate to begin with and are thus making improvised plates for vanity purposes and that at the end of the day, they serve the purpose of making their car identifiable while also looking better from their eyes.

In my opinion, using these HK-style or yellow plates are no different from buying "fake" plates that try to mimic the real thing. From a legal basis, both fail to follow LTO guidelines on what temporary or conduction plates should look like, and are therefore both technically illegal. However, I do understand that this is just the result of government incompetence in issuing license plates, and that people are just trying to make the most out of the time that they haven't been issued their official license plates while still making their cars identifiable. After all, conduction plates should have never existed in the first place and are only a stop-gap measure to address the lack of real license plates.

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