1. Login to your PLDT Home WiFi Router @ http://192.168.1.

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2. Go to Router -> Configuration Management
3. Click browse and select the pxa1826_cfg.tar.gz
4. Click Update and wait for your router to reboot
5. This will enable the SSH/Software Upgrade page in your router.
6. You have two options:
a. SSH / MTD Write method
i. use pscp to transfer the firmware file to your router
Command: pscp -scp -P 22 firmware.bin root@192.168.1.1:/tmp/
ii. login with password: root
iii. use putty to connect to the router
Host: 192.168.1.1
login: root
password: root
iv. once root@cpe appears type:
cd /tmp
mtd -r write firmware.bin ALL
v. the router will restart
b. The Sysupgrade method:
i. Login to your router web interface again
ii. go to Router -> Software Upgrade
iii. Click Browse and select the sysupgrade.bin
iv. Click Upgrade
v. The page will HANG since the PLEASE WAIT modal will not load.
vi. Wait for forever for the router to finish the upgrade and restart
7. You may now put a non-smart/pldt/sun/tnt sim in the router
8. Login the Web interface, click the _required_ text or Internet > MEP Setting
9. Enter 123456 as PN PASSWORD. then click Unlock.
10. The router will now connect to the network.

Bugs:
- it seems that after some time, the router will turn RED led again, you just need
to enter 123456 on the MEP setting page again and again.

Credits:
V008 Firmware: phcorner-user - bjarnco32 -
https://phcorner.net/members/bjarnco32.1690679/
Globe R01 Debrand/Unlock Files - Jerome Laliag & Jhowel Gracio Huerto -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOGAZyIvkCM