A new Thai-based satellite broadband provider, IPStar, is now offering broadband internet anywhere in the Philippines for as low as $49 a month.
Last Thursday, IPStar revealed their commercial offering for satellite internet with starting packages (IPSTAR BigSky) as affordable as $49/month (Php2,500). Higher plans are available for bigger bandwidth.
The Phillipine gateway of IPSTAR is located at Angeles Industrial Park, Pampanga as seen on the photos above.
Downstream speeds are estimated to reach 8Mbps with upstream speed of 4Mbps. Not sure how much that one would cost you. See more info about them here.
we’re planning to build WISP in bon-ot big matnog sorsogon but the lack of telecommunication infrastracture is our major concern.
IPSTAR charge us 95k these cover the entire service but im worry about the latency issue so our best choice is Smart BRO and setup a Base Station in matnog which Smart tower are located. as you know, Smart BRO is now 2 Mbps standard plan so i’m planning to get (4) 2 Mbps from Smart send the signal to Bon-ot via 3 Towers. this will be done by Wireless outdoor radio.
its not true the connection of ipstar is not stable espcially during rainy days, and also during pick hour your connection is to slow because it shared connection only
satellite dish and aperture is very expensive plus installation charge and latency issue.
I would rather wait for reliable backhaul before building our WISP but i hope smart BRO can give us reliable connection since their tower is 500 meters away from my propose base station in matnog.
Gidday, I call Siargao daily from Australia on Skype, send emails with attachments and receive them, plus my partner calls me. In really heavy downpours there are issues, but then I find that it is the same regarding weather with Globe and Smart in Cebu when I am there. My partner is presently in Surigao City, and anyone who thinks they are going to rely on Smart or Globe to do any serious business is in for a rude shock. The service is well past saturation point, and is incredibly slow, plus dropouts are continual. It may appear cheaper but try downloading, or worse uploading and you will spend a fortune, get no where and waste an incredible amount of time. Do a genuine speedtest on Smart and Globe, its not remotely what is claimed. As for customer service, they’ve never heard of it. Thats just my experience over a few years, and why I am so happy with Ipstar.
I need to ask for a price quotation in Samar. Thanks.
Nanflexal or to anyone
Can you give me some information on this base station and relay? My Fiance is in a partially remote area in Bukidnon. She has a decent signal most of the time with smartbro. However, in the evening close the doors and windows and inside there is noting. Is there a way to boost or relay the signal from outside to inside the house, thanks
JOhn
Our company is offering satellite internet services anywhere in the country. Just feel free to send us email for questions and concerns. Thank you.
for satellite internet service inquiry just free to contact me at rgamantillo@azcomm.net
We have here the IPSTAR installed in our province, Antique. Ive had hardtime on internet access during peak hours (10am-6pm).
Looking to contact Michael Bourne. In the 70s I was in Manila and I knew a Michel Bourne who was ex British Army too. If this is th same guy, I would love to contact him.
Gidday Tony Vella, sorry mate, I’m not the guy, all the best, Michael Bourne.
do they have website?
Hello to ipstar i would like to have your connection how can i avail it. I’m in brgy. Nagbalayong Morong, Bataan. pls… someone contact me and let me know everything about the connection. i have a com shop here and it’s almost 3 yrs i don’t have internet connection. here’s my cp no. 09205643164 and my mail is maxgarchitorena@y.c.
Please send me a quotation for 8Mbps downstream with 4Mbps upstream connection as well as the 4Mbps downstream with 2Mbps upstream connection for a three (3) years contract, asap. Including the modems, a 2 diameter satellite disc and a 6 diameter sat disc for our main site.
Question: Do you have a installed based client with a station in Manila and a station somewhere in a remote site like in Luzon, Visayas or mindanao area for me to conduct huge data transfer test, etc.
Regards,
Richard,
I.T. Officer
Twitter: louie avelino
says:
read all comments re ipsat, price sure a lot to consider … know of any much cheaper?
Hi everyone…i’m from nueva vizcaya and we have a VSAT intalled here its from IPSTAR also…i think we a common problem with romel regarding connection at peek hours…palaging n puputol ung connection…sabi nung contractor nmin that because of heavy downloading and facebook users since wla nman msyadong users, because teachers attending their class during daytime…and iilan lang ang mga users dito s school nmain… nauubos daw ung bandwidth namin? bandwidth namin daw is 3mbps….is that possible? I dont have idea kung magkno monthly fees namin….pls. need explanation…thnx in advance…
Dami pala problema IPStar kala ko ok na ang service na to. Hay sayang pa connect sa ako.
Hello sir Lito, the connection (plan) that you’re probably have come from the Retail pipeline. Ang alam ko po nakahiwalay ang pipeline ng DEPED school sa retail plan. If you’re having a retail connection and you’ve said that bandwidth should be 3Mbps (it’s a burstible SHARED bandwidth), kung dedicated bandwidth naman yung 3Mbps sobrang mahal na po yun and used mostly sa corporate.
Hello to ipstar i would like to avail your satellite internet connection how can i avail it. I’m in brgy. Madoldolon, Araceli-Dumaran Palawan. pls… someone contact me and let me know everything about the connection. I’ve been looking for satellite internet that I can use in our small island. Please send me a complete information regarding the satellite internet, the installation, the equipment, the payment and all necessary expenses in availing said satellite internet,
here’s my cell # +639281644932 this is a roaming because I’m here in bahrain
my email add : arquenimrod@yahoo.com
Regards,
Nims
@ Sir Alex – Sir thank you sa reply…now mejo malinaw n sken gnwa ng contractor namin dito sa internet connection namin….tsk! nkakalungkot lang n pinagkakitaan kame ng sobra…3 vsat from IpStar ang nka install dito s amin…1 sa LGU, sa Elementary and 1 din dito sa high school sa amin..ang tingin ko share kameng 3 ng bandwidth…and since every connection eh binabayaran namin…grabe…tapos hindi pa maayos ang service nila…bka kilala niyo sila…MBPS contractor….beware….salamat sir alex naliwan query ko….
you’re welcome sir Lito!. according sa DepEd Order 50 sir. may budget ang DEPED for the Public HIGHSCHOOL sir.
ipstar????
isa kami sa subscriber ng ipstar… ito nung august 2010 ng ikinabit ng contractor ang connection ay ang lakas pa nang connection ilang minuto lang tapos na ang download at saka yung mga projects research nang mga studyanti dali lang ma download at tapos na agad pagkatapos nang ilang buwan mga bandang october 2010 medu humihina ang connection lalo na ng january 2011 parang ood na naglalakad na ang connection.. .start ka nang umaga hanggang hapon minsan di pa matapos nakoooo…. bat ganoon ang connection ng ipstar… parang hindi kami contento sa srvisyo nyo taga ipstar… kung totousin tapos na magbayad nito ang DepEd sa Ipstar…. kaya kung pd pake check naman Ipstar…….. thanks
hello 19bordz75, regarding your subscriptions inquiry kindly send an email to Sir Benedict at benedict@philsat.com, he is the head for the DICP. just include the name of the your school, this is to check your subscription under the Internet connectivity project of DepEd. You can also direct your concern to the technical department call the hotline +632 7269821 local 102.
thanks sir Alex… gagawa na daw na ng report yon school head namin…. thanks a lot… may God bless us always
ohhhh…
just visit WIT yesterday at Mandaluyong…i purchase 1 complete set of IPSTAR…expensive….my budget is 90k more…shipment is exlcuded.