Here’s some good news for people looking into budget 3G internet. Sun Cellular Wireless Broadband has upgraded its network to 3.5G (HSDPA) and dropped its unlimited monthly subscription fees to Sun subscribers.
Sun Cellular has upgraded it’s 3G to speeds up to 2Mbps. There are new subscription plans offering as low as Php799 a month:
Easy Broadband Plan 799
Unlimited Use
up to 2Mbps
Php799 MSF
One time charge of Php2,500
No lock-in period
Plan 799
Unlimited Use
up to 2Mbps
Php799 MSF
No initial fee
24 month lock-in period
Plan 999 2-in-1 Deal
Unlimited Use
up to 2Mbps
Php999 MSF
No initial fee
Free Plan 350 with handset
Lock-in period of 24 to 36 months depending on handset model
The Plan 999 looks like a good deal since you also get a free phone with a Plan 350 subscription. That practically makes your 3G internet fee just Php649 a month.
Existing Sun Postpaid Subscribers can also avail of the Wireless Broadband plan for an additional Php649 on their MSF.
Note: 3.5G speeds on Quezon City, Makati, Mandaluyong, Las Pinas, Paranaque, Bicutan, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Marikina, Valenzuela, Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Cainta and Antipolo.
Interesting. How’s the signal strength?
Looks neat. Mura na nga.
I wonder how much 3G service will cost come 2011 or 2012. Prolly half the price.
Thanks!
wee… thats so mura… 999 plus internet broadband.. great deal… pero maganda naman kaya ang service nila… kasi yun smart bro di sha ganun kaganda.. thats why after our 1 year contract lipat kami ng PLDT MyDSL
Twitter: killrfillr
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oks pa ako sa myDSL..may mga ngsubscribe na ba dito?
Sun Cellular in Antipolo? hmm.
dito sa area namin. merong signal pero medyo mahina and no 3G.
living near Antipolo Bayan.
been waiting for that to arrive here in iloilo city, but that seems like an eternity. i don’t get it, what’s the point of sun cellular? doesn’t the company want to make more money? why is it not that aggressive in its business?
wow paano mag apply for the PLAN?
i tried the sun broadband myself and was actually quite impressed. one time i was able to get 1400kbps which gave it seamless youtube however there was also one time where i only got around 500kbps which isnt so bad for a 799peso per month fee. theres this plan where you can buy the 2,500 peso dongle and pay the bill on a monthly basis for around 799 pesos. sure you have to deal with the 2,500 peso dongle but at least when you dont like the service in the future, theres no lock-in period. the other plan though that comes with a free dongle does have a lock-in period. personally id prefer the one with the 2,500 peso dongle.
Twitter: madzman23
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Wow, that’s a sweet deal.
Unfortunately, its not available in our area, too bad.
I hope it will be going to be nationwide til the end of the year.
@lex – takes hundreds of millions (maybe even billions) of pesos to roll out the 3G network nationwide. Maybe, they just don’t have that kind of money yet.
Twitter: richardson_chan
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I’m subscribed to Plan 999 2-in-1 deal since December. Speed varies on location and signal strength. Curiously, surfing and downloading are faster in Sampaloc Manila than in Makati.
wow, cool. now it is more attractive to get a plan subscription. The only thing left is……….. more antennas to provide larger coverage.
Old news! Fail!
@nonong – it’s from last month. A Sun Cellular Exec called me up informing me about it last week. Forgot to blog about it asap. Sorry if you knew about it ahead of me.
btw, sorry if your earlier post was flagged as spam and was deleted.
Here in Sta Ana Manila maganda naman yung connection
I think this was already available since Dec. ’08.
I already saw those on their website since Dec.
Just didn’t go to any Sun shop to confirm if it’s really truly available or just “press release”.
What is real breaking news is that PLDT and SMART just released this month their own plans to counter this.
Both have 799 plans now(PLDT and SMART’s 799 plan are identical) to compete w/ Sun’s 799 plan.
The big differences from Sun are:
1) It is post-paid
2) It has a 2 year lock-in
3) In their 799 plan, only the first 60 hours are “free” but once one exceeds the allotted 60 “free” hours, the rates goes back to their std. rate of P10/30 mins.
Forgot to say that PLDT’s 799 plan is via their WeRoam and Smart bro is via their post-paid plan.
For Smart, my guess is that this effectively replaces their earlier “press release” plan of P1,500 unlimited that was never delivered but only “press release”. This is what I asked way back Dec ’08 and they said that it was on hold indefinitely.
I was intentionally holding myself for PLDT/SMART and Globe to bring their prices down to compete with Sun’s plans when I first saw Sun’s new plans last Dec. on their website.
When I just saw PLDT and Smart’s new plans a couple of days ago, I said to myself that may be the best they can do. This is why I finally made a decision to just go ahead w/ Sun.
I recently availed of their easy broadband plan.
Paid P2,500 (VAT included) and P799 (VAT included) for a total of P3299. Absolutely no hassle in getting it. Just provided one ID and paid for the modem and initial 1 month’s subscription.
I think this makes Sun’s easy broadband plan effectively a pre-paid plan in reality since I have to pay the P799 at once.
Just praying that the reviews I have been reading about Sun’s connections are true.
Sun’s P799 unlimited and no lock-in period is way better than PLDT and Smarts 799 plan of only 60 hours free and P10/30 mins. after the first 60 hours.
Waiting for them to activate the sim. I was told to wait 24 hours but said they will try and register the sim today and that it may be activated by tonight.
ok ang offer nang sun cellular for the price buster. but pangit ang feedback ng sun user regarding sa broadband. wait na lang ako siguro ng 2 to 3 years pagmaganda na ang coverage ng sun.
GF’s been using this for 2 months now she got the no lock-in so far so good. Mabilis sa torrents and surfing not sure lang sa online gaming since she doesn’t play online games
ka ingit naman, kelan kaya darating ang sun broadband sa Cebu ?
Anyone in around the Pasay area tried this? Like the others, I’m worried about the coverage. 3G/HSDPA is highly dependent on location.
I’m currently on a Globe Visibility Unlimited data plan now. It’s fast in some areas, but where I live (Cainta), it;s very intermittent to the point where sometimes it’s totally useless. I’m moving to Pasay soon, and I know there’s barely any Globe 3G signal in the area. Might switch to Sun by then.
Hi Yuga,
I picked up this valuable info and spread it around in my blogpost.
http://pinoybiz.blogspot.com/2009/02/yuga-on-sun-cellular-3g.html
this sun broadband wireless thing has been getting mixed reviews. just do a google search on keyword: sun broadband wireless
and click on the 2nd, 3rd & 4th search results to get to those forums.
Tempting offer.. but i’ll have to stick with Smartbro.
Abe,
Just warning you that somebody is impersonating me and I didn’t write the post that appears above.
In anycase, there’s a good chance I might be able to try out Sun Cellular’s 3G internet service. I plan to drop by the nearest Sun Cell office.
Got any advice regarding impersonators?