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Satellite Internet on the Island costs Php9k

One of my biggest problems when going on vacation in one of the smaller islands in Palawan is lack of internet connectivity. The one we’re staying right now (Coral Bay, Coron) doesn’t even have electricity 24/7 and we’re only able to charge our gadgets in the evening (6pm to 6am).

The most common combo around here is a gas-powered electric generator and satellite internet.

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And it’s an effective combo and a really expensive one. The satellite internet alone costs no less than Php9,000 per month for an entry-level plan. The owner of the resort forgot what was the promised speed but I can tell you it’s no better than a dial-up connection.

It’s so slow I can hardly load Speedtest.net properly.

So okay, I finally got one test out.

But in remote areas like Coron, Palawan where Globe doesn’t even have a decent signal (you’d be glad to see 1 bar but 90% of the time there’s no signal) and Smart can barely sustain GPRS for mobile internet, you don’t have any choice but to go satellite.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

32 Responses

  1. Avatar for marites valdez marites valdez says:

    Need to inquire for the internet satellite for the resort.thank you.need it as soon as possible

  2. Avatar for Alicea @ Filipinas Alicea @ Filipinas says:

    this is nice Information wanna try have a vacation in Palawan and bring to me my Laptop, wow I can browse While I’m in the beach :D

  3. Avatar for Alicea @ Filipinas Alicea @ Filipinas says:

    this is nice Information wanna try have a vacation in Palawan and bring to me my Laptop, wow I can browse While I’m in the beach :D

  4. Avatar for Paulpacs Paulpacs says:

    This post and THE PICTURES, WOW, got me smiling, HEY you’re supposed to be on vacation, forget the phone, or the internet, just charge your camera and enjoy your vacation.

  5. Avatar for Pinoy Android News Pinoy Android News says:

    yes! the carriers of this country should invest on tourist spots by providing base station to remote places for tourism sake.

  6. Avatar for Pinoy Android News Pinoy Android News says:

    I strongly agree to Yugatech that carriers in the Philippines should invest base stations to tourist spots for tourism sake!

  7. Avatar for scout scout says:

    namumukhaan ko yata yang satellite na yan ah! Hahaha…

  8. Avatar for jhepoyski jhepoyski says:

    well i guess kung nandyan ka sa ganyang island you should forget about internet and stuff. kasi andyan ka for relaxation and break from the usual city stuff. hehhehe, kung ganyan naman kaganda ang lugar malilimutan mo na mag internet niyan. :D

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