Sky Broadband seems to be tipping the scale for broadband speeds with offerings of up to 6Mbps and 12 Mbps packages for residential accounts. Just got a pamphlet from their roving people asking residents to switch.
Previously the top speeds for residential DSL lines are somewhere between 3 to 5Mbps, but 12 Mbps? Sign me up!
The new packages are as follows:
Plan 6 Mbps
6Mbps downsload
1Mbps upload
Free Installation
Free Modem
Free SkyCable Gold plan
Free SkyVoice Plan 100 (Free calls to US & Canada)
Monthly Service Fee: Php3,999
Plan 12 Mbps
12Mbps download
1Mbps upload
Free Installation
Free Modem
Free SkyCable Gold plan
Free SkyVoice Plan 100 (Free calls to US & Canada)
Monthly Service Fee: Php5,999
They also offer a 15-day free trial but I’m not sure what’s the catch with that one.
I’m already spending Php2k on PLDT myDSL and Php500 for Destiny Cable. Upgrading to 6 Mbps means I have to fork out another Php1,500 per month.
It might sound like a good deal especially for those looking into really fast download speeds but I’m in the fence when it comes to reliability.
Any Sky Cable or Sky Broadband user out there who can share some feedback on service reliability (i.e how many downtimes a year, resolution time, etc.)?
wow is this real??i’m from baguio and you know in the high lands we are struggling to have good connectivity i do have globe broadband right now but i’m so dissapointed with their services,and the worst is they have hidden charges,now i am applying PLDT-DSL but that was two months ago,until now they did’nt install my net i have been waiting for a couple of months ang i already paid an advance,when will this be available in baguio?i hope this is possible.pls i need a reply
It goes without saying that the Philippine regulatators are totally without an ounce of pride in them nor the ISP’s. They rather bury their head under the sand than address this shortcoming. Nakakahiya talaga sila at di magbabago ang sitwasyon na to kasi hangga’t maaari these providers will keep on doing this until they bleed the customers dry. Total wala namang pakialam ang gobyerno eh “kumita na lang ng husto” bahala na kung walang serbisyo.
ph isps sucks,,
in belfast uk im paying 40gbp/month with a speed of 14mbps+
lets say 1gbp = 80php so im only paying 3200php
that 3200php is only 3mbps here in the ph.
why cant they provide this kind of service,
It’s just so fast my ass! To SkyBroadBand,,i,,
I’d like to comment to usual British people.. they are so ARROGANT.. and looks down on us!
well all I can say is PLDT is still the best! I am a new subscriber with my name on it. and 24/7 I get 1 mbps of download and 500 kbps of upload all the time. well the ping of 18ms only gets higher during 9-11 am in the morning which is quite strange… and on evenings the connection is very okay like no change at all… I recommend PLDT.. rather than other ISP.. and added to that information..SUN BROADBAND WIRELESS SUCKS!! they have this FAIR USAGE POLICY which limits your bandwidth speed on online games and torrents.. that’s what they called torrent capping and port blocking. the guy incomment #56 says that we should file a lawsuit for those FAKE ADVERTISERS and so called UNLIMITED INTERNET yet limiting the bandwidth speed.. in SUN they inform you about the fair usage policy but doesn’t EXPLAIN ABOUT PORT BLOCKING AND TORRENT CAPPING WHICH MAKES SHARED RESOURCES IP’S LIKE ONLINE GAMING SUCKS!! TO HELL WITH YOU SUN BROADBAND!
i posted here before few months ago when i just got my sky broadband, before its fine and no downtime
but then as time passed SKY broadband is pissing us off so much!
i have a 6mbps plan and the only time i would be able to download in a decent speed is during 2-5 in the morning.
we work at home so we download lots of stuff and yesterday was the wrose day ever coz my download speed only reaches 5kps/s , then i connected my other PC using smartbro prepaid, and its way faster than what sky broadband can give, i paid so much for this shit and really just giving us headache and high blood!
their technical support are idiots and dont think they even know what their talking about, and keep asking me to see whats the result on the speednet.net, i hope they realize that most of the website that people are accessing dont have a server inside the country.
their promises are all shit, im planning to go back to globe now they have a better service as far as my experience is concern and half the price!
@keith rhodes: Instead of getting a 12Mbps connection, I’d rather migrate to UK :)
Well , ive tried just about every internet provider in the philippines.
PLDT 3mbps, ok for gaming and DL but verry unreliable works one day the next day it doesnt , goes down for a week you complained fixed for a day then down again.
SKY broadband 3, 6 and 12 mbps. Downloads are allot faster than pldt but if you plan to use it for gaming it REALLY sucks. It seems every minuite or so there is a split second disconnection. On some games this ejects you entirely from the game on others it puts you in a massive lag spike. (we are talking MMOS here) and it seems like sat sun all day has horrible internet. Week days 3am-2pm is ok … not great but ok. any other times it is horrible. and there is no noticeable difference in gaming between the 3 6 and 12 mbps. And 100 usd for 12mbps? are they crazy? i dont care what kind of freebies they give you, on Guam ( uses same servers in china that Sky does i was getting basic cable 100mbps internet for 35 usd a month.
Destiny- balanced ok for low population servers for games. but not great either, also seems to have peak working times, forgot when though
Bayantel- not sure the one provider i havnt tried
smart and globe- EPIC FAIL totally horrible for DL surfing and gaming waste of your money
I’m used using 100Mbps NTT here in japan. I wonder if gaano kabilis un 1.4 :((…..
I used to be a DIGITEL subcriber. Ive applied to upgrade to bandwidth then ive waited for 1 year. sabi nila, “Sir paki check lang po after 24 hours kung upgraded na ung bandwidth, then…ta dan!…wala!
anu ba yan kala ko 4x faster sa dsl ung sky 4x slower pala! mabalis pa globe Dsl kaso hirap sa browsing pero sa DL speed ng torrent ok na 350+ kbps 15mins to 30mins isang movie..
hahaha bulls.h.i.t pala tong sky na toh? 20 kbps for torrents? wag nlng!! ta.e tlgang skyshit.
hahaha bulls.h.i.t pala tong sky na toh? 20 kbps for torrents? wag nlng!! ta.e tlga.
qouted from JC John SESE-Cuneta “PH internet wars has begun”
in ur dreams! other ISPs havent even reached half that speed. think twice before u post d.u.m.b.a.s.s
hi sir jayzee,
skybroadband agent here..
for ur questions abt d broadband
pls text or call 0906.289.3841 / 4879157
i will give fast response abt ur inqueries
Thank u..
ive been using Digitel DSL for like a year now , and its pretty damn slow , i was thinking of getting SkyBroadband but , is it really that bad ?
do you offer sky broadband for business. i need a retort from you. tnx….
I was about to subscribe to Sky Broadband. I think I will stick to my Sun Broadband for now. Slow but the speed is relatively the same with all the comments here. Btw, im always connected to Sun’s 3.5G. I leave in Panay Ave., QC perhaps why i get faster speed. I just thought if I have a sky broadband connection, downloading torrent would be faster.
Thanks to google!
papa kbait na sana ako ng Sky Broadband, pero after reading all the negative feedbacks.. tsaka na lang na muna pag medyo matino na service nila.