Broadband Internet in the Philippines: Historical Pricing & Speed (2012-2022)

If we look back in the last 10 years, broadband internet in the Philippines has improved significantly. From being dead last at #10 in the ASEAN region (circa 2014), we managed to climb up to #5 in 2021 (Are we still the slowest in SEAN?).

So we dug back all our articles regarding broadband and fiber internet in the Philippines since 2012 and collated these data to come up with historical pricing and speeds.

The table below indicates the monthly service fee (MSF) for each speed plan. Most of it comes with unlimited bandwidth but a few (especially the early packages) have data caps. That’s the reason why for the same speed, some plans have higher MSF.

Since the tabular data below were done in two-year intervals, the approximation of the year for the packages indicated may be +/- 6 months of the end of each calendar year.

2012 - 2020 Broadband High speed internet price in the Philippines

Here are our observations based on the table above:

The most affordable fiber internet plan in 2012 was 8Mbps at Php3,500USD 60INR 5,056EUR 57CNY 434 (PLDT). The most affordable fiber internet in 2022 is 20Mbps at Php999USD 17INR 1,443EUR 16CNY 124 (Sky Fiber).
The biggest drop in pricing in the 10 year period is the 100Mbps of PLDT. It was Php20,000USD 341INR 28,892EUR 325CNY 2,482 in 2014 and is now down to Php2,099USD 36INR 3,032EUR 34CNY 260.
Converge ICT offers the fastest speeds at the lowest price in 2022 with 800Mbps for only Php3,500USD 60INR 5,056EUR 57CNY 434.
For Php3,500USD 60INR 5,056EUR 57CNY 434, you get 8Mbps in 2012. Today, you get 800Mbps. That’s a 100x jump is speed for the same MSF.
The average internet speed in the Philippines last December 2021 was 50.26Mbps (Ookla). This is perhaps correlated to the median broadband plans offered across all ISPs which is the 50Mbps plan.

The Philippines is not yet in the top tier in the ASEAN region 11 in terms of average speed but we’re getting there.

SO, what was your very first fiber internet plan before, and how much did you pay for it?

Abe Olandres

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.

https://www.yugatech.com

20 Comments

DM says:

3 years ago

Can we also talk about how bad to the highest level Converge’s internet and customer service are?
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DM says:

3 years ago

Already tried PLDT and Globe. Converge is the worst in both internet and customer service.
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Andrew says:

3 years ago

The Globe price is misleading. It’s a 12 month promo price. Need to add P300 more to their already overpriced rates. Poor research? Or paid by Globe?
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Clara says:

3 years ago

Correction: Converge P1500 plan is only 35Mbps. Source: I am currently subscribed to said plan.
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Lyrelle says:

3 years ago

additional info, Globe and PLDT have landlines bundled on those price.
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Paul says:

3 years ago

Before DSL, we used to have a 56 kbps modem. The actual connection is only 14.4 or 28.8 kbps. If anyone dares lift the phone you’re screwed.

Then when DSL came it around 512kbps, over the years it climbed to 10 mbps. It’s only the download that increased in speed though.

When they upgraded us to fiber it gave 50 mbps, both up and down. Compared to the modem speed, the fiber connection is almost 1,000x faster. Although I’m not sure if we actually got more productive. :P
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Sam says:

3 years ago

Still waiting for Globe to drop the price on 1 Gbps. Don?t be fooled: Their prices on the chart are only good for a year. Not to mention Globe is more expensive than those two.
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Allen says:

3 years ago

Converge 1500 is 50mbps. 35 was the old plan, no longer available.

Mine was 75mbps for 2500 when i signed up, now its 300.

If you’re still at 35, contact converge to upgrade.
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Mading says:

3 years ago

I don’t know where you got your information. In the province the average internet speed during the day is signifikant below 1 Mbit/s. Even in the night do not expect more than 2 Mbit/s for Youtube for example. The kids can’t follow the YouTube links in the modules which they have to prepare weekly. That’s the truth, Manila seems the bellybutton of the nation other regions are not of interest.
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Ikillshitheads says:

3 years ago

Ookla is probably the most unreliable internet speed test. You also failed to mention that the prices on the chart you made include a landline for Globe and PLDT, which Sky ng Converge don’t provide. Well, that’s Pinoy journalism for you.
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Chris says:

3 years ago

In France I had fiber 1GB for 1500php in 2010, it also included tv box with 100 channels, phone with unlimited calls on smartphones to 37 countries, unlimited calls to landlines to 103 countries.
The provider was FREE.
12 years later in Philippines, we re still very far from such offer.
Hardly get 50MB for the same price.

They also had an offer for smartphones, 750 php for the same unlimited calls on landline and smartphone, plus unli internet. In

Cry
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Elsie Monsanto says:

3 years ago

I’m paying 1699 a month for our PLDT internet. Only my daughter and I are the users as my nephew had applied for a separate line from another provider. Yet, it’s the same frustrating service every sinlge day for the last few years. ElsieI had to resort to mobile data even when I’m home. I’m fed up so I’ll have it cut today and apply with another provider. I can’t help feeling like being robbed.
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Critical user says:

3 years ago

Don’t forget that every account was a shared account. That means, the possible 20-30 other user are in the same slot as you. In this Case, divide the speed by 20 or 30 when all use the internet at the same time. That’s the slogan „up too“, can be 1000mbts or 50mbts. Only a dedicated slot with your own ip Adress gives you the maximum speed.
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