#expensive internet

Having access to the internet, even at maximum speeds of only 54Kbps, was the most liberating and addicting as you get instant access to vast information and online services. It was also very expensive -- about Php5,500 a month, and unless your job requires and can justify for it, your only other viable option is a Php50-an-hour session at a nearby internet cafe. We get access to the internet from almost anywhere -- the traditional wired DSL at home, fixed wireless for last mile, and 3G or LTE for nomadic use. For really remote areas where no cellular coverage is possible, there's the option to hook up to satellite internet. Internet speeds have also gradually improved. All things considered -- speeds are up, costs are down -- the state of internet in the Philippines have significantly improved. Yet, there is this unanimous sentiment that internet access in the Philippines is the slowest and most expensive in the region, and perhaps even the rest of the world. But when we see hard numbers across Asia and globally comparing the average internet speed of the Philippines with other countries, we always lag behind in numbers. Read more in our articles including "Why Internet in the Philippines is Slow and Expensive" and "PH internet still ASEAN's slowest; are we making progress?".