SkyCable Select Starter at Php280

Sky Cable is offering a new Starter Select package to its subscribers for as low as Php280USD 5INR 404EUR 5CNY 35 per month, inclusive of about 37 channels.

sky cable Each additional channel on top of that will only cost you Php20USD 0.34INR 29EUR 0.32CNY 2 or Php350USD 6INR 506EUR 6CNY 43 each, depending on the channel.

I’m curious which channels would cost as expensive as Php350USD 6INR 506EUR 6CNY 43 each and what channels are included in the initial 37 (pre-selected).

In any case, offering a per channel subscription the a la carte way could be cheaper to those who are into a select number of preferred programs.

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.

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93 Comments

Eizan says:

16 years ago

I like their new plans; gives the subscribers the option to choose which channels they only want to watch. Any details on where the service is initially available?
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Rome says:

16 years ago

http://www.skycable.com/packages.aspx?id=10&pkg=Select&pg=Subscription+Fees&subid=5&cid=38
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Rome says:

16 years ago

and
http://www.skycable.com/packages.aspx?id=9&pkg=Add-ons&pg=Description&subid=23&cid=41
for add-ons

hth
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cutemoboy says:

16 years ago

do u rily have d power to choose? base from wt i herd,, they olredy selected some not so gud channels.. den u decide if u wnt to add some oder channel.. most of the channel dt i like u still have to add 50 box? wtf! & the channel in the 280 plan sucks.. so ill go for destiny still..
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cutemoboy says:

16 years ago

Packages

Monthly Fee 280

Channels
Select Starter Php 280 Local News: Teleradyo
World News: CNN, Bloomberg, BBC World, Euronews
Music: Channel V, MTV, MYX
Learning: Knowledge Channel
Movies: Cinema One
Sports/Men: Balls, BTV, Makisig, Manila Jockey Club, Maxx
Kids: Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Hero TV, Nickelodeon
Lifestyle/Women: Asian Food Channel, Living Asia, Lifestyle Network, Velvet, ShopTV
General Entertainment: AXN, Star World, C/S Origin
International Channels: Arirang, C-SPAN WORLDNET, Da-Ai, DEUTSCHWELLE, GXTV, KBS, Saudi 1, TCT, TV Espanol, TV5 France
Religious Channels: EWTN, INC, TV Maria, ZOE TV
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Rome says:

16 years ago

plus all the local channels

IMO, good price na dahil meron ng AXN and Star World in the basic package, downside lang, yung movie channels, when you add the usual channels: star movies (P100!) and HBO is not sold separately, you have to get the whole HBO pack for P350 (a big duh if you ask me). Other standard channels are like 20 to 50 each so you can select which one you really like.
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Eizan says:

16 years ago

As expected, Star Movies, HBO, and Cinemax, are not in the default 280 plan. Hayyzzz… Oh well, ok rin naman yung mga pre-selected channels, yung movie channels lang talaga…if HBO is indeed Php350 (WTF!!), I would just opt for the regular monthly plan then.
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Patrick says:

16 years ago

I’ve been seeing the commercial and thought I would really like this if it’s around the price of the Silver plan if I just added 2 channels, Discovery and History. Oh well…
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Reel Advice says:

16 years ago

I don’t like the setup of channels for the price. It would have been better if subscribers can select which channels from the ground up!
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Abe Olandres says:

16 years ago

@Rome – thanks for the link. Been looking for that all afternoon.
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