IPStar offers Satelite Internet in the Philippines

A new Thai-based satellite broadband provider, IPStar, is now offering broadband internet anywhere in the Philippines for as low as $49PHP 2,876INR 4,153EUR 47CNY 357 a month.

Last Thursday, IPStar revealed their commercial offering for satellite internet with starting packages (IPSTAR BigSky) as affordable as $49PHP 2,876INR 4,153EUR 47CNY 357/month (Php2,500USD 43INR 3,612EUR 41CNY 310). Higher plans are available for bigger bandwidth.

The Phillipine gateway of IPSTAR is located at Angeles Industrial Park, Pampanga as seen on the photos above.

Downstream speeds are estimated to reach 8Mbps with upstream speed of 4Mbps. Not sure how much that one would cost you. See more info about them here.

Abe Olandres

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123 Comments

PAFY says:

16 years ago

Although the the 8/4 Mbps bandwidth is nice, I am wondering about the latency. Satellite communications normally has a higher than average latency as compared to other broadband such as DSL or Cable.
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Andre Marcelo-Tanner says:

16 years ago

hmm how do you upload via satellite?
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cris says:

16 years ago

8mbps @P2,500 is not bad
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Rene Ylanan says:

16 years ago

From the link provided, the agents are listed as TNRI, AIGS and WIT. I wonder what levels of support they will provide for this service…
Also would like to know what is the customer premise equipment (CPE) and under what terms will the subscriber be using it (e.g. do we have to buy it?).
Of course I should just call the agents – am just worried I’ll end up talking to someone who doesn’t know enough about the service…
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Abe Olandres says:

16 years ago

@cris, I don’t think the starting fee of Php2,500 is for 8Mbps. I’m thinking more like 384 or 512Kbps.

@Andre, I guess they’ll install a dish in your home.
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Juanel says:

16 years ago

I’m very much interested with the P2.5k service even if it will be just 512kbps (i hope not at 384 though). Municipalities with no broadband service could benefit from this. When i am in our province, i spend more or less that amount on GPRS speed! I have seen this thing in action. This service has already been installed in our town but only for the use of the LGU. i have already seen the sat dish, it has an ipstar logo on the dish.
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john yid says:

16 years ago

any development on this ipstart sat internet?
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jun says:

16 years ago

I already inquire about the service… and it is pretty expensive.. I ask for the 2500 package.. it cost that monthly but the initial payment is too much.. something like 40k, all in all i think it will cost 50k plus..
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jun says:

16 years ago

oh.. its more than pala.. hehehehe

Silver Plan
1. MSF Php 2,499.00
2. OTC
2.1. Equipment Php 45,000.00
2.2. Installation Fee 10,000.00
2.3. MSF 2,499.00
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57,499.00
Plus VAT 12% 6,899.88
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Total OTC 64,398.88

ggrrrrrrrrrrrrr… kala ko mga 5-10k yung equipment.. more than pala.. eh installation fee lang pala yun.. hehehe
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Dans says:

16 years ago

I’ve been into internet satellite business since 1997 i sell different services and platform from hughes iDirect, viasat Linkstar to gilat system, 8mbps downlink and 4 mbps upstream for 49$ is a load of BS, it is a misleading advertisement, you can only and truly get an 8mbps downlink if your terminal is an scpc capable and sucbscribed to an scpc service.
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