Sky Cable gets into mobile internet with SKYMobi

Sky Cable is getting into the mobile internet service with SKYMobi. The service provides mobile internet with a free pocket WiFi for postpaid plans starting at Php799 per month with 3GB bandwidth allocation. A higher plan with cost Php1,099 and comes with 5GB of bandwidth.

Additional bandwidth can be purchased for Php299 per 1GB. Otherwise, you will be charged Php1 per 1MB in excess of your usage.

SkyMobi pocket WiFi has 12Mbps maximum speed. You will need to have an existing Sky Cable subscription to get SKYMobi.

The SKYmobi SIM can also be inserted into a smartphone and used to send text messages and make voice calls.

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Sky Cable gets into mobile internet with SKYMobi

Sky Cable is getting into the mobile internet service with SKYMobi. The service provides mobile internet with a free pocket WiFi for postpaid plans starting at Php799 per month with 3GB bandwidth allocation. A higher plan with cost Php1,099 and comes with 5GB of bandwidth.

Additional bandwidth can be purchased for Php299 per 1GB. Otherwise, you will be charged Php1 per 1MB in excess of your usage.

SkyMobi pocket WiFi has 12Mbps maximum speed. You will need to have an existing Sky Cable subscription to get SKYMobi.

The SKYmobi SIM can also be inserted into a smartphone and used to send text messages and make voice calls.

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6 places in PH with free public Wi-Fi starting next week

We’ve recently reported about DOST’s plan to populate the entire country with wireless hotspots by the end of the year, and they’re kickstarting the project this month. Initially starting with four wireless hotspots, GMA News reports six specific locations around Metro Manila that will have free public Wi-Fi starting next week. Find out where after the break.

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These are the places with free public Wi-Fi starting July 24, 2015:

  1. Quezon Memorial Circle
  2. Quezon City Hall
  3. SSS Easy Avenue
  4. LTO East Avenue
  5. PCA Bldg., PHILCOA
  6. Rizal Park, Manila

Do take note that per area, the hotspot could only accommodate up to 300 users with 50MB of allocated data per day.

Eventually, we will be having free public Wi-FI in the following areas:

Public Plazas and Parks
Public Primary and Secondary Central Schools
Public Libraries
Rural Health Units & Government Hospitals
State Universities & Colleges
Train Stations of the MRT and LRT systems
Airports and Seaports
City and Municipal Halls
National Government Offices

The Philippine government reportedly allotted Php1.4 billion for this project alone since research from World Bank shows that a country’s progression is faster when it goes along with the technological advancements. The study shows that an increase of 10% in national connectivity yields an extra 1.38% in GDP (gross domestic product).

Stay tuned as we wait for more announcements as to where we could have access to free Internet nationwide.

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6 places in PH with free public Wi-Fi starting next week

We’ve recently reported about DOST’s plan to populate the entire country with wireless hotspots by the end of the year, and they’re kickstarting the project this month. Initially starting with four wireless hotspots, GMA News reports six specific locations around Metro Manila that will have free public Wi-Fi starting next week. Find out where after the break.

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These are the places with free public Wi-Fi starting July 24, 2015:

  1. Quezon Memorial Circle
  2. Quezon City Hall
  3. SSS Easy Avenue
  4. LTO East Avenue
  5. PCA Bldg., PHILCOA
  6. Rizal Park, Manila

Do take note that per area, the hotspot could only accommodate up to 300 users with 50MB of allocated data per day.

Eventually, we will be having free public Wi-FI in the following areas:

Public Plazas and Parks
Public Primary and Secondary Central Schools
Public Libraries
Rural Health Units & Government Hospitals
State Universities & Colleges
Train Stations of the MRT and LRT systems
Airports and Seaports
City and Municipal Halls
National Government Offices

The Philippine government reportedly allotted Php1.4 billion for this project alone since research from World Bank shows that a country’s progression is faster when it goes along with the technological advancements. The study shows that an increase of 10% in national connectivity yields an extra 1.38% in GDP (gross domestic product).

Stay tuned as we wait for more announcements as to where we could have access to free Internet nationwide.

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WiFiMapper finds free Wi-Fi hotspots near you

Trying to cut your data usage down or simply looking for a Wi-Fi to quickly connect to? OpenSignal’s WiFiMapper app just might help you do that.

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WiFiMapper is basically a crowdsourcing app that helps users find the nearest free Wi-Fi hotspot around them by clicking on marked locations. These locations derived from the company’s algorithm or tagged by other users as “free” add to the 500-million database of OpenSignal’s community worldwide.

Once you highlight a specific spot, you will be given details and relevant information about it (like how reliable the connection is, what kind of neighborhood the hotspot is in, etc) using data from Foursquare. User comments are also available to verify if the place is indeed free and if not, you yourself can correct it and help other users in the process.

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WiFiMapper can already be downloaded and used for free, although it is only available in iOS as of the moment. So, for example, you’re at the heart of Makati and the need to go online arises, you can opt not to spend on data connection and just open the WiFiMapper app instead.

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