Who is meant to use Starlink in the Philippines?

[@alrashedcaris9912]

You made this very clear for us with limited knowledge about Starlink. This is very interesting because I really do want to live outside the city with this kind of internet connectivity.

[@thesmashtvnetwork]

make sure you have dsl and bonding service with packaet manger so you have low ping for upload our you will have a bad day with gameing

[@alrashedcaris9912]

@@thesmashtvnetwork this is noted, thank you

[@raymonde4272]

Another major advantage is that if fitted to a rural community building it can be removed before an incoming typhoon and stored away safely and then refitted without professional help. The larger satellite is fixed and because it's much larger is more prone to damage by very high winds and flying debris, requiring a new dish or a person to recalibrate it, all at additional cost to the government/community.

[@everretwavince1843]

There is a problem in those Rural areas and that's rotating power interruption. It's rendered useless when that happens.

[@txtmodcarlo]

@@everretwavince1843 That's why he includes in the video about using solar power, power banks, generators and etc.

[@everretwavince1843]

@@txtmodcarlo Solar power is a terrible investment. It has awful long term prospects and is expensive. You should see how many failed attempts there have been in other countries regarding that. Spain for example. Power banks and generators could work.

[@txtmodcarlo]

@@everretwavince1843 That's your own perspective and there are other options to choose from other than solar power.

[@everretwavince1843]

@@txtmodcarlo I take it you haven't heard of long term storage problem for these solar nonsense? As well as the child labor needed to get those minerals in Africa. Anything else is would be better than solar.

Excellent channel! I ordered my Starlink because I made only bad experiences with the local ISPs, Ridiculous promises, non-existent service and total failure during brown-outs. Another big problem on our little island are the ISP's connections to their backbone on mainland. They do not come to our island with the needed bandwidth. Starlink is our solution. We often have digital nomads as guests, Starlink will soon be one good argument to stay with us. We expect the break-even in less than 6 months.

[@philtan2864]

Make it a solar power please

[@alcor4670]

The only major flaw Starlink has that I can think of is its vulnerability to CMEs (Coronal Mass Ejections). Those can destroy satellites, and stronger ones can even ruin ground-based electronics like what happened to North America back in 1989. IIRC, more than 30 Starlink satellites were damaged or destroyed last year by a relatively-minor one.

[@txtmodcarlo]

@@alcor4670 And Starlink have 1,000+ satellites scattered in low orbit. Companies who built Starlink have done deep research on the pros and cons of using it and making it viable.

[@alcor4670]

@@txtmodcarlo Best defense they have that I can think of would be for them to shut down entirely and wait out the storm. Not sure what would happen if it was a Carrington-level solar event, but I guess we'll know soon enough. The Sun's getting quite active these past several months.

[@PabLo-yr1zw]

Having a house built in Surya Beach, Palawan with a completion date of June 2023. I'm very happy that I can now have StarLink in place. Your post is very helpful- thank you.

[@hirokishinguji]

Sir Gadget Addict, you are a legend for me because of that legendary CD-R King Inverter you have. 💪

[@GadgetAddict]

cd-r king is strong 🙈

[@leoleoxiii]

freedom should start with Starlink! Great video thanks for continuously finding ways to help our kababayan!

[@gallywow]

This is an AWESOME review!!! Kudos to our leaders who made this happen. Coming from someone who is not a Filipino, you definitely understand the importance of fast and reliable internet, unlike other kababayans here who just complain and complain and always looking for wrong reasons. Thank you for this review! Buying Starlink soon! :)

[@coffeskateetc-mq2hb]

Tama ka dyan kabayan

[@camowear]

It's not actually our leaders who made this happen. Thank Elon Musk for this awesome product!

[@Marathon1260]

Well done explaining Starlink versus the alternative in rural areas.

[@gvibes8294]

This is the best video so far about Starlink here in the Philippines. Very informative! I love the way you explained everything so the people should know.

[@jy.creator]

Something that GA touches on, but needs to be emphasized, is the fact that Starlink allows you access beyond what local telcos offer, regardless of location. You'll probably have experienced asking "anong ISP ung malakas dito" before committing to an install - Starlink takes that out of the equation entirely.

[@samohtsolacad229]

ISP I think also throthles your mbps (or) what you paid for.

[@envi7435]

@@samohtsolacad229 I think Starlink does that too, they needed to limit your bandwidth somehow but they do it generously Imagine paying 2700/month for 250mbps? That's a steal. Compare it to PLDC or Comberj which are the leading ISP here in Manila. Still far better competition offer than them. Not to mention the minor ISP which charges you a lot and give you just a drop.

[@elmeresrael5955]

That is very well explained. People now in rural areas have options.👋👋

[@martytarroza8895]

Thanks for the Info..... Now I know what to get, you practically answered almost all questions and that's the Deciding factor why I'm Ordering STARLINK..

[@quizwell]

We live on a island near Palawan and one of the Pisowifi providers here has already upgraded to Starlink. We now have good wifi 24/7. Before we could only get a usable signal in the middle of the night! all smiles here :)

[@JoshuaG]

Its an amazing feeling knowing the fact that this kind of technology is made vailable here ❤️ And best yet, its for those people who live in rural areas, they're gonna feel a real major SPEED bump in internet ❤️🤟⚡⚡🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[@GadgetAddict]

If you went from such an expensive VSAT, with a maximum speed of 10 or 15 Mbps, to this Starlink service, with a much lower price and much higher speeds.. it's really life changing.

[@9daclock131]

​@@GadgetAddict where can i buy?

[@Noneofurbizwax]

Starlink is the future of internet! I’m saving up for it and will def get that!

[@SuperMaverick4u]

Subcriber of PLDT since 2015 with a Plan 1699 they promised speed connection up to 15mbps… and we never achieved that kindof speed, ussually 10 for download and 6 for upload…. And We were planning to disconnect permanently our Fiber Optic PLDT and transfer to Starlink after watched your vlog. It make sense and practical for us… we were sufferring 10mbps for a long time… 2700 - 1699 = 1001 pesos differrence for a 200mbps… its worth it

[@JohnRossOfficialYT]

This is the best Explanation i heard about the @Starlink 😊

[@MaxBraver555]

it's so nice to see there's competitor when in comes to internet service, making the existing not just monopolize the business and improve their services, I've been a 10 year subscriber of PLDT, and it was a love hate relationship due to their poor after sales support and slow internet speed, but it's gotten better over the years, with the former president's action, it's gotten even better than I imagined, and it was very helpful when 2020 happened

[@GadgetAddict]

The thing that annoyed me with PLDT and other telcos is that if you're late to pay, they're so fast to cut you off. But when your service is offline for 1 or 2 weeks, they're so slow to fix it and there's no refund. They promise a refund or credit, but when you try to actually get it 🤷‍♂️

[@MaxBraver555]

@@GadgetAddict my experience, when I needed my internet to get fixed immediately, they couldn't, good thing though that never happened during Pandemeic years, it happened years before it

[@DianaOldfield]

Thanks for this! My hubby and I are moving to our beach house in Aklan and I've just checked that starlink is offered in our area! Would be so nice to have fast internet in rural areas!

[@ManongBanTube]

Cignal Connect be like : "I don't feel so good"......

[@ahyan2k9]

along with Gsat, kacific, bambunet and philsat. they are all not feeling so good :D

[@user-ljc5150]

R.i.p cignal 😅

[@diabloflare8304]

*Cignal Connect has left the chat*

[@abed.santos2043]

I will definitely look into installing Starlink in my condo in QC…..I have Starlink in my house in Buckeye, AZ and have been very happy with it. It is day and night compared to Cox which I had before Starlink.

[@romeohmpentinio1760]

Good information , thanks

[@butzy0013]

Hey man. About that battery pack that has gone sticky, try using isoprophyl alcohol that's rated for a higher concentration, just wipe and it should "restore" some of the parts so it won't be that sticky. Hope that helps. Great video as always.

[@dozchristy3947]

0:00 i thumbs up !! ...u answered all my basic questions !! ...esp.when u mentioned that "a 128 units can connect " 👍😲👍

[@davestarr7112]

Very useful and very informative. Thanks. Believe it or not, after watching about 5 or 6 previous videos from other content providers, yours is the first one that bothered to show the inside equipment (router). As far as cost, here's a valuable comparison. I recently moved to the Philippines from central Florida. The best service I could pay for in my semi-urban rural area was 25Mbps at $50 USD per month, To obtain this "cheap" rate, (discounted for a senior citizen) I had to provide my own modem ... using the provider's modem would have cost me $15 additional per month. So for sure, speeds in the 200 Mbps range for 2700 Pesos per month will be a real bargain.

[@GadgetAddict]

I'm glad it helped. Also, in case you didn't know, starlink is giving a 30% discount on their hardware kit right now, in the Philippines.

[@davestarr7112]

@@GadgetAddict 30%? Nice, I think I my sign up sooner rather than later. Thanks.

[@LB-ty6ks]

I live on Leyte Philippines and believe me WiFi is awful. As soon as I return from my visit to the US I am going to purchase Starlite. Thanks for the video

[@blessedandgrateful06]

Just subscribed! This is the most precise review of Starlink so far.Good job Sir!

[@JoeSimione]

Very detailed review. We just moved and considering Starlink. Thank you!

[@ydniczetroc]

Thank you for explaining well :) We need this in the province

[@strikezero01]

my sister really needed it for her online businesses

[@georgesandoval8311]

The Starlink service being sold right now is for stationary use. Have you tried seeing if it works when you try to use it in a place other than the location you applied to use it for? There are RV accounts for US based users which allow Starlink to be used virtually anywhere in the Phils but they cost around $150/month.

[@GadgetAddict]

My first video was shot in Quezon City. The second video was shot in Pasig City. You can add the portability option to your residential subscription for an additional P600 per month. Alternatively you can opt for the RV subscription which is P3,300 per month

[@GK-wx6xo]

Brilliant video. Exactly what I needed. Thanks very much.

[@gixxerfixxerracing1109]

I have mine on order should be here soon. I'm from Canada but live in the Province outside Kidapawan. For me it's a game changer now I can get back to streaming movies and shows. Right now we're limited by speed and so many signal outages

[@amigovaha493]

add a month on to custom and delivery from here in borbon cebu

[@amigovaha493]

from fort francis ont

[@jgalela]

I could see people setting up isps sa mountains.. Setup plans or piso wifi.. I think kaya ma cover yung costs if maraming tao mag coconsume. I could see farmers being able to communicate to traders better so they can forecast the demand for vegetables Para walang masayang. Ganon rin if may sakuna mas magagamit ang starlink. Philippines talaga ang ideal market ng starlink because we have so many islands.

[@dennissantiago9107]

This answers my question regarding power consumption, thanks so much!

[@GadgetAddict]

I'm glad it helped 👍

[@KYUDIPAY]

Oooh very interesting content nice

[@MAN-yp4mr]

Thanks.. just got one for use in jamaica. Can't wait to set it up.

[@KeonPH]

Now I'm considering Starlink, since I've been working in Quezon Province, and pocket wifi signal there sucks.

[@aurasys1]

Great Job on Informing us Pinoys! Keep it up! God Bless You!

[@xerxesjuanite8239]

thank you for this content. I was also intrigued about this and made my own research. This content of yours helps a lot especially the technicalities you've made with your demo. Thank you so much.

[@simoneaton1977]

Well done on your review. Still waiting for mine to be shipped

[@GadgetAddict]

When did you place your order?

[@simoneaton1977]

@@GadgetAddict about 2-3 weeks ago

[@ejrudarbe]

@GadgetAddict.. I gues some people's pessimism about positive developments in our country is caused by so many disappointments from the previous administrations.. It might take time for some to change their mindset.. Thanks for always laying the facts on the table.. ☺️ More powers to you!

[@hongating6538]

thank God for Starlink; we are all are now covered.

[@KVenturi]

Yess eto ata pinaka good news ngaunf 2023

[@rigorobles3991]

I live between two towns so the wires are just a few kilometers from me, this is super awesome

[@erickcartagina7584]

Its a very good investment bro. Specially for people in the mountains & islands whre signals are very poor. I would surely buy ds.

[@kevinty3055]

Very informative content.

[@joesun8853]

Finally someone who explain very well^^!

[@archcast5550]

cd rking nerdy days are coming back on this channel. . . I miss cdrking... I even bought their mayburry trike . . .and my solar panels are cdrking it is still running after 9 years.

[@janine7815]

Great explanation and comparison! Thank you!

[@MightyCrischan]

DICT is now even looking into Starlink Satelite Internet as an ISP in Unreachable areas in the country, and as far as competetion to the existing telcos, Starlink wont be a threat to them because they too dont want to invest in hard to reach areas in the country for the reason that is "Low ROI" because they believe that far flung areas have low numbers of subcribers, and also, as an archipelagic country, satelite internet is very much needed.

[@sabzjr4459]

Very informative sir. Galing!

[@vyorobe8347]

It's high time too, Pinoys- to assemble UAVs using indigenous local materials from fiberglass or even bamboo as used like in kites (saranggola) Local talents MUST make innovative prototype now similar to kamikaze 👍

[@MEPI_Properties_Projects]

Gusto ko yung english nya madaling maunawaan hindi katulad ng ibang english speakers kinakain yung letra...

[@arniepili5364]

It make so much sense. A lot cheaper in the long run

[@RicardoDizonLefthanded]

That's best for 2-3 or more households and divide the expenses.

[@esloy07]

Nindot kaayo imong video Sir....

[@REDBANZAI-er8ox]

Our company did the NTC Approval for the Starlink owned by Elon Musk. Enjoy the service🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@scarygirl3109]

I will definitely get this next year after i build house into rural in Philippines 😎

[@winduncan9818]

This will be a game changer for Western telecommuters currently unable to live in the PI anywhere but maybe Manila or Cebu. Suddenly the PI becoming a option for young telecommuters on Western income pumping that income into the local economy. I'm typing this from Thailand as the internet in Dumaguete just isn't reliable.

[@hakanjansson1082]

I agree about Dgte, 4G and 5G in Negros Oriental is a complete disaster, was here 2014 and 4G was ok then, but now both 4G and 5G are overloaded. Usually in evening I'm down to less than 1kb/s in both 4G and 5G.... I bet they are still on traditional Microwave links. As long as no optical fibre backbone is provided to the basestations it will never be fast. Back in Sweden I normally get up to 800Mb/s on 5G and 200Mb/s on 4G. Starlink may be a good future , but no unlimited monthly plan ?

[@AJmyself]

Buti malinaw na ang target market.. kce ung mga naka condo, gusto mag starlink nung nakita ung price (kasi mahal), ginagawang social status 😂😂😂😂 di nila alam na dapat walang obstruction sa sky.. basta mahal go go go sila...

[@MikeCaling-f4q]

Very good and sensible review. Thank you.

[@doobiee]

one thing which needs a clarification is the other packages. if you select residential, is it possible to still take the kit with you and set it up at different locations. site does not specify that since it's current info is for the US

[@garyveloso3908]

Have you tested the range of the router? How far from the router can you go? For example, I'd like to know if you have a farm and want to connect IP CCTV cameras around your property.

[@siohe]

The default router sucks. Best you buy a better modem for your wifi.

[@lanmacalintal9128]

there are YT vids showing Google/TPLink Mesh with Starlink and it works fine. that's what they can do on public schools and relief centers during typhoons

[@pinoyekis]

It is easy to post negative comments ESPECIALLY if it is out of freaking ignorance! Haters gonna hate, you know...

[@bekbek5797]

"Angmahal naman niyan" classic complain ng mga pinoy kahit di pa nakikita ang benefits at true value.

[@reygood1]

The monthly fee is reasonable. The equipments and the installation is an investment.

[@piochguy]

In PPC Palawan we have the choice of two fiber connections. Outages happen often. Also the contractor/installers when adding a new customer just disconnect one person to add another in the junction box. This is because they don’t know who is still subscribed or not at the box and they are not marked. So you get disconnected every so often and wait a day or two to turn it back on. So starlink is for some of us in cities and I am getting about 190Mbps and fiber 110 Mbps on a promised 600 connection.

[@GadgetAddict]

I used to have that problem with my DSL. They'd disconnect my line when they connect a new customer. Then a few days or even up to a couple of weeks later, they'd disconnect someone else, and reconnect me. It seemed to go on forever 🤦

[@iamontech]

ah good old CD-R king, that's actually how I found your channel originally a few years ago. This does sound like a viable option for those in Rural areas, hopefully as adoption rate goes up, the price comes down a bit.

[@edmhie1]

Philippines being an archipelago, it makes more sense to have it.

[@dgumbr6333]

I live in a very rural area in southern Cebu province. There is no wired internet available and the cellular signal is very poor. I think this would be an excellent thing to do to make the communications better for us here.

[@kidroming]

I want this!💪🏻 thanks PRRD 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

[@JamesT65]

Simple its for rural people in rural areas and NTC are expediting populated areas faster than rural areas. So far I have a 3 week delay and counting to receive my starlink.

[@johnsolas81]

People here in Texas are canceling their fiber optic internet, I am on the wait list for the Starlink network service and we’re about 45 northwest of Austin just outside of Ft. Hood US Army Base. And I have fiber optic internet and it’s sucks.

[@osmorof_a]

With your comparison of Cignal and how they charge shows that the same tech can be acquired but since these Philippine companies we have like Globe, Smart, etc. they charging far too expensive tech and Starlink will quash and evidently shows their tech is much better than locally "PROFITEERING / CAPILATALISTIC" in business. This Starlink should change the game of such local telco companies. For small far flung barangays for sure they (LGU) can acquire a telco experienced IT to reverse the use iof those pico cells from acquiring internet and making it work like a small cellsite for a vicinity of a barangay but with a user pax of 120 devices. Would help schools and govt services to far flug areas indeed.

[@philipgalope3965]

HOPING THAT SOON ELON WILL ESTABLISH AND COMPET ,INSTALL MORE STARLINK HERE IN PHILIPPINES, BECAUSE WE FILIPINO LOVE STARLINK INTERNET

[@jonesmendoza3900]

attn dep ed, suitable for shools in the hinterland where connectivity is difficult due to remoteness😊

[@jeffreydelacruz5275]

its worth it for rural area

[@Vuela-AltoGF]

Excelent explaination! I wonder how can i buy that or where? Im a seafarer and we are struggling to get that kind of internet connection especially when we are in the middle of the ocean..

[@Cyberoll]

Thank you for this video.

[@KYUDIPAY]

It's good for business for rural area like wifi vendo..

[@filobayani3543]

Yes I believe it would eventually be used by the govt. Agencies..I think it's definitely more reliable source of internet compared to smart and glove.. especially during calamity in the part of the country.. it's always a problem when communication shots down just it happened many times with globe and smart in an actual disasters in some areas in the Philippines.

[@MrSparsilis]

ca u do a live travel vlog with the car and the mobile starlink to see if u can make a stable conection ?

[@scorpio7seven28]

GADGET ADDICT IS THE GOAT!!!

[@akonako364]

Meanwhile in US/Canada may soon impose a 1TB data cap as their Fair Usage Policy this will charge a quarter ($0.25) per GB or throttle the speeds. GA already address some questions specially for those people who didn't know the market target of satellite internet

[@DouglasKB0SDQ]

Question, The upload is kinda slow, I am in Malitbog southern Leyte I need good upload speeds to upload viseos to my youtube. and how is the reception in rain

[@dannygumato671]

Great info, thanks for sharing. God bless!

[@monmendoza2303]

Starlink is a very interesting alternative to problematic fixed line setup...

[@arnold5621]

The best review so far. Thank you! So I can bring this to camping right? I just need to wait for signal to stabilized correct? Got to get one for my province home

[@risingforce9291]

The best talaga Starlink pag sa province. Dito nga sa Basilan, malakas halos always 200mb pataas lang.

[@wdblackout]

Thanks for the review, I assume that you can bring these together with you when you travel? Given that you need to supply power for the router to operate

[@puyat2000]

i think the Star Link have a base land station with the wires and fiber connected through transmitter and send it to satellite then to the client receiver.

[@GadgetAddict]

They have ground stations all around the world. They will also launch ground stations here in the PH.

[@bonikaston7032]

Thanks for the useful and deep information as always. Can you do in the future a QOS test .

[@BLAKEEATS1988]

The only thing that's stopping it from being main stream is the price, if they can cut the price in half I would see a lot of people jumping on this.

[@lanmacalintal9128]

as he said in the video, it's miles cheaper against its satellite competitors.. plus it's a billion dollar business and launching tens of thousands of satellites.. they need to ROI, its not charity.

[@BLAKEEATS1988]

@@lanmacalintal9128 nothing wrong with my comment I was listening to him I'm just saying I understand Elon needs an roi of course and it's target market are remote places. I'm saying this can expand and have city folks take advantage of this new tech because if the price went down, other companies would follow suit.

[@risingforce9291]

​@@BLAKEEATS1988 It is not a sound strategy to compete with existing TelCom monopolies. Pag saturated na ng StarLink ang rural areas, saka pa yan mag shift papuntang urban and may possibility na bababa konti ang price.

[@geraldvcafe9967]

Yeah! The Government should spend money on this cause it's really big in time national emergencies.

[@lanmacalintal9128]

agreed. Vico Sotto ordered for their LGU for relief operations

[@caelestigladii]

Well, I’m glad early adopters in the Philippines (and SEA?) will experience it while it’s still not crowded. I’m already getting massive slowdowns during “peak hours”. Not unusable but I’m expecting it to get worse and worse as more people use the service. There’s just not enough satellites and they don’t have the capacity to launch satellites faster.

[@jaymarbreguera591]

hopefully spaceX could be able to launch and provide much needed satellites to prevent slowdowns even if many people will subscribe to the service.

[@kevinxsavagegm]

They should literally just have dedicated satellites orbiting above each states or continent.

[@DaleKamp]

@@kevinxsavagegm I think that the way satellite orbits work, they have to go around the globe -- so they need multiple satellites timed to always be above each area that has coverage.

[@edmhie1]

@@DaleKamp It's a network of satellites.

[@darkstar3563]

one guy commented on other creator that spacex is launching more sattelites aiming 12,000 at the end of this year from 42000 planned overall. theyre not dumb enough to not know this problem coming

[@Karuro21]

Thank you sir

[@kingkinit8120]

Is CD-R King still operating? used to used those when I'm at work doing drive test. As someone who works in telecoms I agree with Gadget Addict this is the best option for those at far flung areas. I'm not sure if they are gonna have the RV package here in the Philippines, if they do it would be good for those van lifers or digital nomads who wan to cring their own internet.

[@vinzanity68]

Great info. Tnx

[@rhojgzniere]

Sir, have you try "Gomo" powered by Globe? Gomo Sim costs P549.00, guaranteed connection is 5mbps (can reach up to 70 mbps, signal connection dependent) for only P599.00 a month. Those who live in the "far flung places" but has Globe connection opt to use this for one reason - CHEAPER, in fact the cheapest. If you can make a comparisson of both, I am eager to hear it. Thank you Starlink is on my "wishist", too. Perhaps when it is not that expensive. 😊

[@michaelwyf]

does weather affect the connection speed? since PH have so many typhoons

[@GadgetAddict]

Heavy rain clouds have the potential to affect the connection. There's been quite a lot of testing from various people on KZbin. Starlink doesn't seem to be affected as badly as traditional VSAT which relies on a single satellite.

[@lanmacalintal9128]

there are vloggers showing acceptable latency during hard-pouring rain. but if there's strong winds, just remove it from the roof until it's safe..

[@yojuanhiro772]

I would love to see you if you test it in a bad weather in a windy, rainy and foggy areas. TIA

[@empegirl9696]

Star link good for province and public schools under of deped

[@LeiffNathanAMendoza]

AGREE NO LESS