Last Updated: 02/26/2011
I am a Sun Cellular Wireless Broadband postpaid subscriber for almost 2 years now (as indicated by the create date of this post). I decided to update this entry since most of the information is kinda outdated. Given that, here is my complete review of Sun Cellular wireless broadband service.
Sun Broadband Wireless Postpaid Plan
I initially availed the easy broadband plan, which I paid PHP1895.00 (May 2009), but now the SBW modem only costs Php888.00 (Feb. 2011).
After a few months, I switched to SBW Plan 649 Bundle since I am a Sun postpaid line subscriber too.
Monthly fee – PHP 649.00 on top of Postpaid MSF
Burstable Speed – up to 2mbps
Internet Usage – Unlimited
Modem Charge: No Modem Charge
Holding Period: 12 Months
Sun Wireless Broadband Experience
SBW Installation
Installation is easy, just insert the Sun wireless broadband SIM into the card slot of the SBW USB dongle, plug the dongle into the USB interface of your computer, and the installation program will start.
Sun Broadband Wireless Installation
Just follow the screen prompt and follow the set up procedure that is included in the Sun Broadband wireless kit.
Connectivity and Speed
Here are some speed test comparisons of Smart Bro and Sun Broadband Wireless on different server locations (taken 05/14/2009):
Smart Bro - Makati City
Smart Bro - Quezon City
Sun BroadBand Wireless Speed Tests:
Sun Broadband Wireless - Makati City
Sun Broadband Wireless - Quezon City
As of the update date of this post, I can say that the internet speed is not the same as the above speed test results. There are times in a day where connection is super slow. Usually between 10am – 8pm. The connection is ok and a bit fast at night time until around 9am.
I am still bound with a contract until August if I’m not mistaken. Until then will I decide if I’ll stick with my Sun Cellular wireless broadband subscription or not.
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panu po ba ayusin ung sun broadbad E1550
date gumagana e kso nakraan bigla na lan ng the device is disconnected or unavailable .. panu po ggwen ko tnx
mag 2 years na ang SUN BB ko, naka post paid ako, so far nung mga nakakaraan na araw, mabilis sya, nakakapag download ako ng nasa 800MB na file through torrent, inaabot lang ako ng mga 10 mins, (considering na marami ung seeder, off peak time at malakas ang signal)
pero simula nung jan 12 2011, disgrasya na, nung una nawawala ang signal, hindi ako maka connect, tapos kahapon, nagkasignal na, pero super bagal ng connection, hindi na rin gumagana ang mga pang download ko (utorrent).
nasa 5-10 kbps lang ako..
may nakakaranas din ba ng ganitong problem? may sira kaya yung modem ko?
mabagal ang sun pagdating sa pagdownload ng files.. would you believe na nagdodownload ako ng 1mb file, it took 1hr 20mins to finish?! mas mabilis pa dial-up! buti na lang naka-5 day trial lang ako at makukuha ko pa yung deposit..
nung gamit ko smartbro ng utol ko, nagdodownload ako ng 100mb every hour and it only took 15-20mins to finish..
ang SBW eh pang mga ordinary web surfers lang, ung tipong check email, facebook at ibang sites.. NOT for downloading files..
Most of the time mabagal nga.. there are times though na nakakatyempo ako ng over 100 kbps dl speed.. very rare though
I don’t know about the 1mb download.. pero Im downloading 50mb+ of file. 2/10 attemps of my usual download will fail. due to sobrang bagal. pero if it push to download 50mb+ usually takes up to 5~6minutes. which I guess is reasonable. minsan may araw na hindi talaga ako makapag internet sa sobrang bagal pero sa mobile, medyo mabagal pa rin.. pero atleast nakakapagfacebook ako at check ng yahoo mail. pero after a few days babalik ulet sa full 4 bar signal, minsan 0~1 bar lang..tapos papalo ng 2bar then mawawala na naman. pero minsan lang mangyari..
o k ba ang sun in provinces like tingloy batangas kahit 2 barangays away ang layo ng sun tower sa amin?
hey new user ako ng wreless broadband.. bat gnun? tagal kumonek sa net? sa cgnal b un or my iba pa kong dpat gwin sa laptop ko? new din kc laptop ko.. im fomr cavite.
By default dapat mabilis lng makaconnect n..unless mahina ang signal nyo dyan po
o k ba syang i pang download ng big torrent files? like for 500mb ma bilis ba?
hindi po..
depende din siguro sa location. lately my connection is not good anymore
Correct! dito sa sta. mesa manila nakakapanood pa ko ng ABS-CBN live streaming using my sun broadband prepaid.
Sun broadband is really the fastest here in Metro Manila. I’m also reaching that download speed w/ no disconnection.
bumili ako ng sun broadband dito sa sm cebu para gamitin sa lappy ko, pagdating at pag test sa bahay, ang taas ng signal abot ng 97percent 3.5G pero pag gamit ko abot lang siya ng 30kbps, ang bagal hindi ako makapanood ng youtube kailangan mag antay ng matagal para mapanood, disappointed ako sa sun cellular, dito me nakatira sa lapu-lapu city ang connection nya ay hsdpa pero bagal talaga, wag kayo bumili para di masayang ang pera nyo,,,,,,,,,,,,
Hi candy di ka nag iisa dahil taga LLC din ako malakas sa una yung sun pero ngan na phirapan na sa signal. yung una nag try ako mag prepaid para ma test ung signal sa amin. so far naging satisfied ako sa signal but now i am on my 2nd week using the post paid dito na lumabas ang problem..
Hey guys, experiencing same problem here. Cebu City area ako and the download rate is horrible. Got full bar signal but the connection is pretty bad. They blocked some peer to peer ports and I cant even download movies with torrents. Even regular download like a 12mb file takes forever. Browsing is average though.Hope somebody’s gonna fix this..Very disappointed with their service.I will never recommend them to anyone! I will surely harass them bout this issue sa office nila!
This might help others: My setup is sun usb 3g inserted on Edimax 3G-6200n. Initially I experienced the disconnections so I emailed Edimax if there’s an auto-reconnect feature for their router. The answer is yes, with the new firmware that they attached. It’s version 2.12c while the one in their website is just 2.12. So I flashed my router and now I have 24×7 internet with infrequent slowdowns but no disconnection.
Just used the SBW that i got as a freebie from the laptop i bought. Im supposed to sell it to a friend of mine but since i heard good reviews i decided to use it due to the P50 unlimited. Inquired at the sun shop at shangri-la and the customer service told me that the signal in our area (quezon city welcome rotonda) is excellent. When i opened it the signal was great from 95-99%. But upon connecting to the server, it took them forever to open google and facebook and other sites. All in all 20 hours was used from the free 180 hours last weekend. Tried to call the hotline but was put on hold by more than 5 minutes. Used my smart bro alternately and the speed and connection was fast.
No disconnections or hanging.