Cebu eSIM
In Cebu you connect to Globe or Smart, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The median across the country is 34 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Globe and Smart
- Real speed in Philippines
- 34 Mbps median, 8 Mbps for the slowest tenth822 travellers across Philippines, rolling 90 days
- 5G
- partial, on the main islands and in the cities
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Cebu
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $6.89 | $6.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $3.30 | $9.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.78 | $13.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.09 | $20.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.84 | $36.89 |
How Philippines compares across Asia
- Speed rank
- 19 of 26 destinations we sell in Asia
- Regional median
- 44 Mbps
- Consistency
- The slowest tenth still reaches 24 percent of the median
- Upstream networks
- 2, Globe, Smart
- 5G
- Partial, main islands and cities
- Next fastest nearby
- Mongolia, 35 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Kyrgyzstan, 33 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 4: Manila, Cebu, Palawan, Boracay
- tenth percentile
- 8 Mbps
- Behind these figures
- 822 travellers, rolling 90 days
Landing at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB)
- Airport
- CEB / RPVM
Getting into Cebu
- Bridges across the Mactan Channel (Mactan-Mandaue Bridge, Marcelo Fernan Bridge, Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway) (CEB)
Worth knowing about Cebu
- Cebu's airport is not on Cebu island: it sits on Mactan island in Lapu-Lapu City, reached by three bridges across the Mactan Channel.
- Traffic is split strictly by terminal: Terminal 1, opened in 1990, is domestic and Terminal 2, opened 1 July 2018, is international.
- The airport has been fully owned by Aboitiz InfraCapital since October 2024.
- SIM cards in the Philippines must be registered before activation under the SIM Registration Act (RA 11934), in force since 28 October 2022.