Previously, I have posted the complete channel listings of both SKYcable and Cebu Cable. This time, let's compare the various offerings from the different cable companies in Metro Cebu. Let's find out which is the most sulit between SKYcable Silver 780, Cebu Cable 675, Cignal Plan 790 and Dream Star 650.
Here is the comparative table of channel availability for the selected cable packages:
Observations
Overall, the most sulit would really depend on your preferences. If you are a channel surfer, then the number of channels on the line-up might matter. But if you're a fan of a particular genre or have favorite channels that are only offered on one provider, then that might be the deciding factor for you. It would also depend on the availability or signal strength of the cable provider in your area. In the end, what matters is that you enjoy what you are watching and make the most out of your cable TV subscription.
Here is the comparative table of channel availability for the selected cable packages:
| FREE TV | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| ABS-CBN (VHF 2) | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| PTV (VHF 4) | YES | YES | YES | |||
| TV5 (VHF 5) | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| GMA Cebu (VHF 7) | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| GMA Manila (VHF 7) | YES | |||||
| Solar News Channel (VHF 9) | YES | YES | YES | |||
| GMA News TV (VHF 11) | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| IBC (VHF 13) | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| ETC (UHF 21) | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Studio 23 (UHF 23) | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Net 25 (UHF 25) | YES | YES | YES | |||
| 2nd Avenue (UHF 29) | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Jack City (UHF 31) | YES | YES | ||||
| Light TV 33 (UHF 33) | YES | |||||
| UNTV (UHF 37) | YES | YES | YES | |||
| ACQ-KBN (UHF 39) | YES | |||||
| Aksyon TV (UHF 41) | YES | YES | YES | |||
| 3ABN (UHF 45) | YES | |||||
| INC TV (UHF 49) | YES | YES | YES | |||
| RHTV (UHF 43 Cebu) | YES | |||||
| CCTN (UHF 47 Cebu) | YES | YES | ||||
| GNN (UHF 44 Pampanga) | YES | |||||
| KIDS | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| Animax | PLAN 1050 | YES | YES | |||
| Cartoon Network | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Disney Channel | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Disney Junior | ADD 100 | YES | YES | |||
| Nickelodeon | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Toonami | ADD 20 | YES | YES | |||
| Hero | YES | |||||
| INFO | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| Animal Planet | ADD 50 | YES | ||||
| Biography Channel | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Discovery Channel | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Discovery Home & Health | ADD 20 | YES | ||||
| Discovery Kids | ADD 50 | YES | ||||
| Discovery Science | ADD 20 | YES | ||||
| Discovery Turbo | ADD 20 | YES | PLAN 1290 | |||
| History Channel | YES | YES | YES (in HD) | YES | ||
| Knowledge Channel | YES | YES | ||||
| Nat Geo Adventure | ADD 20 | YES | YES (in HD) | |||
| Nat Geo Wild | ADD 20 | YES | YES | |||
| National Geographic Channel | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| Asian Food Channel | YES | YES | YES | |||
| AXN | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| BeTV | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Colours | YES (in SD & HD) | |||||
| Crime & Investigation | ADD 20 | YES | YES | |||
| Diva Universal | YES | PLAN 990 | ||||
| E! Entertainment | YES | YES | PLAN 990 | |||
| Fashion TV | YES | YES | YES (in HD) | |||
| Food Network | YES | |||||
| Fox | YES | YES | YES (in HD) | YES | ||
| Fox Crime | YES | YES | PLAN 990 (in HD) | |||
| Fox Filipino | YES | YES | ||||
| FX | ADD 20 | YES | ||||
| Jack TV | YES | YES | ||||
| Jeepney TV | YES | |||||
| Lifestyle Network | YES | |||||
| Lifetime | YES | |||||
| Living Asia | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Outdoor Channel | YES | YES (in HD) | ||||
| RLT-CBS | YES | |||||
| Star World | YES | YES | YES (in SD & HD) | YES | ||
| TeleAsia Chinese | YES | |||||
| TeleAsia Filipino | YES | |||||
| Telenovela | YES | YES | ||||
| TLC | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Tru TV | YES | YES | ||||
| Universal Channel | YES | |||||
| Warner Channel (WBTV) | YES | YES | PLAN 1290 | |||
| SPORTS | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| Balls | YES | |||||
| Basketball TV | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Fox Sports | YES | YES | YES (in SD & HD) | YES | ||
| Fox Sports News | YES | |||||
| Hyper | YES | |||||
| Kix | YES | |||||
| NBA Premium | ADD 200 | YES (in HD) | ||||
| Pinoy Extreme Sports | YES | |||||
| Solar Sports | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Star Sports | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| MOVIES | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| Cinema One | YES | |||||
| Cinemax | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Fox Family Movies | YES | PLAN 990 | ||||
| Fox Movies Premium | PLAN 499 (in HD) | YES | YES (in HD) | |||
| HBO | YES | YES | YES (in SD & HD) | YES | ||
| Lotus Movies | YES | |||||
| Pinoy Box Office | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Screen Red | ADD 50 | YES | PLAN 1290 | |||
| Star Movies | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| Turner Classic Movies | ADD 20 | YES | ||||
| Viva Cinema | YES | YES | YES | |||
| NEWS | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| Al Jazeera | YES | YES | YES | |||
| ANC | YES | |||||
| BBC | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Bloomberg | YES | YES | PLAN 1590 | |||
| Channel News Asia | YES | YES | YES | |||
| CNN | YES | YES | YES (in SD & HD) | YES | ||
| CNN Headline News | ADD 20 | YES | ||||
| DYAB Teleradyo | YES | |||||
| DZMM Teleradyo | YES | |||||
| Fox News | ADD 20 | YES | ||||
| Weather Information | YES | |||||
| MUSIC | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| Channel V | YES | YES | YES | |||
| MTV | PLAN 499, ADD 50 (in HD) | YES | YES | |||
| MYX | YES | |||||
| Videoke Channel | YES | |||||
| FOREIGN | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| Arab Digital Distribution | YES | |||||
| Arirang | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Australia Network | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
| CCTV 4 | YES | YES | ||||
| CCTV 9 | YES | YES | ||||
| CCTV News | ADD 199 (Chinese Pack) | YES | ||||
| Channel M | ADD 199 (Korean Pack 1) | YES | ||||
| Da Ai Tzu Chi | YES | |||||
| Deutsch Welle | YES | |||||
| DWTV (Germany) | YES | YES | ||||
| France 24 | YES | |||||
| KBS World | YES | YES | ||||
| MBC Korea | ADD 800 | YES | ||||
| Motor Vision | YES | |||||
| NHK World | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Now TV | YES | |||||
| Phoenix | ADD 150 | YES | ||||
| Rai Italia | YES | YES | ||||
| RED | YES | |||||
| Russia Today | YES | |||||
| Star Chinese Channel (Xing Kong) | ADD 199 (Chinese Pack) | YES | YES | |||
| TV5 Monde (France) | YES | YES | ||||
| TVe (Español) | ADD 20 | YES | ||||
| Voice of America | YES | YES | ||||
| ZBTV | YES | |||||
| SHOPPING | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| EZ Shop | YES | |||||
| O Shopping | YES | |||||
| Shop TV | YES | |||||
| RELIGIOUS | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| EWTN | YES | YES | YES | |||
| Hope TV | YES | |||||
| Smile of a Child TV | YES | |||||
| TV Maria | YES | |||||
| LOCAL | SKYcable 780 | Cebu Cable 675 | Cignal 790 | Dream 650 | ||
| Cebu Living Channel | YES | |||||
| Community Channel | YES | YES | YES | |||
| My Sky | YES | |||||
| My TV | YES | |||||
| Preview Channel | YES | |||||
| Sky Channel 32 | YES | |||||
| Sky Channel 34 | YES | |||||
| Sky One | YES | |||||
Observations
- For channels on free TV, all major local channels are covered, so any of the four options are okay. But if you have some favorite channels on the UHF band, you'd have to check if it's available to make sure you can watch them.
- For kids channels, Cebu Cable and Cignal get the upper-hand as they have six channels on the get-go.
- For information channels, Cebu Cable wins via landslide.
- For entertainment and lifestyle, SKYcable has the most channels.
- If you are a sports fan, especially if you are an NBA fan, Cignal is your best friend, as it has the most number of sports channels, plus you get NBA Premium TV without paying extra.
- For news, SKYcable has the slight advantage. But if you can live without the ABS-CBN bundle (ANC, DYAB and DZMM), Cebu Cable or Cignal would definitely suffice.
Overall, the most sulit would really depend on your preferences. If you are a channel surfer, then the number of channels on the line-up might matter. But if you're a fan of a particular genre or have favorite channels that are only offered on one provider, then that might be the deciding factor for you. It would also depend on the availability or signal strength of the cable provider in your area. In the end, what matters is that you enjoy what you are watching and make the most out of your cable TV subscription.
Thank you so much.
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