Suva - Post Report Question and Answers

Is high-speed home Internet access available? How long does it typically take to install it after arrival?

Hahaha. All internet is cellular-based (there is some fiber to the home options, but limited) and it's all capped. You will see average download speeds around 5mb. For cellular, there are two companies Digicell and Vodaphone. Which you use depends on your house and where you live. One house may get Vodaphone fine but right next door or down the street they can't get a signal so its Digicell. We used Digicell and had the highest packaged (100gb a month). You will hoard your data until the end of the month and then stream away. Unless you want to top up constantly you can forget Netflix, Hulu, etc.

I mentioned fiber. Yes, it is being rolled out in some areas. My understanding was if it wasn't in your area, the local telecom will be happy to run fiber to your residence, you will just pay for running the fiber on the whole street, so plan on paying for all of your neighbors to have access. Speeds are much higher than the cellular options, it is still capped.

Satellite tv is available though the channels are limited. You can get set up pretty quickly, average is about a month after arrival. - Oct 2018


It's available, but not always "high-speed". The cost is somewhat lower than State-side but you are limited in your usage each month. - Apr 2016


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