KT Internet Essence Wi-Fi 1G vs Skylife Internet 500M comparison

By starting price alone, Skylife Internet 500M is ₩14,300 cheaper. But price is not everything, so check the highlighted rows in the table below.

KT Internet Essence Wi-Fi 1G and Skylife Internet 500M compared side by side in Internet and IPTV.

CurrencyUSD KRW EUR

KT Internet Essence Wi-Fi 1G

1Gbps internet bundled with a Wi-Fi router

Skylife's 500Mbps internet, which runs on the KT network

Highlighted rows are where they differ.

Item	KT Internet Essence Wi-Fi 1GVisit site	Skylife Internet 500MVisit site
Starting price	₩36,300Official price	₩22,000Official price
Product type	Internet only	Internet only
Speed	1,000Mbps	500Mbps
Bundle discount	Extra discount possible with a mobile bundle Amount not confirmed on the official page	Lifetime discount of ₩3,300/mo noted when bundled with IPTV Conditions unconfirmed
Router rental fee	Wi-Fi included in the plan / Rental fee by model varies with the contract	sky GiGA WiFi router is free at 200M and above
Installation fee	Internet dispatch fee ₩36,000 (weekday daytime) / ₩45,000 on weekends, public holidays and at night	Amount not confirmed on the official page
Good for	Households on a 3-year contract that also want to use a Wi-Fi router	Households that find 500M enough and put price first
Type	Internet and IPTV plans	Internet and IPTV plans
Company	South KoreaKT	South KoreaSkylife
Plans
Pros	3년 약정 월 36,300원에 와이파이 포함 사은품 대신 알뜰할인을 고르면 33,000원	3-year contract at ₩22,000/mo
Cons	2년(50,600원)과 1년(59,400원) 약정은 크게 비쌀 다이렉트샵에서는 에센스 1G와 같은 상품으로 판매됨	No-contract price unconfirmed Installation fee unconfirmed

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Prices converted at 1 USD = ₩1,324.45 (2026-10-23). Original price shown in brackets. Taxes as listed by each provider.