Wi-Tribe 4G Broadband Launched

what type of technology is this?

I think I won’t bite on their offer. Since they don’t give me enough reasons to switch ISP’s.

I am one of the beta testers of this service. I have been using it for 2 weeks, and so far so good. Speedtest.net results to 0.9++Mbps download speed and torrent speed peak at 110KBps. In my residence in pasig, i get 3 of 5 bars signal. However, when I brought the modem to my mom’s house in Marikina (far end, near san mateo rizal boundary) I got no signal. As far as I know the service is currently offered within metro manila only. Though some beta testers from cainta, rizal got decent 4G signal.

http://magos-biologis.blogspot.com/2010/02/wi-tribe-4g-new-isp-in-philippines.html

This is my blog entry on wi-tribe. It has more information such as

* this is wimax, probably wimax-E so techincally its only 3.9g. well this isnt too much of a problem
* MERON 3 gig CAP!!!, after which you get throttled to a slower speed

I thought 4G would offer higher bandwidth? how come its only 1Mbps?

oh and here’s another blog entry

http://magos-biologis.blogspot.com/2010/02/is-wi-tribe-covering-up-something.html

showing how to reduce the lock in period to 6 months, however, the wi-tribe official website seems to have covered it up

and BTW, AFAIK the cap is either off or increased if you have a trial account

Vince is correct, Wi-tribe subscribers have a 3Gb cap every month. After they’ve consumed it, their speed will be throttled down to just 512Kb. So in effect, the 1Mbps speed is only effective for the first 3Gb.

This defeats the purpose of switching to their ISP if you ask me.

Ah yes, the 3GB cap. I remember seeing a thread on TPC for beta testers (forgot if it was a recruitment thread or just a general reaction one) and the biggest pain on the subscriber side was the 3GB cap.

my brother is beta-using this…way faster than globe here in mandaluyong.

sa mga naka try, mabilis po ba?

is this faster than sky broadband?

i’m sticking with a wired connection. as we all know all wireless broadband providers fail to live up the customer expectations even in developed markets/countries.

i really don’t this bandwith capping activities by these telcos. but from their own point, kailangan din naman to gawin dahil alam naman nila limitasyon ng network infrastructure nila. globe wimax nag-cacap na ata ng torrents, wi-tribe hanggang 3G data of up to 1mbps after that 512 kbps na speed. smartbro ba may ganito na ring policies

just called Wi-tribe support desk… u’ll be having a 1mbps bandwith for 3GB data after that the max bandwith allocated will just be 256kbps… tsktskk… i’m not interested anymore… i’m using more than 3gb a week…

wi-tribe fails.
their 3gb volume capacity sucks.
just boycott this telco and let smc concentrate on beverage and food products.

madaming misconceptions about 3G and 4G. Some think that 4G, because it’s a bigger number than 3 and 3.5G, is better for the consumer already. 4G is newer yes, it’s better yes but better in terms of what?

4G is better because, it offers larger downstream bandwidth and upstream bandwidth (as compared to the lower 3 and 3.5G), but that doesn’t equate to better broadband for the consumer per se.

it’s better for the telco really, because they can have a larger customer base per sector, a typical base station/cell site will have 3 sectors. 4G Wimax or LTE will only benefit users/consumers if the telco will make your bandwidth bigger too. this is controlled by the system itself GGSN/PDSN or any service gateway equipment/software or the AAA/Radius.

So in short, 4G Wimax man yan or LTE, if they say the package will only have up to 1Mbps or up to 2Mbps, it’s the same thing as with your 3G or 3.5G

It’s really up to the coverage/signal quality and not just signal strenght, another factor is the bandwidth going to that base station, LBNI being a startup may not have the same metro ring infrastructure than the other telcos yet and probably may just be leasing capacity from the established telcos, another consideration is their internet capacity to the internet gateways and the quality of it.

so be wise, have a demo unit first, test if it suits you, if it has good signal quality, if it’s spotty, then don’t get it, if you’re happy with it, think about the lock-in period too since they’re just starting out, the roll-out of the bandwidth/capacity/coverage may either be fast due to the huge cash they currently have, or slow since they’re still building it. A good network is not built overnight.

@poche: ganun po ba. sayang naman akala ko ok yung service nila.

It’s crappy! Signal is not good (Mandaluyong area – they’re claiming they have a BTS in Boni and I’m like a few meters away)

It’s 1Mbps, yes but there’s a 20GB capping per month. that’s the only bandwidth you can use.

Signal is very weak. You’ll get disconnected every 5 minutes!

Also, poor customer service.

This is not 4G. It’s only Wimax.

new telco’s should be setting a new trend, cheap plans and more bandwidth…

i checked out their website after talking to a sales agent of theirs.

“wi-tribe MOVE plans are designed to provide you with reliable high-speed internet connectivity at 4G speeds with higher bandwidth than other broadband service providers. The service is designed to meet your demand for a dependable, consistent and high-speed internet service.”

–> move plans. you need a powersource for the modem. its definitely not mobile or easily movable. i get it. i’ll bring a car battery with me!
–> 4g speeds. 1mbps. other telco’s offer 1-2mbps already. and wi-tribe calls it 4g speed.
–> it is not designed to meet our demand. after 3gigs they’ll be lowering the speed. thats not consistent high-speed internet.

“Provides you with the best user experience for high-speed surfing, multimedia services, and content-rich applications.”

–> 3gb of content rich applications. and after that we will never have the best user experience.

“Easier to set-up than wired broadband connections”

–> yes indeed. just like the mobile modems of smart bro, globe tattoo and sun which are also plug and play.

“You may use the wi-tribe BOOM between short distances within our service area, as well as bring it to other parts of Metro Manila. ”

–> understandable for a new isp. short distances? not a benefit. the modem is big and you need a powersource. definitely not mobile.

please notify Senator Enrile about wi-tribe. their service is not consumer friendly.

it took time for me too realize that their modem is called “BOOM”. globe tattoo sounds cool. but “BOOM”? im really confused.

as a sales pitch, the sales agent even said that wi-tribe is owned by san miguel. so what? the offering is still the same. it doesn’t change anything.

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7679/witribe.jpg the truth is, this only coverage that wi-tribe can cover

wondering why other telcos/broadband now lunching their new campaign ads? scared of WiTribe maybe, anyone?

Yes …. this is very very very slow internet!

Sorry …. but i tell to all that this is not fast,

my Area is Diliman, Quezon City

actually i have a friend who works in one of the major telcos here in the country and wi-tribe is really expanding because they’re ordering stm1 line from one of the big telcos. i thought they have their own submarine cable, hnde pala. they just buy big chunk of lines from the top tier telco’s here….hopefully they’ll be generous enough to open up their lines for wifi subscribers…kse technically it’s still a shared connectivity…no guaranteed speed…

Im already a witribe user. So far, its a mix bag. Im downloading movies with my unit at speed of 80 to 100 kbps then it all went down to 60 kbps, maybe I have reached my cap already and they throttling me down. But then, from 1 to 7 am, you got back the 1 mpbs speed. My workaround is that I’ve set my computer to download this 1.5gb HD movie at 1 am but, of course, its much way better if they could cap it a little higher, say 10gb? I hope they have a seperate plan for heavy users like us. By the way, I’m in Bulacan. The signal is a consistent 2 bars strength.

Secondly, sometimes, its way too fast but then there are times that its slow. They tell me the reason for this is that we are on the verge of the 50 mile radius of the base station, so the signal, though consistent at 2 bars strength, connection may fluctuate. Meaning, slow response time…. and youtube.

ask me lng if my signal d2 sa my molino cavite???…

Affected din yun Youtube dyan sa 3GB alloted bandwidth, that means 100mb a day X 30 days = 3GB ang limit mo so 100 mb a day ka lng sobraaaaaaaang baba!!! KAYA DI OK ANG WI-TRIBE GRABE!!!! ANG BAGAL PAG LAGPAS KA NA SA ALLOTED 3GB BANDWIDTH!!!

What can I say, it’s a bad investment for san miguel.. I guess you should have concentrated on foods, just leave the telecomm. business to the top telecomm companies.

3 DAYS KO PA NGA LANG NAGAGAMIT SA YOUTUBE LANG WALA NA AGAD YUNG 3GB KO GRABBBBEEEEE!!!!

sa tingin niyo ba witribe lng ang merong 3gb cap? pati din nmn ibng isp aa. besides bago lng nmn yan… malay nio madagdagan pa ang tower nila at gumanda pa ang service.. dian dn nmn ata nagumpisa ang ibng isp…

I’m trying out Wi-tribe right now and it seems fast enough. Yes, there’s a cap, but compared to my slooooooooowww PLDT DSL connection (did they say 1 mbps?), I might just make the switch and download them videos in the wee hours.

wi-tri i mean wi-tribe,hmmmm….their technology is simply wi-max, globe has it…smart also have in some areas…testing… 4G is LTE or Long Term Evolution, Smart on newspaper mentioned tested Nokia’s LTE last November if im not mistaken…so dont be deceived…why try for a beginner..if you can choose veteran network….id rather go Sun rather than Wi Tribe,,,,so Why Try?…its a waste of money…

Hi harrey, I don’t want to be a kill joy, but reality is that no matter how many bars you are getting, if you are already capped/throttled, then the speed would be really crappy.. its the 3GB cap that sucks, the speed is ok no doubt, but guys, 3GB cap?? I mean come on! u shud have raised it to 10GB at least!

Oh ..I forgot to tell you guys.

Download a bandwidth monitoring tool and install it on your machine so that you will know how much downloading you’ve incurred daily or monthly.

I use ShaPlus Bandwidth Meter 1.3 (get it from www.zdnet.com) It’s free.

So far, i’ve downloaded 1 Gig since 5 days ago. At least we have a way of managing our usage so as not to exceed this capping limit. I hope this helps… ;)

bakit ung 4g kapag ako nag speed test ang nakalagay na download speed .95mbps pero nung nag dowload na 20-30kbps na lang… hindi ba sya pwede sa pag download?…

pangit yata ah!…

i’ve been using this wi-tribe Boom and it is so far better than globe smart and sun.

to all who commented very negative about this service, better wait until wi-tribe will be the number one internet provider in the country..

and to mention, wi-tribe is being offered in pakistan and jordan already.

and in 3 years time, wi-tribe in pakistan had conquered the telecom industry!

which i can see that wi-tribe philippines will do the same.

sino ba nagpatanyag kay smart?

at sino ngayon ang president ng wi-tribe?

..to the new subscribers, wi-tribe will not disappoint us.

If you are a heavy user, Wi-Tribe is not for you. But if you are there like me who just read emails and browse websites, 6GB cap is enough.

http://www.technobiography.com/nets-webs-infostructure/wi-tribe-wive-got-wimax-via-liberty/comment-page-1/#comment-5831

And here ive just notice that they offering right now!!!! for 2MBPS/Php 999 a Php 1 difference to 1MBPS/Php 998, bunch of cheater and liars.

So there it is, you’ve just said it,(so far if no cap its way better than wired broadband of the same speed.) and that’s the problem “IF NO CAP”, they don’t want the user to use their GOOD Service, they limit the usage of 6gig, who would be happy just for browsing on youtube for 5days or a week for just normal usage, and then you go back to the speed of LIKE Dial-up Connection 256kbps, at least some of telco’s don’t limit their capacity to a very low allocation.

and who would be HAPPY to see these? http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3314/25471136244766891014631.jpg an image got from fan photo on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/wi-tribe/17931932972?v=photos

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=931217&op=1&o=global&view=global&subj=17931932972&id=1463137566

kulit nyo. lahat nmn ng service d2 may cap. akala nyo b yang broadband dsl ng pldt or bayantel wlang cap? what i said before to make it clear na its way better than hsdpa. ako nga sun user dati n i tot 2mbps and bnbgay nila for a month of 799 e ok. pero naku may cap din pla kya mabagal araw araw ang net ko. always below 250mbs ang signal ko even its already 100 %, pareho pareho cla like globe and smart. at least nging honest ang wi-tribe unlike the other telecoms n kakatan k ng d mo alam. na u were thingking n bumabagal connection mo pero d truth nsa cap limit k n ng d mo alam. and what is good with this is even ur getting 1 bar same p rin ung signal n nakukuha mo, unlike hsdpa or (3g) n magdown lng ung signal mo sa 90% m sure wla k n net. mga noobs kc kayo.

Beware of this service marami na naloko nito wi-tribe aka kapkap ISP. they claim na 1mbps pero di nila nilgay kahit sa website nila an website nila yung cap. para sa mga taong gusto malaman ang totoo regarding this service. 1 mbps daw sila pero upto 6gb download lang pag umabot ka sa 6gb na download throttle down ang speed mo below 512kbps. sa mga user na nka experience 256kbps ang cap speed after 6gb of usage.. at pag di ka pa rin tumigil gamintin baba ulit ang speed mo to 150kbps or less. kaya magisip isip at baka ma lock in kayo ng 2 years.

512 KBPS na daw “IS THIS A JOKE?” WOW ang galing mag announce ng WI-TRIBE di naman TOTOO, SUCH A SCAMMER!! EHH DAIG PA SYA NG DIAL UP CONNECTION na 369 KBPS samantalng WI-TRIBE 256 KBPS lng LUGING LUGI…

at yan ba ang may alam “250mbps” DAW!! heheh no offense!! baka “250kbps” hahaha sorry no offense!! ang taas nun :)

bka d na nila tanggalin ung cap kc sa ibang bansa may cap din sila.unfair sa ibang bansa kung tatanggalin nila sa pinas.siguro baka lakihan nalng nila ung cap mula sa 3GB to 6GB hanggang sa 20GB sana pra sulit ung 998pesos.sana lakihan na nila ung cap o kya tanggalin nila..

mga unggoy kaung lahat n walang alam….mga ungas kau….walang ibang ginawa kundi magdownload ng magdownload….di nyo alm n ngbabayad din ang mga company ng broadband sa mga ginagawa nyo…unggoy!!!!hahahaha

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8872/howtocomplainwitribe.jpg

Eto Yung EXAMPLES COMPLAIN NA KAYU!!

Thanks “Yen”

Been using bayantel evdo. FYI – Its not fast but really consistent pag may coverage around metro manila. Mga Php 999 per month but you get unlimited downloads at 0.5-0.6 mbps and walang usage cap! Have bro (usb) and tattoo but inconsistent speed. Unbelievable that they deliver this speed without cap wirelessly. Was supposed to get wi-tribe as a faster alternative until I saw the usage caps!!!
San Miguel is a reputable company, hope they don’t destroy it over a small subsidiary.

http://img130.imageshack.us/i/witribe02.jpg/

guys lets all create a DTI complaint para matauhan ang wi-tribe

Bad side of Wi-Tribe is that You have “Limited Bandwidth” per month.

Plan 795 only has 6GB Monthly Bandwidth and if You use it all up, Your connection would be next to nothing for the rest of the month.

“U.N. Owen replied on Apr 23rd, 2010 at 10:35 am (105)

Bad side of Wi-Tribe is that You have “Limited Bandwidth” per month.

Plan 795 only has 6GB Monthly Bandwidth and if You use it all up, Your connection would be next to nothing for the rest of the month.”

As far as I know they don’t offer Plan 795. They have Plan 998. Even if they have a 6GB capacity, at least you experience the advertised speeds. Do you think you get more than 6GB with the speed of other service providers?

@Myks nag search po ako para lng dyan and I found out na meron ngang Wi-Tribe Sales Agent na nag papasubscribe ng 2MBPS na for less, para lng dumami yung subscribers nila!, and nag IM ako sa isang sales agent nila and honest naman na sinabi nya na Oo may mga Sales Agent na nag papasubscribe ng 2MBPS na for less, and isa na sya dun… and meron din yung di nila nilalagyan ng CAP limit…

@Cap, AFAIK, everything in their website is OFFICIAL. So kung may problem ka sa Wi-Tribe connection mo (if you really are a subscriber, that is), better to contact them first before directing the complaint to DTI. My suggestion lang.

Pak u wi-tribe mga manloloko kaung plos…

ganda ganda nung first 5 days mga putangina nyo…
mamatay na kau… mabilis pa dial up sainyu mga gagu…

hehe ayos dito! meron ata ahente na nagtatangol hehehe bka hindi pa bumababa ang connection mo sakin 1mbps dati ang sarap mag surf at games ngaun 50kbps na lang bwisit kaya d2 na lang sa site na to ako napunta

stone age tribe panahon pa ng ninuno ko sistema nyo daig pa dial up. hindi kayo marunong magpaliwanag dapat una palang sinasabi nyo na sa mga subscriber na un cap na 6gigabytes monthly allowance ay hindi lang sa pagdownload pati sa pag browse pa lang kasama na lalo na pag lagi sa youtube o mga games sa facebook langya 6gb monthly usage allowance nyo pang 2 to 3 days lang yun. kaya pala hindi kayo nagpapabalik ng ahente para sa billing takot siguro kayo ihagis sainyo modem nyo

ok this is good at the start but after reaching 6gb capacity boom welcome to hell!!! speed connection sucks after 2weeks of usage due to 6gb capacity limit. dont be fooled

@ginta

ganyan din ang sabi sa akin ng customer service
pag nagpaterminate daw ako ng contract eh babayaran ko 998 x 24months + 5000 for the CPE

hayyyyyy mga ulupong sa lupa!!!!

sana matulungan ako kahit papaano ng DTI!!!

magcomplain na po tayong lahat sa mga tamang ahensiya ng gobyerno!!!KARAPATAN NATIN ITO BILANG MGA CONSUMER!!!

:/>

I live in Marikina and currently, marami akong nakikitang booths ng Wi-Tribe so I got interested. Buti na lang, I did my research before approaching them. I saw that they have had bad reviews, but I was still willing to try (note: TRY).
So I called up an agent to demo it in my home. At first, sa labas namin tinry ung modem (as in labas ng bahay, naka extension lang ung power cord nya). Aba, 4/5 bars inabot ng signal pero napansin ko, bumabagsak din sa 3 bars pag ginagalaw.
So I thought, ok na rin. However, nung tinest ko sa speedtest.net, aba .5Mbps lang. Sabi ko, naka 512 Kbps plan ba yan ? But the agent insisted na 1Mbps ung modem na un.
Then we tried inside the house, pag pasok lang mismo sa loob, bagsak na kaagad to 2 bars ung signal. Ooops, right then and there, duda nako sa magiging performance.
Sabi ng agent, mas maganda daw pag sa mataas na lugar, so akyat kami sa 2nd floor. Hopya! bagsak sa 1 bar ! Hmn, kala ko ba mas maganda pag mas mataas ?
To cut the long story short, I declined the subscription, kasi I needed a reliable backup to my current connection. Eh di hamak na mas reliable/stable pa ung current ko kesa sa kanila. Unless siguro na meron silang unit na may antenna, malamang hindi usable indoors sa area namin to. Even then, malamang papa test ko muna at least ung signal bago ako magsa subscribe.

@Dell

Naku malaking kwestyon yan kung magbabayad pa ba ang mga subscribers matapos maranasan ang psychologically disturbing turn out of events sa wi-tribe. Imbes mag enjoy tayo naging burden/isipin pa tuloy natin ang wi-tribe na ito.

Dapat magkaisa tayong mga subscribers ng wi-tribe at magreklamo. May facebook account na wi-tribe complaints ah sali ka doon. Anyway we have freedom of speech and expression dito sa Pilipinas at karapatan nating magreklamo dahil di biro ang halagang 998 sa isang buwan.

Sarap ng buhay ng wi-tribe tatanggap lang ng 998 kada buwan ng walang kahirap hirap.

dami tlgang k ululan ng wi-tribe na toh mga scamer n hinayupak kayo. dko kayo ba2yaran mga gago…

@burnbiscayda
Naku mejo malaki laki ang pakakawalan mo nyan sa loob ng 24 months.

Yang style ng wi-tribe na 200 per additional gig after the 6GB cap eh masasabi nating halatang gustong magsakmal ng salapi ng walang kahirap hirap. Samantalang kasisimula pa lang nila sa larangan ng telecommunications eh gusto agad yumaman.
Yan ang pinagkaiba ng Sun. Handa silang magpalugi magkaroon lang ng subscriber base nung pasimula pa lang sila. At dahil sa sun naging competetive ang text and call rates natin. At least malaki ang contribution ng Sun. Eh etong wi-tribe ano kaya ang magiging contribusyon nito? Magpabigat sa daladalahin ng mga subscribers? Aba eh sinuswerte sila.

Kaya pala gustong gusto nila na wag magcash out ang mga subscribers at mag sign up ng 24 months contract para matali sa leeg at wala ng magawa kahit palpak ang kanilang serbisyo.

Hayyyyyyyyyyyyy

Ha ha ha ha …….. d ipinaliwanag sa akin ang 24mnts kang matatali dito ayyyyy…. PAANO kaya to GUYS NAGBABAYAD PA BA KAYO..

@Adam

Ano sabi itry pumunta sa head office nila sa Makati then ano gagawin nila sa atin doon? Sige masubukan ngang puntahan anyway ala me pasok.
Sana accommodating sila kaya lang duda ako kasi nga subscriber ka na tapos nakatali ka pa ng 24 months tapos pakakawalan pa. hmmmmmm wish ko lang!!!

Antabay lang kayo.

Pag hindi nagkaigi eh di didiretso me sa DTI sa Makati.

ganun talaga ang QTel sa Qatar (San Miguel tie up with QTel Qatar and wi-tribe). they will make you sign a contract that you will have no time to read. un pala nkatali ka na whatever the service they dish you. tanikalang pera nila for you.

maganda you complain if the service is not good. bakit lulunukin na lang lahat ng ibigay ??? ikaw na nga nagbayad, ikaw pa mahiyang magreklamo? dapat alisin na nila ang ganung klaseng contract. dapat ibawal yan sa lahat ng telco companies from now on.

Being able to see the positive side of the issues we’re discussing here is an admirable feat. Unfortunately, the positive side is just a David to the negative Goliath that we sharers here are surmounting right now.
I personally wouldn’t mind the cap as long as they will be able to provide me at least a decent speed of say 256 to 512kbps. Am I/we are entitled to that? I think so if not then spare us from the 998 monthly.
A good question to ask is: Are we getting our money’s worth? Yes, if being NOT able to open gmail and many other sites several times using different kind of browsers is the standard.

Hayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy what a psychological turmoil!!!!

@Adam

hindi ako natuloy eh kasi ang lakas ng ulan dito sa las pinas kahapon. titingnan ko ngayon kung tutuloy ako kasi iniisip ko eh malamang sa hindi magsasayang lang ako ng laway sa sales dept. ng wi-tribe mas mainam siguro diretso nalang ako sa DTI

ikaw ba may pasok ka ngayon? gusto mo sabay tayo pumunta doon para may puwersa

thanks

New subscriber ako ng Wi-Tribe, getting 3-4 signals at random instances. 2 days pa lang ako with them and I am crossing my finger after reading a lot of horror stories here. In a day, I consume 300mbps na upload/download speed, medyo kukulangin ata ako sa 6GB sana nga taasan nila yung CAP! I guess my only complaint for now is the fact that I am not getting 1 MBPS, naglalaro lang siya from 0.26mbps – 0.90 mbps..meron most of the time nasa 0.50mbps eh. So I am not getting their promised speed considering I am getting 3-4 bars – considered as high signal na siya.

@humblecreature
sorry ngaun ko lang nabasa yung post mo… samonday tetext kita kung pupunta ako and kung may updates…

@wondershinobi
AFAIK kung hindi mo namemeet ang speed na 1mbps in speedtest from day 1 pwede mo na actually ibalik yan sa kanila and cancel to save you the trouble…(sana bilisan mo b4 nila maactivate ang account mo sa server nila)… sabi kasi sakin ng supervisor ng wi-tribe they only accept return of the product without the need to pay the 24-month lock up period kung mameet mo ang isa sa mga sumusunod
*not servicable lugar mo(1bar or worst ang signal)
*from the begginning ang bagal na ng speed mo and hindi mo naeenjoy ang so called 4g speeds(so run a speedtest dapat ang constant speed nyan ay .90-1mbps

@all
may 1 ngaun and my speed is not yet refreshed i called them and they told me na they are working on it… i told them na ang bilis nyo mgthrottle down ng speed ang bagal nyo mgrestore… i suggest you guys do the same kung ganito din ang issue nyo…(this will serve as evidence na sobrang crappy ng serbisyo nila)…just make sure to acquire the case number from the customer service

sabi nila ngayung may 1 magiging maganda yung speed nila mmmmm… ganun pa rin yung speed ng net nila sa ngayun hayyy… talaga ….. he he he ..

As of now, I would tend to agree that Smart is getting better. In fact, I am now using Smart Unlisurf 200 and today Monday is my 5th and final day with the service. What is my verdict with Smart’s service? BETTER AND MORE ENJOYABLE NOW.
Could you just imagine what I’m going through right now? I’m paying 998 to pre-historic wi-tribe and on-top of that I’m spending hundreds for Smart just to get a DECENT and CONSISTENT service.
I can’t do anything but look for viable options/alternative that would pacify my intense desire to have a good and reliable service and ensure my satisfaction. After all I’m spending my hard-earned money.
BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH WI-TRIBE SO FAR AND IF WI-TRIBE FAILS TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS PROMPTLY AND APPROPRIATELY, WI-TRIBE’S BUSINESS IN METRO MANILA IS DOOMED TO FACE EXTINCTION IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS.

Hmm muntik na din ako kumuha nito.. buti nalang nabasa ko tong forum regarding the cap. mababa nga sya. Tska masakit sa ulo ung contract. Bakit di nyo pala itry na tawagan ung agent at sabihin nyo may kukuha ulit dahil sa ganda at bilis ng serbisyo nila, sabay hagis sa kanila ng modem pag dumating. Suggestion lang,hehe.. Thnx for the forum kahit d ako biktima sasali din ako laban sa mga bastardong eto. =)

since launch, my brother got the 1mbps already (around march 2010). we are 4 at home — only me and my brother is the heavy user (spell torrents).

for the record, last month was the worst. around april 25, our surfing speed was averaging around 128kbps.

well, we called witribe and they told us that 128 is the threshold. sana taasan nila yun 6gb.

overall, im happy na they are doing what they promise.

naka-experience na ako ng sobrang lala. gano kalala? walang internet. zero kbps speed. antagal ko nagtiis dun sa ISP na yon. pag may nagtanong chaka ko sasabihin.

im glad im hearing compliments for wi-tribe

my only wish is that you’ll not be joining us sooner or later in our grouches!

:/>

Why tribe? Wi-Tribe can suck the mother fucking life out of my hairy balls. Their mother fucking service sucks, if I see their boss I can just shot him right on the face

anu ba mas mganda globe wimax o wi-tribe?
globe wimax vs wi-tribe.???

nkita ko lang na sa globe wimax walang cap
ung iba nga lng my problema sa signal.
nkita ko rin sa you tube nila na stable ung connection at ung upload speed nila mganda din talagang 1mbps.anganda pa ng modem nila may design kumpara sa modem ntin.mukang cover ng dvd.
mrun tower ng wimax globe malapit samin
syang naka witribe nako 2 years pa.

mabuti pa palang itong bayan dsl na dsl kahit gegewang gewang hindi naman nawawalan ng signal ng maghapon…

buti na lang di pa ako nagsubscribe niyang wi-tribe… tsk tsk tsk..

Tinawagan ako ng wi-tribe follow up sa akin kung dadagdagan ko yung capped + 1 gig yung move more nila sabi ko pa terminate ko na to ang sabi sa akin babayaran ko daw yung 2yrs lock period.. sabi ko pumunta sila sa bahay bigay kuna tung wi-tribe unit.. ayyyyy grabi nakakainis…. babayaran pa na hindi mo magamit ng maayos.

Wi-Tribe Broadband is a piece of ssssss—-T! When they have the demo, it is remarkable… But after a day… it is amazingly slower than dial up!!!! Loading a page will take you to eternity sometimes, but you have 4-bar to max signal…. If you want headaches and problems, get their services… It is 100% sure and guaranteed!

Wahhhhhh, I got mine 3 days ago. 2×365-3 = wahhhhhhh

ang dami nyo kalokohan wi-tribe ang bagal ng connction ko.. nag sayang ako ng oras sa inyo

Nakapag complaint na ba kayo sa NTC? Mahirap yung ganitong broadband laging walang signal…

WI-TRIBE IS SO F*CKING SLOW! A SINGLE MP3 DOWNLOAD WILL TAKE HALF AN HOUR! GRRR. SA UMPISA LANG MABILIS THEN AFTER 2 WEEKS, ANG BAGAL NA!

FALSE INFO:

WI-TRIBE offers 1 – 2 mbps of wireless connection on the cap of 3-6GB of initial usage..afetr that you will suffer a les than 512kbps of slow connection…way faster than most broadband telcos though..

but…….. 4G???

even NTC (national telecommunication commission) of the Phils will never confirm that wi-tribe has the capacity to deliver the real 4G standard.

they only tell u its 4g but its actually a modified 3G network with priority line (because they were able to pay NTC bulk of money just to let their network line be prioritized especially on wireless networking here in metro manila)…

comeon…every tech geeks out there knows the truth… 4G is not yet in the Philippines…

if you really want a true high speed conenctions.. try wired (landline based) connection liek T1, T2 or T3 and u will see teh difference…

pra d daw maabuso ung internet kaya may capping.??

ABUSE
ABUSE
isa kang malaking PAK YU!!!!
mga network din ang
ABUSE sa mga subcribers nila..
kya ka nga ngbabayad
pra bigyan ka ng mgandang service nila.
putang ina ng Wi-tribe.
magbayad ka ng 998
kada buwan
sabihin pa sayu abusado ka.
buti kung libre ung internet nila.

SMARTBRO WIMAX – JUNE 15, 2010

Smartbro lunches the WIMAX using the technology of MOTOROLA “the leader in WIMAX CPE” and has the largest deployment of wimax equipment in the world.. Ang smartbro ay gumagamit ng Motorola CPEi 750 Series pero sa mga may balak mag subscribe sa smartbro wimax DON’T LET SMARTBRO GIVE YOU A ZTE BRAND OF WIMAX CPE kasi meron din silang mas mura na ZTE brand. Lahat ng wireless as dumidepende sa signal pero MALAKI din ang difference ng CPE na gagamitin mo. TULAD na lang ng wi-tribe sa Pakistan (which has largest WIMAX deployment and coverage) Motorola lang ang gamit nila, di sila nagtitiwala sa mga gawa ng Chinese WIMAX CPE (tulad ng ZTE at HUAWEI). Ang wi-tribe dito sa pinas Motorola CPEi 150 mas luma ng konte sa gamit ng smartbro na CPEi 750. — – – – – – – – – – – ang GLOBE WIMAX LAHAT NG BASESTATION & CPE ay gawa ng Huawei kaya naman malaki ang problema ng globe. . . . . . . . . . .. . . REMINDER: kapag nagsubscribe ka sa smartbro huwag ka papayag ng ZTE or Huawei ang ibibigay sayo na CPE. . . . . . . . . check the Motorola CPEi750 sa search engine. e.g; yahoo / google

– – – kung ikaw lang ang nakaconnect sa isang basestation wala kang problema forever pero din naman yun pwede… talagang nagiging congested talaga… agawan kasi nga wireless..

wi-tribe ang pangit na wimax sa buong mundo
dami nagrereklamo dahil sa capping. nakabagal.
pagtinawagan mo at sinabi mong mabagal sasabihin sayu baka ubos na ung monthly usage allowance.
at sasabihin nila na bumili ka nalng ng 2GB move more 200 lang daw anu to kumikitang kabuhayan.
wag na kyung mag subscribe sa wi-tribe maiinis lang kyu.mambobola lng yang mga yan.

nung una nilang capping pag naubos mu ung 6GB baba sa 512kbps ung speed mo
ngaun binago nila
pababa ng pababa ang capping
e2 capping nila
Move Up Plan 998
Usage Speed
First 6GB up to 1 Mbps
Over 6GB to 8GB up to 512 Kbps
Over 8GB to 10GB up to 256 Kbps
Over 10GB up to 128 Kbps

Move Up Plan 1998
Usage Speed
First 12GB up to 2 Mbps
Over 12GB to 16GB up to 1 Mbps
Over 16GB to 20GB up to 512 Kbps
Over 20GB up to 256 Kbps

If you’re using the internet for browsing only, research work, email, then it might work well for you. If you only use it to download movies, torrent files, play games, youtube..etc then I won’t suggest WITRIBE.

Mahirap Talaga kung “BIAS” ang nagmomoderate ng thread na ito! Bakit binura ung comment ko dito. Samantalang , ang dami nagmumura sa mga against sa wi-tribe. One sided dito!
This was my previous comment that was previously posted here:

“Tignan mo nga naman… Dito palang sa thread na ito ay malalaman muna yung may pinag-aralan at ang wala. Smart people knows how to talk right but the foolish ones give nothing but curse and negative thoughts about the subject matter. They keep on whining. He doesn’t fully understand the idea or the whole concept of it. He will never realize or see the good side no matter how much you explain it. Mahirap mag-explain sa saradong isip…”waste of time”. Now find out whom i am referring to. People should be open in understanding both sides. Many may have a bad experience with wi-tribe due to throttled down speed for consuming it’s threshold. But there are more happy and satisfied subscribers with the wi-tribe’s service. See the ratio. Wi-tribe is far better than the other local ISP’s here in the Phils. I can truly tell because I have tried most of them. Wi-Tribe gives what they tell. Atleast lahat malinaw kaysa bigla ka nagtataka bakit sobrang bagal ng connection mo or diconnected. Respect other people who give opinions na hindi nakikiayon sa iyo…yan kung may breeding ka. +Peace+

I’ve been a wi-tribe subsciber since late Feb 2010. so far so good even it rains. speed is always close to 1mbps within the 6gig threshold. -satisfied customer

@Dmitri di BIAS ang nagmomoderate ng site na toh, believe me its for the sake of the site, kung hahayaan lang tyu magmura dito, wala na siguro toh site na toh.

madami talaga ng naiinis sa Wi-Tribe isa na ko dun!

dito rin nga sa dami ng naiinis dami rin nagmumura sa comments, pero may momoderate din sila para tumagal pa ang buhay ng Page nila, kailangan talagang alaagan ang site/page para tumagal.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Tribe-Complaints/12007712*****70?ref=mf

@cypher- so weird na nabura ung post ko dati. Moderator- should be not be bias. FYI: Magresearch kayo mabuti. Yung smart globe and others ay may CAP din. Di lang naka-exposed for public knowledge. If you open their packaging you would see what are stated in their user agreement. yun nga lang too late for you to realize kasi na-avail mo na ung unit and service. Kaya nga “UP TO” ang words nila sa brochures They use different terms on the fair usage allowance. Most of the time di mo rin mapapansin. A lot of people here are not aware of these things. Negative comments are welcome. This is an opportunity for a company to see the areas for improvement. There’s no such perfect technology. All of them have their own flaws. Pero we need to fair here. Please try to do a little more research about the rest of the ISP’s here in the phils. I’m pretty sure marami di mo pa nalalaman. Pero ok narin you give feedback on what you have experienced. Somehow this will help wi-tribe improve their service. Di lahat ng tao ay mapi-pleased mo talaga. Some will really have negative perception and jump ahead to conclusions because of their own frustrations. Even big and successful ISP/Telecom companies in other countries experience this. It’s just a matter where you want or your choice of food to take. Kanya kanya rin yan kung saan ka masaya dun ka. As for me, I’ve tested several ISP’s and this is the only one that gave me a better and reliable service so far.

@cypher – :) i also wonder why still alot of people are yet subscribing and switching to wi-tribe. Let’s jst give them a chance to prove themselves. Kaka-launch lang nila ng feb. and the internet technologu is heading towards wireless 4G. I believe smartbro ang globe would want to have a 4G technology too. 3G pa rin sila. communication engineers know the fact the 4G ha more bandwidth than 3G. 3G = (approx 40+MBPS) max output, 4G = 140+mbps. more bandwidth mas sure ka di basta macocongest ang network. eh ung celphone service nila gumagamit din ng 3G frequency. ang dami na ata globe and smart celphone subscribers (millions) kaya dagdag mo pa ung internet subscribers. I guess maprepredict mo what it would result to.

@Dmitri Advantage na nga ng Wi-Tribe yun eh, kung baga nasakanila na nga ang ACE, isusugal pa nila

@cypher – I saw your point. It’s the company’s prerogative what bandwidth to offer in the market. Sana available na ung iba pang mas mataas na bandwidth at a low cost. Actually nasanay lang talaga tayo sa libre kahit compromise yung quality just like yung smart at globe, hindi parepareho ang oras na maganda ung takbo kahit sa simula. Most of the time lagpag ang speed though may ok din na oras. Unlike wi-tribe, you get a consistent speed what you want as long within the threshold ka ng 6Gig. I just hope that they can increase that threshold. Ok lang kahit meron threshold kasi this will secure their network para mabigyan ng consistency and reliable service ang ibang pang subscribers; Secured ang bawat isa at walang hatakan ng bandwidth with other subscribers. Actually yung cap ay parang load yan eh na may hangganan. If laging libre, magsusuffer ang network at papangit ang service which will affect the rest of subscribers. Many people will take advantage of it and this will lead to congested network. In effect mag-uupgrade ang telco tapos tataasan nila ang service fees sa consumers. Tapos marami magrereklamo dahil di lahat ng pinoy can afford higher rates. Its good to have discipline to avoid chaos at para regulated yung serbisyo. Everyone will benefit from it but some will take it negatively. Mostly eto ung mga taong malakas magdownload. As I’ve said, you cannot please all people. Let’s just hope na taasan pa nila ng kaunti ung threshold para mas marami mag-eenjoy sa service. If they give an extra mile, mas marami pa matutuwa and they will surely rule the broadband world. I mean standout talaga sila. :)

hahaha… sorry i just can’t help but laugh whenever I see Dmitris comments…you’re exposing your identity too much…even my three year old son would know why you’re in this thread…. so how much?

I am VERY annoyed and disappointed with Wi-Tribe. It is unbelievably slow when I told it was going to be faster than PLDT DSL. As soon as we got 4G up and running, it’s been SLOWER than PLDT (take note: we haven’t used up our monthly allowance yet), I CANNOT open G-MAIL. Gmail pa lang yan ha, wala pa yung mga ibang websites such as Facebook and Twitter. It only works fine for browsing Facebook profiles, but when it comes to games on FB and uploading pictures, IT DOESN’T WORK/LOAD.

HOW IS THIS CALLED INTERNET WHEN YOU CAN’T EVEN ACCESS YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT?!

When you call Wi-tribe naman they put you on hold for SO LONG. And all they can say is “we’ll check for updates tomorrow” or “we’ll report it.” Ilang beses na nareport yung problem namin, hanggang ngayon (2 weeks na) WALA PANG FEEDBACK.

If you’re annoyed with PLDT, I suggest you still STICK TO IT because Wi-Tribe is WORSE. As soon as you buy their product, customer service is a ZERO.

nakatatlong broadband na ko

1st smart bro
2nd sun broadband wireless
3rd wi-tribe

*smart bro .1year ko ginamit hangang sa nasira ung antenna.sabi nung smart papalitan nila may additional bayad nga lng.edi pinacut q nlng

*sun broadband wireless .pinaka masarap gamitin sa internet surfing at download lng. log ang cam sa ym.
d pede magtorrent.pero sulit mura lng 699pesos kda month. at di na kailangan ng mga ethernet wire at saksakan ng kuryente.portable sya kc usb lng din.may sd card reader pra pwedeng gmitin prang usb mass storage.

*wi-tribe. 3 months na wla pa din ung bill nmin sabi padadalhan nlng daw sa email hangang ngaun wla padin.bka mamaya patong patong na.ung cap d ko na experience ung 1mbps speed khit first day of month.dba dpat bagong cycle na un.kaso la pa din.laging ngloloading ung browser ko.d q ma access ung account q.

*for the first month

we are using witribe now..
it so fucking slow..
nung una mabilis sobra pero after 2 weeks mamumuti ang buhok mo sa kahihintay kc sobrang bagal..
me and my sister’s love to watch at youtube..pero ngayon khit anong gusto nmin magwatch wala kmi magawa..
wag n kaung magsubscribe promise u’r going to regret it just like us..

wi-tribe sucks..

WI TRIBE sucks i have been a WI tribe consumer for almost 5 months now

they’re signal and connection is good but @ times from 5PM – around 3 AM

theyre so called consistent speeds is not really implemented properly
or not in effect

because when i use it during those times my

1 MBPS has usually a max of 512KBPS
sucks really

and to TOP it all of they have a FAIR USAGE POLICY
which is isnt FAIR really

move Up Plan 998
Usage Speed
First 6GB up to 1 Mbps
Over 6GB to 8GB up to 512 Kbps
Over 8GB to 10GB up to 256 Kbps
Over 10GB up to 128 Kbps
Move Up Plan 1998
Usage Speed
First 12GB up to 2 Mbps
Over 12G to 16GB up to 1 Mbps
Over 16GB to 20GB up to 512 Kbps
Over 20GB up to 256 Kbps

and if you want you can MAINTAIN your speeds WITH 200PHP per GB

wew SUCKS really

as for my self a 6GB would only last 1 or 2 days for me

and i THINK an average use of bandwidth of a FILIPINO HOUSEHOLD is
AROUND 50 GB monthly

which PLDT and GLOBE companies CAPS their BANDTWIDTH

based on my experience and TESTS

oh and to add it up

if you signed their CONTRACT and un satisfied with their SERVICE
and you WANT to cut your wi tribe service

you will have to pay
the remaining of the 24 months

998xmonths left of 24monthns +5000 modem COST

which is frustrating

what’s bad about it is that ALL THEY do is MARKETING and assurance

and their SERVICE SUCKS

you can go to www.facebook.com and check WI TRIBE
and read all the COMPLAINS

SO BEWARE before signing a CONTRACT with WI tribe

Guys, wired is better than wireless. Wireless will always be unstable. With so many obstructions and interference in our surroundings, wireless will always be unstable.

guys, try nyo 2 matutulungan kyo ni2

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Tribe-Complaints/12007712*****70

there are better alternatives. cable internet 1mbps at 999 for destiny and sky internet. bayan dsl 999 all at 1mbps. globe broadband usb stick and sun has burst speeds of 2.5mbps in your in manila near intramuros malate and binondo, where ive tried it. smart bulok very slow. pldt bulok din always sira and slow kung ayos. rarely 1mbps. if you reach this speed it wont be for long. patikim lang.

I don’t blame wi-tribe, but somehow I hate their Badwidth capping. At 6GB, subscribers would only survive one week of heavy internet usage. Sana lang taasan ng wi-tribe yung bandwidth allocation nila para mas sulit sa consumers. It really sucks.

yung agent ko sabi nya pag my problema at mga katanungan ako contakin ko sya pero tinatawagan ko number nya after nila mag set ng net sa amin hinde ko na sila makontak.. bakit ganun naman..james and neil

I have experienced all this. I play MMORPG games and I used to have Sky Broadband connection with 512Kbps, I switched to Wi-Tribe (In the hopes of having a faster Internet) I got the 1mbps plan. It was good on the first week. I know it ate up the 6gb allowance by playing games and the speed went down to 128Kbps. But still, Wi-Tribe sucks. This is a really crappy internet connection. Cache clears every first day of the month but it doesn’t make much difference. Sky Broadband is faster, even the 512Kbps plan can beat the 1mbps plan that Wi-Tribe has even on the first day of the month. The only thing that sucks about Sky connection is that it seems like they have this system maintenance once a week and you lose internet connection for a day and goes back up in the afternoon. I hope the Philippines will have a better internet service provider… In other countries, the normal speed u can get is 20Mbps up to 100Mbps. I think I’d be happy with 20. I really need it. I play alot of games and never turn off my computer. And the thing is, Wi fucking tribe is wireless, so yeah, cable throws and receives data FASTER. Let’s all switch to PLDT my DSL with 6Mbps plan and raise a middle finger to Wifuckingtribe. Fuck the bonds they can ban me from wi-tribe and blacklist me I don’t care anymore and I am a very ANGRY customer and the customer is always RIGHT!!!

MY WIMAX IS DOWN FOR A MONTH ALREADY. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE BLINKING AND RUNNING. YET, THEY SAY THAT SIGNALS ARE REACHING ME BUT I DON’T THINK SO CAUSE I STILL CANT ACCESSS THE WEB. AND WHEN I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY SAID THEY WILL SEND A TECHNICIAN WITHIN 2 WEEKS. THE HELL. THAT MEANS, WI TRIBE JUST FUCKED UP 1 MONTH AND 2WEEKS OF MY LIFE WAITING FOR THEIR STUPID TECHNICIAN.

IT IS FUCKING SLOW. I WISH I COULD SWITCH TO ANOTHER NETWORK BUT I GOTTA PAY THE REMAINING BALANCE FOR 2YEARS CONTRACT AND THE TERMINATION FEE SOMTHING.

I AM SO PISSED OFF. FUCK THE TRIBE.

thanks s mga comments, mag-ssubscribe n dpat ako ngayon.. pldt dsl nlng

Thanks sa lahat ng comment. I was tempted to grab a wi-tribe modem yesterday and the agent almost convinced me. But thumb’s rule for an IT person like me. Research….research….research…. Now I learn to appreciate my current Network. At least it’s connected, at least they have courteous and handy tech’s. It might be slower, but at least it doesn’t suck hehehe. Thanks guys.

wher

bkit nmn ang slow ng net ko 1mbps ang plan ko pero sa speedtest 350 to 450kbps lng ang speed

minsan pa nga 150 to 180kbps lng…

anu ba yan………….. kung ganito lagi ipapa disconnect ko n lng to

gud.pm. ask kulang po ung kinuha kung unit ?
ung 1,ooo php. po ba eh ilang mbps ba un? kc sabi ni liza 1 to 2 mbps daw un , super bagal po talaga parang nasa 526 lang yata o baka wla pa pls paki check lang kc parang hindi worth nman yata ang bnabayad ko sa service nyo.

salamat po !
godbless ..

san po office nyo dito sa imus cavite? me contact no. po ba para makapag inquire ako. ty…