Globe ramps up 1GB/day or 3GB/month Fair Usage Policy

Hope this will help in improving our connection.

“3% of users who are responsible for generating large volumes of traffic ”
only 1GB a day is Large volume? Thats just a few youtube videos a day!

The average person is streaming video, streaming music, updating and downloading apps on smart phones/computer updates etc that far reaches over 1GB a day

Globe should be ashamed, the government needs to step in and force regulate the telcos

tama lang..gamitin ng tama ang mga serbisyong “unli”. mobile yan so you’re not suppose to download 1080p movies on the go. may tamang internet connection para dyan. pero sana naman ay matupad ng globe ang promised speed nila.

Subscribed ako globe unli net at 600 a month Pero hindi ko pa na experienced yung 1gb cap. Nakapagdownload lang ako modern warfare recently at around 1.6gb in less than one hout tapos YouTube streaming after at hq quality na walang buffering at hspd lang.

Average ko na un 3-5GB per month. wala pang 1GB per day or 3GB per month pero mabagal na net ko. pwde nila i-enforce to kung pareparehas signal strengh nila sa lahat ng sulok (kht ng metro manila) ng pinas para “Fair” talaga.

Anyway 1.5GB lng nmn sa SMART per month (Unli Data Plan), beyond that, babagal na din.

Sana lng meron paraan para malaman ang remaining GB per day or month na official record galing sa kanina, hnd yung galing sa 3rd party application or built-in sa phone, malaki kc ang difference.

Ang Problema:
pano ka maka-download ng Games na more than 1GB like Asphalth: Airbourne 8.

Para lang yata to sa mga heavy user/downloader. Yung speed ng net dipende pa din sa lugar kung congested yung cellsite.

Do it! Mag shift sana karamihan para konti na lang matira at ng bumilis na service nila lalo na sa gabi. Mag shift kayo sa smart para 1.5 gig lang, usap pagong na hahaha

That’s why its called unlimited because you have the freewill to browse and the reason we get LTE is because of the speed. I think it’s unreasonable if they are going to downgrade the connection. It means that the LTE is not reliable and not stable enough to handle the traffic. Might as well not offer LTE if you can’t give your customers what is due to them. It’s not called LTE, it’s called a rip off. It’s like getting an expensive Nike shoes with the quality of a replica.

Mas ok pa sa Smart kahit 1.5g limit / month throttled lang to 3G speeds. Unlike Globe, magiging 2g speed haha :)) Pero teka, may naka experience ma ba talaga dito ng throttled connection ng Globe? Panakot lang yata yan e lol :)) ma try nga hehe

goodluck na lang sa globe.. yan na number 1 reason bakit maraming nag subscribe sa inyo.. di mas ok pa si smart… atleast dun pag naka LTE ka.. pag naabot mo na yung 1.5gig.. magiging 3g speed ka na lang which is much better..

I am smart user and a heavy user. I just downloaded attack on titan (2g) and justice league war (3.5g) yesterday, without any problem. Siguro nga binaba lang nila from LTE to 3g lang.

“It does not cover surfing charged with regular browsing rates (Php5/15 minutes)”

buti na lang. wag kasi mag pumilit kung bitin sa budget.

Never ever will I use a Globe sim again. Smart, ’till death do us part.

Mas ok pa to kesa sa SMART FUP for Smartbro Wimax and Canopy 15gb/ month and the reset is every month. Sana gawan din ng article ni yuga. https://www.change.org/petitions/no-to-smart-pldt-fair-use-policy-trash-the-fair-use-policy

YIIKES! hindi ako mabubuhay sa 1 GB / day lmao,

Isang 720p YIFY movie lang yan ubos na, wala ka ng balanseng pang browse

GLOBE suxx to the core !!!

I kinda understand the 1gb per day but 3gb in a month?! Thats crazy! Hope smart takes advantage of this and not follow suit to attract customers.

Buti nga para hindi umabuso mga abusado?may pldt fibr naman ako sa house doon nalang ako mag download ng big files

Yuga, please tell me na typo lang ang 3gb per month. I can live with 1gb per day, pero 3gb per month?? Kulang ata ng 0 dun sa 3

I’m smart postpaid subscriber… I just availed my retention plan last Jan 21 and I upgraded my plan from unlidata plan 1500 to All in plan 1800. Currently I subscribe to LTE unli 995 and for the past 4 days I already consumed 2.24 Gig And I haven’t experiencing throttling down to 3G. And when I renewed my contract with smart I did not sign document regarding FUP unlike when I first sign my unli data plan 1500 (this is 3g) two years ago, they apply FUP with limit of 1.5 gig per month. But now I did not sign any agreement for monthly usage limit.

di makatarungan yan! kaya nga nag avail kami ng Globe Postpaid Plan na “UNLIMITED DATA PLAN” ay para unlimited tapos lilimitahan nila. Yung limited 1GB per day masakit na para saming heavy user paano pa yung limited 3GB lang a month. Badtrip kapag 2G at yung Edge para kang nasa bundok naghahap ng pwesto na may signal. di sa abuso, sinusulit lang namin at nagbabayad din kami buwanan.

I both have unlidata subscriptions from both network (plan 999 with Globe and Unlidata 2000 sa Smart ) and basing from this, I have come to know the ff facts.

1.GLOBE HAS 800MB DATA CAP PERDAY WHILE SMART HAS 1.5 GB PERMONTH. YUGA ARE YOU SURE GLOBE CAPS 3GB PER DAY ? did you really do your research on this.?
Both network dowgrades your speed once you reach this.
PERO ITO ANG KAIBAHAN. sa GLOBE EVERYDAY PAG NAHIT MO LIMIT THE FF DAY OK NA. SA SMART NAMAN DISADVANTAGE SA USER KASI EX 3 DAYS P LNG UBOS MO NA 1.5Gb NEXT MONTH NA YAN MAGIGING FULL THROTTLE.

Andaming comment ng comment ng walang basis.
LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS DANGEROUS.
DONT BE BIASED. BE FACTUAL.

I seldom use data connection…but tama lang naman ata na sabihin nila na unli internet ka, but it didn’t say unli fast speed ka (or baka meron sinabing unli LTE…I don’t know) You still have connection yun lang kukupad lang, then kinabukasan ok na ulit. Hinde ba ganun?

Dear Yugatech, please clarify where you saw the “3GB/month” data cap. This might be misleading a lot of your readers here. I’ve been reading up on Globe’s FUP (wap.globe.com.ph/fairusepolicyfaqs) and Smart’s FUP (Google: SMART Fair Use Policy) and could not find your stated “3GB/month Fair Usage Policy.”

Also, it might be worth mentioning in your blog that for both Globe and Smart, the ‘unlimited’ pertains to ‘mobile browsing’ and not to ‘unlimited download’ – because that is a totally different story and Both companies are getting flak for the FUP, which was really imposed by the NTC. I ask you to please add more clarity to differentiate this on your blog post and avoid misleading our fellow mobile data consumers.

UNLIMITED does not mean UNREASONABLE.

Smart will always be faster than Globe. Smart many sites scattered all over the country, they even have a list of HSPA and LTE sites at their website.

Globe doesn’t provide such information to the public. Globe is not present in other parts of the country. No signal in the farms of Bicol.

UNLIMITED surfing daw pero 1GB a day lang naman pla or 3GB per month.

ok na yan kesa sa smart kapag na over use yung sa data..block na agad nila forever..bili na nman bago sim card nila.

sister company ng.globe ang optus(telco) sa austrlia.. pero ang optus hnd sinasabe na unli ang internet browsing.. un lang nga hanggang 3gb lng ang net sa mobile phones.. at wala ding unli sa australia dahil sa batas nilang fair go usage.. i dont know with globe if gagayahin nila un.. i think for pre paid lng ito.. sa post paid ba applicable ito??

wala na talaga. download ka torrent 1-2 kb na lang. shet!

Did Globe get 3% of all its mobile users? To me, what they should do is only get the usage data of its subscribers on an unlimited data plan because this is a group where you can get a better gauge of how much data should be allocated daily and monthly. You dont really expect people who are not on an unli data to consume too much bandwidth. I think Globe is trying to mislead us here…

Posted on Globe’s Acceptable Terms on Fair Use FAQ’s:

“Q: What is your threshold? How do you define normal usage?

A: Sorry, but we cannot reveal the set of thresholds. What we can only tell is that this varies depending on the overall usage and may change without prior notice. Our system initiates the monitoring and as soon as it detects that your usage is significantly higher than the normal terms of use, it will trigger promo deactivation.”

How do you expect us to cooperate when you hold even this basic info?

Is this based on signal coverage per area?
If so, make the information available on your site please.

“Normal use” is just too arbitrary.

This prevents consumers to make an informed decision.

Puro tuloy question mark sa ulo ang mga tao dito :)

Anyway, my only complaint is that 3GB/month is way too low. That’s 3GB for 1000 bucks??

10-15GB at least in my opinion should be fair enough for a 999 plan.

Sa mga curious po sa announcement ng Globe, eto po yung webcache ng FUP na unavailable na ngayon.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:SlXYeLIzJbMJ:www.globe.com.ph/fup+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ph&client=ms-android-samsung

False advertising si Globe in a way. Sinasabi e “UNLIMITED” and then limits your data usage to 1gb/day or 3gb/month.

They’re exploiting/abusing the use of the word UNLIMITED with BROWSING to get customers. Indeed, kung browsing lang, you’re less likely to use 1gb in a day, lalung lalo sa mobile devices. That means check mail, fb, upload/download a few photos, little to no video streaming, etc.

amazing phillippines amazing globe.

Finally found this post just now. Lahat pala naka-experience, akala ko ako lang dahil hindi nakapagbayad ng bill. Pati Tattoo Myfi walang lusot. Sabi pa nila nung una hindi kasama yung Mobile Wifi nila sa FUP. False advertising indeed. I hope their taking down of the page means they are trying to reconsider the situation.

PS: Who can suggest an alternative? Kulang ang 1GB para mapanood or madownload ang daily tv episodes na pinapanood ko. :(

ang globe lalong tumatagal lalong nandadaya!!!
plan 999 unlimited.. tapos 1gb per day! buti sana kung bumawas din ng babayaran kaso constant ang binabayaran. pero ang service hindi constant,.!! isip isip din globe di kami tanga!!

“Globe is committed to providing you with fast and reliable mobile internet service. That’s why we’ve taken steps to implement an Fair Use Policy designed to reduce the speeds of only the 3% of users who are responsible for generating large volumes of traffic on our network which greatly impacts the service we offer to other paying subscribers. These customers often have file-sharing software or peer-to-peer/torrent apps on their phones or tablets, and download large-format files such as music, videos and movies consistently.

This means customers on an internet promo and plan who exceed 1 GB a day or 3 GB per month (whichever comes first) will experience browsing at 2G speeds.

This policy allows us to maintain the quality of our mobile internet service and give all Globe customers a fair opportunity to enjoy our network.

Our Fair Use Policy is aligned with the global industry practice of telecommunications providers anywhere in the world and is subject to change without prior notice.

Our Fair Use Policy applies to all surfing promos and data plans for Globe postpaid and Tattoo Lifestyle Sticks, except PowerSurf. It also doesn’t cover surfing charged with regular browsing rates (P5/15 minutes).

Mobile surfing offers from Globe are generally meant for emailing, browsing and search activities. Customers who frequently use file-sharing software or download large files are usually the ones affected by our policy. Media streaming and downloading of torrents also contribute to the excessive use of bandwidth capacity.”

“… terms and condition may change without prior notice.”

yan ang panlaban ng Globe.

They cut me off yesterday morning. One of my tablets was updating Injustice so I must have hit some limit. Although my phone said I was H+, Speedtest said I was getting 7kB/s. Im now on dial up? Also, the link to the FUP that I got via text is still up so I don’t think they are rethinking anything. Im tempted to spend the rest of the week trying to get to the 3GB limit to see what happens. Its 2 more days naman. But I think there is a chance I may make it to some “initial list of violators”. Will see.

May nakapag-confirm na ba if totoo yung 3GB/month limit? I think I’m down to 50MB for the rest of the month na. I’m tempted to just be done with it.

Guys please file a formal complaint to NTC, I’m pretty sure all the angry Globe users would support you. We need to unite against Globe’s greedy business practices.

http://www.ntc.gov.ph/complaintform.php

I pity the person who just got his new iphone/android device on an unlimited plan, who starts installing all his/her favorite apps and games, only to hit the 1GB cap on the first day.

I think 1GB / day is too strict. 3 – 5GB would been tolerable considering we have apps that as big as 1.5GB.

I called Globe twice and it seems that it’s not supposed to be 3GB / month. Typo daw, it’s 30GB a month (well technically it’s 1GB / day so it makes sense, otherwise 3GB/month is very unfair ).

Did anyone of you called Globe regarding this?

eto ung fair usage policy nila

Globe is committed to providing you with fast and reliable mobile internet service. That’s why we’ve taken steps to implement an Fair Use Policy designed to reduce the speeds of only the 3% of users who are responsible for generating large volumes of traffic on our network which greatly impacts the service we offer to other paying subscribers. These customers often have file-sharing software or peer-to-peer/torrent apps on their phones or tablets, and download large-format files such as music, videos and movies consistently

according sa FUP 3% percent daw affected… pero nung tumawag ako sa globe sabi lahat daw ng user na aabot ng 1GB per day magiging 2G ang speed ng network.. so parang 100% un ng user? kinausap ko ugn supervisor nila sabi ganun daw talga sabi ng nasa taas..

Dapat e- scrutinized ng globe telecom ‘yong fare usage policy prior to impose it, coz at this point they were breaching the contract which were signed to those subscribers availed the UNLIMITED INTERNET surfing. But now, it is called LIMITED INTERNET SURFING to 1GB only per day!

And this is not a JUST doing! Hope the GLOBE TELECOM try to listen the CRIES of their SUBCRIBERS!

hey guys, did your download speed decrease in downloading torrents even in 3g?

kala ko ako lng 12kbps ang torrent.. na cap na pala.. wala talagang kwenta tong globe.. patay ako dito.. 9gb+ na movie files di.na download ko.. ubos agad… may way na ma bypass to? download ko ngayon 150+ di ko alam if sa settings ko to or reset na cap limit ko.. by the way post paid gamit ko..

applicable ba to sa globe tattoo na wifi dongle?

Napatawag ako sa Globe hotline dahil may na received akong text message na reach ko na ang 1G limit. Bwisit na bwisit ako sa sa patakaran nila. Dahil:

1.Hindi yan yung service kung bakit ako nag avail ng postpaid plan which is unlimited

2.Hindi ako nag globe para turuan kung ano lang ang pwede kong gawin sa paggamit ng internet; service ang binayran ko, hindi para diktahan kung ano pwede o hindi gawin.

3.Kaya bumabagal dahil sobra na ang subscriber at patuloy parin sila sa pagpapa-subscribe sa mga tao. Ang Sistema nila ang problema, hindi kung paano o ilan ang gumagamit o kung saan ginagamit. Overcrowd na ang kanilang BANDWIDTH kaya mabagal.

4.Ano ba yung mga ads nila sa TV, BILLBOARDS, ONLINE na—“LIVE WITHOUT LIMITS”, “UNLI SURF”, “ABOT MO ANG MUNDO”, “MAKING GREAT THINGS POSSIBLE”, at kung ano-ano pa? FALSE HOPE lang pala.

5.POWER TRIP lang ang kanilang policy “FAIR USE POLICY”… dahil gusto lang nila ito. Hindi ibigsabihin TAMA sila. Hindi ABSOLUTE ang kanilang policy…na dapat itong masunod, lalo na, ipinapakita lamang nila ang kanilang KAHINAAN at ang nag suffer ang subscriber, habang pinagkakakitaan nila ito ng MILYON-MILYON. Mali nila, pero pinagkakakitaan pa nila ng husto.

6.Hindi libre ang service. Kaya sila yumaman dahil sa mga consumer. Kung hindi dahil sa atin wala ang paglago nila…TAPOS ganito ang kanilang isusukli sa atin?

7.Sulit ba sa pera ko ang ganitong policy? At nagbebenefit ba tayo dito? HINDI! Bakit nila pinapapapasan sa atin? Ang mahalaga kumita sila ng sandamakmak kahit naghihingalo na ang kanilang Sistema, tuloy parin ang expansion nila. Kahit puno na ang Barko wala silang pakiaalam kung overloaded o lulubog basta pasakay parin sila para kumita. Lumbog ang barko dahil maraming nakasakay o dahil nagpsakay sila ng nagpasakay?

8.Wala bang limit ang pagpapa-subscribe nila sa tao? At pagkatapos tayo naman ang magdudusa kung crowded na ang system at sa atin ibabaling ang sisi.

9.May kunsensya ba ang mga taong ito? Kahit malinaw na malinaw na agrabyado ang mga subscriber dito. Wala.

10.Kung bumili ka ng isang kilong bigas dapat isang kilong bigas din ang makukuha mo. Kung kulang sa timbang o sa isang kilong nabili mo, ang kinalabasan ¼ nalang ito, ANO PA BA ANG MATATAWAG mo dito? Diba PANLOLOKO? Bakit hinahayaan lang ng gobyerno? Kaya nilang bayaran ang ilang mga tao sa gobyerno. Monopoliya ng malalaking TELCO. Ganito din ang kalakaran kung bakit tumitindi ang problema sa ating lipunan at walang hustisya sa mga mamamayan.

11.Ang lagay, magpapaloko nalang ba tayo?

12.Sana dapat 100 pesos per month nalang ang singil nila kung ganito ang service nila. At ito lang ang ibaibayad ko sa ganitong service…kahit kasuhan pa nila ako. Hindi ako magi-guilty sa kasalanang ginawa nila at ako ang magdudusa at palalabasahin pang mali. Hindi sila Diyos!

13.Kakanselahin ko na ang contract kahit may ilang buwan pa bago matapos…hindi ako isang alipin na susundin ang bawat kalokohan nila. Sila ang nagpawalang bisa ng contract.

14.Sa ganitong paraan. INAMIN narin nila ang kanilang kasalanan sa PAGMAMANIPULA ng internet speed— kaya kung bakit bumabagal ang speed natin, dahil sila pala ang gumagawa nito para mapunuan ang labis labis na mga pangangailangan. Sa huli TALO ang mga consumer.

15.Dapat itawag sa policy nila ay “MAKING LOTS OF MONEY POLICY” at hindi “fair use policy”

IMPLICATION:

Sila ay mga WALANG HIYA (GLOBE); MANLOLOKO; ISANG IN YOUR FACE MODUS OPERANDI AT SCAM; WALANG MGA KONSENSYA; GANID SA PERA; PAMBUBULI sa mga consumer at subscriber ; SOBRANG DEHADO ANG MGA CONSUMER

OUR RIGHTS:

Ipakita natin na lesser value nalang din ang service nila at kaya hindi nararapat ang kanilang labis-labis na singil sa kulang-kulang na kanilang service na ibinenta sa atin.

Any Idea Sa inyo paano ma bypass tong cap sa torrent speed?P2p application natin prang sinakal sa liig ayaw maka makabanat malakas pa naman ang speed, pero useles kung di tau maka pag DL ng movie..kung intelectual property ang ina anaalagan nila at pra maka iwas sa piracy..di pa rin ma poksa yan sa paraang eto.lalong lalakas ang bintahan nga mga pirated DVD’s sa bangketa nito..

sana imbes na i cap nila ng 1gb, lagyan nalang ng 2-3mbps max speed connection lahat ng unli postpaid subscriber, para bumaba ang traffic dahil lahat pantay ang connection wala nang mag momonopolize ng bandwidth nila..ganitong paraan pweding matawag na “fair” lahat ng connection tapos talagang “unli” parin ang service..

Let your voice be heard. Sign-up for the petition:

http://www.change.org/petitions/globe-telecom-remove-the-1gb-day-and-3gb-day-limit-to-your-unlimited-data-plan-it-is-nowhere-near-the-word-unlimited-that-you-are-marketing

instead of putting cap giving 2-3mb max speed would lessen traffic, no one would monopolize all the bandwidth, all unli postpaid subscriber would get the unli they deserve and thats what “fair” is..

For postpaid internet subscribers, try to use Hide my mac address software it will avoid your ISP from reducing your internet speed. it will also refresh your internet if your reached its bandwidth limit.