New telco player, Wi-Tribe, has finally addressed their bandwidth strategy by offering some sort of pay-per-use.
Aside from doubling up the bandwidth cap to 6GB, you’re able to top up your bandwidth usage by Php200USD 3INR 289EUR 3CNY 25 per GB.
The current 4G packages include: 1Mbps @ Php998USD 17INR 1,442EUR 16CNY 124 and 2Mbps @ Php1,998USD 34INR 2,886EUR 32CNY 248 per month.
I know that the Philippines has one of the most expensive rates in terms of bandwidth but Php200USD 3INR 289EUR 3CNY 25 per GB seems very high.
If that’s the case, then they should just bump up the speeds to 5Mbps or even 10Mbps since it’s consumption-based (downloading 1GB of data in 10 minutes costs the same as downloading 1GB in 3 hours).
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bongskie says:
hmmm…….expensive
Lezuric says:
lol.. no thanks =3
jun says:
Globe Wi Max has no capping… I think.. has anybody tried it?
eonzerimar says:
hmmm price for urban areas only….. :) hope they offer it a little more cheaper in key provinces..
sirAbe nareceive mo ba email ko regarding the prize i won?
poche says:
thats already 5 days of unlimited prepaid internet for smartbro and globe tattoo.
Jon says:
FAIL. 200 Per gigabyte is too expensive! Using up that precious 200 pesos would only take a few to an hour minutes to consume. So much for “unlimited” service.
fr0stbyte says:
Huh? 200 pesos would get me five days on SmartBro Plug-it.. Which would translate to.. 25GB. What the hell? So 25GB x 200? You do the math.
sus says:
Sus! Yung reklamo namin about wi-tribe exposing our email addresses to other subscribers hindi ka nag-blog.
Tiger says:
What a poor marketing strategy. Can’t they think of something attractive? Ang mahal.
lalaru says:
too expensive for me :(
beau says:
ya but the problem is it dont work
Abe Olandres says:
@eonzerimar – can’t find it, can you resend? thanks!
@sus – I directly forwarded that concern to their PR before.
deuts says:
Well at least it’s much cheaper compared to Globe’s P0.15 per KB.
Teknisyan says:
Its too pricey for if you’re just the average downloader. A 2 to 4 MBPS of speed if more than enough for you both on surfing, downloading and your social network needs. I guess the 6 GB bandwith is dial for business owners who needs the speed specially for their business but I do not see a lot of people signing up for this just for personal use. :)
RaGe Einzeln says:
no thanks…i’ve tested wi-tribe and when I access http://www.whatismyipaddress.com it blocks it…
possible it blocks other sites as well those that will test their quality
great -__-
manong says:
i believe they considered the COST OF MERALCO… marketing geniuses!
and smartbro? “UP” to 2Mbps… when? where? how?
this are the reasons QUIAPO will live on… forever?
lee says:
FAIL!
vince says:
Hintayin nyo nalang ang Smart wimax. May 15 ata ang launch in selected areas.
more details here including price and speed
http://magos-biologis.blogspot.com/2010/05/smart-wimax-launches.html
ed says:
Di ba suppose to be pinakamabilis yan wimax, bat di na lng nila gawing speeds up to 5 mbs with a monthly fee of 1,500. Mas maraming magcoconsider nun.
-Sent via YugaTech Mobile App
markmarcelo0210 says:
I would rather stay with my PLDT myDSL subscription.
cris says:
P2.00 per GB – that’s the right price.
Dan says:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Tribe-Complaints/12007712*****70
too many complains…
john says:
for 4 GB, its 800 pesos. 4 GB will be gone in a couple of days for a person who likes to download stuffs.
800 pesos will get you unlimited internet with Sun at speed of maximum 2 Mbps.
No I’m not promoting Sun, just I’m very particular about cost.
All I can say is, Wii-tribe try harder please.
tino says:
hmm!!!wala pa rin tatalo sa bayantel EVDO at 256kbps plan umaabot sya ng 500 to 600kbps true speed at wala pang caping,totaly unlimited at 699.00 pesos only.tested na namin yon.
Agrimensor says:
What kind of marketing strategy is that? It’s like pushing away potential customer to your competitors.
P20/gb..now that’s a great deal.
Oni says:
lmao 200= 1 gb epic fail cno b nakaisip nyan
osting says:
what a crap move from wi-tribe…! buti pa magtinda na lang sila ng patis…
MPST says:
Sprint america offers 40gig download cap for 50$, and theyre using a faster technology.. imagine the difference
eonzerimar says:
sirAbe, i resend the email to your gmail account “abeolandres”
drealmarlon says:
okay na rin yang offer na yan kesa wala!pero para sa akin hindi ko pa rin bibitiwan ang sun broadband 799 plan.umaabot sa 30gig yung monthly download ko dito.
manong says:
“okay na rin yang offer na yan kesa wala!pero para sa akin hindi ko pa rin bibitiwan ang sun broadband 799 plan”
what kind of statement is that? okay tapos merong pero? noynoy ka ba?
this should be the statement: “mas okay wag na kayong mag-offer kesa walang kwenta!”
vin says:
mga pare lumalala ung capping nila e2!!!!
mga pare lumalala ung capping nila e2!!!!
mga pare lumalala ung capping nila e2!!!!
Move Up Plan 998
Move Up Plan 998
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
Move Up Plan 1998
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
pauntiunti nila binabawasan ung bandwith
e2 link ng site ng fair usage policy
http://www.wi-tribe.ph/fair-usage-policy/
Eran says:
sana mas babaan pa nila ang pricing nila.
chandelier guy says:
Absolutely. 6gb is generous and the bandwidth halving is also a very good idea to prevent abuse. I’d rather have consistent halfspeed than crawling Internet due to bandwidth abusers
jonat says:
Honestly, as a balikbayan who is used to super fast speeds abroad, I can’t be more happier to pay for the guaranteed WiTribe speeds. kaysa naman umasa sa laging sirang internet ng globe broadband. hey! globe broadband caps are far worst. after downloading a torrent, you won’t have internet for 5 days!
nameless says:
guys..subscriber ako nito. 512kbps speed for 598/month.1GB lang daw dl limit ko.at now 128kbps na lang speed ng internet ko. kawawa naman ako baka susunod 56kbps na lang ang speed ng internet ko kapag binaba pa nila yan…
=)once lang ako nawalan ng internet dito.
=)consistent lang talaga yung connection, walang packet lost.
=( sana lakihan limits for DL.
=( sana ibaba yung presyo ng pagbili ng addtl GB.
=( sana huwag na sila masyadong mukhang pera at tandaan 3rd world country ang Pinas.
=( sana wag gayahin ng ibang ISP yung fair usage policy.
=( sana may magreklamo sa kanila para mapaalis band capping gaya ng sa globe broadband.
bago ko pala kalimutan — para sa mga heavy downloader.. my off-peak naman yung capping nila. from 1am-6am yata(d ko sigurado kung until what time off-peak) pero 25% lang ng total usage ung nadadagdag sa total GB consumed.
liancruz says:
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.
liancruz says:
putang ina mo
chandelier guy
chandelier guy
chandelier guy
chandelier guy
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.
manong says:
wtf! i sense a “wi-tribal” war coming… hehehe!
Leeman says:
Have to agree with chandelier guy. Although their launch has been somewhat controversial with their unique style of marketing with their bandwidth capping but I do believe they are on the right track. I’m using the wi-tribe service right now and I really feel the difference vs. other ISPs. This is the first time I experienced an internet connection that are consistently fast. I’m also starting to believe that their bandwidth capping is a good idea. I think it does prevent the service from congestion so more people can enjoy their service. Its just the pinoy buffet mentality in us that makes the bandwidth cap seem like we are on the losing end of the bargain. Yeah I thought it sucked at first but then I found out that I only consume less than 6Gb doing my regular facebook stalking and updating, checking and responding to my emails, research, skype, and a few music downloads. Bottomline, we are just used to unlimited offers by other ISPs that give us bad service but hey, at least you get to eat all you can kahit hindi masarap. By the way, one of my friends who works for an ISP mentioned to me that other ISPs also have bandwidth caps. I think wi-tribe is the first ISP to bring it out in the open. And you don’t get cut off when you reach the 6Gb. You get slowed down to 512 kbps (I think its up to 128kbps the farther you exceed the 6Gb). So I guess you can say that the service is unlimited. Still better than the unlimited 80kbps with my smart bro and globe tatoo.
liancruz says:
mag2long pa kyu dalwang ugok
bwaka ka ng ina mo dodong leeman.
taknede shapo ka chandelier guy
dapat wag nila bagu-bagohin
ung bandwith
capping speed nila
kc nung una ang usapan hanggang
512kbps lang.
kung babaguhin nila!.
baguhin din nila ung presyo.
babaan nila ung pricing nila.
bwaka ka ng ina mo dodong leeman
vin says:
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
Dmitri says:
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 negetive 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 any local ISP here in the phils. I can truly tell because I have tried most of them. They give 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+
Cypher says:
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Share and Join this FACEBOOK PAGE with your friends, so they can be made aware before signing up with Wi-Tribe!
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-- says:
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.
Jecal88 says:
Ganito…
The other day, kakuwentuhan ko yung bagong expat sa Danish company na pinagtatrabahuhan ko. I was telling him that he would probably find internet access in the Philippines very crappy.
But I told him that maybe he could try Sky’s broadband where for the price of 5,000 pesos or so, he can enjoy up to 5MBps. He made a mental calculation (perhaps converting Euro to Peso) and said, well for about the same amount, his bandwidth in Denmark is actually a steady 20MBps. Huwatda!
Interestingly, just a couple of weeks ago Finland passed a bill making access to high broadband a basic human right, while our country is still wallowing in internet stoneage.
Patrick says:
Wow 20MBps, eh sa Korea 100MBps lakpas 5 years na.
@patrick says:
Well, yeah. Korea is indeed one of the most connected countries, right? At least that’s what I saw in one of the Nat Geo features. So if they have 100Mbps bandwidth, it’s not that surprising. Yun nga lang, may isang damungkal na nuke warheads from North Korea na nakatutok sa kanila. :)
busy _student says:
sakin laging ngdidisconect na ung modem ko kada 5 minutes magdidisconnect tapus hirap na sa pag connect uli.
*inaabot ako ng 30 minutes pra sa pag connect tpus wla nanaman.d 2loy ako makagawa ng project q.ginawa ko ngrent nalang sa compshop.
*ng txt ako sa agent nila di na ngrereply.
*ng email din ako sa cutomer service nila sabi
lang tatry daw nilang ibalik yung 1mbps na speed next month. ibabalik? e di ko na nga nagamit ung 6gb ko dahil laging nagdidisconnect.sayang lang ung 6gb ko.
ng email uli ako sabi mag MOVE MORE nlang daw ako kung gus2 kong bumilis ung speed ko.tae di muna nga nagamit ung 6gb tpus magmomove more pa anu to nakawan ng ALLOWANCE?
*laging delay pa ung bill nila.
*kung ayaw nyo sumakit ulo nyo wag na kayung mgsubscribe sa wi-tribe 100% sasakit ulo nyo d2.
ooo says:
Mas gusto ko pang ng 512kbps na internet o burstable speed tulad ng sun.atleast un tumutulak at wlang sakit ng ulo.
kesa sa wi-tribe na pababa ng pababa ang speed at pag ginamit mupa ng ginamit mawawalan ka na ng connection.
naranasan ko to super putol putol ng connection ko ambagal pa.gus2ng guto ko ng ipacut to kyya lng daw may babayaran pa.
john says:
anu ba magandang internet connection na mabilis at pede mag download ng torrents?
Jay says:
100% expensive
100% slow internet
100% Capping
100% Disappointment
Mbps – Mega Bucks Per Second $$$
Unlimited migraine
Guarantee screwed up
Shane says:
Wi-tribe is a scam company. They don’t provide decent internet speed. I haven’t been able to use mine for 5 months and they won’t allow me to cut the service. What scumbags!
No decent person who needs a decent internet connection should even consider Wi-tribe. Its junk!