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PLDT intros myBro Plan499 at 512Kbps, capped at 3GB

PLDT has introduced a more affordable plan under their myBro fixed wireless internet services. A new PLDT myBro Plan 499 plan offers up to 512Kbps of WiMax service with a monthly bandwidth cap of only 3GB.

In June 2012, PLDT/Smart re-branded its fixed wireless residential internet service from SmartBro to myBro (originally Smart WiFi). The SmartBro brand now only covers mobile wireless services (Plug-It, Pocket WiFi, Rocket, Rocket WiFi).

During that time, they introduced two plans — a myBro Plan 799 with up to 512Kbps unlimited internet at Php799/month and a myBro Plan 999 with up to 1Mbps unlimited internet at Php999/month.

It looks like they have dropped the unlimited myBro Plan 799 and replaced it with a more affordable myBro Plan 499. The new myBro Plan 499 will still have speeds of up to 512Kbps but will be capped at 3GB. Once you reached the cap, you will be redirected to the myBro portal where you can buy more bandwidth.

The service plans comes with a WiMax Pocket Modem for single-user access only and you will be charged an additional Php100 a month for its amortization.

According to the myBro website, a 3GB cap will give you approximately 10,000 minutes visiting Facebook. That’s 166.7 hours or just a little under 7 straight days before you ran out of bandwidth.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

32 Responses

  1. Avatar for lordwil lordwil says:

    nakakainis talaga ang Fair Usage Policy ng SMART..

  2. Avatar for lordwil lordwil says:

    sana may mag invest d2 sa pinas na foreigner na new provider ng internet isa sa mga provider sa ibang bansa na mura lng ang bills pero 10Mbps ang minimum speed ng net…ito ang alam ko sa ibang country ay 10Mbps ang minimum nila….

  3. Avatar for lordwil lordwil says:

    gaano katagal ang limit kung lagi ka naglalaro ng online game..? i’m using smartbro canopy mas kilala ngaun mybro….

    Minsan OK ang net…pero dumadating ang time na sobrang bagal ng net…kaya tuloy malog sa online game…

  4. Avatar for Brandiz Brandiz says:

    Bakit po Ang Slow ng Internet sakin :3 Pag Loloading ng Link Slow din Siguro 2Mins Bago ma Open yung Link :3 How To Solve this Help Me Please?

  5. Avatar for jay jay says:

    ano mangyayari kung dalawang smart bro canopy ang gamit pero the same serial number and account number? both nakalogin..?

  6. Avatar for Mike Mike says:

    two weeks and 2 days na akong walang internet connection. frustrated! apektado na ang trabaho ko. gusto ko ipadisconnect para paconnect nalang sana ako sa globe, pero ayaw nila.magbayad daw muna ako ng termination fee. tsk tsk….Usually, nawawala ang connection ko ng 2-5 minutes lang kaya ako na nagtotrouble shoot.kesa tatawag pa ako sa hotline, aabutin lang ng 10-15 minutes bago may makausap akong agent. Nong November 25, 30 minutes ko ng tinotrouble shoot, hindi pa rin naaayos so i decided to call the hotline. wala daw akong signal so ineschedule ako for the field visit. November 26, 2-5:30 daw darating ung technician.naghintay ako gang 6,walang dumating so tumawag ako ulit sa hotline nila.sabi, tawag daw ako after an hour kasi may system enhancement daw sa kanila kaya hindi nila macheck ung account ko. so after two hours, tumawag ako…sabi,may inaayos daw sa base station nila kaya hindi tumuloy ung technician kasi andun daw sa base station, may inaayos. kinuha ung number ko dahil may magtetext daw sakin withinn 24 hours. ok, naghintay ako ng 24 hours, wala pa ring dumating.wala ding text. laging ganun…umabot ng 16 days, puro follow up…kuha ng number ko…hintay daw ako sa text ng technician….pumunta ako sa smartstore, wala ding nagawa…tinanong ko yong supervisor na nakausap ko sa smartstore kung ano ang gagawin nya kung sya ang nasa kalagayan ko.na hindi nakakapagtrabaho ng maayos dahil sa walang maayos na serbisyo ng network nila.give another chance daw….haist….

  7. Avatar for paul paul says:

    hunter, pwede yan kase ginagamit ko sa call of duty. yun nga lang kadalasan kung for low ping lang yung server, ma-kick ka sa game. pero natitiyaga naman hehehe…

  8. Avatar for che che says:

    ask ko po gamit ko ung myBRO wreless in color black po…ask k omahina ang signal gamt ko po ay tablet

  9. Avatar for hunter hunter says:

    pede ba 2 sa gaming tulad sa mga online game special force LOL at iba pang game

  10. Avatar for Bobby G. Bobby G. says:

    My speed is .15mbps because of capping. Mybro is a big SCAMMER. I just fooled once not now. I didn’t pay my bills. C’mon sue me and I’m willing to face your stupid collecting agency. They’re just keep threatening, FINAL NOTICED! LOL!

  11. Avatar for chacha chacha says:

    SCAM ng Smart yan :)
    3Gig for a month? parang pinahabng load lng ito sa isang araw ah.

  12. Avatar for Miles Garcia Miles Garcia says:

    Smartbro: new Maximum Volume alocation? WHUUUWHAAATTT!this is completely a Scam dba? Maximum volume alocation policy tpos ang Bills to pay is 999/month! Kamusta nmn un? nung nag aaply they ddint say khit single hint s policy nila mariin nilang sinasabing unlimited services for 999/month for 1mbps! SCAMERS balik nyo pera namin!

  13. Avatar for Paul Patrick Paul Patrick says:

    Could anyone please teach me how to connect mybro499 to a router? I keep on configuring it, nothing happens.

  14. Avatar for Kitakits Kitakits says:

    Perfect plan to pra mamaximize ang kita ng smart. Perfect plan din to sa mga bobo d marunong mag math sa paggamit ng internet.

  15. Avatar for John John says:

    20 GB nga bitin na bitin na talaga nung nasa ibang bansa pa ako, 512 kbps din, sa Libya masgarapal doon, tsk… pero ganun din dito, atleast doon di napuputol ang signal dito pa wala wala pa… Intindihin nalang ang Telcos natin kuno, may pinagdadaanan daw,

  16. Avatar for Jeric Jeric says:

    2013 na po tayo ngayon dapat wala na yang mga 512kbps speed.. kahit mag facebook ka yan bagal na yan.

  17. Avatar for Tebats Tebats says:

    Putang inang smart yan.

  18. Avatar for JP JP says:

    This would be *shrugs* okay if the lock-in period was six months or less; otherwise, even old people would find the cap to be severely crippling. A half day’s YouTube browsing alone can consume more than 3 gigabytes.

  19. Avatar for vince vince says:

    malamang the 3 gig includes upload and download. My average is usually 40gig ul and 40 gig dl a month

  20. Avatar for roy roy says:

    This is great for non-heavy users like lolos and lolas, mom and dads who just wants to facetime or skype with their loved ones from time to time.

    • Avatar for abuzalzal abuzalzal says:

      Skype? Facetime? Lol. Matakaw sa data ang mga yan brad. …3 gigs baka isang kurap lang yan ubos kaagad. ….the best way to conserve 3 gigs is to use a data efficient browser like Opera Mini. …walang video call. …Viber pwede na rin siguro

    • Avatar for roy roy says:

      I know matakaw sila, sabi ko naman from time to time hindi yung 10 oras kada araw. Hindi naman lovers ang usapan. About 23.3 hours of Skype usage din yan (at recommended quality) and 54.61 hours kung lowest quality video call 128kbps (pero manageable). Better pa kung VOIP call lang.

      https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA1417/how-much-bandwidth-does-skype-need

      3GB = 3145728KB/(300kbps/8)/60sec/60min = 23.3hrs.

  21. Avatar for abuzalzal abuzalzal says:

    Yiiiikes! Wala talagang kakwenta kwenta kahit mura pa yan…3 GB isang araw ko lang yan….my goodness kelan kaya matirigil tong kuntsabahan ng Smart at Globe?? Sa ibang bansa pamura ng pamura ang bandwidth at data …dito sa Pinas ganun pa rin?

  22. Avatar for BirdOfHermes BirdOfHermes says:

    Nakakaubos pa naman ako nang 6GB Every day sa bandwidth sa Tablet ko lang Worth of HD Youtube Videos.(Using 1.5 MBPS Skycable, Usually getting 1.41-1.49 and sometimes above actual max speed)

    BTW, I am not a couch potato @ 175lbs 15% Bodyfat so no, di pa ako todo babad niyan.

    Sobra naman baba nang mga cap dito sa De Repablik of Da Pilipins… dapat na bandwidth natin nasa 32-256GB para maging very usable

    • Avatar for BirdMoMaliit BirdMoMaliit says:

      Ano ba kuya? Magmayabang ba ng body figure. pwe!

    • Avatar for Likebirdsbigorsmall Likebirdsbigorsmall says:

      Dito ka maginternet sa amin libre… Basta pogi. – jokela

    • Avatar for Yow Yow says:

      tama ang baba nga ng presyo !
      512kbs. Lang ! e
      For Sure . hndi pa nga aabot ng 512kbs yan e .
      nag Promo pa kayo !
      wala naman silbi !

  23. Avatar for kervin kervin says:

    mas masaya maging cloner walang binabayaran hahaha

    • Avatar for abuzalzal abuzalzal says:

      Isa ka siguro sa mga freeloaders na laging tumatambay sa mall para maka higop ng libreng wi-fi. ….meron akong kilala linilibot ang mga wifi spots sa QC para hindi mahalata ng mga sekyu. Hahaha

    • Avatar for Jam Jam says:

      ^ idiot user siya ng smart bro na 7mbps ng walang binabayarang bill

    • Avatar for shatteras shatteras says:

      maghanapbuhay ka kase kevin hehehe. magbanat ka ng buto, para may pang internet ka. wag ka na mag internet kung wala kang pangbayad. batugan. hahaha. baka nakaw pa yang gamit mo, kase wala kang pambili. hampas lupa.

    • Avatar for Patrick Ian L. SIbay Patrick Ian L. SIbay says:

      Paano po to 1000 a month po ba babayaran ?

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