So I looked at how Globe does their capping for unlimited mobile internet (SuperSurf) and found out that their Fair Use Policy has a somewhat similar strategy. Though this time, it’s 800MB per day.
Was wondering at first why they did it on a daily basis instead of monthly then realized that there’s no 30-day SuperSurf for prepaid (just for postpaid).
An 800MB daily cap translates to 24GB per month (30 days) so that seems reasonable. I guess their tagline “Walang Metro” only applies to the time-based not not really the bandwidth.
However, unlike Smart’s Fair Use Policy which throttles you down to a slower speed, Globe’s SuperSurf will totally disconnect you to their network when you reach the daily limit. You can go back and surf again the following day, when your 800MB quota will be refreshed.
@daninjakitten
a limit to their unlimited service? the irony..
Oh, just a tip… It’s Youtube and other flash related websites which sucks the most from your 800 Mb limitation.
Technically, you can stretch the Globe Tattoo capping from 800mb to 1,600 Mb per day. That is if you’ll load at some point of the day, say at 12pm, you’ll be able to surf and download for 800 Mb before Globe temporarily stops your subscription. Then, when midnight comes, you’ll be able to start surfing and downloading again till 12pm the next day as your subscription will be terminated on that time whether you reach another 800 Mb or not for the next day.
At this point, you could load and register for another SUPERSURF50 run and basically just do the same till the next day.
I know this because I am experiencing it first hand and daily with my prepaid Globe Tattoo on my laptop.
I use to get furious about Globe capping my Prepaid Internet Connection but after reading Smart’s way of capping, I guess I have to settle with the “lesser evil.” ;-)
Mas ok naman to kesa sa SMART at SUN. Grabe. Tinry ko yung mga unlimited nilang tatlo. Yung sa smart, palaging may problema, ayaw kumonek kahit 5bars yung signal. Yung sun naman sa madaling araw lang. Pero yung Globe, mabilis halos sa buong araw kaya nga lang hindi pede sa mga heavy user katulad ko. Kaya nagregister ako mga 8pm tapos saktong 12 naka 800MB na ako. Thanks
buti na lang ako, naka vpn at proxy, cap? dinudugas tayo ng mga telco, tama lang na gantihan natin sila.
internet freedom means free internet access!
From 2GB TO 1GB and now it came up to 800MB a day.
@frozenpyro
Totally agree with you. I have had several run-ins with Globe about their so-called unlimited surfing, and some of my emails apparently even made it as far as middle management. The last time I was in contact with them (a few months ago) was when they disconnected my prepaid Tattoo SIM without even warning me because they said I went over their limit on the unlimited service. Of course, I threatened to sue them and to report them to the Ad Standards Council, but unfortunately never got around to it.
Well, pasok pa rin naman yata ang complaints ko sa statute of limitations ng violation nila (as far as I know; will have to check, though) and I downloaded the pages on their site, so wala silang ligtas if I decide to push through with a lawsuit or a formal complaint.
yeah nangyari ito sa akin yesterday. nakita ko lang sa inbox ko na dinisable yung unli surf ko.
@Abe, when you mention mobile internet here, are you just talking about the internet you use with your usual call & text line or does this also encompass Globe’s Tattoo Broadband / SmartBro prepaid?
From the looks of the Smart cap, mobile browsing would pertain to the likes of Smart Buddy and Smart Gold. Not to SmartBro because the expected usage here is totally different. I would assume that the cap for Globe is also just meant for the net that comes with Globe’s prepaid/postpaid call&text lines. Globe Broadband would have a totally different usage altogether.
@charo – i think for Smart, SmartBro is not under mobile internet category. For Globe, I think the cap includes both mobile internet and Tattoo since both are under SuperSurf. Globe Broadband has different cap. Around 15GB to 25GB per month.
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@alexei – i don’t think it makes sense to download an 800MB file on your phoje. the biggest i have downloaded ia like 60MB.
Ok ung sa globe 800mb per day,but if you want to download m0re stuff you need to wait for the 12am in the midnight to be able to browse again
I’d like to remind people that 800mb is hardly a lot bandwidth for one day. You can easily get that much if you’re going to download a simple game client to play online games.
Boo. Ano raw sa SUN?
Boo. What’s SUN’s cap on it’s unlimited internet?
but if you max out your cap per day ay hindi ka na maka-connect, after 24 hours pa ulit.
Again, kinda misleading. They should just say it outright. P50/day for 800mb.
Siguro dapat bigyan natin ang mga telcos ng dictionary. Hindi kasi nila alam ang salitang UNLIMITED.
I’ve been using globe tattoo/supersurf and I thought that this 800MB cap was an inconvenience, pero reading your post about Smart Sir Abe, parang mas ok pa rin ang globe!
When you’re registered to supersurf50 (that’s for 1 day) and you reach the 800mb limit, you can just “unregister” and use the internet on their normal, metered rates. Don’t know what will happen if you’re registered for more than 1 day and you reach the day’s limit.
Much better than smart….
wala metro kasi disconnected so meter is not running,
nice slogan by Globe, di na sila nahiya!
seems fair enough, 800mb a day is more than sufficient.