So it looks like all the draft memo with the NTC actually forced telcos to lift their iron fist — Globe Telecom has just sent out a press release that they will be strictly enforcing a daily data cap on all broadband subscribers, starting with 1GB/day.
It was just this January when we first heard of NTC doing consultations and public hearing regarding the broadband cap. Telcos reasoned out why they have no other choice but to put some sort of capping for their residential subscribers (see: 5 Reasons ISPs Implement Bandwidth Cap).
And we thought that was the end of it — the revised draft of the NTC Memo scrapped out the provision allowing for bandwidth caps. I was wrong – they even went the other way:
In a press release, Globe said about 5 percent of abusive subscribers use 80 percent of the available broadband Internet bandwidth in the company’s network.
This leaves only 20 percent of the capacity to be shared by 95 percent of the remaining users.
Globe said its new policy aimed to preserve the “quality of resources in order to provide subscribers with seamless, uninterrupted and reliable Internet connections.â€
The company said network bandwidth was a finite resource, making it necessary to adopt regulations that promote responsible and fair use of the Internet to prevent abuse and misuse of services from a relatively smaller group of consumers. {source}
We’ve already seen proof that Globe has a provision in their Service Contract allowing them to cap bandwidth at 15GB to 35GB per month depending on your data plan. It’s possible they added that provision but have not implemented it before. Now, they’re actually saying they will enforce it.
Looks like Globe is saying “if you don’t like it, don’t buy it.” Fair enough? You decide.
thank you about your publish. quite gud.
1GB/day is already being generous, sa states nga 2GB/month!
I hope na hindi matuloy itong cap .. baka maraming mag switch sa another provider.
no matter how much they say, no matter how they spin it, no matter how much they manipulate the data that claims to support their claims….
data capping is not a solution. they take on that many subscribers and yet they expect not to get an abuser here and there? DUHHHHHH. they should be lucky that they’re only getting 5% according to their “studies”, more like manipulated data to me.
they’re an ISP, abusers should have been taken into account when it comes to their “service”.
they’re just too lazy and too cheap to shell out a little extra for the added load on their system and the added cost for maintaining all those many additional subscribers. not to mention the cost of bandwidth that the additional subscribers take on. they just wanna maximize their profit and minimize their cost. just like any business. matitigil den yan coz bandwidth will always go up, even more so that there are more and more subscribers that are being taken on, ON THE SAME bandwidth they are paying for. kalokohan eh!
BTW Folks the 1GB Cap applies to BOTH uploads and downloads.
Send/Receive Data is subtracted to your 1GB DAILY DATA ALLOTMENT.
It doesn’t matter kung 30 minutes mo lang gagamitin per day ang service mo. Yun eh kung may connection ka. Kung sa loob ng 30 minutes magamit mo na yung amount ng DATA CAP. Tapos na ang SPEED mo. Worse… mawawalan ka ng connection until your next cycle.
To cite an example kahit di ka mahilig mag-download (“irresponsibly” tulad ng sinasabi nila) –
YOUTUBE– nood ka ng Music Videos usually HD para maganda quality… BILIS NG CONNECTION mo, walang lag. Isang video roughly 3 to 4 minutes. Ang amount ng DATA niyan is roughly 60 to 70 MB. So in 30 minutes, makakanood ka ng around 10 Videos. Sabihin nating ang bawat isa is 60 MB, 10 videos is already 600 MB. which will leave you 400 MB’s left FOR THAT DAY. Siguro naman sa bahay ninyo, hindi lang ikaw ang nag-i-internet? Sa madaling salita, Kaya mong maubos yung DATA CAP mo in less than 3 hours. Eh paano pa kung may nag-o-online gaming sa inyo. FACEBOOK? bawat REFRESH mo ng screen download na naman ng DATA ang PC. Bawat Picture na tinitignan mo kumakain sa DATA CAP mo.
Ngayon ang posibleng mangyari, either babagal ang CONNECTION SPEED mo to PREVENT you from getting more data (useful or not)… or MAWAWALA ang BANDWIDTH connection mo entirely until mag-refresh ang system to give you YOUR DAILY ALLOTTED 1GB.
Ang tanong… Nasaan ang UNLIMITED USE doon? Mawawalan ng saysay yung “advertised speed” nila kung may LIMIT ang USAGE. Kung ganun din lang, huwag na nilang ipagmayabang yung speed kasi mabilis man ang speed or mabagal, sa sandaling magamit mo na yung daily DATA allotment mo regardless kung 30 minutes mo lang ginamit or sa isang maghapon ang connection. Tapos ka na for that day.
Kung FINITE pala ang Bandwidth nila, bakit sila nag-o-offer ng UNLIMITED use na over capacity ng system nila?
BANDWIDTH CAP => Scrapped as of January 2011.
DATA CAP => Loophole na gusto ng mga telcos na ipatupad.
FAIR USE POLICY => Para kanino? Para sa kanila siyempre. Yan ang SERVICE!
Andaya talaga.. What’s the use of Unlimited surfing kundi naman unlimited ang download..
Good thing I only use globe for back-up as a connection.
wag ng OA un ibang globe dsl subscribers kasi para lang to sa wireless broadband accdg sa isang globe official.
tattoo and wimax only.
ganon… ung school/university dapat ang i ban nila at computer shop maraming users n cra ulo, lagyan nila ng level cap.
dapat kong implement man nila ang 1gig/day start lang dapat ng 8am-10pm. and d rest free n dapat kc sleep n ang tao at wala naring negosyo n open s gabi.
AFAIK, schools/universities that have broadband connections have dedicated lines that are “separate” from the “usual” internet connections of households. Pero agree ako sayo dun sa 8am-10pm.
Question po. I am on plan 3MB data plan of globe. Does anyone know the bandwith cap. Since yung naka indicate lang is 2MB – 35G. what about 3 MB kaya?
ayaw kc nila mag bgay ng sobra kc bka humina ang kita nila…la nmn kc magagawa ang pinoy kundi magtiyaga sa connection na binibigay nila na speed
nkacapped dn ba pagpostpaid? particularly yung tattoo supersurf nila na up to 3mbps?
maayos naman kc connection ng globe compair sa sun at smart kya nga lng nililimit nila..
grabe naman! why are they like that! they’re making the consumers suffer! its not our fault that the lines are crowded. What’s the point of unlimited surfing when there is a limit??? haha! kalokohan kayo!! NTC why are you siding with the telcos?? parang monopoly na rin un! take it or leave it when every telco will be implementing the same rules?? telcos provide more networks!! pano di magiging crowded eh accept kayo ng accept ng subscribers?? cmon!!
salamat sa info okey na rin ito kesa sa 800mb dati
here’s the simple solution.. ban the abusive 5% and keep the 95% subscribers happy?
Too bad for me.. kakalipat ko lang sa Globe last month… arrrggggghhh…
So the only choice eh lumipat sa PLDT.. sana wag gumaya ang PLDT.
Too bad for me.. kakalipat ko lang sa Globe last month… arrrggggghhh…
So the only choice eh lumipat sa PLDT.. sana wag gumaya ang PLDT.
I think Globe has not succumbed to the new yet that it is only them and the PLDT Conglomerate (PLDT, Smart, Sun, Red) left in the market. It’s like they’re giving away their clients to the enemy. something like that.
Don’t like – don’t buy it !?!
Now there is a DUOPOLY in the Philippines telecommunications market, choosing to leave or stay with Globe is academic!
Rather than build more infrastructure to cope with greater customers they just want to gouge Pinoy consumers with ridiculous download limits.
The fact that you find this acceptable is astonishing.
ewww live without limits ang baho ng globe saka galing nilang mangdaya sa kapwa nila sir yung 3 mbps nila may bandwith capping din yan kahit naka line ka na adsl baho talaga ng globe eww switch kayo sa PLDT da best ang PLDT maganda ang quality sa internet