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Smart starts capping Data Plans from Unli to 18GB

With the introduction of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Smart’s postpaid plans, the telco has also imposed data caps on mobile internet. This was recently revealed during their announcement of the new postpaid plans.

What used to be Unli Data Plan 2000 and Unli Data Plan 3000 has been changed to reflect the data caps.

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Both postpaid plans are now just Data Plan 2000 with 10GB cap and Data Plan 3000 with 18GB cap, shedding the term unli altogether. For the dedicated iPhone Plan 999, the monthly cap is 3.5GB while iPhone Plan 1799 has 8GB monthly data allocation.

Once the data caps are reached, subsribers are still able to access the internet but it will be crippled or limited to surfing only as downloads, streaming (YouTube, Spotify, Deezer, etc), and P2P (torrents) will be blocked.

These new plans come with every new subscription of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. We are not sure yet if other data plans like the Galaxy Note 4 also reflects the new imposed data caps.

However, old subscribers who were signed up for the Unli Data plans will still have unlimited mobile internet. Unless, of course, they recontract or renew their plans to the new scheme.

We have yet to confirm if the old Unli Data plans will still be continued to be offered or be phased out in favor of the new capped Data Plans.

A few months back, subscribers have been complaining about data caps strictly imposed by Globe as well as the issue on their Fair Use Policy.

It looks like Smart has followed the same mechanics with putting in place the data caps.

Smart representatives have categorically stated in press releases that their network is able to accomodate the growing data consumption of their subscribers so we are puzzled why they have opted to put data limits this time around.

You can check Smart’s fine print on the Data Plans for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus here to see the data allocation for mobile internet.

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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.

53 Responses

  1. Avatar for mb mb says:

    Able to accommodate is not the same as willing to accommodate. They will short out the end users to ensure max profits. Without a cap, all those terabytes of bandwidth riding on the backbones will have to be paid for from their bottomline costs. Too bad…that’s why PI has the worst internet rating. #itsmorefuninthephilippines

  2. Avatar for NotaSheep NotaSheep says:

    They say that because they know they are capping it! DUH! corruption at its finest.

  3. Avatar for darkpenguin350 darkpenguin350 says:

    Your wild guess is as good as everybody else including myself.

  4. Avatar for Cherry develos Cherry develos says:

    Hi! I have an existing unli data plan with smart @ plan 999. So if I don’t renew my contract which expires dec 2015, they cannot revert me to the new data allocation plan without my consent? Or they will eventually phase out even old unli data plans? Hope someone enlightens me on this. Thanks!

  5. Avatar for MADman MADman says:

    Hello guys. Kindly share your experience with the new data cap scheme being implemented by Smart. Without clear explanations from their CSR’s, I’m really bothered about my usage (I have a new iPhone Plan 999 with 3.5GB and All Month Surf).

    I really don’t want to be in a position wherein I will complain later (due to overcharging) because either way these guys will just be basically saying that I should s*ck it up and pay my bill. Thus, I have some inquiries and if you have helpful info, kindly share for the benefit of all:

    1. Basically (as so many have noted) browsing and streaming requires downloading of bits and bytes from the internet. How then does Smart distinguish between browsing and streaming? Is this app specific? Is this website specific?

    2. If I use Safari or any other browser to browser Youtube or other video sites? Is this different from streaming from the standalone youtube app or any other video streaming app?

    3. Smart’s CSRs claim that email is not affected by the cap. How about downloading attachments from email accounts? Given attachments can be tens or even hundreds of MBs in sizes (with appropriate services). Email is supposedly a secure connection (Smart or Globe will only know that the user is connected to the email server or private servers hosting attachments), if they will be able to distinguish activities under secure connections so as to charge us then I believe they are already in breach of our rights to privacy.

    The above really is to clarify what is the boundary between the GB ALLOTMENT and the ALL MONTH SURF component of the plan. This is a really, really gray area. If they cannot explain this clearly (given how interconnected, intertwined, complicated the internet is), then they should bring back their UNLI DATA Plans (at best) or just point blank implement the CAP (at worst, however they should at least be more generous with the GB).

    Answers. Clarifications. Please. Thanks.

    • Avatar for Ace Ace says:

      This is also my confusion. Do you already have an answer? I hope you can share. Thanks!

  6. Avatar for REGOHN REGOHN says:

    grabe! ang mahal mahal na ng internet sa pinas! lahat gusto mag data cap! yng 2 telcos natin gusto tayong gatasan ng husto. lalong lumala ang condition ng internet natin dito simula nuong nabulgar! wala na ba tayong magagawang mga consumers? ang gobyerno ba natin wala na rin magawa? necessity and basic right na ang internet, bakit nag kaganito?

  7. Avatar for Peter Peter says:

    HI~ I called smart costumer service earlier and they told me na hnd daw ksali pa sa data cap limit yung iphone 6 plan ko na naactivate last dec 2014. Sabi nila unli surf pa daw yun kaya nalilito ako if unli surf or not~ Data Plan 2499 na may 15Gb per month for downloads tpoz sabi nila unli nmn daw kc implemented daw un Jan 2015 pa

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