I actually deferred writing about it last December as requested by telco insiders but looks like the cat is finally out the hat. Wi-Tribe Philippines did a soft launch recently offering WiMax broadband internet in Metro Manila.
We already knew that this new telco challenger, Liberty Telecoms, is a partnership between San Miguel Corporation and Q-Tel (Qatar Telecoms). The service is called Wi-Tribe and ads have been published on newspapers and flyers recently (I got a flyer yesterday).
Wi-Tribe is offering WiMax broadband internet for an introductory price of Php998 per month with up to 1Mbps bandwidth. There’s a 24-month lock-in period.
As a comparison, Globe Telecom introduced WiMax last year with a starting plan of 512Kbps for Php795. It now offers 1Mbps WiMax for Php995.
A number of beta-testers have been using the Wi-Tribe service for several months now. If you’re one of them, let us know you impression of the service. You can download their application form here.
The San Miguel and QTel partnership is a solid one that could prove to be a formidable challenger to the current broadband internet market. We always welcome competition.
Don’t forget that media streaming, including the streaming of internet radio contributes to your use of bandwidth and may, if left permanently on, cause you to be in breach of this policy.(from the fair usage policy)
does that mean if i watch videos on the net it could consume some of my monthly allowance usage?
And isn’t it 6gb?
Yes, all activity belongs to downloading, and your allowable usage or bandwidth running out to 6gb… there is no unlimited service on internet activity… higher speed higher bandwidth high amount…simple as that….
Had Better choose the scalable or manageable network, know your speed and bandwidth, make your money worth with
i’m a wi-tribe user. nalaman ko lang na merong lock in 3gb download nung napirmahan ko na yung 2 year contract. dun ako disappointed sobra. unlike sa sinasabi ng iba na mabagal. sobrang bilis siya. yun nga lang limited ka mag youtube and download which is laging ginagamit ng mga pinoy. isa na ako dun. pero ngaun, nagtitipid ako magbukas nung 2. kakabadtrip. i hope ayusin nila ito. yun lang naman ang kulang.
Hi dude…
All internet connectivity has bandwidth or cap/other word usage, your 3gb is higher than other, and now that 3gb is being upgrade into 6gb… so it is really worth…, ask the bandwidth of other network they will never tell…. they love to keep and lie, to us is to manage the very first scalable network in the Philippines….thanks
The service is really fast and consistent compared to the Canopy type I had before.
I am VERY annoyed and disappointed with Wi-Tribe. It is unbelievably slow when I told it was going to be faster than PLDT DSL. As soon as we got 4G up and running, it’s been SLOWER than PLDT (take note: we haven’t used up our monthly allowance yet), I CANNOT open G-MAIL. Gmail pa lang yan ha, wala pa yung mga ibang websites such as Facebook and Twitter. It only works fine for browsing Facebook profiles, but when it comes to games on FB and uploading pictures, IT DOESN’T WORK/LOAD.
HOW IS THIS CALLED INTERNET WHEN YOU CAN’T EVEN ACCESS YOUR E-MAIL ACCOUNT?!
When you call Wi-tribe naman they put you on hold for SO LONG. And all they can say is “we’ll check for updates tomorrow” or “we’ll report it.” Ilang beses na nareport yung problem namin, hanggang ngayon (2 weeks na) WALA PANG FEEDBACK.
If you’re annoyed with PLDT, I suggest you still STICK TO IT because Wi-Tribe is WORSE. As soon as you buy their product, customer service is a ZERO.
Hi ,
First what is your wi-tribe postpaid plan?, have you known your monthly plan assigned usage?… did you tell the assigned agents your internet activity during subscription?, dude a lot of factor to be considered by using wimax technology…the fact that wi-max is the superior or faster connection that passed the 4GPP
Stop the “CRAP”, botoy! Wi tribe is the worst connection I had. Maganda lang first 3 days upon installation after that pucha parang pagong na talaga!!! At ang kapal ng mukha nyong magpadala pa ng bill sa amin!!!
Stop the “CRAP”! Wi tribe is the worst connection I had. Maganda lang first 3 days upon installation after that pucha parang pagong na talaga!!! At ang kapal ng mukha nyong magpadala pa ng bill sa amin!!!
There’s more Wi-Tribe Complaints here!
Share and Join this FACEBOOK PAGE with your friends, so they can be made aware before signing up with Wi-Tribe!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Tribe-Complaints/12007712*****70
hahaha… sorry i just can’t help but laugh whenever I see Dmitris comments…you’re exposing your identity too much…even my three year old son would know why you’re in this thread…. so how much?
@Dmitri
you’ll make a good product endorser for Wi-tribe.. oh speaking of ratio.. i was wondering where you’re them… is it official? who conducted the survey? Have you ever lost anything because of a bad service? are you willing to pay for something that you can’t hardly use and wait till they get better no matter how long it takes? Most of us here are fuming mad because we didn’t get what they promised. I’m happy that you’re happy with wi-tribe and don’t have any problems with their service, just like some people in Iraq are happy with Saddam Hussein’s reign (get the logic?), I wish you luck and may your relationship with wi-tribe prosper.
@cypher – I saw your point. It’s the company’s prerogative what bandwidth to offer in the market. Sana available na ung iba pang mas mataas na bandwidth at a low cost. Actually nasanay lang talaga tayo sa libre kahit compromise yung quality just like yung smart at globe, hindi parepareho ang oras na maganda ung takbo kahit sa simula. Most of the time lagpag ang speed though may ok din na oras. Unlike wi-tribe, you get a consistent speed what you want as long within the threshold ka ng 6Gig. I just hope that they can increase that threshold. Ok lang kahit meron threshold kasi this will secure their network para mabigyan ng consistency and reliable service ang ibang pang subscribers; Secured ang bawat isa at walang hatakan ng bandwidth with other subscribers. Actually yung cap ay parang load yan eh na may hangganan. If laging libre, magsusuffer ang network at papangit ang service which will affect the rest of subscribers. Many people will take advantage of it and this will lead to congested network. In effect mag-uupgrade ang telco tapos tataasan nila ang service fees sa consumers. Tapos marami magrereklamo dahil di lahat ng pinoy can afford higher rates. Its good to have discipline to avoid chaos at para regulated yung serbisyo. Everyone will benefit from it but some will take it negatively. Mostly eto ung mga taong malakas magdownload. As I’ve said, you cannot please all people. Let’s just hope na taasan pa nila ng kaunti ung threshold para mas marami mag-eenjoy sa service. If they give an extra mile, mas marami pa matutuwa and they will surely rule the broadband world. I mean standout talaga sila. :)
@Dmitri sayang ang technology nila kung ipagdadamot nila sa subscribers diba?
@Dmitri Advantage na nga ng Wi-Tribe yun eh, kung baga nasakanila na nga ang ACE, isusugal pa nila
Yes alam ko yang difference between the two, 3G and 4G pero understand this, Wi-Tribe 4G nga ang ginagamit pero sayang lang ang technology nila kung ililimit nila sa subscribers ng napaka babang bandwidth usage diba? sa 3GB change to 6GB not much parin sa subscribers okay pa sana kung 20GB.
@cypher – :) i also wonder why still alot of people are yet subscribing and switching to wi-tribe. Let’s jst give them a chance to prove themselves. Kaka-launch lang nila ng feb. and the internet technologu is heading towards wireless 4G. I believe smartbro ang globe would want to have a 4G technology too. 3G pa rin sila. communication engineers know the fact the 4G ha more bandwidth than 3G. 3G = (approx 40+MBPS) max output, 4G = 140+mbps. more bandwidth mas sure ka di basta macocongest ang network. eh ung celphone service nila gumagamit din ng 3G frequency. ang dami na ata globe and smart celphone subscribers (millions) kaya dagdag mo pa ung internet subscribers. I guess maprepredict mo what it would result to.
@Dmitri oo nagresearch rin ako pero, iba talaga ang feedback pag dating sa Wi-Tribe ewan ko kung bakit!, sa Globe Smart and iba pang Networks may flaw din pero di ganun kalala.
@cypher- so weird na nabura ung post ko dati. Moderator- should be not be bias. FYI: Magresearch kayo mabuti. Yung smart globe and others ay may CAP din. Di lang naka-exposed for public knowledge. If you open their packaging you would see what are stated in their user agreement. yun nga lang too late for you to realize kasi na-avail mo na ung unit and service. Kaya nga “UP TO” ang words nila sa brochures They use different terms on the fair usage allowance. Most of the time di mo rin mapapansin. A lot of people here are not aware of these things. Negative comments are welcome. This is an opportunity for a company to see the areas for improvement. There’s no such perfect technology. All of them have their own flaws. Pero we need to fair here. Please try to do a little more research about the rest of the ISP’s here in the phils. I’m pretty sure marami di mo pa nalalaman. Pero ok narin you give feedback on what you have experienced. Somehow this will help wi-tribe improve their service. Di lahat ng tao ay mapi-pleased mo talaga. Some will really have negative perception and jump ahead to conclusions because of their own frustrations. Even big and successful ISP/Telecom companies in other countries experience this. It’s just a matter where you want or your choice of food to take. Kanya kanya rin yan kung saan ka masaya dun ka. As for me, I’ve tested several ISP’s and this is the only one that gave me a better and reliable service so far.
Kung okay naman ang “Wi-Tribe” sa palagay nyo maraming magpopost ng negative comments?
ang hirap kasi sa Wi-Tribe at first di nila nilalagyan ng capping ang user(minsan nakakalimutan na lagyan ng capping ang iba kaya hanggang ngayun satisfied talaga! up to 2-3MPS pa, as in walang CAP pag 1MPPS ka may cap na yun) pero yung iba na nilagyan kawawa naman… kaya dami talagang nag rereklamo…
@Dmitri di BIAS ang nagmomoderate ng site na toh, believe me its for the sake of the site, kung hahayaan lang tyu magmura dito, wala na siguro toh site na toh.
madami talaga ng naiinis sa Wi-Tribe isa na ko dun!
dito rin nga sa dami ng naiinis dami rin nagmumura sa comments, pero may momoderate din sila para tumagal pa ang buhay ng Page nila, kailangan talagang alaagan ang site/page para tumagal.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Tribe-Complaints/12007712*****70?ref=mf
Mahirap Talaga kung “BIAS” ang nagmomoderate ng thread na ito! Bakit binura ung comment ko dito. Samantalang , ang dami nagmumura sa mga against sa wi-tribe. One sided dito!
This was my previous comment that was previously posted here:
“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 negative 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…â€waste of timeâ€. 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 the other local ISP’s here in the Phils. I can truly tell because I have tried most of them. Wi-Tribe gives 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+
I’ve been a wi-tribe subscriber since late Feb 2010. so far so good even it rains. speed is always close to 1mbps within the 6gig threshold. -satisfied customer
Mahirap Talaga kung “BIAS” ang nagmomoderate ng thread na ito! Bakit binura ung comment ko dito. Samantalang , ang dami nagmumura sa mga against sa wi-tribe. One sided dito!
This was my previous comment that was previously posted here:
“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 negative 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…â€waste of timeâ€. 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 the other local ISP’s here in the Phils. I can truly tell because I have tried most of them. Wi-Tribe gives 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+
I’ve been a wi-tribe subsciber since late Feb 2010. so far so good even it rains. speed is always close to 1mbps within the 6gig threshold. -satisfied customer
thank you ! but in the first day and second day,i use it to download,it almost 100kb/s ,but these days , not over 20kb/s!so bad!!! and the webpages also can not be opened!!!
If you’re using the internet for browsing only, research work, email, then it might work well for you. If you only use it to download movies, torrent files, play games, youtube..etc then I won’t suggest WITRIBE.