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Wi-Tribe 4G Broadband Launched

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).

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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.

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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.

297 Responses

  1. Avatar for Dan Dan says:

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3538797&id=857964786&op=1&view=all&subj=17931932972&aid=-1&oid=17931932972

  2. Avatar for Dan Dan says:

    So there it is, you’ve just said it,(so far if no cap its way better than wired broadband of the same speed.) and that’s the problem “IF NO CAP”, they don’t want the user to use their GOOD Service, they limit the usage of 6gig, who would be happy just for browsing on youtube for 5days or a week for just normal usage, and then you go back to the speed of LIKE Dial-up Connection 256kbps, at least some of telco’s don’t limit their capacity to a very low allocation.

  3. Avatar for leetot leetot says:

    bobo nmn.. all the isp are like this. m using wi-tribe, so far so good its ways better than hsdpa they offered from some telecom companies and i get sick of their service. all of them have the maximum capacity!!! dont u all get it? so far if no cap its way better than wired broadband of the same speed.

  4. Avatar for Dan Dan says:

    http://www.technobiography.com/nets-webs-infostructure/wi-tribe-wive-got-wimax-via-liberty/comment-page-1/#comment-5831

    And here ive just notice that they offering right now!!!! for 2MBPS/Php 999 a Php 1 difference to 1MBPS/Php 998, bunch of cheater and liars.

  5. Avatar for Dan Dan says:

    How is it that Wi-Tribe defender pop like mushrooms? anyway!!, im one of the subscriber that not satisfied to their service, we paid them to use what we expect 1 mbps and unlimited use of internet, thats what all user want High Speed Connection, and what did Wi-Tribe did!?, wait their GOOD Service, for how long???.. thats why so many user commented very negative, do you all think people waste their time just for nothing?? of course not, there’s a reason for that, and that is Very SLOW like Dial-up Connection and thats Wi-Tribe.

  6. Avatar for Myks Myks says:

    If you are a heavy user, Wi-Tribe is not for you. But if you are there like me who just read emails and browse websites, 6GB cap is enough.

  7. Avatar for Kevin Kevin says:

    Can this product satisfy a gamers needs? they said that it is also like the speed of wired connection, i really doubt it..

  8. Avatar for vittoria amar vittoria amar says:

    i’ve been using this wi-tribe Boom and it is so far better than globe smart and sun.

    to all who commented very negative about this service, better wait until wi-tribe will be the number one internet provider in the country..

    and to mention, wi-tribe is being offered in pakistan and jordan already.

    and in 3 years time, wi-tribe in pakistan had conquered the telecom industry!

    which i can see that wi-tribe philippines will do the same.

    sino ba nagpatanyag kay smart?

    at sino ngayon ang president ng wi-tribe?

    ..to the new subscribers, wi-tribe will not disappoint us.

  9. Avatar for Ecazeko Ecazeko says:

    Hi PowerNap

    Download speeds depends on what server you downloaded the file. The route of your packets over the internet defines your speed.

    As long as from your computer to Wi-Tribe’s gateway speed is 1mbps then it’s good. It’s the ISP’s area of responsibility, they can’t do anything beyond their gateway.

    (hehe for once I’ve defended Wi-Tribe, maybe I should be paid or something… :D )

    Regards,
    Ecazeko

  10. Avatar for PowerNap PowerNap says:

    bakit ung 4g kapag ako nag speed test ang nakalagay na download speed .95mbps pero nung nag dowload na 20-30kbps na lang… hindi ba sya pwede sa pag download?…

    pangit yata ah!…

  11. Avatar for josue josue says:

    I veryvery thankful dahil naging isa ako sa naging member ng wi-tribe sna ahm i have time to every day to attend to cemenar na masmadagdagan ang kaalaman ko sa pagintroduce ng isang product…

    thanks po…

  12. Avatar for boilingpoint boilingpoint says:

    Oh ..I forgot to tell you guys.

    Download a bandwidth monitoring tool and install it on your machine so that you will know how much downloading you’ve incurred daily or monthly.

    I use ShaPlus Bandwidth Meter 1.3 (get it from www.zdnet.com) It’s free.

    So far, i’ve downloaded 1 Gig since 5 days ago. At least we have a way of managing our usage so as not to exceed this capping limit. I hope this helps… ;)

  13. Avatar for boilingpoint boilingpoint says:

    Hi to all,

    Im 5-day old Wi-tribe user here in Cainta although malapit sa boundary ng Marikina. The signal here is so good (4 bars open windows, 2 bars closed windows). There’s no doubt about it when it comes to bandwidth performance. So smooth. *thumbs up!*

    But the thing is: 6Gig download cap is just not enough. Im a ‘work-at-home’ type of customer and used it to connect to servers abroad (somewhere in new york). I download/upload my projects daily and im afraid i might used up the capping limit being implemented by this service. And siyempre, during my spare time, i use the net to destress myself by playing streaming radios, watch funny videos on Youtube, playing Farmville on Facebook, watch exclusive videos on CNN, etc, etc and etc.

    The whole purpose of subscribing to a good ISP is to experience the wonders of the internet not only by providing better bandwidth speed. Customer satisfaction should also be considered. 6Gig download capping i think is not satisfactory. New subscribers (especially net newbies who download stuff like there’s no tomorrow) will get annoyed that after a week, their supposedly fast internet suddenly drops to meager speeds. The net effect is bad image for the company. Who will care even if you give speed as fast as light travels, when at a blink of an eye, 6Gig is eventually gone?

    I’ve inquired about the ‘1am to 7am’ off peak hours wherein you can download unceasingly till you drop.

    Well, it’s a fair move as far as im concern. At least I could use this time while im sleeping. ;)

    But guess what…. It’s not officially implemented!

    Do’h!

  14. Avatar for Ecazeko Ecazeko says:

    Hi harrey, I don’t want to be a kill joy, but reality is that no matter how many bars you are getting, if you are already capped/throttled, then the speed would be really crappy.. its the 3GB cap that sucks, the speed is ok no doubt, but guys, 3GB cap?? I mean come on! u shud have raised it to 10GB at least!

  15. Avatar for harrey harrey says:

    i think its the location?im at quezon city araneta ave.my signal is 3 to 4 bar.

  16. Avatar for bem bem says:

    wi-tri i mean wi-tribe,hmmmm….their technology is simply wi-max, globe has it…smart also have in some areas…testing… 4G is LTE or Long Term Evolution, Smart on newspaper mentioned tested Nokia’s LTE last November if im not mistaken…so dont be deceived…why try for a beginner..if you can choose veteran network….id rather go Sun rather than Wi Tribe,,,,so Why Try?…its a waste of money…

  17. Avatar for LOVELY LOVELY says:

    hi.. im one of the users of wi-tribe and so far so good naman. im using it for 3 weeks already. my location is not covered daw ng 4g, nasa boundary daw kami. the unit was supposed to use in our other house in sucat, and then nung nag try ako i still got 2 signal bars and consistent yung speed nya. pag nilagay ko sya malapit sa window nagiging 3 bars and di putol putol yung video streaming unlike sa sun, smart and globe which i also tried. actually nasakin pa nga sun eh yun na tuloy ginamit ko pag nasa kabilang haus ako. ang problem ko lang is, ok ba sya in any kind of router? pls help me naman po kase ayoko magkabit ng magkabit ng wire esp pag laptop gagamitin ko…pls feedaback asap… >.<

  18. Avatar for Joy Joy says:

    I’m trying out Wi-tribe right now and it seems fast enough. Yes, there’s a cap, but compared to my slooooooooowww PLDT DSL connection (did they say 1 mbps?), I might just make the switch and download them videos in the wee hours.

  19. Avatar for MILA MILA says:

    akala ko pa naman mas maganda ito kaysa gamit kong server….nagtiis ako dito for 3 yrs, bcz there was no choice then. ano ba yan!!!!!!!

  20. Avatar for HEHE21 HEHE21 says:

    sa tingin niyo ba witribe lng ang merong 3gb cap? pati din nmn ibng isp aa. besides bago lng nmn yan… malay nio madagdagan pa ang tower nila at gumanda pa ang service.. dian dn nmn ata nagumpisa ang ibng isp…

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