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.
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Been using bayantel evdo. FYI – Its not fast but really consistent pag may coverage around metro manila. Mga Php 999 per month but you get unlimited downloads at 0.5-0.6 mbps and walang usage cap! Have bro (usb) and tattoo but inconsistent speed. Unbelievable that they deliver this speed without cap wirelessly. Was supposed to get wi-tribe as a faster alternative until I saw the usage caps!!!
San Miguel is a reputable company, hope they don’t destroy it over a small subsidiary.
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edi isave nio nalang o kya copy copy pra maiwasa mgadownload kakasawa rin mgadownload ng magdownload no.kawawa 2loy ung mga adik napupuyat.
mga unggoy kaung lahat n walang alam….mga ungas kau….walang ibang ginawa kundi magdownload ng magdownload….di nyo alm n ngbabayad din ang mga company ng broadband sa mga ginagawa nyo…unggoy!!!!hahahaha
sa qatar (where QTel came from) ang 3Mbps, 1Gig download/month nila is 100 riyal (x Php12.) they should definitely be offering less here para may competition sila. but as i see it, sumasabay ang QTel sa market and is not concerned sa tao when they can offer a lower price.
mahilig din sila mag contract ng mahabang period and if you dont like it and you want to stop you have to pay a penalty kasi you agreed to use it for 1 year. i suggest that a 1 year contract na nakatali sa kanila is not good. tama ung may testing period muna kahit 1 month bago magcontract, but only 3 months siguro.
bka d na nila tanggalin ung cap kc sa ibang bansa may cap din sila.unfair sa ibang bansa kung tatanggalin nila sa pinas.siguro baka lakihan nalng nila ung cap mula sa 3GB to 6GB hanggang sa 20GB sana pra sulit ung 998pesos.sana lakihan na nila ung cap o kya tanggalin nila..
mganda rin ang mga teknik nioh.nagsesearch muna bago kumuha ng isang produkto.malapit na kong mag 1 month sa wi-tribe.mabilis naman.ung cap sa pagkakaintindi sakin ng nag demo sa bahay.3GB nging 6GB inupdate na nila.sabi ng ng demo sa torrent at download ng mp3,file at programs lang daw ung cap na 6GB.sabi pa nga ng nagdemo na agent nila bka paglipas ng ilang linggo tataasan na nila ung cap.indi daw kasama sa cap ung browsing sa internet tulad ng youtube,facebook,twitter o friendster.
ung cap lang naman ang pinoproblema ng mga gustong kumuha ng wi-tribe.peru try niyo din kung talagang gusto niyo may money back guaranteed naman cla na 14 days.sa iba kc di ako makagamit ng webcam pero ngayun nakakagamit na din.
at yan ba ang may alam “250mbps” DAW!! heheh no offense!! baka “250kbps” hahaha sorry no offense!! ang taas nun :)
and ayan pang isa na iba iba ANG RATE ng WI-TRIBE ang mga nalalaman ko “may Official Php998/1MBPS” “may Unofficial na Php999/2MBPS” tapos eto nanaman na “Unofficial Php799/2MBPS” ANU BANG WI-TRIBE NA TOH PINAGLALARUAN BA TAYU??, MALAKING KALOKOHAN TOH, AT KASINUNGALINGAN!! TSK! TSK! TSK! TSK!
512 KBPS na daw “IS THIS A JOKE?” WOW ang galing mag announce ng WI-TRIBE di naman TOTOO, SUCH A SCAMMER!! EHH DAIG PA SYA NG DIAL UP CONNECTION na 369 KBPS samantalng WI-TRIBE 256 KBPS lng LUGING LUGI…
hehehe akala mo ok ang wi-tribe? hehehe magsisisi ka rin, pag biglang bumagal connection mo, kc yung ibang ISP mas mataas naman ang allocation nila almost 25gig per month compare sa wi-tribe na sya lng ang ISP na pinakamababa ang allocation 6gig WOW Heavy sa baba yun ang NOOB walang alam sa allocation!!!
Beware of this service marami na naloko nito wi-tribe aka kapkap ISP. they claim na 1mbps pero di nila nilgay kahit sa website nila an website nila yung cap. para sa mga taong gusto malaman ang totoo regarding this service. 1 mbps daw sila pero upto 6gb download lang pag umabot ka sa 6gb na download throttle down ang speed mo below 512kbps. sa mga user na nka experience 256kbps ang cap speed after 6gb of usage.. at pag di ka pa rin tumigil gamintin baba ulit ang speed mo to 150kbps or less. kaya magisip isip at baka ma lock in kayo ng 2 years.
kya kung magcocomplain kau mag dsl nlng kayo ng 3000php a month pra unlimited at always sure n tama ung nakukuha mong speed. ung business plan pra wla kayong reklamo. tapos ang usapan. and always think n pagcheaper, nakacap.
kulit nyo. lahat nmn ng service d2 may cap. akala nyo b yang broadband dsl ng pldt or bayantel wlang cap? what i said before to make it clear na its way better than hsdpa. ako nga sun user dati n i tot 2mbps and bnbgay nila for a month of 799 e ok. pero naku may cap din pla kya mabagal araw araw ang net ko. always below 250mbs ang signal ko even its already 100 %, pareho pareho cla like globe and smart. at least nging honest ang wi-tribe unlike the other telecoms n kakatan k ng d mo alam. na u were thingking n bumabagal connection mo pero d truth nsa cap limit k n ng d mo alam. and what is good with this is even ur getting 1 bar same p rin ung signal n nakukuha mo, unlike hsdpa or (3g) n magdown lng ung signal mo sa 90% m sure wla k n net. mga noobs kc kayo.
well. what ever it is…. they’re all offering wireless broadband… all of them are burstable speed… meaning not stable speed not guarranted speed… Reality is wireless is prone to disconnection… no matter what type of broadband it is or what kind of technology they use… 4G is not yet a standard technology at all… Japan is the one who first use it but no standard yet has been gone…
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