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Globe caps Visibility users to 5GB a month

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Tadi hari, kami mengadakan pertemuan dengan seorang eksekutif Globe untuk menyempurnakan rincian proyek mendatang (yang akan menjadi cerita lain). Selama pertemuan itu, saya mengarahkan diskusi kami ke beberapa kisah menarik, dan mereka cukup terbuka untuk membagikan informasi tertentu (yang menurut saya layak dipublikasikan di blog karena saya tidak diminta menandatangani NDA *hehehe*).

Saya diberitahu bahwa pengguna baru Globe Visibility akan dibatasi hingga 5GB penggunaan per bulan. Biaya layanan bulanan saat ini untuk solusi broadband seluler mereka (3G/HSDPA) masih sebesar Php2,000 ditambah beberapa biaya aktivasi. Batasan tersebut kini tercantum dalam ketentuan kecil, namun pelanggan yang sudah ada tetap mempertahankan fitur makan-sepuasnya (tanpa batas).

Ternyata, banyak pengguna Globe Visibility menyalahgunakan (istilah mereka, bukan milik saya) jaringan. Hampir sepuluh persen (10%) dari semua pengguna mengunduh lebih dari 10GB data setiap bulannya. Tanpa perlu disebutkan lagi, orang-orang benar-benar memaksimalkan penggunaan mereka dan mungkin menjalankan klien P2P seperti bittorrent. Analisis terhadap penggunaan jaringan bahkan menunjukkan bahwa sebagian orang tidak mematikan modem 3G mereka dan menjalankannya 24/7.

Globe Visibility

Dan meskipun pelanggan berhak menggunakan langganan mereka sesuka hati, hal ini pada akhirnya dapat menyebabkan pelanggan lain menderita. Kemacetan jaringan menjadi masalah — fenomena serupa yang umum dialami oleh pengguna kabel internet. Insiden Mei itu di mana banyak pengguna Visibility tidak dapat menggunakan jaringan HSDPA adalah insiden terisolasi dan murni merupakan masalah jaringan (meskipun koneksi GPRS berfungsi baik, meskipun sangat lambat).

Mereka menambahkan bahwa pada laju saat ini, mereka sudah mengalami kerugian dari proyek ini akibat biaya pengoperasian jaringan. Tidak mengherankan, saya percaya Smart Communications mungkin sedang mengalami dilema yang sama.

Ditinjau dari perspektif ekonomi, peluncuran 3G di Filipina berpotensi terancam. Itulah sebabnya telco pesaing seperti Smart dan Globe lebih agresif dalam departemen penjualan daripada dalam dukungan purna jual. Hal ini karena pada akhirnya, jika penggunaan/p penetrasi pasar tidak dapat membenarkan biaya penerapan dan operasional, langkah paling bijak (dalam konteks bisnis) adalah menghentikan proyek tersebut.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the new monthly data cap for Globe Visibility users?
New Globe Visibility users will be capped at 5GB of usage per month.
Will existing Globe Visibility subscribers be affected by the new cap?
Existing subscribers will retain the unlimited feature and are not affected by the cap.
Why did Globe implement the 5GB cap for new Visibility users?
A significant number of users were abusing the network, with some downloading over 10GB monthly, causing congestion.
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29 Comments

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onyok · 16 years ago

why does my globe visibility dnt work on windows 7?

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Obed · 17 years ago

Would it be possible if they put a plan for torrent downloaders? Like give then additional payments? Nah, I guess not…

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JC John SESE Cuneta · 18 years ago

Hmm, you have a very valid point schmirck. Right now I am thinking of getting one of these services for “work” purposes.

Now I have to think 10 times before I waste my money on such services… as someone said before you “disability” not “visibility”.

We have a very serious problem here then. Limit it to 5gb and kill your SURE-PAYING people who use it for their businesses? Or keep it unlimited and let the network suffer outages?

They should start offering “business” plans then. Or “work” class plans. But how can they guarantee those who acquire “work-class” plans and “business” plans will be trustworthy? Make it expensive? No one will use it. So back to the drawing table.

Well, I’ll hold-off my money for now. Globe’s sale turned stone, thanks to blogs and comments ^_^

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schmirck · 19 years ago

i couldnt believe that some people praise globes initiative of putting a 5GB cap… i thought this was an unlimited internet anywhere anytime??? (check their ads late 2006)

There was a month when i downloaded more than 12GB (well, in the better days)… no P2Ps.. they were more like installers and software updates.. because that’s part of my “work”.. and that’s the primary reason why i got Globe Visibility…

Also, i have to stay online 24/7 to support my clients.

So, am i abusing them???

i’ve been getting crappy service for 7 months, and i’m getting billed 2K for each month for service that i do not get…

if those f**kin globe execs would come to look at it this way, i think i’m the one being abused here.

and the d@mn government isn’t doing anything with these non-delivering service providers… with the taxes i pay… >sigh

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DAEMON · 19 years ago

We are paying 2k , and we are not getting the promised speed. And they are blaming the subscribers for the slow speed. What will you do with a high speed internet if not for downloading. Kapalpakan ng globe. Anong gagawin mo sa internet pang browse ng globe.com.ph lang LMAO.

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Rey · 19 years ago

Pano kasi ang daling hackin ang network ng globe, dami ko ngang kilala na they calling this trick as “FBT” Free browsing trick, they’re using it and i think those guys adds on the expenses of globe. Maybe globe should consider a time based rate for now, and a affordable for the prepaid users, because prepaid users who use HSDPA or GPRS services pulls the network’s limit. Tsaka,”abusing” is not the right term for this, dapat sabihin nating, “di umabot ung inaasahang tubong malaki ng globe. hehe. Plan ko pa namang kumuha na visibilty this october. How dissappointing cause im a kind of user who would exceed 5GB a month, im a gamer kasi. Online games needs a lot of simultaneous upload and download.

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bingo · 19 years ago

dapat siguro hindi globe visibility … globe DISABILITY ang tawag sa service.

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Miguel · 19 years ago

Can’t blame those 10% users, since Globe is marketing Visibility as a broadband service and they would use it as such.

What happens if you exceed the 5GB cap? Extra charges?

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Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 19 years ago

Yup, I agree. I think it’s a good move on the part of Globe. By capping the big users, they can better serve the entire userbase with adequate bandwidth. They just need to be transparent about it and the customers will understand. The commodity has limitations and if everyone tries to optimize the use of the service, I think the bandwidth issue will be addressed properly.

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ral · 19 years ago

5GB sounds fine. I only used to use 2GB a month. Reliability is more important. Have since moved on to Smart 3G. I guess I never really need the speed nor do I stay online that much. Smarts P10/30 mins. does limit user “abuse”.

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n95 newbie · 19 years ago

pls tell the Globe exec’s to make 3G more affordable similar to smart. charging it per KB is really really expensive.

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max · 19 years ago

.. IF they could deliver the advertised service …

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dave · 19 years ago

I’ve had Globe Visibility for several months. At first it was great and I got up to 900kbps. Then there was the period where it was practically non-functional. And for the past several weeks it is only operating at dialup-like speed, even though I have an HSDPA connection.

The 5 GB cap would be fine with me, if they could deliver the service with decent speeds.

I couldn’t in good conscience recommend Globe to anybody given what is, in my opinion, very poor service.

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jhay · 19 years ago

One simple question, “How many Pinoys owns a laptop?”

Shelling out 2-grand on an a 3G connection is quite simple, but something from 30K and above is another.
Unless laptops, notebooks and other mobile devices become much more affordable for the public, services like these would really be in danger of being discontinued.

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