This means if you subscribe to a 1Mbps plan, your average internet speed over a period of 1 month should not be under 800Kbps. If that's the case, I'd gladly agree to be capped at 25GB per month (see Globe's Broadband Internet bandwidth caps here). Btw, this 1.5GB cap of Smart is for mobile 3G internet only. Remember that standard mobile internet used to be priced on a per KB basis back in the days? I hope this draft memorandum gets pushed thru so we can all get that 80% minimum guarantee on subscribed internet speeds. What if the NTC orders all the telcos to shift to "bucket plans" and sell internet connection on a pay per use basis? Pasig Mega Market now has satellite-powered internet to support cashless payments under the Paleng-QR Ph Plus program of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and the Department of Information and Communications Technology. The internet service is powered by Starlink and provides public WiFi access inside Pasig Mega Market. Read more in our articles including "Bandwidth caps explained, NTC endorsed" and "Pasig Mega Market gets Starlink internet for cashless payments".
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Jul 25, 2026This means if you subscribe to a 1Mbps plan, your average internet speed over a period of 1 month should not be under 800Kbps. If that's the case, I'd gladly agree to be capped at 25GB per month (see Globe's Broadband Internet bandwidth caps here).
Btw, this 1.5GB cap of Smart is for mobile 3G internet only. Remember that standard mobile internet used to be priced on a per KB basis back in the days? I hope this draft memorandum gets pushed thru so we can all get that 80% minimum guarantee on subscribed internet speeds.
Our coverage of internet int he philippines includes: "Bandwidth caps explained, NTC endorsed"; "Pasig Mega Market gets Starlink internet for cashless payments"; "Beyond Reliable and Fast Internet: PLDT Home Champions Safer Digital Spaces for Filipinos". Each article provides unique insights and information.