Both mobile data plans have a soft cap (Globe has 5GB and 10GB while Smart has 3.5GB, 8GB, 10GB and 18GB), something we've only experienced this year. This is one reason why the Department of Justice has published an advisory against the practice of throttling and data caps. The original reason behind the imposition of data caps is network congestion. With the introduction of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Smart's postpaid plans, the telco has also imposed data caps on mobile internet. What used to be Unli Data Plan 2000 and Unli Data Plan 3000 has been changed to reflect the data caps. Both postpaid plans are now just Data Plan 2000 with 10GB cap and Data Plan 3000 with 18GB cap, shedding the term unli altogether. For the dedicated iPhone Plan 999, the monthly cap is 3.5GB while iPhone Plan 1799 has 8GB monthly data allocation. Once the data caps are reached, subsribers are still able to access the internet but it will be crippled or limited to surfing only as downloads, streaming (YouTube, Spotify, Deezer, etc), and P2P (torrents) will be blocked. Read more in our articles including "Why Your Telco Needs to Cap Your Mobile Internet" and "Smart starts capping Data Plans from Unli to 18GB".
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Sep 6, 2008Both mobile data plans have a soft cap (Globe has 5GB and 10GB while Smart has 3.5GB, 8GB, 10GB and 18GB), something we've only experienced this year. This is one reason why the Department of Justice has published an advisory against the practice of throttling and data caps.
The original reason behind the imposition of data caps is network congestion. With the introduction of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on Smart's postpaid plans, the telco has also imposed data caps on mobile internet. What used to be Unli Data Plan 2000 and Unli Data Plan 3000 has been changed to reflect the data caps.
Our coverage of smart data cap includes: "Why Your Telco Needs to Cap Your Mobile Internet"; "Smart starts capping Data Plans from Unli to 18GB"; "Switching to Smart, not minding the FUP and Data Cap". Each article provides unique insights and information.