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BayanTel sets broadband cap at 100GB?

At the Bayan Telecommunications official forum, the indicated monthly internet cap for subscribers is said to be at 100GB per month though this has not been completely confirmed since the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) has not specified it.

The forum posting (post was removed by BayanTel; Google Cache here) was allegedly lifted from the official documents (but we could not find the original one):

1. What is the monthly bandwidth limit per subscriber?

The limit per subscriber ay any given month must not exceed 100 gigabytes.

2.Why is there a bandwidth limit?

bayanDSL must ensure the quality of service of all subscribers within a vicinity. If a single subscriber exceeds the allowable bandwidth limit at 100 gigabytes per month, then this directly affect other subscribers within your vicinity.

3.What are my options? What if I need a higher bandwidth plan?

To upgrade your bayanDSL residential plan, please call 449-2000.

To convert to a corporate plan, please call 449-9999.

4.How will I know if I have exceeded my limit?

You can monitor your bandwidth usage at ” www.bayan.com.ph/aup/usage ” using your existing bayanDSL username and password.

If this is true, their cap is the most generous among the others we’ve checked before.

We’ll be getting official statement from Bayan regarding this cap and if indeed this is imposed. Will update once I get their reply.

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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.

76 Responses

  1. Avatar for herp derp herp derp says:

    Noobs, hear me out.

    I am consuming 2 megs every 5 minutes when my computer is at idle state. I dl 2 or 3 torrent file per day. and stream music and movies online and plays games 4-5 hours a day. i could easily burn 100G in a single week.
    but have not had any connection problem. 100g bandwidth limit is too small for me. but i think its all bs. dont get fooled

    • Avatar for herp derp herp derp says:

      and that doesnt even include the gadgets that are connected through wifi.

      dont limit yourself. we deserve an unlimited bandwidth. their service is too pricey anyway.

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  3. Avatar for carlorocci carlorocci says:

    Ang binabayaran mo sa Bayantel ay yun speed ng internet connection…Hindi nga nila maibigay yun maximum speed ng contract ehhh. Bakit may limit sa bandwidth? Hindi naman bandwidth ang subsciption mo sa internet…Malabo yata yan….

  4. Avatar for francisco s antonio francisco s antonio says:

    anu ba naman yan BAYANTEL DSL N YAN BWISET PUTOL PUTOL INTERNET CONNECTION!
    MAGSASAWA KA KAKAREPORT WLA DIN! WLANG MALASAKIT ANG MGA COMPLAINT OFFICER AT CREWS OR BAYANTEL MISMO SA MGA CUSTOMER!

  5. Avatar for francisco s antonio francisco s antonio says:

    anu ba naman yan BAYANTEL DSL N YAN BWISET PUTOL PUTOL INTERNET CONNECTION.

  6. Avatar for bernard s. de guzman bernard s. de guzman says:

    magpakabit po kme ng internet sa cumputer. kailangan po namin eh. at mura lang ahahhhh????

  7. Avatar for r2ken r2ken says:

    di ka pa masaya sa 100gb per month??
    globe = 15gb a month
    witribe = 6gb a month
    smart = 15gb a month
    pldt = 20gb a month

    di sapat kung nag to torent ka siguro ng mga movies, games, softwares, para ibenta mo lng sigurado di sapat yan,
    ngaun p lng itigil mo n yan, kumikita ka sa iligal,
    mahiya ka naman (kung meron ka nun)

  8. Avatar for Vince Vince says:

    ayos lang… 100GB is not bad

  9. Avatar for jadeemon jadeemon says:

    .. does this mean,, internet cafe will be affected… and they will be needing a more expensive plansssss………….?????????????????????????????????

  10. Avatar for Peorth Peorth says:

    “The bandwidth cap forum posting is back, it was reposted by the same forum helper.

    http://www.bayan.com.ph/forum/yaf_postst5515_What-is-the-policy-on-Internet-Bandwidth-Usage.aspx”

    It’s not reflected elsewhere though, including Bayantel’s DSL page, the price-speed matrix (even as a footnote or fine print) nor is in the FAQ. Furthermore, as far as I know there has been no subscriber notification through mail (snail or email), print (newspapers, magazines), telephone call, etc.

    If a single forum post is supposed to disseminate an important change in policy, no wonder Bayantel is screwed up.

  11. Avatar for Fleeb Fleeb says:

    As for some residential subs, please do not use illegally downloading movies as justification for a higher cap (or bandwidth). Telcos and the government have no obligation to help you download your daily fix of pron much faster.

  12. Avatar for Fleeb Fleeb says:

    @Cake, as a residential consumer, I will be happy with a 3GB bandwidth usage per day. It’s more than enough, unless you are someone who only downloads or streams movies 24/7.

  13. Avatar for Paul Paul says:

    The bandwidth cap forum posting is back, it was reposted by the same forum helper.

    http://www.bayan.com.ph/forum/yaf_postst5515_What-is-the-policy-on-Internet-Bandwidth-Usage.aspx

  14. Avatar for Peorth Peorth says:

    100 Gb is too low. In fact, according to my usage monitor I’ve downloaded 49.7 Gb since January 1, which is nearly half of the alleged quota in 5 days.

  15. Avatar for Cake Cake says:

    “but in reality is not exist.. we all know that here in the Phil. the normal bandwidth for personal connection is 1Mb which is 3gb/month. How could BayanTel set that kind of part Huge connection in just a month….”

    Guy, your math is wrong. Also, 1MB/s is not the same as 1mbps.

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