Globe caps SuperSurf at 800MB per day

wala metro kasi disconnected so meter is not running,
nice slogan by Globe, di na sila nahiya!

I’ve been using globe tattoo/supersurf and I thought that this 800MB cap was an inconvenience, pero reading your post about Smart Sir Abe, parang mas ok pa rin ang globe!

When you’re registered to supersurf50 (that’s for 1 day) and you reach the 800mb limit, you can just “unregister” and use the internet on their normal, metered rates. Don’t know what will happen if you’re registered for more than 1 day and you reach the day’s limit.

but if you max out your cap per day ay hindi ka na maka-connect, after 24 hours pa ulit.

Boo. Ano raw sa SUN?

Ok ung sa globe 800mb per day,but if you want to download m0re stuff you need to wait for the 12am in the midnight to be able to browse again

@Abe, when you mention mobile internet here, are you just talking about the internet you use with your usual call & text line or does this also encompass Globe’s Tattoo Broadband / SmartBro prepaid?

From the looks of the Smart cap, mobile browsing would pertain to the likes of Smart Buddy and Smart Gold. Not to SmartBro because the expected usage here is totally different. I would assume that the cap for Globe is also just meant for the net that comes with Globe’s prepaid/postpaid call&text lines. Globe Broadband would have a totally different usage altogether.

@frozenpyro
Totally agree with you. I have had several run-ins with Globe about their so-called unlimited surfing, and some of my emails apparently even made it as far as middle management. The last time I was in contact with them (a few months ago) was when they disconnected my prepaid Tattoo SIM without even warning me because they said I went over their limit on the unlimited service. Of course, I threatened to sue them and to report them to the Ad Standards Council, but unfortunately never got around to it.

Well, pasok pa rin naman yata ang complaints ko sa statute of limitations ng violation nila (as far as I know; will have to check, though) and I downloaded the pages on their site, so wala silang ligtas if I decide to push through with a lawsuit or a formal complaint.

buti na lang ako, naka vpn at proxy, cap? dinudugas tayo ng mga telco, tama lang na gantihan natin sila.

internet freedom means free internet access!

Technically, you can stretch the Globe Tattoo capping from 800mb to 1,600 Mb per day. That is if you’ll load at some point of the day, say at 12pm, you’ll be able to surf and download for 800 Mb before Globe temporarily stops your subscription. Then, when midnight comes, you’ll be able to start surfing and downloading again till 12pm the next day as your subscription will be terminated on that time whether you reach another 800 Mb or not for the next day.

At this point, you could load and register for another SUPERSURF50 run and basically just do the same till the next day.

I know this because I am experiencing it first hand and daily with my prepaid Globe Tattoo on my laptop.

I use to get furious about Globe capping my Prepaid Internet Connection but after reading Smart’s way of capping, I guess I have to settle with the “lesser evil.” ;-)

@daninjakitten

a limit to their unlimited service? the irony..

I want to try the sun unlimited broadband next time
sana naman mas ok and d madalas mawalan ng signal bars everytime i use myglobe tatto0 usb broadband”,

@mindyq
cge gumamit ka ng dsl while driving, at the school, mall etc.

Not happening on me on Postpaid SUPERSURF which is 1,200 on top my bill. I’m using iPhone internet tethering to my MacBook. I downloaded more than 15GB a day. Speed still up to 3Mbps and i get about 2.5Mbps.

800 MB is pretty small these days. Imagine manood ka lang ng youtube ang laki na ng bandwith na macoconsume. What if whole day kang online – I’m sure you can consume more than the 800 MB cap. D ka na rin makakadownload ng movies (download lang ng legal at walang copyright infringement ha :D )

Maiba tayo ng topic sir Abe but related to internet din.. Have you heard http://www.wi-free.com? LEGAL po bang gamitin sa pinas?

kakainis tlaga ung 800mb cap. ngaun di na ako makadownload ng torrents. mas maganda ung smart on this. un nga lang wla akong 3g signal dito samin. kaya bumili pa ako ng globe tatoo. pero day 1 pa lg of use prompted na ung 800 mb warning sms. tas kung kelan ka talaga na consume dun rin sya mag resume. ang tagal ko pa nag antay.

yeah right @ commenter mas maganda pa gumamit ng proxy. kaya lg mejo mabagal kumpara sa original setting.

Due to the limited frequencies assigned to Globe and other telcos, you should not expect to have unlimited data downloads. Unlimited here means you can stay online indefinitely while you are subscribed to the “unlimited” service and haven’t gotten over the maximum bandwidth (sounds ironic).

Mobile telco’s aren’t designed to accomodate heavy downloads. If you are a heavy user, it’s better to have a wired connection.

@lolipop
the 1.5gb from smart only applies for their postpaid galaxy tab and n8 unli internet plans.
doesnt apply for prepaid.

and besides as yuga states he only discovered it at the smart website. he didnt experienced it first hand. also who knows if its implemented now.

solution:
use “opera turbo” feature in opera browser. i’m sure that you’ll get lower bandwidth since opera turbo compresses all images when you browse the internet.
at least, this is a way for extending your browsing life.

Matagal ng may cap ang globe. Nasa website nila mismo http://www.gameops.net/2010/09/globe-telecom-adds-metro-to-super-surf.html

better use wi-free for your unlimited internet needs. check out my blog. call me at 093265*****. its only 350 per month for unlimited internet EVEN WITHOUT LOAD

rory

i using globe tatto and aply to unlimited surf for one day tapos bigla nlang na disconect and i call the customer service and they explain thier policy and i said alam ba nyo ang ibig sabihin ng unlimited, nakkagilgil tapat sa ads plang sabihin nila ung totoo.Dapat huwag nilang gamitin ung salitang UNLIMITED kng maging limited or disconect karin sa bandang huli. para sa akin mapa globe o smart parihas silang huwad. gayahin nila ang Mang Inasal yan ang tunay na unlimited (rice)

Do they have capping on postpaid unli plan?

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I’ve used globe prepaid during the sign off of NU 107 and I did not make it ’til 12 MN… The cap back then was 1GB and lasted more or less 5 hours of media streaming… now it’s 800 MB… it’s not unlimited after all… it’s deceiving that TelCo’s does not include their Fair Usage Policy in their ads!

i think globe knows that 800mb per day sucks thats why they didnt put it as the name of the promo or even as a slogan of this promo. they knew it themselves that it may cost them the market if the consumers immediately know that it has an 800mb cap, its an obvious turn off.

800MB is huge already!.. Unless your downloading torrentz.. hehe…

SUPERSURF50 UNLIMITED SURF FOR 1 DAY..

BIG JOKE!

Di tlaga unlimited ang inooffer ng globe.. dhil pag umabot ng 1gb or 800mb yung received data mo, or minsan less 800mb ma didisable na ang “1day unlimited surfing” mo at pde ka ulit mkapag internet kinabukasan..

ang msama pa nito, inadvertise pa nila sa Tv PA na unlimited surfing dw ang promo nila.. niloloko ng GLOBE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ang mga TAO..

eto ang message n dmdating.

GLOBE Advisory: Ur data subscription for today has reached 800mb. Ur remaining browsing hours will resume tomorrow subject to promo validity. U may opt to forfeit ur remaining subscription to browse for P5/15. To unsubscribe text POWERSURF OFF or SUPERSURF OFF to 8888. This promo is guided by Globe Fair Use Policy..

ang ganda di ba? KASINUNGALINGAN..

LAKING NG PANLOLOKO NYO..
di nyo man lang pinublished ung “Globe Fair Use Policy” nyo para alam namin at para di na namin binili nag PRODUKTO NYO!

AKO NGA PALA SI MARCO GAUFO! ANG TAONG GLIT NA GALIT SA PANLOLOKO NYO!

@marco
simple lang yan eh.
Wag ka maginternet gamit ang unlisurf at wag magpaloko

Sucks, is this a new policy? I’ve definitely done more than 800MB in a day before and not had a problem. Does this effect corporate accounts? I like streaming movies on the go and this will definitely kill that ability. This country used to be so much better that the rest when it came to stuff like capping, it made up for the piss poor speeds. Now its just starting to suck. :(

ah,when the subscription reach 800mb at 10 pm, can I browse again on the net at 12 am since it was considered “tomorrow” or should I wait for 24 hours, like , 10pm the next day? I am really confuse about the subscription time, since I registered in different hours of the day, mostly 3am..

@maritess u dont have to wait that long, if got stoppe by the policy at 10pm u can resume rightaway at 12am.

Mabilis ba yung Wi-free? meron na ako nung program kaso hindi pa ako nakaka order ng voucher kasi hindi ko alam kung maganda and mabilis yung performance. any review?

Is Wi-Free a legal service?

nice… i can use the service for 16000mb for 24 hours… I used to download anime episodes and it really bothers me that the globe limits it to 800mb, at least now, i can download up to 30 episodes in a day..strategy is the key… haha….

800MB? kulang ito para s downloading Videos, gaya s akin my mga research ako n kelangan ko mgdownload ng mga videos s youtube hindi ko kc kya tu2kan wtch ung video kc BUSY ako lagi kya gngawa kinokopya ko nlng ung website tpos download ko mgisa nya tpos iwanan me ulit blik ulit s gngawa.. kya hindi n ako pabor s Globe tattoo dhil limited nlng e2 ng 800MB ang nk2bwisit p f disconnected kna at mgpaUNREG k para mkgamit k ulit wlang reply ang globe kya antay me ulit 1day!!!!!!!!!

ipinaalam ba to sa mga consumers bago ipinatupad? curious lang ako.. sa area kasi namin, globe coverage sucks big time. i can hardly connect, di ako matulungan ng tech support nila tapos madalas ako babaan ng phone ng customer service pag di na nila alam isasagot. nakakdismaya kasi di naman ako yung tipo ng customer na naninigaw, gusto ko lang maayos yung problema ko. i have since switched to DSL para stable yung connection. if i want to use the laptop or my mobile,wifi hotspot na lang. pag wala, e di tiis muna ng walang connection. di naman kailangang laging online. (for me lang po yun ha)

Mga T@nga wag na kayo gumamit kung ganyan ang sasabihin niyo mas maganda toh kapag naglalaro ka ng online games mag globe dsl nalang kayo dun! dun kayo makakapag download ng mga porn na dinadownload niyo walang limit mabilis pa.
Para sa online games at social networks lang talaga itong supersurf kaya sulit sulit…
Hindi ko kayo inaaway sinasabihan ko lang kasi nagsisipag ang globe hindi gaya ng iba dyan ang bagal bagal pero wala namang cap.Globe is better than any network.My opinion.

1. not limited; unrestricted; unconfined
2. boundless; infinite; vast
3. without any qualification or exception; unconditional.
you don’t advertise it as unlimited if there’s going to be a condition.

BLAH…BLAH… ang advertising nga naman makapanloko lang….

@Zacky Perez ang baho ng ngalangala mo ha…

ginagawang tanga ng globe ang mga tao

Napaka walang kwenta ng Globe, akala ko pa naman “No Limits” yun pla 800MB lng wala ka nang net. Napaka sinungaling at misleading ang mga advertisement nila. Dapat ipaCensor ung mga pinagsasabi nila, oh kaya sinasabi nila sa advertisement na may Cap pla ang connction nila. “Unlimited”? “No Limits”? I was expecting so much from Tattoo, though it seems that it failed me. Babalik na lang ako ky Bro.

Guys meron ba gusto bumili ng Globe Tatto Stick jan, Brand new, 1 week pa lng nabibili nand2 pa resibo. benta ko Php500 n lang.

Me and my boyfriend love`s to surf the net connection is good but there`s a cap? on T.V. commercials said its unlimited? The connection is good but and I thought its a dream come true but its not…. oh well at least their web site tells that on a stipulated time it will return… I guess we just have to wait till that time comes ^_^… its kinda boring though without Internet at lease he has more time with me rather than surfing the net all day… His a bit agitated right now… and so angry cause he can`t connect to his net we are currently using sharing with my wifi connection hope mine does not disconnect too soon

walang kwenta ang Globe supersurf na yan… panu naging unlisurf yan if may ceiling na 800MB lng per day… P*** tlga!!! mabut pa ang SMART at SUN ksi pag sinabi na UNLISURF walang CEILING tlga…. btw i’m using globe tattoo stick before sa sobrang inis ko tinapon ko na,,, i’m HAPPY with SMART..!!! kaya mag SMART na kayo!!!

ung 3 days nila ung supersurf120 limited by 800mb per day pa dn ba?
leave without limit daw fuck[!]
koyogin ntn site nla

mas malala ang smart 1.5gb per month lng!!! tapos ang plan 2000…. WTF!!!

Globe Telecoms ‘Fair Usage Policy’: Deceptive and Bad for PH
Posted: April 6th, 2011 | Author: TXTPower | Filed under: News | 3 Comments »
Globe Telecoms, the perennial second placer in the mobile telecoms sector, is not doing any good to the Philippines and its subscribers with its deceptively-labeled Fair Usage Policy. Worse, it may be a convenient way to hide problems in network capacity, quality and reliability of telcos, which is an obvious hindrance to more widespread use of the internet and social media as an enabler for stakeholders in the country’s progress.

Globe Telecom’s data caps which allegedly target the abusive five percent of its subscribers actually cover 100 percent of all of Globe Telecom subscribers. Is that fair? No.

Telcos such as Globe Telecoms should be careful in referring to any of its subscribers as “abusers” especially in this age of the internet and social media. Those same abusers may actually be small and medium-scale businesses, home-based online entrepreneurs, OFW families keeping constant touch or netizens in the cutting-edge of surging social media in the Philippines.

We call on President Aquino to direct the National Telecommunications Commission to perform its functions as telecom regulator. It should check whether Globe Telecom has sufficient network infrastructure and bandwidth for its 26.5 million mobile subscribers and 1.1 million broadband subscribers. There is a growing suspicion that Globe Telecom imposed the data caps not so much because of user abuse, but maybe due to the network’s oversubscription and insufficient network capacity for both current and future subscribers. All telcos should be covered by this NTC appraisal and inventory.

Globe Telecom’s data cap announcement claims that five percent of its mobile internet and broadband users purportedly corner 80 percent of available bandwidth. This “figure” is no different and may be the same figure cited in late 2010 by the Philippine Chamber of Telecom Operators. Both are at the very least suspect. But something should come out because of these claims by Globe Telecom and PCTO: These so-called “studies” ought to compel the NTC to perform its own, independent checks covering usage, current network infrastructure and both ongoing and future investments to expand both reach and bandwidth capacity. NTC should penalize telcos that underdeliver and let their services to be oversubscribed or to be falsely advertised.

Before Globe Telecoms and other PCTO members point to telcos in countries as models for their data caps, we should remind them that many of those countries have fast and reliable internet in the first place. That cannot be said for telcos in the Philippines which cannot provide true 3G, 3.5G and 4G connections. Telcos led by PLDT and Globe Telecom are pulling the Philippines to the bottom of lists of countries in terms of internet speeds.

Globe Telecom argues that there’s no law or regulations stopping it from imposing data caps. That is not true. It was among the telcos which helped put out the draft NTC memorandum-circular on minimum broadband speed. Bowing to consumer protests, the NTC has already decided against the provision on data caps. We hope the NTC stands by its decision and that telcos, led by Globe Telecom would abide by it.

President Aquino should keep an eye on internet speeds and service quality because more and more Filipinos are going online for business and work, education, advocacy and causes, and other important purposes. Internet access ought to be an open, affordable and reliable enabler. The irony is that while more and more governments worldwide have realized this and are moving towards greater and universal access, telcos in the Philippines are out to curtail usage and are allowed to gouge the public with their substandard and unreliable services.

Reference:
Tonyo Cruz
President
TXTPower

3 Comments on “Globe Telecoms ‘Fair Usage Policy’: Deceptive and Bad for PH”
1I’m a network abuser – says Globe’s Fair Use Policy said at 10:44 am on April 6th, 2011:
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2Broadband cap: counterproductive and unpatriotic | IT talks! said at 4:25 pm on April 9th, 2011:
[…] TXTPower, a mobile users watchdog, has a very cogent suggestion: for the government to conduct an independent review of telcoms companies’ existing facilities and services vis-à-vis consumer demand. Let’s hope that the National Telecommunications Commission finds it persuasive enough. But if you doubt that, then let’s all be vigilant and defend our universal right to a better Internet. Share This entry was posted on Saturday, 9 April 2011 at 4:25 pm and is filed under Industry Issues, Internet, Telecommunications. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. […]
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The problem is: If it comes to internet – the Philippines unfortunately don’t have a free market. Smartbro and Globe share the market and until now they can do what they want. If the government would allow foreign companies to get in, thousands of Globe and Smartbro subscriber would swap to other providers. There would be no more forced 2 years contracts and the prices would drop dramatically.

dapat gawan ng globe ito ng paraan napaka dami nilang consumers na nag rereklamo this company did not realize na mading naapektuhan dito lalo na sa mga nag da download ,bakit kelangan hangang 800mb lang kya nga nag unli para whole day mo ito magamit GLOBE paki sulusyunan naman.

please sign spread the word let’s get the service we paid and deserve

https://www.change.org/ph/mga-petisyon/telecommunication-companies-in-the-phils-globe-smart-sun-stop-this-fair-usage-policy#

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oo ako din 999 for 30days. Ngayon ko lang nalaman yang fair policy na yan. Nakakainis!

Unli daw tapos may Limit mga kupal! Kailan pa kaya magkakaroon ng bagong ISP ng umayos mga yan.

Scam ppta, fuck you globe