I actually deferred writing about it last December as requested by telco insiders but looks like the cat is finally out the hat. Wi-Tribe Philippines did a soft launch recently offering WiMax broadband internet in Metro Manila.
We already knew that this new telco challenger, Liberty Telecoms, is a partnership between San Miguel Corporation and Q-Tel (Qatar Telecoms). The service is called Wi-Tribe and ads have been published on newspapers and flyers recently (I got a flyer yesterday).
Wi-Tribe is offering WiMax broadband internet for an introductory price of Php998 per month with up to 1Mbps bandwidth. There’s a 24-month lock-in period.
As a comparison, Globe Telecom introduced WiMax last year with a starting plan of 512Kbps for Php795. It now offers 1Mbps WiMax for Php995.
A number of beta-testers have been using the Wi-Tribe service for several months now. If you’re one of them, let us know you impression of the service. You can download their application form here.
The San Miguel and QTel partnership is a solid one that could prove to be a formidable challenger to the current broadband internet market. We always welcome competition.
TO WI TRIBE MANAGEMENT: PAKI AYOS NAMAN NG SERBISYO NYO KC NAGBABAYAD NAMAN KAMI NG MAAYOS.WALA NA NMAN SIGNAL TODAY JAN 19,2012 ANUNG NGYARI??? PAKI BILISAN NAMAN ANG RESTORATION PARA DI NAMAN KAMI MAWAWALAN NG CUSTOMER…..SALAMAT NG MARAMI !!!
Got mine for 598, i was getting 0.70 to 1.1 mbps, a month after, they launch their promo pay in advance and you’ll get up to 3 months of free internet. I went to their shop and got surprised they’re also giving the wi-fi router for free if you avail the 998 package. I then decided to double up my speed and avail promo. When i got home i was so excited to use my new connection and found out i was only getting 1.2mbps speed. Got disappointed but and i was hoping they just havnt activated my 2 mbps connection. Got the highest connection speeed of 1.2 in 5 days, I was calling them almost every night to complain. We run-through with their regular process of reset, and getting the signal quality which they say the connection with their relay station is GOOD. They then advised me to wait for sunday and have their technical guy visit me. That day came, the guy had his laptop with him and tested the bandwidth, its really 1.2Mbps. Then he said “Sir, marami na nga hong nag co complain, nag start po yan yung magbigay sila ng promo. Halos lahat po ng pinuntahan ko ngayon ay nagagalit dahil mabagal ang connection. Masyado na kasi madami client namin” I’m very disappointed with Wi-tribe. Ayusin nyo sana service nyo, hindi yung panay promotions. Dumadami clients nyo pero bumabagal naman surfing namin.
good pm po,my gusto po sana ako ereklamo tungkol po sa tiwaling team leader ng witribe cubao na si manuel gerbin,sya po ay nanghohold ng commision s mga agent nya,ang pagkakaalam ko diba dapt after maactivate un subscriber dapat kinabukasan makukuha agad,s knya e hindi po,inabot n ng 2 month hindi p nya un binibigay ang comission ko,ang reason nya kya dw nya hinohold ang commision ko ay dahil hinihingi ko ang copy ng contrata n pinirmahan ko pra maging agent,diko kc nabasa ang nilalaman nun,saka e diba karapatan k naman un mahingi..ang kaso dinamay nya un sahod ko doon e labas n sa work unginawa nya,marami narin po galit s knya lalo n ang kapwa nya team leader..sana po ay maaksyunana ninyo agad ito at ma terminate ang tiwaling tl na yan bago dumami ang mga lolokuhin nya.tnx
san po office nyo dito sa imus cavite? me contact no. po ba para makapag inquire ako. ty…
im sales agent of witribe,if you want more info.pls.contact me 092236*****
naka witribe na kami at malakas naman ang signal dito sa Valenzuela. plan 998 mabilis ang connection. pag hindi nagbago ang speed ipapa terminate na namin ang dsl.
gud.pm. ask kulang po ung kinuha kung unit ?
ung 1,ooo php. po ba eh ilang mbps ba un? kc sabi ni liza 1 to 2 mbps daw un , super bagal po talaga parang nasa 526 lang yata o baka wla pa pls paki check lang kc parang hindi worth nman yata ang bnabayad ko sa service nyo.
salamat po !
godbless ..
Pwede ba yung wi-tribe sa davao medyu province pa yun bka di lng gumana pg bumili ako nun
bkit nmn ang slow ng net ko 1mbps ang plan ko pero sa speedtest 350 to 450kbps lng ang speed
minsan pa nga 150 to 180kbps lng…
anu ba yan………….. kung ganito lagi ipapa disconnect ko n lng to
ask q lng mga kabaro, subok q na kc globe tatto, tanong ko lng mas magnda o mas mabilis ba ung 3D or 4D na I-MAX?
thanks a lot.
wher
pwede ba ang wi-tribe sa ODING, ALTAVAS AKLAN PROVINCE?
WI-TRIBE is so disappointing at first i had a request to change my plan to 598 that request was since December 2010 but unfortunately i didn’t receive any feedback even though i follow it up to wi-tribe customer service a couple of times and since my request wasn’t grant i had no choice but to stick with my 998plan but the most disappointing thing is when i started to download a movie this lunch time my download speed is only 4mbps can u imagine that? for me to finish my download of 2 hrs movie would take me weeks to finish it? how irritating could it get? so disappointing. im wasting money on wi-tribe is all i can say!!!
wi_tribe connectiojn na po kau. nationwide na po ito… abot kaya pah contact poh aq sales agent nerilyn 093238*****
Wi-angkan Pilipinas
tahanan
makipag-ugnay sa amin
promos
Consumer Plano
Panghuli, broadband na ililipat mo at gumawa ka ng ngiti!
Plan 598
Plan 598
Yup! Yup! Maaari mo na ngayong makakuha ng Wi-angkan 4G internet para sa P598/month lamang sa 512kbps!
Plan 1998
Plan 1998
Para sa mas malaking surfing appetites! Ipinakikilala ang Ilipat Up Plan 1998.
pwede po ba ang wi-tribe sa cavite? kasi po bumili ako ng wi-tribe tapos ayaw gumana dito sa SILANG, CAVITE. ndi ko po kasi natanung kung pwede ba ang wi-tribe sa cavite….
bakit ganon,dec 2010 to feb 2011 lang medyo magandang gamitin ang wi-tribe?ngayon,medyo nagsisisi na ko.may time na 25 mins na,di maka connect.parang gusto ko na ngang basagin yung modem sa inis.ititerminate ko na nga e.
I just read in the news that Wi-tribe also uses a frequency of 700Mhz which is, I believe, 2G aside from 2.5Ghz (4G). Anybody know the frequency bandwidth used by Wi-Tribe?
modem shows bandwidth is 5000 kHz
Thanks sa lahat ng comment. I was tempted to grab a wi-tribe modem yesterday and the agent almost convinced me. But thumb’s rule for an IT person like me. Research….research….research…. Now I learn to appreciate my current Network. At least it’s connected, at least they have courteous and handy tech’s. It might be slower, but at least it doesn’t suck hehehe. Thanks guys.
hi.. any idea on how to use a landline phone on a wi trbe wireless braodband modem???
thanks s mga comments, mag-ssubscribe n dpat ako ngayon.. pldt dsl nlng
WALANG KWENTA ANG WI-TRIBE.
MABAGAL.
1 MONTH KO PALANG GAMIT, HINDI KO NA MA-ACCESS ANG FACEBOOK AT YAHOOMAIL ACCOUNTS KO.
HINDI AKO MAKAPAG-DL NG TORRENT.
SUCKS BIGTIME!!!!
MY WIMAX IS DOWN FOR A MONTH ALREADY. THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE BLINKING AND RUNNING. YET, THEY SAY THAT SIGNALS ARE REACHING ME BUT I DON’T THINK SO CAUSE I STILL CANT ACCESSS THE WEB. AND WHEN I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE, THEY SAID THEY WILL SEND A TECHNICIAN WITHIN 2 WEEKS. THE HELL. THAT MEANS, WI TRIBE JUST FUCKED UP 1 MONTH AND 2WEEKS OF MY LIFE WAITING FOR THEIR STUPID TECHNICIAN.
IT IS FUCKING SLOW. I WISH I COULD SWITCH TO ANOTHER NETWORK BUT I GOTTA PAY THE REMAINING BALANCE FOR 2YEARS CONTRACT AND THE TERMINATION FEE SOMTHING.
I AM SO PISSED OFF. FUCK THE TRIBE.