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Wi-Tribe offers Php200 per GB bandwidth

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New telco player, Wi-Tribe, has finally addressed their bandwidth strategy by offering some sort of pay-per-use.

Abe Olandres May 10, 2010 · 1 min read

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New telco player, Wi-Tribe, has finally addressed their bandwidth strategy by offering some sort of pay-per-use.

Aside from doubling up the bandwidth cap to 6GB, you’re able to top up your bandwidth usage by Php200 per GB.

The current 4G packages include: 1Mbps @ Php998 and 2Mbps @ Php1,998 per month.

I know that the Philippines has one of the most expensive rates in terms of bandwidth but Php200 per GB seems very high.

If that’s the case, then they should just bump up the speeds to 5Mbps or even 10Mbps since it’s consumption-based (downloading 1GB of data in 10 minutes costs the same as downloading 1GB in 3 hours).

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106 Comments

ooo · 16 years ago

Mas gusto ko pang ng 512kbps na internet o burstable speed tulad ng sun.atleast un tumutulak at wlang sakit ng ulo.

kesa sa wi-tribe na pababa ng pababa ang speed at pag ginamit mupa ng ginamit mawawalan ka na ng connection.
naranasan ko to super putol putol ng connection ko ambagal pa.gus2ng guto ko ng ipacut to kyya lng daw may babayaran pa.

busy _student · 16 years ago

sakin laging ngdidisconect na ung modem ko kada 5 minutes magdidisconnect tapus hirap na sa pag connect uli.

*inaabot ako ng 30 minutes pra sa pag connect tpus wla nanaman.d 2loy ako makagawa ng project q.ginawa ko ngrent nalang sa compshop.

*ng txt ako sa agent nila di na ngrereply.

*ng email din ako sa cutomer service nila sabi
lang tatry daw nilang ibalik yung 1mbps na speed next month. ibabalik? e di ko na nga nagamit ung 6gb ko dahil laging nagdidisconnect.sayang lang ung 6gb ko.
ng email uli ako sabi mag MOVE MORE nlang daw ako kung gus2 kong bumilis ung speed ko.tae di muna nga nagamit ung 6gb tpus magmomove more pa anu to nakawan ng ALLOWANCE?

*laging delay pa ung bill nila.

*kung ayaw nyo sumakit ulo nyo wag na kayung mgsubscribe sa wi-tribe 100% sasakit ulo nyo d2.

@patrick · 16 years ago

Well, yeah. Korea is indeed one of the most connected countries, right? At least that’s what I saw in one of the Nat Geo features. So if they have 100Mbps bandwidth, it’s not that surprising. Yun nga lang, may isang damungkal na nuke warheads from North Korea na nakatutok sa kanila. :)

Patrick · 16 years ago

Wow 20MBps, eh sa Korea 100MBps lakpas 5 years na.

Jecal88 · 16 years ago

Ganito…

The other day, kakuwentuhan ko yung bagong expat sa Danish company na pinagtatrabahuhan ko. I was telling him that he would probably find internet access in the Philippines very crappy.

But I told him that maybe he could try Sky’s broadband where for the price of 5,000 pesos or so, he can enjoy up to 5MBps. He made a mental calculation (perhaps converting Euro to Peso) and said, well for about the same amount, his bandwidth in Denmark is actually a steady 20MBps. Huwatda!

Interestingly, just a couple of weeks ago Finland passed a bill making access to high broadband a basic human right, while our country is still wallowing in internet stoneage.

— · 16 years ago

nakatatlong broadband na ko

1st smart bro
2nd sun broadband wireless
3rd wi-tribe

*smart bro .1year ko ginamit hangang sa nasira ung antenna.sabi nung smart papalitan nila may additional bayad nga lng.edi pinacut q nlng

*sun broadband wireless .pinaka masarap gamitin sa internet surfing at download lng. log ang cam sa ym.
d pede magtorrent.pero sulit mura lng 699pesos kda month. at di na kailangan ng mga ethernet wire at saksakan ng kuryente.portable sya kc usb lng din.may sd card reader pra pwedeng gmitin prang usb mass storage.

*wi-tribe. 3 months na wla pa din ung bill nmin sabi padadalhan nlng daw sa email hangang ngaun wla padin.bka mamaya patong patong na.ung cap d ko na experience ung 1mbps speed khit first day of month.dba dpat bagong cycle na un.kaso la pa din.laging ngloloading ung browser ko.d q ma access ung account q.

Cypher · 16 years ago

Thereâ€™s more Wi-Tribe Complaints here!

Share and Join this FACEBOOK PAGE with your friends, so they can be made aware before signing up with Wi-Tribe!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Tribe-Complaints/120077124670370

Dmitri · 16 years ago

Tignan mo nga naman… Dito palang sa thread na ito ay malalaman muna yung may pinag-aralan at ang wala. Smart people knows how to talk right but the foolish ones give nothing but curse and negetive thoughts about the subject matter. They keep on whining. He doesn’t fully understand the idea or the whole concept of it. He will never realize or see the good side no matter how much you explain it. Mahirap mag-explain sa saradong isip…”waste of time”. Now find out whom i am referring to. People should be open in understanding both sides. Many may have a bad experience with wi-tribe due to throttled down speed for consuming it’s threshold. But there are more happy and satisfied subscribers with the wi-tribe’s service. See the ratio. Wi-tribe is far better than any local ISP here in the phils. I can truly tell because I have tried most of them. They give what they tell. Atleast lahat malinaw kaysa bigla ka nagtataka bakit sobrang bagal ng connection mo or diconnected. Respect other people who give opinions na hindi nakikiayon sa iyo…yan kung may breeding ka. +Peace+

vin · 16 years ago

wi-tribe ang pangit na wimax sa buong mundo
dami nagrereklamo dahil sa capping. nakabagal.
pagtinawagan mo at sinabi mong mabagal sasabihin sayu baka ubos na ung monthly usage allowance.
at sasabihin nila na bumili ka nalng ng 2GB move more 200 lang daw anu to kumikitang kabuhayan.
wag na kyung mag subscribe sa wi-tribe maiinis lang kyu.mambobola lng yang mga yan.

nung una nilang capping pag naubos mu ung 6GB baba sa 512kbps ung speed mo
ngaun binago nila
pababa ng pababa ang capping
e2 capping nila
Move Up Plan 998
Usage Speed
First 6GB up to 1 Mbps
Over 6GB to 8GB up to 512 Kbps
Over 8GB to 10GB up to 256 Kbps
Over 10GB up to 128 Kbps

Move Up Plan 1998
Usage Speed
First 12GB up to 2 Mbps
Over 12GB to 16GB up to 1 Mbps
Over 16GB to 20GB up to 512 Kbps
Over 20GB up to 256 Kbps

liancruz · 16 years ago

mag2long pa kyu dalwang ugok

bwaka ka ng ina mo dodong leeman.
taknede shapo ka chandelier guy

dapat wag nila bagu-bagohin
ung bandwith
capping speed nila
kc nung una ang usapan hanggang
512kbps lang.

kung babaguhin nila!.
baguhin din nila ung presyo.
babaan nila ung pricing nila.

bwaka ka ng ina mo dodong leeman

Leeman · 16 years ago

Have to agree with chandelier guy. Although their launch has been somewhat controversial with their unique style of marketing with their bandwidth capping but I do believe they are on the right track. I’m using the wi-tribe service right now and I really feel the difference vs. other ISPs. This is the first time I experienced an internet connection that are consistently fast. I’m also starting to believe that their bandwidth capping is a good idea. I think it does prevent the service from congestion so more people can enjoy their service. Its just the pinoy buffet mentality in us that makes the bandwidth cap seem like we are on the losing end of the bargain. Yeah I thought it sucked at first but then I found out that I only consume less than 6Gb doing my regular facebook stalking and updating, checking and responding to my emails, research, skype, and a few music downloads. Bottomline, we are just used to unlimited offers by other ISPs that give us bad service but hey, at least you get to eat all you can kahit hindi masarap. By the way, one of my friends who works for an ISP mentioned to me that other ISPs also have bandwidth caps. I think wi-tribe is the first ISP to bring it out in the open. And you don’t get cut off when you reach the 6Gb. You get slowed down to 512 kbps (I think its up to 128kbps the farther you exceed the 6Gb). So I guess you can say that the service is unlimited. Still better than the unlimited 80kbps with my smart bro and globe tatoo.

manong · 16 years ago

wtf! i sense a “wi-tribal” war coming… hehehe!

liancruz · 16 years ago

putang ina mo
chandelier guy
chandelier guy
chandelier guy
chandelier guy

ABUSE
ABUSE
isa kang malaking PAK YU!!!!
mga network din ang
ABUSE sa mga subcribers nila..
kya ka nga ngbabayad
pra bigyan ka ng mgandang service nila.
putang ina ng Wi-tribe.
magbayad ka ng 998
kada buwan
sabihin pa sayu abusado ka.
buti kung libre ung internet nila.

liancruz · 16 years ago

nameless · 16 years ago

guys..subscriber ako nito. 512kbps speed for 598/month.1GB lang daw dl limit ko.at now 128kbps na lang speed ng internet ko. kawawa naman ako baka susunod 56kbps na lang ang speed ng internet ko kapag binaba pa nila yan…

=)once lang ako nawalan ng internet dito.
=)consistent lang talaga yung connection, walang packet lost.

=( sana lakihan limits for DL.
=( sana ibaba yung presyo ng pagbili ng addtl GB.
=( sana huwag na sila masyadong mukhang pera at tandaan 3rd world country ang Pinas.
=( sana wag gayahin ng ibang ISP yung fair usage policy.
=( sana may magreklamo sa kanila para mapaalis band capping gaya ng sa globe broadband.

bago ko pala kalimutan — para sa mga heavy downloader.. my off-peak naman yung capping nila. from 1am-6am yata(d ko sigurado kung until what time off-peak) pero 25% lang ng total usage ung nadadagdag sa total GB consumed.

jonat · 16 years ago

Honestly, as a balikbayan who is used to super fast speeds abroad, I can’t be more happier to pay for the guaranteed WiTribe speeds. kaysa naman umasa sa laging sirang internet ng globe broadband. hey! globe broadband caps are far worst. after downloading a torrent, you won’t have internet for 5 days!

chandelier guy · 16 years ago

Absolutely. 6gb is generous and the bandwidth halving is also a very good idea to prevent abuse. I’d rather have consistent halfspeed than crawling Internet due to bandwidth abusers

Eran · 16 years ago

sana mas babaan pa nila ang pricing nila.

vin · 16 years ago

mga pare lumalala ung capping nila e2!!!!
mga pare lumalala ung capping nila e2!!!!
mga pare lumalala ung capping nila e2!!!!

Move Up Plan 998
Move Up Plan 998
Move Up Plan 998
Usage Speed
First 6GB up to 1 Mbps
Over 6GB to 8GB up to 512 Kbps
Over 8GB to 10GB up to 256 Kbps
Over 10GB up to 128 Kbps

Move Up Plan 1998
Move Up Plan 1998
Move Up Plan 1998
Usage Speed
First 12GB up to 2 Mbps
Over 12GB to 16GB up to 1 Mbps
Over 16GB to 20GB up to 512 Kbps
Over 20GB up to 256 Kbps

pauntiunti nila binabawasan ung bandwith

e2 link ng site ng fair usage policy
http://www.wi-tribe.ph/fair-usage-policy/

manong · 16 years ago

“okay na rin yang offer na yan kesa wala!pero para sa akin hindi ko pa rin bibitiwan ang sun broadband 799 plan”

what kind of statement is that? okay tapos merong pero? noynoy ka ba?

this should be the statement: “mas okay wag na kayong mag-offer kesa walang kwenta!”

drealmarlon · 16 years ago

okay na rin yang offer na yan kesa wala!pero para sa akin hindi ko pa rin bibitiwan ang sun broadband 799 plan.umaabot sa 30gig yung monthly download ko dito.

eonzerimar · 16 years ago

sirAbe, i resend the email to your gmail account “abeolandres”

MPST · 16 years ago

Sprint america offers 40gig download cap for 50$, and theyre using a faster technology.. imagine the difference

osting · 16 years ago

what a crap move from wi-tribe…! buti pa magtinda na lang sila ng patis…

Oni · 16 years ago

lmao 200= 1 gb epic fail cno b nakaisip nyan

Agrimensor · 16 years ago

What kind of marketing strategy is that? It’s like pushing away potential customer to your competitors.

P20/gb..now that’s a great deal.

tino · 16 years ago

hmm!!!wala pa rin tatalo sa bayantel EVDO at 256kbps plan umaabot sya ng 500 to 600kbps true speed at wala pang caping,totaly unlimited at 699.00 pesos only.tested na namin yon.

john · 16 years ago

for 4 GB, its 800 pesos. 4 GB will be gone in a couple of days for a person who likes to download stuffs.

800 pesos will get you unlimited internet with Sun at speed of maximum 2 Mbps.

No I’m not promoting Sun, just I’m very particular about cost.

All I can say is, Wii-tribe try harder please.

Dan · 16 years ago

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wi-Tribe-Complaints/120077124670370

too many complains…

cris · 16 years ago

P2.00 per GB – that’s the right price.

markmarcelo0210 · 16 years ago

I would rather stay with my PLDT myDSL subscription.

ed · 16 years ago

Di ba suppose to be pinakamabilis yan wimax, bat di na lng nila gawing speeds up to 5 mbs with a monthly fee of 1,500. Mas maraming magcoconsider nun.

-Sent via YugaTech Mobile App

vince · 16 years ago

Hintayin nyo nalang ang Smart wimax. May 15 ata ang launch in selected areas.

more details here including price and speed

http://magos-biologis.blogspot.com/2010/05/smart-wimax-launches.html

lee · 16 years ago

FAIL!

manong · 16 years ago

i believe they considered the COST OF MERALCO… marketing geniuses!

and smartbro? “UP” to 2Mbps… when? where? how?

this are the reasons QUIAPO will live on… forever?

RaGe Einzeln · 16 years ago

no thanks…i’ve tested wi-tribe and when I access http://www.whatismyipaddress.com it blocks it…
possible it blocks other sites as well those that will test their quality
great -__-

Teknisyan · 16 years ago

Its too pricey for if you’re just the average downloader. A 2 to 4 MBPS of speed if more than enough for you both on surfing, downloading and your social network needs. I guess the 6 GB bandwith is dial for business owners who needs the speed specially for their business but I do not see a lot of people signing up for this just for personal use. :)

deuts · 16 years ago

Well at least it’s much cheaper compared to Globe’s P0.15 per KB.

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 16 years ago

@eonzerimar – can’t find it, can you resend? thanks!

@sus – I directly forwarded that concern to their PR before.

beau · 16 years ago

ya but the problem is it dont work

lalaru · 16 years ago

too expensive for me :(

Tiger · 16 years ago

What a poor marketing strategy. Can’t they think of something attractive? Ang mahal.

sus · 16 years ago

Sus! Yung reklamo namin about wi-tribe exposing our email addresses to other subscribers hindi ka nag-blog.

fr0stbyte · 16 years ago

Huh? 200 pesos would get me five days on SmartBro Plug-it.. Which would translate to.. 25GB. What the hell? So 25GB x 200? You do the math.

Jon · 16 years ago

FAIL. 200 Per gigabyte is too expensive! Using up that precious 200 pesos would only take a few to an hour minutes to consume. So much for “unlimited” service.