Converge announces affordable BIDA postpaid fiber plan in Cebu, priced at PHP 888 per month!

Converge introduces the most budget-friendly postpaid plan yet in Cebu known as the BIDA Fiber.

Converge BIDA Fiber plan announcement

Converge announces affordable BIDA fiber

This plan is meant for the mass market which needs fast and reliable speed but prefers a monthly subscription instead of a prepaid one.

Priced at PHP 888 per month, the BIDA Fiber is currently the cheapest postpaid internet plan today for an estimated eight million Filipino households.

Dennis Uy, CEO and Co-Founder, Converge

On Saturday, September 30, 2023, Converge unveiled the segment-defining product at Don Vicente Rama Memorial Elementary School in Brgy. Basak, San Nicolas in Cebu province, where BIDA Fiber is attracting budget-conscious Cebuanos.

We are thrilled to be able to cater to a new market with the most affordable fiber postpaid plan in the market which we are calling BIDA Fiber. For the price of PHP 888, one household can enjoy unlimited data for a month, with speeds of up to 35 Mbps. We understand that there are still unserved needs in that class between those opting for our prepaid plan of Surf2Sawa (S2S) and the standard postpaid FiberX plans, said Dennis Anthony Uy, Converge CEO and Co-Founder.

Converge's goal with BIDA Fiber is to give Filipinos dependable, fast, and inexpensive fiber internet. Subscribers can connect up to six wifi-enabled devices at the same time and enjoy limitless web browsing, streaming, and mobile gaming for only PHP 888 per month.

Cebu City Mayor, Michael Rama praises the BIDA fiber

Converge sees BIDA Fiber's zero data cap as a benefit for households with members taking online classes or working from home while other members indulge in basic online activities like online games and video conversations with OFW family members abroad.

BIDA subscribers also get free BlastTV access.  To give you an idea, BlastTV is a streaming television service meant to enrich entertainment, lifestyle, and sports viewing experiences for all Converge subscribers, and is available as a free Value-Added Service (VAS) under the company's first-in-the-market "Watch Now, Pay Zero" promo.

Converge's goal for the rest of the year is to expand BIDA's reach into metro cities such as Pasay, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Taguig, and others. BIDA plans to expand further in North and South Luzon, as well as Visayas and Mindanao. BIDA is now present in 588 cities and municipalities throughout the country.

Our pivot into the broad mass market segments, along with the prepaid product of S2S, means our network is ready to take on the pent-up demand coming from this broader market. We have 6.1 million fiber ports rolled out to accommodate this demand, noted Converge Chief Operations Officer Jesus C. Romero.

Converge mentioned it has a total of 1.97 million subscribers by the second half of 2023. While the majority of the home customers of the fiber internet provider are still in the postpaid segment, its prepaid subscriber base is growing quickly.

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