Smart Communications’ first ever prepaid LTE service in the country has gone live yesterday, just around a year after they officially unveiled their commercial LTE mobile data service to postpaid subscribers in our country. Check out all the details that you need to know after the jump.
Smart has been generous in providing affordable mobile internet lately as they announced the availability of Opera Unlisurf15 which lets internet junkies to surf all day for as low as Php15 provided that they will only use the Opera Mini app as the browser. Now, they have something for the big boys as well.
For starters, LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the next step ahead of 3G as it enables mobile internet download speeds of up to 100MBps. However, Smart’s LTE service is limited to 42MBps for the meantime. With that kind of speed, Smart said that you’ll be able to “download movies in minutes, full album in seconds, and real-time gaming no lag”.
4G LTE connectivity has been the latest trend in the mobile internet devices as well as the smartphone and tablet scene. With the ridiculous speed, there’s no more reason not to enjoy the world wide web as it’ll not let you wait anymore with those lazy loading times and endless buffering. You’ll enjoy watching YouTube videos or streaming your favorite show without the need to worry about a sluggish connection.
Related: How to Register to SMART Promos: All Net Text, Call & Text Combo, Tri-Net, and Unli Call & Text
Fast internet connectivity has always been a pain in some areas and I hope that this development would also include the wide expansion of high-speed internet in provinces. It’s a good thing that the important cities are getting a better connection, but they should still increase the speed of those in other regions. Smart’s expansion has been improving ever since, now covering 46 cities and 69 municipalities nationwide. You can check out the full list of the coverage here.
[two_fifth]SMART’s LTE network runs on 2100MHz, 1800MHz, and 850MHz[/two_fifth]
But before jumping to the LTE bandwagon, please note that it will only work on LTE capable devices. Meaning, giving your android phone the Smart SIM won’t give it LTE powers and outrageous internet speed. However, if you want to feel the might of LTE, SMART is also offering a Pocket Wi-Fi device and Plug-it contract free and you can avail them for Php6,995 and Php5,995, respectively. Since that includes a new LTE sim, that means you’ll also get the same 7 days free internet along with the chosen device. And oh, Smart also said that the first batch of LTE sims doesn’t have a voice call feature so you might want to keep your old sim card handy to take care of your voice calls. The sim comes with SMS features though so you can register to their LTE promos.
For as low as Php350, people will now be able to experience 4G LTE by buying an LTE-enabled Smart SIM (Nano and dual-cut sizes) which comes preloaded with 7 days unlimited mobile internet for free. Once the included plan expires, you can avail of the following promos. They are really good enough considering the lowest Smart LTE plan is at 1299 with a bandwidth cap of 5GB.
How to Register/Subscribe on SMART LTE Prepaid
SMART’s unlimited LTE will be applicable until June 30, 2013 and after that Smart will announce the new prices and/or bandwidth cap if there are any. For more information on SMART’s LTE plans, check out their official website here.
Have you tried SMART’s LTE service? What can you say about it? Share it in the comments section below!
Guyz pa help naman kung paanu e register ang LtE prepaid sim na hindi na kelangan tanggalin ang sim sa ipad?
I have a smart LTE pocket wifi and my problem is i can’t access to some website which my globe 3g pocket wifi can. Smart services can’t help me. anyhere who knows how?
sakin 8-10 mbps ang result ng speedtest ko, pero pag nag DL ako ng file, direct DL or torrent DL, capped lang sya ng 50-60kbps.. which i expected to be atleast 700-800kbps DL speed.. i don’t know if it’s with the cap, pero dati naman mabilis sya.. tska if it’s becaus of capping, why would i get 8-10mbps speedtest? anyone? TIA
Hindi sya cap pero “throttled” and speed pag torrent. One solution na effective sa akin ngayon is OpenVPN tapos ang host is frootvpn. Libre and service at pwede mag-torrent
Gumagana pa ba sa inyo ung FREE to 9999 pangpa reset ng speed ng LTE pag reach ng 1GB? Sa akin kasi simula kahapon FEB 4, 2015. Gumagana ng sandali pero once na consume mo na ung 30MB (which is ung limit ng FREE) bumabalik na naman ang speed sa 0.75Mbps :( Anyone experiencing the same thing?
di na umuubra yung free to 9999. throttled to 0.75 talaga.
Yes wala na nga epekto free to 999. Lamang pa rin sya kaysa globe na once you reach 1G, 100kbps na lang ang speed.
Guys pahelp naman po. Kakabili ko lang po ng smart bro lte sim. And ginagamit ko po sya sa cp ko. Sony Xperia T2 Ultra po. Ilang beses napo ako nagrequest ng settings ng internet sa smart pero wala po dumadating. Hindi ko po magamit yung internet. Please help. Thanks. :)
Put smart bro lte sim in my ipad air 2 cellular pero cant send sms msg to smart 2200 to be able to have lte 50.
Hindi ba pwedeng i-load ang SMART prepaid card sa SMART LTE sim?
pwede just follow the instructions at the back you your smart prepaid load card
Wait until Feb. 05, 2015… Matatapos na ang promo ng Smart na FREE INTERNET.. Babalik na sa dati ang speed ng LTE nila… #sananga
This is my speed. Sometimes higher. Love lte! ❤️❤️
For those of you who were wondering why your not receiving a 4G internet connection. this are the following reasons; (common sense is a must!)
1. your area may not be covered by 4g network.
2. your maybe in a confined space ( your room is made of cement it blocks radio waves ) you need to find a better place where there are no obstacles (like building or trees). if you have a roof top, stay there!
3. your maybe using a none 4g sim, or maybe a using a 4g sim but your phone is not capable of receiving a 4g signal. note: ( dont believe what other people say that if your using a 4g capable mobile even if you sim is not 4g you can still avail the 4g experience those rumors aren’t true).
4. if your smartphone is capable of 4g and your not still getting any, then go to your mobile network settings change your signal to LTE! in iphone im not sure where to change it, but im pretty sure is preconfigured. Goodluck happy new year!