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!
Ask lng po ako. I have an lte pocket wifi and minsan, its showing ” limited service”. Kinabukasan, nka.connect na xa. Parang moody yung smart ah. Pls explain po. Thank you.
meron po akong postpaid non LTE sim, tanong ko lang if ginamit ko sya sa LTE capable device at nag register ako ng LTE package will I connect to LTE network?
Uhmm, tanong ko lang po, I want to clear this out… pwede mo po bang ma-enjoy ang LTE speed sa non-LTE smartphone mo using SMART LTE pocket-WiFI?
Nope, device depended ang LTE Sim.
Here:
Sim lte ready
Device lte capable
Location with lte coverage
– Then jaymar , yes ang sagot sa tanong mo. Share or tether mo na lang via pocket wifi.
I am a smart prepaid LTE user since november 2013, I uses 40GB-50GB per month of data. No cap or speed throttle. Speed test around 10-20 Mbps here in Pasig and Mandaluyong area.I register LTE 995 every month and enjoys LTE’s speed. I have Sony Xperia SP. Hope this helps.
same here, I download almost 1TB per month with no problems. I bet your phone got so much stress for making it as your modem/wifi. I use smart’s LTE device.
I use 30~40GB a day. Almost ~1TB a month. No speed throttling.
Yung gamit mo po ba na SIM is ung smart buddy LTE or yung Broadband LTE sim?
1. Make sure your device is LTE capable. (Frequency band)
2. Check APN settings and Mobile Network Settings (APN: internet, Network Mode: LTE/WCDMA/GSM
Note: You cant stay on LTE mode, it will automatically switch to WCDMA/GSM when there’s an incoming/outgoing call. LTE is purely data connections only.
3. Restart your device/phone after you made changes.
4. Register to LTE promos (for Prepaid)
Can I use my Smart postpaid LTE sim on Smart LTE Pocket Wi-Fi and still get LTE speeds?
yes
sa postpaid nila ngayon yung 3500 na lte may 20GB ka lng sa isang buwan, yung 1799 na plan may 10gb ka lng , yung 1000 5gb lng isang buwan… useles lng yan.. mabuti pa c globe 1799 plan 10gb a day,,
I’m from globe, sinong niloloko mo na 10gb cap for a day??? sure ka brad? 1gb per day, 3gb per month for globe postpaid. any kind of plan basta postpaid. GETS?
Ragel, you’re a donkey. You’re from globe? Be a bit more professional. I know it may be hard, but please try.
You’re embarrassing Globe with your condescending antics.
Etong mga makapanlait sa isang globe employee eh kala mo kung sino makapag salita. Mga isip bata at hindi marurunong mag salita ng maayos. Buti nga sinabi nya sainyo yung totoo para hindi na kayo mag globe. Nag iisip ba kayo bago nyo sabihin yang mga comment nyo sakanya.
Nagrereflect sayo yung company mo. Disgusting, filthy and profit centered!
Haha proud kpa ngsbi sa globe ka. Kalma ka lng brad haha smart prin ako..wlang kwenta globe at sa taong ka2lad mo
anything you should know about smart lte prepaid…may monthly cap din yan,hindi lang sinasabi ng smart…ung 1week na free internet umaabot pa yan ng 28 mbps,pero kpag nareach mo n ung pinakalimit.wala kanang marereceived na signal or mathrottle na ung signal n narereceive mo.nung ginamit ko ung 1week na free diretso ang pagdownload ko ng mga HD movies and nakaDL ako ng mga 15 na tig 2 gb.then wala na nathrottle na signal ko.kaya beware..
Samsung note 8.0 SGN 5120 (bought from kimstore)
1.device is LTE version
2.LTE sim
3.registered LTE 995 (w/confirmation)
4.tried diff APN settings c/o smart customer service (alot of reboot and follow up)
Name: Smart Internet
APN: smartlte (also tried) APN: internet
APN type: default
5.Went to places where LTE covered areas (ABS-CBN, SM North, 5th Ave etc.)
still no sign of LTE or 4G signals
What is the problem? Pls. help.. Thanks
have you tried checking the Network Mode if LTE(preffered) was selected, then after selecting LTE network mode, try to search network automatically.. if you can’t see LTE Network signal, most probably, the problem is on your Samsung Note 8.0, I encountered that problem with my Xperia ZL after updating the firmware..but after restoring and re-update again, it works fine.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (LTE version) bought from kimstore. same problem you are having. when I had it checked by a cp geek, he said that the version of LTE of my phone is for China. It may be the same for your device since you also bought it from Kimstore.
anyone here.. Meron kasi ako nabili postpaid they give me a sim and LTE Pocket wifi with sim… do i have to register plan 995 or it is consider na automatic na naka plan na ako… and may limits ba ung plan 995 bandwith