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!
can i use a smart broadband LTE sim on my old smart bro plug it? thx..
mine gets hot and shut down. what to do?
lahat po ba ng cellsite ng smart ay may LTE na signal?
Wala pong cap ang LTE prepaid na 995? And pano rin po iconfigure ang mobile pocket wi-fi device (Huawei E5327) para i-maximize yung speed? Thank you po! :)
need ko po tulong nyo asap tanong ko lang kung ung “smart lte plug it prepaid” ba ay na eexpired kase balak ko bumili e para sa desktop ko
Pagkakaalamn ko si hndi nman..i’m using Prepaid sim at nagpapaload nalng ako.
sir felix san po ba tayo maka bili ng load for LTE sim…or paano mag paload ng LTE sim ..1st time ko kasi gumamit ng lte sim..
Ms Ariana, tanung ko lng. Saan mo ginagamit ang LTE sim mo? What type of LTE sim do you have? I’m using Smart broadband LTE sim. Meron kasing LTE smart BUDDY prepaid sim.Ginagamit ko ang prepaid LTE sim sa IPAD with cellular. I bought Load sa 7-11 or ministop..usually i bought 300 broadband load card. Dahil no mobile capability ang IPAD nilo-load ko sya using my phone. Just type LTE 299 and send it to 2200 for SMART using your phone and then you’ll received a text message that you’re already registered to d LTE. 299 Ma’am is good for 7 days unli-surf. Feel free to ask more questions.
Pwede ka din magpa-pasaload
unlimited internet no capping ba?
Hi…bkit ndi q magamit ung net q..nkaregister aq LTE 299 nung aug 28 until now wala p din. Mag end n ung unli q ng sept 4 di q man lng mgamit…
Pnu mag load ung unli lte im using ipad3 with lte sim smart
IPAD 3 i believe is using nano sim..so you have to insert nano sim to a nano sim phone adapter or sim card adapter..Tapos dun mo sya iloload sir..Tapos text 2200 yata for 299 for 7 days..ayun gumana na sya.
Tanong ko lang. I have an ipad mini with me and a smart lte sim. Pero nung triny ko walang lumalabas na LTE/4G sakin. kailangan ba nasa lte coverage ako para gumana ung lte?
opo. Kailangan po nasa mismong lugar lang kayo na inannounce ng Smart na may LTE coverage.
Yes sir at kailangan naka-subscribe kau sa LTE ni smart “send to 2200 50 for 1 day LTE connectiopn, etc”
ask ko lng po, kung ung lte plug it na prepaid eh my cap din po ba? salamat po.
hi i recently talked to a smartcares representative on twitter and he said walang internet volume cap and prepaid
try downloading a 15GB movie, biglang mag stostop yung internet mo. Pero babalik din eventually after a few hours. :D
hi guys, has anyone tried if smart’s lte pocket wi-fi actually works with non-lte smartphones? anyone, pls rep. thanks.
No Vance. LTE pocket WiFi does not work on non LTE smartphones, I suggest that you get the other pocket WiFi “3g version”
so it is useless to use it on 3g phones as well on 4g LTE phones? because my point is, why buy this if you can’t use it on your 3g capable cp?and of course, you dont need this if you have an LTE phone.
what do you mean by using the LTE pocket wifi for your non-LTE phone?do you mean getting connection from the LTE pocket wifi? if that’s the case, you will get LTE speeds on your non-LTE phone because you will be connecting to the pocket wifi with lte connection. the LTE or non-LTE status of the phone doesn’t matter because you are connecting through wifi…hence, if you do have an LTE capable phone but is connected to a 3G pocket wifi, you will only get 3G speeds…hope this helps…
applicable din ba sa smart prepaid LTE yung P5/15mins?
opo,