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!
will it only work on lte hotspots or if ur not in a lte hotspot will it still be able to get 10 mbps atleast? and does it work on pc?
Hi! Bumili ako ng prepaid sim lte sa smart. Tapos yung ipad ko nilagyan ko din pero broadband sim naman. Ang problem ko now is yung sa phone ko sobrang hina ng signal pero sa ipad LTE. Tulong naman po. Im using samsung I9505 s4 lte. Thanks in advance.
Enjoy the speed of LTE at TMC Cavite, bigla na lang naging “limited service.” About a day na naka limited service, using lte smart pocket wifi alcatel one touch. lte 299, help
I’m having the same problem here.
yun oh
smart lte pocket wifi,
price 4,888
san jose city nueva ecija
speedtest
kaka adik speedtest ko for real po yan
yan oh
Nka z1 compact ako may lte to db? Then nka micro sim din ako not sure kung lte capable yung micro sim ko di ko npansin nun bnli ko pero nkpag register ako sa lte 50 1 day nsa qc nman ako even at sm di ngiging 4g signal ko hngang h+ lng ibig sbhin b nun di lte capable yun sim ko? Pero pno ko nkpg register sa lte 50
hi po,,,,ngtataka po ako kung paano ako ngkaaccess ng internet e hindi nmn po ako ngloload at never po ako ngparegister in any internet promo nang smart,,,nka nkamicro sim LTE po ako then samsung galaxy tab po ang device ko,,,nka activate po yong mobile data ko at smart micro sim LTE gmit ko,,,possible po ba na yun po ang reason why i have unlimited internet access?lahat po pwd skype youtube,google facebook,,,lahat2 po ang bilis pa,,,
Tanong lang po, panu ang settings ng internet sa ipad 3, kung wala naman apn settings na nakalagay. Pano ko mapapalitan ito.
mga sirs tanong ko lang my lte sim kasi ako.. paano po ba mag pa load ng lte.. same lang po ba sa hndi lte sim? please help me
I subscribed to 7 days LTE connection but one day ko lng sya nagamit. Yung place na kung saan i have LTE connection, ngaun wala na. I only have 3G tapos wala nmang internet connection. help guys (Smart Prepaid LTE for 7 days 299)
I have exactly the same problem that started last 28 April until now. I am subscribed to 999 30 days lte. I called customer service and they have to elevate it. If you want to reimburse your load you have to report it call 6727277 and get a report no.
Hi…wala ba silang feedback kung kelan babalik ung net? Ngpunta n aq sa smart center and ginwan lng nila ng report…is it possible to reimburse my load?
Same here dito sa San Juan, nawala LTE signal nila. Laging limited service lumalabas sa pocket wifi ko. Using ZTE smart lte.