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”.

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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.

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[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

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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!

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  2. ask q lng po…kabibili q lng ng LTE sim for my ipad air kaso nung ngpa load aq at d q natanggap at nung tinawagan q nman ung # q not in use daw…kylangan pba e register or something?wla nman nka sulat d2 sa papel nia

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  4. since yesterday pa ako wala net(connected sa wifi but the Lte itself has no connection to the internet). Bat ganun?

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  5. Hello po. ako lang ba o talalga ang smart ay pinutol na ang downloading priveleges through torrents dati kasi ang bilis ng dl ko sa torrent umaabot ng 3gb kung maraming seeders ngaun kahit marami ang seeders 20-30kb nalang, pero kung ftp ung mode of downloading mabilis parin, ako lang ba o talga ganito na ngaun ung lte ng smart? RSVP sirs at mams
    Salamat

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      1. same here! i addressed this problem to customer service.. They told me that there’s a bandwith of 1.5gb per month to prepaid devices

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  6. Hi..may problem ba ang internet ng smart? Nkaregister aq nung aug. 28,2014 thru lte 299 promo pero untill di aq mkaconnect…

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  7. Sir.. restart lang po sa LTE kailangan whenever ma redirect po kau sa y800.. and u should be able to connect soon.. however now a days nagkakaroon ng disconnection ung LTE.. i dont know why.. sana maayos nila kaagad

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  8. Hi i jst bought LTE device sa smart website.. After 4 working days nsa kn n ung device.. So i test agad yung lte device dto sa offce .. Nag ok nman po.. However pag kauwi ko ngaun sa bhay at try q ulit mag browse ng internet, na didirect ung any browser n gwn q sa y800.home ng smart.. May prblm po b sa device? If mern san ko po pwede i return ung lte kc sa webste ko po sya ni purchse.. Pls help.. Thanks..

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