Smart Broadband, a subsidiary of Smart Communications, today launched SMART Bro Share It, a wireless router with HSDPA capability.
The device is basically a wifi router and 3G/HSDPA modem in one.
Smart Bro Share It is available with a Plan 999 monthly subscription, which comes with up to 90 hours of Internet access, at speeds of up to 2 mbps in key cities in the country. Usage in excess of 90 hours will be charged P.35 for every minute.
Initial cash-out for the 12-month subscription is Php3,499, which includes the one-time payment of Php2,500 for the device, plus the first month’s fee of Php999. The monthly subscription fee is Php999.
The device can share the 3G internet with up to 5 computers. Of course, if you have a laptop, you can just follow this short guide on how to share 3G internet over wifi.
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cool. but it costs a lot. and pag yun pala walang signal sainyo ng hsdpa. malas.
I don’t get it? They should put it in unlimited browsing time.
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replied on Mar 12th, 2009 at 10:27 pm (3)
pag nag unlimited kasi unlimited din mga data rates ng cellphones. they should though eventually, but i dont think the demand is enough, plus signal sucks in other places.
Does it come with “wired” LAN ports?
Excellent move from SMART! Will get me one of these ^__^
Just what I needed kasi barkada kami lagi gumagawa ng ng research… hati hati nalang sa bayad, hehehe.
This is like you and 4 of your buddies sharing an espresso shot….sure you can do it, but it just doesn’t make sense.
And to those who do plan to share costs:
Say you check your facebook and yugatech, and I download the latest American Idol episode on Torrent…do we pay the same? How would you know what I do online? Will you monitor packets? How would you know which ones are mine? What if I download while you were sleeping? Would you believe me if I told you you were sleep browsing for 6 hours?
Should create fun (ex) roommate stories though, I’d give it that.
Ok lang naman pag walang wire port.. Di naman ganun kabilis an connection kaya ok na rin yun..
Pero parang di ganun kalakas demand ng 3G dito sa pinas.. but its good na smart tries to innovate..
Yuga, dba investor ka ng smart? ano ba requirements and benefits?
@information – nope, I don’t own Smart stocks. Was actually looking into BPITradeOnline some time ago. They’re a regular advertiser on this blog though.
mahal, wireless only …you can actually get your own router (wired & wireless in one) connected to your BRO modem, share it with other users in your place.
that’s an interesting product. sure i’d prefer unlimited, but i think it’s gonna be a hit with families and barkadas, even restaurants or cafes that wanna offer wifi for a fee to their patrons. plus i read from other blogs that this hspa thing is pretty darn fast. sana smart will come up with a prepaid version so that my barkada and i can just buy a unit and use it with our laptops, then we’ll just load every now and then.
Maybe for small homes with just very light internet needs. I’m still going to compare Globe Tattoo and the Sun Wireless modems and see how they stack up to Smart Bro. Unfortunately, Smart/PLDT is a bit congested in my area (San Andres Bukid/Malate).
but how about security? are we really that safe using wifi through a nearest access point? aren’t we using a single real ip and possibly being filtered at the gateway?
just curious.
thinknologist
@think
Definitely it have a management console to set typical parameters on setting up a router.
Well, it’s not unlimited. And you can already share your internet using ad hoc network
anyone knows where to find an openline 3g router like this one? ^^; i have decent speeds using my visibility, wish globe pops one soon…
What device is this ? ZTE ? Huawei ? D-Link ? etc …?
For those who want to get this device pls read carefully there advertisement before you decide to get one of these…. coz they said 999 monthly but only 90hrs free after that your will pay .35cents per minute so if you will use internet 12 hours a day its a lot of cost in 1 month bill the excess should i pay is 5,620pesos so the total bill is 5,620pesos excess min. + 999pesos monthly = 6,619.00 pesos. Whoooh beware of this will wait until they lower ther price.
Anyone got one of these already? Can you buy it for Php2500 without any plan?
I’d be also interested in the manufacturer (PDF manual), if it is an internet sharing device only, or if it is really a regular router for LAN use with WPA etc.
Further if you can use it with a different APN and login (thinking of weroam which runs on Smart too)
This would be an awesome deal, as the D-link/Linksys alternative is mga Php 9000 + Php 4000 for a PCMCIA 3G card, IF (!) you can find it at all in PH.
@Albert
the device is Huawei B933
http://www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/productInfo.do?pinfoId=1861&directoryId=2741&treeId=741
guys meron na kiang nag-uunlock nito? so we can use SUN, SMART, GLOBE and even bring it abroad.
FYI guys, u can get this at globe for a plan of 995/month only! U don’t have to pay 2500 for this and it’s unlimited!!!!
Dh0n2x is right, had mine installed 4 days ago.
Wondering if anyone knows where to get an external antenna for this. As Jay said, this can be carried around during travel.
tell me guys f u want internet?
Meron na ko nyan sa globe unlimited kasi tapos kinuh ko yung sim nilagay ko sa globe tattoo gumana mas mabilis pa kahit saan pwede ka na mag internet
Meron na ko nyan sa globe unlimited kasi tapos kinuha ko yung sim nilagay ko sa globe tattoo gumana mas mabilis pa kahit saan pwede ka na mag internet
This is ridiculus. First, Smart Bro Share It technology is years behind, as Wireless N is already in the market. Just buy a router, and you avoid the monthly limits. Second, 90 hours a month isn’t going to get you anything. What will that do for me? Download 12 songs from iTunes? Finally, PLDT sucks. They monopolize the phone industry and think that with no competition available, they can set limits on online access, installations months after the set date, and employees that don’t know anything past the time when it’s time for lunch.
Smart Bro sucks. PLDT sucks. End of story.
unlimited na ang Share It plan.
http://smart.com.ph/bro/products/SMARTBroProducts.htm
so what can you say about the service of share it? Lagi rin ba syang napuputol gaya ng residential line nila na may antena?
so whats the real deal now? im abt to get this and have my regular smartbro unlimited replaced. do you think it’s worth it? how abt stability of the signal? thanks guys!
better get the globe wimax instead of this smart wimax labeled as(smartbro share it) globe doesn’t charge you with the wireless router for 2.5k since it’s free with the plan.
my connection with this smar share it is fine. And it became better after having their HSPDA.
bakit router ng smartbro share it walang antenna. Di ako makabili sa labas iba kc designed ng connector nila. Signal ko laging napuputol. Sana gawan nila ng paraan.
Good Day po.. May kunting wrong information lang po about sa new service of Smart Bro Share It (wireless router) plan.. The Plan Smart Bro Share It (Wireless Router) is not “limited to 90 hours per month”, it is now “Unlimited”. For reference visit the smartbro official broandband products site http://smart.com.ph/bro/products/ .
Hindi yata worth ang 999 per month for 90hours of up to 2mbps bandwitdh. Di ko gusto performance ng mga prepaid na up to 2 mbps. I had used globe prepaid and smart bro prepaid(These were my friends’ though) and I can’t even download Yahoo messenger from sites like Filehippo due to very slow speeds. Dial-up weeee. I haven’t used this personally pero I’d rather get a 1mbps plan DSL 1000+700php DSL 1mbps+Telephone than
999php+ .35/minute 2mbps. At least dun sa DSL, fixed payment; Dito naman sa shareit, baka umabot pa ng 7560+999php yung bill mo if gagamit ka ng 15days worth of browsing excluding sa 90hours free.
Currently using Smart Bro 512kbps 999php together with a Wifi Router with 3 computers with no problem at all.
^CLCTech
Sorry di ko nabasa yung latest.
Hehe.
This is not suitable for me.. For sure it will cost a lot..hahahaha…Internet browsing should be unlimited..
hay nku mga bro.nka postpaid ako ng shareit.5 days na pka gandang service sa internet cafe namin.6th day bagsak,me signal pero halos d ka mka browse.mutik ko na pa putol ung smartbro ko di antenna.sa sobra tuwa ko sa bilis nito nka print pa ako ng karatula na me nka lagay na fastest internet connection in town dahil ako pa lng me shareit sa town namin.pero palpak na man pla.
tawag ako ng tawag sa smart bro cust ser. na *1888.pero lagi nla ako sinasabi na wait raw ako ng 24 hours.gayon 4 days na.
chinese brand kasi ung wifi router nla na huawei.ska ang cheap na man ng smart na gumagamit ng low class chinese products.bka pati ung mga ibang equipments nla also china made.mga walang hiya.
shahibaaz, di naman po pang internet cafe yang Bro Share it. Down lang yung connection lately due to sudden increase in subscription of both bro prepaid and share it. you will have the super bilis speed back soon! and regarding china equipments di naman ganun ka cheap yun. quality naman sila at affordable to the public.
hi green
tlga me malaki problema ang smartbro shareit.hangang gayon ganon pa rin.sobra one week na at snabi ng customer care nla sa *1888 na with in 24 hours aayusin nla,palpak.wla pa rin at sabi nla mg tatawag sakn ung technical team nla pero tulala ako sa hangin hangang gayon,wla ng tumawag skn.
please help na man mga bro kng anu gagawin ko…..
green na sa barrio kmi kng bga tourist place na me marami beach.at wla pa landline dto.6 units lng ang ginagamit ko sa share it at ung ibang pc me sarili cla smartbro ung me canopy.
wla kmi choice eh.an lng available na internet connecton dto samin.
green na sa barrio kmi kng bga tourist place na me marami beaches.at wla pa landline dto.6 units lng ang ginagamit ko sa share it at ung ibang pc me sarili cla smartbro ung me canopy.
wla kmi choice eh.an lng available na internet connecton dto samin.
“Down lang yung connection lately due to sudden increase in subscription of both bro prepaid and share it”
@Green: ano naman kinalaman ng connection sa increase ng subscription?
hehehehe! yup. share it is so slow na ngayon that i always think that i made a wrong decision giving up my canopy account and subscribing to the so called up to 2mbps connection. nganyon, ang support group na ng smart ang tumatawag sa akin kasi i have been reporting my slow connection since october. until now, slow pa rin to the point that i’m only getting 40kbits/s.
d2 sa bulacan ok naman ang signal ng share it. nde nga lng umaabot ng 2Mbps pero consistent naman ung connection. last test ko 1.46Mbps ang speed d2.
ung ng tanu tungkol sa antenna ,bumili ako sa cdrking for 250 pesos lng.pero d ako sure kng para san yon!!!!kasya na man yon sa smartbro shareit.pero wla na man nangyari sa speed ng connection,ganon pa rin.bka para sa boost ng wifi signal cguro yon.
pg dating sa connection ko gumana sya after more than two weeks.nkaka tawa is sa gabi lng sya bumilis,pg aro sa 200 kb or around it lng sya.anu kya gnagawa ng multi billion dollar company ng smart???
lam ko kailangan ko byaran ung bill ko kahit d ko na ginamit,kasi kng d tayo mg bayad sa bill ipipa habol nla tayo sa third party utang collectors,wla tayo laban dun.cla ung me pera.kya lumulubug ang economy ng pinas dahil mga mayayaman lalong yumayaman at mga mahirap lalong humihirap.
tulad skn me maliit ako internet shop,ok na sana kita kaya lng bagsak ang smart bro share it.buti na lng kamo d ko pa disconnect ung smartbro canopy ko,kng hindi masara na sana ang shop ko at na sa kalsada na sana kmi.dahil un lng ang hanapbuhay ko.maliliit lng ang mga anak ko.
wla kmi ibang pgpipilian ng internet connection dto sa lugar namin kng di smart lng.
It’s my 2nd day using smartbro share it 999. so far…1 star lang talaga ma i rate ko sa speedtest.com dahil kahapon evening mga 230kbps dl ko. ngayon, mga 200kbps. nakapag tataka, pag demo ng tech dito it was 700kbps (magician yata yung tech na nag demo)…at sabi (ng no earth na sales agent), “ok lang yan smart always improves their system”….ok fine. always give them d benefit kahit dehado na tayo in the first place kasi up to 2mbps sabi eh…pero halos d umuusog buffering sa stream and i already paid 1 month full. buti no installation fee (ang saya ng consolation!).
dahil bka next year pa kasi aabot landline ng pldt dito using ngn…cge lang tayo dahil asap ang needs natin.
maybe unfair din dahil 2 early pa to make judgement already….cge babalik ako sa page na ito and we’ll see
am in cdo btw, and sabi 2nd customer daw ako sa subdivision namin (wow ang saya!) i sure hope d signal improves kasi if not, al find a way to get what i paid for
what does this mean?
Your TCP Window limits you to: 2621 kbps (328 KBytes/s) @ 200ms
Your TCP Window limits you to: 1049 kbps (131 KBytes/s) @ 500ms
did i miss a config?
hello guys, im planning to subscribe to
Smartbro share it, kaso medyo duda ako bka mbgal ang koneksyon,, gusto ko kc ung mkkpanood ako ng dretso ng videos sa youtube or other sites. Located ako sa Betterliving Paranaque, anyone here from paranaque kung mganda koneksyon nyo? Im also thingking to try the Sun cell unlimited broadband..
d po tlga kaya ng SMART mg sabay-2 ng unli calls ska HSDPA or HSPA service.me ng sabi skn na me kinalaman ang mga unli calls dto sa pg ka bagal ng share it.
paano na yan???? wla bng customer’s right protection group dto sa pinas????
ang pgtataka ko is why globe philippines di pa ng launch ng service tulad ng share it??? dahil ng launch na din cla ng globe tattoo,which is bagal din sa area namin,(palawan).even though we are HSPA coverded na man.
full bars ng HSPA signal ng share it ko pero mya kunti puputol ang connection ska ung pinaka huling blue light minsan ng blink at minsan magiging white bluish.wla na man ito nka lagay sa manual ng huawei.
lam ko mautak ang globe alam nla cguro bka ma palpak ang globe shae it nla kya d cla ng launch ng service na ganon.
pero alam nyo cge pa ng issue ang smart ng units ng share it,kahit d nla kaya ng handle ung problem sa connection.WHY SMART WHY????
Sigurado ako ang atong mga politicians hindi gumagamit ng smart share it. kasi kung subscriber sila nito at na-experience nila ang ating mga dina-anang kalbaryo, malamang ito na ang topic sa senado at kongreso everyday.
alam nyo ba guys na im supper suffering with 50-70 kbps sa connection…grabe…kainis maxado ang smart…im in digos city….not with the beach thingy and it’s near davao city…grbe khina na i don’t feel like unlimited ako…i feel so limited sa magawa ko thru this…can’t stream you tube..i’ve been calling customer service and they also tell me to wait for 24 hrs…worst, yung png-3rd day call ko, they drop the call…hayyyy…naku bwisit na smart…
Hi!
Meron ba may alam kung saan nakakabili ng antenna pra sa smartbro share-it router? Sabi sa customer service ng smartbro try sa cdr king. Sabi sa cdr king wla sila ganun antenna pra sa brand ng Huawei kc naiiba ang connectors ng Huawei router.
Nag try ako sa raon, quiapo sa isang tindahan ng wireless broad band… wla rin sila ganun antenna pra sa Huawei naiiba rin daw ang connectors. SAAN BA TALAGA NAKAKABILI NITO???
Na kaka pag taka bat itong router na eto walang kasamang antenna bat ang nabibiling iba kasama na.
KUNG ANG SMARTBRO CUSTOMER SERVICE HINDI ALAM KUNG SAAN NABIBILI TAYO PA KAYA.
smartsis bumili ako sa cdrking ng antenna.2.4 ghz wifi antenna sya at 250 pesos lng.d sya mg tulong sa pg lakas sa smartbro signal kundi para sa wifi signal lng yan.at sinibukan ko nun ito nung gumana pa ung shareit ko at tlga lumakas ang wifi signal.abot pa sa pangatlong bahay.
icheck nyo rin ung maliit na switch tabi ng antenna connector dapat nka internal sya kng ext sya d gagana ang shareit nyo atall.
sakto na man ang conector sa huawei shareit ko.parang parepareho ang connector yata lahat.pati ung mga wifi router.
bulok tlga ang share it na yan.d tlga ako mg babayad.bahala na.dapat meron tayong association ng mga smart users.para maka ka aksyunan ang smart.wla ma ga gawa ang governo natin dahil malaki ang suhol nag tnatangap nla.
anu nangyari sa snasabi nla na prepaid bills on paper?para malalaan sana natin ng mga prepaid users na san punta ung load natin!!!! pero wla.
isang senator lng yata ng taas ng boses laban sa mga cellular provider pero alam ko malaki halaga na tangap nya kya wlng nangyari.
bt ganon tayong mga pinoy???pg dayuhan ang kalaban natin ang lakas loob natin cla labanan pero pg tga satin ang mg gawa ng sala eh wla tayo magawa.why why why …..
ang taas ng curruption sa bansa natin.harap harapant tayo linoloko.
tignan nyo sa thailand,kunting bagay lng deretso cla ng welga.
my problem is that the router stops giving internet connection every 3hrs or so, I need to reset it to get back on browsing. Is there a way to fix this? cuz its really annoying to reset the router over and over again to have internet access.
ANG HINDI KO MAITINDIHAN PAG SA ARAW SLOW CONNECTION KO UP TO 300kbps PERO PAGMADALING ARAW UMAABOT NG 3MBPS PERO FROM 1AM TO 4PM. TULOG NA MGA TAO AT TULOG DIN AKO.
want to buy share it modem?? visit http://gpscdma.en.alibaba.com/product/268777718-0/B933_hsdpa_modem.html?
Huawei B933 aka Smartbro share it for only P2500. visit link http://gpscdma.en.alibaba.com/product/268777718-0/B933_hsdpa_modem.html
damn, i wish i’d read this post before i purchase this crap..buts its too late…
here’s my rant….
am only a 10 day old smart share it user. for the last 3 days 200kb max lang yung download ko, before umaabot nag 2mb..
i dunno what happened..oh yeah am in cebu city..and before when i ran a speed test sa speed test.net the IP starts with 203.x.x.x whice is getting 1.5 average download, pro ngayon yung IP ay 121.x.x.x na then yung download ko ay yung 200kbps na lng…am not sure if it has something do with the IP’s…
an one more thing, the server that was tested before was in cagayan pro ngayon manila na..
dunno whats happening with this thing…still waiting for their resolution..
@smartest i tried looking for an unlocked B933 or D100 3G router, the latter available in the uk lang daw, so when i saw your post regarding the B933 i immediately clicked the link… i noticed mura nga, pero credible ba yung site? i mean, ndi kaya scam yan? have you tried it yourself? thx
@argiepig
IP starts with 203.x.x.x now allocated to new smartbro plug it plan, thats why your getting slower connection. Smart is smart to attract new subscribers for their new plug it plan.
need help on my smartbro connection, I am using smartbro shareit plan 999 ok naman dati pero starting dec 24 ayaw na internet ko… full scale signal nmn all green lights pero hindi ako maka connect sa internet, ano kaya problema dito? tried to call smart pero( *1888 ) sabi nila ok nmn daw at walang problema sa cell site na kinokineckan ko ? may problema kaya share it router ko ? sya nga pala nag default factory setting na ako pero ganun parin… meron po bang kailangang settings sa router para maka connect ako sa internet…. thanks sa lahat ng makakatulong….
so.. pwede nating ma tweak ang IP? kung sinasabi nyo na malakas noon ang speed pag 203.X.X.X yun IP tas bumagal ng 191.X.X.X na, meron na bang hack para dun tayo ma divert sa 203.X.X.X na IP?
After reading the following comments, satisfied na ko sa Canopy ng smart bro. Ngayon alam ko na kung bakit mas mataas ang max speed, less hassle installation, free wifi router ang shareit kaysa Canopy for the same price. For a few days now, I was planning to ditch my Canopy+TP-Link340G fixed spot only for the share it which can be placed anywhere in the house.
I’d stick with the hassle of having two devices for the internet together with the cable hassle of the Canopy para nalang sa Stable speed; 1 device solution pero pangit naman Internet performance.
who told you na walang magagawa ng mga plan holders ng Smart Broadband?
it is true, there is a holding period of 24 months; but are we willing to sacrifice our P24,000 for a speed of 0.03 to 0.06 mbps (in my case – Smart Broadband Share It – but never was shared)? i will be happy if it reaches 0.5 to 1 mbps at most but it looks na walang pag-asa
haven’t heard about the consumer protection?
false advertising?
we have agencies where we can place our “reklamo” like NTC, DTI, and DOJ.
Speed depends on the proximity of their antenna tower. Am in Makati and hitting more than 1 mbps.
i am planning to subscribe to Share-It. But reading the above negative comments, I am thinking twice already if I still want to.
What if I subscribe and it failed to live up to its promise, then I cannot do anything because there is a contract/lock-in period of 24-months.. That’s pathetic.
Somebody share CONS and PROS please so I can decide.
Otherwise, DSL would be the most appropriate service.
THanks!!
oi moonlight ganyan din nangyari sa akin.. tapos talagang madaling araw ka lang makakapag internet na maayos. pero pag katapos nun whole day nanaman na mabagal talaga everyday…
Hi, I’m subscribed to SmartBro share it. I just bought a hi-power signal booster wireless AP L-9186 from cd-r king. Can anyone help me with the installation and configuration? I can detect the booster pero walang internet, local only.
I’m currently subscribed to shareit. Sometimes I’m getting more than 2mbps and most of the times it’s really freaking slow. I don’t know what else to do. It has something to do where I live. I’m only getting a 3G signal instead of HSPA. Does anyone know a device that can boost my signal?