Comments on: SmartBro Prepaid Kit

By: Smart Bro now up to 2Mbps | YugaTech | Philippines, Technology News & Reviews

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:17:39 +0000

[...] fired up several bandwidth meter, hooked up my Smart Bro Prepaid account and positioned my laptop to get an HSDPA signal. This is the result I got after several [...]

By: Macoy

Macoy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:13:43 +0000

I don’t know anong klaseng system ang smartbro at palaging nawawala ang load ko!

Kahit 1 minute ka pa nag konek at biglang naputol.. tiyak gudbye ang 10 pesos mo (dapat 30minutes).

Pag tuwamag ka, puro naman report report report..

ano ba yan

By: brando

brando — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:22:57 +0000

if you start at 9:25am then finished at 9:45 at total of 20minutes, you will pay 20pesos?? it not P10/30minutes???? it should be per minute charge. huh broadband line still the best

By: Ami Miciano

Ami Miciano — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:22:35 +0000

I have this gizmo- and it cuts off every minute- I have changed it 2 times and also the sim - it is very frustrating- I keep calling the service center and they can’t help- I live in makati in the magallanes area and there should be good signal. don’t waste your money……..

By: John

John — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:21:14 +0000

I am planning to buy smart bro prepaid kit. Could someone advice if Smart bro prepaid is good when the location is in Pangasina? btw, exact location is San Fabian.

Tnx…

By: Arpee Ong

Arpee Ong — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:58:48 +0000

potpot, see my previous (just before yours) for instructions on how to use it on fedora, im on fedora 8 and been using it more than a week now using wvdial and works fine.

PS: check your usage duration, my logs show i am being charged P20/30 minutes. You can try this yourself by depleting your credits and sending PasaLoad worth 20 to your SmartBro Prepaid sim number, you will notice you will get disconnected exactly after 30 minutes.

By: potpot

potpot — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:09:53 +0000

i try smart bro, im at davao, the speed is reliable, in terms of surfing, but I havent tried it video conferencing and a like, but i do try to remotely connect to a server, and its kinda slow, especially when you FTP (download or upload data).

but to me as web developer, its somehow reliable, unless the plan 999 which is I guess reliable than the prepaid one.

I bought this just to check emails and chat clients from time to time.

btw, i live at UM Matina. So its quite near to the downtown area, I have tried it to remote places here in davao or in mindanao.

but one thing I want is that it would run or somehow capable to Linux, not just xandros, but i guess it will run on Ubuntu (which is I havent tried it) but my flavored are fedora so i guess I need to hunt it down on how to install in F8.

By: Arpee Ong

Arpee Ong — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:09:59 +0000

@Aldrin, yep this runs fine over linux, check here > http://streetsmartingit.blogspot.com/2008/07/how-to-use-smartbro-prepaid-kit-on.html been using it on my fedora box for a week now since patay parin ang regular internet dito sa aklan due to typhoon frank..

By: Jan Blando

Jan Blando — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:16:48 +0000

@X.A. - if you’re running XP on your Asus eeePC, you have the option to choose UMTS only in the settings if you want to set the modem only for 3G or HSDPA. Major cities like Makati have HSDPA coverage.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:53:38 +0000

Yuga sana po you can provide a more detailed review of this product. Thanks!

By: X.A.

X.A. — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:16:13 +0000

i just got my smartbro prepaid this saturday. actually, halos lahat ng wireless center walang stock, mega, trinoma, gateway, sm north edsa lahat yan wala! anyways, the ZTE modem is HSDPA ready, but i noticed sa software up to UMTS or 3G lang capability, or being allowed by smart to be received. There is no option to receive HSDPA that’s why i am wondering for some na nakaka receive “daw” ng HSDPA. I am also a WeRoam and Globe Visibility user, but these two have the option to choose HSDPA unlike smart bro prepaid. I am using this for my EEE PC 900.

By: Denver

Denver — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:26:40 +0000

I have my own Smart Bro USB dongle. It works fine in Manila and I use it most of the time when I travel. So far, it works well in Dagupan, and signal is HSDPA. It works well for me in Davao, kind of slow though in Samal Island. I tried it also in Cavite and several areas in South Luzon. So far, it’s quite ok. Just don’t expect it to work at areas where there’s no Smart signal. Also, it doesn’t work when you’re in a basement or some enclosed space…
So far, I’m satisfied with it. And I would actually recommend it for users whose area is covered with Smart’s 3G signal. =)
I also tried using my phone as a modem but speeds go to up to 115kbps only… I think it’s better when you have your own dedicated data modem since you won’t get disconnected when you have calls or texts coming in. Well, that’s just for me.

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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:38:09 +0000

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By: tonex

tonex — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:17:17 +0000

@dapeke - Don’t get me wrong WeRoam is still slow but at least it’s within dial-up speeds.

WeRoam
Davao City: 28kbps to 30kbps
Metro Manila: 30kbps or faster

SmartBro Prepaid (in Davao City)
Useless to test it. You’ll get the results after 10 mins or more.

By: Bigbird

Bigbird — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:53:59 +0000

My phone can identify what signal and the proximity of the nearest cellsite within 70,000 ft radius. Actually this is already far behind technology. Q3 of this year will be the release of whitespace! Internet will be available just like an antenna of your television with same speed as DSL and T3. You have questions ask Google and Wimaxx.

By: Bigbird

Bigbird — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:02:02 +0000

My very phone can identify what signal and the proximity of the nearest cellsite within 70,000 ft radius. Actually this is already far behind technology. Q3 of this year will be the release of whitespace! Internet will be available just like an antenna of your television with same speed as DSL and T3. You have questions ask Google and Wimaxx.

By: Aldrin Cantos

Aldrin Cantos — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:17:14 +0000

Any word if it can also run in other Linux distros?

By: chelsea

chelsea — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:00:58 +0000

so its dependent on the location then? im thinking of getting one. i know i wont have trouble accessing site in baguio, but when i travel to pangasinan, which i often do, i might not be able to get a good signal. hhmm. will think about it.