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Smart Bro bumps Plug-It speeds to 5Mbps

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief September 20, 2011 · 1 min read

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Looks like Smart Bro has upgraded the bandwidth allocation of their Plug-It broadband sticks and now offers up to 5Mbps.

I’ve been hearing about the upgrades for some time now but since the Smart website did not reflect the changes, we had to wait for the official release.

The update has just been posted recently, showing this table.

The Power Plug-It is now up to 5Mbps (postpaid). The Starter Plug-It is now up to 3.6Mbps (prepaid).

Of course, actual speeds will vary with time of day and location. It’s going to be pretty hard to validate this but if you get better speed results recently, do leave a comment and let us all know.

Hat tip to Chris Ammerlaan.

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102 Comments

lieallday · 12 years ago

Remember that TV commercial saying how good MSG was for you? Might as well be in China. False advertising with no consequences.
Just bought a Globe 4g pocket Wi-Fi. On the box it reads “4get up to 12mbps” The SIM that’s included is only capable of 2 and 3g. Wtf.

DHEY · 13 years ago

guy’s gusto nio tumaas p smart power plug-it nio.. bili kau sa CD-R king ng USB cable with signal boost P 199 lng..then ilagay nio sa bubong nio.. ung akin from 1.00mbps to 3.6mbps ang itinaas.. try nio lng mga papz..

lhan · 14 years ago

peste yang smartbro na yan..full signal sa dashboard ko pro .30mbps lang speed ko…and ang hotline sobra pahirap, hirap ng kumontak tpos wla alam isagot kundi “sir pinorward na po nmen sa techsupport group imonitor nyo na lng po after 24 hours” and hangang ngyon walang nagbago sa speed ko…ngsisisi ako sa smartbro na yan…puta**** kya mga guys wag kayo mgpaloko sa ads ng smartbro..mga peste yan..sayang lang ibabayad nyo..ms mbilis pa dialup kesa sa inoofer nila sayang 999 ko…buset na service yan…super bulok..

Supreme · 14 years ago

Mabilis pa ung free internet na ginagamit ko at mas consistent.. sa halang 2php peste talaga smart lols

lalaland · 14 years ago

guys, is this true? till now? i wanted a steady connection and the best broadband offer! and i find smart the best here in iloilo kasi malakas ang signal nila dito! meron bang pinagbago? or ganun padin? i hope it will be change!!!

im a student here in iloilo, and im wondering what is the best connection here! for research and downloads! please help! and i am going to prepaid not postpaid!

miguel · 14 years ago

uijhht5%^$#@(&* naman tong power plug it…. sdobrang bagal

shit

WORST of ALL · 14 years ago

Ping 5992 ms
download speed 00.01 Mbps
upload speed 00.00 Mbps

If you want to experience this horrible speed, go for SmartBro Power Plug-It!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1912072943.png

Kasumpa-sumpa!! · 14 years ago

i cannot work as i am getting

ping: 1375 ms
Download speed: 0.01 Mbps
Upload speed: 0.00 Mbps

huhuhu

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1900590593.png

Lex · 14 years ago

dati my download speeds were 300 Kb/s and 150 Kb/s na ung lowest. Ngaun my max download speed dropped to a third. what happened? this last few weeks lang nangyari to. I live around mandaluyong.

plan 9999???!! · 14 years ago

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1880543121.png

Is this what am really paying for plan 999??!!1

0.00 Mbps download speed and 0.001 Mbps upload speed…WHOA!!!

SimpLy Madaya · 14 years ago

Sakit sa ulo talaga tong smart na eto, nightmares for 24-month tie-up! 0.03 mbps download and upload speed..wow san ka pa! Ang mga maBOBOit dyan magSmart na!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1866065530.png

SimpLy Madaya · 14 years ago

Even on wee hours bulok connection pa din:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1863406162.png

StupidBRO-KEN · 14 years ago

Wow! highest connection ever 0.01 Mbps download as well as 0.01 Mbps upload speed…whoaaa! san ka pa!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1862161806.png

StupidBRO-KEN · 14 years ago

Wow supah fast 0.03 download speed and 0.01 upload speed. It is no longer nightmare, it’s HORROR!

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1858480045.png

StupidBRO-KEN · 14 years ago

I think this is not what am paying for postpaid plan 999:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1839240701.png

Plug-It 5 Mbps?! – a nightmare for 2 years!

StupidBRO-KEN · 14 years ago

I think this is not what am paying for postpaid plan 999:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1839240701.png

Plug-It 5 Mbps?! – a nightmare!

StupidBRO-KEN · 14 years ago

I think this is not what am paying for for postpaid plan 999:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1839240701.png

Plug-It 5 Mbps?! – a nightmare!

StupidBRO-KEN · 14 years ago

Usual speed during weekend:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1838839930.png

StupidBRO-KEN · 14 years ago

As the day progresses 9:54 PM eto pa rin signal ko:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1837598185.png

Yan ba ang 5 Mbps??! or fraud?!

StupidBRO-KEN · 14 years ago

This is my usual speed daily:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/1836956372.png

Name:marz · 14 years ago

Hahay tang ina lng yang smart powr plug in! Prang mas mbilis pnga ung net sa cp ko eh! Nag cc tlaga aq na bumili aq nang smart power plug it, i was so disappointed to bad 4 smart!

pwede na rin · 14 years ago

ok naman ang signal dito sa taguig nag 2.9 mbps din aq sa umaga pero sa gabi from 6 to 11 ang bagal talaga,, pero ok na para sa akin yun bsta di napuputol ang panunuod ko ng mga videos sa youtube tsaka sa phnoy tv online

StupidBRO-KEN · 14 years ago

Nothing change! Really NO power at all!! just changed my old smartbro usb plug-it with this Power plug-It up to 5 MBPS kuno. still my daily connection is far way below 0.11 mbps esp from 10AM to 10 PM. Take note, i never ever experience to receive at least a maintained 0.30 mbps connection daily. Speed always go below that and and i haven’t seen my connection went up to at least more than 3 mbps kahit power burst speed na makita ko man lang yang 3 mbps na yan…WALA! and now they’re saying up to 5 mbps??!! ow common..false advertisement again..hope magkaron ng law abt this..kasi isa etong fraud or tuwirang panloloko sa mga subscribers! will not renew anymore, cannot tolerate the daily nightmares this poor connections have caused me. major major disappointment!!

SMARTFRAUD! · 13 years ago

Parehas tayo pre, dinala pa mismo utol ko sa makati para malaman kung sa location ang problema, makati server mismo, PAMBIHIRA, kahit ilang speedtest

bulok · 14 years ago

wala bulok ang SMART kahit kailan

pews · 14 years ago

kaka bili ko lang power plug it 5mbps, I live in Makati. walang kwenta. using speedtest.net 0.3Mbps lang normal, minsan 1Mbps tapos nag 3Mbps lang sa madaling araw for 30 mins. bihira mag disconnect pero ganun parin madalas mag crush ung mga flash appications especially youtube.

makito-san · 15 years ago

Postpaid subscriber din ako. Masyado na ako nadidismaya sa serbisyo ng smart. Pag nagbabayad ka bingi sila kasi bayad na ang serbisyo. Wag kayong magbabayad hanggang di nila ginagawan ng paraan na maayos ang serbisyo. Smart – Simply Madaya!

discovery699 · 15 years ago

This is true depending on your location. My average download speed using UNLISURF50 is 350 and would peak at 510.

freedom pinoy · 15 years ago

Here are the little proofs of what they claimed to be an upgrade of their speed. although its not consistent… quezon city area.

Link1: http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h336/freepinoy07/smartbroken.jpg

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/h336/freepinoy07/Smartbroken2.jpg

Marvs · 15 years ago

it’s not clear whether there’s a cap for the monthly usage assuming that you actually get near the 5mbps speed

Online School · 15 years ago

The problem is, yung smart ko di na rin nila binalik yung dating torrent speed. Eh yung upgrades nila puro pang prepaid lang. Ngayon inooffer nila sa amin balik daw kami ng canopy ano ba yan.

chris ammerlaan · 15 years ago

Just tried there power plugin, check if any improvement on there prepaid, nope, 42 kb/s with 3 bars of 3G. Smart full of bola-bola re speeds and only for prepaid.

Epstein · 15 years ago

mas madami kasi pre-paid subscribers nila. Hindi ba mas madami postpaid subscribers ng Globe? Kaya siguro ganun. I am also using Smartbro pre-paid but I wanted to switch to Sun. Napansin ko nga na bumilis connection kasi yung 30MB na download saglit lang tapos na.

kabz · 15 years ago

The new speeds are for PREPAID subscribers only. SO LAME!

watrboy · 15 years ago

yun na nga eh.. wala silang pakialam sa mga loyal subscriber, sa mga postpaid user.. i holdup ka for 12 or 24 months.. pagkatapos mo mag sign up at makakuha na sau ng pera ayun.. pababayaan ka na…

William C · 15 years ago

Yeah right, you probably get that speed when you are near their cell towers, but Smart coverage is less consistent than Globe and in my area, I be lucky to get 150kbps, madalas pa nga, no 3g signal, and this is in Manila!

To YUGATECH: The see-through ads are a major nuisance, especially on mobile browsers, slow down thwebsite even on a dual-core android. I will never clik on those cheap Flights Philippines anyway…

sundaecone · 15 years ago

I wish it is true. bagal ng gamit ko kasi. di man lang makapagdownload T_T

chris ammerlaan · 15 years ago

using smartbroken fixed connection, getting between 150 and 190 Kb/s, was getting 300 odd kb/s last night, so now I know how smart increases speed for others lol

deuts · 15 years ago

So far, even within the Ayala Center here in Makati, I find Smart’s network faster than Globe’s.

watrboy · 15 years ago

tapos tingnan nyo ang canopy at wimax..

http://smart.com.ph/Smart_Revamp/ExternalPages/Bro/BroComparison.html

parehas eh 1mbps na lang..

watrboy · 15 years ago

naknang.. parang halatang di nila inaalagaan ang mga postpaid subscriber nila.. yung plugit postpaid at sim postpaid eh 2mbps lang… tapos yung starter plugit na prepaid mas mataas kesa postpaid (3.6mbps).. hay.. ma ipa disconnect na nga tong postpaid ko.. wala talaga silang pakialam sa mga loyal customer nila..

Arne · 15 years ago

The other night around 2am while downloading songs using my HTC Desire S I was surprise when the download completed immediately which is very unusual., so I check the bandwidth speed using speed test for android and it registered 3.3mbps… Unlike the other nights before where I usually only get 1.5mbps at best,.. I’m from JP Rizal, Makati… so this might be true.. :))

Anti_Ponjin · 15 years ago

The Smart(ass)Bro I used to have would just disconnect all by itself for no good reason at all. SUN works much better.

Watched the youtube video… Installations STARTS. not occurs. GEEZ. Get a Native English Speaker to proof read.

Spidey · 15 years ago

Ahh, whatever!!

That is only plain advertisement… Since I moved to Sun Postpaid, I never had any problem.. Running for more than 6mos now. But with SmartBro??.. It was all pain in the ass the whole time… and then they ask me for a termination fee. For a very lousy service rendered.

onliinthephil · 14 years ago

We have the same experience with Smart. Since I got my postpaid plug it kit last Jan 2010 I was terribly sorry with their service. I just have to finish my contract with them by next month. I will not recommend this to my fellows!!! Sorry SMART but you should have done your part whenever I would call your attention but you did NOTHING!!!

don pepot · 15 years ago

they’re f*cking connection is so slow..

Boyong · 15 years ago

You have to be stupid to actually think that these speeds are reliant on which plan you’re in.

If you’re using an HSPA device with that 5MBPS sim card, chance are you’ll get near 10MBPS. So do yourself a favor, skip the two-year contract, buy only the postpaid sim and insert it into an HSPA-capable dongle and bam… you just outsmarted Smart. (of course, the nearby cell site needs to be HSPA-ready too)

Jhay · 15 years ago

Hey Smart, why don’t you do your postpaid subscribers a favor and first work on the erratic signals.

Cguro before you start approving applications, you should actually “sift through” the financial capacity of your subscribers and cap your daily bandwidth allocation to prepaid subscribers so they won’t abuse.

Other than that, you still suck.

chris ammerlaan · 15 years ago

At the moment looks like SmartBro fixed connection is staying at 1Mb/s, maybe, just maybe smart wants to finish that service

jonaflormicfren · 15 years ago

I’ll just assume that this is true, but have to confirm it before indulgence.

Jay Baratilla · 15 years ago

I find my phone’s 3G and HSDPA much reliable using either USB or WIFI tethering. I compared it with a broadband plug it and the download and streaming rate maximum using my phone’s is way much higher than the plug it.