Smart now has their own version of a portable 3G+WiFi router they called SmartBro Pocket WiFi. This new product competes head-on with Globe MyFi launched back in July.
The SmartBro Pocket WiFi is only available on a postpaid Plan 495 for 50 hours of 3G internet every month. You will also need to add another Php150 per month for the Pocket WiFi device for the next 24 month lock-in period (that makes Php645/month for 24 months).
An extra Php10 per 30 minutes will be charged on top of the MSF when you exceed the 50 hour allocation. The promised speed it up to 2Mbps. They even have a promo that if you pay on time, you get 5 hours free on top of your monthly allocation.
As of the moment, they do not have an unlimited plan, probably because this will compete with the SmartBro Share-It Unlimited Plan. However, unlike the SmartBro Share-It that is restricted to your area/city/province, the SmartBro Pocket WiFi has nationwide coverage.
Likewise, since this is a postpaid account, the Smart UnliSurf offers (Unlisurf200) are not applicable on this device. Not sure if this is also a Huawei device (probably a ZTE by the looks of it) but it can handle up to 5 WiFi devices at the same time.
actually working dito yung smart bro sim for prepaid and post paid.
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pag naubos na 50 hrs or if you’ll be needing to use the internet for a long time continuously then mas maganda palit muna ng sim yung pang plug it then reg mo sa unlisurf.
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comparing download/upload speed with smartbro plug-it device which one is faster?
Hi Yuga,
Nice post!
I would rather advice those who are planning to get this to opt for other ISP. Smart is always upgrading their devices like this one and they keep on acquiring more and more subscribers BUT they have forgotten to upgrade their Base Stations or Cell sites.
Their base stations are congested, besides, only the cell sites in major cities are capable of 3G/HSDPA signal.
I’ve written a review about SmartBro Plug-it which functions the same as the one you reviewed here.
Here’s my review: http://philippinealmanac.com/product-reviews/smartbro-plug-it-review/
Nice blog!
Harold
PhilippineAlmanac.com
Hmm… ganda sana kaso sa total na P654.00 dapat wala ng 50hour limit ang browsing dapat fixed na yung price for the whole month.
just tether your 3g cellphone so that your cellphone will be your wifi hotspot..
this is the ZTE MF30 http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/MF30.htm
According to a source, globe is not selling the prepaid mifi anymore. Postpaid nalang din daw. Tell me if I’m wrong.. I want to get one and tinker with the software.
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The best pa rin to survey your area first, on whose got the better signal…or suffer the consequences.
hey, did anyone of you also noticed? the yellow smiley guy at a glance seems to be giving the finger using his right hand.
Sana lang malakas pumickup ng signal to. Baka mas mabagal pa to kesa sa antenna na SmartBro.
You think it’s a good portable solution to replace SmartBro Plan 999 (canopy)? I wish to save on monthly internet bills, and I use SmartBro as backup whenever PLDT MyDSL fails.
Pwede yun, I guess. I was using a G1 before but I was able to use wifi tethering on it. Rooted nga lang sya. Right now, I’m using a Motorola Milestone runninng 2.1 (waiting for froyo update) and wireless thethering still works great.
As far as I know, Android natively supports wifi tethering in Froyo. In older versions, usually kelangan mag root muna then install the wireless tether app. Punta ka sa xda-developers.com or google mo na lang kung pano gawin sa phone mo. In most cases, madali naman mag-root. Follow the instructions to the dot nga lang. ;)
talaga.. so kahit anong phone with froyo 2.2 and up.. alam ko kasi ang samsung galaxy 5 is 2.1 lang so di sya pwede?
@jun
Almost any Android phone can be used for that. Some though may require you to root. But for newer phones running Froyo, you can most likely do it out of the box. :)
ano kayang brand nito?
anyway.. Sir Yuga.. sana ma feature nyo ang mga android phone that can be use as 3g wifi spot… :)
i still love my android…hassle-free and very fast.
baka naman mabaog pag dala to sa bulsa, masyado na madaming signal waves ang nasasagap ng magandang kinabukasan
for the same price, you get a better device from Globe. Not endorsing Globe or Huawei here, just being practically wise.
@Damon
let’s just say for 4k, walang kita ang Globe dun (let’s just say nadin na around 4k ang OEM/Huawei price ng Mifi router) pero since locked ang units (and there’s no workaround yet to unlock this kind of device) to Globe, sa internet service sila kumikita.
nice one.. I don’t think this will affect the Smartbro network, since Pocket Wifi will be using the Smart 3G network and convert it to Wifi Signal and it’s different with Smart Bro.
I may be wrong.
I think Sun will release one soon too but the prices wont likely be lower than Globe’s…..Globe’s is already palugi…theyre selling prepaid at 4k when the device costs 6-7k….i dont know how they did it….magpalugi narin kaya si Sun para lang makalaban???