Smart is set to publicly announce their new HSPA+ capable Plug-It and calls it Smart Bro Rocket with promised speeds of up to 12Mbps on their mobile network.
The Smart Bro Rocket uses a Huawei E353 HSPA+ USB dongle.
The new dongle is available for prepaid users with a retail price of Php3,995 (will be available by Friday next week).
The same Smart Bro loading system works and the same rates apply (Php10 per 30 minutes). Smart currently has 154 base stations capable of delivering HSPA+ speeds so it’s still limited to Metro Manila and key provincial cities like Cebu and Davao.
OT: WOW
nakakatuwa naman name ng broadband ngayon may lamborghini sa globe. Rocket sa smart. Ano naman kaya susunod na name nila… starship? Spaceship? Ano pa ba bibilis dun?
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matry nga ito pag na-out na.. i hope it can reach atleast 5mbps.. hehe
Sana mabilis nga to,..hehhe
it’s fast at first but when a lot of subscribers will take this, will bandwidth limit be a problem again and can it handle a lot of subscribers?
I doubt it. The only HSPA+ device right now are Galaxy S II and a few USB modems that Globe carries…
It’s good to know that they offer prepaid for this unlike Globe’s which is only offered through plan. Nice one Smart!!!
unlisurf for a 12mbps? malaki ang chance na may cap ang unlisurf nito… or expensive without cap…
wowoweee! can’t wait.
wowoweeee!
Does the unlisurf of plan have cap?
Guys, kindly post your speedtests ha and area. Thanks.
Sir Abe,
Will SMART authenticate access to the HSPA+ cell site and/or APN using the SIM ID?
If yes, it might not be as simple as using another HSPA+ capable device with your existing postpaid or prepaid smart bro sim?
Can you find out if there are no restrictions like these?
Thanks. :)
IKR?!
Also, I heard that currently Globe doesn’t authenticate phone sims at the moment, so that means, Galaxy S II users don’t get HSPA+ either..
What’s up with that? Right?
Of course, I just read it from one person at TCP. I’m a Galaxy S II user as well, but I use a Smart postpaid sim kaya I wasn’t expecting HSPA+ speeds, but I didn’t know Smart had it live now.
I hope this will not be a disappointment. Hopefully you can get at least 5mbps even if you won’t achieve the 12mbps, that would be great.
Up to 12mbps? Whats the minimum?
1kbps ^_^
Wrong! 1 bit per second! Dial up speed.. haha
Let’ see first then, I’ll wait for this dongle to lower its price :))
Well. we’ll see.
May unlisurf din ba to?
@petken – yes, will follow the same Unlisurf plans
If that’s the case, then Galaxy S II users should be able to experience the “bump” in speed! Of course, with the right APN settings, I suppose?
Any info, Sir Abe, regarding this assumption?
@matt – that’s correct, same APN settings, and as long as you’re within the reach of the HSPA+ base stations.
Sir yuga post niyo naman yung settings for Galaxy SII. Yung settings ba is pwede sa regular prepaid or baka kelangan ng dedicated smart bro rocket sim.
Up for this question. Thanks.
another promise to be smart broken…
how bout for smart postpaid?
@jm27 – not postpaid plans for the dongle yet but I suppose they will roll that out too. besides the limited HSPA+ base stations is a hit and miss and you don’t want to be locked out for 24 months when your area is not covered with HSPA+.
Where do we find this lovely list of cell towers?
@axx – they will publish it on the Smart website once the dongles are out.