This is the first time I was able to read Smart’s Fair Use Policy on Mobile Internet Use and was surprised to see that their cap on unlimited mobile internet is just 1.5GB per month.
A reader was asking for some clarifications about Smart’s Samsung Galaxy Tab and the accompanying unlimited mobile internet. After a quick search on Smart’s website, I discovered that they only allow up to 1.5GB of bandwidth per month.
Once the cap is reached, they will throttle you down to a slower (yet unknown) speed. And here’s the catch:
The 1.5GB allocation of the Fair Use Policy applies only to mobile browsing. Value Added Services (VAS) such as push email, messaging and BlackBerry services usage consumption are not covered by the Fair Use Policy.
So if you’re one of those who recently got the Nokia N8 or the Samsung Galaxy Tab for with the unlimited mobile internet, you now know what “internet plan” it came with. That means zero to limited internet tethering on your mobile device.
See full text of the Fair Use Policy here.
Disclosure: Smart is an advertiser on this blog and several other blogs I manage.
@Benito Guevarr
un na nga eh. unlimited data plan. tpos may additional charges pa. pag internet ng smart ginamit mo.. dapat kasama na..
bakit ganun. dapat mag subscribe pa sa plan 299 nila?
eh ung plan 299 unlimited facebook nokia messaging.. lang. ung plan natin unlimited internet. dapat. kasama na lahat ng na cover ng plan 299 nila..
ako i dint use @mail i just go to http://www.gmail.com or mail.yahoo.com using opera. but still up to this very date, may additional charges pa ako..
@Mark new subscriber ako using galaxy tab. Magkano pala yun additional charges mo sa smart? on top ng 2000 dataplan?
@emross
ung una. since bago. madalas ko gamitin.. halos 1500
second month hindi ko na nagagamit ng maayos kasi natatakaot kao lumobo. halos 500..
but hindi ko talaga ginagamit ang. push mail nila.
una akala ko baka ung nokia social. pero i also stop using nokia social. ganun parin additional 500 sa bill..
Twitter: h16888
says:
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/business-columns/36310-ntc-caps-broadband-data-volume-
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awts NTC.
dapat ginawa na nilang 99%-100% ang kailangang maging reliability ng data connection…
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kung i-co-consider lahat ng factors, dapat manguna mismo yang mga iSP na yan na mag overhaul ng facilities/lines nila and dapat hindi malaman ng mga end-users yang mga maintenance na yan.
panu na sa mga gumagamit sa phone as modem na walang smartbro.. tsk.. wawa naman sila.. buti hindi pa capped ang smartbro..
[...] As I’ve said earlier, I’ve tried all broadband modems and I notice that they all seldom reach 1kbps. My first hunch was that there is a internet capping being done behind the scenes. It turned out I wasn’t the only one noticing it. For instance, Sun users have been reporting internet capping at 650kbps (although not yet official). Globe’s SuperSurf (postpaid internet) service is recently capped at 800mb/day while Smart Bro is capped at 1.5gb per month. [...]
[...] issue stemmed from the recent stories on Globe’s 800MB daily cap, Smart Mobile Internet’s 1.5GB monthly cap and BayanDSL monthly cap of 100GB to residential [...]
This is much better than Globe’s system that Yuga reported on. Wonder how much of a hassle it will be to switch corporate plans.
tama, better to use modified operamini’s for unlimited internet, free.
my wafer naligaw wak kau magkalat d2 ammpz!
may waffer na naligaw? Wag kau magkalat d2!
DUH.
Lahat namang lupalop ng mundo, may fair use policy ang internet over GPRS/EDGE/GSM.
At bihira naman lumalampas 1GB ang NORMAL mobile user every month per month unless gawin mong modem ang cellphone para sa full internet for your laptop (which is plainly idiotic).
Ang tunay na dahilan ay mabagal lang talaga ang connection ng smart, walang kinalaman ang caps caps diyan.
I availed of the plan. Unfortunately even if you do not avail of push email, if you use an app that synchronizes with your online email account you will be charged extra when you get new mail. You may also get charged additional when accessing Facebook, Twitter and the like. Tried to clarify with Smart which apps can and cannot be used, but they are not yet sure.
We should just ask for a bill reversal since there is nothing in the contract where we agreed to pay additional data charges. We agreed to trottle down.
I think I will migrate back to a consumable plan and use Globe Super Surf for internet access.
I availed the Galaxy Tab last nov in Rockwell – unlimited data plan 2000/mo.
Im so disappointed with smart’s service because they keep on charging me for wap and a number P10/30min because of social networking widgets. This was not discussed during the promo nor it is in the contract.
If they cant reverse the billing, I asked for immediate termination of my account, im not sure what will happen.
Aside from 1.5g download limitation you cant use the mobile widgets?
This is not the case on Globe or even for Sun, grabe talaga ang Smart!
Hmmm… masyado naman atang maliit ang cap nila for this plan… Grabe, 1GB per MONTH?! I use a Smart Buddy sim in my Smart Bro plug-it and I avail the 1200 unlisurf prepaid plan at nakakapag-download ako ng at least 500MB everyday (I record/download streaming videos .flv of TV series using Orbit downloader). Siguro dahil I use it mostly during off peak hours pero nakakapagsurf at nakakapagdownload pa rin ako until/during day time reduced speed nga lang. Dati Globe gamit ko pero nakaka-badtrip yung 800MB nila na completely hindi ka makakaconnect unlike sa Smart bumabagal lang pero at least makakapag-surf ka pa rin.