Launched just yesterday, Smart WiFi is a new broadband internet service which allows users to get connected wirelessly thru Smart’s cell sites. The only thing you need is an outdoor antenna to serve as transceiver on any of Smart’s hundreds of cell sites nationwide.
Maximum bandwidth is up to around 128kbps and promo price starts at Php788/month. It’s an easy and affordable alternative if you don’t have phone lines in the neighborhood. This is gonna be a big hit once they find a way to bring access down to handhelds and portable devices (read: Tungsten T5 & Life Drive).
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Vinvinvin,
Thank you kindly for your replies.
My friend will be an average surfer of the net, and using her webcam via messenger services. Gameplaying and the downloading of large files are not of her concern.
The speeds you listed that are advertised, if they truly deliver those speeds, should be enough for what she needs. My concern is all the postings I have seen about all the “DOWN TIME” Smart Wifi seems to have, and not the actual speed that is advertised. Do you deem them to correct in their advertised speeds? Can you give me a guesstimate of your “DOWN TIME” with their service? I mean, when it is down, is it down for a few hours or a few days? Is it down 3 or 4 times a month or maybe once every two months?
You also stated that Smart Wifi would be her only option. So, you are telling me there is nothing else available in the Butuan, Mindanao area? I am not very familiar with the Philippines, especially the Provinces, so my apologies in asking the same questions again.
Thank you kindly, Anthony
Istallation fee is Php 1000.00 + 1 month advance MSF. Depends on your plan (Php 788 = 256kbps max or Php 988 = 384kbps max ) VAT included…
Anthony,
Is your friend a heavy internet user? If not, he/she may use Smart WiFi because there are no other choices. For chatting & surfing, its OK but not recommended for gaming, VOIP, and large file downloads…
I have just read many of the postings about Smart Wifi, and the horror stories being told are scary. Anyone, outside of Metro Manila and other big cities, have any good experiences with Smart Wifi? My main concern is for my friend in Butuan, Mindanao. Any idea of how it would work in that area?
Any alternatives to Smart Wifi for broadband service in Butuan, Mindanao? My friend does not have any telephone lines in the neighborhood, so I assume that would rule out DSL, and I highly doubt Cable connection is viable since there are no cable lines in the neighborhood. Are there any companies in the Butuan area that are offering broadband that my friend may not know about?
My friend is completely dumbfounded when it comes to anything about internet service, and I am in the USA, so I would really appreciate any kind of information anyone has to offer.
May someone help me with some of my questions?
I am in the USA and it is very difficult for me to get any hard facts about Smart Wifi service in the Philippines.
I am looking to get Smart Wifi hooked up for my friend in Butuan, Mindanao. Can someone let me know if there is an installation fee, if there is one, how much, and how much the monthly fee (VAT included) would be?
Also, I see Smart Wifi on some sites being advertised as having speeds up to 256 kps and on some sites at 128 kps. Does anyone know what the true speed being offered is, assuming there is a clear line between the home base unit and the cell tower.
Anykind of help would be highly appreciated.
Thank you kindly, Anthony
dati dial up lang kaya wag smolin ang dial up, i think sa ym clear ung voice chat pag naka dialup. sa mga rich dyan back to dial up na! hahaha
sakin ndi umabot ng mas mababa sa 56k kalokohan yon!
@ caloy
alikabok lang sakin ang 988 na sinasabi mo! nyahahaha!!
@ MagDropKaNaLang
“nagkakamali ka! marami ka pang di alam….”
katulad ng ano? scandal? aminin mo na manyak ka!!! nyhahaha!!!
oo naman gumamit ka ng yahoo sayo siguro ngongo!!! pulpol talaga utak mo!!! utak biya!!! nyahahaha!!! magdrop ka na lang!!
I now think and believe with all the recent speed tests I’ve done with at least 10 speed meter applications that SMART has the capability to boost the bandwidth of the virtual connection of subscribers’ computers to particular networks hosting speed meter applications that SMART thinks that its subscribers usually use.
as what VINVINVIN said….
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vinvinvin
March 28th, 2006 at 2:07 am
“Malamang inayos ng Smart ang koneksyon ng kanilang internet sa Testmy.net kasi kadalasan na nakikita nila eh yun ang gamit ng mga tao kaya sa website na testmy.net medyo mabilis! Sa tingin ko sa testmy.net lang nila inayos pero sa ibang websites, ang bagal pa rin! Subukan ninyong gamitin ang NetStatLive o kaya Bandwidth Monitor Pro habang nag s-speed test para makita ninyo ang actual na speed ng upload at download ninyo habang nag tetest!”
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THEREFORE DO NOT ALWAYS BELIEVE THE RESULT OF SPEED METERS YOU USE. I RECOMMEND USING SPEED METERS THAT ARE NOT SO POPULAR. www.testmy.net has been SMART’s target, now I think http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ has been included by SMART in its bandwidth boosting algorithm.
Up to this moment http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer/test_0150.asp yields RELIABLE results. It conforms with your browsing speed UP TO THIS MOMENT.
Some PRO-SMART out there would say again that this is just a presumption. Yes! a presumption BASED on ACTUAL TESTS and experience!!!
Hehehe… Nakakatawa talaga si “JUST DROPIN BY†:D
By the way nag-subscribe na lang ako sa PLDT DSL 999 hindi pwede sa amin ang wireless no choice talaga, Anyway…
makaka TALK ka ba naman ng matino sa DIAL up speed!
Madalas “just dropin by” napuputol ang sinasabi ng kausap mo pag dial up speed ang connection mo!!!!
EWAN namin sa iyo… siguro BULOL ka! kaya naiintindihan mo ang paputol-putol na salita!
HAHAHA… mga pre.. si “MOLOL” ‘to.
hayus mha “jut dlapin bay”????
Tama kayo Caloy and Ramil….. Si “just dropin by” MAY TAMA!!!
kung student ka “JUST DROPIN BY” mag drop ka na lang, Sa lahat naman ng nakita kong post….putsa! PINAKATANGA NA YATA ANG POST MO …. sira-ulo, tanga! nAGBABAYAD NG 988 pesos sa Smart tapos kuntento na sa 56 Kbps… WOW!!!
Eh di sana nag ISP ka na lang!!!! P100 pesos… tatagal ng 2 buwan! dahil 2 months ang expiration…..3 months pa nga yata eh…
At hindi kasingbaboy ng utak mong PORNO ang mga utak namin, kung porno lang ang nakikita mong dahilan kung bakit gusto ng isang tao ang mabilis na internet, nagkakamali ka! marami ka pang di alam….
tnong ko lng bkit lgi DC wifi ngaun? every 10-15mins? anu kya problema? and about sa antenna meridian yng nk sulat sa antenna ko meron bang ibang antenna n pede gmitin?
@just dropin
Hay… Kaya nga sila nag subscribe ng 256/384kbps na speed para mabilis… syempre! downloading is a part of a deal! alangan naman magchachat, email, surf ka lang? eh kulang naman… I think sana nagdial-up ka na lang… YOU ARE WASTING YOUR MONEY kung Gayan!!!
Well kung kontento ka na sa 56k , wag ka na lang mag smartwifi kasi mahal P988 ……siguro naka ISP bonanza ka no!!!!
Well kung naka smart wifi ka at makukuntento ka naman sa 56k , sira ulo mo!!
hindi endorse ng smartwifi ang testmy.net sa mga bobo na hindi nagbabasa ng manual eto ung speed testing na nakalagay www.bandwidthplace.com
OO kuntento na ko don!!!
Yun na nga problema sa smartwifi, kung minsan mas mabilis pa modem na 56k , kuntento ka na ba nun!!!!
nyhahaha!