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SmartBro intros Turbo Plans, 1.5GB for Php799

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief December 31, 2014 · 2 min read

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Smart has started adding more volume plans under their SmartBro service, starting off with 1.5GB bandwidth allocation for Php799 a month.

The SmartBro Turbo Plans offer two types of packages — All Month Surf + Volume or Pure Volume plans.

The All Month Surf + Volume Plans provide you with a data cap for heavy usage like YouTube, downloading, P2P and music streaming while allowing you to continue to use the internet for the rest of the month for light usage (browsing, social media, etc.) at a maximum of 256KBps.

All Month Surf.

Allows you to do 1.5GB* of light, casual internet activities (e.g. Social Media browsing such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, Google search, web browsing, chat and reading up on e-mails) without using the volume inclusion of the plan.

* Once you consume 1.5GB of All Month Surf, you will experience speeds of up to 256kbps on the light and casual Internet activities.

Pure Volume Plans will give you higher bandwidth allocation starting at 3GB per month at Php799.

However, once you consume all the data allocation, you get disconnected from the internet.

Smart allows you to continue to use if you buy additional bandwidth.

Allows you to do heavier Internet activities (e.g. Streaming of music/videos, downloading or uploading of files/videos, etc.) that use the volume inclusion of the plan. When you’ve used up your volume inclusion, you may purchase additional data packages.

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58 Comments

arlan guzman · 11 years ago

bbiset na smart ano ba yan depleted volume hindi ka na maka internet browsing. ano klaseng package yan nakaka futa!

Larry · 11 years ago

Pangit ang Internet sa Philippines. Maganda sa South Korea. Nagbabayad ako ng equivalent to 1,500 pesos monthly sa speed na up to 10MBPS.

Sana ganito rin sa Pilipinas.

Sa atin ang mahirap mas lalong humihirap at ang mayaman ay mas yumayaman.

toybits masa · 11 years ago

When they say that fb is unlinimited.. Does it also mean that i can also watch videos on fb..?

JMR · 11 years ago

This is absolutely amazing…

Unlimitted with limits!!
Turbo but will slow down!!

Wow! what an amazing concept!!

Saludo ako sa CEO ng smart sa pagiging BUWAYA!!

parang Jollibee\McDo lang din, fastfood nga sila pero wait ka ng 12 min para sa order mo, lalo na sa mga big burgers nila. Nakakatawa.

Ano ito??!! Bastusan?!

the reason why they are doing this is because they think we are gullible, they know that we can be easily lured into their traps, unfortunately they are right!!

LokiLoki · 11 years ago

Nasan ang unli?? Ito nga ang pamalit nila sa unlimited plans kasi nagrereklamo tayong lahat. This is the best that we can get right now since nawala na ang unlimited from all other telcos.

mike · 11 years ago

Bakit ba puro kayo reklamo? Una gusto nyo mobile at nakaka internet kayo kahit saan. Tapos gusto nyo nakaka download kahit ng malalaking files at nakakanood ng full hd streaming videos. Pero ayaw nyo naman magbayad ng mahal. Ang mobile internet is shared yan hindi yan dedicated. Kung gusto nyo mag download ng malalaking files kahit saan nyo gustuhin e di magbayad kayo ng 2500 per month. Problema ba Yun??

rs · 11 years ago

pricing is ABSURD.

jherwynne · 11 years ago

yung All-month surf nila para lang PLDT Ultera plan

533project · 11 years ago

Hehe, a modern day theft!
Indeed we are a third world country.

Corics · 11 years ago

http://info.singtel.com/personal/internet/broadband-at-home/fibre-broadband-plans

techboy · 11 years ago

what’s the SPEED? how FAST? they’re not telling us. secret ba yan? patawa.

NKid · 11 years ago

Depends on the device. Their website says pwedeng pang LTE!

http://www1.smart.com.ph/Bro/products/turbo-plans

juan · 11 years ago

do everything? pure volume? ano naman magagawa mo sa 1.5gb? limang panood lang ng 1080p na videos sa youtube yan na tumatagal ng 10 minutes ubos na ung bandwith na 1.5gb hahaha king ina talaga di lang sa pamahalaan ang buwaya pati mga telco.

JuanJones · 11 years ago

If mahilig ka manood ng 1080p youtube clips then get the higher plan ganun kasimple! Kung pa social network ka lang edi dun ka sa Plan 799 na 3GB.

Cindy · 11 years ago

Tubong lugaw.
Compared to other countries, Globe and smart charges the highest rates

SnakeEyes · 11 years ago

Headline is kinda misleading. Plan 799 is either 3GB or 1.5GB with the All Month Surf. I guess the two options depend on the type of user that you are?

Butt Sniffer · 11 years ago

AaI wish we have the option to switch to 256kbps whenever we want to conserve volume bandwith.

aiden · 11 years ago

I’d understand if this is for mobile phones, as the consumption is based on a personal use. But really, Smart Communications, Inc. is going with volume-based plans which is priced ridiculously on HOME internet? Forget about torrents, but what if you’re working home-based and if you have folks who like to watch YouTube videos? And what if you have legitimate subscription to streaming sites? This move by Smart just made internet more expensive here in the Philippines. I do hope that the Congress declares internet as a commodity so that pricing is controlled. Also, I’m really hoping Globe Telecom’s WiMax doesn’t follow suit as I think their 5GB daily cap is already fine.

howler · 11 years ago

I believe Smart Bro is for personal mobile use (mobile broadband). If you’re talking about HOME internet, that’s PLDT Bro and not Smart Bro anymore. :)

Chairell · 11 years ago

This is for Mobile Broadband and not for Home Broadband.

gef · 11 years ago

May pamalit nasa word na unlimited… ung “do everything”

manolo · 11 years ago

Parang ALL MONTH SURF yata ang “unlimited” hindi yung do everything!

smartmvp · 11 years ago

…and with true high speed and constant BW (download) allocation not less than 3.6Mbps!!!

smartmvp · 11 years ago

It will only be right and fair if its UNLIMITED!!!

a · 11 years ago

lokbu

callcenterboy · 11 years ago

While on the other side of the world, they offer the same package with FASTER DATA SPEED. Bunch of a-H. Give us free unlimited txt to all networks mofos.