So tomorrow (July 30), Smart will open their 3G network to everyone and offer free mobile internet for free within a 24-hour period. Just fire up your mobile browser and start surfing with Smart 3G. My guess is that Smart wants to stress-test their 3G network and see if their bandwidth can take the capacity and the load. {see FAQ here} There can only be two outcomes -- (1) the network handles the load just fine so we know they're really allocating enough bandwidth for their existing customers or (2) the network collapses with the extra load and Smart will have to upgrade their bandwidth allocation to adjust for that. Update: Also got a tip from the inside that if this TGI Freeday works well, they might do it again on another Friday. Disclosure: Smart/PLDT/Red Mobile is an advertiser on this blog so allow me to do a little plug for them here. A new poster ad from Smart Bro promotes their broadband speed to be up to 2Mbps. I fired up several internet bandwidth meters, hooked up my Smart Bro Prepaid account and positioned my laptop to get an HSDPA signal. Read more in our articles including "Smart wants you to stress-test their 3G network" and "Smart Bro now up to 2Mbps".
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Apr 30, 2024So tomorrow (July 30), Smart will open their 3G network to everyone and offer free mobile internet for free within a 24-hour period. Just fire up your mobile browser and start surfing with Smart 3G.
My guess is that Smart wants to stress-test their 3G network and see if their bandwidth can take the capacity and the load. {see FAQ here} There can only be two outcomes -- (1) the network handles the load just fine so we know they're really allocating enough bandwidth for their existing customers or (2) the network collapses with the extra load and Smart will have to upgrade their bandwidth allocation to adjust for that. Update: Also got a tip from the inside that if this TGI Freeday works well, they might do it again on another Friday.
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