In a surprise move by Smart, the telco has suddenly increased its bandwidth cap for the Smart LTE Plan 3500 from a measly 10GB to a generous 21GB. The 3500 is now increased to 21GB & the 1749 is 10GB both at 42mbps speeds.— Abbie Real (@AbbieReal) October 7, 2012 The doubling of the bandwidth cap from 10GB to 21GB in just over a month of operation might be an response to the pricing plan that Globe has announced last week for their own LTE service. We previously compared the pricing of both Smart LTE vs. This gives us a good idea that both telcos can actually increase the bandwidth cap of their premium LTE service to more than 100% of their initial offering without any additional cost to the customers. This is allegedly the subscription plan which Smart will be offering once they officially launched their LTE service next week. In August 25, Smart LTE will be available to regular subscribers under Plan 3500. Taguig - The Fort Makati City - Salcedo and Legaspi Village Quezon City - Cubao, UP Diliman, ADMU Pasig City - Ortigas Mandaluyong San Juan Pasay City - SM Mall of Asia Manila - Binondo Muntinlupa - Alabang Back in July, we reported that Smart has finished rolling out 9,500 LTE base stations. Read more in our articles including "Smart increases LTE Plan 3500 from 10GB to 21GB" and "How's 10GB a month for Php3,500 on Smart LTE?".
In a surprise move by Smart, the telco has suddenly increased its bandwidth cap for the Smart LTE Plan 3500 from a measly 10GB to a generous 21GB. The 3500 is now increased to 21GB & the 1749 is 10GB both at 42mbps speeds.— Abbie Real (@AbbieReal) October 7, 2012 The doubling of the bandwidth cap from 10GB to 21GB in just over a month of operation might be an response to the pricing plan that Globe has announced last week for their own LTE service.
We previously compared the pricing of both Smart LTE vs. This gives us a good idea that both telcos can actually increase the bandwidth cap of their premium LTE service to more than 100% of their initial offering without any additional cost to the customers. This is allegedly the subscription plan which Smart will be offering once they officially launched their LTE service next week.
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