Smart has reduced it’s SmartBro Plug-It Postpaid plans to just Php999 a month of unlimited 3G internet; down from Php1,500 a month in October 2008. There’s a catch though.
According to Smart Customer Support (*1888), the new Unlimited Plan 999 for Plug-It is limited to speeds of up to 384Kbps. There’s a 24-month lock-in period as well.
Compare that to the earlier unlimited speed of up to 2MBps, that seems a bit slow. I was thinking if they had to cap the speed (like what Sun Cellular does with their tiered unlimited plans), it shouldn’t be anywhere below 1Mbps.
Update: Reports coming in that it’ still 2Mbps. It may not have been capped after all. Curious though why that pre-recorded voice on *1888 says it’s 384kbps.
Update 2: SmartBro website has been updated to confirm the up to 2Mbps bandwidth.
Speed : Up to 1mbps (fixed wireless connection) and up to 2mbps (Plug-it modem)
No. of Hours use : Unlimited
Requirements : Subscriber Application Form, Proof of Identification.
Total Initial Payment : Php 999.00
Lock-in Period : 24 months
pwedeng ba itong magamit sa barko halimbawa nalang ng mga seaman?
I guess this review for smartbro plug-it can help you decide whether it’s worth-subscribing to.
Follow this link: http://www.philippinealmanac.com/2010/10/865/smartbro-plug-it-review.html
smartbro sucks!
Mag ingat po kayo sa smartbro. Nag apply ako last monday Nov 22, 2010, tapos tuesday kinabit nila. I noticed something fishy about the setting of my canopy. Sustained uplink/downlink rate : 300/700 and Maximum uplink/downlink burst rate : 1500/1500
the above settings are for a 1mbps canopy and not a 2mbps canopy which is my subscribed plan. I compared my settings to the setting on my friend na normal ang speeds at kaayos lang ng smart:
sustained uplink/downlink rate : 300/1700 <<<<
Max. uplink/downlink burst rate : 3000/3000 <<<<
nakakakuha po sya ng 1.5mps normally hinde tulad saken 700kbps lang.
Mabuti na lang mabilis mata ko kc mabilis sya mag configure. Under QoS ng connection ko nakita ko mga setting na ginawa nya. Nangdaday po ang smart. This is plain and simple FRAUD. Dapat sa office or warehouse pa lang inaayos na nila ung canopy at naka configure na 2mbps. Sabi saken, 1 hour after they left and I signed there install completion papers, maayos na daw nila via remote setting pero up to now hinde pa din nila naayos.
Ingat po kayo sa mga would be subscribers ng smartbro fixed canopy 2mpbs subscription plan nila.
gs2 ko ngang mag try ng sun or smart bro plug it here in montalban rizal.any idea kung ok na yung sun sa montalban? plug it kc d2 sa montalban d maxadong mabilis.. pero pwed ng pag tyagaan kung chat or facebook lang naman pero kung mahilig ka manood ng youtube or download bka mejo mahirapan ka..
nako! wag mo na i try mag wi tribe! sayangin mo lang pera mo dun..meron clang 6gb bandwit cap. pag ma reach mo un super bagal na connection mo gud for 1 week lang ang wi tribe.. ask mo cla meron clang cap. ingat ka n lang sa mga agent bka d nila sabhin sau un.tpos yari ka! ikaw na ang susunud na mangunguna sa pag rereklamo sa wi tribe! hahaha LOL
i think im ok with the 384kbps limit. pero dapat consistent. di ako fan ng mga burst speeds pero mas prefer ko ang consistency. pero wag naman”consistent” na 56kbps. wawa naman ako. siguro i’d go wi tribe plan 500
lol.mabilis nga yung speed. pero sa umaga pag dating ng tanghali ang gabie. prang dial up WTF. smartbro sucks!
guys help! i just got my Smart Bro Postpaid (SIM only). what are the settings to connect? what is the APN, what is the number to dial? prepaid lang kasi gamit ko dati. thanks
guys, i’m currently a globe prepaid user and gusto ko kasing magpostpaid na para anytime, makakaaccess ako sa internet kasi blogger ako… and my friends told me about the smartbro 999 plan.. I was kinda interested, but after reading the comments, parang nagdadalawang isip na ako. Is it really that slow? i mean, ano ba yung fastest download rate na inaaabot ng smart bro..