Smart revisits Always On plans with cheaper rates

Smart has revised their Alway On plans to offer more bucket options and drive prices down. The new plan starts at Php10USD 0.17INR 14EUR 0.16CNY 1 for 5MB of mobile internet usable in 24 hours.

Here are the bucket pricing from last year and when you compare that to the new table below, you will notice some of the plans were reduced while others remained the same (an indication that the move is to level with competition, otherwise it would have been across the board).

The 1GB bucket is now Php499USD 9INR 721EUR 8CNY 62 from Php750USD 13INR 1,083EUR 12CNY 93 last year (same with Globe PowerSurf 499) while the 250MB bucket is now Php199USD 3INR 287EUR 3CNY 25 from Php300USD 5INR 433EUR 5CNY 37. The 50MB for Php99USD 2INR 143EUR 2CNY 12 for 30days was also introduced (now exactly the same as Globe PowerSurf 99).

The revised Always On plans now make Smart’s offering better compared to Globe’s PowerSurf. However, the main difference between the two is that Smart’s Always On plans are available to SmartBro prepaid users and not postpaid subscribers. It’s also available to Smart Postpaid GSM subs as well.