SmartBro drops Unlimited Plug-it to Php999

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

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.

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

lol.mabilis nga yung speed. pero sa umaga pag dating ng tanghali ang gabie. prang dial up WTF. smartbro sucks!

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..

for those smart bro prepaid plug it users using Huawei Model: E1553 (white) -windows 7 compatible, there is a firmware and software update at SmartBro website.

It helps make the connection stable.

more power to this site.

I have smartbro plug it plan 999.so far it has brought me nothing but stress…the signal is not reliable yet it’s expensive. I plan to preterminate the subscription. I know, I have to pay the pretermination fee but I won’t. What’s to going happen if I won’t pay the pretermintion fee? Will they forward my name to collections?Is that all?

i’v been using smart bro plug-it for almost four months na..im on pre-paid..two months later ko pa nadiscover ung per minute packages nila..then last week, naglabas sila ng 5-day unlimited surfing for 200 pesos..i was only able to use it once just last week..prior to that, nakakaavail din ako ng per minute packages..

but, yesterday, nagstart magloko ung web connect site nila wherein ginagawa ung registration sa Bro packages..

Hindi na gumagana ung per minute, as well as ung 5-day unli surfing..

andun pa din ung page, pero walang Check/Option boxes, so whenever i click “Submit”, bumabalik lang sa idle page na un..

wlang kwenta..

see link below to believe the new speed

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=207301

hmmm… in fairness, this is quite cheaper.. but as I say from my previous comment, plug-it signals are not consistent..

@Smart Broadband Inc.,

Please do not use a corporate name. We all know that Abe is sponsored by many companies, Smart & Globe included. It just so happens that the current giveaway promo is being sponsored by Globe.

I believe that Abe will still remain as objective and factual as possible. If you follow this blog religiously, you would know that already.

Yep, seen the ads in the newspapers as well.
Smart’s plug-it is indeed 2 mbps and not limited to just 384 kbps.

However, I doubt the blogpost is going to be edited to make the blogpost more accurate.

I’ve read previous blogposts as well w/c have not been edited even after commentators pointed some errors and mistakes.

I does not appear to be limited to 384kbps.

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=205470&page=5

Just performed a speed test here in Bataan, plan 999 unlimited

http://www.speedtest.net/result/657454588.png

this means di sya limited to 384kbps

I wrote an email to SMART customer service:
Per your site: http://smart.com.ph/bro/products/

My email:
The UnlimtedPlugit is now only 999 pesos. I subscribed to the same unlimted plugit for 1500..would that mean that my billing for next month would only reflect 999 pesos? Pls clarify.

SMART’s response:

We understand that you have concern on SMART Bro Plug It plan.

If you are currently subscribed to Plug It Plan 1500 your monthly service fee (MSF) will still be P1,500. We wish to inform you that it is possible to convert your existing SMART Bro Plug It 1500 Plan to SMART Bro Plug It Plan 999 unlimited. You need to settle Pre Termination Fee (if your Plug It subscription is still within the lock-in period) and processing fee. Kindly visit any SMART Wireless Center to convert your Plug It Plan.

We hope this merits your understanding.

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Damn! Sayang yung 600 pesos

@daddy joey,

Sun is P799 for 2mbps. Get the easy broadband para kung di ka kontento, puede ka umalis anytime.

Sun is ok in metro manila.

Disclaimer: All wireless broadbands naman sometimes crawls to a halt but from my experience mas consistent Sun sa pag maintain sa 2mbps. Less compains din compared to Smart and Globe. Pinaka-maraming complainas far as wireless broadband is concerned seems to be Globe Tattoo.

If you check this website the same speed is offered for plug it modem plan 999 unlimitted this was formerly at plan 1500.

url]http://smart.com.ph/bro/products/SMARTBroProducts.htm[/url]

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@buknoy magulo kc ang CSR nila…

guys ito from smart mismo ang new plan 300 unli surfing.

http://smart.com.ph/NR/rdonlyres/D64CAD44-B0B3-4AC5-878C-4CD76671604A/13279/BlckBerryUnlimitedPlusFP1.jpg

Guys may new plan ang smart plan 300 unlimited surfing.

Still SUN Broadband… wala ng iba pa. consistent in 2Mbps speed.

How fast is Sun Broadband? Any feedback from Sun Broadband users in Makati? Thanks!

I think it’s better for Smart to change this particular promo to prepaid instead of postpaid (24 mos.lock-in) or lower it down to Php499/mo. postpaid and that’s a pretty good deal. LOL

Second the motion rye

wow… sulit ba ung Php999/month.

Di ba ganito yung speed ng smart bro dati?

PLDT pa din ini, ala kc talaga signal yan sa amin. Kahit free plan ay never ko pa din magagamit. malayo kc kami sa kabihasanan. je je je

sir yuga bakit sabi sa website nila eto 2Mbps pa rin? I’m confused sa kanila kasi minsan iba sinasabi ng mga CSR.

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

@buday.. lower the prices..

wow, less 500 pesos, your 2Mbps is now 384Kbps. i was also thinking the same @andrew, maybe they want to cut some bandwidth issues. i’d still go with that extra 500 pesos though.

@oj

don’t compare our country to 1st world coutries like singapore, US, Japan.

FYI we are included in the top 80 in internet speed.

Also only less than 5 million out of 80+ million filipinos are availing(subscribed) the internet service.

so how could telcos upgrade their equipments with such low market share?

@oj: because the infrastructure needed to support that is not yet here and it will cost billions of pesos to build them. hopefully the infra and technology will trickle down in our lifetime.

like what you said, business is business.

ciao!

Globe pa din ako. Hehe. By the way Sir Yuga, ok ba gamiting P50/day unlimited net for 1 day ung promo ng smart pag nilagay sa HSDPA STICK? Openline na kc ung Globe Tattoo Dongle ko,any sims pwede na

there are a lot of people who needs the internet unlimited even if it isn’t that fast. especially those who needs to check their email every so often. IMO the unlimited internet’s use should really be capped at this speed rather than some people using it for torrents and draining the speed. It is meant as a secondary internet for people on the go, rather than it being the primary if not the only internet connection.

Does this mean that bandwidth for existing postpaid plan 1500 plans would be reduced to just 384kbps?