Smart Bro Mobile goes Prepaid

Update: The Smart Bro Microsite, Sugod Na just went up. Check it out here!

As most of you may have notice, I’ve got ads up for the new Smart Bro Prepaid. Couldn’t blog about it until the banners were up.

The Pre-Paid Kit for Smart Bro Mobile 3G is available for Php4,500USD 77INR 6,501EUR 73CNY 558, one-time. That includes the USB dongle, the SIM card and a 30-peso free load (that’s one and a half hours of free credits).

The pre-paid kit can be re-loaded with Smart Bro pre-paid cards worth Php100USD 2INR 144EUR 2CNY 12 and Php300USD 5INR 433EUR 5CNY 37. You cna also use e-Load to top up your account for as low as Php30USD 0.51INR 43EUR 0.49CNY 4 from any of the local e-Load stations (i.e. tiange)

I saw one 3G USB dongle in a shop at MOA and they cost Php7,500USD 128INR 10,835EUR 122CNY 931. The Php4,500USD 77INR 6,501EUR 73CNY 558 looks cheaper. I still use both of my HSDPA phones to hook up but the dongle’s advantage is you don’t have to worry about running out of cellphone battery.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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194 Comments

quezacolt says:

17 years ago

medyo mahal parin yung 4500 =)
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autocad says:

17 years ago

oo nga. mahal yung usb dongle at yung rates. paano kung laging mabagal yung connection di lugi ka lagi.
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manu says:

17 years ago

sana kahit mga 2,500 man lang yung usb dongle.
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Kyle SD says:

17 years ago

At first, it may be mahal pero when you use it very often lalo na pag on the go ang lifetyle mo makakamura ka. Ako I’m gonna get one!
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me says:

17 years ago

mahal nga ang rate..
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me says:

17 years ago

ang weroam AFAIK IINM is 1.8k/month unlimited un, pano naging mura to?
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MiGs says:

17 years ago

ummm as i’ve pointed out here: http://migs.wordpress.com/2008/04/02/smart-bro-plug-it-anywhere-prepaid/

1. why get a separate gadget when you can use your mobile phone as modem

2. you still need to use a mobile phone to reload it and check for balance.

3. Its expensive. getting a plan from smart is still better.
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Jeric says:

17 years ago

@ MiGs

As far as I know, you can reload your SmartBro Prepaid even without a mobile phone. You just need to look for an e-loading store and the Smart e-load and the SmartBro load are the same. You could check the balance of your SmartBro prepaid through I website.

But I agree with point 1 & 3.
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jake lim says:

17 years ago

1) Not all mobile phones are 3G capable. Nokia only sold 70M 3G phones out of over 1 Billion Nokia phones worldwide.

2) There’s software reloading via PC via Prepaid card and there’s e-Load available.

3) Smart already has a Post Paid plan. This Pre-Paid Plan is complementary. This is for those who are with Globe plans and don’t want to switch plans with Smart but still want Smart 3G.
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Abe Olandres says:

17 years ago

I think Smart is just covering all of its bases — WeRoam, Smart Bro Fixed, Smart Bro Mobile Plan, Smart Bro Mobile Prepaid. I guess that’s the best way to target various segments of the market.

I heard that the 3G market in the Philippines is still very small so all players are trying their best to capture the biggest slice of the pie.
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