We were the first to break the news last week about the new Smart Bro Rocket 12Mbps so we followed it up with Smart today.
It’s now official and you can get the prepaid SmartBro Rocket for Php3,995USD 68INR 5,771EUR 65CNY 496 (no lock-in period but is locked to the Smart network).
You should also see this poster in stores where it’s available.
Internet rates starts at Php10USD 0.17INR 14EUR 0.16CNY 1 per 30 minutes and you can just use the normal loading system. The Smart Bro Rocket will be available for sale at Smart Business Centers starting Monday. Remember though, there are only about 154 HSPA+ sites across the country (Metro Manila, Cebu, Davao, etc) so don’t expect it to reach 12Mbps anywhere else.
Note: You can check the complete list of Smart HSPA+ sites here.
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jonas says:
still thinking of buying one vs globe. which is better?
zer0ice says:
I’m wondering if they’re going to allow other devices, e.g. current postpaid SIM, HSPA+???
Any news on that, Sir Abe?
Abe Olandres says:
@zer0ice – I am told the SIM that comes with it are pre-programmed to support the HSPA+ network.
xytherion says:
so that means our current sims are not supported?
heatmt11 says:
is cebu city in the list to have that HSPA+ coverage?
if so, i’ll buy one..
Abe Olandres says:
@heatmt11 – yes some base stations in Cebu City have been upgraded to HSPA+
cooldude75ph says:
From http://help.smart.com.ph/answers/index.php/2011/08/places-with-hspa-coverage/?wpmp_switcher=mobile
Places with HSPA+ Coverage
Posted on August 5, 2011 by Admin
Get speeds up to 12Mbps in these locations using your Rocket Plug-It!
HSPA+ SITELIST
Bacood, Manila City
My Place, Quezon City
West Ave., Quezon City
Teachers Village, Quezon City
Project 7, Quezon City
MSC 2 NIA Macro Tempo (sec3), Quezon City
UP Diliman, Quezon City
Congressional Village, Quezon City
Tondo, Manila City
Intramuros, Manila City
Tutuban Center, Manila City
R. Magsaysay, Manila City
Gagalangin, Manila City
Bo. Roxas Tondo (formerly ICA), Manila City
San Miguel, Maypajo, Manila City
Balic-Balic, Manila City
J. P Rizal, Makati City
Malibay – El Taytay, Pasay City
Manggahan, Pasig City
Winson, Pasig City
PLDT Wise Tower, Makati City
Metropolis Alabang, Muntinlupa City
RC Bldg., Makati City
Ateneo, Quezon City
UST, Manila City
Manila P. Noval 1800U, Manila City
Xavierville, Quezon City
Earnshaw, Manila City
Veterans, Quezon City
Maypajo, Caloocan City
Sta Mesa Reloc, Manila City
Maybunga, Pasig City
Victorio C5, Taguig City
Lawton Post Office, Manila City
J.Fajardo, Manila City
Paligsahan, Quezon City
Mariblo, Quezon City
Gastambide, Manila City
Shaw-Acacia, Mandaluyong City
A. Bato, Caloocan City
COD Manila, Quezon City
Manila Zoo, Manila City
Tabacalera Reloc, Makati City
Elsie Gaches, Muntinlupa City
Panabo, Panabo City
Koronadal, Koronadal City
Kidapawan, Kidapawan City
Butuan, Butuan City
Marawi 3, Marawi City
Gaston_Park, Cagayan de Oro City
Davao – Villa Margarita, Davao City
Davao City-Los Amigos (Tugbok), Davao City
Ipil, Ipil
Piltel Lanang, Davao City
Davao – Cabantian, Davao City
Polanco, Polanco
Davao – Puan, Davao City
Licayo, Dapitan City
Dipolog 1, Dipolog City
Kabacan, Kabacan
Piltel Digos, Digos City
Davao – Ponce, Davao City
Gensan EMX, General Santos City
Iligan, Iligan City
Davao – Shrine Hill, Davao City
Davao – Sasa, Davao City
Davao – Toril, Davao City
Zamboanga City, Zamboanga City
Pagadian 2, Pagadian City
Davao – Ecoland, Davao City
Davao – Buhangin, Davao City
Matina_Aplaya, Davao City
Ulas, Davao City
Davao – Agdao, Davao City
Davao – Mintal, Davao City
Butuan-Montilla, Butuan City
Catalunan_Grande, Davao City
Davao – Catitipan, Davao City
Davao – Panacan, Davao City
Dumoy, Davao City
Davao – DBP_Village, Davao City
Davao – Bangkal, Davao City
Davao – Osmena_Park, Davao City
Jacinto, Davao City
Davao – Bacaca, Davao City
Davao – Obrero, Davao City
SM Davao, Davao City
Limketkai Mall, Cagayan De Oro City
PLDT PONCIANO, Davao City
Toledo – Lutopan, Toledo City
Punta Princesa, Cebu City
Consolacion – NH Lamac, Consolacion
Zarraga, Zarraga
Pototan, Pototan
Iloilo – Jaro Plaza, Iloilo City
Pavia, Pavia
San Miguel, Iloilo, San Miguel
Minglanilla, Minglanilla
San Jose Town Proper 2, San Jose
Oton, Oton
Bacolod – Daalco, Bacolod City
Ormoc Proper 1, Ormoc City
Mandaue – Cabancalan Rod, Mandaue City
University of Cebu-Banilad SWEEP, Cebu City
Cebu – Lahug 2, Cebu City
University of San Carlos – Technological Center, Cebu City
Labangon (relocation), Cebu City
Basak (Lapu-Lapu), Lapu-Lapu City
EG Mall, Cebu City
Cebu – Edu Pelaez, Cebu City
Iloilo 4 – Airport, Iloilo City
Boracay, Malay
Iloilo Downtown, Iloilo City
Bacolod-Lacson (Santo Niño), Bacolod City
Bacolod City Proper, Bacolod City
MSC 3 Cebu, Cebu City
Talamban, Cebu City
Colon, Cebu City
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu City
MEPZ, Cebu City
Gonzales, Cebu City
Li-ong, Mandaue City
Mactan – Shangri-la, Lapu-Lapu City
Bakilid, Mandaue City
Basak Mandaue, Mandaue City
Plantation Bay, Lapu-Lapu City
Cebu – Parian, Cebu City
Cebu – Rafols, Cebu City
Cebu-Pahina, Cebu City
Salinas, Cebu City
Cebu – PLDT South, Cebu City
Cebu – San Roque, Cebu City
Mactan – Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City
Cordova Mactan, Cordoba
Mandaue – JH Pagsabungan, Mandaue City
Mandaue – Looc, Mandaue City
Lapu-Lapu – Babag, Lapu-Lapu City
Cebu – Port Area, Cebu City
Keppel Center (Monte de Piedad Bldg.), Cebu City
SM City Iloilo, Iloilo City
Iloilo-PLDT La Paz, Iloilo City
Cebu – EG Shamrock, Cebu City
Gaisano Fiesta Mall, Talisay City
Piltel Mabolo, Cebu City
Les says:
thanks cooldude pero natawa ako sa isang area: Manila Zoo hahaha ano yun meh commission ang Zoo?
Rygel says:
Is this service available Metro Manila-wide?
dan says:
available din po ba un unlisurf d2 sir?
Abe Olandres says:
@dan – yes
Rich says:
Where in Makati is this HSPA+ available?
brymarti says:
yung 4k na yan
bababa pa yan pag dating ng ilang months :D
rcg says:
May list ba kung alin places ang covered?
hubes says:
what is the cap of smart prepaid unli surf?
heatmt11 says:
i think walang cap ang smart bro.. smart bro gamit ko eh.. sa globe kasi may 800mb limit
heatmt11 says:
sir yuga natanong mo ba talaga kung pwede mga unlisurf sa rocket plug-it? kasi nagtanong ako kanina standard charges lang daw talaga whicj is P10 for 30 minutes. hindi daw pwede mga unlisurf.. please clarify this to smart please.
Abe Olandres says:
@heatmt11 – just confirmed it, available sya with Unlisurf200 for 5 days.
Jin says:
Yet another new technology. The issue on 3G networks is not yet solve now smart introducing another tech. Let’s see how this works, cannot yet judge it by now.
Erin says:
Telcos will offer the 4G option because it is a way to alleviate the 3G congestion. Think of it this way: currently nagsisiksikan lahat sa 3G hi-way, then nagbubukas sila ng bagong 4G hi-way para lumipat doon yung iba at lumuwag ng konti ang mga nasa 3G hi-way.
:)
Emman says:
Just been to Smart Center in SM North, nagtanong ako regarding this one. SHOCKER!!! Sabi ng rep nila sakin wla pa daw silang info na may 12mbps na smart bro…Tsk, tsk.. She asked me where did I get the info, I told her sa yugatech. She replied “buti pa yang source mo alam, kami di namin na may ganun na pala”….
Hmmm, ano kaya ibig sabihin nito?
A) Abe is much, much more trusted by smart big wigs
OR
B) Smart don’t familiarize their own employees
ciao…
joel says:
Cguro kulang sa info drive ang mga smart employees.
Where makakahanap ng list ng smart sa 154 nilang HSPA+ area? Any idea @abe???
mike says:
uhm…. is there a list of where the 154 HSPA+ base stations are exactly located?
goodha says:
bilib na talaga ako dito kay sir abe/yugatech. if igoogle mo about smart bro rocket plug it, ang unang lalabas ay yugatech of being the first source. if the speed is the up to 12mbps, then what is its guaranteed minimum speed all the time?
i think you will only experience the “up to 12mpbs” if you are beside a hspa+ capable cellsite and your are surfing during the early hours of the morning.
petken says:
Sir yuga meron akong nung myfi ng huawei from yugadeals dati… Gamit ko smart sim I’m getting HSPA+ signal with mga 3-4Mbps… So ibig sabihin yung area namin pde mag up to 12Mbps?
Abe Olandres says:
@petken – it’s not HSPA+ so di aabot sa 12Mbps. I think Smart Power Plug-It max speed is 3.6Mbps lang.
raul barrios says:
Sir Yuga, is HSPA+ available here in Iloilo?
Rmil Chua says:
Does it mean that the whole metro manila is coverd by HSPA+?
Name: says:
SIr,
Would you know if Samsung Galaxy SII can take advantage of the 12mbps signal broadcasted by Smart when it launches?
If yes, what are the requirements? Thanks in advance.
variouztrickz says:
can anyone explain to me the broader definition of HSPA+ in layman’s term. THANKZ
deuts says:
Ung Sapido GR-1222 ba gagana dito?
Abe Olandres says:
@deuts – HSDPA/HSUPA yung Sapido e. Not HSPA+.
DJ says:
Hi Boss Yuga – So since 4g na ang SGSII, Will it actually be able to automatically pick up the 4G signal na 12MBS bandwidth? anything else required? Sim?
Abe Olandres says:
@DJ – yes it can but you will need the Smart Rocket SIM to go with it.
DJ says:
Tnx a lot sir!
Mike says:
Oh! Kala ko ba 4G LTE pinili ng smart. Ba’t nakigaya na rin sila sa GLOBE sa HSPA+
siliconbully says:
marketing: 5 stars
service: 1 star
michael says:
UP DilimaN! Yehee!! XD
PNOY says:
As of now this is a better deal compare with Globe’s up to 10Mbps only with a monthly plan of 2,199. Globe has not yet release any prepaid with their latest broadband. I guess they are just waiting for the release of Smart’s rocket prepaid so they can decide what marketing strategy they will do next. Hope Globe will make it lower to a price of 2,990 compare with Smart’s 3,990.
www.technobaboy.com says:
http://smart.com.ph/corporate/support/FAQs/HSPA_Plus_Coverage.htm
Pampanga says:
The residents of Pampanga are earnestly asking Smart Telecom to consider expediting the roll-outs to our province, particularly in Angeles City.
We’re really anticipative of any updates on this matter.
Thanks!
tope says:
probable how many kilometer away from the site can be covered by this HSPA+ signal? thanks
VP says:
meron na sa ibang smart center… kakakuha ko palang kanina sa sm san lazaro… kaso 5 lang daw yun deliver… limited stocks!!!
Pinaywebdesigner says:
Wish Sun would also offer something like this then we can compare all 3 Networks (Smart, Globe, Sun)
Paulo says:
Wala naman cap ang smart kaya ayos to kahit prepaid.
bb says:
is it possible to switch my smart bro plug-it with this one?
BBM says:
For sure sa umpisa lang maayos yan and soon service will also sucks!!!
Les says:
Can you use this product when youre out of the coverage area? I mean gagana ba ang 3G or GPRS?EDGE signal?
mike says:
big and important question is. Is there at least a 7 day trial period to check and if we are not satisfied return the product no questions asked? Smart and PLDT is very hard to trust nowadays with reputation of giving poor service in the past. This company is there to satisfy their shareholders at the expense of poor paying consumers hard earned money.
Allan Caluste says:
I got one from Smart Wireless Center in Megamall. The staff at the entrance have no idea what it is, when it is going to be available. I had to go and get a number to ask a Sales personnel about it. I asked for their fair use policy and got this info: a) the P10 per 30 mins is available for a limited period. Starting Oct 1, rocket users will have volume packages as default charging. b) No unlimited internet packages (no unlisurfs) c) Volume packages suck (max at 2GB for 30 days @ Php995), default of 180MB for Php200
mike says:
what the hell! They gave and.advertised fast 12Mbps speed then cap.it at MB and max 2Gb a month?! Do the math. It just means your thousand pesos is gone in a few hours! THIS IS ONE BIG MONEYMAKING VENTURE!
Allan Caluste says:
Speed is quite decent though. I live in Pasig where there is HSPA coverage and I get 5 mbps from speedtest.net. 12mbps is still a dream.
Doc Nato says:
I also got the smart rocket from megamall… I also asked the one who gives the number.. he said “hung friday pa nag po naming iniintay di pa run dumadating” then i asked the one from the cashier… meron na daw! I was so excited when i plugged it in my mac (osx lion) to my surprise… it was asking for an update then tells me I’m not connected to the internet even though i am… tried downloading drivers for huawei, di gumagana…. took me 5 hours to figure it out.. until i downloaded the java runtime for osx lion… ayun! gumana run sa wakas!!! its already 12midnight ngayon pa lang magtetest… got only 1.8kbps from speediest.net even though there’s an HSPA signal here in eastwood… I’ll try in St luke’s Q.C. tom!
Leslie says:
Sayang wala man lang HSPA+ site sa Bulacan. Smart gising gising din!
Info says:
Good thing its openline as yugatech have said and tested, just switch your smartbro sim to sun broadbandsim and subscribe the 100 unlisurf for 3 days compare with smart 200 unlisurf for 5 days and globe unlisurf 220 for 5 days. i havent tested it yet with other sims, might as well test it replace the smart with sun.
Picolohk says:
And I bet peer to peer will be throttled down to 120kbps
Jon says:
sobrang slow at mahal ng internet dito sa Pinas…sa Korea I have 100mbps tapos I’m only paying around P600 per month…unlimited pa yun meaning I can download GBs of movies and etc…na-miss ko tuloy ang Korea
Aris Sison says:
Does SmartBro Rocket work on Mac Lion?
mizzeg says:
it sucks i got one super bagal naman.. kahit na may site sa lugar namin ng HSPA super bagal padin.. i hope soon maayos ng SMART to para di naman medyo nakakahiya sa mga subcribers.
adrian says:
I recently bought SmartBro Rocket Plug-it and I’m happy to say that VPN would work with your rocket plugit! HOWEVER, when you follow your VPN provider’s information on connecting to the network you will get the speed of normal smart plug it. see… because the original profile of smartbro for rocket plug it has an APN of “smartbro” versus the APN suggested of VPN providers which is “internet”. The access point is different and probably the reason why surfing on APN-internet is slower compared to the default Rocket-APN
Mark says:
Sir Yuga ayos ba speed nito sa baclaran,parañaque city??
jhune says:
how much is this? I want to buy can you give me the cheapest but sulit in terms of speed? thanks
What says:
Tanga lang ang bibili nito. 12MBPS tapos Walang unlisurf ? Mabilis nga net mo, mabilis rin load mo.. SMART, Wag niyong gawin tanga mga tao
Allan Caluste says:
I’ve been using this everyday since August, and i’m getting consistent speeds between 2mbps to a high of 6mbps on a good day. Unlisurf still works for me (50 pesos whole day, 200 pesos 5 days). On the status, it connects as HSPA, but there were a few times when I saw it connect as HSPA+. DL speeds are fast, skype is really good. Sites known for heavy bandwidth consumption are throttled down unfortunately (eg youtube, torrent). Hope the unlisurf sticks para sulit.