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In a blogger gathering with Smart this afternoon, they showed us the entire HTC line-up including the HTC Chacha which is initially exclusive to them for the first month. They also discussed their new tiered pricing for mobile internet called Always On.
Always On basically gives you a cheaper time-based rate (daily to monthly) but capped strictly for mobile use (that means it’s not suitable for WiFi tethering to your laptop or other devices because of the conservative bandwidth allocation).
The Always On plans are available to all postpaid, prepaid and broadband accounts with varying denominations from Php50USD 0.85INR 72EUR 0.81CNY 6 to Php995USD 17INR 1,437EUR 16CNY 123. See pricing schedule and bandwidth caps below:
* Available to SMART Postpaid, Prepaid and Broadband
** Not available with Mobile Prepaid
To activate the plan, just text “amount” to 2200 (e.g. text “ON 300” to 2200 for 30 days of unlimited internet with 250MB cap).
What happens when you used up all the bandwidth before the end of the validity period? Well, you just go top up and activate another Always On plan.
I think these plans are most suitable for users that are heavy users but not heavy on bandwidth. That means you can have it on your smartphone for Php300USD 5INR 433EUR 5CNY 37/month if you only want to access FB, Twitter and FourSquare and you can also do the same with your tablet or another 3G device. That way, each device has its own unlimited account.
I will try the Always On 300 on one of my Android phones for a month (will be mostly using FB, Twitter, Google+ and FourSquare) and see how much data I’ll consume on the phone. Let’s see if this is a more rational and economical way to be always online. Will report back after a month.
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Neil says:
This is what I’ve been suggesting to Globe Telecom last month.. Carriers abroad usually offer these kinds of data plans and not the time-based plans..
cocopako says:
pwede kaya yan sa smart bro micro sim?
doug says:
it works on the bro microsim
LG Promo Victim says:
I want to use my rarely used nokia smartphone as a dedicated gps navigation device because nokia has free voice navigation service. hope the 300php/30 plan is enough
Rygel says:
how exactly will you measure bandwidth usage on a mobile phone? I mean to be able to check how much you’ve used and have left
emignatius says:
Android has a free app called “stats”, which measures incoming and outgoing calls and texts and bandwidth and wifi network use. It is ad based though but can be ad free if you donate, which I suggest you do if you are subscribing to this since ad uses bandwidth too. You could put a limit on the stats and it will warn you if you are reaching your bandwidth limit that you set up. I’m sure other OS’s have the same or similar app.
Dan MD says:
If you’re using a Nokia Symbian phone. Just head to “Logs” in the Menu and check the data counter to check the following data usages:
a) Total Data used
b) Data sent
c) Data received.
Neat, huh? this is a feature present as far as 10 years ago.:)
cocopako says:
mag log in lang kayo sa smart connnect, taz makita nyo ung pag nag balance inquire kayo!
mike says:
so when is this available?
mike says:
do you people know why this has been implemented late? its because it is an advantage to these predator.telcos if they use time base on slow old phones. Now the phones can download more data at a shorter time so they switch.to this model. Oh now Smart is selling LTE than can download web pages at a fast rate. Boo! Im not buying this crap.
Solidad says:
Then don’t we don’t care.
deuts says:
This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. Hope Globe will implement the same, if not a more attractive, plan soon. Otherwise, I may have to get that Gevey Sim to use Smart in my iPhone 4.
nexusboy says:
it’s not correct to say “ALWAYS ON” if it’s not “ALWAYS” connected. How can you say you’re HEAVY USER if you do not use up HEAVY BANDWITH? sorry i’m having a hard time understanding simple terms. can someone please enlighten me?
in any case, thank you SMART for the innovative idea, definitely a TREND STARTER! next thing we know, lahat ng TELCO wala nang UNLIMITED MOBILE INTERNET.
do you still believe PLDT won’t stop the SUN UNLIMITED when it takes over the brand?
mike says:
in mobile phones now when you turn off your 3G the time.does not count. with this you can always leave your 3g on. but nobody leaves the phone 3G one as it gobbles the battery. and with this scheme you cannot use the phone for videochat,online games,download of large apps and games, youtube. Phones now are like pc and laptop. It use full internet. So this is like limiting technology. Sakal sa leeg. Putang ina mo smart!
deuts says:
I thought I read ‘Always On’, not “UNLIMITED”.
Abe Olandres says:
@nexusboy – Always On means that if you don’t turn off your 3G, you are not billed unless you actually pull down data. Unlike time-based charging, even if you are not pulling data from your phone, you will be charged by the amount of time your 3G is on.
kebbot says:
Just like Sir AbE said, this just for fb app and twitter,and a little opera mini browsing will do….
Its A Go for me its 24/7 for 30 days thats cool…. i will be able to go online using nimbuzz…..ill just be turning off my 3g,iam gonna use gprs and edge only to save my battery…
i really hope Sun will have desame, i like their EDGE signal,its fast and reliable not like smart and globe.
fr0stbyte says:
Yun!!! I’ve been waiting for this kind of offer from the PH. Ganito kasi ang gamit ko sa Australia. I buy $60 worth of load every month and may kasama na siyang free 3GB worth of data that you can consume for 30 days. Ganun din sa mga DATA only SIM cards pero you have a choice of 100MB to 15GB (for a price, and it ain’t cheap).
nexusboy says:
thanks for the reply, I appreciate it. but are we forgetting something? SMART is not telling us what the speed is.
i’d stick with GLOBE SUPERSURF 220 pesos for 5 days UNLIMITED mobile internet. a TRUE “ALWAYS ON” connection.