Smart Bro Pocket WiFi Portable 3G Router

Nah, I’d rather tether using my Android phone. Cheaper and less of a hassle. Oh, BTW sir Abe, the Share-it is like province-locked. For Manila users, it is Metro-locked. I bring my Share-it to different cities here in Manila and it works. Haven’t tried bringing it to a province though.

Not a good news for existing SmartBRO subscribers. Lalong babagal and magiging congested ang network. Meaning, slower download & upload speeds. The less reliable and dependent the connection will be.

@ kenneth
how so?

not good. it is not available on prepaid compared with globe. Not too many people are interested on postpaid.

wow ang yabang ng mga tao dito. wala naman idea.

I like the look of Globe’s device better.

Yehey more competition for Globe MyFi, prices expexted to go south

haha antayin ko nalang Wi-Fi Directâ„¢ from Wifi Alliance ^^ they’ve already lunched it in Austin. I have a lot of issue in smart services specially in their Smart Bro plug-it plan, you have to stay near the cell site to reach 2mbps connection T_T

@yizhan – d ko maintindihan kung bakit mo aantayin ang wifi direct? kung magconnect ka ng direct straight to device pero parehong bulok na carrier d mabagal pa din di ba?

I think Sun will release one soon too but the prices wont likely be lower than Globe’s…..Globe’s is already palugi…theyre selling prepaid at 4k when the device costs 6-7k….i dont know how they did it….magpalugi narin kaya si Sun para lang makalaban???

for the same price, you get a better device from Globe. Not endorsing Globe or Huawei here, just being practically wise.

@Damon

let’s just say for 4k, walang kita ang Globe dun (let’s just say nadin na around 4k ang OEM/Huawei price ng Mifi router) pero since locked ang units (and there’s no workaround yet to unlock this kind of device) to Globe, sa internet service sila kumikita.

i still love my android…hassle-free and very fast.

@jun

Almost any Android phone can be used for that. Some though may require you to root. But for newer phones running Froyo, you can most likely do it out of the box. :)

Pwede yun, I guess. I was using a G1 before but I was able to use wifi tethering on it. Rooted nga lang sya. Right now, I’m using a Motorola Milestone runninng 2.1 (waiting for froyo update) and wireless thethering still works great.

As far as I know, Android natively supports wifi tethering in Froyo. In older versions, usually kelangan mag root muna then install the wireless tether app. Punta ka sa xda-developers.com or google mo na lang kung pano gawin sa phone mo. In most cases, madali naman mag-root. Follow the instructions to the dot nga lang. ;)

Sana lang malakas pumickup ng signal to. Baka mas mabagal pa to kesa sa antenna na SmartBro.

The best pa rin to survey your area first, on whose got the better signal…or suffer the consequences.

this is the ZTE MF30 http://www.zte.com.au/telstra/MF30.htm

Hmm… ganda sana kaso sa total na P654.00 dapat wala ng 50hour limit ang browsing dapat fixed na yung price for the whole month.

comparing download/upload speed with smartbro plug-it device which one is faster?

Does it works with iphone coming from the other countries like Japan?

@JB openline ba sya..

Completely agree with you on this, Harold. Smart is further congesting their already very poor network….

Hi Yuga,

Nice post!

I would rather advice those who are planning to get this to opt for other ISP. Smart is always upgrading their devices like this one and they keep on acquiring more and more subscribers BUT they have forgotten to upgrade their Base Stations or Cell sites.

Their base stations are congested, besides, only the cell sites in major cities are capable of 3G/HSDPA signal.

I’ve written a review about SmartBro Plug-it which functions the same as the one you reviewed here.

Here’s my review: http://philippinealmanac.com/product-reviews/smartbro-plug-it-review/

Nice blog!

Harold
PhilippineAlmanac.com

saan po nakakabili nyan sa mga smart stations ba sa mga mall?

you mean… cant use this as prepaid, like smartbro broadband plug-it ?

There is a new model of Sapido 3G router with builtin rechargeable battery ( up to 6 hrs)
for 3,200 only. You can have wifi anywhere as long as you have sun broadband, globe tatoo etc….
Availble @ virra mall

Hope there have also a usb charger from the portable wifi/pocket wifi dual power in convenient solution.

pgngavail pu ba aq ng plan 495 sa pocket wifi, unlimited internet access na pu ba yan?? qng hindi pa, may paraan pu ba para maging unlimited internet access na for a month??

@marj: hindi unli yung 495. 50 hrs lang yun every month. pede kang gumamit ng prepaid sim then register mo na lang sa unli. by the way pag nagexceed ka sa 50 hrs 10 every 30 mins na charging.
@jc: within the philippines lang yan.
:)

stupid creation lol. here in singapore you can internet wherever you are after you get your postpaid mobile in all types of networks here. m1 singtel etc

I really like the devotation that I see in your blog , i love the way you look at the problem, and more then that the way that you approach ideas. This make me think if I`m doing the right way. Greatto learn from a pro

sir ask lang me if pwede ba itong gamitin sa lugar kung saan walang signal ang smart???? at magkano po ba talaga ang prize nito pag binili.. Pagadian city po kasi ako sa subdivision namin mahina signal .. isang bar lang… . please po. reply.. :( salamat po sa Dios

I dont understand how to use this smartbro pocket wifi can you give me the details on my email.Can i use this even i dont have a smart broadband

Puede mo naman ipaunlisurf basta hindi ka postpaid.. kunin mo lang ung sim at ilagay sa phone mo then dun mo iregister….

sir how to register for unli surf in smart bro pocket wifi ???