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Smart Prepaid LTE goes live

Smart prepaid subscribers can now experience blazing fast internet connection as the MVP-owned Telco launched the Smart Prepaid LTE.

The service will be offered in three denominations which is basically identical to Smart’s postpaid offering. Below are the packages along with its corresponding subscription text codes:

smartlte

To take adavantage of this service, users need to purchase an LTE-provisioned SIM card which costs Php350USD 6INR 506EUR 6CNY 43. The SIM comes with free 7-days unlimited LTE that you need to register upon activation.

It comes in dual-cut (regular and micro-SIM) and nano-SIM variant and can be bundled with either a Huawei LTE dongle (additional Php5,995USD 102INR 8,660EUR 97CNY 744) or an LTE pocket WiFi (additional Php6,995USD 119INR 10,105EUR 114CNY 868).

smart lte

Smart will start selling these LTE enabled devices this coming Sunday. For more informatiom about the service you can check out Smart’s official website.

Ronnie Bulaong
Ronnie Bulaong
This article was written by Ronnie Bulaong, a special features contributor and correspondent for YugaTech. Follow him on Twitter @turonbulaong.
  1. kakabasa ko lang sa website ng SMART. Nakalagay POSTPAID. Anu ba talaga?!

    • Meron na po for prepaid. April 21, 2013 na ang formal selling. They’ve changed yung sa website kasi nagkamali sila ng promotions. Pero ngayon, available na ang LTE for both post & pre

  2. May download/data limit kaya? Masaya sana kung wala pero most likely meron :(

    • ofcourse meron, dami kasing piratang downloader sa bansa naten

    • Oo, dan, syempre isa ka na dun!

  3. If LTE is offerred in prepaid… does anyone know if its also offerred in freedom plan?

  4. Holy shit. I need an LTE phone already!

    • Please be careful on buying an LTE-capable phone.

      Ang Smart LTE requires a device that has a frequency band of 1800 mHz and 2100 mHz (Multi-band ang Smart, unlike sa Globe. It runs only at 1800 mHz)

    • Pati 850 MHz, sakop din ng Smart LTE, papi.

      http://www1.smart.com.ph/about/newsroom/press-releases/2012/09/14/smart-s-lte-network-runs-on-2100-1800-and-850mhz

    • Wait, kung ang LTE ng Smart e nag-ooperate on 2100mHz, ibig sabihin this is not really LTE? Kase meron akong Huawei E5331 and according sa specs, hindi naman sya LTE, up to 3G/HSPA lang. But pwede sya mag-operate on 2100mHz. Ibig sabihin, marketing ek ek lang ng Smart and Globe ang LTE dito sa Pinas?!

    • I think ung bands ay ung nka licensed kay Smart to use. Parang mga station ng radio.

    • “Wait, kung ang LTE ng Smart e nag-ooperate on 2100mHz, ibig sabihin this is not really LTE? Kase meron akong Huawei E5331 and according sa specs, hindi naman sya LTE, up to 3G/HSPA lang. But pwede sya mag-operate on 2100mHz. Ibig sabihin, marketing ek ek lang ng Smart and Globe ang LTE dito sa Pinas?!”

      Ser, hindi yan naka base sa band. Your Huawei E5331 is only 3G HSPA+ device. Kahit lagyan ng LTE sim yan 3G HSPA+ lang ang masasagap nyo. Meaning hindi pa rin kayo makakatakas sa kabagalan ng network lalo kung congested sa dami ng users ang HSPA+.

      Magkaiba ang LTE sa 3G at hindi yan marketing ek ek. Parang sinasabi mo naman yung Radio mo na AM/FM pwedeng mag connect sa WiFi.

    • Smart CSR, thanks for clearing it up. :-)

  5. I use LTE 50 with my regular phone. Its okay. It is just like a normal unlimited surfing when using a 3g phone. But if you use an LTE ready device you can have the LTE connection. Check your area if already LTE ready and check when if you bought your broadband simcard after 2011.

  6. may call and text function din po ba ito?

    • According to Smart, the first batches will not voice call feature, but it’ll have SMS so you can register to their LTE offerings.

  7. Sir Yuga, yung LTE Pocket Wifi na yan na binebenta nila, locked sa Smart Network ba yan kahit prepaid?

    • Opo, Sir. Naka-lock to of course. Di naman siguro sila magbebenta ng openline na Huawei E589 (FU is priced at 9,500)

  8. Wonder if the sim will work on a Smart LTE-capable iPhone 5 or Sony Xperia V?

    • Gagana po ito, Sir

  9. Blazing fast? Talaga lang ah!??

  10. bakit sa screen shot smart postpaid nakalagay pro sa title prepaid???

  11. is cavite already covered by lte?

  12. How about the bandwidth cap?

  13. So whats the data cap? I bet its something laughable

    So its 10k for the wifi hotspot, 350php for the sim

    For that much money i sure hope its unlimited use and no cap…..

    • Its unlimited, dude! Great offer by Smart.

    • “So whats the data cap? I bet its something laughable
      So its 10k for the wifi hotspot, 350php for the sim
      For that much money i sure hope its unlimited use and no cap…..”

      Hindi pa kase reliable ang 3G at Towers namin dati kaya para mag mukhang mura at affordable yung Broadband Internet ginawa naming Time based kahit na naka GPRS lang yung mga nasa probinsya.

      Mas maganda nga naman if you’re paying for the bandwidth parang sa ibang bansa na:

      30Gb = P3,500 good for one month
      10Gb = P1,300 good for one month

      yung bang top-up nalang ang bandwidth kung maubusan. Kaysa naman lokohin namin kayo na Unlimited nga pero may Bandwidth Cap.

      Unlimited in a sense na kahit anong oras pwede niyong gamitin in one month hindi Unlimited Bandwidth.

      Pero ayan na kase ang napag desisyonan ng Marketing department.

  14. LTE kuno pero HSDPA+ lang talaga yan… Bakit di yan nareregulate ng government natin…

    • Buti ka pa nga HSDPA ang nakukuha e.

      The thing here though is common sense dictates na if you are out of the 250meter radius of the tower that provides the LTE signal, better stick with the regular plan on any phone kasi outside the coverage, you’ll have to be contented with what signal you get.

      In areas covered though, this LTE connection is a BIG convenience like in our office, I can download a 700Mb file in just less than 10 mins.

      Then again, LTE is not for everyone and kung magrereklamo sa price, better not be a subscriber at all.

      Pag kumonti subscriber ng mga Telcos na yan, trust me, they will eventually lower those rates.

  15. LTE DATA is for DATA only no calls and SMS…

  16. There is no cap as of the moment as SMART has yet to study the usage of consumers.

    According to news, after June 30, they will announce the new prices.

    And nope, this isn’t available for postpaid users as they currently offer LTE to them through unlidata packages, as long as the gadget is capable to receive the signal.

    • kakainis. suspense pa. ang tagal bago natin malaman kung ilan ang cap

  17. I’ve called Smart, kasi I’m planning to buy an LTE-capable Pocket WiFi.

    This LTE promo is UNLIMITED po. Yes, unlimited po siya. Pero di ko lang alam sa prepaid. Sa postpaid hotline kasi ako tumawag, e. Kasi Naka-line ako, e. Haha

    • “I’ve called Smart, kasi I’m planning to buy an LTE-capable Pocket WiFi.

      This LTE promo is UNLIMITED po. Yes, unlimited po siya. Pero di ko lang alam sa prepaid. Sa postpaid hotline kasi ako tumawag, e. Kasi Naka-line ako, e. Haha”

      Oo, unlimited pa yan sa bandwidth. Pag aaralan pa namin kung anong cap ang nababagay para naman mas marami din ang subsriber na maka avail ng LTE.

      Hindi naman nagkakalayo yan sa postpaid LTE. Kaya wag ka na mag expect na mas malaking bandwidth dahil mabilis naman ang average ng LTE compared sa HSPA+. Kahit hindi siya steady na 42Mbps lamang pa rin kayo sa mga naka DSL sa speed.

  18. Before I forget, sa mga Smart Postpaid subscribers (All-In Plans, Freedom Plan, iPhone Plan, etc.)

    ANG BILLING PO NITO IS ON TOP OF THE BILL, KAHIT FULLY CONSUMABLE KA PA. This is what Smart has told me.

  19. @Josh:
    Kahit unlisurf/data yung plan mo sa smart kapag nkasagap ka ng LTE signal magkaka-additional sa bill mo? Yun ba? Sorry nalilito kasi ako. Sa globe kasi kung nka-unli data ka, unli na tlaga kahit anong signal pa masagap…

  20. At dahil may LTE na sila, sana naman bumilis na yung mga HSDPA USB Dongle nila..

    • “At dahil may LTE na sila, sana naman bumilis na yung mga HSDPA USB Dongle nila..”

      Sana nga yung mga ibang customer namin na gumagamit ng HSPA+ na signal lumipat at mag subscribe sa LTE para naman hindi kayo congested jan sa signal na yan.

      Kung yang device mo rated for 21Mbps HSPA+ at nakukuha mo mga 10-12Mbps okay na yon. Gagastos ka pa ng pang LTE eh. Pero kung 0.1Mbps lang to 3Mbps mag LTE kana. hindi naman nagkaka layo.

  21. How about for those LTE capable device not bundled with SMART pero naka All-In plan like iPhone 5 running on bands 1,3 & 5 po, gagana rin po ba yung LTE or for further announcements

  22. Will this work with an iPad 3? I’m using a Buddy SIM, and I’m only getting 3G. My fastest speed test was 6 mbps.

  23. San Smart outlets nag bebenta ng LTE prepaid sim cards? I’ve checked Smart Tower at Ayala ave, wala daw sila and di nila alam kung kelan sila magkakaroon.

  24. I have a droid razr maxx hd po.. LTE device na xa pero 700 Mhz and band nya.. I’ve seen that smart has bands of 2100,1800 and 850Mhz.. If I will put an LTE sim card on my phone, can it receive LTE signals?.. I live in an LTE coveraged area if you may ask..

  25. How will you know the band of your device? I’m currently using nexus 7. I connect to wifi through my e5151 using a postpaid smart bro sim, and it is annoyingly slow. Even at off peak hours, smart bro’s internet performance is mediocre. I’m weighing my options if I should return back to globe or upgrade to lte. But I have no lte capable device. And besides though smart has mediocre net speed it is reliable compared to global which goes on outage for weeks due to their annoying system upgrade. Any advice?

    • Same here, I got an HTC One and seems like the LTE Band of HTC One is not capable with the 2,100 Band 1 of Smart, would anybody know how to see what LTE band a phone has? Thanks.

    • nes – HTC One LTE band:
      800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2600 MHz

      Source: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/HTC-One_id7678

    • good day sir we have same problem.. but i done to fix that problem, now my e5151 wifi is high speed internet please check ur connection if fullbars then email me…

  26. Good day sir ronnie, i would like to ask where to buy the smart lte prepaid sim? yesterday i went to smart store at sm moa and no available stock as of the moment. thank you very much and hope to hear some updates. godspeed!

    • You can buy one at the Smart store in Ayala Makati, I got one there. :)

  27. If I will use the LTE sim with HSPA+ devices, will I be able to reach at least the 21Mbps speed or it will be capped to 7.2Mbps still?

    The LTE sim should be provisioned for “upto” 42Mbps, right? So thinking of buying just the LTE sim and use it in my Huawei E5331. To follow na lang yung LTE myfi kung meron na sa black market.

  28. Hi Sirs, gagana ba to sa HTC One?

  29. as for droid razr maxx hd that particular phone will not work for smart LTE, I assume that phone is issued by verizon wireless that uses LTE Band 13 @ 700MHz, Smart uses only Band 1 2100MHz, Band 3 1800MHz and Band 3 850MHz so its not compatible.. unless that if purchase a Multiband LTE Capable Phone like the Galaxy S4

  30. What about Samsung Galaxy Note 4G LTE, will it work on the LTE prepaid sim?

  31. Got a prepaid iPhone 5 smart-locked. Purchased prepaid lte sim nung apr21… Lte capable area ko.. 1 week triny ko, pero sa 3g parin ako nakakakonel na sobrang bagal!!! Mekylangan po bang tweak para makasagap ng lte signal?

  32. Does it work with my BlackBerry Z10 – stl100-2

  33. Prepaid Lte sim being sold by smart are broadband sim meaning,it won’t work on your lte capable handsets. The only phone that will work so far is Xperia z.
    So if you don’t own Xperia z or any lte broadband stick and lte pocket wifi (also ipad 4g)don’t bother buying the smart broadband lte prepaid sim.

  34. @Det. Wrong info. According to smart, lte sim works to any lte capable device kaya lte sim for lte device. Yun ang sabi ng technical staff ng smart na nakausap ko. I want to try sana kaso, out of stock sila.

  35. Wrong info si details, according to technical staff from smart, lte sim works with any lte devices kaya lte sim for lte device.. I want to try sana kaso out of stock yung lte sim nila..

  36. I’m so curious if smart lte prepaid will work on my lg optimus lte2. Guys any feedback if working sya in any lte devices..^_^

    • the answer is NO. I have an Lg optimus lte2 or F160k. bought a smart lte prepaid sim pero 3g lang ang kaya. found out that sa prepaid lte dapat 2100Mhz and optimus lte 2 has B3 or 1800Mhz lang. pero i havent tried using it sa globe postpaid. 1800Mhz kasi frequency gamit nila.

  37. will the GALAXY NOTE 2 LTE be compatible with smart Lte sim.. anybody? thanks

  38. Before buying any LTE Capable devices, make sure that it is compatible with our LTE Networks here in the Philippines, Example, If you buy a unlocked iPhone 5 from US.. Sorry that phone will not work with Smart and Globe 4G LTE Network since the Frequency and Bands are not compatible, in the US they use LTE Bands 4 and 17.. It will just work in 3G HSPA+.. In the US they want different LTE Band so that you are tied with one carrier only.. AT&T and Verizon for example…

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