Smart revisits Always On plans with cheaper rates

Smart has revised their Alway On plans to offer more bucket options and drive prices down. The new plan starts at Php10USD 0.17INR 14EUR 0.16CNY 1 for 5MB of mobile internet usable in 24 hours.

Here are the bucket pricing from last year and when you compare that to the new table below, you will notice some of the plans were reduced while others remained the same (an indication that the move is to level with competition, otherwise it would have been across the board).

The 1GB bucket is now Php499USD 9INR 721EUR 8CNY 62 from Php750USD 13INR 1,083EUR 12CNY 93 last year (same with Globe PowerSurf 499) while the 250MB bucket is now Php199USD 3INR 287EUR 3CNY 25 from Php300USD 5INR 433EUR 5CNY 37. The 50MB for Php99USD 2INR 143EUR 2CNY 12 for 30days was also introduced (now exactly the same as Globe PowerSurf 99).

The revised Always On plans now make Smart’s offering better compared to Globe’s PowerSurf. However, the main difference between the two is that Smart’s Always On plans are available to SmartBro prepaid users and not postpaid subscribers. It’s also available to Smart Postpaid GSM subs as well.

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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6 Comments

PJ says:

13 years ago

bummer….

” However, the main difference between the two is that Smartâ€™s Always On plans are available to prepaid users and not postpaid subscribers.”
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bob says:

13 years ago

but for the price of always on 995, you can get unlimited at globe with supersurf 999.
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Marco says:

13 years ago

I think globe’s supersurf is only limited to 800MB a day. Not really unlimited. Much better than smart’s 2GB a month though. And 800MB is more than enough if you don’t intend to download movies using your phone’s data. I have 21 days left of always on 499 and I have only used 155MB so far.

deuts says:

13 years ago

“Cheaper Rates”? Not quite! When I read the title I thought I was gonna totally switch my iPad to a Smart sim!?
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aze says:

13 years ago

mahal pa din dapat yung 995 eh mga 5gb na. unli na gna yun sa iba eh
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Nonoy says:

13 years ago

This perhaps a good news to hear for Smart Bro subscribers. But I really don’t know if the service would become better.
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