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  • SMART BRO Plug It! 3G Internet Service

    Gadgets & Tech
    24th November 2007 - By Wauks

    SMART Communications launched a new product that will directly compete with Globe’s wireless service. Yuga has actually blogged about this already. Anyway, the product is called SMART BRO Plug It. It’s a nifty gadget that you just attach to your laptop via a USB cable and then you get internet! I’ve been actually considering getting something like this since I’m always on the go and it would be cool to have internet access especially so I can monitor the blog more. I’m just worried though since I used to have a SMART BRO connection at home which zonked out every other day. Obviously, I terminated the contract after the lock-in period.

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    Product description and price after the jump.

    Smart Bro Plan 799
    Speed: up to 384Kbps
    Usage: free 60 hours, Php10 per 30 minutes thereafter
    Initial Setup Fee: Php1,999
    Device: USB Modem
    Lock-in Period: 24 months

    Smart Bro Plan 999
    Speed: up to 384Kbps
    Usage: unlimited
    Initial Setup Fee: Php999
    Device: USB Modem
    Lock-in Period: 12 months

    Via Yugatech

    There you go. If anyone decides to subscribe to this, please let me know if it’s good. If it is, I’ll seriously consider getting one since I’m not a big fan of Globe.

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  • 25 Comments to “SMART BRO Plug It! 3G Internet Service”

    • Kristopher Julius Alcordo on November 24, 2007

      globe internet is so much better than smart bro”ken” <_<

    • Devlish on November 24, 2007

      I am really curious about how this could match against Smart BRO!

    • Kristopher Julius Alcordo on November 25, 2007

      nothing can match how crappy smart bro is xD
      well maybe this pero atm wala pa ata.. hehe

    • Ron Macam on November 25, 2007

      hmm sounds interesting to have, but i just have 1 question, since it’s Smart 3G internet, is it like the 3G internet i have on the phone and lets you connect it to your PC and for an internet connection and the rate is also 10php per 30 mins. If yes, then this is a bad one for gamers to have, since its not capable to connect to games like Ragnarok, i confirmed this with their technical. It’s only good for web browsing but not online games. Just some info :)

    • qiwiw on November 25, 2007

      punta ka naalang sa areas na may wifi spot kesa sa smart bokeback haha

    • Fred-ster on November 25, 2007

      wauks i don’t know if you’ll believe my story or not… but yeah i also tried using smart bro before (since im still using dial up). yabang nila sa commercial ska print ads na pnapahayag nilang YOU CAN HAVE INTERNET CONNECTION ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY… yeah right.

      e bakit nung nagapply ako tpos dumating ung crew nila d2 sa bahay namin WALA MAN LANG AKONG SIGNAL NA MAKUHA?? as in maski anu-anong positions na ng dish ang gnawa namin d2 sa window ng kwarto ko pero WALA NI ISANG SIGNAL na naramdaman pc ko. ang rason nila… wala daw ako sa LINE OF SIGHT!!!

      wahahahahaha anong klaseng wireless brodband yan? bka nga mas maganda pa service ng globe eh. ung sa globe naman haven’t tried kasi like most dsl services, may kontrata for 1 year e sa observations ko regarding the imperfections of DSL services sa pinas (im talking about almost all of them along with my bad experiences with some of them), i think it’s not yet time to agree to certain contracts as long as they CANNOT PROVE WHAT THEY SAY IN ADS!!!

    • MiGi on November 25, 2007

      line of sight p clang nalalaman, e kung anywhere in the country… walang line of sight pa yan…. pasok agad sa net…

    • Spectator on November 25, 2007

      I have tried both Smart & Globe Broadband. IMO, Globe Broadband is better. Smart Bro was my first ISP. It’s not laggy but kung isa kang adik na gamer, bubula ang bibig mo minsan kakahintay sa net mo. May time na madalas ma-disconnect ang Smart Bro. Ang malala pa, minsan inaabot ng ilang days bago bumalik. Pag tumawag ka sa technical support they’ll just ask you to do useless solutions. So after my lock-in period with Smart Bro, I shifted to Globe Broadband. I rarely get disconnected. Like once a month? I’m a Plan P995 768Kbps subscriber, okay naman. Average download speed ko is 90KBps. Though sa ibang games nagla-lag ako. Pero pag ni-reset ko modem ko, okay na naman ulit.

    • norman borja on November 25, 2007

      hahaha…wanna try destiny????
      ok naman net nila may times lang talaga na LAGGY talaga
      but most of the time naman is OK sya…

    • kulugo on November 25, 2007

      they say ung unli would be with a canopy antenna and not the “plug-it” modem. it’s basically a cellphone with built in data cable stripped of all the feautures except modem connectivity… hehe

    • roiji on November 25, 2007

      384Kbps converts to around 48KBytes per second…
      dial-up speed…

      pwede na . but on second thought.. it states it’s UP TO meaning it’s usually lower and maxes at 384Kbps… … nothing more… pwede na nga.. for checking mail and surfing friendster.. but may be lagging watching you tube or WOEING… ^^,

    • hype on November 26, 2007

      @Spectator: haahahaha tama ka bubula nga bibig mo kahihintay haha. SMART bro gamit q d2 sa bahay. di nabula bibig q. niyuyug yog ko antena q sa asar sa kahayupan ng SMART. SMart bro daw ay naka connect sa 3G. bakit nagamit sila ng antena? ang 3G kahit wala antena may signal. ginagawang utu-uto ang mga tao ng smart. kung meron lang globe d2 mag globe agad aq. smart = 384kbps? asa! try mo mag check ng speed pag mga bandang 2pm 150-180kbps. swerte mo pag 200+ ka na. sabi nila 384kbps. uu tama 384 pag 1am-4am ng MADALING-ARAW. bulok sa ONLINE games ang smart bro kc naka depende ang smart bro sa PLDT. nun ma dc ang PLDT nun may bagyo(lando) pati smart nadamay. kahit saan may smart bro? inabot ako ng halos 8 months bago nag ka signal d2. galing ng smart! 1 week lang daw meron na!

    • Chummy on November 26, 2007

      obligado lang ang PLDT na ibigay sa inyo up to 80% ng advertised speed. sinabi na yan sakin ng 172 since meron akong mydsl. it should apply to smart broken din kasi pldt company sila.

    • Jazzbo on November 27, 2007

      Actually the Smart Bro “Plug-It” is a HSDPA USB Modem using the Smart’s 3G/HSDPA network (it uses a 3G SIM). The only thing it has in common with Smart Bro is the branding.

      Check out my speedtest conducted in Makati:
      http://www.speedtest.net/result/204936867.png

    • Cheena on November 28, 2007

      Really?

      I’ve been using SmartBRO at home lately and I have no problems naman. I can’t download as much nga lang, but I have no problems with my online game connections. I even play Guitar Hero III online on my Wii and I rarely get disconnected (twice lang out of I dunno, 50?). /hmm

    • Epstein on December 2, 2007

      Naku! Good Luck na lang sa mga balak magpakabit ng SmartBROken.

      Hintayin ko na lang matapos lockin ko, bye bye na sila.

      Speed: up to 384Kbps <- yan ang ishe-share ng mga users sa isang server, hidi yan per user. Sa umpisa OK ang connection lalo na kung ikaw pa lang meron sa lugar nyo. Kapag sampu na kayo, good luck kung maka-connect ka pa…

    • natalie1981 on December 8, 2007

      Ngwek, just checked their website and from 60 hours free it’s down to 40 hours so para ka nading nagbayad ng 10 per 30 minutes if you’re using your ordinary sim card. Lumalabas, nagbabayad ka lang ng 799 a month for the USB modem. Piso lang natipid mo? Anu ba yan. Smart and Globe both suck! I hate their services, kaya walang pinapatunguhan yung mobile broadband dito sa Pinas. Sana gayahin nila sa US at magoffer nalang sila ng unlimited data plan like AT&T for their iPhone users.

    • Sam on December 21, 2007

      I’m an ADEEK gamer and want to change our plan 999 to a plug it internet. Since I usually travel from our house to another city at least once a week. But after reading your statements I’m kinda afraid with the whole thing (not able to connect to my games!WTF!). But I do have some problems in connecting to games like FLYFF, and I am already used to the disconnections.But as soon as contract’s over I’ll change to globe!!

    • natalie1981 on December 22, 2007

      I’ve decided to do a blog entry entitled: Smart Bro Plug it: What you need to know, for those thinking of purchasing one.

    • xtian on December 27, 2007

      Nakakainis nga yang plug it Smart USB na yan. Okay na sana kung 799 monthly tapos unlimited na.
      As other commenters said, it’s so unwise to subscribe to this gimik… most of the people here in Philippines have their 3g phones, I’d rather use my phone as a modem, at least controlled ung gamit ko ng access kung P10.00 / 30 minutes lang din naman ang charging. Kpag ngsubscribe ka d2, para kang “ewan”.

      799/mo
      about 2 hours lang ang surfing mo everyday
      P10.00 pesos/ 30 minutes as if naman 30 minutes lang excess time na gagamitin mo a day…

      let’s say 30 minutes lng excess time mo a day. That’s 300/mo. + 799 Tumataginting na P1099 din babayaran mo..
      e di mag DSL ka na lng unlimited na..di pa nag lalag..like Smart Bro does..

      Di naman magtatgal tong promo na 2, that’s for sure, dahil dami nila gimik dati..yang smart bro 999 na yan..since dami complaints, dami din nagunsubscribed.

      kaya umisip na naman sila ng gantong gimik…

    • ara on January 9, 2008

      PUTANG INA ANG SMART BRO! saying ang 999 ang binabayad ko! Palaging nawawala ang connection ko, pag tumawag ako sa *1888 mga init ulo at mga walang alam ang agent dun! Sabi nila within 48 hours mag technician na mag contact sa akin. Bakit hanggang ngaun wala pa rin dumadating! Switch na tayo sa globelines! PUTANG SMRT BRO TO!!!!

    • karl on January 18, 2008

      smart pde ba kmi mag switch to DSL??withou paying the contract kc di ba joined nmn ung company nio with the PLDT???

    • Mark Arvin on January 23, 2008

      PUTANG INA INANG SMART BRO YAN DI AKO MAKAPG LARO NG MAAYOS.. TANG INA.. LAGI AKO NAMAMATAY DAHIL AYAW GUMALAW NG CHARS. KO.. TANG INA TALAGA OHHH!!!! Iniintay ko nalang din matapos ang lintik na contract na yan.. kaya pala may kontrata na 12 months dahil alam nila after 1 week maiiisipan ng magpadisconnect ng subcribers.. tang na.. kundi pa ako gagamit ng TCP Optimizer Pati Web Browsing Walang Kwenta… TANG INA NYO SMART BRO.. MANLOLOKO KAYO!!!!

    • Sumire on July 30, 2008

      The quality of the connection depends where you are. Obviously, if you’re in a place where there is no 3G/HSDPA, expect that you’ll have intermittent connection.

      I recently purchased a SmartBRO kit (Dark Knight “limited” edition – http://smart.com.ph/smartbro) and the connection was pretty decent – in Makati.

      I’ll be testing it in other areas and I’ll let you know.

    • carlos on December 3, 2008

      I think lang ha…. d na aq pakabit ng smart bro. i choose Globe broad band n lang thx to all of ur ideas ^_6

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