Just recently, Smart Telecommunications has announced the increased speed of Smart Bro prepaid internet to up to 2Mbps and dropped the price of the Smart Bro Prepaid Kit to Php 2,500.00. However, most users have not really received this promised rate for these past months.
I, myself, had several frustrations over Smart Bro Prepaid since I bought it last September 2008. I’ve had experienced frequent internet connection interruptions, with almost 5-15 minutes of disconnection. So I had to make several dialing attempts but usually ended up disappointed. I called their Smart Bro Hotline, even e-mailed them, only to end up disappointed again. It took a customer service representative a week to update me of the report, when they said I should expect a call of update within 24 hours. In fairness to them though, the customer representatives I’ve talked with are polite enough to assist me with my connection problems with Smart Bro Prepaid.
Despite the different techniques I’ve tried to speed up my Smart Bro connection and avoid frequent interrupted connection, I only got disappointments. I almost gave up on my Smart Bro Prepaid Kit. I stopped re-loading my Smart Bro SIM for over two weeks until a friend bought his own prepaid kit and said the connection is just alright. I tried to load my Smart Bro Prepaid SIM and was happy to find out that indeed, the connection has improved. I think though that the promised speed of 2Mbps is not true but at least the new Smart Bro Prepaid internet is much faster than dial-up. I didn’t have the 15-minute disconnection dilemma unlike before. However, there are still rare instances that the modem disconnects by itself.
So do I consider Smart Bro Prepaid Kit now as a smart buy? As I have said in my previous post, it has its pros and cons that should be considered before buying you own modem. Most importantly, you must consider your internet activities. If its only for e-mailing, internet browsing and the usual stuff you do in the internet, or if you are just like me who could not apply for an unlimited plan because of the lack of requirements, then Smart Bro Prepaid is maybe a good choice. It can also be a supplement for your unlimited plans, especially if you’re the on-the-go type of internet user. Not everywhere has WiFi signal, but almost everywhere has 3G signal. However, if you are into online gaming, downloading and a frequent internet user, then you should go to an unlimited plan.
I always discouraged my friends not to buy a Smart Bro Prepaid modem before, but now, I can already recommend it due to a much better speed I’ve experienced with it during the past few days. I hope though that the connection stays as is.
I tested the connection speed at Speedtest.net, and here is the result:
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Hello… is it true? i got a 9kbps speed with my prepaid, and I e-mailed their customer care, and still they cannot add up the connections……..
Take a look:
:::.. Download Stats ..:::
Download Connection is:: 9 Kbps about 0 Mbps (tested with 507 kB)
Download Speed is:: 1 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (Main)
Test Time:: 2009/01/17 – 3:40am
Bottom Line:: 0X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 1024 sec
Tested from a 507 kB file and took 458.311 seconds to complete
Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 2.45 % of your hosts average (smartbro.net)
D-Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-SHQF4W6MO
User Agent:: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 YFF3 Firefox/3.0.1 [!]
I think the Smart Bro connection has much improved compared to previous speed and performance. It’s true with me. I don’t know however if the speed improvement has been experienced by most users. I think it may depend on your location.
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im planning to buy a usb portal such as this globe or smart as ive read the comments parang depende sa location kung ano gagana its either GLOBE OR SMART..but i guess can you help me im here at PORAC PAMPANGA malakas ba signal ng globe o smart dito?pls help me before i buy this portals
my smart bro prepaid kit’s connection is very slow.. how can speed up my internet? i’m from borongan, eastern samar. thanks!
hi,
try to read some post about smartbro in this website:
http://www.testmy.net/ipb/forum/114-asian-and-middle-eastern-providers/
i Hope this will help you guyz.
How do you still feel the same way? would love to hear an update…Thanks.
that is still slow, mine was the maximum reach over 2000kbs+
my friends connection is stil sluggish. too bad
good day.. ask ko lang po how to fix may connection of smartbro to my window7.? ayaw po kc mag connect.. sabi ng iba not compatible daw po?
You have to install the drivers needed. Know more about it here: http://iamjammed.com/blogging/download-windows-7-driver-for-smart-bro-modems/