Press Release

Experience affordable, mobile high-speed Internet via Smart

[September 14, 2007/ Manila] - Since Smart Communications, Inc. (SMART) became the first to launch 3G services in 2006, subscribers of the country's leading wireless services provider have been experiencing greater convenience by using their Smart handset to have affordable and mobile Internet access at broadband speeds.

With Smart, any 3G-capable handset could be used as a modem to connect a laptop or a PC to the Internet, at only 10 pesos for every 30 minutes, no more expensive per-kilobyte charges. 

All one needs is the CD and USB cable that usually come free with every 3G-capable handset, and 3G signal. In areas with Smart 3G signal, subscribers are looking at broadband speeds as fast as 384 Kbps, or six times faster than dial-up speeds.

Smart subscribers may install onto their computer the software from the CD that came with the handset. After installation, the software is ready to connect the handset to the computer whether via USB cable, Bluetooth, or Infrared. When the two are connected, the handset is ready to act as modem and connect the computer to the Internet.

In the absence of a computer, Smart subscribers may surf the Internet at broadband speeds right on their 3G-capable handset, using the phone's built-in Internet browser.

To make the service available to more people, Smart offers the same fixed and affordable rate to non-3G Internet users via GPRS and EDGE.

Whether with a computer or via the handset itself, Smart offers high-speed connection to the Internet that’s easily accessible, hassle-free, and comes at a very affordable price of only 10 pesos for every 30 minutes. With this pocket-friendly price, subscribers no longer have to worry about expensive, per-kilobyte charging when they access popular sites such as Yahoo!, Google, Multiply, among others. 

“The high-speed Internet service we offer our subscribers presents a very unique value in the market, because it addresses the needs of both casual and heavy Internet users. It makes for a truly mobile Internet experience at a price that is not prohibitive at all,” said Jerome Almirante, Smart's 3G Business Head.

Smart has the widest 3G coverage that serves all major cities and municipalities nationwide. Join the hundreds of thousands of Smart subscribers across the country that experience high-speed Internet through Smart's 3G network. Activate your Smart 3G now. Text SET 3G <phone model> to 211. @