Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Smart introduces "refreshed" Postpaid plans

Image courtesy of Smart Communications Inc

Disclaimer: The article below are my views on the new plans based on the infomation I know (experienced) and information I see in their website.

Smart followed Globe's footsteps a few months after it changed their Postpaid offerings, lowered its phone subsidy, and implemented a data cap across all data plans.  ,

Smart All-In Plans is almost the same as the old "All-In Plans", but note that its flexibundles does not offer unlimited data anymore. You may want to check-out the list of flexibundles here http://smart.com.ph/Postpaid/plans/flexibundles/flexibundle-list

Smart Data Plans 999, 1500, 2000, and 3000 are nowhere to be found now, and are replaced by Surf Plus Plans which puts a data cap (or allowance) to any of the plans, but allows users to subscribe even with smaller data allowance. I noticed that SurfPlus Plan 999 now gives 30 minutes of calls to all networks, 100 texts to all networks, and an Value Added service interchangeable every month, while the old (err. grandfathered) Data Plan 999 only gives 9 minutes of calls to all networks and 99 texts to all networks. See more details here: http://smart.com.ph/Postpaid/plans/surf-plus-plan 


Plan 399Plan 599Plan 799Plan 999Plan 1499Plan 1999
Data Allowance100 MB200 MB1.5 GB5 GB7 GB9 GB
Calls-Unli calls to Smart and TNTUnli calls to Smart and TNT30 minutes of calls to all networks60 minutes of calls to all networks150 minutes of calls to all networks
TextsUnli texts to Smart, TNT and SunUnli texts to Smart, TNT and SunUnli texts to Smart, TNT and Sun100 texts to all networks120 texts to all networks200 texts to all networks
Gadget Shield1 month1 month1 month1 month1 month1 month
VAS Content1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly1 Free, interchangeable monthly
Choosing the best postpaid plan and network is entirely up to you. It is influenced mainly by your contact list, and the quality of service you get where you live and work. So choose wisely, because choosing the wrong one will end-up in 2 years of "misery".

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