Smart introduces "refreshed" Postpaid plans

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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 399	Plan 599	Plan 799	Plan 999	Plan 1499	Plan 1999
Data Allowance	100 MB	200 MB	1.5 GB	5 GB	7 GB	9 GB
Calls	-	Unli calls to Smart and TNT	Unli calls to Smart and TNT	30 minutes of calls to all networks	60 minutes of calls to all networks	150 minutes of calls to all networks
Texts	Unli texts to Smart, TNT and Sun	Unli texts to Smart, TNT and Sun	Unli texts to Smart, TNT and Sun	100 texts to all networks	120 texts to all networks	200 texts to all networks
Gadget Shield	1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month	1 month
VAS Content	1 Free, interchangeable monthly	1 Free, interchangeable monthly	1 Free, interchangeable monthly	1 Free, interchangeable monthly	1 Free, interchangeable monthly	1 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".