all about Smart

[tomatostellar]

bakit ang tahimik ng thread na to., onti lang ata Smart subs ng GT.,or onti lang ang reklamo LOL
madali ba mag apply ng postpaid line sa kanila?
dami good feedback akong naririnig about their LTE., anyone here whos experienced it?

[purple_girl]

^applied and got approved the same day before, yun lang wala pang unit since di pa available yung gusto kong phone at that time. i did not push through with my application nga lang kasi i got approved na sa globe and got the unit same day din.

[freelancer_babe]

Is it really true na mahirap para sa self-employed na tulad ko magkakuha ng plans sa Smart? Particularly para doon sa iPhone plans?

It seems like mukhang ang hirap i-satisfy ang requirements nila kung walang ITR at certificate of employment. Ina-approve nila raw ang bank statement showing balance of P300k; if not, have a credit limit of P100k. That's according to an agent working there - who happens to be my first cousin.

Pero ewan ko lang, baka yung iba sa inyo nakakuha ng iPhone plans without satisfying those strict requirements above? Or nag-cash out na lang kayo sa iPhone ng Smart? Or did you just go for Globe?

[junepets]

^pag may credit card sis mabilis lang...
ako rin self-employed.. by my plan is under hubby's name... kaya nakakuha din ako ng line..

i think yun Freedom Plans nila valid ID lang ang kailangan.. you might wanna try that one.

or if you have credit card.. just give it a try... ganun din kasi ginawa ng friend ko..
credit card lang then approved na...

[bagaholic_chewy]

I think mas madali pag me credit card ka na me mataas na credit limit, then arrange for auto-debit arrangement. Meaning, ichacharge automatically sa credit card ang monthly bill mo.

[freelancer_babe]

Thanks junepets and bagaholic!

I have a CC, pero maliit ang limit. Secured CC kasi.

Oh well, might as well go for the cash way.

@bagaholic - Doon sa freedom plan ba pwedeng pure data/mobile surfing lang? I think i'll use the phone more for mobile surfing than do calls and texts. At pwede sa iphone yun (yun ang phone na balak kong bilhin)?

[bagaholic_chewy]

^ sorry sis, di ako masyado familiar sa technicalities ng iba-ibang plans.. I'm under consumable plan 1200, whatever nagamit ko (combination of text/surf/call) ibabawas sa plan. I think di lang kasama sa consumable 1200 yung roaming charges ko pag nagta-travel. So pag ganun, on top of 1200 na yung roaming charges. You can call 888-1111 din to inquire.

[freelancer_babe]

^ Ah, thanks sa number - toll free number ba yun? Wala kasi ako sa Manila.

[brittani]

I'm thinking of switching from globe to smart and get an iphone5. i'm using a bb phone from globe, subscribed to bbmax, super bagal magload and lagi pa hindi lumalabas ang pictures sa sobrang bagal.

[tinsantos10]

May naka-plan 999 ba sa inyo? The one with unlimited 3g/4g/LTE? How's the LTE? Mabilis ba? Planning to avail a plan from Smart yung ipad kasi mas maganda raw sa smart kesa Globe. Meron kami nung plan ng ipad from globe pero super bagal Looking forward to your feedbacks

[miksha]

has anyone experienced this: i am using a smart prepaid. it's on roaming. matagal ko na siyang ginagamit to receive msgs from phil. lately bigla siya nawalan nang signal/connection. thinking na baka fluke lang, i restarted my phone. when wala pa din, i thought baka wala na load so from phil someone tried to reload my sim using the instructions RELOAD <PIN> <SIM NUMBER> and send to 1510. it was unsuccessfull. Inilapit na namin sa customer service but until now wala pa feedback what happened and what we can do. Wala pa din signal ang my sim/phone until now.

[pret_ty68]

Sis ganyan din ako kahapon di ako makapag load nang prepaid ginawa ko type 1510<PIN> tapos press call siguro sayo since wala ka dito sa pinas 1510<PIN><SIM NUMBER> tapos press call

[ellesor]

has anyone experienced this: i am using a smart prepaid. it's on roaming. matagal ko na siyang ginagamit to receive msgs from phil. lately bigla siya nawalan nang signal/connection. thinking na baka fluke lang, i restarted my phone. when wala pa din, i thought baka wala na load so from phil someone tried to reload my sim using the instructions RELOAD <PIN> <SIM NUMBER> and send to 1510. it was unsuccessfull. Inilapit na namin sa customer service but until now wala pa feedback what happened and what we can do. Wala pa din signal ang my sim/phone until now.

Sis try mo manual select ng network. Nasa settings yun ng phone

[~aShLiE~]

Globe prepaid ako dati. College days. Applied for Smart postpaid (under my dad's name), but they are somehow strict sa requirements, may issue sa billing whatever yung dad ko nun, tried to applied for Globe nalang pero mas mabilis parin na-process yung Smart. I thought hindi na nga nila tatanggapin eh. Yeah, better if you have a Credit Card.

8 years and I am a satisfied client. Although pansin ko lang, mas lenient ang Globe when it comes to bills. My mom who's a Globe user, when she didn't pay her bill on time, never na-disconnect while stricter ang Smart kasi ilan beses ako na-dc.

[miksha]

sis ellesor naka-manual ang aking settings even before pa. sis pret_ty68 did your sim/phone have a signal when you tried you reload? because mine doesn't have a signal

[ellesor]

^try to change the service provider. May instance kasi na nagkakaprob connection ng smart at yung co-partner na telco. How many months na wala load sim mo? Either expired na sim mo or may prob yung provider mo

[pret_ty68]

^^
Merong signal sis. Na try mo na ba na i on and off ang cp mo minsan kasi sa akin wala rin signal ginagawa ko i no off ko pag open ko meron na.

[fibia]

i love smart, mabilis ang internet nya... i can download 1 episode of a TV series (300-400MB) in less than 30 minutes in our office...

what i hate is their collection team - super bilis tumawag, last friday lang ang due date ko, tumatawag na for payment heheh

[~aShLiE~]

^ Ganun talaga sila when it comes to billing, ako I don't answer. Lol. Pero I pay naman, sometimes lang medyo delayed.   

[blythe07]

Mga sis, mga ilang days ba bago ma-approve yung application ng postpaid sa Smart? I applied nung sunday, it's been 3 days, wala pa ring tawag kung approved na ako. I presented my COE and driver's license as documents. Wala kasi akong credit card. Sana naman i-approve nila ako...