TOPIC: SMART LTE & GLOBE LTE 4G thread

August 25, 2012
SMART LTE LAUNCHED

Smart today held the commercial launch of their LTE service in the Philippines. This puts Smart as the first commercial provider of 42Mbps LTE service in the country.

The LTE service comes in one postpaid plan, the Smart LTE Plan 3500.



Here are the fine details we were able to get from Smart today:

● Promised speeds of up to 42Mbps where LTE signal is available.

● An initial 49 locations where LTE is available but will grow in time.

● Monthly service fee of Php3,500 is good for 10GB of bandwidth (upload and download).

● Additional bandwidth on top of 10GB will be charged Php450 per GB.

● The service comes with a free Huawei E392 dongle.

● Network compatibility with HSPA+, HSPA, 3G, EDGE, GPRS for areas where no LTE is available.

Here’s a map of all the LTE areas currently covered:


Smart is also offering a promo where the Plan 3500 has unlimited bandwidth from today until October 25, 2012. There’s a 24-month lock-in.

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Globe to launch 42Mbps LTE service this September

Earlier this week, Globe Telecom had a press conference announcing their own version of Tattoo LTE service which will go live this September.

However, the PR did not really have any concrete information regarding the exact date, plan, pricing and speed so we went back and asked more questions.



There is no exact date as to the launch except that it will be this September. This could mean preparations are still under way so expect the final date to be much closer to the end of the month.

While they did not say what type of plan and pricing, the folks from Globe Social Media stated the promised speed is up to 42Mbps and not the theoretical 100Mbps that LTE is capable.

What’s so special with the 42Mbps? Well, the LTE dongle that they will probably be using is the Huawei E392 which has a maximum speed of 42Mbps (so it’s really a hardware limitation).

I’ve also been told that the $700 million network modernization program is actually just 50% completed so this doesn’t mean that all those recent network problems we’ve been experiencing will be resolved anytime soon.

source: yugatech.com

reiearth2007 wrote: August 25, 2012
SMART LTE LAUNCHED

Smart today held the commercial launch of their LTE service in the Philippines. This puts Smart as the first commercial provider of 42Mbps LTE service in the country.

The LTE service comes in one postpaid plan, the Smart LTE Plan 3500.

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Here are the fine details we were able to get from Smart today:

● Promised speeds of up to 42Mbps where LTE signal is available.

● An initial 49 locations where LTE is available but will grow in time.

● Monthly service fee of Php3,500 is good for 10GB of bandwidth (upload and download).

● Additional bandwidth on top of 10GB will be charged Php450 per GB.

● The service comes with a free Huawei E392 dongle.

● Network compatibility with HSPA+, HSPA, 3G, EDGE, GPRS for areas where no LTE is available.

Here’s a map of all the LTE areas currently covered:

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Smart is also offering a promo where the Plan 3500 has unlimited bandwidth from today until October 25, 2012. There’s a 24-month lock-in.

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Globe to launch 42Mbps LTE service this September

Earlier this week, Globe Telecom had a press conference announcing their own version of Tattoo LTE service which will go live this September.

However, the PR did not really have any concrete information regarding the exact date, plan, pricing and speed so we went back and asked more questions.

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There is no exact date as to the launch except that it will be this September. This could mean preparations are still under way so expect the final date to be much closer to the end of the month.

While they did not say what type of plan and pricing, the folks from Globe Social Media stated the promised speed is up to 42Mbps and not the theoretical 100Mbps that LTE is capable.

What’s so special with the 42Mbps? Well, the LTE dongle that they will probably be using is the Huawei E392 which has a maximum speed of 42Mbps (so it’s really a hardware limitation).

I’ve also been told that the $700 million network modernization program is actually just 50% completed so this doesn’t mean that all those recent network problems we’ve been experiencing will be resolved anytime soon.

source: yugatech.com

inaantay antay ko to hehee, nakaready na ung box ko sa multi wan nito meron ng LTE ready, kaso nabulunan naman ako sa price 3500, tapos 10gb pa, e pang 1day usage ko lang ang 10gb, since bago pa to, antay antay muna ako magbaba ito...

aanhin ang 42Mbps kung may capping na 10GB? nagpakagahaman na naman telcos natin. another way to rip-off Filipino consumers. yan lang masasabi ko.

providehope wrote: aanhin ang 42Mbps kung may capping na 10GB?

Time saved in downloading, and the so-called "fair use policy." No surprise there.

galing me sa launching nyan sa resort world manila, pero ang lagi sinasabi yung fair use policy at very very unreasonable ang price.. dami nagustuhan ang speed super speed, eh problema yung price at capping nila..10gb sus 2 days lang wala na yan pag ginamit mo sa shop

not for lanshop pag meron capping.. isang araw lang yan saakin na 10gb na yan.

Hindi design yan LTE for lanshop business. Bagay lang siya sa smartphone at ipad. Hantay na lang kayo sa GPON technology. Eto yun fixedline broadband ang gamit hybrid ng fiber optic at copper line.

Meron kasing built-in bandwidth capping yan LTE. Pag lumagpas ka sa total bandwidth quota allocated sa subscription mo putol ka agad yan.

Yun next evolution kasi ng dsl ay GPON.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_optical_network

first of all di naman pang business itong LTE nila, tutal may DSL naman na 10mbps ang PLDT yun ang kunin nyo...

para lang ito sa mga mobile customer na ayaw sa mabagal na service lalo na yung mahilig sa online video chat, online gaming, manood ng streaming vids....

mahal talaga pa yan sa umpisa pero pag nag launch na ang globe lte bababa na rin yan baka maging unli na yan or at least gawing 50GB ang cap.

sandies wrote: first of all di naman pang business itong LTE nila, tutal may DSL naman na 10mbps ang PLDT yun ang kunin nyo...

para lang ito sa mga mobile customer na ayaw sa mabagal na service lalo na yung mahilig sa online video chat, online gaming, manood ng streaming vids....

mahal talaga pa yan sa umpisa pero pag nag launch na ang globe lte bababa na rin yan baka maging unli na yan or at least gawing 50GB ang cap.

natumbok mo sir, un naman pala, so sa ting mga lan shop owner, ignore na lang natin tong LTE, hindi ito para sa atin.

tama! pwede ka din naman mag LTE kung personal use lang talaga or backup in case mag down ang isang line mo siguro naman kadalasan na na eencounter nating downtime is wala pang 24hours restore na ulit ang connection...

3 movies na HD sa torrent ubos na ang 10gb lol...

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