By Jim Ayson / 08.11.2010

Unlimited Mobile Internet: The Facts SMART subscribers, whether they are on prepaid or postpaid

subscriptions, can activate unlimited mobile internet plans so they can have better control of their data charges when using smartphones.

Standard data charging on SMART is 10 Pesos per 30 minutes. You can use as much data as you want during that time span. That’s the same charge whether you’re using GPRS, EDGE, 3G/UMTS, or HSPA.

When you’re on an unlimited data plan, you can use as much data as you want within the time period you’re signed up for. There are no data caps.

Maximum Data SpeedsTechnology Maximum speed

GPRS (2G) 56K

EDGE (2.5G) 128K

3G 384K

HSPA / HSDPA (3.5G) 2-5 MBPS

Unlimited Mobile Internet RatesPlan Duration Price

UNLISURF 50 One day (24 hours)

P50 / day

UNLISURF 300 One week (7 days)

P300/ week

UNLISURF 1200 One Month (30 days)

P1200 / month

To sign up using the SMART mobile web portal: Using your mobile browser, go to the

SMART mobile web portal at http://m.smart.com.ph and select “Mobile Internet Data Plans”

Or visit the Internet plans page directly at http://m.smart.com.ph/surf

Make sure you’re connected using the SMART data network when you do this (the SURF page won’t appear if you connect through Wi-Fi).

Select your plan Under the “UNLI SURF

Plans” section of the SURF page, you can select one of the following:

Unli Surf 50

Unli Surf 300

Unli Surf 1200

You can also subscribe for mobile internet plans using SMS commands!

UnliSurf SMS commandsPlan Price SMS Command

UnlisurfDaily

50 Pesos Send “UNLI 50” to 211

UnliSurfWeekly

300 Pesos Send “UNLI 300” to 211

UnliSurfMonthly

1,200 Pesos

Send “UNLI 1200” to 211

Note: All packages are available to prepaid customers. Only Weekly and MonthlyPackages are available to postpaid subscribers.

Sample SMS notification upon subscription

31 May 14:29: You have successfully registered your account to UNLISURF 300. Your UNLI SURF is valid until 07 Jun 14:29

Sample SMS status notification

02 Jul 14:40 You're currently subscribed to UNLI SURF. You can stay connected up to 10 Jul 21:54

If the user sends any of the UNLI commands to 211 while the sunscription is active, he will receive an SMS that indicates the end date and time of the UNLI plan. So you can also use the command as a status check. For example, sending the command UNLI 1200 to 211 while a subscription is in effect could return the following status message:

Checking Plan Status via mobile web

You can go to the surf page at http://m.smart.com.ph/surf on your mobile browser at any time to check your plan status. Select the “Status” command at the bottom of the screen.

Once again, make sure you’re connected to the SMART data network when you do this (i.e. you’re using GPRS or 3G). This page won’t display when you’re connected through a Wi-Fi connection.

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