FREE MOBILE INTERNET For All - Prepaid, Postpaid, Broadband Subscribers - Until January 5, 2015

Manny Pangilinan just tweeted that Smart's FREE MOBILE Internet is for all - prepaid, postpaid and broadband subscribers.

And extended up to January 5, 2015.

Even better – free internet now open to ALL prepaid, postpaid & broadband subs of Smart, TNT & Sun #SmartFREEInternet for ALL @SmartCares

— Manny V. Pangilinan (@iamMVP) October 3, 2014

Wow!

Thanks, MVP. But please, NO to slower connection and NO to telco congestion.

UPDATE:

I was able to avail of this promo via my Smart Bro plugit. Below is the text confirmation.

Welcome to FREE INTERNET from SMART Bro! Enjoy UNLI Facebook and FREE 30MB of browsing for 24hrs. Daily registration required. Promo until 1/05/2015.

P2P, Streaming, Messaging & VoIP are not covered by FREE INTERNET. For terms and conditions, go to http://smart.com.ph.

Note: Consumption will not be seen on the Bro Dashboard

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Free Mobile Internet for Smart , TNT, Sun Cellular Prepaid Subscribers

WOW!

I just read over Yugatech.com that Smart Communications is offering FREE MOBILE INTERNET to its prepaid subscribers.

As per Smart's press release on its website:

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Through this special offer, all of the 66 million Smart Prepaid, Talk ‘N Text, and Sun Cellular Prepaid subscribers can use their data-enabled cellphones to browse through and post on their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts, visit their favorites websites, search on Google and Wikipedia, use navigation tools like Waze and Google Maps, book a cab or limo service via Easy Taxi and Uber, or use traffic info sites such as the MMDA's and InterAksyon's.

They can also send and receive emails, read their favorite blogs or update their own blog, listen to songs via Smart’s Spinnr music service, shop via online stores like Zalora, Lazada, book their travel details through sites like Skyscanner and Expedia, among other things – all without incurring data charges.

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This special offer will be available initially until November 30, 2014.

To avail of the free mobile internet offer, Smart, Talk N Text and Sun Cellular subscribers must have an available airtime balance of at least one peso, or is subscribed to any load bucket or promo. They must register each day, by simply sending “FREE” to the number “9999.” Registration is free. They will receive an SMS confirmation upon successful registration.

Once registered, subscribers can enjoy a free data volume package of up to 30MB per day. Data charges will however apply to peer-to-peer uploads and downloads, videos, VOIP and messaging.

via Smart Website

I immediately tried this via my smart bro plugit since I still have 3 pesos load credits.

Here's what I got in reply:

Your registration to the FREE INTERNET promo was unsuccessful at this time. Please try again.

Enjoy FREE INTERNET by txting FREE to 9999 daily! Promo valid until 11/30/14.RC:1121

I guess I have to try it again tomorrow.

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Talk 'N Text Panalo Phone: Cheapest Cellphone in PHL Today

Yugatech featured what would be the cheapest cellphone in the Philippines, the Talk 'N Text Panalo Phone. A unit of the Panalo Phone was reported to be priced at only Php 499.

Yugatech writes, "The handsets are simple candybar phones which were co-branded with Cherry Mobile and ZTE. The phones are also locked to the TNT network and it’s highly likely the telco is subsidizing for the cost of the handset."

If it will distributed direct to homes, it may be a good time to start a database of prepaid cellphone subscribers.

The Talk 'N Text Panalo Phone
Image taken from Yugatech

Filipinos love gadgets moreso if it comes cheap such as this TNT's Panalo Phone. And if this concept from TNT will succeed, other telcos will surely follow. That would indeed be great for communications all over the country.

On the business side, more demand for cellphone units will be good for manufacturing. More cellphones units will also mean more demand for prepaid load.

Yugatech further writes that the Panalo Phone will be distributed via direct-to-home approach. Perhaps distributing this cheap phone may be a good time to start the registration of prepaid cellphone users.

The affordability of the Panalo Phone can also be taken advantage of crooks who utilize cellphones in their illegal activities. I think a registration of some sort can make these unscrupulous people think twice before using any cheap cellphone to commit a crime. Because there is a possibility that the cellphone can be linked to them.

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