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Web Pasaload from Smart!

I hold office inside the airport complex, as in my physical office is just less than 200 meters from the edge of NAIA’s main runway. You see, being inside the airport complex, there are times wherein GSM signal(s) is(are) a problem. There are days where you’ll just have a bar of signal strength, and there are those days wherein you’ll have full bars of signal. It is imperative for me to have at least two (02) mobile phones using different telcos — for redundant communication purposes.

Sometime before the holidays of last year, as we were preparing for our party (and my band will be playing), I left an important peripheral for my keyboards setup. My mobile phone with G as its provider barely can have a decent signal that day, so my main mobi was the one having the Smart SIM. But as they say, if it is your day, it is indeed your day: my Smart mobi has just PHP1.00 load (though the signal strength is very good). Another problem of being inside the airport complex is that the nearest convenience store where you may purchase load for your mobile phone is more than 02 kilometers away!

Times like this, I really appreciate Smart’s Facebook App named as Web Pasaload! With Web Pasaload, reloading your Smart mobile phone is as easy as following these steps:

  1. Go to http://apps.facebook.com/pasaload and add your mobile number;
  2. Add your Pasaload Contacts;
  3. Drag numbers into the Send & Receive boxes
  4. Choose the load denomination or Call & Text package to send
  5. Pasaload instantaneously!

Smart Buddy’s TGIF on the 30th!

Oh my! What is this?! Just got the scoop from Smart’s Facebook Page saying that this coming Friday, 30 July 2010 (birthday of my wife) will be a T.G.I.Free-day — FREE mobile internet day!

Are they insane?! No, Smart is not! This is what I told you a couple of days ago about something big and free from Smart will happen by end of the month. Imagine, one whole day of mobile internet — Twitter, Facebook, Plurk, Google, Yahoo, Uzzap, and even BBM for free! Now, that’s simply amazing from Smart!

Here’s the FAQ from Smart:

Q: WHAT IS T.G.I.Freeday?

A: Its Smart’s one-day offer for all subscribers to enjoy using mobile internet services for FREE. That means there are no charges to visit all internet sites using your mobile phone.

Q: When is T.G.I.Freeday available?

A: T.G.I.Freeday will start from 12:00 am of July 30, until 11:59pm of the same day. If you start browsing at 10pm, you only have 11:59 pm to enjoy free mobile internet.

Q: Do I need to register?

A: No registration needed. Just open your web browser, your Uzzap or GoMail application and go!

Q: Is there a special keyword or URL to visit?

A: No need to key in a keyword or a URL to use mobile internet. For as long as you have a data capable handset, you can do mobile surfing all your want. To get more information, text FREEDAY and send to 211.

Q: I don’t know how to use mobile internet. What’s the first thing I do?

A: You need to configure your 3G settings. Text SET send to 211 to get your 3G configuration for FREE. Save the configuration and then launch your mobile web browser to start browsing. As simple as that.

Q: Can I use 2G to browse the internet?

A: Yes you can. But for a faster and better experience, it is suggested that you take advantage of Smart’s nation widest coverage by using Smart’s superior 3G, HSPA, HSDPA network.

Q: I want to avail of a daily surfing package on Friday. Will this be allowed?

A: No. You will receive an SMS notification that today is a free day and that you will be able to use the service you wish to avail unlimited for the entire day.

Q: Will I be allowed to avail weekly and monthly package of the data services that I register to?

A: Subscribers can still avail of weekly and monthly packages every Friday but they will be reminded of T.G.I.Freeday Promo and they have to confirm their purchase before transaction is completed.

Q: I have a weekly/ monthly package. Will I be given additional 1 day extension as a result of T.G.I.Freeday?

A: Subscribers with current weekly and monthly packages that traverse on a Friday will not be given extra one day as a result of the free day Friday. The existing validity of their availed package will be retained.

Q: Is there a limit as to the number of services that I can avail for free?

A: For as long as subscribers have a data capable handset, there is no limit as to how many services subscribers can avail of for free.

Q: Is there a minimum maintaining balance?

A: Prepaid subscribers should have minimum balance of P1 to avail of the free services

Q: What if I browse after 11:59pm of Friday?

A: Should subscriber continue to browse even after 11:59pm, default charging P10/30 will commence and transactional fees for chat services will apply.

Q: What are the sites that I can access?

A: You can access all the sites that you want. All the Web Unli Sites offered currently at P20 per day by Smart will be FREE on TGIFreeday!

Something Big & Free from Smart!

I came across this Facebook ad from Smart Communications:

Can’t help but wonder why Smart is having a new promo that is open for 18 and up only. And what will be this something BIG and FREE?

Will Smart be launching an adult-themed service or wapsite? (::grin::) Is Smart having a tie-up with any leading beer company or cigarette manufacturer?

Surfing to the Smart Communications, Inc. Facebook page and I saw this 18 & Up ;) tab, which is also saying something BIG and FREE is coming by end of this month. What could it be? Be the first to know by simply “liking” the Smart Communications, Inc. FB page.

Please do visit my site regularly for updates on this something BIG and FREE from Smart.

The Day My Smart Mobile Phone Was Resurrected

A day after I blogged about my Smart mobile phone (a Sony Ericsson W760i Walkman unit) went semi-dead: can’t make / receive any phone call, nor do GPRS/3G/MMS browsing, a very interesting comment was left on my Facebook wall from a long time friend.

Tonio (a friend since high school and works for Smart Communications) advised me to key-in the following keywords on my mobile unit: ROAM OFF then send it to 333. Wait for a couple of hours (around 2 hours for me) and I was back to mobile web surfing via GPRS/3G and was able to send MMS already!

This was confirmed to me by an email from Smart (in response to my email to them) stating that there are times wherein the International Roaming service is accidentally turned on(?). Hmmm.

Hope this helps those who had experienced the same thing and same error voice prompt.