Smart has finally made available its SmartBro WiMax service to residents of Metro Manila.
Here are the Smart Bro WiMax packages currently available for subscription — one for 1Mbps and another for 512Mbps.

SmartBro WiMax Plan 999
Up to 1 Mbps
Unlimited Usage Hours
Monthly Subscription Fee: Php999
SmartBro WiMax Plan 799
Up to 512kbps
Unlimited Hours
Monthly Subscription Fee: Php799
Smart WiMax is [...]

It has been revealed by Smart executives in previous media interviews but no concrete details have been announced yet. However, it seems like the telco is introducing its own version of what might be called Smart WiMax.

SmartBro Surf TV is Smart’s attempt to create a market from those who cannot still afford to buy a brand new PC.

Filipino families in every corner of the country can now have Internet access with the help of the most ubiquitous home appliance -– the television set. This is now possible with the launch of Smart Bro SurfTV, a new, world-first service from Smart Broadband, Inc. (SBI), a subsidiary of leading wireless services provider Smart Communications, [...]

If you are on Twitter, you can get fast support from Smart by sending a message to: http://twitter.com/smartcares
Just follow them and send your complaints or feedback. From the looks of it, they respond really fast.

Prepaid subscribers of Smart Communications, Inc. may now take advantage of affordable, off-peak mobile internet (3G) rate of as low as 17 centavos per minute, with the Off-Peak Lite Mobile Internet package.
With Off-Peak Lite, Smart Buddy subscribers will receive one free additional hour of mobile surfing, when they use their Smart celphones to go online [...]

SmartBro Share It was first introduced last March 2009. It used to be available for Php999 a month with a 90-hour free allocation. Smart has now moved this offer to “unlimited”.

Speed : Up to 2 Mbps
No. of Hours use : *UNLIMITED good for up to 5 PCs
Connection : Wireless Connection (Via Wifi Router)
Requirements : Subscriber [...]

SmartBro Plan 999 just got bumped up and is now upgraded from 384Kbps to 512Kbps.

Speed : Up to 512 kbps (New and improved speed)
No. of Hours use : UNLIMITED
Connection : Fixed wireless connection (FREE Installation Fee)
Requirements : Subscriber Application Form, Proof of Identification.
Total Initial Payment : Php 999.00
Lock-in Period : 12 months

Smart is finally re-offering their unlimited 3G for a monthly subscription of Php1,500. This was introduced last year but was put on hold for unknown reasons.

Speed : Up to 2 Mbps
No. of Hours use : Unlimited Service
Connection : Wireless Connection (Via USB Modem)
Requirements : Subscriber Application Form, Proof of Address, Proof of Identification, Financial Documents [...]

SMART recently expanded its mobile broadband portfolio and launched two more products designed to run on SMART’s nationwide HSPA network.
HSPA, or High-Speed Packet Access, is the next step in the evolution of the GSM technology, after GPRS, EDGE, and 3G. HSPA offers download speeds of up to 5.8 Mbps – or a full-length, [...]