The recent re-branding of Smart Wifi to Smart Bro also completes a bundling of all fixed wireless services by PLDT, Smart and Meridian.

A quick search for the term “smart wifi” would show Smart’s official website on #1 but clicking on it showed a deleted page while a new page has been created for Smart Bro.

The earlier announcement indicated that PLDT’s myDSL-W will also be bundled into Smart Bro. However, a website on PLDT myPad still shows the services for myDSL-W (wireless fixed broadband) as available:

PLDT myDSL-W Features:

* Wireless connection from the PLDT data network
* Unlimited broadband internet access
* Areas not serviced by other ISPs can now enjoy broadband internet access
* No more dialing and busy lines before connecting to the internet
* Cutting edge technology assures top broadband speeds and uninterrupted service
* Affordable and flexible plans to suit your budget and connectivity needs

Residential myDSL-w Packages Residential Plans Speed Monthly Fee (VAT inclusive)
Plan 999 Up to 256 Kbps Php 999.00
Plan 1995 Up to 512 Kbps Php 1,995.00
Plan 3000 Up to 1 Mbps PhP 3,000

All myDSL-W Plans available in Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao. For other areas, only Plan 999 and 1995 are initially available.
SME myDSL-w Packages PLDT myDSL-W Biz Plans* Speed Monthly Fee (VAT inclusive)
SME Micro Plan Up to 512kbps Php 3,300
SME Small Biz Up to 768 Kbps Php 4,400.00

All myDSL-W Biz Plans are available in Metro Manila, Cebu and Davao. For other areas, only Smallbiz Micro is initially available.

Experience unprecedented broadband connectivity with PLDT myDSL-W Biz. Apply now.

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Your favorites wireless broadband service, Smart Wifi, is now called Smart Bro - with more promotional bundles, improved service quality and enhanced customer experience (accoridng to their press release).

Leading wireless services provider Smart Communications Inc. (SMART) today unveiled ‘Smart Bro’, the new brand for its wireless broadband offering, marking a move from its earlier Smart WiFi brand.

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) will also be reselling Smart Bro in place of myDSL-W, its similar wireless broadband service brand.

Starting April 23, customers who avail of the Smart Bro service will enjoy new promotional bundles. Sales and customer service processes are also being upgraded to improve the customer experience.

The launch of Smart Bro underscores the strategy of the PLDT group to provide its customers with the widest range of broadband connectivity solutions and establish its leadership in the broadband market nationwide.

Initially, Smart Bro is available on one package at Php999.00 monthly, VAT inclusive.

Subscribers will need a PC with Pentium II or higher, 128 MB RAM or higher (preferable 256 MB RAM), Ethernet/ LAN Card, at least 10GB of hard disk space and operating system of Windows 98, 2000, XP, Linux or McIntosh OS.

The Smart Bro service will be available for application at any Smart Wireless Center or PLDT Business Office nationwide, or through any accredited Smart or PLDT Sales agents. Sales activation and after-sales service customer support numbers for SMART Bro remains at *1888 from Smart cellphones, (02) 672 -7277, and PLDT toll-free 1-800-10-772-7277.

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If you have some technical advice you’d like to share with the readers of this blog to improve their Smart Wifi connections feel free to post it here.

*Disclaimer: We do not encourage anyone to change the settings of the equipment (canopy, sendfar etc) as we acknowledge Smart Wifi and Meridian Telekom’s sole ownership of the said products. Any manipulation of the said devices should be done by authorized personnel only.

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This entry is dedicated to posting your regular connections speeds.

When posting your connection speeds, use several services like 2Wire.com, PLDTPlay, TestMy.net, GlobeQuest Utilities so you can compare them. Likewise, post what date and time you made the test and your location.

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If you are one of the hundreds of Smart Wifi subscribers and want to share some of your experiences and complaints, then this is your chance to make a difference.

I have put up this site for you to properly voice your side in a manner that will facilitate proper government agencies, organizations, and the press to collect valuable information and contact persons to lodge a formal complaint against Smart and Meridian Telekoms for their neglect in providing a reliable wireless fidelity service.

All you need to do is register here, login and submit your stories. These submissions will be reviewed before they are published. Please make sure to provide details of your dsl/wifi account, your location and other pertinent data.

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I decided to open up a dedicated site for all Smart Wifi subscribers so that all information, support, technical and legal advice are shared and disseminated here.

All visitors can register and will be allowed to post comments and even share information under Customer Complaints, Technical/Legal Advice and Smart Wifi News categories. The submissions must include the subscriber’s name, their location and the date when they first subscribed to Smart Wifi.

Some of the information that has been shared in my personal blog will be moved here.

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