Smart bolsters users’ digital lifestyle with new data offerings
Smart executives unveiled a bigger and more rewarding digital lifestyle for subscribers. Photo from Smart Communications.
Making good on its promise to give back to their loyal subscribers, Philippine telecommunications giant Smart Communications launched a more rewarding and fulfilling digital lifestyle—in the form of bigger data allocation and generous perks this coming holiday season.
Smart Wireless Operations Head Kat Luna-Abelarde, during the company’s latest Unbox event at the second Smart Flagship Store at SM Annex in North EDSA, announced a series of exciting new offers now available for their consumers.
“We remain committed in our vision of making every Filipino break norms and embrace the multiple opportunities that the digital world brings,” she told members of the press.
“This is why we are unveiling bigger and better data packages for our subscribers, and welcome stronger partnerships with device makers and content providers,” she added.
With December just around the corner, the Smart executive also introduced their latest partnership with the country’s leading digital payments mobile app, PayMaya, which could aid subscribers during their holiday shopping sprees.
“This Christmas, we are also empowering our subscribers with more convenient and rewarding ways to enjoy digital services at their fingertips, turning their phones into a wallet they can use to purchase load, shop online, book an Uber, or subscribe to the latest hit series—among a list of endless possibilities,” she said.
A Smart promodizer shows some of the latest apps and softwares to the female executives. (from left) Kathy Carag, Smart Mobile Marketing Head, Kat Luna-Abelarde, Smart Wireless Operations Head and Tina Mariano, Smart World Head. Photo from Smart Communications.
Smoother transactions through virtual payment
Carlo Endaya, Smart Head for Digital Products and Marketing Communications, and Kenneth Palacios, PayMaya VP and Head for International Partners discuss the benefits of having your phone as a wallet. Photo from Smart Communications Press Release.
Smart’s collaboration with PayMaya gives users access to an instant digital prepaid Smart MasterCard that can be used for online and electronic purchases worldwide that accept MasterCard.
The PayMaya app, which is available for both Android and iOS users, exclusively gives Smart, TNT, and Sun subscribers a 10% discount on prepaid load, including exhilarating perks and discounts from brands like Zalora, Jolilbee and other big time stores in the future.
“The Smart MasterCard issued by PayMaya will be able to empower people to really improve their lives and give them a lot of solutions that before they couldn’t even dream possible,” Smart Head for Digital Products Carlo Endaya described the perks of their new partnership.
Photo from Smart Communications.
More online possibilities with bigger data
Recent statistics revealed that majority of the Philippines has become a mobile data driven society, and Smart is giving subscribers more control of their data through amped up mobile plans.
To accommodate this growing demand, Smart is introducing Giga Plans, the telco’s premiere postpaid offer with 10 times more data than its previous plans, a free app and unlimited texts to all networks.
According to Smart’s Head of Mobile Marketing Kathy Carag, the latest handsets in the market require the biggest data possible and are best experienced with their latest offering.
“Data under Smart Postpaid’s Giga Plans will definitely provide a richer digital lifestyle for our Smart users. And since we are doing network improvements all over the country, digital services under Smart is just bound to get even better,” she said.
Smart Mobile Marketing Head Kathy Carag launches the Giga Plans for Smart Postpaid, and faster data plans for Smart Bro. Photo from Smart Communications Press Release.
The line-only Giga Plans, which boasts twice as much data as other handset plans, also gives users more leeway—from binge watching their favourite shows on iflix, navigating roads on Waze or even posting as many photos and videos on their respective social media accounts.
“Why go big time, when you can go gig-time?” she quipped.
Faster data for Filipino travellers
Aside from beefing up its already impressive data offerings, Smart is also looking to cater to travel-hungry Pinoys with a much improved roaming service to accommodate their digital needs.
Prepaid subscribers can now avail the Smart Chat Abroad, which gives unlimited access to chat messaging apps—Facebook Messenger, Viber, Telegram, WeChat, Line and WhatsApp—across 130 countries. The service can be availed at P150 per day.
The telco will soon be launching Smart World Travel WiFi, a pocket WiFi for Smart and non-Smart subscribers, to enjoy a group mobile data in over 130 countries starting at P399 per day.
Smart Chief Technology and Information Adviser Joachim Horn talks about the massive improvements of the Smart network, and its growing expansion of shifting from 3G to LTE. Photo from Smart Communications Press Release.
#SmartLove freebies
To further showcase Smart’s appreciation, the #SmartLove Christmas Giveaway promo will also give subscribers a chance to win free holiday getaways, Uber and Airbnb vouchers, free data and more exciting prizes by simply participating at key events all over the country.
Smart has also reached an agreement with ABS-CBN for iWantTV, which gives Smart users a chance to catch up on their favourite local TV series and programs anytime they please.
Users can watch using their prepaid load or get charged to their postpaid bill, while iWantTV will be integrated under the Giga Plans in the coming weeks.
