i first have my internet connection at home last June 2006. I have an entry about it actually, and creative that I am, the entry was entitled digitel’s MANGO he-he-he.
I almost don’t leave home that time, almost always sleep at dawn, and my bill almost soared up to the sky ha-ha! Last december, we we’re told in the office that we’re gonna transfer in calamba. the first thing i’ve said to myself, oh no! no more internet at night! i’m an addict noh? hehe.
so to speak, wala nga. ginagawa ko, if i have to stay online (to chat with fafa), nag-o-OT ako hehe. astig! i’m being paid for chatting with my fafa hehe. anyway, what was my post about? daldal kasi, haha!
oh about Smart, yeah I’m getting there… Ok. I used to be a globe subscriber. I was just compelled to change when Globe discovered that there was an error in their system. Since December last year up to June I think, everytime I send a text to Saudi, I’m always charged 5-peso per text when ongoing rate for international text is 15 pesos. Until Globe had their system maintenance chuva! Nabuking ang sim ko hehe. Since then, if i text hubby, 15 pesos na. Weh, ang mahal, ayaw! So i tried TEXTWISE card, that if use, you will be charged 5 pesos per text plus 2.50, basta total nya per text is 7.50, ok na rin, cut into half, BUT, textwise service is available for smart subscribers only. that’s why i changed my sim. Ang haba ng intro ko, LOL! now why did i say i love smart? kase nakakapag internet na ako even nasa apartment ako weeeh! how? through their 3G services.
Smart Communications unveiled new and expanded 3G service offerings and announced the commercial rates for its Third Generation cellular service which is now supported by an extensive nationwide network ready for High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology. 
Starting May 1st, Smart postpaid and prepaid subscribers with 3G-capable handsets will enjoy enhanced applications and extensive rich media content on a commercial basis. These include live TV streaming of two major television networks and 3G downloads of full music tracks and video clips. Internet browsing. Internet and WAP browsing using GPRS and 3G will be at P10 for every 30 minutes, regardless of the file size downloaded. The charge applies to browsing Internet sites outside of the free Smart WAP site whether connected via GPRS or 3G.
Im just so lucky, that Calamba is covered by Smart’s 3G services! Although, i just have 2 rants about this hehe. First, the 10-peso-per-30-minute-charge starts as soon as you got connected, if after a minute, you’re disconnected, that’s already 10 pesos grrr. Another rant, i find it hard to text while connected. It’s because the 3G signal is unstable and one movement of your cp, you may get disconnected. Anyway, its ok, as long as i can go online even after office hours!
