Smart boosts GigaSurf packages with new Video Every Day promo

You can now unlock a total entertainment experience as Smart recently launched Video Every Day, a breakthrough promo that offers up to 1 hour of free video streaming on top apps like YouTube, iflix, NBA League Pass, iWant, and Cignal Play.

Now available to all Smart, TNT, and Sun Prepaid customers, Video Every Day promo comes with all Giga Surf packages and is valid for as long as your subscription is active. To register to Giga Surf with Video Every Day, simply dial *121# and choose GigaSurf or go to the handy mySmart app.

Enjoy tons of video content at your fingertips
Video Every Day brings tons of entertaining and informative video content right at your fingertips, allowing you to discover and pursue your passions - without having to worry about load deductions or unwanted data charges. You can also choose to enjoy in one sitting, or in several video sessions throughout the day.

Looking to get inspired by new tunes, be moved by the latest dance craze, or get involved in a new passion project? Video Every Day lets you take your pick from millions of videos uploaded on YouTube every day - from music videos, dance tutorials, and DIY projects, as well as news and documentaries, product reviews, vlogs, and so much more.

If you're a film and series junkie, you can use up your Video Every Day on top Hollywood, Asian and local movies and TV series from iflix; indulge in your favorite Kapamilya movies, telenovelas and exclusive content on iWant; or stream the best shows on from the country's leading satellite service provider via Cignal Play.

With Video Every Day, avid basketball fans can also watch live NBA games and stream heart-pumping highlights and reviews available via the NBA League Pass.

Experience seamless streaming on PH's fastest LTE network
Smart, TNT, and Sun customers can make the most of Video Every Day with Giga Surf 99, which comes with 2GB data for surfing and all apps and an additional 1GB per day to watch up to 1 hours of videos every day, valid for 7 days.

You can enjoy seamless streaming powered by Smart LTE, the country's fastest mobile network, as certified by leading third party Internet testing firms like the UK-based company OpenSignal and the US-based firm Ookla, which both used user-generated tests.

Enjoy Video Every Day now with your favorite Giga Surf promos! To know more, check out Smart’s official accounts on Facebook (www.facebook.com/Smart Communications), Twitter and Instagram (@LiveSmart).

Top 5 reasons you should consider signing up with Smart for your iPhone X this Christmas

If you like binge watching on Netflix like I do, and would like to watch it on the new iPhone X, now is the best time to head over to your nearest Smart Store and grab that dream gadget everyone wants for Christmas.

After all, you deserve the best gift this christmas, with all the hard work,  struggles and office challenges you face every single day--at least you have the best smartphone in the world as your ally right?

The hype is real. X truly marks the spot for the latest iPhone craze. Here in the Philippines, iPhone X will be available starting December 1, from Smart. Now you can binge-watch shows from iflix, iWantTV, Netflix and stream all your entertainment content using the best iPhone to date.

Smart has started accepting pre-orders since Nov. 24 for the iPhone X at the Smart Online Store and at all Smart Stores nationwide, offering the device at only Php3,199 per month for 24 months.

With Php3,199 per month, this includes your monthly device amortization of Php1,700 and Plan 1499, which includes 9GB data, unlimited texts to all networks, 60 minutes of  calls to all networks, and free access to the app of your choice every month, plus 1 month Gadget Shield.  

To check Smart’s iPhone X offers, head to smart.com.ph/iPhoneX. With its feature-packed plans for the iPhone X, Smart is your best bet when it comes to finally getting iPhone’s premium 10th anniversary phone.

Here are top reasons you should consider signing up with Smart for your iPhone X this Christmas:

1.       Enjoy lower monthly cash-out at Php3,199 per month, charged to your monthly bill. Smart makes it easier for you to own the iPhone X at only Php 3,199 per month, inclusive of data, calls and text services.

Moreover, you can have your monthly device fee charged to your monthly bill at the get-go for greater convenience. As such, you don’t need to worry about coughing up a huge initial cash-out payment, or produce select credit cards.

2.       Get a better value plan with Php3,499 per month. Want to get more bang for your buck? With Php3,499 per month, Smart gives you a much lower total device cost as well as bigger data volume. Broken down, Smart’s Php3,499 per month offer includes your monthly device amortization of Php1,400 and Plan 1999, which comes with which includes 12 GB data, unlimited texts to all networks, 70 minutes of  calls to all networks, and free access to the app of your choice every month, plus 1 month Gadget Shield.

3.       Connect to the country’s fastest LTE. Smart lets you optimize the iPhone X by delivering the country’s fastest LTE connection, according to the latest study of independent tech firm OpenSignal.

4.       Enjoy up to 15 percent discount on select iPhone X accessories at Power Mac. Signing up with Smart gives you up to 15 percent discount on select official iPhone X accessories, such as cases and screen protectors, at Power Mac Center. You can avail of this offer if you order from Smart from November 24 until December 31, 2017. And you can redeem your discount until March 1, 2018.

5.       Get a FREE Belkin Wireless Charger for all approved pre-orders at the Smart Online Store or at select Smart Stores.

Sign up now at store.smart.com.ph and be among the first to get the iPhone X from Smart! 

Smart announces FREE Instagram for prepaid, postpaid subs

Another first from the leader in mobile

Millions of subscribers of Smart Communications (Smart) can now enjoy free access to one of the world’s most popular photo-sharing social media networks, Instagram, whenever they subscribe to top prepaid offers or the latest postpaid plans from the undisputed leader in mobile.

With the Free Instagram offer, Smart subscribers will be able to freely browse their Instragram feeds and upload their own photos and videos from their smartphones without additional data charges.

Prepaid subscribers will be able to enjoy free Instagram browsing and posting for up to 30MB per day with any popular prepaid promos that include All Text 20, Unli Call & Text 30, All in 99 and Mega 250, among many others.  

Users who subscribe to any of Smart’s Surf Plus Plans, meanwhile, will instantly be able to enjoy the Free Instagram offer as part of their freebie app bundle for 30 days.

“More than just connecting, Instagram has allowed its users to give their friends and families a peek into people and the things they love the most—from the most vivid details of their daily lives, to the most exciting things that they are currently passionate about,” said Ariel P. Fermin, Executive Vice President and Consumer Business Group Head at Smart.

“It’s more than just ‘sharing’, ‘liking’ or ‘commenting’—Instagram is giving Filipinos the chance to preserve their precious memories in visual form, and Smart is proud to provide access to all of these anytime, everywhere through our innovative mobile services,” Fermin added.

The Free Instagram offer comes on the heels of the company’s efforts to help its subscribers live the ‘Smart Life,’ which gives them access to the best digital services and most meaningful innovations that allow them to live out their passions in life.

The offer is seen to benefit the millions of Instagram users across the country, as well as those who have yet to try the app on their phones. Instagram is currently among the top five most used app by Philippine mobile users, according to the latest Ericsson Mobility Report.

It is the latest in the aggressive bid of PLDT’s wireless units to further grow its mobile data business, which in the first quarter of 2015 rose by 19% year-on-year, culling more than P2.2 billion in revenues during the period.

Smart’s mobile data traffic likewise increased by 188% during the same period, with subscribers exchanging more than 21 terabytes of traffic across the network fueled by pioneering offers such as the free Internet promo, which gave users 30MB of free mobile data everyday.

With the Free Instagram offer, Smart is continuing to enable Filipinos to enjoy entertainment everywhere through their mobile devices, with the help of other game-changing partnerships and services through iflix, FOX, SPINNR, and YouTube, among many others.

For more information on Smart’s Free Instagram offer, visit smart.com.ph/pages/freeinstagram.