SMART launches SurfTV

[samsungster]

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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, Inc. (SMART).

Smart Bro SurfTV is a device that connects to a television set through a quick and easy procedure, to provide Internet access using Smart Bro’s nationwide coverage. When plugged into the RCA port of a color TV set, Smart Bro SurfTV provides users a ready-to-run Internet experience, and users can surf, chat, and email –- through a multi-tasking TV -- at home.

“Over the last few years we have been steadily advancing our Internet for All advocacy and investing our energies to make wireless Internet more affordable and widely available – whether via mobile phone, the PC, or laptop – anytime, anywhere, so that Filipinos may benefit from it. Offering Smart Bro SurfTV is a natural progression of that strategy, this is a service that will put the Internet right in the homes of Filipino families,” said Orlando B. Vea, Chief Wireless Advisor of SMART.

Internet in all homes
Smart Bro SurfTV comes in a boxed set complete with a keyboard, a mouse, a remote control, and a Smart Bro USB stick-type modem with a prepaid SIM, pre-loaded with PhP100 worth of load. The entire kit costs only PhP4,500, and Internet access costs only PhP10 for every 30 minutes. Load for the prepaid Smart Bro SIM is available through any of SMART’s network of over a million Smart Load sellers all over the country.

“Limited access to devices such as desktops computers used to be a barrier to bringing the benefits of the Internet to Filipinos. Even basic desktop computers are still priced beyond what most households can afford. This is what we hope to address through Smart Bro SurfTV. With this service, people can access the Internet using a low-cost device and an appliance they already have,” said Danilo J. Mojica, head of SMART’s Wireless Consumer Division.

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[icecold]

Mura ra ni gihimo lang nimong monitor imo TV ani noh... dili kaha mas kalas ug kurente compare kung gamit lang gyud ka ug separate LCD monitor.

[BroadBandAC]

Smartbro Surf TV is just be another breakthrough from Smart which widen its Internet service portfolio..

[RAEON]

at least 5Mbps ang net speed para walang sablay!

[starsunltd]

uu ang dating ana bah hinay kaau ang connection, dili gyud na kaabot ug 1mbps, proven and tested na baya nang smart bro ingon ana kay mag agad ra sa cignal sa cellsite.... nindot unta kung naka line cya pareha sa globe broadband ug pldt mydsl

[KizoneC]

mura wala gihapon ni sya klaro/.... hinay gihapon ni.

[jomar_ac]

sa mailad lang ni nga promo

[TVSurfer]

Hi Everyone!

These links might help answer some basic questions regarding SurfTV:

Create documents using Google Docs
Chatting with KoolIM.com on SurfTV
Listen to music and view videos from your flash drive on SurfTV

Hope these links help!

Check out SmartBro SurfTV's commercial here.

[Goose]

Just tried this at home. Putol-putol man ang connection oi! Nahurot man dayon akong P60 nga load kay after 1 minute na disconnect, charge na dayon syag P10 for 30 mins!!! Nya ika 4 times ko naputol P40 na dayon!!! 4 minutes pa lang! Way klaro!

[Goose]

Maayo ang concept pero under Beta Test pa guro ni sa Smart. A piece of advice...don't try it first until they finalize the technology. Besides baleng mahala pa sa unit. I remember ang Smart Bro sa una tag P4,000 pud karon P800 nalang. Paabuta ninyo manaog ang price isa.