Do not buy smart lte!!!

[tOrTfeaSoR]

First of all, let me clarify any biases that may arise here. I am NOT ENDORSING any other product nor degrading SMART's other products. I am simply letting everyone know that SMART LTE does not deliver what is promised.

I bought smart LTE dongle Friday May 24, 2013 for P5,995 at Smart SM Business Center. I bought the prepaid LTE. SMART promises that whenever you are in a designated LTE hotspot you get speed up to 42mbps. That promise is a pure lie.

Right now, as I am typing this review, I'm in Starbucks SM Northwing Cebu. Smart designated SM Northwing as one of their LTE hotspots as listed in their website.

http://www1.smart.com.ph/Bro/lte/coverage

From what was promised of up to 42mbps download speed. Take a look at the real speed ----------->



THIS IS A TOTAL RIP OFF. Dont waste your money on this worthless product.

I will update the speedtest on other listed LTE hotspots

[leo_trams]

basin wala nakakuha ug lte signal imo dongle lol.
pero if dili na ka ganahan sa imong dongle, paliton nako na ug 1thousand..pareha na man lang kaha na ug speed sa kadtong 3G nga dongle. PM lang if imo na ibaligya.

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[tOrTfeaSoR]

Grabe sad d kakuha bro na naa naka sa SM Northwing mismo Starbucks hehe. Ako sa pangAdtuon tanan mga LTE hotspots nila bro then pangSpeedtest nko tanan.

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This one I took at Bo's Coffee J Centre Mall

[cloudduster]

It's no surprise. It's always been so.

[lraM]

Unsa na dongle model bro? basi 3G na network ang naka-set pa ba. Naa ra ba unta ko plan mo palit da.

[john_zealot]

ako nabantayan basta dongle/usb stick kay di kaau nindot mokuha ug signal compared sa pocket wifi.

[tarantado07]

ang gi basehan nila na up to 42mbps na speed kay sa device man. Marketing strategy kaau na sila.

[AMD_infinium05]

42 mbps is the device to tower link... not the actual transmission speed...

42mbps
you (usb dongle) <<<< ----- >>>> smart LTE tower <<< -- >> Internet
you (usb dongle) <<<< ----- >>>> smart LTE tower <<< -- >> Internet
<<<< --------------------------------------->>>>> Internet
less than 2mbps

[werty]

pls verify una if your connected at LTE, sounds like ur still connected with 3G...

[sammedriano]

Mga bro. Dili ni xia LTE aq question kay ala ko ika-afford ana. Naa lng ko question regarding sa ilahang Plug-in na Smart Bro. Kanang pinaka-basic na prepaid stick nila, is it okay po ba? Kusog ra ila signal? Thanks sa mu response. thanks.