SMART launches BRO-powered netbooks for mobile broadband fans
Press Release
SMART launches BRO-powered netbooks for mobile broadband fans
[March 18, 2009/ Manila]
- From the company which offered SMART Bro Prepaid, the country’s first
prepaid wireless broadband service, comes a new product designed to be
the perfect companion for highly mobile and increasingly tech-savvy
individuals.
Leading wireless services operator Smart
Communications, Inc. (SMART), through its wholly-owned subsidiary SMART
Broadband, Inc. (SBI), just launched the country’s first netbook with
built-in, high-speed broadband connectivity, powered by SMART Bro.
SMART
Bro wireless broadband modems now come embedded on units of the Asus
Eee PC™ 904 GO, one of the newest models from the Taiwanese PC maker’s
trend-setting line of ‘netbooks’ – or small but full-featured laptops
that are built primarily for computing on-the-go.
The
built-in SMART Bro modem and the SMART Bro data SIM that comes with the
bundle allow the Asus Eee PC™ 904 GO to connect wirelessly to SMART’s
nationwide HSPA network, offering fans of mobile broadband a complete,
ready-to-run Internet experience in an all-in-one device, right out of
the box.
HSPA is the latest evolution of the GSM
technology, and is likened to having the high-speed, cable broadband
experience delivered right to a mobile device.
The SMART
Bro-powered Asus Eee PC™ 904 GO is available via the Plan 799 monthly
subscription, which comes with up to 60 hours of Internet access, at
speeds of up to 2 mbps in key cities in the country. Usage in excess of
60 hours will be charged P10 for every 30 minutes.
Initial
cash-out for the 24-month subscription is P1,000 for the laptop plus
P799 for the first monthly service fee, for a total of P1,799. The same
amount goes for the monthly fee for the package. Interested subscribers
may apply for the plan at selected SMART Wireless Centers in Metro
Manila. “As we innovate and offer more and more services
under our mobile broadband portfolio, we hope to advance our ‘Internet
for All’ agenda, to bring the benefits of broadband Internet to the
grassroots,” said Orlando B. Vea, Chief Wireless Advisor of SMART.
For more info please contact rodel
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soc_bashista
Re: SMART launches BRO-powered netbooks for mobile broadband fans
NETBOOK SPECS:
Intel Atom 1.6GHz N270
8.9″ display screen
1GB DDR2 RAM
160GB HDD
EDGE/UMTS 2100, 1900, 850Mhz
Bluetooth, WLAN, 10/100LAN
3xUSB Ports, Card Rader, Audio In/Out
Huawei HSDPA/HSUPA Modem, 7.2Mbps up/ 2Mbps down
1.3MP webcam MS Windows XP Home
oscaroita
SmartBro
Hi Rodel,
Paano gamitin sa mac yong smartbro mo? Ni register ko muna online, succesfull naman (except yong 6digit sec code na hindi ko alam kukuning although hindi siya required) then prompt ng computer yong username and password pero hindi ko maipasok kasi nga naka disable yong fields.
