Smart Broadband Inc. has come up with a way for users to easily link to the worldwide web anytime, anywhere.

Using a USB modem that can easily be plugged to a laptop or a desktop computer, users will be able to access the Internet with speeds ranging from 384 to 768 kbps.

Smart Broadband is the wireless subsidiary of Smart Communications Inc. This latest offer is initially available under Plan 799. The plan includes Internet usage of 60 hours per month, and P10 every 30 minutes in excess thereof.

“This takes Internet access to the next level. With the portable USB modem, areas that previously could not avail of broadband services will have instant Internet access, as long as there is Smart network coverage. Through this, we will be able to achieve our goal of connecting those in the remote provinces to the rest of the world, thus, providing true mobility,” Smart Broadband president Rolando G. Peña said.

Smart BRO Plan 799 makes it affordable to those who could previously access the Internet only in Internet cafés or those who use the prepaid dial-up service, Smart mainstream acquisition head Kathryn C. Carag added.

At P799 a month, fresh graduates on their first jobs may qualify for the service.  All they need to is present proof of a monthly salary of P12,000 and their latest income-tax return, or current-bank statement, or a letter of certificate from a bank. Smart Broadband charges P1,999 for the modem.

The kit includes a data modem, software and guide. The modem, currently compatible with Windows 2000 and XP, will be upgraded to work with other operating systems before the year is out.

As of end-September 2007, Smart BRO has over 259,000 users, adding about 138,000 new subscribers in the first nine months of the year. Smart now has 2,678 wireless broadband-enabled base stations providing high-speed Internet access to over 625 cities and municipalities nationwide.

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