There is now an exclusive plan for Netflix binge-watchers!
If you’re reading this, it is very like that you’ve got an active Netflix account. Netflix has been a household name for most Filipinos even before the Pandemic. The number of viewership has increased further at the start of the pandemic, and the demand for more screen viewing time and data, regardless of display size, has grown significantly.
Just today, Smart announced the first Netflix Mobile Plan under Smart Signature. By signing-up to any Smart Signature SIM-Only Plan, subscribers will automatically get a monthly Netflix Mobile plan subscription throughout their 12-month contract. Those who are interested to avail of Smart’s newest plan can choose among 4 Mobile plans with Netflix access:
- Signature Plan S: 10GB
- Signature Plan M: 20GB
- Signature Plan L: 30GB
- Signature Plan XL: 60GB
[su_box title=”Important to know!” style=”soft” box_color=”#082289″ title_color=”#ffffff” radius=”0″]Just in case you want to know, you can watch around 6.5 hour of Netflix content per 1GB of data on your mobile device. You have to remember though that since you’re getting an mobile only access to Netflix, this means that you will be confined to watch your favorite shows via your mobile device. Accessing Netflix with your mobile number on TV or laptop are excluded on mobile-only plans.[/su_box]
Apart from access to Netlix, Signature SIM-Only plans give users unlimited All-Net texts, unlimited All-Net calls, and 150 minutes of calls to PLDT. If you want to know more about plan inclusions, you can check this link.
In a statement by Jane J. Basas, SVP and Head of Consumer Wireless Business at Smart, “Goal slayers who hustle also deserve their time off, and now with just a simple tap on your phone, you can be transported to so many different worlds. This is especially relevant during this time when we all miss travelling and exploring new places”.
She also added, “This is why we’re glad to team up with Netflix to launch our upgraded Smart Signature SIM-Only Plans that come with a Netflix Mobile Plan subscription making it so much easier for our customers to stream and enjoy their favorite shows for a complete streaming experience – with the plan, the subscription, and the network.”
Streaming Netflix with Smart is now more improved and better than ever before. Being an awardee by OpenSignal and Ookla, Smart is regarded as a telco that provides better video experience for subscribers compared to competition since Q4 2018; and awarded as the country’s fastest mobile data network in the second half of 2020. Smart achieved a Speed Score of 24.99 with average speeds of 20.08 Mbps for download, and 7.42 Mbps for upload, base on 3,915,679 user-initiated tests taken with Speedtest. Now that Smart 5G coverage is growing in the country, the aforementioned numbers are expected to get higher.
Giancarlo Viterbo is a Filipino Technology Journalist, blogger and Editor of gadgetpilipinas.net, He is also a Geek, Dad and a Husband. He knows a lot about washing the dishes, doing some errands and following instructions from his boss on his day job. Follow him on twitter: @gianviterbo and @gadgetpilipinas.
