Smart offers free Internet access to prepaid subscribers

MANILA, Philippines - All prepaid subscribers of Smart, Talk 'N Text and Sun Cellular can now enjoy free mobile Internet access, Philippine Long Distance Company Chair Manuel Pangilinan announced on Friday.

By texting FREE to 9999, the three network's prepaid users can access the Internet and use social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, stream music, access search engines, send and receive emails and shop online, among others.

However, dowloading, streaming and watching videos (YouTube, Vimeo) and using VOIP apps (FaceTime, Skype, Viber), messaging apps (WhatsApp, WeChat, Line, Viber) and file-sharing sites are not covered by the promo.

Smart said an active subscriber that has an available airtime balance of at least P1 or is subscribed to any load bucket/promo can avail of the offer, which will run until November 30 this year.

Smart added that the promo has an inital 30-megabyte cap per day per subscriber, and is subject to the promo terms and fair use policy.

"Internet access is a powerful stimulant to growth, and to improving the lives of people," Pangilinan said.