Embrace the Future: Smart eSIM Takes Center Stage in the Philippines

Mobile service provider Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) pioneered the introduction of the first Prepaid embedded SIM or eSIM in the Philippines in July 2023 and continues to set the standard for its widespread adoption in the nation by making both Prepaid and Postpaid eSIM offers easily accessible via digital delivery.

This implies that mobile users can now easily order a Smart Prepaid eSIM or Smart Postpaid eSIM from the Smart Online Store (https://store1.smart.com.ph/sims) and have it sent quickly and conveniently to their email.

Users simply need to scan the special QR code after getting their prepaid or postpaid eSIM to begin using the data, call, and text services on Smart's renowned mobile network.

Users won't need to download and log in to a different app only to order their eSIM because the Smart Online Store is easily available on any mobile or computer browser. Additionally, a variety of payment methods, including Maya, GCash, Mastercard, Visa, American Express, JCB, SPay, and DragonPay are accepted.

Widest and most flexible eSIM options

The mobile services division of PLDT Inc. is giving users a faster and simpler method to get their eSIMs wherever they are by launching the digital delivery option for the Smart Prepaid and Smart Postpaid eSIM via the Smart Online Store.

Meanwhile, Smart will keep providing this version in key locations, including as local and international airports, Smart Stores, Smart flagship stores on Lazada and Shopee, and approved retailers, to consumers who prefer their Prepaid eSIM on printed cards. Additionally, postpaid consumers can directly register for and obtain their eSIMs in Smart Stores across the country.

Alex O. Caeg, Head of Consumer Business - Individual at Smart, said, "We are glad to pave the way for the Philippines' first Prepaid eSIM, and we are encouraged by the warm response of Filipino mobile users who have availed of it to live the Smart life and finally experience our superior mobile network services.    

"Today, we are making it possible for more mobile users to obtain an eSIM with the broadest and most flexible options on the market: whether they prefer prepaid or postpaid, whether they want the digital version or the printed card version, whether they want to order through the Smart Online Store or buy it in-person from their preferred retailer, and however they want to pay for it, continued Caeg.    

 

Complete with data, calls, and texts

Smart's Prepaid eSIM, which includes up to 21 GB of FREE data, 30 minutes of All-Net Calls, and 100 All-Net Texts, is available for just Php99. This enables customers to immediately connect online and communicate with family and friends.

On the other hand, mobile customers can purchase a Smart Postpaid eSIM starting at SIM-Only Plan 999, which includes Unli 5G for a 12-month period, Unli All-Net Mobile Calls and Texts, Unli Landline Calls, and a 12-month Netflix Mobile Plan membership.

The Smart Prepaid and Smart Postpaid eSIM provide mobile consumers with a hassle-free experience and are compatible with the newest eSIM-capable devices from Apple, Google, Huawei, and Samsung, among other device makers. eSIM users won't have to worry about their devices not having a SIM slot or losing or even breaking their actual SIM card because there is no real SIM card.

Additionally, users of handsets like Apple devices that only have one physical SIM slot can enjoy numerous lines thanks to the eSIM technology. They can now easily switch between two or more accounts or SIM profiles on their iPhone thanks to the eSIM.

With Smart's digital delivery option, visitors from abroad, returning OFWs, and Balikbayans can also easily order their Smart Prepaid eSIM before traveling and then activate it once they arrive to take advantage of local rates for data, calls, and texts that are considerably less expensive than roaming rates.

Drive towards sustainability

As part of the PLDT Group's commitment to business sustainability strategies under its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pillars and to the United Nations' Sustainability Development Goals (UNSDGs), Smart is working to make eSIMs available to as many customers as possible.

Smart offers environmentally friendly and sustainable options to Filipinos through its eSIM offerings because the creation of eSIM generates less trash due to its reduced requirement for plastic and electronics. The company's carbon and transportation footprint are greatly reduced through the digital supply of eSIMs.

Find out more about Smart's Postpaid Plans and Prepaid eSIM at https://smart.com.ph/Postpaid/signature and https://smart.com.ph/Prepaid/eSIM, respectively. 

 

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