T’was a few minutes before midnight on Nov. 10, but Eastwood in Quezon City was very much alive. Young and old, hundreds of them, patiently, albeit giddily, waited for the countdown to the unboxing of the latest iPhone to hit the market….iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.The launch of Smart Communications promised to give away units of the best, most advanced iPhone ever featuring new and advanced camera systems, the best battery life ever on an iPhone and water and dust resistance when the clock strikes—midnight.
In an event marked with excitement as the crowd participated in the iPhone 7 countdown at Eastwood City that started late Thursday, Smart encouraged subscribers to lift the night’s heaviest iPhone 7 for a chance to be included in the midnight raffle. Seven new iPhones were at stake.
The night’s Giga party also introduced Smart’s Giga Plans, the latest postpaid lineup to boost the digital lifestyle of Smart users via high volume data allocation.
Smart subscribers can now experience a worry-free digital lifestyle with Giga Plans, the telco’s best-ever postpaid data offers with 10 times more data. iPhone 7 is free at Giga Plan 2499 with 15GB of data, one free app every month, unlimited texts and 90 minutes of calls to all networks.
If you want the best iPhone camera there is, the iPhone 7 Plus is free at Giga Plan 2999 with 18GB of data, one free app every month, unlimited texts and 90 minutes of calls to all networks.
Giga Plans are the perfect match for the latest handsets on the market, as these gadgets are best experienced with the biggest data plans available to consumers.
“Data under Smart Postpaid’s Giga Plans will definitely provide a richer digital lifestyle for our Smart users. And since we are doing network improvements all over the country, digital services under Smart is just bound to get even better,” said Kathy Carag, head of Smart’s Mobile Marketing.
Giga Challenge accepted
Seven subscribers won one iPhone 7 each. Passersby were encouraged to lift the “heaviest” iPhone 7 and those who were able to do so were qualified for the raffle.
With Giga Plans, Smart users can do everything with twice as much data as handset plans – from binge-watching movies on iFlix, keeping Waze running on out of town trips, and even post as many photos and videos on Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook.
Smart has also partnered with ABS-CBN for iWantTV, which will pave the way for millions of Smart users to access their favorite hit TV series, shows and programs anytime and anywhere using their prepaid load or charged to their postpaid bill. Soon, iWantTV will be part of the offers under Giga Plans.
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Viewers can’t get enough of the thrilling scenes in Doble Kara as it continues to reign afternoon TV and beat shows on the rival network in national TV ratings.
From Oct. 31 (Monday) to Nov. 4 (Friday), the Kapamilya series consistently scored a five to six-point lead compared to Hamakin ang Lahat, according to data from Kantar Media, having its highest gap last Thursday (Nov. 3), with Doble Kara hitting 17.6 percent versus its rival’s 11.3 percent.
As the story continues, Sara (Julia Montes) puts her plans of escaping from prison to work with the help of her co-detainees to save her daughter Becca from the danger brought by Alex (Maxene Magalona). However, her escape will not be easy as she needs to go through the tough security of the prison, putting her life at risk.
Doble Kara airs weekdays after It’s Showtime on ABS-CBN or on ABS-CBN HD (SkyCable channel 167). Catch up via iWanTV or skyondemand.com.ph for Sky subscribers.