Free Mobile Internet Literally Conquers All

Smart, Smart Broadband, Sun Cellular, and Talk n'Text subscribers will have free mobile internet on their Internet-capable mobile phones until January 5, 2015. (Photo Courtesy of SMART)

On September 26, 2014, PLDT Group chairman and Philippine business tycoon Manny V. Pangilinan surprisingly announced that all subscribers of Smart, Sun Cellular, and Talk n'Text will provide access to the World Wide Web on their Internet-capable mobile phones, more particularly smartphones, for absolutely free. A few days after the said announcement, Globe announced on its Facebook page the return of its highly successful Free Facebook promo, which rolled out last October 5, 2014. It seems that free mobile internet is now becoming a trend in our digital lifestyle since Globe launched the Google Free Zone two years ago. Is it just me, or will this trend continue to invade our shores? Well, regardless of what is happening within these two telecom brands, this will surely benefit many Filipinos owning a smartphone who want to know what is happening around the World Wide Web.


Unfortunately, nobody knew about it, but I am concerning about the fact that the Philippines has one of the slowest average internet speeds in the world today according to a recent survey. However, despite the concerns, many Filipinos are still relying on the Internet, whether it is fast or not in their terms, to meet friends and share what they want to share to the whole world wherever they go. In fact, the Philippines is one of the most active countries on one of the world's most popular social networking sites, Facebook.

I constantly admit that I have been using the Google Free Zone on an Internet-capable Nokia feature phone a few months ago using a Globe SIM. The Free Zone gave me the opportunity to browse the World Wide Web through Google Search on the latest happenings in the world of entertainment and technology and information on what I need to know. When I found out that Smart is providing free internet to its subscribers, I saw how telecommunications companies in the Philippines are trying their best to make the digital lifestyle of their customers a worthwhile experience. It is like free mobile internet has delivered what it needed to do and has become a profitable trend for today's generation of Filipinos in the digital age.

With these developments, Globe and Smart will continue to make the digital lifestyle of millions of Filipinos a trend that is worth dying for. But I do not mean they would die for free mobile internet. It is just like this would conquer the digital revolution and our way of life.