Earlier today, Smart introduced their new hybrid postpaid plan called the Freedom Plan. The idea combines the status of a postpaid subscriber but the non-commitment of a prepaid user.
Meaning, you only pay at the end of the
month like any other postpaid subscriber but the amount is based on what
you actually consumed (this type of plan used to be available to Smart
employees, referred to as Plan Zero).
Smart is also making the application process easier compared to the
regular postpaid plan. This means no more proof of billing, just a
regular valid ID.
The Freedom Plan has a credit limit of only Php600 a month and you can subscribe to any of the following bucket services:
The Smart Postpaid Freedom Plan enables users to purchase service “buckets” such as Trio Talk 150 which offers 150 minutes of calls to Smart, Sun, and Talk ‘N Text subscribers good for 15 days for only P150, and All Text 200 which includes 2000 texts to all networks and 150MB of mobile surfing good for 30 days for only P200.
Oh, and you get to switch the bucket services every so often (since
you just text in your service subscription just like in prepaid).
The Freedom Plan is Smart’s strategy to convert prepaid subscribers
to postpaid subs and, in the process, gather some sort of credit history
(payment behavior) of the subs that might eventually upgrade to the
regular postpaid plans.
Some caveats though — you cannot bring your prepaid number when you
shift to the Freedom Plan (new SIM and number) and you cannot also
downgrade your regular postpaid plan to the Freedom Plan (requires a new
subscription).
