Smart Plug ‘N Talk

3 Sep

I can finally come out of the shell and talk about Smart’s latest technology release — Plug ‘n Talk. I met with Smart representatives earlier today and I was able to witness a demonstration of this very cool gadget. It is a hybrid VoIP unit. In a nutshell, the unit which is essentially a thumbdrive accepts a Smart Buddy Simcard, plugged into a Windows computer with internet connection and can take outgoing and incoming voice calls and SMS/MMS messages incurring Philippine local rates. The hybrid nature of the technology is derived from the model whereas the party using the unit uses an over-IP technology which connects to Smart’s network in the Philippines and from there a circuit-switch communication occurs. The reciprocal applies when the unit becomes the receiver. In other words, it’s a VoIP-Circuit-switch technology.

Though I know the launch date, I will not provide that information as well as any pricing. I’m just to excited to post the technology’s overall concept. For more information, visit the hyperlinked site above.

During the demonstration, the call is quite loud and clear, however I won’t be too optimistic. There still is that VoIP characteristic. I’m only after the text messaging because it only costs P1/outgoing message to any Smart/TNT and P2 for Globe/TM/Sun and the MMS which costs the same as what they charge in the Philippines. I’ll have my dongle hooked into my PC and find TXTM8S.

168 Responses to “Smart Plug ‘N Talk”

  1. fonse. January 14, 2010 at 11:15 PM #

    Open the Removable Drive for the PNT, cut&paste the folder “MyPhone” into your desktop and run the Loader again.

    • jerry May 28, 2010 at 2:22 AM #

      hi fonse

      when you cut and paste the myphone to your desktop, did it work?

      thanks
      gino.lua@gmail.com

  2. nathaniel February 19, 2010 at 9:58 PM #

    my smart_plugntalk is not working..just always error..what can i do.?can you help me.??

  3. jhelai68 February 20, 2010 at 11:21 PM #

    Oh my! My PNT can’t text since i bought it! it’s useless! I can’t even receive full text! i hate it! My $50.00 is useless! And suctomer servic doesn’t do anything! It’s almost 5 months since i report the problem but they don’t know how to solve it!

    • loadpadala May 2, 2010 at 11:01 AM #

      If you are using a Net Gear Router turn SP1 off and all shall be well.

  4. charm March 10, 2010 at 9:39 PM #

    can somebody help me? i just bought my pnt and it always shows 503 dns error pls help

  5. Mayweather V Mosley March 22, 2010 at 10:24 AM #

    Hi guys, base on the smart hotline, pnt is not allowed to used any promo. But the person who availed smarttalk at the philippines can call pnt unlimited.

  6. Mark Maranga: Travel in the Philippines April 2, 2010 at 11:47 AM #

    My PNT is having DNS error. Can someone help me?

  7. Alex Stonesteel May 1, 2010 at 10:03 AM #

    Mr. Pluto B, i have a SDK error in my plug n talk, can you help me how to fix it?

  8. Paul May 21, 2010 at 7:33 AM #

    Hi,

    my PNT can’t load its user interface but its running on the system?

    any help.

    Thanks

  9. andrea June 4, 2010 at 12:16 PM #

    @alex ako din sdk problem iliegeal configuration daw. ano yun ? dalawang plug and tok ko ganun huhuhuh whats wrong with that

  10. Nadz August 12, 2010 at 12:55 AM #

    Solution for “SmartPhone has Stop Working”

    Step 1 Plug the device.
    Step 2 Go to My Computer.
    Step 3 Open the disk directory of Plug N Talk (G: or F:)
    Step 4 Click Tools located at the top menu, choose Folder Options
    Step 5 Click Show Hidden Files and Folder, click OK
    Step 6 Open the disk directory of Plug and Talk (G: or F:)
    Step 7 Copy the MyPhone and the Settings folder to your desktop
    Step 8 Delete the MyPhone and the Settings folder on (G: or F:)
    Step 9 Unplug the Plug N Talk device
    Step 10 Insert the Plug N Talk device again
    Step 11 Wait for the updated version to be automatically loaded
    Step 12 Try the device again

Trackbacks and Pingbacks

  1. http://www.philippinesnewsvote.com - September 4, 2008

    Smart Plug ‘N Talk turns your computer into a cell phone…

    Text and call cell phones from the Philippines from anywhere in the world with local prices!…

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