The difference is

SmartNet.

Why the Netphone? Because it’s different. How is it different? It has SmartNet.

SmartNet is simply a suite of applications that works closely with the Smart Network which makes using the services easier than ever.

Smart Center

Imagine having your very own SMART Customer Service Assistant ready to serve you anytime. With SMART Center, that’s exactly the experience you’re going to have. With just one click, you can:

• Check your postpaid bill or prepaid load balance instantly
• See and track your current subscription
• Choose and purchase packages to subscribe to
• Reload your phone without visiting a SMART loading center
• Pay your bill without going to a payment center

You can only get this on the Netphone.

Netphone Messenger

Ever wanted to send messages from your phone for free? Now you can message friends Netphone to Netphone without spending a single centavo!

• Send a “friend request” so friends on SmartNet and Netphone users can add you to their contacts via the Global Directory.
• You can add friends via web, www.smartnet.ph.
• Send “FX” messages – special messages featuring sound and video.
• Chat with your friends on Facebook or YM.

Get this feature only on Netphone.

FX Messaging

Another Netphone exclusive! When words aren’t enough, send an FX message instead! Also known as emotive messaging, FX messages are short video messages that you can share to friends.  

Here’s a few of the FX messages you can share:

Social Stream

Have twitter and facebook? Do you have to check them separately? Do away with the unnecessary hassle. See all your twitter and facebook updates in one screen. Update your status, tweets, comment on post, and know what your friends up to- all with just a single touch on your phone.

Netphone’s social stream lets you do all this and more. By combining your Facebook and Twitter accounts with Netphone’s very own MyGroups social network, you can take all your friends with you anywhere you go.

Now you can read and post updates and tweets absolutely free!

• Update your FB status & Tweets on-the-go
• View your friends’ status updates & tweets
• Find and add friends anytime
• Chat with friends in a click

Only Netphone Messenger and Social Stream are free until December 31, 2011. Non SmartNet apps requiring data services will incur data charges.

Global Directory

Imagine a phonebook where adding contacts is as easy as adding friends on Facebook. That’s the Netphone’s Global Directory. It lets you find friends who have signed up on SmartNet or who also use a Netphone so you can save them into your contacts list.

Need a friend’s number? Type in their name to find it.
No more looking through phonebooks, newspaper ads, or asking other people because Netphone’s global directory makes it easy.

Safe Internet

Browsing

Stay connected without worrying about huge data charges. When you’re on safe browsing mode, you can still enjoy the features of SmartNet, select Netphone applications and other key websites free of charge like Smart and SmartNet. Clicking on links that take you out of the SmartNet services and whitelisted sites will apply standard browsing rates (P10 per 30 mins). If you’re on an unlimited browsing data plan, you’re covered and you won’t incur additional charges. Now you can enjoy being online with your friends, without seeing any surprises to your load balance or bill.