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As live events come back with a vengeance from the pandemic, Smart, the Philippines’ fastest and best mobile network as recognized by Ookla, is making sure to bring epic live experiences to everyone as it launches ‘Smart Live,’ which gives subscribers first dibs access to perks in the country’s most epic happenings – from concerts, sports events,  parties, and more. 

Open to all Smart Prepaid, Smart Postpaid, Smart Infinity  Smart Bro, and TNT subscribers, ‘Smart Live’ gives customers awesome privileges to power up their experiences, such as early ticket access, eligibility for discounts and raffle promos, express lanes, and exciting on-ground activities. 

“On top of delivering the best mobile network to Filipinos, Smart has been going above and beyond when it comes to empowering our subscribers’ lifestyle and passions through exclusive experiences. With ‘Smart Live,’ we’re delighted to bring all these under one program so our customers can make the most of today’s much-anticipated events and make them even more memorable,” said Francis E. Flores, SVP and Head of Consumer Business Group – Individual at Smart.  

Epic line-up of live events 

For its opening salvo, Smart Live will power three of the biggest concerts in the country this December: 

• The Seventeen World Tour ‘Be the Sun’ at the Philippine Arena on Dec. 17; 
• Ben&Ben Send-Off Concert at the SMDC Festival Grounds on Dec. 18; and 
• Eraserheads’ “Huling El Bimbo” concert at the SMDC Festival Grounds on Dec. 22. 

Apart from these concerts, Smart subscribers can also look forward to watching the live on-court games of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which will be held in the Philippines in 2023. 

With ‘Smart Live’, subscribers can enjoy a slew of awesome perks in these upcoming events. For Seventeen World Tour ‘Be The Sun,’ Smart has teamed up with Viu to offer exciting raffles for sought-after tickets to be announced very soon. 

On the other hand, for Ben&Ben’s Send-Off concert, subscribers can enjoy access to the Smart Lane to breeze past the usually long queues at the entrance. 

Moreover, for  Eraserheads’ “Huling El Bimbo,” Smart subscribers are entitled to a special 10% discount on concert tickets through a unique promo code. To claim this, simply register at https://smrt.ph/eheadspromocode from Nov. 17 to 22 and wait for your unique promo code via SMS. You can then type your unique code into the ticketing platform before completing your payment from Nov. 26 to 27. 

Philippines’ fastest and best mobile network 

With ‘Smart Live’, subscribers can also make the most of their epic live experiences as they share all their best moments with the rest of the world powered by Smart,  the first and only Philippine mobile operator to be recognized by Ookla as the Best Mobile Network. To earn this citation, Smart led in two crucial Ookla Speedtest Awards categories, namely Fastest Mobile Network and Best Mobile Coverage, within Q1-Q2 2022.  Learn more about ‘Smart Live’ and its line-up of epic experiences by visiting smart.com.ph/pages/smartlive and following Smart on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. – Rappler.com