SAY HELLO TO HELLOW IDD!

SMART unveiled today, Hellow, the country’s first reloadable international direct dialing (IDD) card which can be used on any SMART or Talk ‘N Text celphone, to make calls for as low as P2.50 per minute to 17 key destinations where the most number of Filipinos may be found, via sachet-sized load denominations of as low as P15.

Unlike other IDD services, anyone may avail of the Hellow reloadable IDD card. One just needs to buy the Hellow card (SRP: P30), pre-loaded with P30, from any SMART Wireless Center and other accredited resellers all over the country.

Printed on the plastic card are the unique account number and PIN, and the Hellow user just needs to key-in these numbers when using any SMART or Talk ‘N Text handset from anywhere in the country. The per-minute charge is deducted from the Hellow account, and not from the SMART or Talk ‘N Text SIM in the handset.

The P30 load that comes with the Hellow reloadable IDD card may be used up to the last P2.50, and subsequent, sachet-sized load comes in denominations of as low as P15.

Hellow is the ultimate IDD service. No other service offers access and coverage through over 38.5 million handsets, since Hellow may be used on any SMART or Talk ‘N Text handset to make affordable, crystal-clear long-distance calls from anywhere in the country. No other service offers load ubiquity and affordability the way Hellow does -- there are about 1.3 million Smart Load retailers all over the country that also offer load for Hellow for as little as P15.

With Hellow, calls to Canada, mainland US, Guam, and Hawaii cost only P2.50 per minute. Calls to Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Malaysia, and Hong Kong cost P5. For calls to Japan, Australia, UK, Italy, and Thailand, Hellow offers P8 per minute, while calls to Saudi Arabia and UAE cost P10.

To make a call using the Hellow reloadable IDD card, dial *4334 on a SMART or Talk ‘N Text handset, follow the instructions that will be given, then key in the account number and the PIN found on the card. To inquire about the load balance of a Hellow card, or to know the per-minute rate for calling a particular country, dial *4335.