Whether it’s bonding with your barkada over good food, texting your family to tell them about your day, or chatting with your officemates to schedule your lunch or merienda break, people want to be connected 24/7.

Recognizing this fact, fast food giant McDonald’s Philippines is partnering with the country’s biggest network, Smart Communications—a first of its kind in the fast food industry—to raise the bar for ‘sulit’ by providing delicious meals with the added treat of allowing customers to stay in touch with friends and family all day for free.

“McDonald’s has always provided the best value to its customers by serving great tasting food at affordable prices. We are happy to partner with Smart in allowing our customers to stay in touch with their loved ones even outside our restaurants, given them even more for what they pay,” said McDonald’s Senior Vice President for Marketing, Margot Torres.

With every purchase of a McDonald’s Extra Value Meal or McSaver Meal, including Breakfast McSaver Meals, plus an add-on item, such as Apple Pie or Hot Fudge Sundae, customers will receivea peel-off card for free Smart Super Messaging 10, giving customers access to Unli-Text to Smart, Sun, and Talk 'N Text subscribers, plus Unli-Chat apps like Facebook Messenger, Viber, WhatsApp, WeChat, and Line.

“McDonald’s and Smart both believe in the idea of bringing people together—McDonald’s provides a place where families and friends can bond over great tasting food, while Smart ensures they are able to keep in touch through our network. We are delighted to join forces to give our customers another way to stay connected with Smart Super Messaging 10,” said Smart Executive Vice President and Head of Wireless Consumer Division, Charles Lim.

To redeem your free Smart Super Messaging 10, just text the unique code found inside the peel-off card using the format: SUPER10 <SPACE> <coupon code> to 6236. You will receive a free SMS from Smart after a successful registration. The promo is open to all Smart prepaid subscribers and is valid for one day only.

The promo is available in all McDonald’s stores nationwide through Dine-In, Take-Out, Drive-Thru, and McDelivery via 86-2-36, www.mcdelivery.com.ph, or the McDo PH App. offer not valid for BFF Bundles and Happy Meal.

For more information, like the official McDonald's Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/McDo.ph  or follow @McDo_PH on Twitter or Instagram.