Showing posts with label Pakistani telecom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pakistani telecom. Show all posts

2013/05/31

Book Your Favourite Warid Number Online - Warid Reserve Sim Online Service

Waridtel Pakistan have online number booking service where anyone can register mobile number of their choice.
visit waridtel.com/cs/online-sim.php


Online number booking requires CNIC, Name and Email of the person who wants to own that booked number.

2013/05/27

LinkDotNet DSL Pakistan Shutting Down Services in Faisalabad

LinkDotNet DSL service provider is sending letters to its customers that they are shutting down operations in some areas of Faisalabad city.

Reason they have mentioned in the letter is that current market conditions are not allowing them to continue services. (Perhaps they mean PTCL monopoly)

LinkDotNet will give its existing customers to PTCL. They will soon start receiving calls from PTCL to switch over PTCL DSL.

Just like Wateen did. They also left Faisalabad market by giving their equipment and customers to PTCL.

Copy of received letter from LinkDotNet is below (view in large size to read)


2013/04/26

SMW4 Cable Repaired: Internet Speeds Coming Back to Normal in Middle East and Pakistan

Updates:
  • 10:37 AM - 26 Apr 13 -- @PTCLCares: The Undersea Cable repair work is complete and v are shifting traffc on SMW4. We now hv more than sufficient bandwidth on east and west side (Will take one to two days for full speed restoration)
  • 7:06 AM - 26 Apr 13 -- @TH_ServeNET: The link to Europe via Submarine Cable (SMW4) is coming up and taking traffic since 05:00 morning (26 April 2013)
  • 3:31 AM - 26 Apr 13 -- Algeria Telecom: End of maintenance of international cable (SMW4), Recovering Traffic.
  • 7:00 AM - 23 Apr 13 -- @AaqilsBlog: SMW4 Egypt undersea cable problem: Repair work started on 21st April and repair is expected to completed by 26th April.
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On 27th March Egyptian Naval forces claimed that they had caught divers sabotaging a submarine cable off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. In any event, SMW4 clearly suffered a major failure caused widespread disruption of Internet services from Egypt to Pakistan.

Several internet and telecom service providers were either degraded or unavailable due to the SMW4 cut off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. These providers fell back on eastbound transit through the Far East, but those backup paths couldn't provide enough capacity for bandwidth load causing slow or below than slow internet speeds.


2013/03/30

Slow Internet Problem Will Be Fixed Before Friday

Telecom Egypt CEO have said that slow internet problem will be fixed before Friday.

  • According to reports, the SMW4 maritime cable was cut around 750 meters north of Alexandria, which slowed internet service in Egypt and other countries including Pakistan.



  • Other reason from different sources that a massive and relatively new form of cyber attack aimed at a anti-spam company is interrupting services and causing traffic slowdowns particularly in Europe.

2013/03/29

Update: Ufone Double Deal: 5000 SMS 5000 MMS and 1.5 GB EDGE Internet in 250 Rs Only


Edit: This package have been revied by the Ufone. Previously they were giving 10000 SMS and 3 GB mobile internet in 200 Rupees. New name of this offer is Annt Month Offer.

Now they give 5000 SMS and 5000 MMS with 1.5 GB mobile internet in 250 Rs. New

With Ufone Double Deal offer Ufone prepaid customers can enjoy 10000 on-net and off-net SMS and 3GB EDGE internet for 30 days in 200 Rupees only. 5000 SMS and 5000 MMS with 1.5 GB mobile internet.

This is total price which includes all taxes.

Activation:
  • Dial *5506# to activate (250Rupees including all taxes)

2013/03/13

Get Second PTCL Phone Connection with Zero Line Rent

PTCL doesn't allow copper line to fibre line upgrade without changing phone number but PTCL is now giving free second connection without any line rent to existing PTCL customers. This scheme was introduced to help those customers who are facing DSL issues on first phone line. They can keep their existing phone number while ordering a new fibre line connection which comes with zero line rent and without any connection order charges.

If your old copper line doesn't support DSL services properly then this PTCL scheme is for you.

To order second phone connection visit your PTCL exchange office with a CNIC copy. Order application process takes up to one week.

2013/01/15

Jazba Community for Cheap Calls and Cheap SMS with Community Members


Mobilink Jazba have launched Jazba Community offer. Jazba customers can subscribe to Jazba Community by dialing *888# which will allow them to make calls at 30paisas/30seconds and SMS at 1paisa to other customers who have also joined Jazba Community at *888#

2012/12/18

Send 100 International SMS in 5Rs with Ufone International SMS Bucket


After giving cheapest international calls offer for Pakistanis now Ufone have introduced cheapest international SMS rates.

Ufone customers can send 100 SMS to 24 countries in 5Rs+tax everyday. This is the best international SMS rates offer in Pakistan. Almost all those countries are covered where Pakistanis would like to send SMS.

How to activate Ufone International bucket:
  • SMS “sub” to 6055 or dial *6055# to get 100 SMS
How to deactivate:

2012/11/16

Mobile Internet at 1Rs Per MB with Mobilink Jazz and Jazba

Mobilink Jazz Jazba Mini Bundle
Mobilink is giving Mobile internet (EDGE/GPRS) at 1Rs per MB. Pay 3Rs and enjoy internet at 1Rs per MB for 24 hours.

Price:

  • 1Rs per MB
  • 3Rs per day rent


Other details:

  • No extra taxes or hidden charges
  • Validity 24 hours
  • This Mini bundle offer is for both Jazz and Jazba customers
  • Truly unlimited usage within 24 hours
  • No automatic subscription
  • Mini bundle is available till 15th Dec, 2012


No More Sim Sales at Shops and MNP is Banned



Pakistan Govt have ordered Telecom operators to stop selling new mobile connections through dealers. New sims will be delivered by only Franchise or main service centres. Delivering new mobile connections to customer CNIC address is also being considered.

Government have also implemented ban on MNP service. Mobile number portability (MNP) service allow users to change network without changing number. Now customers in Pakistan can't change their mobile network without changing number. Don't know whether this is a temporarily ban or permanent.

2012/11/14

5 SIMs against one CNIC, says PTA



Millions of cellular phone connections are likely to be blocked on the network of different mobile phone network as Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered companies to maintain five SIMs against one CNIC instead of 50 SIMs previously as directives of Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Now it will be 5 sims in total, before it was 10 sims per network.

In May 2012, Chief Justice of Pakistan Chaudhry Iftikhar Muhammad issued a verdict, accordingly, only five SIMs can be owned by one individual through the verification of his or her CNIC, the rest of them, will be expired.

The authority also directed cellular phone companies to submit the plan of regularizing extra SIMs in their stock by November 19 and ensure its implementation till December 30th.

Read more


2012/11/11

Mobilink will upgrade network with 3G capability


Egypt based investment group Orascom (controlled by Russian Vimplecom and Norwegian Telenor) have signed a deal with Chinese Huawei technologies and France's AlcatelLucent to upgrade network of Mobilink Pakistan.

This upgrade will improve network performance and will help company to save network running costs.

This upgrade also includes 3G upgrade which will allow Mobilink to provide 3G services immediately if succeed to get 3G license through a bid.

2012/11/10

Daily advertising messages and now Telecom operators will send spam calls too

Warid have come up with a new marketing scheme, dirty scheme indeed.

Warid automatic system will call customers randomly, computer (IVR) will ask customers if they want to activate other Warid services.

Warid customers will be getting spam marketing calls from 321 with the advertising and activation of Warid services. For now 321 will play customers three ring back tones, upon just choosing a tone it will automatically activate caller tones services for customer + charge for that tone.

Telenor is already using these kind of dirty schemes in Pakistan, automatic marketing calls are being sent to customers from 345. If customer press 1 for Yes, they will be subscribed to the services and fee is charged (most of them do activate services without knowing advantage because those marketing calls just give them brief but attracting service info with Yes/No option. Some press Yes in confusion. Benefit goes to Telecom operator.) Ufone also sends advertising calls from 333.

2012/10/21

Free Handset & Life Insurance with GFive Mobiles


GFive Mobile is giving free one year life and handset insurance in Pakistan without any extra charges.


  • These insurance schemes have started since 1st May 2012
  • Visit East West insurance company for free registration
  • Life insurance amount is unknown but 50% money return in case handset missing or stolen was advertised in newspaper
  • Insurance scheme have validity of one year


Trying to Stop MNP Scam by Filtering SMS: Cannot Mention 76300 in SMS in Pakistan


Mobile connection dealers and Mobilink franchisee were involved in porting customers mobile numbers without their permission to get credit and earning from company.

They were sending SMS to random people like
Dear customer you have won prize, kindly send MNP to 667, then forward received SMS to 76300 and (their mobile number).
Several retailers used this method to port other mobile connections to Mobilink network and thousands were ported by this method. They get reward and free balance once a MNP is successful. Mobilink doesn't ask them to do this.

2012/10/16

Now Warid and Telenor customers can enjoy Gmail SMS

Warid and Telenor Pakistan customers can receive free SMS from Gmail. Ufone, Mobilink are already giving this service with Gmail.
Gmail gives about 50 SMS credit for SMS sending to several networks in the world. Whenever your friends reply to your SMS on Gmail, you get 5 extra credit for free. More replies more credit. If you run out of Gmail SMS credit, Gmail will automatically give you some credit after 24 hours.
Note:
  • Gmail SMS doesn’t work for MNP in or out customers
  • Gmail to mobile SMS sending is free but mobile to Gmail SMS sending have charges about 1Rs to 2Rs
  • Complete list of supported networks for SMS by Gmail can be found here

2012/10/06

Warid Online Number Portability Form

Port into Warid network without changing your number (including network code).

Charges and details:
  • Free
  • Free 35Rs Balance (on-net use only)
  • 500 any network SMS and 500 on-net minutes for new Warid customers (validity 3 days)
  • Free sim delivery in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Gujranwala & Multan cities (requires CNIC photocopy and CNIC owner signature at the time of delivery)
  • If home delivery is not available then you can collect your sim from any Warid franchise or service centre for free
Visit waridtel.com/cs/online-port-in.php for online Warid MNP procedure. (If you want the network of your existing mobile number to Warid)



Dial 03213213211 from any phone for your MNP process details

2012/09/25

Ufone New Daily SMS Package 600 SMS in 45 paisas

Send 600 SMS to any network in Pakistan in 45 paisas with Ufone.

Activation:
  • Dial *612#
  • Auto renewal everyday
  • To check remaining free SMS & expiry date users can send blank SMS to 606. SMS to 606 will be charged at Rs. 50 paisas +Tax

Charges:
  • 45 paisas + tax /day
  • 1Rs + tax /day Uth package daily rent


Mobilink is giving better daily 600 SMS package in 50 paisas + tax /day for Jazba prepaid packages. (Jazba is available with daily rent or without rent) Activation code for Jazba *101*1*09# (Jazba Bachat Bundle)

2012/09/02

300 on-net Minutes, 300 SMS and 5MB free Internet for New Telenor Customers

If you are porting into Telenor or purchasing new Telenor sim, you can enjoy following free bonuses.

Bonus includes:

  • 300 on-net minutes
  • 300 any network SMS
  • 5MB GPRS

Validity:

  • Bonuses expire in 5 days since the day of activation of this offer

Activation:

  • Dial *345*252# for activation

Charges:

  • Activation charges are 1 paisa
Limited time offer.