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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Pakistan government is not boss of our Telecom industry, but Telecom companies are boss of Pakistan.
Despite PTA warning, companies continue their prize fraud schemes ...
Mobilink, Warid, Telenor still sending this kinda SMS messages to customers which say that "your number have won the prize, spend 10 rupees to get your prize, this is true".
Pakistan government is considering to stop prepaid packages of cellular networks in Pakistan. Pakistan's prepaid subscriber base is more than 80% of the whole cellular subscribers.
Reports say that these cellular network failed and are involved in wrong customers data to increase their subscribers base. Several sim cards are not registered on genuinely.
Cellular networks awards their dealers who sell their sims. Dealers use other customers Identification cards to issue new sim cards. For example in Faisalabad new mobile connection price is 50rs but if you pay 200Rs he will give you registered sim card (ie, using other customers ID card for your sim)
Networks are involved too, networks like Telenor love their customers more than government orders. In past, government asked customers to get extra connections blocked which they didn't register on their CNIC. I myself knew a number which was registered on my CNIC but not owned by me, went to Telenor customer service centre and completed the procedure to get that number blocked. But that number is still running and on my name. When contacted the company they told that they are still asking the number user to visit service centre for ownership change. It have been several months, if that number is used in some criminal activity then I will be blamed, not the number user or network.
Warid have increased caller tones service rental charges 10Rs monthly charges to 65 paisas daily charges. Which make it about 20Rs+tax per month charges. Taxes not included.
Warid telecom was cheapest ringback tones service provider in Pakistan. Before Warid customers could purchase as many ringtones they want with only one time purchase charges of tone and then monthly service rental 10Rs only. You buy ten tones you pay one time purchase charges for each tone then only 10Rs per month service rent, no matter how many caller tones you keep you were paying the 10Rs service rent only. Now rent have increase 10Rs to 20Rs,monthly and add taxes.
If you know, all cellular networks in Pakistan together decided to stop several free basic telephony services. Later they decided to provide these services with charges.
SMS delivery reports service is one of those services which was free but now being provided to customers upon request with charges.
Details:
Mobilink customer needs to send SMS “SUB” to 2742
To unsubscribe SMS “UNSUB” to 2742
Mobilink customer also need to activate SMS delivery reports from their handset SMS/Messaging settings
The service is available for both prepaid and postpaid customers.
All rates are exclusive of GST
19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies
According to details we have obtained, customer will have to present his/her original ID card at the time of purchasing new SIM. Retailor will bind this ID card number with the SIM, which will be duly verified when customer will call at 789 for SIM activation.
Now Telenor mobile Internet plans have no additional taxes or hidden charges.
(Last change in charges was on 21st September 2011)
Mobile internet is activated on all Telenor sims by default, you just need to configure your handset for internet. Type All and send to 131 as SMS to get EDGE/GPRS and MMS settings.
Default charging for Internet use is 18Rupees per Megabyte (1MB) volume. No additional charges or taxes everything is included in 18Rs.
Time based charges
Now you can subscribe to Time Based Internet Charging for time based Internet usage
Activation:*345*920# for time based Internet package
Charges: PKR 0.75/minute (no additional charges)
De-Activation:*345*921# (reverts charging back to default volume based charging)
Aik dafa phir telenor ka fittay muh, telenor sms packages eid k liyay band, shukar main to pehlay say he telenor use nahi kar rata. khoob loot macha rakhi hai is company nay.
Details of this telenor action http://tr.im/z3RI
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Now you can know the amount of connections issued against your CNIC. Simply write your CNIC (without dashes) and send it to 668
For instance
Write 3749127299334 and send it to 668.
For details and full story go to http://tr.im/yU7E
Telenor sirf lootari hai kabi customers ko begair unke jeebain nocharay services denay ka nahi sochti, Ab yai offer nikal d the to main heran tha k chalo sirf friend and family numbers per he sahi laiken kuch nikala to hai na, laiken tafseel pata chali k is k 2Rs + tax daily charges b hain LOL :D fittay muh telenor
djuice introduces ‘Din Raat’ – a package which provides customers the benefit of talking to their friends and family numbers day and night at the lowest rates. With djuice Din Raat subscribers will be able to talk to their 5 friends & family numbers for just Rs. 3.5+tax/Hour* The How....
Migration to djuice Din Raat will have the same process as other price plans i.e.
By sending MIGRATE in an SMS to 345
By dialing 345
Migration charges will be Rs 10 inclusive of taxes.
The Price…
Details
Window
Tariff
Day Night F&F
11pm-5pm
Rs. 3.5/hr (per hr charging)
Regular F&F
5pm-11pm
Rs. 0.50/30 sec
On-net
24 hrs
Rs. 1.25/30 sec
OMO
24 hrs
Rs. 1.25/30 sec
SMS
24 hrs
Rs. 0.20/SMS
Daily Fee
Daily
Rs. 1.99/day
The Fine Print…
This is a limited time offer.
Subscribers of djuice Din Raat will be charged Rs 1.99+tax as a daily fee.
Subscribers will require a minimum balance of Rs 3 to initiate any call
According to insider sources, the Zong - Telenor deal has been signed and the news will be announced soon at an appropriate time. The final price of the deal has not been made public but Pro-Pakistan estimate it to be worth around $1.8 billion. What we really need to see is if Telenor and Zong will consolidate or stay separate. The case of consolidation seems strong but it will take some time before complete consolidation takes place. Consolidation is what was long expected in Pakistani telecom industry since it has already reached maturity and growth was not possible in the presence of 5 strong operators.
Let’s see how other companies like Ufone and Mobilink respond to this news. However, it is certain that the industry is going to see some killing competition in terms of prices if the PTA does not use its muscles to bring strong regulations. It is also worth mentioning here that it is the habit of Chinese companies to drop down prices to an extent that the competition is eliminated and once that is done, they create a monoply and rule the market.
Telenor has launched a nice thing but as usual not for all customers, but only for ROYAL customers.
And I saw there is launched timer telling the launched hours of the service, yai telenor ke chalaki hai jub b koi company service launch kerti hai to Telenor un say pehlay ya un k sath apni service launch ker deti hai or lagta wo timer Zong web portal kay mukablay main hai , Zong web portal ziyada acha hai Telenor web portal say or Zong web portal will be for both prepaid and postpaid customers. fittay muh telenor , laiken acha kaam phir b.
Features
Whether you want to purchase a number of your choice, shift from any other network to Telenor, make payments online or subscribe for exciting add-ons, special offers and value added services, Weblounge guarantees a world of convenience at your fingertips. Existing Telenor Persona customers can also manage their connections at the Weblounge. - telecompk.net
Before 12am you will be charged the regular tariff e.g. 0.75 with no free interval in the case of TS 30 Sec. However, as soon as 12am, the 4 min counter will start and at 12:04am, the call will become free.
Similarly, if a call continues after 6am, charging will start at 6am. At 6:05am, 10 Free mins will be given according to the day-time offer
To add FnF numbers, call 555. Otherwise you can write FnF and send to 345 and follow the instructions.
Yes, customers can re-subscriber to this service by calling 555
The new SMS will be added to the existing unused SMS
And new validity of 10 days will be set
Telenor gives you one number to dial for any VAS Service.
Just Dial *345# and use any VAS Service,
Once you dial you will get a list of options available to you. You will have to enter the number of service you want to use.
You don't need to remember the short codes for each service or call to call center, you can simply avail all services through this one number.
Dial Charges:
Telenor Offer you the access of this service totally FREE for Prepaid (Talkshawk, Djuice) & Persona Postpaid Customers. No Dialing charges for *345#. Only when you access the particular service, the charges for that service apply.
Telenor Pakistan has failed to attract masses due to its deceiving policies and inferior quality of service which has turned man on the street indifferent to it inflicting huge financial losses and threatening its survival. Telenor Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd., a subsidiary of Telenor ASA, the Norwegian mobile telephone operator acquired the license for providing GSM services in Pakistan in April 2004, and had launched its services commercially in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi on 15 March 2005.
Tall claims about the so-called European technology and transparent business practices accompanied the launching ceremony. The then dictator, Musharraf was not only present in the inauguration ceremony but he later visited the company’s headquarters. Nevertheless, this did not helped the operator which was sailing in the troubled waters since beginning.
At that time of inauguration, management of the company claimed that they have invested one billion USD in Pakistan. General Musharraf also took pride in the so-called investment that was evident from his speech. However, fact remains that even a quarter of the claimed amount was never invested. Not all the money used was more than a few million. The amount was utilized for getting buildings for offices, some equipment and ornamentation. Telenor actually invested in its own country and neighbouring Scandinavian countries from where it bought all the costly equipment before launching operations in Pakistan. The instruments were shifted to Pakistan for installation in the rented facilities.
How come they claim to have invested huge amount in Pakistan,” a cellphone company executive who has served Telenor questioned. The story of deception does not end here. It continued pushing the company to a situation where it was left with no option but to sell its assets. On July 23rd, the international media reported that Telenor has declined to comment on reports that it is in talks to sell its mobile operations in Pakistan to China Mobile. “We never comment on speculation,” Telenor spokesman Paal Kvalheim said when asked about intentions for Telenor Pakistan.
Rejection by masses has taken toll on the company that is trying to strike a good deal but those who want to buy it know its fragile position. The circumstances would not allow Telenor to close a favourable deal, sources said. Telenor is again cheating masses by calling the under process sale as a merger which is contrary to the fact. This is the same company that unleashed propaganda against other operators for using substandard Chinese equipment to save money but it ended up in buying the same equipment from Chinese vendors that proves duplicity of its management.
Telenor was also a failure in many parts of country including northern areas when it started erecting towers on heights to gain ground. It did helped the company to gain a sizeable number of customers only to throwaway SIMs after realising that almost every call get dropped. “Installing towers at heights means great coverage but poor quality, it is nothing but cheap popularity gimmick to deceive unsuspecting customers which wasn’t viable in the long run,” an official of the largest telecom company said while requesting anonymity because he has not been authorised to talk to media.
Tricks helped Telenor grab a sizable market in Pakistan threatening contenders but later it nosedived owing to negative policies. Advertisements that have nothing to do with culture of Pakistan have also helped the operator dent its image. On the international horizon, India is set to grant Telenor the necessary security clearance to increase its stake in Unitech Wireless to the legal maximum of 74 pc with the condition that no employees from Telenor’s Pakistan subsidiary will work for the Indian company.
The Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board was due to approve the investment, but delayed its decision pending a review of the security situation. The idea is that keeping the human assets of Telenor’s Indian and Pakistani arms separate is expected to take care of risks such as spying and subversion. The development needs to be watched cautiously by local security establishment.
Tariff (12am to 6am)
Is this offer on all TalkShawk price plans? 
