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Mobilink Jazz SMS Plus Offer Midnight to noon launched
Mar 2nd
This nice offer would allow Jazz customers to send unlimited SMS to any network in Pakistan between 12:00am midnight to 12:00 pm, only for Rs 1.99+tax/day.
Popularity: 8%
Cellphone operators unwilling to adopt 3G in Pakistan
Nov 16th
KARACHI: Third generation technology or what is popularly known as 3G provides typical services like wireless voice telephony and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile environment. With a capability for high-speed wireless data transfer, the 3G has enhanced and made possible a myriad of additional applications.
Mobile network operators and telecommunications service providers the world over are embracing recently adopted 3G wireless standards in a bid to cater to the demand of emerging users and to offer new services to their customers.
Cellular operators in Pakistan seem not in favour of acquiring 3G technology as they believe this is not the appropriate time for it. No GSM (global system for mobile) operator has so far adopted 3G technology in the country.
All the cellphone services providers are of the view that 3G technology is going to be expensive, both to the customer as well as the provider. Installation and network administration in itself will require heavy investments while licence cost and investment required for upgrading network infrastructure and business systems remain the biggest impediments in the way of operators opting for 3G at a time of global economic slowdown.
Another issue is that the new technology means existing handsets will not be compatible with it and new and more expensive handsets as well as packages for 3G will make a big hole in the customer’s pocket.
Mobilink spokesman Omar Manzur said “we support new technologies to bring Pakistan in line with technological advancements in the world. At the same time, there is concern over return on investment owing to relatively low 3G demand on account of current state of telecommunications and affordability of using broadband services as well as price of 3G handset and devices. The demand for 3G will evolve over time and it requires significant investment.”
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Popularity: 4%
PTCL & DSL Operators Interconnect Agreement for Provisioning Broadband Services
Oct 31st
PTCL and DSL Operators have signed a DSL agreement for provision of broadband services under the auspices of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The signing ceremony was held at PTA HQs, Islamabad where Chairman PTA, Dr. Mohammed Yaseen, Member (Finance) Syed Nasrul Karim Ghaznavi, Member (Technical) Dr. Khawar Siddique Khokhar, Senior representatives of PTCL and DSL operators were present.
Under this agreement, DSL operators will now have a choice to acquire IP bandwidth from any other operator in addition to PTCL which will enable DSL operators to offer broadband services at competitive tariffs.
It may be mentioned that PTCL and DSL operators were unable to reach consensus on some of the issues such as permissibility to DSL operators to lease bandwidth from other private operators, laying of fiber in PTCL collocation sites, prices and discounts offered by PTCL for domestic and international bandwidth and provisioning of VPN services.Resultantly, the DSL interconnect agreement was pending for quite some time.
Taking cognizance of the issue, several meetings under the supervision of PTA were held between PTCL and DSL operators to resolve these issues. PTA also carried out detailed consultation with PTCL and DSL operators regarding finalization of DSL Interconnect agreement.
Chairman PTA said that owing to this agreement and resulting competition broadband tariffs will be reduced significantly. This would not only attract new broadband subscribers but would also motivate dialup users to shift to broadband services thereby increasing the broadband penetration in Pakistan.
Popularity: 5%
SIM Information System by PTA
Oct 31st
To check how many connections are issued against your ID card enter your NIC number
http://www.pta.gov.pk/668/
Popularity: 9%
How to Unlock iPhone 3g without opening
Jul 25th
Now the guys at iphone-dev have found a way to unlock the iphone 3g without opening it.
Here´s the guide, hope you understand it. if not, tell me in the comments, i will try to
be as clear as i can. You will need your iphone 3g jailbroken with the latest firmware at the time (2.2) if you already have this, restore it via itunes, and then go to the step #3.
Step #1: You will need to update your iphone to the latest firmware. You can do this with itunes, connect your iphone 3g, and choose update. This will update also your baseband, that´s what we need.
Step #2: After you have updated your iphone 3g, you will need to jailbreak it with quickpwn. here you can find the guide to use quickpwn, use the same steps as the iphone.
step #3: When your iphone is jailbroken, its time to unlock it.
You can use installer or cydia, add the following source: CYDIA: http://apt9.yellowsn0w.com installer: http://i.yellowsn0w.com install it, and reboot your iphone with the sim installed. Wait about 90 seconds, and if you can´t still see your carrier, pull the Sim and try again. There you have, your iphone 3g unlocked. Im waiting for your questions on the comments.
if you have sucessfully unlocked it, let me know in the comments, thats the way to pay me for writing this guide. i aprecciate it a lot. it motivates me writing new guides
Thanks to iphonerat.com
Popularity: 7%
Soft & Hard Reset: Format Codes for Nokia
Mar 17th
Here are a couple of codes to soft/hard reset/format a Nokia mobile devices:
Soft reset code *#7370#
Hard reset code *#7780# (Reported of not working on few sets)
Default PIN (Password)
12345
or
00000
or
12345678
or
00000000
If the hard format code mentioned above does not work, try the following manual method to hard reset/format Nokia N95 (Works on mostly N series handsets):
+ Turn off the mobile device.
+ Press and Hold the following three buttons: the green Call Answer button, the “*” button, and the number “3? button.
+ While holding these buttons, turn on the phone and keep holding the keys until the mobile phone restarts and prompts you to enter details.
3 keys combo is proven to work on n95, n95 8gig and n82
Popularity: 16%
More Nokia Tips Tricks n Secret Codes
Feb 19th
More from us
Nokia lock your clip : Tips n Tricks Codes
Nokia 3210 send free sms Secret Code
Nokia 16xx 2xxx 3xxx, 6xxx 7xxx 8xxx 9xxx Tips Tricks Secret Codes
1. Imagine ur cell battery is very low, u r expecting an
important call and u don’t have a charger.
Nokia instrument comes with a reserve battery. To
activate,
key is “*3370#”
Ur cell will restart with this reserve and ur instrument
will show a 50% incerase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when u charge ur cell
next
time.
*3370# Activate Enhanced Full Rate Codec (EFR)-Your phone
uses the best sound quality but talk time is reduced by approx.
5%
#3370# Deactivate Enhanced Full Rate Codec( EFR)
*#4720# Activate Half Rate Codec – Your phone uses a
lower
quality sound
but you should gain approx 30% more Talk Time
*#4720# Deactivate Half Rate Codec
2. *#0000# Displays your phones software version,
1st Line : Software Version,
2nd Line : Software Release Date,
3rd Line : Compression Type
3. *#9999# Phones software v ersion if *#0000# does not work
4. *#06# For checking the International Mobile Equipment
Identity
(IMEI Number)
5. #pw+1234567890+1# Provider Lock Status. (use the “*”
button
to obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
6. #pw+1234567890+2# Network Lock Status. (use the “*” button
to
obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
7. #pw+1234567890+3# Country Lock Status. (use the “*” button
to
obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
8. #pw+1234567890+4# SIM Card Lock Status.(use the “*” button
to
obtain the “p,w” and “+” symbols)
9. *#147# (vodafone) this lets you know who called you last
*#1471# Last call (Only vodofone)
10. *#21# Allows you to check the number that “All Calls” are
diverted To
Popularity: 14%
Ufone EDGE USB – 6 months FREE UNLIMITED Mobile Internet
Dec 27th
Pay only for the Ufone EDGE USB and enjoy 6 months FREE totally UNLIMITED Mobile Internet
Get your Ufone EDGE USB for just Rs. 6,999/- (taxes inclusive, Security Deposit = Rs. 750/+Tax), get a FREE DATA SIM and enjoy 6 months FREE UNLIMITED Internet for your PC/Laptop via Ufone’s state-of-the-art high speed nationwide EDGE/GPRS Network.
Rs. 8000 appx. for EDGE USB Plug n Play Device, I think its worth and amazing all other networks offering avergaes above Rs. 10,000+
lets divide by six months 8000 / 6 = 1333 monthly….Its worth for 150 kbs connection with mobility.
After that you can throw the device lol 
GPRS/EDGESPEED
I got from ufone gprssupport@ufonegsm.net
GPRS Downloading
24-36 KBPS
GPRS Uploading
8-12 KBPS
Edge Downloading
60-150 KBPS
Edge Uploading
20-50 KBPS
Umail/Blackberry
Same Speed as GPRS/EDGE
MMS (max. size send & receiving)
100 KB
Details from official website :-
Ufone EDGE USB is an ideal high speed wireless data communication device for business and home usage specially suitable for people on the move or at places where traditional internet connectivity links are not available. Using Ufone’s EDGE USB modem, you can access wireless Internet at any time and at any place through Ufone’s EDGE/GPRS Network available throughout Pakistan. Ufone EDGE USB also supports send/receive SMS, Phone Book Contacts Saver and PIN/PUK Management functions. FREE Mobile Internet was never so easy ever before… Forget about dialup modems, slow cable connection and re-tries for dialing in to an ISP, get the Ufone EDGE USB today and enjoy trouble free internet connectivity like never before:-
FREE Mobile Internet was never so easy ever before… Forget about dialup modems, slow cable connection and re-tries for dialing in to an ISP, get the Ufone EDGE USB today and enjoy trouble free internet connectivity like never before:-
Always ON mobile internet connection
True nationwide Data Mobility via Ufone’s EDGE/GPRS network
Ease of use via fully Plug n Play installation
On-device flashing LED for network connectivity indication
Inbuilt graphical reporting for data upload and download
Statistics log reporting Daily, Monthly and Yearly upload and downloaded data volume
Two-way long SMS send/receive functionality
Six (06) months totally FREE UNLIMITED Mobile Internet
Six (06) months limited Replaceable Warranty
Multiple OS Support like Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Vista etc.
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE with 850MHz/900MHz/1800MHz/1900MHz Global frequencies support
Supports Class 1 ~ Class 12 GPRS/EDGE
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Popularity: 23%
Nokia Manufacturer IMEI country of origin Check
Oct 7th
IMEI is the unique number identification of a cell / mobile phone. All mobile phones have a unique number – therefore you would not find two with the same number.
To check your IMEI number, key in “*#06#” (star hash zero six hash) on your Nokia mobile phone’s keypad just as you would when you dial a phone number to make a call.
More detailed info. This only applies for phones after year 2004.
Format of IMEI is just like show below:
AA-BBBBBB-CCCCCC-D
AA-BBBBBB = Type Allocation Code (TAC)
CCCCCC = Serial sequence
D = Luhn check digit. (or zero if no checks)
From AA: you can know the Reporting Board – example 35 is BABT (British Approval Board for Telecommunications).
Use this to help you decide on a purchase! This is repost of an early member’s with a few newer editions:
To find out where your nokia phone was made look at digits number 7and 8 (YY) of your IMEI.
XXXXXX/YY/ZZZZZZ/A
XXXXXX = Type Appoval Code
ZZZZZZ = serial number
A = check digit
10 = Finland also 01 = Finland
20 = Germany or 02
30 = Korea or 03
40 = China or 04
50 = Brazil, USA, Finland or 05
60 = HK, China, Mexico or 06
70 = Finland or 07
80 = Hungary or 08
91 = Finland or 19
There may be more please list by commenting and not grantee about accuracy.
You can always look at the sticker under your phones battery. Its not always correct 
sometimes it is MADE BY NOKIA
NO GRANTEES about it its just for idea OKay?
Good Luck!
-Ahmad
Popularity: 80%
How to Block your Stolen Mobile Phone (Pakistan only)
Sep 13th
How to Block your Mobile Phone:
To block your mobile phone call at
021-5682222, 6583334 to CPLC (Citizen Police Liaison Committee)
or
Police 15,
Best One you can also
call directly to PTA at the following number 0800-25625.
They will get some basic info and the IMEI number of your
lost mobile set. They will register IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)
of your cell phone and will request all the mobile operators to block this IMEI on
their networks.
You can also fax your complaint to CPLC at 021-5683336 or can
send an email to PTA at imei@pta.gov.pk or visit the site which is www.cplc.org.pk
IMEI is a number which is unique to every GSM mobile phone. It is usually found
printed on or underneath the phone’s battery and warranty card. IMEI of any set
can also be found by dialing the sequence *#06# into the phone. The IMEI number
is used by the GSM network to identify valid devices and therefore can be used to
stop a stolen phone from accessing the network. For example, if a mobile phone is
stolen, the owner can call his/her network provider and instruct them to “block” the
phone using its IMEI number. This renders the phone useless, regardless of whether
the phone’s SIM is changed.
Related Links:
www.cplc.org.pk
www.cplc.org.pk/imei_form.php form to request
Popularity: 56%
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