Weblog by Ahmad Rajput covering I.T, Computer, Learning, News, Pakistan's Politics & Telecommunication
Telecommunication
PTCL BroadBand Doubled Speed 2nd time
Jul 15th
PTCL has doubled its broadband data rate speed and upgraded all its existing 2Mbps customers to 4Mbps data rate on the same tariff and all existing 4Mbps customers have been upgraded to 6Mbps data service at the same tariff. In addition a new 8Mbps package has also been introduced. PTCL will have the following data rates for all its broadband existing and new customers with effect from July 15th 2010.
- 1Mbps at Rs 1199
- 4Mbps at Rs 1999
- 6Mbps at Rs 4999
- 8Mbps at Rs 6999 More >
Popularity: 5%
New PTCL landline connection for Rs. 500
Jul 15th
PTCL offers Promotional Installation Charges of Rs. 500 for PSTN New Telephone Connections
Key points:
- From 1st July 2010, all NTC customers will only pay Rs.500 as installation charges.
- This offer is for all NTC customers whether they are commercial or residential customers.
- This is a limited time promotion
- Normal installation fee is Rs. 2000
Popularity: 2%
Wateen started MAC Address Binding Operations with IDs
Jun 21st
After multiple login access being restricted now Wateen is making his hand more stronger customers, There have been rumors about User names & Passwords being merged with MAC address of devices but Now it’s actually happening.
Here’s screen shot
Users have to face disconnectivty for 24 to 48 hours.
There is warning for those who user Friend’s IDs or sharing login information..
Popularity: 5%
Offer One Rupee per Minute from PTCL
Mar 2nd
Now you will be able to call anywhere in Pakistan at Rs.1 per minute.
- Rs. 1 per minute for all Local and Nationwide Long Distance Calls (PTCL to PTCL and PTCL to Vfone)
- Free Conference Call Service for all PTCL Wire line subscribers from 1st March-2010 to 31st Dec-2010
- All other Off-Net Local Calls Rs.2/3 min
- Off-Net NWD calls are Rs. 2/min
- For details PTCL Helpline 1236
Popularity: 4%
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%
PTCL again Going to Double the DSL Speeds
Mar 2nd
Rumors are in air PTCL is going to this again, doubling up speed again as follows
- 1 mbps to 2mbps
- 2 mbps to 4mbps
- 4 mbps to 8 mbps
PTCL Broadband doubled last year as well
No official comments so far yet, I,ll update you soon, Hope with Good news 
-Ahmad
Popularity: 9%
First “Made in Pakistan” mobile cell phone within a year
Mar 2nd
First Pakistan-made cell phone would be available in the market within a year, Secretary of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom Naguibullah Malik has said.
Naguibullah Malik said:-
“Dialogue with China and British companies in this regard is underway and the first made-in-Pakistan mobile handset would be available in the market within a year.”
On question, he said the government was taking all possible measures to boost the IT sector. The secretary said the government was well aware of the problems being faced by the IT sector. “We will address all the problems of the IT sector,” he added.
More >
Popularity: 9%
Ufone Introduced Unlimted SMS Bucket Package for Postpaid
Jan 12th
Earlier, there were 500 SMS a month bucket available
Bucket Name: SMS Monthly Package
Number of SMS: Unlimted (10,000)
Price Bucket: Rs 150 + Tax
Validity: 1 Month (With Auto renewal feature)
How to subscribe?
Customer will SMS sub to short code 610 to subscribe – Upon successful subscription customer will receive an acknowledgement SMS.
Inquiry of the remaining SMS can be done by sending info to 8606 (charges Rs, 0.50)
Popularity: 5%
Ufone Solid Offer, Free Call after 3 Minutes
Jan 12th
Ufone Solid Offer, you will be flooded with free talk time! Talk for just 3 minutes and get the rest of your call free! There’s no need to wait for a specific time because this offer is valid 24 hours a day for Ufone to Ufone calls only.
Process to avail Ufone’s Solid Offer:
| Source Package | Solid Offer | SMS following command to 444 | Opt In Charges (Exclusive of Taxes) |
| Tension Free Package | Tension Free-Solid Offer | 32 | Rs.10 |
| UWon | UWon-Solid Offer | 32 | Rs.10 |
| PPD | PPD-Solid Offer | 32 | Rs.10 |
| Josh/Josh2 | Josh-Solid Offer | 32 | Rs.10 |
Popularity: 25%
![Cmpimages_LOGO157_57243-witribelogo[1]](http://a.com.pk/wp-content/Cmpimages_LOGO157_57243-witribelogo1.jpg "Cmpimages_LOGO157_57243-witribelogo[1]"){kind=logo}
Wi-tribe WiMax Broadband Introduction & Packages
Dec 26th
wi-tribe is a leading wireless broadband provider focusing on emerging markets in Asia and Africa. It has its corporate office in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with Jordan becoming the first wi-tribe enabled market in 2008. wi-tribe was founded by two shareholders – Qtel and ATCO. The Qtel Group is one of the fastest growing telecommunications services providers with a presence in 16 markets in the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. A.A. Turki Group of Companies (ATCO) is one of the leading companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
wi-tribe also enjoys a comprehensive technology partnership with Clearwire, one of the world’s leading wireless broadband operators in North America and Europe with more than 470,000 subscribers, as of September 2008. Ground-breaking WiMAX technology allows instant connection to the Internet without the delays and hassles associated with other last-mile solutions. wi-tribe already has experience with bringing this technology to a large user base and will launch its service in Pakistan in 2009.
These are the packages wi-tribe has on offer at the moment (for PC/laptop users):
| Speed | Volume | Activation | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 256 Kbps | 7GB | Rs.900 zero | Rs.650 |
| 512 Kbps | 7GB/10GB/14GB | Rs.900 zero | Rs.750/Rs.950/Rs.1200 |
| 1 Mbps | 14GB/17GB | Rs.900 zero | Rs.1350/Rs.1600 |
Popularity: 9%
Recent Comments