Mobilink to introduce WhatsApp-based mobile services in Pakistan

Mobilink to introduce WhatsApp-based mobile services in Pakistan.VimpelCom and WhatsApp have signed a contract to extend mobile messaging and social offers worldwide.VimpelCom Ltd. a leading global provider of telecommunications services and holding company of Mobilink PMCL, today announced a partnership with WhatsApp Inc., the operator of WhatsApp application and services, to deliver consumer offers based on the WhatsApp application and services for VimpelCom customers around the world.
The partnership with WhatsApp will enable Mobilink to provide enhanced internet communication services within its bundled tariff plans, and to drive mobile internet usage and revenues. Mobilink customers will enjoy innovative mobile messaging and social offers including full WhatsApp functionalities like group messaging, sharing pictures, video messages, voice messages, contacts and locations.
Commenting on the announcement Moied Javeed, Director Marketing Mobilink, said: 

“Mobilink’s partnership with WhatsApp is in line with Mobilink’s consistent strategy of offering innovative solutions to our customers. We are confident that this platform will offer the best experience of mobile internet for our customers complementing their choice of using Pakistan’s largest data network.’’ 

This agreement will complement Mobilink’s partnerships with Wikimedia, Google Play and Opera Software along with its partnership with Nokia to deliver better mobile services and web browsing for its consumers. The new innovative Mobilink and WhatsApp offers have also been launched in Bangladesh with other VimpelCom operators to follow in due course.

ABOUT Mobilink:
Mobilink is Pakistan’s leading provider of voice and data services. With over 37 million subscribers, Mobilink maintains market leadership with coverage in over 20,000 cities, towns and villages across Pakistan. Mobilink continues to innovate through cutting-edge, state of the art technology, a portfolio of Mobile Financial Services, strongest brands, the largest portfolio of value added services, as well as the country’s largest network with over 9,000 cell sites. The company also has the largest distribution and call center network that enables it to offer wider accessibility and quality customer services across Pakistan.

Mobilink and Samsung launch Samsung Galaxy Star Pro in Pakistan

Mobilink and Samsung launch Samsung Galaxy Star Pro in Pakistan. The high quality large screen smart phone comes with exclusive unlimited data package  Mobilink has exclusively partnered with Samsung to launch the android based Samsung Galaxy Star Pro smart phone. The multi-tasking machine will offer an exclusive pre-loaded unlimited data bundle package for Mobilink users for a period of 6 months. 

The Samsung Galaxy Star Pro comes with a vivid large 4-inch display with a high quality screen, leading to premium viewing. It offers the latest Android Jelly Bean operating system, making multitasking faster and managing applications with easy wireless access. Powered by 1GHz processor and 512MB RAM, it gives a faster access to the applications, providing a Real Smartphone experience at an incredibly affordable price. 

Moied Javeed, Director Marketing (Mobile Internet), Mobilink said,

“Mobilink continues to offer its customers the best products and services to provide them with the best communication and data experience. We hope that our customers will make the most out of Mobilink’s unlimited data offer on this powerful smart phone.’’ 

Mobilink customers can simply insert their Mobilink pre-paid SIM in their new Samsung Galaxy Star Pro to avail the data bundle offer. The offer will be valid for a period of 6 months with a fair usage of 2GB. Customers can also dial *110# to remain updated with their remaining data balance. 

ABOUT Mobilink:

Mobilink is Pakistan’s leading provider of voice and data services. With over 37 million subscribers, Mobilink maintains market leadership with coverage in over 20,000 cities, towns and villages across Pakistan. Mobilink continues to innovate through cutting-edge, state of the art technology, a portfolio of Mobile Financial Services, strongest brands, the largest portfolio of value added services, as well as the country’s largest network with over 9,000 cell sites. The company also has the largest distribution and call center network that enables it to offer wider accessibility and quality customer services across Pakistan.

Mobilink introduces ‘Drama Channel’ to offer audio dramas for its customers

Mobilink introduces ‘Drama Channel’ to offer audio dramas for its customers. The dramas will feature Pakistan’s renowned celebrities and artists.Mobilink has introduced ‘Drama Channel’ service specially designed to play featured dramas for mobile users over IVR. Unlike other services that stream TV drama content Mobilink Drama channel hosts exclusively recorded content for mobile customers which is accessible on IVR.

Kamran Moeen, Head of VAS said, “Mobilink’s Drama Channel is another step to complement our strategy of bringing exclusive content to our customer’s palm. This infotainment platform adds to the bouquet of voice and data services that makes Mobilink the favorite cellular network of Pakistan.’’

The audio dramas on the ‘Drama Channel’ offer gripping stories featuring famous artists from Pakistan’s entertainment industry. Dramas are based on rich and exciting stories and famous literature related to youth, social issues, suspense and much more. Every week new episodes are aired on the channel and users are notified accordingly. Users also have the option to browse and bookmark episodes according to their requirement. Additionally users can also listen to soundtrack of the Drama, participate in polls and much more!

Users can access the portal by dialing 7676 for Rs. 0.20/ + tax with a subscription charge of Rs.0.50+T/Day.

ABOUT Mobilink:

Mobilink is Pakistan’s leading provider of voice and data services. With over 37 million subscribers, Mobilink maintains market leadership with coverage in over 20,000 cities, towns and villages across Pakistan. Mobilink continues to innovate through cutting-edge, state of the art technology, a portfolio of Mobile Financial Services, strongest brands, the largest portfolio of value added services, as well as the country’s largest network with over 9,000 cell sites. The company also has the largest distribution and call center network that enables it to offer wider accessibility and quality customer services across Pakistan.

Zong officially launched Biometric System: Ufone All set to Implement

Zong officially launched Biometric System: Ufone All set to Implement. Zong, the Chinese cellular company in Pakistan, has officially launched Biometric system or SIM verification system today, at its two Customer Service Centers (CSC) in Karachi. Zong Telecom is the first carrier in Pakistan to implement the SIM verification system in the country while the rest of the cellular companies have a plan to launch it before the 20^th December, 2013.Zong will implement the biometric SIM verification system across the country at its service centres, franchises and sales outlets in coming days. Earlier, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) given a deadline to all existing cellular operator in the country to implement biometric systems for the issuance of  mobile SIMs. All Telecom companies were given a time limit till 30^th November, 2013 for the implementation of the biometric SIMs verification system on their service centers in Karachi. At the implementation ceremony by Zong, the chairman of PTA Dr. Syed Ismail Shah was the first person to hands on the new Zong SIM using biometric SIM verification after cross verifying his thumb impression with NADRA’s data in real time. For buying a new SIM a customer will have to present his/her  Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) at the selling outlets or Franchises. After that the customers have to record his/her thumb impression. The biometric system is linked with the NDRA’s data which will prove the customers' identity.
If the SIM purchaser’s identity means thumb impressions will match with NDRA’s data he/she will be able to grab the SIMs. While commenting at the launching ceremony PTA chairman said that the watchdog and cellular carriers in the country are making all potential efforts to get rid of the usage of unregistered SIMs. Presently, the cellular industry is going through just the verification of new SIMs sale, but later on all the operating SIMs also be verified, in order to completely get rid of the use of illegal SIMs in the country, he added.
On the other hand Ufone Telecom declared in a press release that the company is all set to deploy the Biometric System in Karachi till 30^thNovember, while the rest of the cities before 20^th December.

The rest of the Telecom operators including Mobilink,Telenor and Warid also confirmed the deployment of the system at the CSCbefore the deadline.
I truly appreciate the implementation of this new SIM verification system because in this way there is no possibility of illegal SIM issuance and no one will any more be able to buy SIMs on the fake ID cards.

Telenor launches Talkshawk 3 bata 3 Offer

Telenor launches Talkshawk 3 bata 3 Offer. Telenor Pakistan is one of the leading cellular operators in the country. Like other cellular operators the Telenor always comes out with its matchless offers to facilitate its customers. Now Telenor brings a new TalkShawk 3/3 offer for its subscribers to facilitate them with affordable rates of calls SMS and Mobile internet.

The Telenor Talkshawk 3/3 offer is extremely amazing, it lets you enjoy 300 free minutes, 300 Free SMS and 30 MB of mobile internet absolutely free. Moreover this is a hassle free service with no hidden charges. You can avail the benefit of the Talkshawk 3 bata 3 offer not for the few hours or one day, instead you can enjoy the offer for the whole 3 days.

So what are you waiting for hurry up and subscribe for the Talkshawk 3 bata 3 offer for enjoying free calls, SMS and MBs.

How to just subscribe the offer?

In order to subscriber the offer you just need to dial *345*243#

Charges of Subscription?

The charges of subscription are Rs. 30+tax

Validity of the 3/3 offer:

The Talkshawk 3/3 offer is valid for three 3 days after subscription.   

The subscribers will not be able to re-subscribe this offer if they have run out of their free resources.

Note:

The offer is applicable for the users of Talkshawk economy, Talkshawk 24hrs, Talkshawk 75 paisa and Talkshawk value.

Charges of the offer:

The charges of the offer are Rs. 30 + Tax without tax.

Terms and Conditions:

The free minutes are just valid to call Telenor to Telenor numbers only while the SMS can be sent to all local networks.

Offer mechanics and price are subject to change at any time

Telenor Talkshawk reserves the right to withdraw the offer at any time.

To activate this Service Customer needs to dial *345*243#

Activation charges are Rs 30 + tax or Rs 35.8 ( with tax) which will be deducted at the time of activation

Customers can enjoy the offer for 3 calendar days 

The offer is applicable for the 24 Hours of the day

The Telenor Talkshawk 3 bata 3 offer is available on Economy, Talkshawk 24, Talkshawk 75, Value Package

In case subscriber migrates to another price plan, the service will be deactivated

Customers cannot re-subscribe to this service before offer expiry. Customers cannot subscribe to both MBO Daily and this offer at the same time.

Customers can use the free minutes, SMS and MBs in just one day or in 3 days, but the customers can not re-subscribe the offer till its expiry.

Make Cheap International Calls with Mobile Calling Apps

 Make Cheap International Calls with Mobile Calling Apps. Mobile phone use is increasing day by day. There are a growing number of mobile phone users across the world. The users of mobile phone always search for the best calling and SMS rates either to dial local or international numbers. Though the cellular companies are offering their subscribers a bunch of affordable and low cost packages to make national and international calls, but I think it’s not enough for the mobile users.

You are fully aware with the rapidly growing technology in the vast number of mobile applications. The different companies are launching various mobile applications due to the ongoing increase in the mobile users. They are aimed to offer more affordable and feature-rich calling options. The mobile manufacturing industry rapidly progressing and day after day come out with latest handset, Smartphone with the latest operating systems. These Smartphones or devices do not merely support talking, gaming and messaging application but also stunning apps that help you to stay connected with social networking and get productivity in your business, at the palm of your hand.

Today I will tell you some of the useful applications (apps) for making cheap international calls. Some of these mobile calling applications are free and have been fashioned to deliver cheap international calls for you and your close ones across the world. The mobile calling apps include;

Google Voice

Callimax

Truphone

Viber

Nimbuzz

Google Voice is absolutely an exciting app that not only connects you with your friends and family with texting and calling options. By using Google Voice you can make flexible calls from and to any destination. It is not only for ordinary consumers but also best for business people. It may be linked with other phone numbers which makes the call management quite easy and handy. In addition, it is connected with your Google account lead to rapid information sharing. The features of Google Voice include Call forwarding, voicemail, call recording and up-to-date web interface, etc.

Viber on the other hand is very useful and convenient calling, texting, image and video sharing applications. A number of mobile phone users are taking the advantage of Viber app. It also enables the sync between mobile device and desktop computer.

Nimbuzz is another easy to use application and you can install it simply both on your mobile and desktop computer. It has lots of exciting features like calling, messaging and file sharing, etc. the Nimbuzz app also offers you to integrate with your contacts from Facebook, Yahoo, Gtalk and Twitter.

Callimax is one of the best apps which offer cheapest international calling rates. It contains a bunch of features and allows you sync contacts with your smartphones or hand set’s address book and enjoy premium calls either via direct dialing or callback options.

Truphone application is especially built for cheap mobile VoIP services to the smartphone users. It offers lowest calling and chatting options. Moreover the Truphone app services are even accessible without internet connection.

So what are you waiting for download one of the above mentioned applications to enjoy the cheap international calling. I hope you will definitely get the advantage of the features of these applications.

Warid brings Mobile Backup Service

 Warid brings Mobile Backup service. Warid Telecom brings a new service called Mobile Backup to secure your data. With Warid Mobile Backup service you can secure all your personal and business data available in your phone. If you lost your mobile phone or by chance your data gets deleted, you don’t have to worry about the security of all the data, Warid keeps all your data saved in its data cloud.
By using the contacts Backup you can store names, numbers, email addresses, and much more. You can also access your contacts from web by using the below mentioned url;
http://mobilebackup.waridtel.com.
If you are a Warid customer just download and install the app on your Android device. SignUp and pursue the instructions to get registered.
This service permits you not only to keep your contacts but call logs and SMS safely backed up over the cloud. Every time you take backup all your contacts are updated and you can restore your contacts whenever you want.
The Warid Backup service assists you and keep you away from the most common and frustrating problem of outdated contact information. With cloud services, you can access your stored information anywhere, anytime.
Features:

• Backup your entire contact book
• Sync your contacts with Gmail
• Import / Export contacts directly to excel
• Auto sync
• SMS Backup
• Call log backup

How to subscribe fro Warid Mobile Backup?
If you hold Android powered device download and install the app.
Click on Signup
You need to follow the onscreen instructions to complete the registration process
How to Un-subscribe?

• You can unsubscribe the service anytime by writing UNSUB in an SMS ans send it to 2828

Charges:

• You can get a free trial for the first month!
• Weekly charges of PKR 5+t after free trial expires.

Note:
*Please ensure that your mobile number is the same as the SIM inserted in your mobile phone.
**Mobile application for BlackBerry coming soon
In order to download app Click here
Size:1.16MB
Standard GPRS charges apply.

Ufone brings Free Internet Offer After 1 MB Usage

Ufone brings Free Internet Offer After 1 MB Usage.  Ufone Telecom always comes out with its stunning and matchless offers for its subscribers. It stands at the forefront in the cellular industry when it comes to innovation in the services and offers.

Now Ufone brings an exciting Free Internet offer for its customers. Now you can get free mobile internet for the whole after the usage of 1 (one) MB. Ufone will charge for only the first 1 MB of mobile internet consumed, after which your mobile internet will be totally free for the entire day.

The Ufone Free Mobile Internet offer is applicable for the prepaid customers and is available all over the country and completely hassle free.

Furthermore, there are no subscription or extra charges to avail this offer. So what are you waiting for enjoy unlimited internet surfing for the whole day without any restriction.

Charges:

Subscribers will have to pay Rs.20 for the initial 1 MB of internet. The rest of the usage is absolutely Free.

Terms & Conditions:

The Ufone Free Internet offer is not valid for Postpay, Youth package, and Uth Pack customers

Rs. 20 will be charged for the initially consumed 1MB.

This offer is not applicable for those customers who are already subscribed to mobile Internet buckets.

This offer is not applicable for time based pay-as-you-go customers

The Free internet offer is applicable from the consumption of the initial 1MB till 12:00 at night

Terms and conditions apply

PTA blocked IPs, Mobile SIMs and Devices to control Grey Traffic

PTA blocked IPs, Mobile SIMs and Devices to control Grey Traffic. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in an effort to deal with the grey traffic has blocked more than 200,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, 1,382 Mobile SIMs and 3,160 phones / devices, during the last month. The sources said that the PTA blocked IPs, Mobile SIMs and cell phones via their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers. The sources added that the PTA grey traffic monitoring system has been working since October 2013. It is potent enough to automatically block those IPs that are not in the white list of PTA.

 PTA arranged a high level meeting, chaired by PTA Chairman, to review the progress of the gay traffic monitoring system. PTA has conducted an extensive audit of the whitelist IPs after the installation of the grey traffic monitoring equipment. Sources said that they got the whitelist IPs after the strict check and a stringent SOP. As a result, the IP whitelist has been rationalized and reduced from 51,000 to 10,360. PTA has installed the grey traffic monitoring equipment at the directives of the Grey Traffic Monitoring Committee.
Additionally, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had started a 24/7 complaint center, where complainants can send their complaints through emails, toll free phone, fax and Free SMS. The complaints can be sent at the following;
complaint@pta.gov.pk
Toll free phone number 080055055
Fax 051-2878127
Free SMS on 668
Complainants can report numbers in case of any local number appears when receiving an international call.

Until now 1,944 complaints have been received through this facility. The numbers reported are not just blocked but are also investigated for legal action.
 PTA detected grey traffic in the recent case and  after further investigation it was recognized that a Long Distance and International (LDI) operator Wise Communication (Pvt) Ltd was involved in it.  In order to bring the culprit under law, a joint raid was conducted by the PTA and the FIA, in which illegal terminating equipment was sequestered and culprits were apprehended. The initial estimate suggested that a total of 11 million minutes per month were being illegitimately carried into Pakistan by Wise Communication (Pvt) Ltd.
The PTA and FIA also conducted two other successful raids in Karachi and confiscated nine gateways.