PTCL Jadoo Box-PTCL Latest Packages

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has brought to its customers ‘Jadoo Box’ – a device that gives uninterrupted connectivity on wired DSL as well as backup wireless.

Introduced in three packages, the ‘Jadoo Box’ gives commercial and residential customers unlimited and uninterrupted Internet connectivity through a combination of DSL and EVO Nitro bundled together. This comes with unlimited voice connectivity that customers can enjoy through this Jadoo device.

Offer Details:

Jadoo Box comes with:

• DSL Internet
• An EVO Nitro USB device as backup.
• Free On-Net calls from PTCL to PTCL and to Vfone

Jadoo Box Features

• Internet connectivity with default DSL and an EVO as backup connection
• Multiple Users at home can access internet simultaneously through a single connection
• Integrate your IP telephony with value added features
• Works as Ethernet switch that enables you build residential LAN
• Built-in Wi-Fi access – to provide wireless connectivity for multiple home users
• Auto switchover between your primary and backup connectivity

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“PTCL’s Jadoo Box will capitalize on the uninterrupted connectivity needs of our valued customers,” said Senior Executive Vice President Commercial, Naveed Saeed. “This cutting-edge new product providing limitless connectivity will firmly establish PTCL as the only integrated telecom solutions company of Pakistan.”

Commending the PTCL ‘Jadoo Box’ brand team for their latest innovative accomplishment, Mr. Saeed said that it will be a new landmark in building PTCL’s unparalleled reliability for providing uninterrupted connectivity to all of its customers nation-wide.

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Warid Karachi Offer 2012

Warid is up with special offer for the residents of Karachi.

Those Warid customers living in Karachi can now make free unlimited calls to all Warid numbers from 12 AM to 12 PM.

All this comes at a fixed daily charges of Rs. 3.99 plus tax.

Offer Details:

• Free Warid to Warid calls from 12 AM to 12 PM
• Daily Charges: Rs. 3.99 plus tax
• Customer will be charged on-net and off-net call as per package plan from 12pm till 12am.

How to Subscribe:

• To activate Karachi offer, write “KHI”, or “Karachi” and SMS to 4337.
• Offer will get renewed automatically everyday
• In case of low balance, Karachi offer will be deactivated and it has to be subscribed again.
• Call helpline to unsubscribe

Terms and Conditions

• In case of low balance, Karachi offer will be deactivated and it has to be subscribed again.
• SMS will be charged as per the package plan.
• To get benefited from free calls, subscriber has to be in Karachi City. Any customer who subscribes to the offer from outside Karachi would be charged 3.99+ tax but will not be able to avail free calls.
• Karachi offer can be subscribed both by existing and new subscribers.
• This is a limited time offer & only for Prepaid subscribers.
• Karachi offer is applicable for Warid to Warid calls only.
• Offer expires at midnight 12am.
• All charges include government taxes and levies as well as a 19.5% federal excise duty.
• Each recharge done through scratch cards and Warid Ezeeload includes 10% withholding tax.

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Voter Checking Through SMS From March 1

Eligible voters will soon be able verify the status of their votes in the new computerized voter lists prepared by Election Commission of Pakistan by just sending an via mobile phones from anywhere, any time across the country, reported Daily Times citing an official of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

This long awaited service is going to see the light of the day on March 1st, 2012, said the report. After the service is launched, registered voters would be able to check the status of their votes and particulars through short messaging services (SMS).

How to check Vote Status:

• SMS your CNIC to 8300
• You will get a reply with your vote status
• Service Charges: Rs. 2 plus tax

Details suggest that sending an SMS with Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) number to 8300 will subsequently receive a message of around 160 characters in Urdu.

It will have the name, village/city, tehsil and district of the particular voter, location (electoral area) and serial number of vote registered in the preliminary electoral rolls.

The house number of voters will be kept confidential to ensure privacy and avoid misuse of the service.

After the introduction of the new service, it would be the responsibility of every eligible voter to make sure that his/her vote had been registered and to report any discrepancy to the ECP, said the media report.

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Warid Bank Alfalah Branchless Banking

Abu Dhabi Group (ADG) has indicated to launch an independent mobile financial services company through join-venture of Bank Alfalah and Warid, an official press statement said.

The group will enter into Pakistan’s mobile-banking industry with combination of two subsidiaries that will develop a branchless and electronic eco-system comprising products and value proposition for merchants, businesses, consumers and the government sector.

Ali Abbas Sikander will be heading the mobile-banking wing of Abu Dhabi Group. He worked with prominent international banks and led successful e-banking and branchless banking projects earlier in Pakistan and abroad.

The name of service brand has not been exposed clearly, however there will be number of small businesses and employment generated and rapid transactions of money will be carried out easily.

ADG is one of largest investors in Pakistan and has been operating in the country since 1997. The group companies have over $6.5 billion in total assets in Pakistan. ADG has invested in banking, telecommunications, real estate, insurance, sugar, asset management and health care sectors.

“It should be a matter of great comfort and satisfaction for our banking and telecom customers that their respective facilitators share a common vision to provide mobile based financial services which are convenient, need based and secure”, Atif Bajwa, CEO, Bank Alfalah said. I am sure this will prove to be a very positive step towards the economic and social development of the country and for consumer financial access.

Muneer Farooqui, CEO Warid Telecom stated that Pakistan telecom industry has shown tremendous growth over the recent past, and now with the introduction of mobile financial services our subscribers will be equipped with highly accessible and convenient technology beyond traditional bank branches to ensure the much needed financial inclusion in this country.

Pakistan is considered as model for mobile-banking services in the world as the sector has witnessed significant growth in utility by the customers through reliability, confidence and preference.

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Ufone UMonitor!-Control Outgoing & Incoming Calls

Ufone Umonitor service 2012.Ufone Umonitor service

Mobile communication technologies have evolved independently across continents and there is significant challenge in achieving success while introducing innovative services. Ufone continues to live up to these challenges and recently introduced UMonitor; a service with which customers will be able to monitor calls on three phone numbers. With this offer customers can now create a list of selected numbers and control their incoming and outgoing calls.

Taking another step forward in offering greater value-addition; Ufone introduced UMonitor for its postpaid and prepaid customers. The primary prepaid number will be charged Rs5+tax per week and postpaid customers will be charged Rs 20/Month- the monitored numbers will not be charged. Customers can subscribe to this service by dialing 6363. All calls to 6363 will be charged at Rs0.1+tax per minute. After subscription, customers will be given the option to add up to three phone numbers of their choice which they want to monitor. The monitored number will have the option to accept or decline being added to the monitored list. The primary number will be able to monitor each number separately by sending command SMS to 6464 free of cost. Each monitored number’s log will be maintained separately.

Time and time again Ufone has been offering unmatched packages and services that have met the changing needs of their customers. The organization has always been keen to introduce the most competitive products and services in the market.

Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer at Ufone said that it was a great achievement for Ufone to develop UMonitor for its valued customers. He stressed that the Pakistani telecom market is an example of rapid progression and sustenance. He proclaimed that at Ufone it was understood that different businesses have different service and package requirements. It is all about identifying and introducing an offering which fills the gap and satisfies the requirements of our valued customers.

About Ufone: Ufone is an Etisalat Group Company with its presence in all the major cities of Pakistan along with a comprehensive coverage across all major towns, villages and tehsil headquarters of the country. The company employs more than 3,850 people and operates with a network of more than 375 franchises and 22 company-owned customer service centers along with a distribution network of 150,000 outlets nationwide.

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Zong Rawalpindi Islamabad Offer 2012

Zong has stretched its renowned free on-net call offer to Islamabad and Rawalpindi region, with even better equation.

Now residents in Islamabad and Rawalpindi and can make unlimited free on-net calls against a daily charges of Rs. 7 plus tax per day or Rs. 41.93 plus tax per week.

Offer Detail:

• Free on-net calls in Islamabad/Rawalpindi send isb to 522 for Rs.7+tax/day
• weekly free on-net calls in Rawalpindi/Islamabad send ISB7 to 522 for Rs41.93+tax (Rs.5.99+tax/day)

To Subscribe:

• For Daily Offer: Send isb to 522 for Rs.7+tax/day
• For Weekly Offer: Send ISB7 to 522 for Rs41.93+tax (Rs.5.99+tax/day)

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PTCL Double Balance Vfone Package Offer

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched ‘Double Balance’ Vfone offer for its customers to recharge their Vfone accounts and get an additional free balance equal to the load amount.

Vfone Double Balance offer is valid for those customers who have not recharged their accounts since August 31, 2011, can re-load and get an additional free balance equal to the load amount absolutely free.

Not just that, Vfone customers can use the free balance acquired through this offer for on-net calling, Internet and SMS to on-net and off-net networks for 30 days.

“PTCL continues to provide the most affordable packages and special offers to its customers in the market,” said PTCL Senior Executive Vice President Commercial, Naveed Saeed. “With our latest Double Balance offer, we have made 24/7 connectivity possible at the lowest rates in the industry for all Vfone customers.”

Customers can avail the facility of SMS, unlimited free calls from Vfone to Vfone and an exciting Smart package, which offers extremely low rate of just Rs.1.30/min for any network anytime.

“The Vfone Double Balance offer is aimed at increasing Vfone’s active customer base, enhancing its usage and for longer customer retention,” said Executive Vice President Wireless Business, Omar Khalid.

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Ufone Azad Kashmir Offer 2012

Ufone has expanded its location based charging to whole of Azad Kashmir, where customers can now make unlimited free calls to any Ufone to Ufone numbers (round the clock) plus they get 10 minutes daily for calls to any UK landline number.

All this comes at a fixed daily charge of Rs. 11.99 plus tax per day.

Customers can avail this offer without changing their base package, meaning that this offer is available for all prepaid packages, and you just need to subscribe to the offer to start availing it.

Offer details:

• Free unlimited Ufone to Ufone calls, round the clock
• 10 Free minutes per day to any UK landline number

Charges:

• Daily charges: Rs. 11.99 plus tax
• Set up charge of 1 paisa/call is applicable for making free calls from Ufone to Ufone

How to Subscribe:

To subscribe to AJK offer, dial *366#

Terms & Conditions:

• The offer is available in specific regions of AJK
• Daily 10 free minutes are available to UK landline numbers
• The validity of this bucket will be from the time of subscription till mid-night same day.
• Minutes will not be applicable for special, VAS and NTS numbers
• Calls made to other networks will be charged as per the package plan
• This offer is available for Prepaid customers only
• Free calls are not applicable to short codes and voice bucket
• Conference call facility is not available with this offer
• This offer is valid till 28th Feb 2012
• Ufone reserves the rights to change the mechanics of the offer

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Djuice Awards 2012- Djuice Awards Ceremony

Youth brand Djuice recognized the students’ efforts at ‘breaking the silence – Khamoshi ka Boycott’.

All the students are poor and belong to far-flung areas but had secured more than 90% marks in their Matriculation examination by instilling in themselves a drive for a better tomorrow.

Each student was awarded a handset along with a Djuice SIM with free airtime and Internet access. The aim is to empower them with a tool that can help them activate their communities.

Picture shows chairman Punjab Education Foundation Raja Anwar (center) with a group of high achieving students and djuice team at the PEF office in Rawalpindi.

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