10000 SMS in only 99 RS. Telenor TalkShawk SMS fulltime

Step 1: Customer calls 555 IVR and press 5 to listen to three options available.
Step 2: Depending upon the option selected by customer; respective fee would be deducted from customer account and Free SMS will be awarded.
Step 3: Validity of Free SMS will be 15 days. On 16th day unused free SMS will be confiscated.

Example:

Customer ‘A’ Calls 555 and subscribers to 10,000 Free SMS on 20th July 08
Rs 119.79 (Rs 99 + tax) will be deducted from customer account
Customer ‘A’ has 15 days, which mean end date for that customer to use free SMS is 4th August 08.
On 5th August unused Free SMS will be confiscated. However, if same customer re-subscribers the unused SMS will be added to new SMS after fee deduction.

Terms & conditions
Subscription validity 15 days
Free SMS can only be used for Telenor to Telenor (onnet) SMS
Dial *111# to check Free SMS Balance after subscription
Subscription Fee are exclusive of tax
Unused Free SMS will be confiscated upon expiry of validity
Offer available for all Talkshawk price plans
Limited time offer

Adress Verification Required for New Phone SIMs in Pakistan

Interior Ministry Comes up With Remedy of Pakistani Mobile Users

Daily times has reported in its July 22, 2008 edition as following

The federal government has decided that Mobile SIMs will now be posted to the addresses given by applicants and not handed over to the purchaser on the spot. An Interior Ministry spokesman told reporters that any violation of this procedure shall be punishable under the relevant laws and necessary instructions had been issued to Chairman PTA in this regard.

Aamir Atta wrote in his blog

This is a very sharp step taken by government. Maybe it was only solution left with the government; given that PTA and cellular companies were not showing good results regarding the sale of illegal SIMs.

I think that this method may delay the process of SIM activation and may result into problems for users, but the legislation may lead us to a safer Pakistan. We must remember that this situation is reversal of what we were 8/10 years ago when we used to wait for a PTCL line for months. So these delays are due to problems created by ourselve.

On other hands, sales of cellular connections may further go down, which are already witnessing a decline in recent months. Even bangladesh defeated us in Cellular SIM’s sale in June 2008. It merits mentioning that Pakistan added

Well in countries like UK address verification steps are already being used and are very successful. I agree to Mr. Aamir Atta that it is a good step taken by the Govt. Now let us see how it will be implemented in a true spirit.

Ufone TALK and FLY

Ufone launched Talk and FLY promotion in partnership with PIA (Pakistan International Airline)

Here are the details

Become a Ufone Postpay Customer…
…and fly PIA to the destination of your choice for FREE.
Now with a Ufone Postpay connection not only do you have the chance to fly anywhere in the WORLD FOR FREE but also take advantage of PIA award points.

5 Winners every month through lucky draws
The awards don’t stop here! Sign up for a Ufone Postpay package of your choice today and avail the following benefits:

Get PIA Awards +Plus Sapphire card on selecting Ufone Postpay package*
Get upto 1500 A+ Miles absolutely FREE on subscription.
Earn PIA A+ Miles every time you fly PIA or talk using your Ufone Postpay connection.
Redeem your A+ Miles for free tickets, class upgrades, excess baggage and many other exciting rewards.
This offer is not applicable on zero line rent (ZLR) package.
PIA awards +plus terms and conditions apply.
Visa arrangements are the responsibility of the lucky winners

We are very proud to be partnering with the national carrier and providing this kind of value addition. This is a first of its kind in Pakistan and as always we continue to raise the standard and set the new benchmark.

Manipulation of stocks with SMS a cyber crime

Guest Post by Dr. Awab Alvi
In light of the recent stock market debacle the government is attempting to prevent incidents like these from happening again. Today a news report appeared in Daily Times where the usage of SMS in spreading disinformation about the stock market are deemed as a Cyber Crime and ironically the FIA has been entrusted to ensure that it does not happen in the future.

Overtly it may seem to be an interesting way to solve the panic of any future stock market debacle, but I personally see it as an odd way to solve the underlying problem. One could argue that if a simple SMS message communication to my broker to “SELL SELL SELL” can be attributed to a punishable cyber crime. Then we should hold liable all phone calls made during the stock-market-rumor-mongering period as an equally important punishable crime.

* Fundamentally I believe you cannot condemn the usage of a specific medium (in this case SMS) for its probable repercussions, instead its imperative to develop safe guards to instead hold the traders on the trading floor directly responsible for their actions which may contribute to panic. Deny all you might we all some how knew that this over inflated stock market bubble was going to burst which was all the more evident considering the miserable economic indicators within Pakistan, suffice to say it was on the cards
* Secondly I shudder to see an even more powerful FIA entrusted with dispensing the Cyber Crime law at its own free will, considering the drafted of the Cyber Crime law was shady at best as it failed to provide safe guards for the innocent.

Manipulation of stocks with SMS now a cyber crime

ISLAMABAD: Manipulation of the stock exchange market through short messaging services (SMS) from mobile phones will be treated as a cyber crime, the federal government decided on Sunday.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will deal with creating disinformation about the stock markets through SMS. The government has also directed the agency to take immediate notice of such cases in future.

The decision to bring the practice under the agency’s supervision comes in the backdrop of a major stock market decline last week, which saw small investors, the most affected by the slide, demonstrating violently outside the major exchanges at Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.

Would anyone have a different twist to this recent development

Self Care Portal Launched by Wateen Telecom

Features Includes:

* Service Information - Regarding your current package and other information.
* Favorite Links - Save your favorite links.
* Remaining Balance - Shows your remaining account balance.
* Internet Usage - Shows how much data has been used from your account. (Highly Demanded!)
* Last 5 Internet Sessions - Shows detail statistics regarding your sessions.
* Last 5 Calls - Details about your last 5 calls called from Wateen Telephony Services.
* Email Notification - Receive notifications alerts your usage limit depending on your chosen settings.
more info

WaridTel Launched Friend Finder

To locate your friends with SMS

1. Just write “Find <0321XXXXXXX> and sms to 141 e.g if your friend have number 0321-1122222 you will send sms like this “Find 03211122222″ to 141

2. User-B will receive an SMS requesting to permit or deny User-A’s request

3. User-A will receive User-B’s response to request

4. User-A will then get location of User-B through SMS if approved otherwise a denial message will be sent

How do I locate a friend through MMS?

To Locate a Friend via MMS:

1. 1. User-A sends SMS to 141 by writing FINDMMS e.g
“Find032XXXXXXXX>

2. User-B will receive an SMS requesting to permit or deny User-A request

3. User-A will receive User-B’s response to request

4. User-A will get location of User-B through MMS* if approved or a denial message if not

*MMS settings and activations require

Additional features which you can use in the Friend Finder Service?

SMS command	Description
Find<space><NUMBER>	Locate a user with specified number. The default response format is “Location of friend” [nickname/number] is: [place name], distance [distance] km”
Find<space><NUMBER><space>MMS	Locate a user with a specified number through MMS
Find<space><NICKNAME><space>MMS	Locate a user with specified nickname and to request the reply in MMS format
ADD<space><NUMBER>	Adds a friend with specified number
ADD<space><NUMBER><space><NICKNAME>	Adds a friend’s number with a specified nickname
Find<space><NICKNAME>	Locate a user with specified nickname
BLK<space><NUMBER>	Blocks a friend with the specified Number
BLK<space><NICKNAME>	Blocks a friend with the specified nickname
DEL<space><NUMBER>	Deletes a friend with the specified number from friends list
DEL<space><NICKNAME>	Deletes a friend with the specified nickname from friends list
HELPF	Provides user with a Help message for the service
HIDE	Hides the user so that none of his/her friends can locate him/her
LIST	Provides a list of friends
LIST<space>BLK	Provides a list of friends who have blocked this user
LIST<space>ALLOW	Provides a list of friends who have given the user permission to locate themselves
LIST<space>ASK	Provides a list of friends who require asking for permission to be located

Service Charges for Friend’s Location Finder via SMS

For each request of finding Friend’s Location, Rs.3 + tax will be charged. On successful receiving the requested location of place, Rs.3 + tax will be deducted from your account.

Service Charges for Place Finder via MMS

For each request of finding Friend’s Location, Rs.3 + tax will be charged. On successful receiving of location of place, MMS retrieval charges, i.e. Rs.3 + tax will be deducted from your account.

* Service will not find you friend’s location if his/her mobile phone is switched off
You will need WAP/GPRS activated and settings installed on your handset to access through WAP

*To locate via MMS, you will need to have your MMS activated and settings installed on your handset.

* Maps service is currently available to subscribers in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi & Peshawar only

PTCL Employees Have Threaten to Jam PTCL on 21 July

PTCL Employees Have Threaten to Jame PTCL Network on 21 July if their demands are not me.

SFCC recommendations on PTCL employees’ issue ready

ISLAMABAD: Special Federal Cabinet Committee (SFCC) has formulated its recommendations on PTCL employees’ issue.

Federal ministers Syed Khurshid Shah, Syed Naveed Qamar, Qamar Zaman Kaira, interior secretary, Kamal Shah, high officials of Islamabad police, administration and Rangers attended the meeting held here.

Following the meeting, In-charge Minister Communications, Qamar Zaman Kaira told the media that the cabinet committee has prepared the recommendations relating to PTCL employees. PTCL management was mulling over the employees’ issues and the reasons behind the dispute between workers and management was being reviewed, he added. Responding to a question, he said that Rangers’ mishandling was not intentional. He said that the Govt. still owns 79 percent shares in PTCL and therefore, we have reservations.

Book Your Warid ZEM Number Online

Mobile commerce and online purchase system is getting popularity in Pakistan. Reference to recent launch of WiMax by Mobilink, Mobilink billing and Zong online booking indicate the growth and development in this sector.

Warid telecoms is not less than any one in this race of technology and they have followed the Zong and started offering online booking of number of your own choice.

To Book Your number click here

Ufone Video News

Ufone Pakistan launched video news service for the very first time in Pakistan. Now you can not only listen but also watch news and latest updates on your mobile phone.

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