Posted by: Aamir Attaa on December 18, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Ufone has come up with best EDGE/GPRS USB package…! Ufone says that you need to pay Rs. 6,999 (inclusive of all taxes) and Get Ufone’s EDGE Card for your desktop/PC and Ufone’s Data SIM and use unlimited Internet for 6 months for FREE….! Sounds gr8!
We know that Telenor is offering its USB Card costs Rs. 12,700 while Zong’s USB is priced at Rs. 9,999. Ufone here wins the price race along with free unlimited GPRS internet for 6 month is added value. Also the Ufone EDGE Card comes with 6 month’s Replaceable warrenty.
By the way, Ufone’s EDGE Card will also support sending and receiving SMS. (Standard SMS charges will apply)
Pricing
- Ufone EDGE USB Modem = Rs. 6,999/- (Including Taxes)
- Prepaid Data SIM (Voice Blocked, GPRS/SMS allowed) = Free
- 6 months UrEDGE Unlimited* Prepaid data Package = Free
*Unlimited means unmetered GPRS/EDGE Internet for first 6 months
After first Six months, UrEDGE packages can be availed, or customer can go postpaid with standard postpaid packages including Umail.
In case of postpaid packages after 6 months, you will have to pay One Time Security Deposit of Rs. 750/-+Tax
How is the Speed?
If you are in urban area then there are good chances that you may get EDGE – means better connection. In rural areas where there is GPRS connection, you may get bit slower connection.
From a test conducted by www.ProPakistani.com in Islamabad, suggests that on average you may get 5 Kbps speed on Ufone’s GPRS connection.
It must be noted that GPRS/EDGE internet connection greatly depends on your location + your handset + load on network.
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Posted by: Muhammad Ali Raza on December 5, 2008 at 7:29 AM
“What we loose with a less secure website?” I am asked this question by many people, today, in this article I will try to cover those core reasons, which make it essential for everyone to secure his/her web server. We will try to measure necessary security threats for all scale of websites, ranging from personal blogs to community websites, small sized company website to corporations’ websites.
Blog Sites
Let’s start with bloggers, and why securing web server is important to them. Normally blogger are of the view that why the hell should I spend money or energy to this so-called security; while I have no sensitive data on my blog, neither I am in serious conflict with anyone? And even if some looser gets into my blog, I will simply change my server and will restore with the backup that I take on daily basis. So not a bid deal at all.
Well, I am afraid, but it is not exactly the same! Let’s peek into those incentives that a blogger offers to a website hacker. First thing that comes in is the show off, and probably it is the most enjoyable target for hackers. Normally, it is observed that blogs are not that secure when compared to corporate websites, hence they are easy to get in.
So hackers, especially the beginners start their careers with hacking blog sites.
It is matter of fact that hackers don’t attack blogs for fun only, there can be financial aspect with hacking a blog as well, such as many hackers attack blogs to gain its data for instance, names, emails, IPs and latter on they re-sell it (for hefty value).
Another very dangerous thing can be, what if a hacker comes in and change your google ad sense code and changes it to his/her code, even in that case, a blogger can be in deep trouble. Continue Reading This Story
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on December 4, 2008 at 8:46 AM
Ufone has revised its GPRS/EDGE packages for its prepaid customers. Now Ufone users can subscribe for three available packages, depending on their usage to enjoy in-expensive GPRS for their internet needs while on the go.
Procedure is simple, you subscribe to one of three available packages, which will deduct balance from your account according to package and you will be allotted with certain amount of data limit, again according to package. You can use this data with-in a certain time.
The good thing is that you can subscribe again to any package if you use exceed your data limit. By the way, in case your data limit is over, and you are still using GPRS then you will be charged at standard rates, which are Rs. 15 plus tax per 1 MB. So make sure that you have an eye on remaining data limit. To check remaining data package volume & expiry date you can send USSD command to *706# or call 706.
This treat is for prepaid users only, postpaid users, please keep on paying high bills and over charges and keep missing the luxury….!
Ufone UrEDGE Packages (Including Taxes)
| Sr. # |
UrEDGE
package Name |
Package
Volume |
Subscription Charges |
Price per MB |
Validity |
Activation SMS Shortcode |
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| 1. |
UrEDGE 5 |
5 MB |
Rs. 61/- |
Rs. 10/- |
15 Days |
801 |
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| 2. |
UrEDGE 30 |
30 MB |
Rs. 182/- |
Rs. 5.00/- |
30 Days |
802 |
|
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| 3. |
UrEDGE Unlimited |
1.5 GB |
Rs. 604/- |
Rs. 0.33/- |
30 Days |
803 |
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on December 4, 2008 at 8:04 AM
We remember that PTCL offered its Free Unlimited Internet almost a month and half ago. The move by PTCL disfigured dial-up ISP businesses in the country, and they had no other option but to seek PTA for any solution.
It is told that there went plenty of hearings and discussions over the issue. After detailed discussions and deliberations, a new model for dialup ISPs is being emerged wherein all ISPs will provide free dialup access to the customers. ISPs would advertise/market their service on service quality, customer support, etc., and access would be open for all PTCL phone users to connect to Internet using any ISP’s username and password.
PTCL would charge one local call for every 20 minutes for Internet users and this revenue would be shared between PTCL (30%) and ISPs (70%). Continue Reading This Story
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on November 28, 2008 at 8:34 AM
Internet Service Providers in Pakistan are offering wide range of Broadband technologies, such as DSL, Cable, FTTH and WiMAX. Currently, DSL is the leading broadband technology in Pakistan with approx 65 percent market share, while major DSL providers in Pakistan are Micronet, LinkdotNet, Cybernet, Multinet and PTCL.
HFC (Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial) is the second largest broadband technology in terms of market share. Approximately, 25 percent of total broadband subscribers in Pakistan use FHC technology. Worldcall happens to be the largest cable modem broadband provider in Pakistan through the use of FHC network in Karachi and Lahore; along with comes Wateen Telecom which is also providing broadband using FHC. Competition in DSL market is easily seen, while the core retention element is the service and support.
Use of FTTH and WiMAX has increased, though not with the same ratio as in developed countries, but emergence and benefits of services such as IPTV is pulling customers towards FTTH. There are around 2800 FTTH and 20,000 WiMAX subscribers in Pakistan. Wateen Telecom and recently launched Mobilink Infinity are two WiMAX providers in the country. However, due to first of its kind experience of WiMAX technology, service issues are being reported. Continue Reading This Story
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on November 11, 2008 at 7:42 PM
Guest Post by Naeem Pani Wala
Unlike other countries, cellular companies in Pakistan hold a vital share in advertising spending; both in print and electronic media - Mobile advertising is considered as back bone of advertising industry in Pakistan.
When we see global stats, In 2007 only 4 billion US dollars were spent by mobile companies on advertising (globally), while only Procter and Gamble had more advertising budget then this, that year – however, situation in Pakistan is obviously lot different.
High paying and long running advertising campaigns contributed a lot in advertising industry. I remember that before telecom era, even the salaries were very small in advertising companies, but then came the boom and advertising touched new heights.
Maybe it was strategic mistake by advertising industry to rely this much only on telecom sector. That’s the reason, the downfall of telecom sector (to some extent at least) is severely felt by advertising agencies at most. Continue Reading This Story
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Posted by: Bites85 on October 30, 2008 at 5:59 AM
Internet is full of web hosting companies like Media Template, Dream Host, GoDaddy and thousands pf others. Web masters prefer web hosting companies which are reliable and trusted. These big companies have elite administration with a lot of experience. They provide very good back up, if encountered any problem. Even Pakistani web masters and users prefer these foreign companies for multiple reasons. But many people may not know that even Pakistan has good web hosting providers. Today i will tell you about few good web hosting providers:
Creative On:
It is a very reputable company. There basic packages for the beginners are very competitive and can be dubbed as the best. They also have reseller hosting services which are very affordable. They provide Windows and Linux dedicated hosting with very good features. It can be called Pakistan’s best web hosting providers. Professional web masters should consider this. They also have an affiliate program through which you can earn up to Rs.4000.
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Posted by: Muhammad Ali Raza on October 16, 2008 at 9:07 AM
New attack method has been designed by hackers to get your system infected. We, very frequently, use Wi-Fi (wireless) access points in our offices, home, universities and public places such as restaurants and airports. Microsoft Windows actually tends to remember our previous Wi-Fi sessions, so that it can communicate with known Wi-Fi networks to connect your PC or laptop by sending synchronization packages, and all this happens without your approval.
Hacker used this function as a attacking method, as they send you requests to accept their networks as your Wi-Fi connections. These requests can be like “Hey it’s me your office access point connect here” or “This is your home network connect this”.
Normal users, like many of us, will connect these networks, but doing so will you get to bunch or attacks on your machine, as your operating system or application gives hackers unauthorized access to your system.
You cant skip these hacking requests, as they are carried away automatically. So you cant stop this but there are some ways to do some tweaking to keep such attacks busy for sometime and to put more effect to get them access to your system.
- Keep your wireless card (Wi-Fi) devices turned off when not in use
- Make sure what network you are connecting to
- Keep you WiFi cache data clean
- Use WPA2 with AES encryption method for your home or office networks.
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