Posted by: Aamir Attaa on September 4, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Yes, you will have to believe this, as reported by Daily Times. Infact i read this news yesterday, but was unable to counter check it from PTA’s website… (By the way PTA’s website is still down due to some scripting issues).
We hope this is not a typo or mis-communication, as this has happened before with Zong. By the way, i am unable to digest this news; as Zong was Launched in April 2008, and how come they made 1 million customers per month??? Can some one please confirm this news?
Anyway, let me paste the excerpt from Daily Times for you to know more about Zong’s 5 Million Story
KARACHI: China Mobile’s first international brand, ZONG has touched 5 million subscribers after receiving unprecedented response to its innovative products and services. According to data released by the telecom industry regulator, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), ZONG has achieved a phenomenal 35 percent market share during the period April to July 2008. Salman Wassay, director marketing ZONG said, “It is because ZONG is the only cellular operator that is offering what the public needs, rather than promoting products and packages that serve the company more than they serve the users”. staff report
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on September 3, 2008 at 12:23 PM
If you feel like boring in composing a text message, or if you are busy driving you car, then you have a chance to send an SMS even without typing out messages. Zong offers this service for you, named as “Keh Dou SMS”. With Keh Dou SMS, now you can say your sms rather than composing it. Dial * mobile number and speak what you conventionally would have typed. Whatever that is you felt like saying would really be said, in your own voice & delivered to your friend as a voice SMS.
How to use
- To Send a kehdo sms dial * then mobile number of your friend (such as: *03145556669)
- Listen to new kehdo sms dial *0*
- Listen to old Kehdo SMS dial *1*
| Pricing |
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On-Net |
X-Net |
International (Rs.2 destinations only) |
| Voice SMS Sending |
Rs 1.5 |
Rs 1.5 |
Rs 3 |
| New Voice SMS Retrieval |
Rs 1.5 |
Rs 1.5 |
Rs 3 |
| Old Voice SMS Retrieval |
Rs 1.5 |
Rs 1.5 |
Rs 1.5 |
*all prices mentioned are exclusive of tax.
– VSMS will be 1 minute
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on September 1, 2008 at 12:52 PM
We all know well that Zong had been offering an Unlimited SMS package, with deduction of Rs. 3 Per day; but (thanks to some SMS advertising companies) Zong has revised this package and now they have set a limit on this unlimited SMS Package.
Though they still call it Unlimited SMS, but the truth is that you can send a maximum of 500 SMS per day…! However pricing remains the same.
This 500 SMS per day limit is too little for power users, and who are accustomed to massive text messaging (thanks to these bundle SMS packages). So if you are subscribed to this package, be sure that you do not cross 500 SMS limit….!
Note: Zong has also introduced a new package that allows 20,000 SMS for Rs. 149 (validity Period 15 days). You must try this new package to enjoy more daily limit.
If you Still think that 500 SMS are enough for you in Rs. 3 (excluding Taxes) per day, then you can subscribe to this package by sending an SMS “sub” to 700 and to unsubscribe SMS “unsubscribe” to 700.
Let’s peek over what other cellular companies are offers terms of SMS Packages…
Telenor: 10,000 On-Net SMS for Rs. 100
Mobilink: Unlimited SMS for 1 Month for Rs. 115
Ufone: Unlimited SMS for Rs. 150
Warid: 2000 SMS or MMS for Rs. 150
Zong: 20,000 SMS for Rs. 149
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on August 27, 2008 at 1:26 PM
oday, Zong advertised in Print Media with a new offer which says that you can send as many as 20,000 text messages for Rs. 149 only (excluding taxes, with taxes they become Rs. 180). This limit of 20,000 SMS remains valid for only 15 days…! afterwards you will loose the remaining SMS quota.
How To Subscribe:
Advert says that this offer is available for all Zong Prepaid customers, you can subscribe to this offer by
Write SMS -> SUB and sent it to 701
Make sure that you have at least Rs. 180 in your balance!
Pricing
Rs. 149 (without taxes) and Rs. 180 with Taxes (Valid for 15 days only)
It merits mentioning here that Zong also offers unlimited text messages with Rs. 3 per day, which is relatively easy for customers, as with that balance is deducted on daily basis…!
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on August 22, 2008 at 9:00 AM
Alright, Zong has broken the silence, and they have something new to offer to its customer…! This time they are targeting those customers who tend to make international calls quite frequently - Yes, now with zong you can call at 50 paisa per 30 second to any one International number. Hold on a second, Zong says that you will be charged 40 Paisas extra on first minute…!
This package is available to all Zong’s 8 Anay customers… Also you can select your one international number from selected countries for special pricing. This is very much similar to Zong 8 Anay’s current setting, that is you can select one selected number at 50 Paisa Per 30 Seconds.
Available Countries
- Canada (Land line + Mobile)
- China (Land line + Mobile)
- USA (Land line + Mobile)
- UK (Land line only)
- Germany (Land line only)
- Spain (Land line only)
- Ireland (Land line only)
Salient Features
- 50 paisas/30 seconds to one international number
- 40 paisa set-up charges for first minute
- Number modification/addition charges of Rs.15/- applicable
- Government taxes apply.
How to avail the service
- Dial 907 to avail the offer
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on August 22, 2008 at 7:32 AM
ProPakistani.com conducted a survey asking its visitors to give feedback on what they think is the best cellular company of Pakistan.
Survey form was displayed to all visitors of ProPakistani.com and remained active for 30 days. Poll widget which bounds anyone to re-cast his vote from same IP received total of 1611 votes in the specified time.
Ufone has been surprisingly voted as the best cellular company of Pakistan with total of 608 votes, which are 38 percent of total votes. That’s remarkable, in my opinion that’s due to the simple pricing; little number of packages and their SMS bundles did the trick in getting popularity amongst the consumers.
Telenor managed to set at second slot with total of 286 (18 percent) votes. Again I think their SMS bundles worked for Telenor, their Rs. 1 package is also popular amongst the masses.
Warid remained at third position with very little margin, and got 274 votes that’s just 12 votes behind Telenor.
I am again surprised by Mobilink’s popularity and users’ experience with largest cellular company of the country. They got 239 votes, which are merely 15 percent of total votes. I won’t say anything about Mobilink, but the poll reflects that they are loosing the grip over customers.
Considering a new entrant, Zong did well by getting 193 votes. Their Book Your Number Service is relatively popular than many other value added services they provide.
Last stood the Instaphone with 11 votes!
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on August 5, 2008 at 4:02 AM
Mobile phone subscribers were once again deceived by Chinese Let Zong, when they saw an AD in today’s newspapers which read “Rs. 1 Only”.
Now let’s calculate what actually Zong is offering, and let me justify how Zong deceived (lied to) its customers
As per Zong’s official website:
Handset Price = PKR 499
ZONG SIM Pack = PKR 150
12 months on-net airtime = PKR 2,032.8 (PKR 140 x 12 = 1680 + 352.8 as tax)
Advance Tax = PKR 168
Total Deal Price = PKR 2849
So this Rs. 1 handset is going to cost you Rs. 2849 : -)
Check Points:
- You cannot buy handset or the SIM alone, means you will have buy the whole package
- Free Air Time will compass over 12 months, and you can not consume that in a single month, which means you can consume free air time of Rs. 140 in first month and same in second and so on.
- The built-in on-net airtime worth PKR 1,680 is only for ZONG to ZONG calls,
- The un-used airtime will not carry forward to next month. For example if a customer uses PKR 110 worth of airtime till month end then remaining PKR 30 worth of airtime will be lost (confiscated).
- Handset purchased under this deal would be functional with ZONG SIMs only. Other mobile network SIM will not work on this handset.
- ZONG Handsets comes with six month warranty.
- Warranty can only be claimed from the customer service center it was purchased from.
- After 12 months customers will stop getting PKR 140 worth of monthly built-in on-net airtime. The customer can use the handset and the SIM after 12 months by recharging account as per regular procedure.
Conclusion
Ufone’s bundle offer of Rs. 999 for Handset and SIM was lot better than of this long term contract and handset that’s actually locked (means you can not use this handset with any other network)
Another element that left a bad impression about this handset offer Zong was its advertisement, which says that get a phone for Rs. 1 only…! and not only this, ad sayz “Mobile Phone Sirf 1 Rs main, 12 Maheenay kay balance kay sath” Now please Zong people us me from where this Handset is of Rs. 1???
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Posted by: Aamir Attaa on August 4, 2008 at 5:15 AM
Zong has started a video service (similar to Ufone’s Video News Alerts that they launched 2 weeks ago) that will offer 5 video news alerts and breaking news to be sent to mobile subscribers via MMS.
Zong has partnered Geo News and Geo Super to bring these latest happenings to customers’ mobile phones with its service that Zong calls “Video on Demand”; but actually service is not exactly what Video on Demand services should offer.
How to Subscribe Zong Video on Demand
With Zong’s Video on Demand you can subscribe to two type of news, which is Geo News and Geo Super. Both services should be activated separately and hence they are charged separately too. (Check below for Video on Demand service charges)
To subscribe to GEO NEWS: write an SMS NEWS and send it to 632
To subscribe to GEO Super: write an SMS SPORTS and send it to 632
How to un-subscribe
In order to unsubscribe and stop receiving video clips, send an SMS ‘UNNEWS’ or ‘UN NEWS’ and send it to 636
In order to unsubscribe from all channels send an SMS ‘UN ALL’ or ‘UNALL’ and send it 636
Zong Video on Demand Service Charges
Subscription charges are Rs. 50/- plus tax per month
Note: these charges are per channel, which means you will have to pay Rs. 100 plus tax if you subscribe to Geo News and Geo Super both.
Un-subscription @ Rs.2 + tax
Zong Video on Demand Features
- Subscribed users will receive news clips through MMS five times a day between 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 pm
- Subscribed users will receive clips of breaking news within the above mentioned time slots
- Only for GPRS and MMS Handsets only
- GPRS & MMS should be enabled
- There will be no charges on receiving the MMS
- This service is available to all prepaid and postpaid subscribers of ZONG
If you want single news update but don’t want to subscribe to Video on Demand
If you want a single update on latest happenings and do not want to subscribe to the service; please do the following
For GEO NEWS: sms NEWS to 632
For GEO SUPER: sms SPORTS to 632
Charges for single news update will be Rs. 10/- plus tax per request
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