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- Pakistan Ends November 2010 with 101.64 Million Cellular Subscribers
- Cellular Subscribers Pay 30% Taxes, But Why? [LTE]
- Here are Reasons if Your Comments Don’t Get Published on ProPakistani
- Blogs Become the Social Tool for Public Rant; are Cellcos Listening?
- Whatsapp: Complete Mobile to Mobile Messenger
- Ringtones: Are they Disturbing the Peace
| Pakistan Ends November 2010 with 101.64 Million Cellular Subscribers Posted: 26 Jan 2011 07:20 PM PST
Pakistan Ends November 2010 with 101.64 Million Cellular Subscribers is a post from: ProPakistani According to recent most stats shared by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, cellular companies ended November 2010 with 101.641 million subscribers, up from 100.715 million in October 2010. Country's cellular teledensity reached 61 percent, highest ever in the history. In November 2010, Warid led by adding 307,458 customers, while Telenor added a total of 280,074 subscribers. Zong stood at third position by adding 242,374 subscribers. Mobilink was able to fetch 90,526 new subscribers while Ufone added merely 5,640 subscribers in the month. Till November 2010, Mobilink had 31.544 million subscribers, up from 31.453 million a month earlier, followed by Telenor which had 24.401 million customers in November, up from 24.121 million. Ufone had 20.192 million customers in November, up from 20.187 million in October, and Warid ended the month with 17.474 million subscribers versus 17.167 a month earlier. Zong grew its customer base to 8.028 million customers from 7.785 in the previous month. Check following graphs for further details: Related posts:
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| Cellular Subscribers Pay 30% Taxes, But Why? [LTE] Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:12 AM PST
Cellular Subscribers Pay 30% Taxes, But Why? [LTE] is a post from: ProPakistani Today we got a letter from annoyed telecom user. She insisted us not to reveal her real name or writing, instead, she wanted us to highlight this issue for her and millions of other cellular customers. Letter said that this cellular subscriber is using a post paid connection, which costs her Rs. 2,000 as monthly rental fee. But, after adding taxes she has to pay over or around Rs. 2,650 each month. Here's how she calculated her taxes:
Now, she's paying additional Rs. 629, on average, every month in the name of taxes. In this situation she has got 2 pleas: Plea to Government: When will you stop looting this country? Are you not fed up yet? What are you giving us against whatever tax you collect? We don't have Gas, Electricity, pure water (and yes I am talking about major cities, not the rural country side area). Will you ever spare us from this hefty tax rate? Plea to Cellular Companies: All the goods we use in our life come with a price. I agree till here! But ever you heard of a home appliance, a doctor fee or anything advertised as Rs. 2,000 but ultimately you will have to pay Rs. 2,629 to buy it? Why do you falsely advertise prices? and not communicate us rates after including all the taxes? You ever heard a term called ethics? Thank you! This very short letter poses very serious question marks over the the business models of government and the cellular companies. ——————————————————— Letter written to ProPakistani reflect readers thoughts, feelings and experiences. ProPakistani may or may not, partially or fully, agree with content of these letters. ProPakistani bears no responsibility in any manner of the content produced in these letters/emails. You can write to us by visiting this page or email us here: letters [a] propakistani.com (remove spaces and replace [a] with @ ) Related posts:
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| Here are Reasons if Your Comments Don’t Get Published on ProPakistani Posted: 25 Jan 2011 10:37 PM PST
Here are Reasons if Your Comments Don’t Get Published on ProPakistani is a post from: ProPakistani Lately, we have been receiving complaints regarding the comments that never get approved. As an example, I got following email from a ProPakistani Reader today:
While we have replied individually to Nauman, I am sure there would be other readers experiencing the same problem. So if you feel that your comments aren't appearing on ProPakistani, there can be apparently two following reasons:
Comments not approved by moderator: For first reason, we have mentioned a brief guideline here. But still, let me explain the policy for you here too: We welcome your comments, we approve each and every comment, unless it is abusive. So no matter what you say, good or bad about anything, we will approve it happily. P.S Each comment appearing on this website passes through a human eye before approval. Some might argue that comments on this website go too bad, too personal: yes they do and for that we keep a close eye on them. We make sure that such comments don't appear in their original form. At times, we edit comments until their tone is dropped down to a certain level. Just to let you know, we are spending huge resources just to keep the comment section healthy and alive. Comments blocked by Akismet: If you believe that your comments are pretty good in language, even then they are not appearing on ProPakistani, then there are chances that they are blocked by Akismet, a SPAM control system in place on this website. If this is the case, then
You can alternately write to us as well [aamir (at) propakistani.com] and we will do this white-listing for you. You might think that why in this world do we need Akismet when we have designated resource for spam checking, check following graph for the answer: Yes, we get around 3,300 SPAM comments in a day or 3 SPAM comments every minute. Hope this post will resolve issues for many of our readers! On a personal note: We love your comments. To us, your comments are like a roar in the stadium for a batsman who just scored a century. Related posts:
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| Blogs Become the Social Tool for Public Rant; are Cellcos Listening? Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:57 PM PST
Blogs Become the Social Tool for Public Rant; are Cellcos Listening? is a post from: ProPakistani As the tweets and status updates continue to rise, the proven platform of web logs, or blogs, hold cult status among the online Johns and Janes who wish to have their rants and rumblings heard. The greatest positive that blogs have managed to bring to our now busy social lives is the ability to focus on a particular subject matter and have a logical discussion, rather than a 160 character shout that may be 'followed' or 'liked' by many, but not by the entity that matters. Pakistan's cellular industry in the recent year or so has ramped up its use of the online social media platform; more so for advertising and promoting its product portfolio, but also for incorporating some form of dialogue with consumers, essentially the weblic (public of the web). It is a tried and tested method that large corporations have been using for years in the developed world, as an avenue to adopt future strategies in line with customer needs. But while PR members remain glued to the latest chirps and whispers about their organization, very few take an active overview of the many blogs and articles offering coherent and logical arguments on various matters related to the company's offerings. This is irrespective of the fact that most respected analysts and professionals have for long used blogs to provide perspective on problems faced by the telecommunication industry and possible solutions. The crux of the entire debate is on an organization having a 'consumer-centric approach' to its business. In the exciting world of Pakistan's telecommunication industry, cellular companies have remained fixated to a 'we know all' view, without addressing any particular needs or resolving issues that have plagued the networks for ages. While each cellular operator has established a network of service centers and franchises, the leap towards modern-day tools has been slow. This is despite the fact that internet users in Pakistan have grown at an exponential pace and the balance of population has shifted towards the tech-savvy youth. It is this generation which is becoming the new target market for the cellular organizations, without them realizing that these individuals are very hard to please. Most blogs on the technology and cellular industry are created, administered and populated by individuals of this very same age bracket. Strangely, none of the local 5 cellular giants has yet taken the initiative to launch a blog of their own and offer an informal representation of their plans in a bid to seek customer feedback. This distance relationship between the corporate entities and the consumer continues to hamper the real direction that the industry is moving towards in the long-term. One does not expect Pakistan's cellular industry to replicate the sector of any other nation; however, with the large level of criticism and complaints that exist in our consumer block, it would be logical for the companies to take an active approach towards their weblic and encourage loyalty in return for an open and interactive environment. After all, if the company can claim to be 'Apna', or consider my package plan to be 'about U' or 'Ain Mutabiq' to my requirements, then it will only be my 'Life ka network' if I know that by 'Saying it All', there is someone listening on the other side and giving some thought to it. Related posts:
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| Whatsapp: Complete Mobile to Mobile Messenger Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:46 PM PST
Whatsapp: Complete Mobile to Mobile Messenger is a post from: ProPakistani By Dr. Muhammad Faraz Younus
What is whatsapp Unlike others apps, whatsapp is cross-platform app, meaning that it can run over iphone, android, blackberry and Symbian (beta) OS. Using whatsapp you can send or receive text messages, pictures, share audio file, your current location and more with other handsets installed with whatsapp. Whatsapp uses your phone number as your USER ID and after installation it checks your handset contact list and those who are using whatsapp will be appear on your whatsapp messenger – it's so easy to configure. But both parties should have whatsapp installed on their Phone in order to receive or send messages. Requirements
Pricing & Availability
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| Ringtones: Are they Disturbing the Peace Posted: 25 Jan 2011 08:45 PM PST
Ringtones: Are they Disturbing the Peace is a post from: ProPakistani Everybody loves ringtones, ringback tones and in fact mobile phones have become replacements for our music needs. Whereas once we had walkmans (remember those), which we walked around or with our iPods came with at least headphones, which meant that only you listened to your music, but suddenly with ringtones, this has all changed.
But by far, the most popular ringtones are from Indian movies such as the popular "Munee badnaam hui". This is good business for service providers and earns them a lot of money since people are replacing ringtones every other day. Now I am not against ringtones at all, in fact they are an expression of a person's individuality, but consider the fact that ringtones ring out loudly at the most inappropriate time or end up confusing people. It's like no matter where you are, whether it's a mosque, a hospital or the workplace, you are bound to hear the most inappropriate ringtone when they go off. Imagine hearing "Munee badnaam hui" or "Shella ki Jawani" in the mosque… Let's not forget ringback tones, which one hears when you dial the other persons' number. Remember the discrete old beep which you used to hear, well not anymore. You might end up listening to a nice song, a really irritating one or even worse, a dialogue from a movie. I once called up a person and although the dialogue of a popular Indian movie was playing in the background, for a second I thought that someone had picked up the phone and was saying something to me! Just imagine the confusion… Now I know I am going to catch a lot of flak for pointing this out but so be it. Is it really necessary to have the ringtone at full volume? The reason cellphones have different profiles is that you can use them; set volumes for your ringtones or in fact set the buzzer so that the phone remains completely silent. Some situations demand that noise level be kept to a minimum, especially at mosque, hospitals and work places. It might not sound believable but loud noise especially ringtones can increase stress levels. Since almost everyone is carrying around at least one cellphone, and since a lot of people have got ringtones nowadays, imagine all the noise. I almost miss the tranquility of the landline, which had a limited choice of ringtones. I just wonder how long it will be before PTCL jumps on the bandwagon and I end up listening to ringback tones when dialing to PTCL? P.S. I keep my cellphone on silent as much as possible. Related posts:
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SMS service is very cheap in Pakistan but MMS and international text message services are still expensive. How whatsapp can replace your stock messaging app, we will discuss it here:
Look at any cellular company and they are spending a lot of money advertising ringtones and getting content from the latest blockbuster Indian movies (mostly) as well as English music. | You are subscribed to email updates from Pro Pakistani To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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