8,000 mobile towers of Telenor are ready to launch 3G

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OEs2_0iLfJA/U1wJUJsvWkI/AAAAAAAADQM/DIDauYiOcP8/s1600/8,000+mobile+towers+of+Telenor+are+ready+to+launch+3G.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OEs2_0iLfJA/U1wJUJsvWkI/AAAAAAAADQM/DIDauYiOcP8/s1600/8,000+mobile+towers+of+Telenor+are+ready+to+launch+3G.jpg" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px; margin-bottom: 2.6rem; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Telenor has said that they are ready to launch 3G services in the country with the help of their 8,000 cellular network towers.                                                                                                                       Announced at a Press conference by Telenor’s Chief of Marketing Irfan Wahab and Corporate Affairs Chief of Telenor Aslam Hayat, the company was ready for roll out of next generation of mobile communications from 2013 when it upgraded its infrastructure network. It was told that this acquiring of 3G licenses made Telenor Pakistan fourth of Telenor Group’s six Asian operations with 3G.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px; margin-bottom: 2.6rem; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Officials from Telenor boasted of successful leap into the 3G with 10 year of operations of the company in Pakistani Telecom market. Telenor expects that there will be increase in internet using user base among their currently held 35 million user base with introduction of 3G.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px; margin-bottom: 2.6rem; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Regarding increased employment opportunities, Irfan Wahab was of the view that new jobs will definitely be created which will span around various sectors including telecom, services, advertising, outsourcing and others.</div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px; margin-bottom: 2.6rem; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #666666;">Telenor submitted bid for 10 MHz spectrum but was able to<span style="-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; transition: 0.1s ease-in-out;"> </span>win only 5MHz spectrum and that too on base price of $147.5 million. Once it submits its bidding price or at latest 50% of its bid price within 30 days of auction, it will formally get license to operate 3G in the country. Their license will be valid for 15 years. They are already offering <span style="-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; transition: 0.1s ease-in-out;">Free 3G services on trial basis</span> in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad & Rawalpindi. Internet services of Telenor on 2G grabbed new heights when they launched <span style="-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; transition: 0.1s ease-in-out;">free Facebook</span> and <span style="-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; transition: 0.1s ease-in-out;">Free Whatsapp service</span> to their customers. It is ironic that<span style="-webkit-transition: 0.1s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; transition: 0.1s ease-in-out;"> </span>telenor falsely  bragged about being 4G LTE company even before the auction but they were not even able to apply to bid for the 4G license.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; float: none; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 24.375px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Did you like the post? 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8,000 mobile towers of Telenor are ready to launch 3G

Telenor has said that they are ready to launch 3G services in the country with the help of their 8,000 cellular network towers.             ...

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3G and 4G packages price in Pakistan (Expected)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-voKpkZJHr2M/U1tpPZVxoeI/AAAAAAAADOQ/XeYztDGexMs/s1600/18846_sims1-e1398464715623-628x250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-voKpkZJHr2M/U1tpPZVxoeI/AAAAAAAADOQ/XeYztDGexMs/s1600/18846_sims1-e1398464715623-628x250.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">PTA held the most awaited spectrum auction on 23<sup style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 10px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;">rd</sup> April, 2014. It was a historic day for the Telecom Industry and probably for the people of Pakistan. We can all move forward now in the technology domain and can finally restart the engine that has for years not been operational.The telecom operators that got the <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3G</strong> spectrum are <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Zong, Mobilink, Ufone and Telenor</strong>, while <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Zong</strong> is the only company that occupied <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4G</strong> spectrum.</div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Now as the auctioning process is finally over customers of these respective operators are waiting for the commercial launch of 3G and 4G services. According to sources the operators will be able to provide these services in 2 to 3 weeks time. While we wait for the commercial launch of these services the operators are also providing their customers free trail of 3G. <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Telenor </strong>which has occupied 3G spectrum has publicly announced that its customers can use and try 3G services for free in selected area’s of Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi. If you are a<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Telenor </strong>customer<strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </strong>and reside in one of these cities than you can check if you are in 3G coverage by dialing “*7799#” from your <strong style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Telenor</strong> Sim and can enjoy 3G services for free (Remember this is a limited time offer till 3G is deployed publicly).</div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://phoneworld.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/10258218_10203769858197377_979107379947618396_n.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; color: #007031; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="10258218_10203769858197377_979107379947618396_n" class="aligncenter wp-image-23189" height="538" src="http://phoneworld.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/10258218_10203769858197377_979107379947618396_n.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; display: block; margin: 2px auto !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="314" /></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Moving on the 3G and 4G packages, till now telecom operators are just advertising their 3G and 4G technologies whereas none of them have announced the 3G and 4G packages. As the operators have purchased the 3G and 4G spectrum in Million of Dollars it is expected that the operators will try to get most of the 3G technology financially. Our neighboring countries are also using 3G services and the prices there are also expensive. For 3G, lets take an example of India the price for 1GB  data is Indian Rs. 250 (PKR 405), for 2GB Indian Rs. 450 (PKR 730) and for 5 GB Indian Rs. 750 (PKR 1220).</div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Finally, let’s estimate the price on which 3G can be offered in Pakistan. It should be kept in mind that the competition in quite very high in telecom sector because 4 operators will be competing each other to attract users to use their respective services by keeping the prices as low as possible.</div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://phoneworld.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rates.bmp" style="background-color: transparent; color: #007031; margin: 0px; outline: none 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="rates" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-23190" src="http://phoneworld.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/rates.bmp" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; display: block; margin: 2px auto !important; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;" /></a></div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The table above compares the average 3G package prices in the neighboring countries and the expected 3G prices in Pakistan. It should be noted that these are assumed 3G package prices in Pakistan and till now no operator has updated regarding 3G/4G packages or their prices.</div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fefefe; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Kalimati, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div>

3G and 4G packages price in Pakistan (Expected)

PTA held the most awaited spectrum auction on 23 rd  April, 2014. It was a historic day for the Telecom Industry and probably for the people...

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Check Availability of 3G Services in Your Area [Tutorial]

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">While we know that 3G services will be commercially launched – in major cities of Pakistan – with-in few days, it would be a good idea to check if 3G services are already available at your location or not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BGhprT9bS4w/U1rQQPYEphI/AAAAAAAADNQ/bdcW2uH86w4/s1600/Check-Availability-of-3G-Services-in-Your-Area-Tutorial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BGhprT9bS4w/U1rQQPYEphI/AAAAAAAADNQ/bdcW2uH86w4/s1600/Check-Availability-of-3G-Services-in-Your-Area-Tutorial.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">This can be specifically good because cellular companies are already testing 3G services at major locations in Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore. In Multan too, we have heard.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">One more thing, at least two operators are allowing its customers to experience 3G services. Meaning that you can just join their 3G networks and start using 3G services.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Here’s a simple way to check if 3G services are available at your location or not:</div><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Monda, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">3G Ready Phones</h4><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">First of all, to use 3G service, you need to have a compatible 3G handset. No, not all handsets are 3G ready.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">You can check compatibility of your handset with 3G networks by simply checking the network specification of your respective handset on GSM Arena or any other similar website.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Let’s take Huawei G610 as an example. According to GSM Arena, its network specifications are as following:</div><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; list-style: circle; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2G Network: GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3G Network: HSDPA 900 / 2100 – SIM 1</li></ul><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">So its apparent that Huawei G610 is 3G compatible and hence can be used for below test.</div><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Monda, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Checking 3G Availability in Your City</h4><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">As we mentioned above, cellular companies are already rolling out 3G networks in major cities. During this, you can switch to their 3G network and start using the service even before the commercial launch.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">P.S. I am using 3G network for last few days, and experience has been smooth so far.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Note: We are using this Android phone running Android 4.3 for this Tutorial. iOS users and those using other platforms can follow the steps required with their own menus.</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Go to</div><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; list-style: circle; margin: 0.5em 0px 1.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Settings</li><li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">click “More”</li></ul><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshots.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; border: 0px; color: green; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Screenshots" class="size-full wp-image-9411 aligncenter" height="481" src="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshots.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto !important; line-height: inherit; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now click on “Mobile Networks”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshots2.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; border: 0px; color: green; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Screenshots2" class="size-full wp-image-9412 aligncenter" height="481" src="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshots2.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto !important; line-height: inherit; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now on next screen, click on “Network Mode”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen002.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; border: 0px; color: green; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="screen002" class="size-full wp-image-9413 aligncenter" height="481" src="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen002.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto !important; line-height: inherit; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here you will have to select “WCDMA (preferred) / GSM. This will enable your handset to search for 3G networks as well.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen004.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; border: 0px; color: green; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="screen004" class="size-full wp-image-9414 aligncenter" height="481" src="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen004.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto !important; line-height: inherit; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now go back to “Mobile Network” screen and click on “Service Providers”</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now your phone will search for all available networks (both 2G and 3G) at your location.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When I searched, below was the result shown to me:</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen006.jpg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; border: 0px; color: green; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="screen006" class="size-full wp-image-9415 aligncenter" height="481" src="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen006.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto !important; line-height: inherit; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">As it may appear to you, Ufone and Telenor networks have enabled 3G services at this location. Warid, Zong and Mobilink have just 2G networks here.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If your network has 3G enabled in your location and it is appearing in the list, then simply select the 3G version of your operator and you are done.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Once your phone is connected with 3G network, you can go to Settings->About Phone->Status to see “Mobile Network Type”, which in my case was HSPA.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshots2a.png" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153); -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; border: 0px; color: green; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Screenshots2a" class="size-full wp-image-9416 aligncenter" height="481" src="http://www.pakistanama.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshots2a.png" style="border: 0px; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto !important; line-height: inherit; margin: 1em auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="300" /></a></div><h4 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: Monda, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 12px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Please Note</h4><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">While we have confirmed that 3G services during the trial period are free, you must keep an eye on your balance to make sure that you are not charged with any data services. Data charges with 3G networks can be explicitly high.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Do let us know if you were able to experience 3G network in your area or not.</div>

Check Availability of 3G Services in Your Area [Tutorial]

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3G/4G technology benefits for Pakistan

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ikYmMDfpz-Y/U1rc4WQOtiI/AAAAAAAADN4/Kj7O4YIAatw/s1600/3G-Technology.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ikYmMDfpz-Y/U1rc4WQOtiI/AAAAAAAADN4/Kj7O4YIAatw/s1600/3G-Technology.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WGQp_-ex9LI/U1rdCCatQTI/AAAAAAAADOA/C-d9CEXcROo/s1600/context_mobile_world.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WGQp_-ex9LI/U1rdCCatQTI/AAAAAAAADOA/C-d9CEXcROo/s1600/context_mobile_world.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Mobile user in Pakistan shows drastic increase in demand for newer,faster and better technologies has risen at a faster pace than was expected – thus the need to be at par with the rest of the world has urged the industry to take further steps at a faster rate. After the installation of GSM and CDMA networks, companies will now be able to offer customers the wonders of 3G (Third Generation) and 4G (fourth Generation) networks in Pakistan.<br /><br /><img /><br /><div><div><strong>Perception about 3G technologies</strong></div><div></div></div>From consumers perspective they think that 3G is something to have fast speed and good video quality and improve communication means. services like wide area wireless voice telephone, mobile Internet access, video calls and TV and broadband wireless data. Now, people are so much interested in buying 3G-powered devices and tools.<br />Already people want to buy this technology because everyone wants to enjoy the breath taking benefits of that technology. It has opened a new way of life for all hand set users.<br /><br /><div><div><strong>How 3G benefits Pakistan:</strong></div><div></div></div><img /><br />Need for 3G already exist in Pakistan. According to the Mobilink president (Rashid khan) he said that:<br /><blockquote>In the current era of technology, 3G technology is need of the hour as the volume of data transmission has increased tremendously, as today’s Pakistani consumers is more aware.<br /> <cite>- Rashid Khan(mobilink president)</cite><br /> </blockquote>For more data transmission 3G is required and Mobilink also work and become a part of 3g technology to benefit and provide their consumer with this technology.<br /><ul><li><strong>Fast connectivity of internet:</strong></li></ul>It helps in future from consumer perspective to gain many benefits like roaming capability and broad bandwidth and high speed communication.Due to fast connectivity of internet; you can send and receive large email messages via wireless in a very small time.<br /><ul><li><strong>Customization mobile broadband devices and services:</strong></li></ul>provides the country’s citizens with richer, more compelling communications services. Access to convenient, affordable and highly customization mobile broadband devices and services makes life more productive, secure and meaningful and empowers people to transform the way they live, learn, work and play.<br /><ul><li><strong>Enjoy music entertainment:</strong></li></ul>in a better way. Due to its high speed, now, you can download an MP3 song in just 3 min at 144kb/sec (2 mb/sec. You can also watch latest news, bulletins, breaking news and headlines.The 3G wireless technology represents a shift from voice-centric services to multimedia-oriented like video, voice, data, and fax services. The most interesting and useful aspect of it is its ability to unify existing cellular standards such as GSM, CDMA and TDMA.Such access to more broad band services help to achieve global tasks. like pervaiz iftikhar mentioned:<br /><br />”<strong> help accelerate achievement of development targets like the universally-accepted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).It is only by using broadband that we can serve our exploding population (having a CAGR of 2.5 per cent) at their doorsteps.</strong>”<br /><ul><li><strong>Broadband faciliyt everywhere:</strong></li></ul>Currently broadband facility is used by very few ratio of population in Pakistan but after launch of 3G technologies it can take broadband to every nook and corner of the country, becoming accessible to more than 90 per cent of the population, with relatively small effort.<br /><ul><li><strong>Increase in GDP/ Employment:</strong></li></ul>According to ITU World Telecommunications Database Statistics,.Economic studies indicate that for every one percent increase in a country’s broadband Internet penetration, GDP per capita increases by roughly 10 percent (USD), and a one percent increase in mobile penetration results in a GDP per capita increase of roughly five percent (USD).2<br />direct investments in communication technology development are strongly correlated with increased job creation. many skilled and educated are unable to contribute towards the economy by showing their skill in this industry<br /><ul><li><strong>Improve asset and resource management:</strong></li></ul>solutions like these are helping enterprises improve their asset and resource management capabilities, streamline their operations and ultimately, achieve significant cost savings. For example employees working offsite with mobile laptops or handheld devices may access company resource management solutions and dynamically collaborate with intra-office systems that link warehouses, suppliers and customer databases.<br /><img /><br /> <br />Countries adopting 3G have experienced higher levels of GDP per capita and job creation in the telecommunications sector. Moreover 3G expands a country’s opportunities in the business sector, contributing to increased competitiveness and promoting innovative new wirelessly enabled businesses and services. Finally, 3G provides the country’s citizens with richer, more compelling communications services. Access to convenient, affordable and highly customizable mobile broadband devices and services makes life more productive, secure and meaningful and empowers people to transform the way they live, learn, work and play.

3G/4G technology benefits for Pakistan

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