Ufone Introduces Huawei Horizon in Pakistan

We know it well that Ufone has got this special taste for introducing mid-range Android phones in Pakistan.

Previously they did it with 3 low to middle end android phones and now they have once again introduced Huawei Horizon (which is actually Huawei Honor) in Pakistan with a price tag of Rs. 28,999 only.

We had been hearing about Huawei showing interest in Pakistani market for its android devices, however, it has again decided to partner with a telco for a launch, i.e. Ufone, for one of its high-end android smartphone. And it comes network locked.

Specifications suggest that Huawei Horizon is powered by a 1.4 GHz processor, cloud services and 1900 mAH battery. Additionally it is equipped with sharp 4 inches LCD and 8 mega pixels camera.

Check below for complete specifications:

• CPU
• 1.4GHz Snapdragon; Adreno 205 GPU; Qualcomm MSM 8255Т chipset;
• RAM:
• 512MB
• Storage:
• 1GB storage,
• microSD card support (up to 32GB)
• Display:
• 4.0” LCD display of FWVGA (854 x 480) resolution;
• 245ppi pixel density
• Camera:
• 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with geotagging and HDR; HD (720p@30fps) video recording, LED flas
• Front-facing VGA camera
• OS:
• Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread with custom Huawei launcher
• Connectivity:
• Wi-Fi b/g/n; hot-spot and DLNA connectivity
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
• GPS with A-GPS; Digital compass
• Accelerometer, Gyroscope and proximity sensor
• Stereo FM radio
• Active noise cancellation with secondary mic
• Office document viewer
• 1900 mAh Li-Po battery
• Standby: Up to 380 h
• Talk time: Up to 6 h 40 min
• Network Locked: Yes, on Ufone
• Price: Rs. 28,999
• Standard 12 months warranty will be provided by Huawei

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Ufone Introduces Blackberry Bold 9790

Ufone has launched BlackBerry® Bold™ 9790! This powerhouse of a phone gives a whole new experience of connectivity with the latest OS 7, 1 GHz processor, 768MB RAM, 8GB internal memory, QWERTY keyboard, precision-based optical trackpad and capacitive touch screen.

Blackberry Bold 9790 is Packed with new technologies like Near Field Communication (NFC) and Augmented Reality (AR).

Specifications:

• Processor: 1 GHz (Marvel Tavor MG1)
• Display:
• Type: TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Size: 2.45", 480 x 360 pixel resolution at 246ppi
• OS: BlackBerry 7.0 OS
• Memory: 8GB onboard, expandable up to 40GB via microSD card
• Camera: 5MP camera, flash, continuous auto focus, face detection, image stabilization, scene modes, 2x digital zoom, VGA video recording (640 x 480)
• GPS: standalone and simultaneous GPS
• Data:
• Wi-Fi® 2.4 GHz b/g/n, 5 GHz a/n
• Network GSM: 1900/1800/900/850 MHz
• Data: HSDPA (7.2 Mbps)
• HSUPA (5.76 Mbps)
• Battery:
• Standby: up to 432 hours
• Talk time: up to 5 hours 10 minutes
• Audio Playback: up to 33 hours
• Video Playback: up to 6.3 hours
• Price: PKR 39,999

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Ufone Launches Low Priced BlackBerry Package Plans

Ufone has launched two extremely low priced and affordable BlackBerry package plans. Primary aimed at youth, Ufone has devised a ‘Blackberry Social Service’ plan to meet their everyday communication needs. 

At just Rs. 350 per month the BlackBerry Social Service enables the user to create and use one BlackBerry email address (e.g. username@ufone.blackberry.com) and offers unlimited access to the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service.

The user will also have unlimited access to browse the BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service (BIBS), including data usage on Umail. Furthermore the user will be able to access social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter & MySpace as well.

The second package ‘BlackBerry Complete’ has been specifically devised for entry level professionals and SMEs. At just Rs 600 per month the ‘BlackBerry Complete Service’ offers one BlackBerry email address (e.g. username@ufone.blackberry.com) and the user can also integrate and use one third party email account such as Gmail, Yahoo, Windows® Live Email etc.

The user will also have unlimited access to the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service and will be able to browse the BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service (BIBS), including data usage on Umail.

Users of BlackBerry complete will have unlimited access to Social Networking Services (e.g. Facebook, Twitter & MySpace ) and also have  access to Instant Messaging Services such as Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger & AOL Messenger.

Following are highlights of both the plans:

Ufone Social Service:

• Create and use only one (1) BlackBerry email address (e.g. username@ufone.blackberry.com);
• Access the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service;
• Access the BlackBerry App World service once available in Pakistan
• Access or browse the BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service (BIBS), including data usage on Umail.Internet APN; and
• Access Social Networking Services (e.g. Facebook, Twitter & MySpace only).

Ufone Complete Service:

• Create and use only one (1) BlackBerry email address (e.g. username@ufone.blackberry.com);
• Integrate and use only one (1) third party email account (Gmail, Yahoo, Windows® Live Email (e.g. Hotmail, etc.), etc.;
• Access the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service;
• Access the BlackBerry App World service once available in Pakistan
• Access or browse the BlackBerry Internet Browsing Service (BIBS), including data usage on Umail.Internet APN;
• Access Social Networking Services (e.g. Facebook, Twitter & MySpace only); and
• Access to Instant Messaging Services (e.g. Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger & AOL Messenger only)

Pricing:

• Ufone Social Plan monthly tariff is Rs 350 inclusive of all taxes.
• Ufone Complete Plan monthly tariff is Rs 600 inclusive of all taxes.
• Data usage on Umail.Internet APN over 1 GB will be charged as per standard GPRS tariff i.e. Rs 15/MB.

Customers can easily join Ufone’s network by dialing 03312361236 and start saving Rs. 650 every month whilst extracting maximum use of their BlackBerry devices!

While discussing the new BlackBerry packages, Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer at Ufone said that these packages are a need of today’s tech-savvy BlackBerry using generation.  He further said that Ufone has been a market leader in offering cost effective and affordable packages that have met the ever evolving needs of its customers. He stressed that smart organizations constantly innovate to keep up in the race to keep their customers satisfied, and Ufone aims to do just that!

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Ufone to Charge 2% Additional Maintenance Fee on Every Reload

In an effort to further exceed its customers expectation (that is how they are calling it),Ufone is going to charge its customers 2 percent maintenance fee plus tax on every load, reload, card load, Ushare, etc.

In simpler words, when you will load a Rs. 100 card next time, Rs. 2.39 will be deducted in addition to all deductions that were applicable already.

This new maintenance charge will be applicable from March 17th, 2012. Here’s what a notice appearing on Ufone website read:

Dear Customer, To further exceed your expectations, a maintenance charge of 2% will be applicable on every prepaid recharge from 17th March, 2012 along with government taxes.

This new wave of additional charges was started when Telenor announced 2 percent service charge (exactly one month ago) in addition to 5 percent charge it was already deducting.

It is likely that other operators will follow this and additional charges will be imposed, industry wide.

Even worse, PTA (through Dr. Muhammad Yasin, Chairman) officially told Senate Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat last week that authority could not ask operators to fix service charges. Dr. Yasin said that setting a ceiling price is impossible because the cost of operators has gone up due to increase in power tariff.

Committee members had proposed PTA to fix a ceiling on account of service charges that cellular operators regularly impose on mobile phone customers. But it appears authority is siding the telecom companies, leaving behind its motto of protecting consumers.

After PTA’s this decision of not regulating service charges, Competition Commission of Pakistan is the only hope for consumers, which can restrict operators from imposing such charges at industry level.

It merits mentioning here that government is also considering to impose 2 % radio tax on every reload from July 2012.

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Ufone Launches Special Mobile Internet Package

Ufone has launched this virtually unlimited mobile internet package with a 4GB limit per day, at extremely low rate, i.e. 99 Paisas per day (no additional taxes) – that’s 29.70 rupees per month.

You will have to believe what I just said, except there’s a catch. This package is available during 1 AM to 3 PM next day; meaning that 14 hours a day. Even then Rs. 1 per day is nothing, I would say, for what they are offering.

Package Details:

• Data Volume: 4GB per day
• Daily Charges: Rs. 0.99/- Inclusive of Tax
• Validity: 1:00 AM till 3:00 PM

How to Subscribe:

• To subscribe to the package of your choice, dial 100 or SMS ‘SUB’ to 810 .

How to Unsubscribe from 4GB Mobile Internet Package (1 AM to 3 PM)

• To unsubscribe from Special Unlimited Internet Package users will SMS UNSUB to short code 7810

Terms and Conditions for 4GB Mobile Internet Package (1 AM to 3 PM)

• This is a limited time offer
• Subscription in case for new customers on Ufone network can take up to 24 hours.
• Package will automatically renew on daily basis
• Rs. 0.99 will be deducted on daily basis for re-subscription
• Users who do not have sufficient balance will be un-subscribed automatically
• Remaining data will not carry forward to next day
• Fair usage policy of 4 GB limit per day apply
• Users subscribed to Hourly Mobile Internet package will not be able to subscribe this package
• User will not be able to subscribe to Hourly Mobile Internet package if they are subscribe to this data package
• Users will have to unsubscribe or consume their bundle fully before subscribing to Hourly Internet package
• This package is available to all Prepaid Ufone customers on all commercial packages
• This service is not offered on Prepaid and Postpaid VPN packages.
• Data Packages cannot be utilized during International roaming.
• MMS, Premium URL or Ufone WAP Portal premium downloads will be charged as normal
• Users can get GPRS and MMS settings by calling Ufone helpline 333 or sending an SMS with “handset model” to 222.
• Rs.0.50/ + tax would be applicable on “Info” SMS send to 800 for Prepaid Subscribers.

Complete details of Ufone Mobile Internet/GPRS Packages:

* Auto renewal after 24 hours.
** Fair usage policy of 4 GB apply on Postpaid Mobile Internet package.

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