Telenor has announced Duplicate Phonebook service, a java based mobile app service which allows Telenor subscribers to save their contacts remotely on a secure location.

With this service Telenor customers can save their contacts and restore them when-ever they want to. This service can be handy for those who have more than 200 contacts, and they keep on changing their handsets.

Main Features:

• Backup contacts  (Both Phone and SIM contacts)
• Restore contacts

How to use the Service

• Dial *345*22#
• Download link would be sent to your inbox
• Download & launch application  (standard data charges will apply)
• You will automatically get registered to service with one simple message

Charges

One time PKR 5 + tax will be charged at the time of subscription/ registration
Weekly charges are PKR 5 + tax
No charges will be deducted at the time of backup/ restore.

Prerequisites:

• The app is for feature phones supporting JAVA & Internet
• The handset should have correct Telenor internet APN settings to download the app
• The SIM should be active with sufficient balance”

Telenor has quietly revised almost every talkshawk package by either increasing rates or by completely removing the package from the offering.

For example, Talkshawk A1, Talkshawk 30 second package and various others are now not available in the list. Similarly Calling rates for Talkshwak 63 package are now 75 paisas per 30 secs, while Poora Pakistan 24 Hours offer is now charged at Rs. 15 plus tax.

Talkshawk Economy price plan rates are now revised to Rs 1.8/min (both onnet & offnet).

Default SMS rates have been revised to Rs.1.50 per SMS while rates for SMS bundles are also increased as following:

Talkshawk Voice bundles are also revised, and new rates will be as following:

This increase in rates is exactly what we had anticipated earlier. Other operators are likely to follow the Telenor.

At a time when sale of SIMs is banned on retail outlets, Telenor Pakistan has announced an online new SIM booking and Mobile Number Portability (MNP) with home delivery facility called ‘SIM Delivery Service’.

The customers would now be able to book, purchase and join Telenor Pakistan’s network from the comfort of their homes.

Using this service, customers can now conveniently book their Telenor Pakistan prepaid numbers online through SIM Delivery Service website and get the SIM delivered to their doorstep without any additional cost or hassle.

The new service also offers the option of selecting numbers of their choice including the 0345 Prime Code. Customers can also book their favourite numbers through Telenor Pakistan’s helpline by calling 345 for existing Telenor customers or 111-345-100 for other users.

Speaking about the launch of SIM Delivery Service, Director Sales & Distribution, Telenor Pakistan, Malik Faisal Qayyum said, “Telenor Pakistan has always been at the forefront for offering innovative and convenient solutions to its valued customers and SIM Delivery Service is yet another testament of Telenor Pakistan’s customer centric approach to provide services as per the changing customer preferences. In current regulatory environment, it is going to be a significant sales channel and we are confident that it will offer convenience to customer’s door step”.

All confirmed orders will be delivered to customers within 24 hours, with cash on delivery facility. No additional delivery charges are applicable on these sales whereas the delivery service is available in 17 metro cities. Customers can also use the same service to port their numbers to Telenor Pakistan’s network and avail its superior packages and services.

Details like name, CNIC, address and other contact number would be required for online booking and at the time of delivery, customer has to show the original CNIC and handover the CNIC copy to the delivery officer. The process for activation would remain the same by calling 789.

Telenor Pakistan is offering all its prepaid customers a special call rate for calling landline line numbers in UK. Under this promotion, all Djuice and Talkshawk customers can make calls to UK landline numbers for Rs. 7.99 per 15 minutes.

Offer Details:

• Call Rate: Rs. 7.99 plus tax per 15 min
• Validity: 24 Hours
• Subscription: No Subscription Required
• Price Plans: Available on all prepaid plans
• How to Avail: Customer needs to dial 999 prefix before the dialled number.

Hence here’s no subscription required, all you need is to dial 999 before your UK landline number. For example if the subscriber is dialling UK number 0044yyyyyyyyyy, he will need to dial 9990044yyyyyyyyyy to avail the offer.

Charging pulse is 15 minutes, hence Rs. 7.99 plus tax will be deducted after every fifteen minutes.

Terms:

• This offer is for UK landlines numbers only
• Calls to mobile phones will be charged as per regular tariffs

Telenor has increased call charges for two of its talkshawk packages, namely Talkshawk 30 and Talkshawk 24 hours. Keep reading to know complete details:

Talkshawk 30

A note published on Telenor website says that Talkshawk 30 package holders will be able to make calls at 80 Paisa/30 Sec for off net and on net calls, which was earlier 63 paisas/30 seconds.

Note further says that FnF numbers will be charged at 50 Paisa/30 for TS 30 package holders.

Talkshwawk 24 Hours:

Similarly the rates for Talkshawk 24 hours were also increased to Rs. 1.6 /60 Sec for off net and on net calls. FnF numbers on Talkshawk 24 hours are now charged at Rs 1 /60 Sec. All calls will now be charged at 60sec pulse, unless specified differently.

Location Based Charging:

Telenor has also announced that Location Based Offer ( *345*232#) available in the below given cities is changed. Friend and Family numbers are now charged at Rs. 2.5/Hour + Tax for cities mentioned below:

• Bahawalpur
• Dera Ghazi Khan
• Muzaffargarh
• Multan
• Rahim Yar Khan
• Vehari
• Bahawalnagar
• Khanewal
• Ranjanpur

TelenorPakistan is, yet again, going to increase daily charges for for Poora Pakistan offer, in addition to adding call setup charges.

When introduced, Poora Pakistan was offered at a daily charges of Rs. 7.99 plus tax, later charges were doubled to Rs. 15 plus tax per day and then increased to Rs. 20 plus tax.

New Rates:

Now Telenor has posted a message on its website revealing that from March 1st, daily charges for Poora Pakistan offer will be increased to Rs. 25 plus tax per day or Rs. 29.87 including tax.

Not only this, a call setup fee of Rs. 1.00 (plus tax) per call will also be charged – excluding 9pm to 10pm.

Subscription, Charges and Validity:

• Dial *345*000# USSD to subscribe
• Subscription price (After March 1st): Rs.25+tax
• Call setup charges of Rs.1.00+tax will be applicable all day excluding 9pm-10pm
• Validity: Customers can make Free Calls on day of subscription – till 12am (offer not valid between 6pm-9pm)
• Offer is for Talkshawk 24 Hrs Subscribers Only

Terms and conditions

• Offer mechanics and price are subject to change at any time
• Talkshawk reserves the right to withdraw the offer at any time
• Effective 1st March 2012, Offer Subscription price will be Rs.25+tax
• Effective 1st March 2012, Call setup charges of Rs.1.00+tax will be applicable all day excluding 9pm-10pm
• Effective 1st March 2012, Customers can make free calls on day of subscription – till 12am (Offer not valid between 6pm-10pm)