Ufone, in collaboration with Summit Bank, has launched its foran foreign funds transfer service.

Service will allow anyone (even those who aren’t Ufone subscribers) to withdraw money – remitted from anywhere in the world – from Ufone’s authorized outlets, customer service centre and franchises.

Ufone said that with this first of its kind branchless banking service in Pakistan, your friends and family can now send you money from anywhere in the world using Western Union, Xpress Money and Summit Bank’s own product Amanat Cash and you can collect it in Pak Rupees from a service centre, franchise or an authorized outlet near you.

Ufone said that amount up to 1 lak rupees can be withdrawn at a time, with Foran Foreign Cash.

Ufone has announced the availability of its new mobile internet bucket that will allow its customers to browse/use WhatsApp for entire month for just Rs. 30 – including taxes.

Ufone has said that this offering is result of a collaboration between Ufone and WhatsApp – that will enable Ufone users to use unlimited data for WhatsApp at fixed monthly charge of Rs. 30 or Rs. 1 per day.

For those aren’t familiar, WhatsApp is a mobile application, available for various platforms, through which you can send and receive SMS/MMS to/from other WhatsApp members via GPRS/EDGE for free.

Usually there are mobile internet charges involved while using WhatsApp, for which you will be charged a fixed monthly rate with Ufone’s this offer.

WhatsApp is available for following platforms:

• Android
• iOS
• Blackberry
• Nokia S40
• Nokia Symbian
• Windows Phone

How to Avail WhatsApp Bundle?

• All you need to do is simply dial *5858# and enjoy unlimited usage of WhatsApp for an entire month for just Rs. 30.
• Customers will be subscribed as soon as request is received

Terms and Conditions:

• Product will be available on prepaid commercial packages only.
• Product will be available for only volume based GPRS subscribers.
• Customers can download WhatsApp through the following link:http://www.whatsapp.com/download/
• In case customer browses some other website, they will be charged as per their data plan
• All charges are inclusive of Taxes

Ufone has announced this new bundle for Mobile Internet, called Endless Internet, to enable its users to get internet connectivity from 2 AM to 9 AM at Rs. 30 per month or Rs. 1 per day, including all taxes.

Beating all current market rates, Ufone’s this move will bring those with lowest consumptions to get acquainted with mobile internet. Particularly those with night jobs, travellers, journalists and late sleepers can get connected with cyberspace without worrying about their mobile credits.

With introduction of this “Endless Internet Bundle”, experts are seeing mobile internet become more affordable than ever before. They believe that this trend will bring more mobile users under the net of internet-connected ecosystem because affordability makes a luxury to soon become a necessity.

Bundle Details:

• Name: Endless Internet Monthly Bucket
• Volume Allowed: Truly Unlimited
• Charges: Rs. 30/- per month – Inclusive of Tax
• Validity: 02:00 AM to 09:00 AM
• To Subscribe: SMS ‘Sub’ to 7813

Ufone created its Facebook fan page in July 2009 in order to interact and remain in constant touch with its customers. This gave yet another medium to keep all informed about product development and the latest in innovation. Ufone’s popularity on Facebook in the recent past has been overwhelming, in just over three years on the social networking site.

Ufone, on December 6, 2012, became the first in the industry to achieve the grand milestone of one million fans. The Ufone Facebook page does not only provide details of new service packages but it also shares valuable content with its fans on different occasions particularly on national days, international days, public awareness messages and customers education on technology and useful utility of cellular phone in their lives.

In a span of five months starting July 2012, Ufone saw a spurt of fan growth from 568k to one million. Side by side, the number of people talking about Ufone sky-rocketed from 5k to 105k! Talking per post increased from 150 to 3,000 and weekly reach rose from 247k to above 3400k.

This is yet another milestone achieved by Ufone as the first telecom brand in the country with more than one million fans. This is thanks to its customers and team members that made the social networking page interactive, exciting and informative as well.

Ufone is celebrating the achievement in grand style by initiating a competition that would have 3,000 winners! The Thanks a Million Quiz Competition will just have more love pouring in. If you haven’t yet liked the page, you’re missing out on lots. Go hit the tab now!

Ufone  launched  ‘Dabangg Hour’, an industry first hourly hybrid bundle offered in Pakistan. The offer caters to the ever increasing usage needs of the telecom customers.

With Dabangg Hour offer, Ufone customers can enjoy:

• Unlimited SMS,
• Unlimited Calls
• Unlimited Data (EDGE/GPRS).

So everything is going to get unlimited in that particular hour, called ‘Dabangg Hour’

Charges:

• Rs.3.99 per hour plus tax

Terms & Conditions:

• This offer is only for Ufone Uth prepaid customers
• VAS and calls made on special numbers are not included in this offer
• Offer is valid for 60 minutes from the time of subscription
• Fair usage policy is applicable on SMS and mobile Internet

How to Avail Dabangg Hour Offer:

• Customers can choose any given hour as per their convenience and usage needs simply by dialing *212#.
• ‘Dabangg Hour’ can be activated anytime, 24 hours a day and is valid for ‘Uth’ package customers only.

Dabangg Hour is the answer to all those customers wishes who had to subscribe to various packages in order to meet their requirements. The bundle is a complete solution to enjoy unlimited usage of all three features within an hour by a single subscription.

Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer at Ufone, on the launch of ‘Dabangg Hour’ said, “Ufone strives to provide flexible and convenient solutions to its customers no matter where they are located, what they do and what their preferred times of communication are. We have now empowered the customers to choose their ‘Dabangg Hour’ as they deem suitable”.  He hoped the customers will now adjust cellular communication according to their preferred mode instead of adjusting their communication with set plans & packages.

Ufone has this self-care portal up for long, that offers almost every kind of facilities that are required to maintain and operate a prepaid or postpaid subscription.

The great news is that all the features of Ufone Self-Care portal are offered with an Android app, which can be downloaded by Ufone users to manage and operate their Ufone numbers seamlessly.

By using the Ufone Self Care App, Ufone users can view the summary of your call, SMS and Mobile Internet charges of the last seven days, while Postpay customers can access the same information and their billing history as per their billing cycle.

We believe this is a wonderful step forward. Ufone can introduce plenty of other features in this app, such as complaint registration, tracking of complaints, announcements of new features and so on.

Where to download:

• Android phone users can just SMS ‘sub’ to 5403 and get a link to download the Ufone Self Care app.
• Once done, you are good to go.

Ufone has announced this new international call offer of 1 paisa per second for all calls made to USA, UK (Landline only) and Canada.

Ufone said that these charges include taxes and there’s no daily charges attached to the offer, making this extremely catchy offer to avail, i.e. simply one paisa per second…!

As mentioned above, the one paisa per second call rate is applicable for all calls made on mobile phone networks and landline phone services in USA and Canada whereas in the UK, the offer is valid for landline numbers only.

How to Avail Offer:

• To subscribe to the service a customer simply needs to dial *2288# or send ‘sub’ to 2288 via SMS.
• There is a onetime subscription charge of Rs. 10 +tax

Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer Ufone, said, “The call rates are the lowest and the most affordable to every Pakistani national who wishes to keep in touch with their loved ones in all three destinations. This offer has been created keeping in view each and every one of our valued customer’s needs”.

“This offer is flexible for Ufone’s valuable customers as they will only be charged for the exact duration of their call , hence, a customers is free to call every time in accordance with their affordability and requirements,” he added.

Ufone is now offering you to reserve a special Ufone number of your choice from an available lot of 3 million Ufone numbers.

Customers can book Ufone numbers online, by just entering their choice and Ufone system will give them a list of available numbers with codes – that they can choose and reserve instantly.

Hence customers can have their date of birth, wedding date, house number, car number or may just have your lucky digits – it can be anything! Go ahead and book your Ufone number online.

How to Book Ufone Number Online:

• Click on link given below
• Enter 7 digits (without code) number of your choice
• Enter Search
• Select number of your choice, if available
• Reserve it by entering your CNIC
• You Ufone Number is now reserved and can be collected with-in 5 days from any Ufone service center. Don’t forget to take your CNIC along with you.

Here is the link: http://www.ufone.com/cs_BookYourNumber.aspx

Book Ufone Numbers via SMS: To book your Special Number dial *0000# from your Ufone number and follow instructions.

Terms & Conditions:

• Charges of finding number each time through *0000# is Rs. 1+tax
• Booked number will have to be collected within 5 days of booking from any Ufone Service Center or Franchise, failing which booking will be cancelled
• While purchasing the SIM, showing original Valid CNIC is mandatory
• Purchase price and taxes will have to be paid by the customer
• This offer is for all Ufone (prepaid and Postpay) customers
• Booking of number depends on the availability of stock
• No special charges apply to any number on this offer
• No charges apply to finding/booking number on the website
• Ufone reserves the right to change or cancel the offer

On this Eid Ufone has announced 10 prizes of Rs.1 million to its customers who consume a balance of Rs.10/-.

The timing of the offer is relevant to the upcoming Eid season as customers greet their dear ones on the auspicious occasion.

How to Participate:

• Every consumer will get one entry or one chance to get in to the draw each time he spends Rs.10/-,
• More balance of Rs. 10 consumed on each day till November 10, 2012, will increase your entries or the chances of winning cash prizes through lucky draw are there.

Prizes:

• 10 Prizes of Rs. 10 Lac

Campaign Duration:

• This offer is valid from 24-October to 10-November, for all Ufone prepaid subscribers only.

Ufone claims to have taken special steps to improve connectivity and enhance network capacity during Eid.

This offer is valid for existing and new customers. As a goodwill gesture the offer is also extended to all those customers who have not used their SIMs for a longer period of time as they can start using them to avail this offer by simply putting their Ufone SIMs back in.

Telecom traffic is naturally expected to increase during festivals and especially on the days around Eid in Pakistan but few Telecom operators go such extra miles to give benefit to their customers.

Terms & Conditions:

• The winners will be contacted by Ufone itself via call from ‘333’ number
• Please do not entertain any calls or SMS asking for credit transfer or balance load/share to win the prize. Ufone will not be responsible for any loss that may occur due to any such activities
• Lucky draw will be conducted in November for those subscribers who have consumed a minimum of Rs. 10 (inclusive of taxes) on any single day during this time period
• Tax amount will be deducted from the lucky draw prize money
• Maintenance and service charges will not be counted towards the Rs. 10 usage
• Usage of Rs 10 (Inc. of taxes) on multiple days will enable the customers to get as many entries into the luck draw
• Ufone employees, their family members and employees of related organizations cannot be a part of this lucky draw
• Ufone’s decision(s) related to the lucky draw will be deemed final
• Prizes can be availed from specific service centers
• To avail the prize it is mandatory that the SIM is in your name
• Prizes cannot be exchanged or transferred in any situation
• Ufone keeps the rights to advertise the winners
• Terms and conditions apply, which are subject to change
• 19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies

Ufone now announced to have made Nano SIMs available in Pakistan, in real, to cater the needs of iPhone 5 enthusiasts.

In a statement issued today, Ufone said that it has become the only operator to launch the Nano SIM yet. Unlike the micro SIM which was used for the iPhone 4 and 4s the iPhone 5 works on a special sized Nano SIM which cannot be adapted from a regular SIM.

Ufone Nano SIM’s will be available in selected customer service centers in Islamabad, Lahore & Karachi. Ufone said that Nano SIMs will be sold at the price of regular SIMs, i.e. Rs. 100 per Nano SIM.

The specification of the Nano SIM is quite different. Not only is it smaller, it’s 12 percent thinner from 0.76 mm to 0.67 mm. iPhone lovers in Pakistan are already anticipating the arrival of the new product from Apple and Ufone is determined to cater to every need of its valued customers.

Akbar Khan, Chief Marketing Officer said,”Ufone takes pride in introducing the latest and most unique value added services and the new SIM adaptation is the right move for the company’s growth strategy,” adding, “iPhone 5 will give a clear advantage to Ufone customers as they will be the privileged ones in Pakistan to enjoy iPhone way ahead of others.”