Mobile Evolution

Internet search engines pride themselves as being neutral providers of information. But as competition mounts to own the connection between fans and online content, tech behemoths like Microsoft and Google increasingly are turning to their search engines to help drive their entertainment content strategies.

In June, Microsoft launched a new entertainment vertical to its Bing search engine, which among other things aggregates full-track streaming from Zune, details on upcoming tours and buy links within the results for any artist, album or song search.

Google put together a similar package last year and is now building a music download service of its own that would be tied to its search engine and Android mobile operating system.

Given the high volume of entertainment-related queries that the search engines handle, it was only a matter of time before they took bold steps into the space. According to Microsoft, 10 percent of all Internet search queries are entertainment-related, with music lyrics alone accounting for 70 percent of those searches.

With the Bing upgrades, Microsoft is trying to position itself as a better entertainment discovery tool than Google. While both Google and Bing have links to stream full songs found in search results, Bing has the more complete package with additional details on tour dates, lyrics and buy links.

However, all that may change once Google gets its music act together. Sources confirm that later this year Google will launch a music download service that’s tied to its search engine. Currently, music searches on Google link to full-song streams provided by MySpace Music, as well as Twitter feeds and other information, which it launched late last year.

Exactly what Google has planned is unclear, but a hint was given during a developers conference for the company’s Android mobile platform in May. At the event, Google announced the acquisition of Simplify Media, a content-synching technology that the company demonstrated can be used to automatically synch and stream music purchased online to any Android phone containing the technology.

Whether this is an interim step toward an eventual streaming subscription service is unclear, and Billboard hasn’t confirmed any additional details on this point.

Potentially interfering with both plans is an increasingly aggressive effort by the recording industry to have search engines remove links to infringing material. BPI, the trade group representing U.K. record labels, raised the stakes in June by issuing a takedown notice to Google, demanding it remove links to 17 songs from third-party websites it deems infringing, such as RapidShare and MegaUpload. Google hasn’t yet responded, but its next steps will be telling.

Should Google comply, it would set a precedent that will almost certainly result in a flood of additional takedown notices from every music label and publisher eager to eliminate pirate links on the world’s most popular search engine. If it refuses, there could be another court fight coming as big if not bigger than the $1 billion lawsuit Viacom brought against YouTube — which itself is heading to appeal after Google recently won a summary judgment to dismiss the case.

As for Bing, Microsoft senior VP of online services Yusuf Mehdi assures the music industry that it will comply with any takedown requests, but has no plans to alter the search algorithm that determines search results.

“We’re pretty true to the algorithmic ranking in the Web results,” Mehdi says. “We’re obviously not going to surface that kind of stuff in the Bing box, but the algorithm that determines relevancy of search results we’ll stick with.”

While Bing’s moves are interesting, it’s Google that has the market-moving leverage. According to the most recent data from information services firm Experian Hitwise, Google’s search engine in May led the pack with 72 percent U.S. market share, with Yahoo second (14.4 percent) and Bing third (9.2 percent).

But when it comes to music, all of them stand in the shadow of Apple, which still commands 70 percent of digital music download sales in the United States, according to NPD Group. While Apple has no presence in online search (yet), both Microsoft and Google are competing with Apple on the rapidly growing mobile platform — Google with Android and Microsoft with the new Windows Series 7.

Successfully tying together a cloud-based music service with an online search and discovery system and a path to mobile phones — not to mention advertising around it all — is the digital content battlefield of the immediate future.

Source:Flare

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Note:
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Twilight GPRS package aims at giving Prepaid customers the facility to use *unlimited GPRS from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. The offering is being positioned at a competitive price to facilitate our prepaid customers for GPRS usage and allows a single day validity period to the customer.

Product Features:
The service makes use of allotting the user a GPRS Timeslot (1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) which the customer procures and expends as required. Twilight package gives the customer access to *unlimited data over GPRS which has a validity of 1 day per subscription.

How to Subscribe:
To keep the simplicity at the core of the service for our prepaid customers – the subscription to the service is via short-code (3283). Once the subscription process has been completed the customer is sent an intimation for the confirmation of the package procured.
i.e. Unlimited GPRS usage from 1:00am-9:00am (One day validity)
From Handset:
To procure the Twilight package from handset, the customer composes a message and sends the keyword “Data” to 3283.

Available for:
The service is available for Prepaid customers with active GPRS services only.

Subscription Charges
Activation Charges: PKR 20 + tax

FAQ's
Who can subscribe for this service?
Only Prepaid customers with active GPRS can purchase Twilight package.

How would a customer be able to procure the Twilight package?
To procure the Twilight package, the customer composes a message and sends the keyword “Data” to 3283.

What are the charges for procuring Twilight package?
The charges are Rs. 20 + tax, validity for one day between the hours of 1am till 9am.

What is the minimum purchase that a customer can make?
The minimum chargeable unit is a single day subscription from 1:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

What is the maximum purchase that a customer can make?
Only ONE subscription per day is allowed.

What is the validity period of the Twilight package?
Validity of one-day from the date of subscription.

-Customers who have already subscribed to this service cannot procure more than one night per day at any one time. However, they shall be charged for attempting to do so.

-There is no roll-over for any remaining time once the validity expires.

-Once the validity expires the customer would return to their normal prepaid GPRS charges or any other GPRS based services they might have subscribed to.

How would the customer be notified when purchasing Twilight package?
Once the Twilight package has been credited to the customer’s account – the recipient receives a confirmation message.
* As per fair use policy the data limit per subscription is 100mb.

Quetta: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) organized telecom Consumer Forum with a theme “Together for Consumer Rights” on 8 july. State Minister for Industries and Production, Dr. Ayatullah Durrani was the chief guest on this occasion while Chairman PTA, Dr. Mohammed Yaseen presided over the Forum. Consumer Representative, Mrs. Suraiya Allahdin, representatives from IT & telecom industry, telecom consumer groups, renowned social workers and academia also attended the event.

On this occasion, State Minister for Industries and Production, Dr. Ayat Ullah Durrani said that this forum provides us an excellent opportunity to review the telecom scenario in Balochistan for achieving desired targets in terms of service expansion in the area. He said that the telecom sector of country has witnessed a spectacular growth in the recent past. The province of Balochistan has the potential to gain further from this growth for its people as well as for the development of telecom infrastructure in the province, he added.

He said that Balochistan is gaining a lot of ground through implementation of last mile solution and increased network coverage. Major share in this increase of network coverage has been that of the mobile sector while Wireless Local Loop (WLL) services have also fared well recently in the province, he added. The Minister said that it would also have a positive spill over effect on the overall economy of the province creating increased economic activity in Balochistan.

Dr. Ayat Ullah further said that number of consumer- oriented steps have been taken by the operators under the guidance of PTA which not only facilitate the telecom consumers but also ensure their protection from poor quality of services. He said that the verification of user antecedents and blocking of unverified SIMs, successful introduction of new SIM Activation System and smooth implementation of “SIM information System-668” are some of the significant steps taken by PTA on SIM issue which would go a long way towards safe and legal use of mobile services. He also appreciated the launch of comprehensive mechanism for complaint lodging and redressal of consumer grievances by PTA and the telecom operators. He said that this initiative would ensure the availability of cost effective, accessible, prompt and accountable complaint lodging mechanism for the telecom consumers.

While addressing the forum, Chairman PTA, Dr. Mohammed Yaseen said that the statistics of recent telecom growth in Balochistan are evident of the satisfaction level of telecom consumers of this area with the quality of telecom services provided to them. He said that in year 2002 cellular teledensity in Balochistan was just 0.17% which has grew manifold after the completion of numerous development projects making this figure much healthier in March-2010 which is 34.3%. He said that during the last two years, the overall teledensity of the province has also grown from 29.3% in 2008 to 36.86% in May-2010. Total number mobile phone subscribers in Balochistan in last 8 years, has increased from 12,539 in 2002 to 2.8 Million in May-2010 showing an immense growth rate which in 2003 had reached the highest level of 600.8%. Apart from the cellular sector, he said, the Wireless Local Loop (WLL) is also showing positive growth patters in this area. Total WLL subscribers in Balochistan as of March-2010 are 109,079 while total number of Local Loop (LL) subscribers is 98,511 (March-2010).

Chairman PTA said that fiber optic is being laid from Balochistan to connect with Iran and Afghanistan while it has also been laid across Balochistan to provide telecom access to the local population. He said that PTA has deployed around 62 Rabta Ghars in Balochistan to provide basic telecommunication services especially to the rural population of the province.

Dr. Yaseen said that PTA is cognizant of telecom consumers’ needs and is taking every step to facilitate them in resolving their issues. In this regard, he said, we have taken number of consumer-oriented initiatives like introduction of Mobile Number Portability (MNP), system to block stolen mobiles through IMEI number, new consumer friendly SIM Activation System for the convenience and safety of mobile subscribers, establishment of Consumer Protection Department, Promulgation of “Telecom Consumer Protection Regulations, 2009” and “Protection from Spam, Unsolicited, Fraudulent and Obnoxious Communication Regulations, 2009” are some the important achievements of PTA. He said that organizing such consumer forums is yet another serious effort by PTA to address the consumer issues.

CEO Universal Service Fund (USF), Parvez Iftikhar said that the fund has started projects worth Rs.5.87billion in Balochistan which would help in provisioning of telecom services to far flung areas of Balochistan. This would bring economic betterment in the area, he added.

The consumer representative, Mrs. Suraiya Allahdin appreciated the role of PTA in focusing on consumer issues. She discussed spread of mobile phone across the country. She said that usage of internet must be checked and objectionable sites should be banned. She said that complaints lodging mechanism especially of PTCL may be improved. Presentations were also made by PTCL, mobile and WLL operators on this occasion.

SHANGHAI (July 10 2010): Google Inc has been given the green light by Beijing to continue operating its Chinese search page, averting a potential shutdown of its flagship search site in the worrld's biggest Internet market Google said last week that it would stop automatically rerouting users to its uncensored Hong Kong-based search page, explaining that Beijing had indicated it would not renew its Internet Content Provider (ICP) licence if it continued to do so.

That had prompted speculation that China might use the opportunity to shut down Google's China search page, which would have been a blow to its other business in the country. "China has renewed our licence," a Google spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday. "We are very pleased that the government has renewed our ICP licence and we look forward to continuing to provide web search and local products to our users in China."

China Internet analysts and industry watchers welcomed the move as a positive sign but cautioned against heady optimism. "It is good news for the Chinese consumer, good news for the Chinese Internet industry that Google is still available in the country in some shape or form," said Ted Dean, president of Beijing-based business advisory firm BDA. "But many of the issues around why Google shut down its Chinese search page in the first place are still there," Dean said.

Google stunned markets and consumers in January when it warned it might quit the country, saying it did not want to comply any longer with the censorship requirements needed to operate in China. In March, Google began to automatically redirect visitors to its China website to a search site in Hong Kong that provided uncensored results. Now visitors to the Google.cn page have to click once in order to visit the Hong Kong page.

Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt had told an industry gathering on Thursday in the United States that he was confident the company would secure the licence. Google's current search business in China accounts for a tiny slice of the firm's $24 billion in annual revenue. Analysts estimate revenue in China to range from $300 million to roughly $600 million, but the long-term growth prospects are key. Google has around 30 percent market share of China's 7 billion yuan ($1 billion) search market.

Pakistan’s First Prepaid Reward Program
Now everyone on Zong is a winner with Pakistan’s first Prepaid reward program – simply keep your phone on and get rewarded !

Through Keep Phone On reward program, ZONG subscribers will automatically win prizes just for keeping their phone on. This program is designed to gain the most out of a consumer based reward programs which sidelines the usual practice of all operators of offering Sim lagao/Jagao campaigns. With KPO, ZONG rewards its customers for staying with ZONG – the longer they stay with ZONG, the more rewards and prizes they receive.

Reward details are as below :

Free SMS:
Customers will get free SMS based on the number of days they keep their phone on !

For example if a customer keeps his phone on for 5 days (generates a rev. Activity each day); on day 6 the subscriber will receive a SMS that he/she has won 10 free SMS and should call on 710 to redeem them, . These free SMS are valid for 2 days. If the subscriber keeps their phone on after day 5, for 5 more days until day 10,on day 11, they will receive a further 15 free SMS (redemption process will remain same). The grid below shows the free SMS received by 1 subscriber depending on how many days their phone is kept on.

Example : If you keep your phone on for 31 days, they will have received a TOTAL of 150 free SMS from ZONG – 10 free SMS on day 6, 15 free SMS on day 11, 20 free SMS on day 16, 25 free SMS on day 21, 30 free SMS on day 26 and 50 free SMS on day 31. Therefore if you keep your phone continuously on for 120 days, the total number of free SMS you will receive from ZONG in this period is 865 SMS.

Please note:
•All incentives are given automatically on redemption through 710 – you will receive a SMS as you are eligible.
•This reward is time based.
Free Min & SMS
In addition, if you spend more than or equal to Rs 210 in the last 30 days, you will receive additional free SMS and free ONnet minutes. The grid for this is given below:

Example:
For example, if you spend Rs 210 in the last 30 days from the beginning of this offer, you will receive 5 free on net minutes and 20 free SMS, valid for 3 days. In the next 30 days, if you spend Rs 300, you will receive 20 free on net minutes and 30 free SMS, valid for 3 days. You will receive a notification via SMS, all you need to do is call 710 to redeem your free minutes and SMS
Lucky Draw:15 days from the start of the campaign, there will be lucky draw Subscribers who have kept phone on for 15 days continuously will be eligible for participation. Also, for every day they keep their phone on after the 15th day they will get that many extra entries in the lucky draw .

There will be 3 types of lucky draws held the details of which are shown below. For each type there will be qualifying number of days (15) that the phone must be kept continuously “ON” and for every subsequent day the phone is kept on a new entry will be awarded in the lucky draw.

The table below shows the qualifying number of days and prizes.

Lucky Draw Mehran
•All ZONG prepaid subscribers who have kept their phone on continuously for more than 15 days are automatically eligible for this draw. This draw will be done monthly through an IT program and winners will be notified by SMS to visit their nearest CSC for further details.
•Tax is deducted on prize @ 20% of value

Lucky Draw Bikes
•All ZONG prepaid subscribers who have kept their phone on continuously for more than 15 days are automatically eligible for this draw. This draw will be done weekly through an IT program and winners will be notified by SMS to visit their nearest CSC for further details.
•Tax is deducted on prize @ 20% of value

Lucky Draw Cash
Any ZONG prepaid subscriber who has kept their phone on continuously for 15 days is automatically entered into this lucky draw. This lucky draw for cash prizes will be held daily after 15 days from the start of the campaign. There are daily cash prizes for Rs 1000 and Rs 500. The cash prizes will be handed over to the winning subscribers through the CSCs. Each winner will be sent an SMS, they will have to go to their nearest CSC, with winner notification SMS, original CNIC, MSISDN. Please note:

•Tax is deducted on cash prize money @ 20% so winners of Rs 1000 will receive Rs 800 cash in hand and winners of Rs 500 prize will receive Rs 400 cash in hand
•For cash prizes, subscribers who generate more than Rs 50 in 3 days, get an extra entry into the cash lucky draw

Terms & condition
•Each winner will be notified via SMS and all prizes must be collected from Customer Services Centres within 5 days of receiving SMS notification (this applies to cash, bike and car prizes) otherwise it will be void
•Prizes will only be given to winners whose names and CNIC matches the name and CNIC on the winning number.
•The decision of company on all awards will be final.
•Validity of Free SMS for first 30 days will be 2 days, above 30 days is 3 days
•Validity of free SMS/minutes given on basis of monthly usage will be 3 days each.
•This is a limited time offer.

ISLAMABAD: The increases in Approved Settlement Rates (ASR) are made on the basis that the level of ASR directly affects the contributions towards USF for proliferation of telecom services and the same was increased to help the Government to expand the USF projects in remote areas. Number of projects has lately been completed by USF Fund in Sindh and Balochistan. Five Optical Fibre projects costing Rs. 4.5 Billion and Twelve Broadband projects costing Rs. 6.35 Billion have already been awarded. Owing to this, the broadband proliferation has increased manifold in Pakistan showing a growth of 150%, thus putting Pakistan amongst the top ten countries in the world in terms of growth. The broadband subscribers have reached approximately 0.8 Million. Therefore as reported in certain section of the media, government has not suffered a loss of Rs 30 billion on account of collection of Access Promotion Contribution (APC).

On account of APC for USF, PTA was collecting Rs.12 million/month in January, 2005, Rs.85 million in October, 2007, Rs.86 million in May, 2008 while Rs.1083 million/month and Rs.1564 million/month in Feb, 2009 and July, 2009 respectively. In fact, as data shows, changes in the APC and ASR over the period of time have helped in increase of revenues to the USF Fund.

Historically, when ASR was at its minimum level from October 2007-April 2008, the average monthly minutes were 499 Million per month. In May 2008, when the ASR was increased to 10 cents/minute, there was no negative impact on the traffic pattern due to the installation of equipment to curb grey traffic. From May 2008 onwards, average incoming traffic remained at 500 plus Million minutes per month, resulting in an increase in APC for USF contribution of US$ 14 Million per month (May 2008-Jan 2009) which further increased to US$ 22 Million per month from February 2009 to June 2009 when PTA increased the ASR to 12.5 cents/minute. Since the reported traffic never reached to the level of one billion minutes per month even when ASR was at its minimum level, the assumption that the legal traffic fell below 400 Million minutes per month, thereby resulting in a loss of Rs 30 Billion, as being projected in the media, is not based on facts.

Another reason for increase in ASR is that the earlier reductions in ASR were not passed on to the end users by foreign operators who continued to charge high tariffs from users calling Pakistan from abroad and the same was conveyed to PTA through complaints from Pakistani expatriates. The Telecom Act 1996 and APC Regulations empower PTA to revise ASR/APC which PTA carries out after the due consultation with telecom operators through a fair and transparent method. And the decision of PTA is appealable in the courts as well.

PTA conducted 28 successful raids, on grey traffickers, since March 2009, which included small and big gateway operators. Number of persons including foreigners were also apprehended. In the campaign against illegal telephony 20,092 mobile SIMs were blocked. Furthermore, licenses of Local Loop operators and LDI operators were suspended, while LDI operators were also fined on this account. Thousands of operators/equipments involved into grey traffic are being blocked every month. PTA has saved Rs.1.5 billion (US$ 18 Million per month) so far by taking action against the illegal operators and after installation of latest equipment in April 2008 at PTA.

It is pertinent to mention here that PTA has established a dedicated Vigilance Cell of experts whose expertise are well recognized in monitoring such illegal telecom traffic with the help of state-of-the-art equipment to curb the grey traffic. International regulators have shown their interest to acquire similar system to curb grey traffic in their respective jurisdictions.

Telecom market is coming up with different valued added services these days as the customer demand is evolving due to fast and furious daily life in which people don’t get time for recreation like going out with family and friends rather prefer sitting at their premises and enjoying some readily available services. This part of world being the diehards of Cricket game, do get time for cricket whether they have to go to watch it live or staying at home watching it on TV which is not possible these days due to massive load shedding in the country.

PTCL does have solution to their problems!!!

On the occasion of Asia Cup starting on June 15, 2010, PTCL proudly announces yet another Cricket info service through which PSTN and VFONE subscribers of PTCL will be able to listen to live commentary of cricket matches just by dialing a four digit access code 1216 and listening to the live commentary.

Package Tariff:
•Each call will be charged @ Rs 1 / Minute (Exclusive of tax)
•No service subscription required.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q1. Who can avail Cricket Info Service?
Ans: All the existing and new PTCL customers either of PSTN or WLL, who are Cricket Diehards/affectees of electricity load shedding.

Q2 . How do I access this service? What are the service charges?
Ans: You just have to dial 1216 and listen to the live commentary of ongoing match. The service would be charged Rs 1+ Tax/ Minute.

Q3. I am unable to access both the service?Ans: Call 1236 helpline and register a complaint.

Q4. Will I be charged for cricket info service in case there is no live match available?
Ans: Yes.

Q5. . Under which the usage charges of cricket info and call me back services will be visible?
Ans: In the monthly bill, you can see the usage charges under the head “PRS/Voice Portal Charges”

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30% Discount on International Roaming in U.A.E.
Shop in style at the Dubai Shopping Festival and save with Ufone’s lowest International Roaming rates in Dubai UAE. Ufone customers can enjoy the lowest rates wherever they are, whether in Pakistan or in any part of the world.

Only Ufone gives you 30% discount on roaming postpaid or prepaid usage from January 15 to March 15, 2010. Enjoy this exclusive offer on:

-All Outgoing Calls (local within UAE)
-All Outgoing Calls to Pakistan (all networks)
-All Outgoing SMS
-All Data/GPRS usage

Also, Ufone is offering the lowest incoming call rates while roaming on Etisalat UAE network.

Furthermore, spend Rs. 3,000 or above on Etisalat’s network during the promotion period and win high quality mobile handsets and return tickets to Dubai.

To activate International Roaming on your Ufone contact your nearest Ufone Sales & Service Center / Franchise or call 333.

Terms and Conditions:
-Other Terms and conditions apply on qualification for handset lucky draw and bumper prizes
-Ufone GSM is a registered trademark brand name of Pak Telecom Mobile Limited
-Using SIMS without proper documentation is a crime – PTA
-19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies.

A treasure awaits at your fingertips. Now with “Jazz SMS Khazana” you can win exciting cash prizes sitting at home. Just send a blank SMS to 5555 and you can win Rs. 50,000 daily, Rs. 5,00,000 weekly or even get a chance to win the grand prize of Rs. 50,00,000! So why wait? Start texting now, because the more you play, the better the chances of winning.

Mechanics:
Step 1:
Please send a Blank SMS or “JK” to 5555 to enter the contest.

Step 2:
You will receive 2 text messages: A welcome SMS and a message which requests your name for personalization purposes (i.e. Send your name and get your first bonus points).
*if name is not sent, you can continue to participate, but with no personalized information in the reply messages

Step 3:
Upon your response you will receive 2 more texts, one thanking you for giving out the name and the other with the first question. Each question gives 2 alternative/possible answers. One is correct and the other is wrong. You would be required to respond by sending either “1” or “2”.

Points Collection Criteria:
Each participant will get points every time he/she sends an SMS to 5555. Here is the distribution of points against each SMS.


Prize Details:


Service Eligibility Criteria & Rules:

•Daily draw: All participants who have sent at least 1 SMS on a specific day enter that day’s draw with all the collected points gathered from the beginning of the campaign until the time of the draw.
•Weekly draw: All participants who have sent at least 1 SMS on a specific week enter that week’s draw with all the collected points gathered from the beginning of the campaign until the time of the draw.
•Final draw: All participants who have participated in the campaign are eligible to enter the draw for the grand prize with all their accumulated points.

* The users will have lucky draw entries based on their points, which means if a user has 10 points he will have 10 entries in the lucky draw

FAQs
1. What are the prizes?
Every day 1 participant wins 50,000PKR. Every week 1 winner wins 500,000PKR. At the end of competition 1 lucky participant wins a 5,000,000PKR.

2. How many prizes this promotion gives?
Total prizes are 98!! 84 daily prizes, 13 weekly prizes and 1 grand prize

3. Can a winner of a prize win again another prize?
Winners cannot win the same prize twice.

4. Do I receive the prize immediately?
All the prizes will be delivered during the promotion to the winners. Winners will be notified by us & inform them on the delivery process.

5. Are the prizes transferable?
No.

6. How and where do I claim my prize?
We will call you if you are the winner of any of the prizes, and inform you where and how you will receive your prize.

7. Do I need to claim the prize immediately after I won?
If you win, you will be contacted by us and informed about the exact procedure. Don’t worry! Just keep your mobile phone open at all times!

8. Who can win the daily prize?
Every day 1 participant wins via draw 50,000PKR. Everyone that plays at that day he will be eligible & enter the daily draw with the total points gathered till the end of that day.

9. Who can win the weekly prize?
Every week (every Monday) 1 participant wins via draw 500,000PKR. Everyone that plays at that week he will be eligible & enter the weekly draw with the total points gathered till end of this specific week.

10. Who can win the final grand prize?
At the last day of competition 1 participant wins via draw 5,000,000PKR. Everyone that plays during the promotion he will be eligible & enter the draw with the total points gathered from the start till the end of promotion.

11. What is the duration of the competition?
The competition starts on December 29th 2009 at 00.00 and ends on March 5th 2010 at 23.59. The total duration of the promotion is 98 days!!

12. What is the access number?
5555

13. How can I be informed about the points I have gathered?
The points that you have gathered until that moment are mentioned in every SMS that you receive from short code 5555.

14. Which keyword can I send to see my total points?
You can send SCORE to 5555 and you will get a response with the total points that you have gathered so far during the promotion.

15. Which keyword can I send to opt-out?
If you do not want to receive any SMS messages regarding the promotion then send via SMS the keyword STOP or ST to the short code 5555. You can also call the [111] call center number and talk with an agent.

16. If I win how will I be informed?
The winner will be contacted by us. MobiLink will keep on trying to reach the winner for [7 days] so as to explain the process needed

17. I am not a subscriber of Mobilink, can I participate?
Unfortunately no. But if you wish you can get a prepaid Mobilink card and enter the game sending SMS to 5555.

18. What is the keyword to participate? How may points to I get?
You should send “JK” to 5555 in order to participate in the Promotion. With this SMS you get your first 10 points


19. After I sent keyword “JK” I receive an SMS that asks me to provide my name. In what format should I send it? How many points will I get?
You should sent only your name (not surname), for example “Maria”. If you send your name you get 100 points.

20. I have received an SMS that says: Surprise! Bonus Period! Win XXX points.
This means that you have entered a bonus phase where you can earn more that the usual given points. Every time that you enter a period where each question gives you more points, you will receive a message informing you about this period and the points you get. Do not worry it is easy! You always answer questions on all bonus phases!

21. How many points do I earn for every question that I answer?
If you answer the question correctly, you get at least 10 points. If you give a wrong answer you get 5 points. But during the game there are many bonus phases that give you much more that 10 points. Send more SMSs to discover them.

22. Who CANNOT win prizes to the promo?
The employees of MobiLink, their first degree relatives and all the employees of companies that co operate with MobiLink for the Promotion.

23. Is there a limit as to the number of SMS I have to send?
No.

24. Which number can I call for more information about the promotion?
If you want more information you can dial Mobilink’s customer care number [111]

25. If I answer wrong to questions do I get points?
Yes you get points. For each wrong answer you get 5 points meaning 5 entries to the draws!

26. I receive different amount of points in every questions. What happened? Is this a mistake of the system or something else?
You don’t have to worry about this. The promotion includes some bonus phases where the participants win more points than the normal flow. Each time you enter such a phase you receive a message explaining how the bonus phase works. Please check your SMS inbox to find this message.

27. Will I lose my earned points?
No. You never lose your points!!

28. What is the cost of every SMS that I am sending to 5555?
8PKR+tax

29. Do I pay for the SMS I get back?
No they are free of charge

30. I received a lot of SMS for the promo. Do I pay for those?
No they are free of charge

31. If I don’t have my Mobilink connection in my name can I be a winner?
As per rules & regulations you need to have your Mobilink connection in your name to claim the winning amount.

Bonus Points Criteria & Process Flow
Magic Minute Mechanism
Players who send an SMS closer to the magic minute get bonus points in multiples.

Happy Hours
Happy Hours are an extra rewarding scheme. During happy hours all questions that are given to the players will be awarded with double or triple points or multiple points in general.

Silver and Gold
QuestionsDuring the contest players will receive few questions termed as silver & golden questions and by answering these questions the users can win bonus points.

Package game (3 or 5 questions)
The players will be offered different package games where they can win extra points by answering correctly the questions in a series and if they reach to the last level they will win bonus points.

Turbo Game
To motivate high point-earners, they will be sent different questions during a specific phase/time intervals and by answering these questions during that specific time they can win double points.

Start Bonus
This rewarding scheme lasts from 1 hour to 1 day. The start bonus phase will be announced via SMS to all players. Every correct answer gives 50 points which increase till end of the bonus phase. Every wrong/invalid answer gives 5 points. When the time frame passes, the players will get back to the normal points system. The bonus points keep increasing, whether the answers are correct or not.

Example:
•1st answer = correct = 50 points
•2nd answer = correct = 150 points
•3rd answer = correct = 200 points
•4th answer = correct = 300 points
•1st answer = wrong = 5 points
•2nd answer = wrong = 5 points

3-5-10 Bonus
This rewarding scheme lasts for the whole day. The players will be informed about it via broadcast. On this bonus phase the player needs to:

•Answer 3 questions correctly in a row and get a number of bonus points (e.g. 500 points)
•Then, answer 5 questions correctly in a row and get 1,000 points
•Then, answer 10 questions correctly in a row and get 2,000 points
•After this, participant gets highest amount of points (2,000) on every 28th, 38th, 48th, until rewarding scheme ends

Golden question
In this bonus phase, the player gets for e.g. 250 bonus points for every second correct answer that he/she gives. The bonus points keep increasing by 250 points

Terms and Conditions
•Daily prizes will be delivered within 10 working days, weekly within 15 working days & grand prize within 1 month of the lucky draw.
•One particular user can not win two similar cash prizes during the campaign. For example, same customer cannot win daily or weekly prize twice. However the customer will be eligible for Grand Prize lucky draw of PKR 50,00,000 at the end of the campaign with all accumulated points.
•All applicable Govt taxes will be deducted from the prize money before handing over the prize amount to the winner.
•The SIM should be registered in the name of the prize claimer.
•Indigo users can also participate in the campaign.
•In case of post paid connection, until & unless all the dues are cleared, prize money will not be handed over to the winner.
•Mobilink’s decision will be deemed final in case of any dispute.

ZONG now presents “Late Night Offer” which now allows ZONG subscribers to make unlimited number of On-net calls for as long as they want as many times as they want between 0000 – 0700.

ZONG customers will now have a simplified offer which is easy to understand and frees them from all hassles of minutes or hourly charging.
Our subscribers can avail this offer by sending “sub” to 913 or dialing 913 and pressing 1 for confirmation.

Charges
PKR 9.99 + tax daily

FAQs

How can I subscribe this offer?
Send sub to “913” or dial “913” and choose 1 for confirmation.

What are the charges for this offer?
The charges are PKR 9.99 +tax per day.

Is this offer valid for on net and off net calls?
This offer is only valid for on net calls.

How many calls can I make within 0000 - 0700?
Customers can dial unlimited on net calls within these hours.

Can I call on all ZONG numbers only on selected numbers?
Yes, ZONG LNO is applicable on all ZONG numbers.

Is this offer applicable on all ZONG pre paid packages?
Yes, this offer is valid on all ZONG pre paid package.

Is this offer available on ZONG Postpaid?
No, this offer is not available on ZONG Postpaid.

How can I unsubscribe from ZONG LNO?
Please call the call centre on 310 to unsubscribe.

Is this a limited time offer?
Yes this is a limited time offer.

Will I be able to call for straight seven hours from 0000-0700?
Call duration will be 58mins and 59 secs per call .However you will be able to make the next call free of charge till the 0700 hours.

Ufone Background music lets you play music and sound effects in the background of your call. You can play your favorite song in the background, or the sound of the beach, a market place and many more.

So stop making those boring calls and personalize your conversations by playing music that matches the mood in the background. Just activate this service on your Ufone, select the song you want and hear the music play during the call. And that’s not all. You can also select different music for different people and play special sounds during the conversation at the press of a button.

Once the service is activated on your Ufone you can dial 770 and either select different songs for different mobile numbers or you can select one single song for all mobile numbers.

How To Use Ufone Background Music Service:

By dialing 770, you can manage your Background Music account by adding, deleting or changing the songs.

An easy way to add music to a conversation is by adding the prefix 77 before dialing the required number.

Here is a short guide to Ufone Background Music (BGM) Service:

Ufone BGM service can be subscribed as follows:
• SMS SUB to 770
• Dial 770

You are subscribed and a default BGM tune is set against your number.
You can download content through following medium:

• SMS to 770
• Dial 770
• Log on to BGM Subscriber WEB Portal- click here

After selecting a content, you will be given the option to assign the selected content on your phone keys (1 - 9).
After first subscription, first three content (including default tune) will be downloaded for free.

Ufone Background Music Call Mechanics:
You have complete control over the music while it is playing. You can easily control the volume of the music and can end the music as and when you want! This is not all- you can also add sounds effects like a crying baby, car horn, marketplace, etc. Just read on below to know all about Ufone Background Music Service.

In order to initiate a BGM call, simply dial 77 followed by any number e.g 770333xxxxx , 77051xxxxx, 770300xxxxx
If you are not subscribed to BGM and want to initiate a BGM call by dialing 77 before the required number, call will not be initiated and you will be prompted to press 1 to subscribe the service.
A default BGM tune is set against the MSISDN.
After downloading content, other tunes and sound effects can then be assigned on keys 1 to 9.
Volume of BGM will be increased by pressing the ‘#’ key.
Volume of BGM will be decreased by pressing the ‘*’ key.
Pressing ‘0’ key will mute the Background Music during the call.
Pressing ‘0’ key will again activate the Background Music during the call.
If you are a BGM user and want to copy the BGM of other BGM user during the call, ‘*’ key will be pressed.
If B party is not a BGM subscriber and wants to copy A party’s (BGM subscriber) BGM tune, B party can press the ‘*’ key to copy the BGM tune. B party will also be subscribed and the copied tune will be set as his/ her BGM tune.

SMS Commands:

Following commands will be sent to 770:

To Subscribe SUB

To Unsubscribe UNSUB

For Help HELP

Content Download CONTENT ID

Pricing:
Subscription Charges (Prepaid) Re. 0.5+Tax per Day
Subscription Charges (Postpaid) Rs. 15+Tax per Month
Call Charges to 770 IVR: Rs. 2+Tax per Minute
Content Download: Rs. 5+Tax per Download
BGM Tune Copy: Rs. 5+Tax per Copy
SMS to 770: Rs. 2+Tax/SMS
Call Charges with prefix 77: Rs. 1.30+Tax/Minute (Prepaid & Postpaid)

(Prefix based charging applies on all U to U, U to OMO and U to PTCL)

Terms and Conditions:
-Calls with prefix 77 will be charged on premium rate of Rs. 1.30 + Tax per minute regardless of user’s current call package.
-Service available for both Prepaid and Postpaid users.
-Service is not applicable for International calls.
-Service is not applicable for roamers.
-After using the service for a month, if you do not have the service subscription fee for next one month, you will be unsubscribed from the service and will have to subscribe again by dialing 770 or simply sending SUB to 770.

ZONG now presents “Late Night Offer” which now allows ZONG subscribers to make unlimited number of On-net calls for as long as they want as many times as they want between 0000 – 0700.

ZONG customers will now have a simplified offer which is easy to understand and frees them from all hassles of minutes or hourly charging.
Our subscribers can avail this offer by sending “sub” to 913 or dialing 913 and pressing 1 for confirmation.

Charges
PKR 9.99 + tax daily

FAQs

How can I subscribe this offer?
Send sub to “913” or dial “913” and choose 1 for confirmation.

What are the charges for this offer?
The charges are PKR 9.99 +tax per day.

Is this offer valid for on net and off net calls?
This offer is only valid for on net calls.

How many calls can I make within 0000 - 0700?
Customers can dial unlimited on net calls within these hours.

Can I call on all ZONG numbers only on selected numbers?
Yes, ZONG LNO is applicable on all ZONG numbers.

Is this offer applicable on all ZONG pre paid packages?
Yes, this offer is valid on all ZONG pre paid package.

Is this offer available on ZONG Postpaid?
No, this offer is not available on ZONG Postpaid.

How can I unsubscribe from ZONG LNO?
Please call the call centre on 310 to unsubscribe.

Is this a limited time offer?
Yes this is a limited time offer.

Will I be able to call for straight seven hours from 0000-0700?
Call duration will be 58mins and 59 secs per call .However you will be able to make the next call free of charge till the 0700 hours.

Postpay Monthly SMS Package
Ufone brings Postpay monthly SMS Package for its valued customers.

Now send SMS to any numner on any network from your Postpay.

How to Subscribe:
To activate the UrEDGE package:
To subscribe the Postpay monthly SMS Package send "sub" to 610

Step 1: Write message “Sub”
Step 2: Send to “610”



Terms and Conditions:
-This service is available for the following Postpaid packages only: Tariff: U50, U250, U550, U1000, U1600, and U5000)
-Customer will be charged on prorated basis.
-Customer will have to call Customer Services to unsubscribe from the package and Un-subscription is free of charge. Upon un-subscription Monthly SMS package will also expire immediately.
-Once unsubscribed customer will is not be able to re-subscribe in the same month/bill cycle.
-The service is accessible on all kinds of hand sets.
-The package is valid for a period of one billing cycle from the point of subscription.
-The customer can check remaining free SMS by sending a blank SMS to 8606. SMS to short code 8606 will charged at Rs. 0.50 + tax.
-Upon auto-renewal of Monthly SMS Package, remaining SMS from the previous cycle will not transfer over to the next billing cycle.
-If your account is block due to non-payment of bill, the monthly SMS package will also be blocked.
-All rates are exclusive of GST
-19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax at recharge or bill applies.

Telenor Contact Back up Service review
With Telenor Contact Backup, you never have to worry about losing your contacts upon losing your phone. We make it easy for you to preserve and recall the precious contacts on handsets and SIMs, simply using SMS or GPRS. You can also organize your contacts as groups, view or send them to your handset from the Contact Backup web site by registering your mobile number and password.
Now you will never lose the contact information even if your handset breaks, is lost or stolen.

Price
Subscription Price: Rs. 20 (plus tax) per month

"First month's subscription is free for all users"
Charges for SMS menu browsing are Rs.0.5 (plus tax) per sms Standard GPRS rates apply when contacts are synchronized using handsets.

How To Start
Step 01
To subscribe, send REG to 200


Step 02
After subscribing, you will receive a SMS message 'Please click here for your SyncML settings. If asked for a pin enter 1234'.
Click on the link.
Once clicked, a message with sync settings is sent.


Step 03
You need to save the setting to the phone.

How do I know whether my handset supports Phonebook synchronization (SyncML method)?
Please check the Supported Phones page to see if your phone is listed. If not, contact customer service for more information.

Can I have this service without Internet access?
Yes, you can use this service without internet access. You can backup your phonebook using SMS and GPRS.

How many phonebook contacts can ContactBackup support?
Unlimited size for all subscribers.

Can I access my entire phonebook via the website?
Yes. All you need to do is to login to your web account to access your phonebook.

What do I need to have in order to use this service?
a. A SyncML enabled phone to use SyncML phonebook backup. You also need to subscribe to GPRS.
b. A vCard or Business card compatible phone to use vCard backup.
c. Access to the Internet to manage your web account.

How to use Phonebook Backup via SyncML?
1. If you haven't set the syncML setting. Login first, then click on the Handset syncML Setting to get your phone syncML setting.
2. After get your syncML setting, go to "Connectivity" in your phone.
3. Make sure the "Access Point" is Telenor GPRS or 3G then Select "Sync".

4. Select "Phonebook Backup" to start the backup process.

5. Select "Synchronise".

6. Your phone will now connect and begin synchronizing. It may take a few minutes for the synchronization to complete.

7. The phone will display a Sync complete message when it has finished synchronizing.

8. Now you can see your phonebook on the website and perform synchronization as and when you have new contact to be updated or you lost your phone

*The display may vary for different phones.

How do I sync all my contacts?
Click on the synchronization icon inside your mobile device’s menu to synchronize your contacts via GPRS.

How do I get help on ContactBackup?
Send HELP to 200 or contact customer service.

I am not GPRS user. Can I still use this service?
Yes. You can use the service via SMS card or Business card (VCard). If you want to use SyncML, you need to activate the GPRS service.

Can I use my phone while the ContactBackup is running?
You cannot use your phone while you are backing up. If you have many contacts (eg. 500) the first synchronization may take a few minutes. Each subsequent time you sync, only the changes will be sent and it should be quicker, usually between 10 and 30 seconds.

Can I modify my address book on the Web?
Yes, you can modify your address book. After modifying, you need to select save.

I modified a contact on my handset, and then I modified the same contact on web, what is the result after synchronization?
The contact in your handset will be synchronized to replace the one in web.

If I unsubscribe to ContactBackup, then I decided to subscribe back, can I still get my previous phonebook?
Once you have unsubscribed to this service, your data will be deleted. If you subscribe again you need to resynchronize your contacts.

I have made a change on my phone but why can't I see it on the web? Did you have a connection problem? Do you have a network signal bar on your mobile phone? If the answer is yes, have you synchronized your phonebook since you made the last change? You must synchronize in order to see the same information on the web as is in your phonebook.

I have made some changes on the web but I can't see it on my mobile phone?
Did you have a connection problem? Do you have a network signal bar on your mobile phone? If the answer is yes, have you synchronized your phonebook since you made the last change? You must synchronize in order to see the same information on the web as is in your phonebook.

I managed to register my number for the service and set my SyncML phone successfully. However, when it is in the midst of synchronizing around 130 out of 300 items of my phonebook, a server error occurred. When I checked the website, there were 0 contacts listed there. What happened to my 130 phonebooks details synchronized earlier?
If the backup fails half way through, the contacts you synchronized to that point will be saved. After that please synchronize again to resume.

Previously I have sync all the contacts from phone to ContactBackup. If I delete all the contacts at handset, and sync again, what will happen? All your stored contacts at ContactBackup will be deleted.

If I accidentally delete contacts from both ContactBackup and phone what should I do?
Send RES to 200 to restore all deleted contacts at ContactBackup. Wait a few seconds and initiate a fresh sync to restore back onto your handset.

After contacts are deleted from the web portal, and I do a sync, why are those deleted contacts still on my phone?
Please make sure the sync option inside your phone is 'normal sync' or 'two way sync'. It will sync normally.

After contacts are deleted on my mobile and I do a sync, why are those deleted contacts still in my web account?
Please make sure the sync option inside your phone is 'normal sync' or 'two way sync'. It will sync normally.

After contacts are edited from the web portal and I do a sync, why are the contacts still unchanged on my phone?
Please make sure the sync option inside your phone is 'normal sync' or 'two way sync'. It will sync normally.

After contacts are edited on my mobile and I do a sync, why are the contacts still unchanged on my web account?
Please make sure the sync option inside your phone is 'normal sync' or 'two way sync'. It will sync normally.

Sync always fails half way or after a specific amount of contacts have been stored.
Please make sure that your data (3G, Edge, GPRS) connection is working and perform a sync. Please check that you have sufficient balance to perform a sync.

If I change my login password, shall I change the password in SyncML setting on my phone as well?
You will need to redownload your synchronization ota settings to get the updated settings.

I have registered for an account with my mobile phone A. I buy a new mobile phone B and I want to transfer current phonebook in the web into my new phone and maintain both phones. What should I do?
1. Put your SIM card into mobile phone B
2. Send SET model to 200
3. Download the ota settings
4. Initiate a sync from mobile phone B
Then you can maintenance synchronized phonebook on both phone A and phone B by initiating sync from either phone A or phone B, provided the same SIM card is used for each sync.

How do I back up my phonebook using vCard?
a. Go to your phonebook.
b. Select a contact you want to backup.
c. Select "Send via text message/business card"
d. Send to 200.

How do I unregister?
a. Send Menu to 200
b. Select the unregister option
Please note that when you unregister, all data stored will be deleted.

Nexus One Specifications

Size and weight
Height 119mm
Width 59.8mm
Depth 11.5mm
Weight 130 grams w/battery
100g w/o battery

Display
3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen WVGA AMOLED touchscreen
800 x 480 pixels
100,000:1 typical contrast ratio
1ms typical response rate

Camera & Flash
5 megapixels
Autofocus from 6cm to infinity
2X digital zoom
LED flash
User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver
Video captured at 720x480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions

Cellular & Wireless
UMTS Band 1/4/8 (2100/AWS/900)
HSDPA 7.2Mbps
HSUPA 2Mbps
GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
A2DP stereo Bluetooth

Power and battery
Removable 1400 mAH battery
Charges at 480mA from USB, at 980mA from supplied charger
Talk timeUp to 10 hours on 2G
Up to 7 hours on 3G
Standby timeUp to 290 hours on 2G Up to 250 hours on 3G
Internet useUp to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 6.5 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playbackUp to 7 hours
Audio playbackUp to 20 hours

Processor
Qualcomm QSD 8250 1 GHz

Operating system
Android Mobile Technology Platform 2.1 (Eclair)

Capacity
512MB Flash
512MB RAM
4GB Micro SD Card (Expandable to 32 GB)

Location
Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) receiver
Cell tower and Wi-Fi positioning
Digital compass
Accelerometer

Graphics, video and audio
ImageJPEG (encode and decode), GIF, PNG, BMP
VideoH.263 (encode and decode) MPEG-4 SP (encode and decode) H.264 AVC (decode)
Audio encodersAMR-NB 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz

Audio decoders
AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+) Mono/Stereo standard bit rates up to 160 kbps and sampling rates from 8 to 48kHz, AMR-NB 4.75 to 12.2 kbps sampled @ 8kHz, AMR-WB 9 rates from 6.60 kbit/s to 23.85 kbit/s sampled @ 16kHz., MP3 Mono/Stereo 8-320Kbps constant (CBR) or variable bit-rate (VBR), MIDI SMF (Type 0 and 1), DLS Version 1 and 2, XMF/Mobile XMF, RTTTL/RTX, OTA, iMelody, Ogg Vorbis, WAVE (8-bit and 16-bit PCM)