PTCL not Working in Pakistan

PTCL and Ufone are down in many cities across Pakistan today. Irony is, their helpline 1218 isn’t working either and says: number kisi k istemal mai nhi hai (The number is not being used by anyone). The worst and pathetic way is to turn off your helpline altogether! wow! PTCL published on their official facebook […]

Evo Wingle not connecting issues

There might be various reasons due to which your evo wingle is not working properly. In this post we will see various steps to troubleshoot the evo wingle 3g not connecting and how to fix the evo wingle connection failed issues. Following are the most common issues due to which the ptcl evo 3g don’t […]

Mobile Phones That Supports 3G/4G Internet in Pakistan

Way #1 If you want to know that your phone supports 3G or not. You can go into the settings of your phone and look for network settings, see if it has any of the options available. 3Gs, UMTS, WCDMA, HSPA, HSPA+. If it has, then your phone is 3G enable. Don’t worry if it […]

Ufone nano sims available on franchises

Last time I updated that the nano sims are not available from ufone as per what their call center representative told me. However, after calling them for few days I decided to goto the main franchise of ufone in f-7, Islamabad, but was surprised to know that the nano sims are available there and were never […]

Ufone Nano sims not available

I’ve been trying to get my duplicate nano sim for iPhone 5 from ufone for last couple of days but their response is that nano sims aren’t available! Are they really short of nano sims? or it’s lack of coordination or management issue ? As per what I remember, ufone was very proud of being […]

Ufone launched annual sms package @666 rs per year for 100,000 text messages

I’m not sure how old it might be, but today I was on ufone website and found out the annual sms package (which wasn’t there last month atleast) Now you can subscribe for yearly sms package and send unlimited sms to any mobile network number for just 666 pkr + tax. To subscribe to ufone […]

How to Block numbers on Ufone network

This post is to tell how to block numbers on ufone network in Pakistan (blocking both local and international numbers). Ufone provides facility to its users to block unwanted numbers disturbing them by calling or texting them just to irritate them or so. You can block unwanted calls and sms on ufone sim from Pakistan […]

International SMS charges from Pakistan

This post is regarding International sms charges from Pakistan. I have tested them using uFone only currently (will update others soon) Note: I have a uth package activated on my ufone and daily sms bundle package activated Charges per sms for international messages are: 2.99 rs These are confirmed international sms charges from Pakistan to […]

How to use evo ptcl (Pakistan) on Mac OS and Linux

Ptcl EVO (evdo ptcl device) comes with installation files with auto run feature – but for windows only. However, ptcl has included drivers for their evdo device for mac osx and linux os (e.g ubuntu) on their website for download. To download the ptcl evo / ptcl evdo device drivers goto: http://www.ptcl.com.pk/downloads.php?pd_id=181 On that page, select […]

Facebook server down – for 3 hours now

Facebook got inaccessible today at around 12:30 PST in Pakistan atleast. Maybe its their regional server issue or some issue with internet service providers in the country? Anyone know the inaccessibility of facebook (or any other website) in different regions? Confirmed inaccessiblity: PTCL, Pakistan: facebook.com Witribe Pakistan: facebook.com gmail.com Update The facebook server down is a different […]