Telenor, Ufone, Mobilink EDGE or PTCL EVDO

Ok, this is how things stand.

The Telecom market is losing customers to one another and generally people are reluctant to spend more, due to the financial crisis.

But this does not mean that the local mobile operators are letting us of the hook. Recently there has been a boom in mobile internet market in Pakistan. This follows well with the global trend of mobile internet.

We have mobile broadband products from almost all major players in Pakistani mobile industry.

So, which one is better?

Rather, which company is giving you your money's worth.

Dailyping tried to compare the GSM rivals with the big fat cow (yes, PTCL EVDO). The results we collected were based on an average performance over a period of days.

We compared EDGE data services by Telenor, Ufone, Mobilink and PTCL EVDO services.

This is what we found from our results

• 1) Telenor
• 2) Mobilink
• 3) Ufone
• 4) Zong

Not surprisingly PTCL EVDO was completely out of the league and cannot be compared to the tiny speeds being offered by GSM operators.

Based on our Tests:

Telenor: Charges: Monthly subscription charge of Rs.1000 (exclusive of tax) Internet usage above 2 GB will be charged at Rs.5 per MB (exclusive of tax).	Pros: Reliable Service Fastest Download Speeds on EDGE Consistent Data Rate Cons: Highly priced USB Data Stick
Mobilink:	Pros: Reliable Service Consistent Data Rate Cons: Sometimes hard to connect to the Network Highly priced USB Data Stick
Ufone: Charges: Ufone EDGE USB Modem = Rs. 6,999/- (Including Taxes) Prepaid DataSIM - Free 6 months UrEDGE Unlimited* Prepaid Data Package = Free	Pros: Cheapest USB Data Stick Cons: Slow Data Rate Inconsistent Data Rate Java Script Based Content Often not loaded
Zong: Charges: Initial Sale Price of ZONG Internet USB Card: Rs. 9,999 Unlimited package Rs. 400/month +tax.	Pros: Cheapest Data Rate Charges Cons: Highly priced USB Data Stick Slowest Data Rate Network Congestion & TCP errors
PTCL EVDO: Package 1: CPE charges: ZERO Monthly service charges: Rs.2500 (per month) for 1 year for unlimited access After 1st year Monthly Service charges: Rs.2000 No initial charges required and the charges will be billed with PTCL landline bill. Package 2: Initial charges (CPE charges): Rs.4000 Monthly service charges: Rs.2000 for unlimited access Monthly service charges will be billed with PTCL landline bill. Package 3: (WHO DO NOT HAVE PTCL LANDLINE) CPE charges: Rs.4000 1st Month service charges: Rs.2000 for unlimited access Total initial charges: Rs.6000 Monthly service charges will be billed in advance for each month.	Pros: Fastest True Mobile Broadband Network Cheapest Device Multimedia Conferencing Capable Cons: Inconsistent Network Connection Poorly Marketed by PTCL "Feel the difference" Customer Support!!!

Now,if you add ptcl EVDO to the equation you get this sort of a graph. It really does say alot..The grapgh below shows, a file downloaded on UFONE, Telenor, Mobilink and PTCL EVDO.If you want value for money, just get the EVDO. and dont waste thousands on EDGE sticks!!!

If you dont have EVDO coverage than stick to Telenor EDGE service.

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ZONG Dial Tunes caller tones

Enjoy the latest dial tunes instead of listening to the typical ones with ZONG Dial Tunes offer.

Zong now offers you to select the dial tunes with a single click. For example, if you are calling you friend, and you hear a song that you like a lot, simply press * button to set this particular tune for your number. Now onwards, when someone will call you, they are going to hear this tune.

Dial Tunes Website

You can also select and manage your dial tunes from Zong’s official website that offers almost 5,000 dial tunes for you to select.

To visit Zong’s Dial Tunes Website click here

You can search the database of Zong Dial Tunes by

• Artist Name
• Tune Name
• Song Genre
• Or simply type the keyword and grab your Dial tune

You can register your number on this website, and log-in to save your proffered Dial Tunes to be used in future.

Record Your Own Dial Tune

If you want to make your own dial tune or from some other music file to set as your Dial Tune, that’s possible with Zong. Just dial 230 & select the “record your own Dial tune” option & record what ever you want your friends & family to hear.

Dial 230
Press option 3 to select “record your own Dial Tune”

Remember that you must be subscribed to Zong Dial Tunes first. You can subscriber by dialing 230 or Send “REG” to 230

Selecting Dial Tunes from Mobile Phone

An easiest method to select the Dial Tune that you like is by Dialing 230 where the automated voice will help you in selecting the category you are interested in and then the Zong Dial Tunes of your choice.

And in case you know the Dial Tune code, you can select the option from the menu and enter the code. Content code is available on the website and from Zong Dial Tunes flyers. You can browse through the Zong Dial Tunes website and purchase as many Zong Dial Tunes as you want.

Selecting Dial Tune through SMS

If you know the Dial Tune Code, then you can simply buy this dial tune by simply sending the code to 230

Send SMS: to 230.

Specific Dial Tune for Specific Numbers

Yes, you can assign Dial Tune to specific callers; each of them will hear different Dial Tune. For that visit Zong’s Dial Tune Website and assign different tunes to different callers.

Charges

Subscription to Dial Tune service is free of cost.
Daily fee Rs. 1.21 = Rs. 36.3 per month including Taxes
Download charges (from internet) Rs. 5 + tax
IVR charges (from handset) Rs. 5 + tax

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Disabling DNS Server Lookup

When you type something (at the user or privileged prompt) that the router doesn’t recognize as a command, it assumes that you want to telnet there. So it telnets there if it’s an IP address, or looks in the config for a host table if you typed a word. If the word can’t be resolved to an IP address via a host table, the router broadcasts for a DNS server. This is good if what you typed was an IP address or host name that you want to telnet to—it means you don’t have to type the word “telnet.” This is bad if you just mistyped a command. It ties up the router until the DNS request times out. You can turn off the DNS request with the command no ip domainlookup at the global config mode.

Example:Router#debag

Translating “debag”…domain server (255.255.255.255)

(255.255.255.255)

Translating "debag"...domain server (255.255.255.255)

% Unknown command or computer name, or unable to find computer

address

Router(config)#no ip domain-lookup

Router(config)#^Z

Router#debag

Translating "debag"

Translating "debag"

% Unknown command or computer name, or unable to find computer address

Source: Global Knowledge Training 

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Limiting EXEC Interruptions

If the router has a message for you, it will display the message, even if that means interrupting something you were typing. Then you’re stuck having to finish your command at the end of the router’s message. The command logging synchronous under the console line configuration mode corrects this. The router still displays its message but will redisplay the command you were typing on the line when it’s done. To turn off logging messages to the console altogether, give the command no logging console under global configuration mode. Note: This may cause you to miss some important messages from the router. You can modify this command by specifying the severity level of the message you want to turn off.

Example:

Router(config)#^Z

Router#clo

00:07:31: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console

% Incomplete command.

Router(config)#line con 0

Router(config-line)#logging synchronous

Router(config-line)#^Z

Router#clo

00:08:39: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by console

Router#clo ! router retyped this

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Setting the Console Speed

To connect via the console to a Cisco device, your terminal emulation program needs to be set to the following specifications. (Later in this paper, we’ll tell you how to change the console speed.) Baud rate: 9600 bps, Data bits: 8, Parity: None, Stop bits: 1, Flow control: None. These are the default settings for both the console and the auxiliary ports.

Although the console port defaults to a blazing 9600 bps, some router models will allow you to increase the console speed to as high as 115200. Increasing the console speed has its advantages. At face value, it will enhance the response time when typing at the console and will allow console messages to be sent to the console faster. But more importantly, it is useful for those times when you have to upgrade the IOS through the console port. To change the console speed, you simply use the speed command in line-configuration mode for console 0. The syntax for the speed command is speed . Options may vary on different platforms. Once you change the console speed, you will no longer have console access through your existing terminal setting. You will have to change the console setting on your terminal emulation program to match.

Example:

!

line console 0

speed 115200

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Cisco IOS Deprecated Commands

There are some commands that are officially no longer supported by Cisco, but that still work on most devices. A few of these commands are shorter than their modern-day replacements, so using them can speed up your configuration. Some commonly used ones include:

Old Command

wr (write memory)

wr er (write erase)

who

whe (where)

New Command

copy run start (copy running-config startup-config)

erase start

show users

show sessions

Source: Global Knowledge Training 

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