Ufone and Faysal Bank introduce an industry first contract package plan on smartphones with zero interest. The package plan is a 360 degree solution with a unique tailor made contract plan package bundled with top of the line smart phones.
This exclusive package not only offers smartphones at discounted rates but also an easy payment option through installments along with enormous savings on the voice plan and a complimentary Golden Category Special number, if required.
This service is for Faysal Bank’s credit card customers and is offered with no markup or down payment.
Commenting on the launch of this new offer, Mr. Abdul Aziz, President and CEO at Ufone said “Ufone has always endeavored to offer the most affordable and exceptional services for its customers. The aim of this “never-done-before” partnershipis to extract the true value of a Postpay Connection as seen in developed nations which pre-dominantly are the postpaid markets and offer handset over installments bundled with a high value voice plan and data needs. In contrast the only differentiation currently found in the local industry between postpaid and prepaid is based on the billing type with little or no perceived value over connection preference”.
On this occasion, Mr. Naveed A. Khan, President and CEO at Faysal Bank commented, “Faysal bank has always strived to provide exceptional value and innovative solutions to our customers and we are delighted to have partnered with Ufone in providing smart solutions to our customers’ lifestyle needs. We believe today’s Smartphone useris highly aware of their needs and a market opportunity existed for us to bring innovation and ease of use to the client with custom options such as unlimited access to the online world. Recognizing such needs we have coupled unlimited Data and SMS services along with hundreds of free voice minutes offered under this deal”
Currently, three devices are being offered in this promotion including Samsung S4, Blackberry Q10 and Blackberry Z10.
The installment plan is for 12 months which comprises of no markup or any other extra charges, only the installment price of the phone and the voice plan bundle charges are included. However, the plan shall continue to add other upcoming top of the line smart phones as they are launched in Pakistan.
Details of contract shall b made available
So when even the US market is now trying to move away from contracts, Pakistan is trying to adopt them?
Seems very counter-intuitive.
US market isn’t trying to move away from contract. Majority of their cellphone users use contracts. Which is why they can upgrade every year without a sweat, after paying some contract breaking fee.
That *some contract breaking fee* my friend cost people an arm,a leg and sometimes a kidney. Let me know when you are willing to pay $50/m for 24 months for your cellphone plan and you can have a free phone for 2 years. People want Rs.100/month unlimited messaging and free phones too. Jeez!!!
Faizan, I’m not forcing you to buy it, but everyone knows that $50 a month somehow seems easier to pay than $600 upfront for a phone, plus monthly cell usage (even though it may not be, small monthly payments have a psychological effect of their own. Which is why it’s easier to use credit cards than to pay upfront). And where do you get a free phone (feature phone or flagship phone) in PK (with unlimited messaging) for Rs. 100 a month? That’s exaggerating the facts a little bit too much.
I said that is what people want not that they are getting it anywhere. I was pointing out that it is not easy to break away from a contract anywhere.
This man is only man who is not happy with any thing happen in Pakistan! lol…
Go kill youself :-D
Samsung S4 breakup detail:
7000/= device charges
1149/= + 34.50% tax
line rent total approx 1570/=
grand total would be 8570/= per month for 12 months
it will be cost approx 102,840/=
oooohhhuuuffffff with 0% markup???
how big lair they are yaar.. so you wanna buy S4 in 102840/=??????
‘Currently, three devices are being offered in this promotion including Samsung S4, Blackberry Q10 and Blackberry Z10.’ remove q10 and z10 both are SH*T and add htc one and nexus 4
they could include low budget phones as well ….like htc explorer and that will surely be a hit
Couldnt have said it better… it should be stated is ONE SMARTPHONE is being offered at the moment along with other crap.
what if one’s phone got stolen/snatched with installments to be paid? I don’t think it is
going to work here? Awaiting Terms n Conditions.
i don’t think they can do much about it …because in this country a phone robbery can be faked as easily …..
Such offers should not be restricted to credit card holders only.
How else they going to keep track if someone never pays back ? They can easily add the installment to their cc bill and then interest on top of that + late fee etc.
UBL is already offering Lumia for credit card users.
most lumias are low RAM :(
Standard Charter Bank has samsung too.
Windows phone has no appz no games :O
Amazing
Didn’t Ufone do this with HBL 2-3 years ago ? This is second time in Pakistan … If the credit limit is blocked as per before it will not work again like the HBL offer.
Installment should be one year for low,budget smartphone 2 years for midrange smartphone and 3 years for high end smartphone then everyone can afford
Agreed
Great move indeed I hope all others opreaters will fallow this and make one more option for picking your own taste device
Stopped reading after this line
This service is for Faysal Bank’s credit card customers
Thats good
If they made it a success, all other banks and carriers will jump into such deals, like they did with money transfer through phone numbers. And every one will then have one or another option to pick from according to his needs. Its definitely a good move in right direction.
kia ab Pakistan main iphone contract/qisto per mila karain gay
iPhone choro HTC, Ericsson aur Samsung side pe aa jao. iPhone sirf universities kay bachoun pe acha lagta hai ab.
na 2 saal android sath zaleel howa laiken iphone nay sirf chand months main dil jheet lea. iphone 3gs bhi qabol hay laiken android jitna bhi mehanga ho qabol nahi ab mujay.
Aisa kia kardia Android ne aap kay sath?
android kay mukhtalif handsets mukhtalif hardwares, kuch kay sath apps compatible hoti kuch kay sath nahi
iphone main sab same hardware, tamam apps/games compatible hoti hain
android main kisi handset ko software update mil gaya kisi ko nahi
iphone main iphone 4 ko is saal bhi updates mil rahay hain
android main 30,40 apps install karo to phone lambay lambay sans lena shuru ker deta hay
iphone main 200 apps bhi hon to koi problem nahi
android main thordi se apps aik waqt run hoti hain, phone slow ho jata hay
iphone main sab apps close hoti hain aur apple server main push notifications through run rehti hain, phone slow nahi hota
i would love to buy one but i dont have account with the bank of their choice they just take installment cheque and give the phone but they love to make things complicated
Its not industry 1st, Finatra Communications offered the 1st phone on installment in Karachi on installment with Paktel partnership on yearly plans including service. At those times Nokia 610 and motorolla dpc were very hot phones.
Telenor you are too slow
Let the competition start and it will obviously benefit the customers.
Pakistan is nation of muslims. But we dont feel ashamed take loans on interest for cars, bikes, homes, and now on mobile phones too. Prophet PBUH said Interest has 70 sins in it, smallest is like a person rapes own mother. Our country needs an interest free economical system other wise poverty will be on extreme. Even rich could not find any thing to eat.
interest free hai…app ne parha nhi kia
It will be available to those who have credit card. and everyone know there are lots of interests hidden or un hidden on use of credit card. conditions apply if any one cares about it or not.
Pakistan is not a nation of muslims, it’s a nation of Pakistanis. Why disown non muslims who pay taxes and sacrificed for this county. If there is an economic system possible without interest please present it and don’t point at religion again and again just show your cards use financial terminology, where this system has been tested in modern world and what impact on growth was observed. Have you thought about the corruption from top to bottom, failure to plan and execute financial growth plans are to blame for it.. and there are bigger and much worst evils in Pakistani economy turning this great country in the miserable state it is now
Isko kehtay hain parai shadi ma Abdulla deewana :D I have not disowned non muslims dear brother. However Islam islam is not religion of certain tenure it is for the last day of this world which means that the system doesnt needs to be checked in modern era(so called modren). Islam presented the best economical system to implement however its our own negligence that we havent implemented it. I dont know turning the sentences by words as I am not a professional blogger, but my dear this is not justification that one evil is present first end that… and that… and so on. Near to me hang the evils at once without any court proceedings.
Asking for a rational and logical response was a bit too much I guess…Sure mate keep on rambling it’s almost amusing
Dear ronin, these people like badar talk quite illogical and they put religion in every discussion, this is habit of most of low illiterate pakistani people, they dont know the basics and start discussing or giving inouts or blaming others, this is a simple promotional scheme offered by ufone and faysal bank and this guy is shooting that this is nation of muslims and muslims should be ashamed to buy products based on interest system, i think that he is not aware that our govt has recently got a heavy loan from IMF on quite heavy interest rates.
Thanks for calling me illiterate. I performed my duty u do whatever u want. I am aware of govt but I have no power to control them, however I can aware the common people. If u want to be a part of this system you can I cant forcefully stop you.
oh badar bhaiya, kya baat kartey ho dear, kis duniya me rahtey ho, kya banks ya ufone waley pagal he ka interest free phone dey gey logo ko, agar interest free ya credit card ki hidden charges nahi ho gey to phir wo price hi zyada rakh dey gey, duniya me koi cheez free nahi milti, be realistic and don’t interpret religion wrongly. kya aap kisi ko interest free loan de do gey, agar khud nahi de saktey to kisi bank se kio ummeed rakhtey ho
The installment plan is for 12 months which comprises of no markup or any other extra charges, only the installment price of the phone and the voice plan bundle charges are included.
12 months customer loyalty and no subsidy on the mobile price?? this isnt how contracts work ufone
Samsung S4 breakup detail:
7000/= device charges
1149/= + 34.50% tax
line rent total approx 1570/=
grand total would be 8570/= per month for 12 months
it will be cost approx 102,840/=
oooohhhuuuffffff with 0% markup???
how big lair they are yaar.. so you wanna buy S4 in 102840/=??????
Samsung S4 breakup detail:
7000/= device charges
1149/= + 34.50% tax
line rent total approx 1570/=
grand total would be 8570/= per month for 12 months
it will be cost approx 102,840/=
oooohhhuuuffffff with 0% markup???
how big lair they are yaar.. so you wanna buy S4 in 102840/=??????