As we reported earlier this week, Zong yesterday commercially launched its 3G services in the country.
A launch ceremony was held at Zong’s headquarters in Islamabad in which Zong’s top management, Dr. Ismail Shah, Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, along with other members of PTA were also present.
With this commercial launch, Zong’s 3G services are available in Lahore and Karachi. Zong’s 3G services will be made available in Islamabad with-in next couple of weeks.
Now let’s get to Zong’s 3G Packages.
According to the information we have received, Zong will offer daily, weekly and monthly 3G Packages for its customers. Check below the details:
Zong 3G Packages:
So as obvious from the details available in the table, the maximum data limit one can get in a month is 4GB, and this plan is priced at Rs. 650 per month.
Add-ons for 3G Packages
Zong is offering Add-ons for its 3G Packages. Add-ons are basically a value addition in the package that will allow customers to use more data with-in time duration of package selected against a price.
Below are add-ons that Zong is offering for its 3G customers:
Again to explain the add-ons, if you are on a weekly package with 150MB limit, and you are nearing your data limit even before the expiry of the package, then you can select any of the addon to continue using the 3G services.
Add-ons will expire along with the data-package that you have selected already.
Out of Bundle Charges:
Once you are out of bundle, and you haven’t added any add-on to your account then 3G services will be charged as following:
- Rs.1 per MB
- This charging rate will expire along with the expiration of basic bundle that you were subscribed to.
Default 3G Package:
Default 3G package or default 3G charges for Zong’s 3G services — when there’s no package selected – are as following:
- Rs.10 per MB
Free Social Package
Zong is offering a free social package for limited time. With this package, customers can use unlimited Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter for free. Below are details:
- Package name: Social Pack (Unlimited Facebook, Whatsapp & Twitter)
- Volume: Unlimited
- Charges: Free
- Validity: 3 Days
- Activation Method: SMS ‘Social’ to 6464
Check Remaining Data Limit
You can check remaining data limit of your 3G package by Dialling *102#
FAQs
- What is Add-on:
- Add Ons are small volume increments that can be purchased to keep enjoying 3G experience.
- Customers would be recommended to buy Add Ons when they reach 80% and 100% of their bundle utilization.
- What is Out of Bundle Rate:
- If a user does not purchase an Add On after reaching volume cap of his data bundle, he/she will be charged an out-of-bundle rate of Rs.1/MB instead of Default rate of Rs.10/MB.
- The validity of this out-of-bundle rate will be the same as validity of base package.
- Will Zong Cap Speeds after 3G Bundles are consumed?
- Yes
- After reaching volume cap of a bundle, the user’s mobile internet speed will be decreased to 2G speeds (256 kbps) to protect him/her from consuming too much data at 3G speeds and receiving a bill shock.
- The normal 3G speeds will be resumed once the user buys an Add On or upgrades to a higher bundle.
- Keeping an Eye on Remaining Data Limit:
- For Daily bundles, usage notification messages would be sent at: 80% utilization only.
- For Weekly & Monthly bundles, usage notification messages would be sent at: 20%, 50%, 80% & 100% utilization
- How many times a bundle can be Re-subscribed?
- After reaching volume cap, all packages can be re-subscribed multiple times within the validity period
- The Daily Packages cannot be resubscribed multiple times in a day.
- How will Auto-Renewal happen?
- All packages will be auto-renewed (automatic resubscription of package).
- After 4 days of low balance, customer will be unsubscribed
- When will the Default Package be charged?
- If a user has not subscribed to any bundle, default rate of Rs.10/MB will be charged.
- After 1 MB of consumption, subscribers would be down-throttled to 256 kbps for customer protection.
- 3G speeds will be resumed once he/she subscribes to a bundle
so what is the speed they are offering i mean the packages are cheaper then the other companies but i couldn’t figure out at which speed ?
There’s no service level agreement for speed. The usual, best possible as per the network congestion and area you are in applies.
poor approach then!
No mobile operator guarantees speed on wireless access, its always “upto” certain mbps.
No mobile operator guarantees speed on wireless access, its always “upto” certain mbps.
this approach is standard all over the world
poor approach then!
Without spreading the network it will end up a failure other then few major towns and cities in the country.
Every operator just tells you about speed UPTO , rather they should say minimum speed you will get. As they cannot gurantee it , they are just playing with words. So zong has done a good job not playing word games of speed.
Here is the speed in Islamabad last night for zong
Here is the speed in Islamabad last night for zong
where?
No operator in the world mentions speed in their data packages and if one does (ufone) he’s simply bullshitting…
shitting bull maybe
true
It’s portraying as if it’s broadband by showing data speeds, whereas it’s offering shit data volume.
It’s portraying as if it’s broadband by showing data speeds, whereas it’s offering shit data volume.
speed koi company bhi apnay packages main declare nahi kar rahin dont know why. i think they means speed depends on users: zada users kam speed, kam users zada speed :D
zong 3G
Postpaid packages?? N how to check coverage area?
Coverage area: http://www.zong.com.pk/testing/coverage-map
Admin you may want to add the coverage link to the post, as people will keep asking for this.
ridiculous!!! so far telenor is the only operator making some sense..
had so many hopes from zong..
Telenor speed sucks.
Remember! Telenor has 5Mhz whereas Zong has 10Mhz. The frequency range of 10Mhz will more able to provide high speed to more users as compared to 5Mhz. That’s why, 10Mhz is more expensive!
ACHAWWW
Han G!
Aaaacha G!
3.5 G!
Abu G! :D
Bohat bohat acha.
Mobilink will surprise. just wait and see
Mobilink is the only operator in Pakistan who will give coverage to all over the 9 cities. That’s why they are late in commercial launch.
Perhaps but…telenors 3g upspeed is 2mbps and downspeed is 6mbps…personally checked
you’re sleeping bro, telenor maybe 50 to 100 rs cheap but their speed is max 3mbps whereas zong is offering atleast 8mbps
I am getting 4MB with telenor
I’m getting 5Mb/s average in Islamabad F6/2. A friend is getting 7.4Mb/s speed with Telenor.
iam getting 11MBPS from Mobilink 3G..in Gulgasht Multan…
Telenor has industry’s best 3g packages but i fear that either they will increase the prices or reduce data bundles like ptcl
I think i should port to Telenor
these packages are useless
i thought they will offer reasonable packages
I think i should port to Telenor
these packages are useless
i thought they will offer reasonable packages
NO wait for Warid and Mobilink Packages
I live in Mianwali,Punjab there is no 3G network till now so
i have not purchase my Samsung Galaxy s5 and i’m waiting for arrival of big networks 4G then i will purchase my smartphone.
warid is not going to come //////// :P
NO they will come becoz the biggest proof is why they advertised LTE?????
Lol, just because something is advertised doesn’t mean the company will do it. PTCL evo “advertises” 9 MBPS speeds :p
and they are giving with nitro
You must be joking. They are lying in the ads.
NO they will come becoz the biggest proof is why they advertised LTE?????
warid is not going to come //////// :P
i can wait for mobilink packages .
Zong packages are useless as 4gb i can use in 1 wk
4gb =4×1024=4096
4096 divided by 30 days 136 mb
136 mb per day is GoOD for email checking skype call facebook updating
4gb =4×1024=4096
4096 divided by 30 days 136 mb
136 mb per day is GoOD for email checking skype call facebook updating
just use facebook an hour play couple of vid
u cross 136mb
I have to use skype etc
i have to synch my mobile with google for pics
136mb is nothing for me
hm then u should
use telenor 8gb sorry 8000 mb package??
hahahahahah
Well then you can subscribe multiple times in a month. When you use something get ready to pay for it as well.
Bhai Cable Net k Sath WiFi Lagalo :D
ghar men pare wifi ka college men signal aye ga :P :P :P :P
Sarey KaaM CLG me hi karne hote han kia ? :D
Yes sary nai per jub free time ho to us time men jitne kam ho saken wo to karnen honge
umm.. actually, its not.
i can wait for mobilink packages .
Zong packages are useless as 4gb i can use in 1 wk
TelenOr <3
Zong offer very reasonable 3G packages as compered to Ufone and Telenor.
check telenor packages they are more affordable
speed is not mentioned
but packages are quiet impressive
Speed Upto 42Mbps
what are you going to do with 42 mbps ???
with data limit of 4 gb
it will be GoOD if you use monthly package on daily basis
Share speedtest results on Propakistani & boast around with everyone :D
42 Mbps?? Not even in your dreams man. I have just checked, max I’ve gotten is 4.91 mbps, but that’s great too. Still Much better than their 40kbps crap. 42 or even 100 Mbps becomes of little relevance with a cap of 4 GB hovering above you.
42 Mbps = 5.25 MBps means the data transfer rate you get of 4.91 megabytes per second is very close to 5.25 megabytes. Your data transfaer rate of 4.91 megabytes = 39.2 megabits which is very close to 42 megabits as promised by zong.
42 Mbps = 5.25 MBps means the data transfer rate you get of 4.91 megabytes per second is very close to 5.25 megabytes. Your data transfaer rate of 4.91 megabytes = 39.2 megabits which is very close to 42 megabits as promised by zong.
wdf
Lolz this is not true 42 mb ka matlab 42 mb don’t mixup it plZ
Oh man, oh man, for God’s sake, everybody is trying to tell the other what is the difference between Mbps and MB/s. I know that man what this is all about. I have mentioned here 4.91 Mbps, its not 4.91 MB/s or 4.91 MBps and I don’t see 4.91 MB/s coming to Pakistan anytime soon.
I’ve personally seen upto 13.5 Mb/s in Johar Town, Lahore, and yes, the cap sucks.
Yes yehi to keh raha hun 13 mbps is used for downling files more then 4gb and zong is giving just 4gb
wdf
Oh bhai, Mbps and MBps mein faraq hota hei tum dono ko eik hi cheez kiun samaj rahe ho.
Mbps = Megabits per second
MBps = Megabytes per second
And
8Mbps = 1MBps
ufone’s packages are best, elaborate and making sense for why they are expensive. They are stable at the speed they promised. Telenor’s 3g fluctuates between speeds and is not stable which makes it irritating.
Nice joke……….
Thanku :P
Bad joke
Nice joke……….
fluctuates mean like 1mb to 1kb speed is downs in this way like???
TelenOr me kaBi To 3MB ari hoti kaBi 512 KB
yup. like 1 mb to 64kbps then keeps increasing from time to time
beta rooo mat , bas buraa khuwaab dekha ha tumny !! aur naha lo beta :P
Please stick to Ufone – tum hi to ho ;)
no wo
Oh man, you’re a good comedian.
They kept the price little higher than those of telenor since they claim that they will offer double the speed of standard 3G, my guess.
Quetta always ignored :(
Mobilink and Ufone 3G available in Quetta
So unless Zong has a stellar network quality and offers speed north of 5Mbps, I don’t have enough reasons to port out of Telenor’s Postpaid yet. In fact, Their new Smart Plans actually look interesting.
Bro i hope im giving you “THE REASON” to come over Zong’s Network
This is before the commercial launch. Will have to see how the speeds hold up when there are more people using it.
hey now what speed are you getting at your side on zong 3g ??
Ya tu Chamadkar ho gya.
Although i am disappointed with the packages but they will insure stable speeds to all customers.
Because they have so few customers :p
Although i am disappointed with the packages but they will insure stable speeds to all customers.
Extraordinary Packages From Zong
no u r wrong????
Bro With the passage of time all companies change their packages , so wait
If 3 social are free and 4GB is available in only 650 I think it is affordable ,,, every one had its own choice and usage
8000 mb per month in 1000 rs is affordable toO for me atleast
Bro Zong k pas 10MHz spectrum ha is liy Telenor and Ufone ke quality of service Zong say match nhi kr sakti
yar atleast atleast 500 kbps to confirm hai na telenor pe???
har waqt kam azkam itni speed mille to kafi hai
Ji lekin coverage area b small hota ha 5MHz pay
U are going to make me sAd
I Don’t want to hurt u any mean ,
If u r Telenor user then use it till Zong service is available in your area then enjoy one of them u feel economical and reliable for u Be Happy Dear ,,,
yes i am going to test all of the networks in my city and then i will choOse any one of them on speed quality basis
does’t matter how much they charge for how much data
I Think Zong will b best for u then,,,
Try it once after thy cover your area
Speeds won’t matter, as all operators will be providing at least 2Mb/s speeds, and average of 3Mb/s. Data & Price will matter in the longer run.
Zong postpaid monthly package 10GB volume in 1500 Rupees
And what about the speed is the speed of that particular package is good enough to consume that amount of data bandwidth on a mobile
Bro With the passage of time all companies change their packages , so wait
If 3 social are free and 4GB is available in only 650 I think it is affordable ,,, every one had its own choice and usage
3 social networks I mean ,,,
no u r wrong????
Bilkul
Extraordinary Packages From Zong
WoW Zong 3g sub sa sasta he ab tak.
WoW Zong 3g sub sa sasta he ab tak.
After reaching volume cap of a bundle, the user’s mobile internet speed will be decreased to 2G speeds (256 kbps) to protect him/her from consuming too much data at 3G speeds and receiving a bill shock.
If a user has not subscribed to any bundle, default rate of Rs.10/MB will be charged.
After 1 MB of consumption, subscribers would be down-throttled to 256 kbps for customer protection.
So You Are Saying k Jisne Package ni Karaya wo 2G pe hi Rahega ? :/
So You Are Saying k Jisne Package ni Karaya wo 2G pe hi Rahega ? :/
Khud hi question kar re ho khud hi jawab de rahe ho :P
Default Speed 3G Hogi Without Package .. After 1 MB of consumption subscribers would be down-throttled to 256 kbps (2G). Make Sense ?
For those of you wanting to port to telenor for 3g be warned. I’ve been using their 3g service for 10 days now on my s4 and in rawalpindi their coverage is pathetic. In lalazar and lalkurti I only get edge even though they say there is 3g in my area. The only time I get 3g is when I am in islamabad. Then also the speed doesn’t go more than 1.5mbps
speed is GoOd
Everyone’s coverage is pathetic in RWP .. same goes to ZONG & MOBILINK.. I used mobilink in lalkurti and it didnt work at my house when I come out of my house it works otherwise it doesnt.. SO I am really happy with my Warid’s EDGE as it speed is good too and fulfuls my needs in my house as well with best call network as well :)
I’ve getting speeds over 4.5Mb/s in Askari XIII on Telenor. When I’m working in F6/2, I’m getting speeds over 3Mb/s and sometimes around 5Mb/s.
Bakwas hai sb kuch he coverage to hai nhi abi tak kahin,
From the packages, it has been cleared that competition is hard…!!
nothing hard inhon ne telenor ke pkgz ke bare men socha bhi nai hai to competition kaise hoga
Look at Ufone 3G packages, there packages are so much expensive as compared to other cellular operators. If Ufone 3G packages remain the same then nobody will touch it. So, for this reason Ufone will think about it. Akin, If Telenor 3G gives better speed than Zong 3G then people will shift Zong to Telenor. It is a game of standard. With the passage of time, the packages prices will go down.
oh well we have to wait!!!
If Telenor gives a speed of upto 3Mb/s, most people would prefer Telenor over Zong due to its network coverage, and 3Mb/s or 100Mb/s, watching a video or a skype video call will have the same performance therefore speeds wont make much difference, but price will.
hmm..!! You are right…!! Some people prefer speed whereas other people prefer price.
More than price, its about data, mate. Zong is offering same amount of data as compared to Telenor for Rs. 1,300/= and Telenor is offering that same amount for data for Rs. 1,000/=. If Telenor offers an average speed of 3Mb/s and Zong offers a speed of 50Mb/s, I don’t think anyone will really care for that, as we can’t download movies or torrents using such limited data :D The only purpose for this data is browsing/whatsapp/YT/dailymotion/skype calls, and for that a speed of 3Mb/s would be adequate.. :)
It is only possible if speed remains usable. We know Zong has 10Mhz whereas Telenor has 5Mhz (You can see in the auction that 10Mhz spectrum is expensive than 5Mhz). The frequency range of 10Mhz will able to provide high speed to more user as compared to 5Mhz. If Telenor gives speed less than 1Mbps at that area with the passage of time due to 5hz frequency range and at the same time Zong offers 2-3Mbps, absolutely people will use Zong.For instance, the edge speed of Warid is faster than Ufone. Warid EDGE gives speed 25-27KB/s whereas Ufone 10-12KB/s in my area. The package price of Warid is expensive one, but I prefer to use Warid EDGE due to its faster speed.I can download 100 files in an hour.Telenor is the best if its speed remains 2-3Mbps otherwise useless.
I agree with you, and yes I understand the meaning of 5MHz and 10Mhz, but you also need to understand a fact :P Zong has much less coverage as compared to Telenor. There is not a single place in all of ISB/RWP/LHR that has 100% Signals for Zong, whereas there are several places that have 100% Telenor Signals.. Hell, I can get 100% Signals for Telenor even when I’m in my village (Chakwal) So, Telenor will be able to provide the same (if not better) as compared to Zong, and yes, even if they can provide with 2 – 3Mb/s speed with 5MHz band, that would still prove useful due to the network performance, as compared to Zong. Honestly, Zong service center in ISB (Jinnah Super) When I went to pay my postpaid bill, I didn’t see full signals there even :D That concludes my argument lol.
Agree Bro…!!! No More Conversation Needed! :D
ab mobilink soche ga zOng ne saste pkg ni lae to men keo lao
I can’t see MOBILINK on canvas, where they are?
Crap!
MOBILINK? MOBILINK? MOBILINK? MOBILINK? MOBILINK? MOBILINK? MOBILINK? MOBILINK?
Free Social Package:
Validity: 3 Days
samj nai i bhai..? only free for three days? after three days?
u have to activate it again
again and again :P
han yar yeh baat bari ajeeb hai ke jub yeh pkg de hi free rae hen to activation ki kia zarorat
Takeh aap activate kerna bhool jayein aur phir aapko charges parrein
hm GoOD u r right
Sms kro package mil jay ga without any cost
And 3 days baad expire ho jay ga automatic renew nhi hoga , agr dobara Len gy to without any charges phir active ho jay ga
Sirf renew krny ke zrort paish ay ge
thank you bhai.. pata nai kab tak free hai
Free social pack is free for a limited time offer. 3days validity does not mean it will not be available after 3 days. It will be auto subscribed for free for Zong customers
Free social pack is free for a limited time offer. 3days validity does not mean it will not be available after 3 days. It will be auto subscribed for free for Zong customers
WHAT ARE THE SPEEDS ?
WHAT ARE THE SPEEDS ?
8mps 16 mbps download speed practically
theoratically 42 mbps
Is MOBILINK going for MAYBE LINK again?????????????
what does it mean?
I think his mean is = Pakistan’s largest network, but beaten by other companies to quick launch 3G!
yar inhon ne 3G launch karne se inkaar to ni kia na ???
I think these package are v good. I’m very happy I used Zong trial services got 6mbps speed. I consumed a total of 450 mb in one month.I use my home net also. This are the cheapest package at the moment. During test period service was good at the end after sites were updated.
oh goOD then 4Gb pkg is GoOD for U
then telenor’s 8 GB for 1000 is the best package so far. Disappointed by ZONG BIG TIME !
not 8 gb its 8000 mb brO :( :( :( :( :(
not 8 gb its 8000 mb brO :( :( :( :( :(
Its the same, you no longer use the 1024 conversion. Its all in 1000 increments from now on.
Seriously, while using 8,000 Mb, you’re gonna make a scene for 192 Mb? Paki qaum always going after chillar :P
Depends if u use that much bandwith otherwise for basic users these are the beat packages
I can’t see MOBILINK on canvas, where they are?
The only thing positive I can draw from Zong after these packages is that I am in the coverage area in Lahore atleast, nothing really special about the offerings though.
Plz dont leave .zong cant exist without u.
Surprisingly Expensive Packages by Zong, and also surprisingly the most expensive network of Pakistan i.e. Telenor is offering 3G Services in most affordable charges! i am thinking about switching to Telenor seriously!
U cannot say that Zong’s Internet bundles are expensive, just because they give us 4gb for 650 rs instead of 500…they have 10 mhz of spectrum, so u’ll get a consistently good speed even if there are a lot of other users within the same tower radius.
U cannot say that Zong’s Internet bundles are expensive, just because they give us 4gb for 650 rs instead of 500…they have 10 mhz of spectrum, so u’ll get a consistently good speed even if there are a lot of other users within the same tower radius.
I agree with you bro, but I have seen the screenshot of its speed which is well below Telenor’s if you compare it, not sure though if it’s correct screenshots or just a telenor/ufone fanboy :D anyways I have to see what speed it does provides, but always remember, higher bandwidth definitely results in larger volume consumption, this is fact!
First, Really disappointed with the coverage and now with the packages :(
They are saying that their so called super 3G is fastest 3G in the world but what is the use of that if the cap is only 4GB .. :( anyways, I tested the signal at my home today and ZONG is not coming in the list :( so first i would wait for zong to get the signals right and then i will think about to switch from Warid to Zong :)
Heard from a friend in Zong, they will soon be launching a 10GB Package. :)
Heard from a friend in Zong, they will soon be launching a 10GB Package. :)
10GB for 1,500 per month (Ex, Taxes) that would be too expensive :)
By looking at the speeds zong offer which is triple the speed of Telenor and ufone, these are very good rates. Ufone is out of the race totally, Telenor’s limited bandwidth losses against zong. In coverage Telenor may be better…
Overall Zong is the way to go… Mobilink will do something similar but surely can not beat zong on pricing.
Telenor’s limited bandwidth ? r u kidding me ? Telenor is giving the most bandwidth which is 8GB :P and their coverage is way better than ZONG too :P considering the 5MHZ spectrum , their speeds are awesome…
They didn’t disclose the bandwidth one will get.. It can up and down..
As i said yes Telenor has better coverage but pathetic network. I ported out of Telenor a year ago due to that.. I don’t know how is it now.
I am currently using Warid but all my family members are using Telenor and the signal strength is good..secondly 8GB is good limit and the best uptil now :)
Ugliest packages announced so far….. probably they are xing ufone as well
4GB monthly with a speed of 42mbps HA Ha Ha
And the fellows who expect 15gb, 30gb limits totally living in lala land.. These are not dsl packages so you can ditch your ISP and start using 3g in home.. 3g,4g is for mobile usage so one can have high speed connectivity on the go… 4 to 8gb is enough for that..
If you are looking to download torrents and movies, that’s not gonna happen like ever..
LOL there website says “Meet your monthly mobile internet needs with monthly packages ranging from 150MB upto 10GB.” LOL
what is the benefit of 3G if you are going to use it to browse Facebook and Twitter only. Seriously there should be 10 GB packages with affordable range.
so far telenor packages were best, really waiting for what mobilink have got for me.
“Yeah Product Ghareeb Awam ke Pohanch say door rakhay”.. Wazartay I. Technology, Khakomatay Pakistan.
“Yeah Product Ghareeb Awam ke Pohanch say door rakhay”.. Wazartay I. Technology, Khakomatay Pakistan.
Guys lets forget about these packages for a bit. Compare Zong and Telenor with Ufone’s 3G tariff LOL. I can only laugh specially when it says in the tariff area on Ufone’s website: “Developed by a huge team of experts through countless hours of research, we have made sure that there is an ideal solution for every one of you.” HAHAHAHAHA
Super 3G speed – Gulberg Lahore, near Zong service centre. Dont fall for false advertisements of high speeds. I have tried all three and Telenor gives you consistently good speed.
i attached the screenshot but it doesnt show!!
Thats what I am talking about :P ZONG cannot provide good signals so forget about 3G :)
thats coz maybe you’re using their old 2g package , subscribe their 3g packgae *6464# then check
i am subscribed – do you want me to show you the subscription sms?
did it come from 6464 ??
I’m near Main Market Lahore. Forget 3G, I am barely able to make calls or send SMS now…. I can’t even check my balance… “Out of Coverage”. Yesterday I wasn’t getting 3G signals, only 2G and everything was fine. With 3G, it has become worse!
I was thinking of permanently shifting to Zong, but after this, Telenor it is…
awesome packages!!!
3 videos on daily motion, an hour of browsing and 4 speed tests consumed 100MB in 2 hours. 100MB daily ~ 3GB per month. They are going to make a lot of money for over usage.
You are going to be notified when you reach 20, 50 and 80% of your monthly limit.
Hard to believe Zong people have actually done that. Well, atm, doesn’t seem their “Super 3G” thing has materialized or will materialize anyway. Meanwhile, in Karachi today, around 1410 hrs, near Karsaz Area (Don’t know if Galaxy S III has H+ connectivity mode available or not, mine was showing simple H)
Don’t know why the image isn’t showing up.
http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/841791799