This past weekend was tough for Pakistani internet users due to a fault in the IMEWE submarine cable. Whether anyone was using broadband connections, wireless dongles or mobile data, websites and other online content simply refused to load.
Most of Pakistan’s internet active users thought they had gone back to the pre-internet days with no knowledge what was happening in the virtual world around them.
Regardless of dialup-like slow browsing speeds, some people still managed to connect to social media while several claimed they did not face much issues when browsing the internet.
Telenor claimed that its users faced no such problems and were able to connect at normal speeds using its 3G/4G data connections.
Here are some of the reactions by Telenor users who managed to use the internet as usual:
After #PTCL and don't problem. #Telenor customers right now. 😂@telenorpakistan pic.twitter.com/4Ll47yKn59
— Zain (@zzainmughal) August 6, 2017
@telenorpakistan is going solid #Telenor4G
How come @PTCLOfficial is down? pic.twitter.com/yLohgu5gdM— Daniel (@DanLiveTTV) August 5, 2017
Just in case if you are wondering, Telenor has invested in high quality network components which are coupled with state of the art network planning and proactive technical response teams to achieve redundancy in the systems.
Such highly sophisticated backup plans allow Telenor users to have a seamless experience no matter the state of undersea cables.
Thank you @telenorpakistan for your uninterrupted internet service.. 👍#PTCL
— Doc_Says👨🏻⚕️ (@Doc_BilalKhalid) August 6, 2017
Dear Customer, happy users like you are our reward. Keep using Telenor👍
— Telenor Pakistan (@telenorpakistan) August 7, 2017
Telenor is working fast even in the rural areas 😎
— Sana ChangeZei (@sanachangazi) August 5, 2017
@PTCLOfficial @PTCLCares also using @telenorpakistan for internet access today just like me :p. Looking to buy hotspot for future. #PTCL
— Vivid (@vividentity) August 5, 2017
The network provider remained active on social media during the outage, providing assistance to its customers and responding to user queries as well as fending off its competitors via Twitter battles.
Hi bud! We are glad to be with you today! Here's a link to buy our 4G devices: https://t.co/zSrKoX4qWa 😀
— Telenor Pakistan (@telenorpakistan) August 5, 2017
Thanks for being our loyal fan! We ❤ you!
— Telenor Pakistan (@telenorpakistan) August 5, 2017
We can understand the pain #GOT users have to go through! But, maybe we have something to make up for it: https://t.co/1XHqZDWZVh 😉
— Telenor Pakistan (@telenorpakistan) August 6, 2017
Hello @PTCLOfficial
Aisay kab tak chalega?— Hina Safdar (@hinasafi) August 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/khushi_bukhari/status/894128831895883776
https://twitter.com/AliJaved_/status/894127088457981952
@telenorpakistan All hail #Telenor4G for saving the day yesterday. Hats off to the uninterrupted services. 👐
— maria. (@marriya_malik) August 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/KhattakTahira/status/893846559133233152
This weekend proved to be very beneficial for the company as flocks of people joined or switched to the network after witnessing good performance when almost every other Pakistani internet user was literally disconnected from the rest of the world.
Telenor (my djuice offer) is better solution. You can make your own package. And it's not too expensive.
— Bilal Aslam (@bilalaslam_12) August 6, 2017
Hi Iqra! Telenor internet is working perfectly fine in our 3G/4G coverage areas. Awaiting your arrival 😉
— Telenor Pakistan (@telenorpakistan) August 6, 2017
@jazzpk kya masla hai net ni chal ra ider kisi ka???@telenorpakistan ki sim daal kr tweet kr ra hn.
— Baj-Wah (@Baj_wah) August 5, 2017
Hi Iqra! Telenor internet is working perfectly fine in our 3G/4G coverage areas. Awaiting your arrival 😉
— Telenor Pakistan (@telenorpakistan) August 6, 2017
At the end of it all, hundreds of people thanked Telenor. Millions of Telenor’s customers remained connected during a time when the whole country was witnessing snail-slow data speeds.
https://twitter.com/MoonWeryah/status/894180923301924864
Thank you @telenorpakistan for your uninterrupted internet service.. 👍#PTCL
— Doc_Says👨🏻⚕️ (@Doc_BilalKhalid) August 6, 2017
Home Internet completely down, but @telenorpakistan is working like a charm. It literally saved the day for me. Thanks, guys.
— Uzair Ghani (@UzairGhani) August 5, 2017
@telenorpakistan thanks 4 providing internet services …..saved our day…thanks telenor
— Panther (@fatitazoxy) August 5, 2017
No thanks ✋
I use Telenor pic.twitter.com/ZqeAyayRVe— Junaid Anwer (@jsanwer) August 5, 2017
@telenorpakistan u beauty toady thanks for providing unstoppable internet #PakistanZindabad Telenor #Pindabad
— Dawar (@_dawar_12) August 5, 2017
Slow internet?
What ??@telenorpakistan i love you ❤
— SHOAIB * (@KaamKerApna) August 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/murtazamahmud/status/893866408362299393
Why everyone is praising for a 1 day`s stability. I say, not for 1 day. @telenorpakistan is savior of everyday. Can`t think of any other. https://t.co/1gPUKKL40O
— Tanzil Ur Rahman (@tanzilparwak) August 6, 2017
I made decision to use @telenorpakistan in 2012. Feeling proud today. Best service. #ShukriaTelenor 😋
— 𝑀𝑜𝒽𝓈𝒾𝓃 𝑀𝒶𝓁𝒾𝓀 (@IMohsinMalix) August 6, 2017
Internet service kharabi main jab @jazzpk , @Ufone , @Zongers , @OfficialWarid sab sath chor gaye, tab sirf @telenorpakistan he kaam aya.
— Babar Siddiqui (@BJSiddiqui) August 6, 2017
Proud to be telenor customer. 4G rocks
— Muhammad kamil khan (@KamiKk205) August 6, 2017
Who cares for submarine cable fault @telenorpakistan is blazing 🚀 pic.twitter.com/4eHtY2fgyl
— Ahmer (@LahoreeBanda) August 6, 2017
Is this a Telenor Ad.
Really looks like a one sided article zong was 100% percent ok during threse days but you have not added a single tweet from zong user something’s fishy here
no zong wasn’t ok. It was dead just like ptcl.
I used zong with perfect service during these days and know several others who experienced the same.
I use Zong 4g wifi device. I was working like a year 2000 dialup connection.
Sponsored???
With extra charges for removing the sponsored tag and passing this off as “news”. Stay pathetic Propakistani.
World at rest Zong 4G at best
I am a Zong user from last 2 years. Had been using it across all the South Punjab and to tell honestly, I never ever experienced downtime! Never in 2 years. Best thing other than supreme connectivity is the complementary sim where I am give 10GB along with free mins and sms.
*given
Telenor Publicity … Biased Article ..
Waise ProPk K Pas Itna Time Hota Hai K Wo Search Kar K Twitter Arrange Kar Lete hai.
ahmm!! talking about time? : P
Lol
Aik Facebook de do aur awam traqi ki rah pe pohanch jati uff …Bhai I am an annoyed
Telenor user Sialkot Mai to signal reception he harab rehti aur Islamabad Mai pathetic internet speeds… just bearing it bcz of easypaisa.
Easypaisa kisi bhhi sim mn transfer krwa lo
Aik do aur feature Hai jaisay djuice make your own bundle offer…offers kafi zaida lakin service farigh Hai
Jazz Make Your Own Bundle by *303#
Jazz 4G+3G has 20 MHZ while Telenor has 15 MHZ
Jazz customer can enjoy both JazzCash & easypaisa.
Maintain Rs 3000 in JazzCash and absolutely free calls + sms to any Jazz number
What a stupid poay.
I was getting 25 Mbps speed but I was not able to browse internet.
This is bcz speedtest calculate your internet speed between between you and near by server which are mostly situated with in Pakistan.
No matter how good and state of art your equipment you can’t do any thing if your submarine cable ia down.
I am happy customer of mobilink in Lahore and i face no major issue in using internet last week.
Lol. Irony is all of these networks operate on aae1 submarine cable partly owned and operated by ptcl.
I didn’t face any issue with Zong 4G on that day.
PTCL is DSL and is unlimited. Telenor is 3G/4G and offer limited volume, so there is no comparison b/w the two dear. First Telenor should offer true unlimited package then we will talk abt it. Illegal India mein jio ne offer kia tha na 4G unlimited? wahan hosakhta hai toh yahan kiyon nai?
Hahahahahah zong was working fine
Snd telenor Allah bachae yar pehle to kehty han u r given 100mb jb data on kro balance ur jats sara 10+ times hua phone kro sir old msg send hua apko Telenor kbhi ni
And who said zong slow hua tha????
zong was dead
is this telenor ads.?? because According to Market statics Zong 4G have 75% share in DATASIM 3g 4g…
Either you’re biased or you forgot Zong.
Kitny pesay lie Telenor say #Aamir bhai aap nay :-D
“Such highly sophisticated backup plans allow Telenor users to have a seamless experience no matter the state of undersea cables” Are you kidding me?
Despite all the comments, I’d like to add I face connectivity issues with zong on daily basis. But ZONG was the only ‘life saver’ when internet was down last week and it’s worked much better then other days.
Telenor ad. Zong was also giving the same service at that time. Both of them use PTCL network for internet. The only reason their net was working was because PTCL is forced to provide to corporate customers first.
My zong and jazz had been equally good during this time…. Telenor….. Can’t think of it….. Its the most pathetic service provider in pakistan
Pro Telenor & PTCL>……….
The article may be biased but Telenor 4G works way better than PeeTCL.
Telenor ad ? WT# ?
Telenor network sucks at my place.