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Wimax Pakistan Case Study
1. Wi-Tribe vs Qubee vs Wateen, Pakistan’s Wireless
providers compared
by Muzzammil Waheed on October 18, 2010
http://www.biggtech.com/technology/wi-tribe-vs-qubee-vs-wateen-pakistans-wireless-providers-
compared_3081.html
Wireless internet services competition is heating up in Pakistan with the latest contender Qubee
launching their services, agaisnt already established competitors like Wi-Tribe and Wateen. Qubee claims
that their prices are cheap and their plans are affordable, We’ll that maybe the case as evident from the
comparison matrix below, however, their service is yet to be tested and ranked.
I have had an experience with wateen with an outdoor CPE and I always struggled with their coverage
and service in my previous area( township), and recently have seen coverage and performance of Wi-
tribe in the new location ( canal view) . In my opinion it Wi-Tribe Customer support, performance and
speed is at a higher level whereas Wateen has a more broader coverage and services, yet their customer
support lacks in multiple points ( they operate much more like PTCL with many red tapes and stuff going
on ), that pushed me to go for DSL of PTCL which at many times lacks speed and there are always
problems with landline. I am also using PTCL EVO/EVDO which is primarily 3G technology as compared
to these providers which are using WIMAX, in my opinion PTCL EVO is also a good option provided your
area is getting good coverage.
Pricing and plan Comparison
Wi-Tribe QUBEE WATEEN
Speed GB/Month Rs/Month Speed GB/Month Rs/Month Speed GB/Month RS/Month
256 6 650 512 6 750 256 5 499
512 6 750 1024 6 850 512 5 599
1024 6 950 512 12 900 1024 5 699
512 12 1200 1024 12 1000 256 10 899
1024 12 1350 512 18 1000 512 10 999
1024 15 1600 1024 18 1500 1024 10 1099
Shuttle
USB Dongle 512 1000 256unlimited 1199
unlimited
Shuttle
256 6 1000 1024 1500 512unlimited 1299
unlimited
512 10 1500 1024unlimited 1399
Shuttle
Activation desktop router @ Activation of indoor router is Bundle 5GB Subscription @
500/- Rs FREE 1999/- Rs
Activation WIFI router @ Activation of WIFI Router @ 500/- Bindle 10GB subscription @
1500/- Rs Rs 1499/- Rs
Acticvation USB dongle @ Activation USB shuttle @ 500/- Bundle unlimited
2500/- Rs Rs subscription @ 1499/- Rs
Conclusion:
All three providers claim good service, better overall support and more important speed and reliability.
This might be true for all providers but the location does factor in and I would suggest that one opting for
a service always ask other peers in your area about the service of specific provider. As far as pricing is
concerned QUBEE is offering better rates and their devices come at a lower price, yet their service is yet
2. to be thoroughly tested. My experience with Wateen has not been good in town ship area of Lahore and
their billing sucks big time.
I am keen in trying QUBEE at my home and will post about my experience, in case it is not I will get
subscription to Wi-Tribe. BTW I am right now situated in Canal View housing society, Lahore.
Do let us know about your experience with Wateen, Wi-tribe and QUBEE in comments section
RESPONDS / COMMENTS:
Muzzammil Moderator 7 months ago
I'm a qubee user and I have PTCL EVO as backup. So far qubee is OK in my area, speed is slower than it used
to be earlier but no disconnections ( with exception of couple of incidents per week ). Plus it's not a big risk, I'm also
thinking of trying wi-tribe as well in my area to see hot it works.
BTW I'm in canal view area and PTCL EVO gives me 250kb while downloading movies on P2P.
Abdul Saboor 12 months ago
QUBEE sucks, rather their price plans are great but as of their (SO CALLED) unlimited 1MB package, they suck,
they call 30GB (an unlimited FAIR USAGE POLICY), suck it QUBEE.
Don't know about other providers, as far as QUBEE is concerned, should suggest everyone not to even think of
QUBEE if you are MAD-DOWNLOADER, never go for it.
Muzzammil Moderator 12 months ago in reply to Abdul Saboor
I know having limited bandwidth suck and there are always issues when you go above quota, but same holds true
for wi tribe whereas wateen is an exception.
I'm using quebee for almost a month now and i'm really satisfied with the speed and there has been no downtime
so far in my area ( Canal view ), although I know i have over shot my quota and next month i'm going for bigger
package :( thanks to the youtube videos.
I cannot consider qubee shuttle althought it is unlimited but i cannot share it on my three laptops at home.
during the last three years wateen has never delivered it for me and thus i am really stuck with qubee for now
unless they have issues in their service, BTW for mad downloading I use PTCL EVO stick ;) which has suddenly
started giving good speed while it used to really really suck in October.
Mani 11 months ago
I was Wi-Tribe costumer..... but their bills suks.... now i am using QUBEE unlimited @ 1000/- with the speed of
512kbs,,, and i am happy with QUBEE.
Jeddy Khan 2 months ago
I have started using Qubee in July. One thing I was promised that the range would be 30 meters, I tested this after
my laptop was repaired. I could not access Internet a short distance from the 'Modem'. When the Qubee technician
came to fix this problem. He said that my laptop will not be able to access the Internet beyond the floor it is on. So the
30 meter range was bogus. Even on the same floor - when I take my laptop two rooms away Internet access ends. I
was told to buy an additional router to have complete access anywhere in the house
Pakistani music 4 months ago
I think Wateen is still doing the best.
Usama Ahmed 5 months ago
3. I have used QUBEE for year, in the start it worked gr8, now you can't see a youtube video without any buffering,
so their services are slow. Now trying wi-tribe, their Customer service is good, but same goes here for the first month
its gr8 and now its slow, on the weeekends DAMN SLOW.
Nanopaki 8 months ago
Qubee these days is slow like a snail in my area, plus it get's disconnected as well occassionally
Eeshamansoor 8 months ago
here is my experience:
wi tribe works good in iqbal town lahore and in islamabad. wateen is not good in islamabad g 11, and wi tribe does
not work in g 13. but other wise, in most areas of ibd and lahore, wi tribe is the best!
Best Registry Cleaner 11 months ago
Luckily their tower is near my house, may be that's the reason of good speed.
Rohail Pucit 11 months ago
its been 15 days i am using Wi tribe. Its up time is 100%. the only issue i am facing is its limited volume. Its stable,
always up and their customer service is also good. I was using PTCL dsl for more than a year. My experience of Wi
tribe is good. I m in Green Town Lahore
Luckily their tower is near my house, may be that's the reason of good speed.
Mansoor847 11 months ago
wateen connection call mansoor 03234482927.
danish khawaja 12 months ago
wi tribe is much better then any of the other wi max internet service providers in pakistan wi tribe is not making lies
to the customers
wi tribe is providing extra 5 gb in just 99 rs with no hidden chages
qubee is probiding 0.11 Rs per MB quals to 111 Rs Per Gb
Ayuub Hashmi 11 months ago in reply to danish khawaja
Dear Danish,
In Wi-tribe If you can get 5GB extra in Rs. 100, Its same in QUBEE, if you cross your limit and you call QUBEE
customer center and change your plan then you get 6GB in Rs. 100/- , For example If you had 12GB package on
512Kbps(Rs. 900 Per Month) , and You change your plan to 18GB on 512Kbps(Rs. 1000 Per Month) Remaining
days will be charged on it's average. So conclusion Wi-tribe is not offering anything out of the world.
Suleman 1 year ago
I have used wateen, speed wise its good but their billing sys and customer support are very poor if you ever faced
any issue they take 7 - 8 days to solve it that's why i have switched to witribe. i am using it from over 6 months its
working perfect now i am going to test qubee their unlimited package seem to very attractive.
Hamid Waheed 1 year ago
My experience with PTCL, like most of you has been horrific.First I had EVO, which did'nt give me speed over 6
kbps. I had to throw it away! I then got PTCL's DSL 1 mb connection, which I requested to be upgraded to a 4 mb
one. 4 months have gone by eversince, but no upgradation! Of course I lodges various complaints, (about 100
registered with them) , but got a reply that " uour problem will be solved within 24 hours" and even after 2,832 hours,
no improvement. I have just terminated my DSL connection and feel releived. I wish to get a connection from
Wateen. Could anyone advise my gatting any other ISP other than Wateen. I'll be very grateful.
gamer4lyf 1 year ago
4. Initially, when i had PTCL installed it was pretty good, the streaming was perfect but then the download speeds
went down the hill. It felt like as if i was using a dial-up connection and PTCL kept giving me the same excuse that
there is something wrong with their exchange and will be fixed soon. Its been over a year and a half and it still gives
the speed between 40 - 50 kbps and my father is the only one who uses it to check his mails at home. I then had Wi-
tribe installed on the advice of a friend. I must say that their quick action to get my connection up and running was a
great example of how ISPs should be. Wi-tribe gave me a decent speed, not anywhere near what PTCL gave me at
first but then soon my wimax modem didnt pick up signals, i thought that something was wrong with the modem but
when they replaced it, the issue was the still there. Their helpline said that there must be too many people using the
internet in the area. I told her that cant be the issue since there was no problems with the speed but rather it wasnt
connecting to the net at all. She had no reply to that and when i kept asking her to give me a logical answer, she had
nothing to say. I had to smash the modem because if they cant tell me whats wrong then there is no point sticking to
that service, Mind you i was already having a bad day :). Then i hesitantly went for Wateen. I got my connection
installed in 3 days which was poor but i have had no problems with the service at all. I use it for gaming and video
streaming and its perfect, giving me download speeds of around 120 kbps. I wasnt expecting a quality service from
Wateen since it has a bad reputation but for me they have provided a good internet service. They just need to
increase there connection speeds to match with PTCL but only if they dont downgrade their service.
Fookie 1 year ago
Tried PTCL student package and it was great until my DSL modem stopped working and for three months PTCL
did not respond to my complaints. Shifted to Wateen Cable in DHA and it is too fast too furious. Loving it. mostly use
it for downloading movies, games and watching streaming TV shows. As for wireless, I used Wateen for two years
before shifting to cheaper PTCL and did not have any problems except for them not having any credit card payment
solution. Overall, for me Wateen has been and is a good experience.
Green TEa 1 year ago
i have been using Wateen for over a year now and it has never let me down, Used PTCL-IT SUX, WiTribe doesnt
work due to coverage issue and Just got that cute Qubee shuttle. so far its doing good but im sure once the network
has high number of Users it will give me a tough time.
Its hard to get signals in Cantt, lahore. Also the bill payment system of Wateen is the most convenient.
Reliability is the name of the game.
Muzzammil Moderator 1 year ago
Just one thought, payment options for Qubee are limited right now. They allow paying up via voicher at Faysal
bank or you wi'll have to visit their main office at M.M Alam road to deposit the payment. As per their own staff
payment at their franchise is not recommended in case you want to get the connection restored on priority basis..
Muzzammil Moderator 1 year ago
My interaction with wateen was almost an year ago and it didnt go well. BTW I just got QUBEE isntalled and it is
looking good as far as Speed test and youtube videos are concerned. Pingtime is also good. I havnt checked the
online gaming performance, will check the CS servers lag and let you guys know ...
Psyched 1 year ago
by the way... my location is Township and use a Wateen Outdoor device. Maybe you used the service a long time
back
Brainy 1 year ago in reply to Psyched
psyched , hey i just wanted to ask u a question man.... im in township as well in sector A-1 . Ive got the Wateen
Wiimax set up ... but i get shit internet even when the signal being shown is 4/5 ... Does an outdoor unit help so much
? Ur playing ps3 online with a wateen setup haha i cant even view pages
Wateen’s Strategic Mistake in Product Launch
5. By Atif Tahir | August 31, 2007
http://telecompk.net/2007/08/31/wateen%E2%80%99s-strategic-mistake-in-product-launch/
In this post we take a look at the role of advertising in building brand equity, using the case of Wateen’s
recent product launch. Advertising is paid form of marketing promotion in which the sponsor is advertised
and the message is controlled. Brand Equity refers to the value built-up in a brand. It is measured on a
scale determining the extent of customer awareness. Besides awareness, brand equity is also directly
related to the consumer’s experience with the brand itself. This experience finally decides the fate of
product in terms of success and brand loyalty or failure within the potential target audience.
Within Marketing Mix i.e. Target market and 4P’s (Product, Price, Placement, Promotion), Product refers
to the promise made to the customer or solution provided to the customer. Value is the perceived
difference between the costs spent by the customer against achieved benefits. The lower the cost in
relation to the benefits the lower is the value.
Hence, marketing communication or advertising during the product launch is a strategic decision and
must be handled with care. Launching the product or service aggressively without practically placing it or
making it available might bring critically negative impact on brand reputation. Such campaign destroys
instead of building a brand. It is just like a promise made to the customer and then not being fulfilled.
Such mistake at launch stage, specifically in case of a product like WiMax which still have to struggle a lot
in getting mass awareness and with delivery issues, can severely disrupt the company’s and brand’s
image within early adaptors of the product.
Wateen placed two ads in print media. One, related to product launch aggressively offered all the
products in line with core focus on triple play. Wateen’s new website is also much better than the previous
one and offers product & marketing information in detail. However on practically calling the Toll Free
number on next day of advertisement, one finds a telemarketer with inadequate information on all the
products and delivery time of 2 months. Prospects are being asked to register online and are being told
that sales team will contact them in 6 to 8 weeks. However there is definitely some good news for DHA
residents where finally some services are available. However, residents maintained that it is the Triple
Play currently being offered and not the WiMax. Even in case of Triple Play services, Wateen is not
actually offering FTTH, instead Co-axial cables are being routed from the OFC distribution boxes.
While doing advertisement during product launch, companies must behave strategically realistic when the
market is competitive and buyers have become knowledgeable. Wateen does have some exciting
projects and plans ahead and they are acting quite aggressively but enterprises like Wateen Telecom,
must advertise product/service offering only when the product is ready to deliver instead of advertising
plans on paper.
The second Ad from the campaign was a good advertising strategy. It was much focused on company’s
corporate image leaving a feeling that there is a new entrant who will be offering state of the art value
services in Telecom Sector. The services which are new for the customers in Pakistan. The Ad was not
offering anything in particular and hence is the right Pre-Launch Ad before products are practically ready
for delivery. Wateen also has successfully managed to bring certain corporate giants on board including
Telenor, Bank of Punjab, Warid, Callmate etc and these names were illustrated on the advertisement,
thus strengthening the company’s image as promising and trustworthy player.
Harriss August 31st, 2007 @ 5:40 pm
CEO is actully making money from vendors, contractors and contracts
Tee Emm September 3rd, 2007 @ 4:44 am
It is said that this ‘half baked’ stuff was sent out by Wateen as they had been given the impression that Mobilink is
starting a huge campaign on August the 14th, (2007) and in the quest of ‘being the first’ Wateen fell in the booby trap
and spent millions on stuff that is yet to see the light of the day.
6. Mobilink have a strong history of tactical marketing prowess. Back in 1998, when Instaphone was the giant cell
company and Mobilink was just starting off, I remember, Instaphone started a stealth marketing campaign named
‘Insta Xcite’ with a capital X on the banners everywhere in the city. While Instaphone was still in the first few phases
of the Xcite campaign, Mobilink hijacked the campaign and came up with something similar all to the awe of the
Instaphone marketeers!
KO September 3rd, 2007 @ 8:33 am
In my view, their entire advertising campaign has been a disaster.
I really don’t see how they could have done things worse.
If you look over at any internet forum in Pakistan, the “brand equity” of Wateen has been steadily dropping over the
past year.
Naveedch September 4th, 2007 @ 2:02 am
I have to agree with Tee Emm on this, Wateen sure wasted their energies on wrong front. Wateen launch is just
like indian dramas, it just goes on and on …. Although Pakistani people like those dramas but i am sure they are
loosing interest in wateen. I for one dont have any confidence on them now, they talk too much but dont deliver.
Pakistani customers are not that stupid as companies think they are :-)
Babar Bhatti September 4th, 2007 @ 11:53 am
I agree with KO that Wateen let their brand slide. I was hoping that their Warid’s partnership with Singtel will help,
but perahps its too early. As TM said, competing with Mobilink is not so easy, especially when a company lacks
strong leadership and a competent workforce.
Pakistani customers are not that stupid as companies think they are :-)
Well said Naveed!
1Rana Shahbaz Ahmed September 5th, 2007 @ 2:53 am
Nice roundup!
I called Wateen office to get information regarding the WiMax but the representative told me the information will be
submitted when the product launched! Amazing …… they are still not prepared to launch this product which is being
advertized!
Wateen Fumbles with WiMAX Launch Campaign : Green & White
September 6th, 2007 @ 3:26 pm
Meiraj Hasan October 5th, 2007 @ 2:31 pm
Dear All,
Hello and Ramazan Mubarak,
There is a nice discussion and comments currently being carried out regarding WATEEN and its WIMAX Project.
The services included in name WIMAX/Mobile WIMAX are not clear at all and these services will vary from
customer to customer. It depends on what a particular customer demands. It will surely be different for a home user,
small and large corporate sector, academic/financial/banking sector with off course mix of different packages.
Regarding the technical aspect, as most of you know that WATEEN’s vendor is Motorola. Motorola is also the
vendor of WIMAX project of Mobilink Pakistan. I think that the technology is not completely mature these days and
the vendors are currently going through their research, development, getting help from other companies, other’s
WIMAX solution. Also, in the WIMAX World Chicago US just a week back, Motorola has shown a demonstration of
their Mobile WIMAX System at the river side. The vendors need to bring the CPE which can be used in order to
access the WIMAX services.
7. It seems that WATEEN just want to bring their product in the market early in order to capture a large market share
initially.
Thanks.
Regards,
Syed Meiraj Hasan
Islamabad
Pakistan
Guru October 12th, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
just here to tell every one wateen have very poor services simply fail services
Raza October 12th, 2007 @ 2:30 pm
Am 100% agree with Guru’s comments because I personally used Wateen WiMax really amassed that how that
much big company can deceive their users I never got proper bandwidth never can voice chat I understand this is
new technology but why Wateen getting experienced from Pakistani market, personally at this stage I can say that no
chance for Wateen in Pakistani market because every one understand that once any company fail to deliver services
in Pakistani market they never can grow up again, I have one suggestion for Wateen’s top management (if there is
any) Please re-launch the company with new name and tray, you may recover your wasted investment.
Bilal Mughal October 17th, 2007 @ 6:49 am
Before we make any sweeping statements please note that Wateen will launch its services officialy by end of this
month or begining of the next. Also register the fact that it took considerable amount of time for a technology like
GSM to settle down in this market. In the same spirit of things it will take time to get WiMAX on the road. The problem
faced by Wateen is not individual to them only. Also another thing, WiMAX is used best when it gets treated as an
“Inherent” technology. Every technology creates its own way for the consumer, until you don’t adopt to the fashion, it
will remain useless for you. If you look at it from the “WiMAX Hype” perspective, Wateen has taken its share, now no
matter Mobilink comes up with its solution into the market if not sooner then later, Wateen has left its trademark over
WiMAX technology. Let’s wait till the end of this month to see how the formal launch makes a tee-off.
Thanks,
Bilal Mughal
Muhammad Naveed November 22nd, 2007 @ 11:55 am
I proud that such a big project is launched by Wateen Telecom in Pakistan. one of the world’s big wimax projects.
But the way it is deploying it in the market is very poor. Is it a way to give too much costly equipment free of cost
inspit of considering the consumption of the same.
One thing more i want to ask from the frined here in touch that in how much cities Wateen has launched its wimax.
Naveed Zahid (03004364147)
naveed@inbox.com
Twilight January 2nd, 2008 @ 2:21 pm
Well, you are forgetting one thing. Wateen is company with very good cash reserves.They are probably building up
the base untill they can actully at a place where they can be where warid stands today.
The classic way to enter a competetive market with big names taking the bulk of market they are adopting.They
can sustain for some time now. With good finances and a long term vision they can succeed.
8. They are offering 512K in 22 cities,they ultimate vision is probably cover whats on their list eventually.
In a nutshell, they can do without the bing bang style launching.
Salim Noorani January 4th, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
I thing and i now about outdoor advertising business. It give very bad effect on the campign for wateen because it
launchs the service at the time of all. Although all the sign boards covered in the election campign and the selection
of the place for the sign board not meet the target market. I thing they should discontinue the campign and should
relaunch the product again after the condition of city and after the election.
VASWANI NAVAL January 8th, 2008 @ 11:14 am
Well yes Marketing Guru and practical experinces says that when the product is not available or service is not
ready to be deiliverd a Promise should not be made. But WIMAX is a pure service with some physical escape of
comany . Service is an experince which is judges-Measured-Guaged after use or trial so Waten’s Advertising
consultant might have used as Information availability and in future startegically planned to take advantage of FIRST
MOVER ADVANTAGE if any competitor comes in market.
Marketing is ruled by ideas and above all results shows the experince worth or not. Like When Mobi link was MAY
BE LINK even then Mobilink had Higher growth rate then others . Is it not a mystry for Books gurus?
Pakistan lacks in the skilled workers in Services sector due to numerous reasins like Language, low literacy, Low
wages, Man dominated society, cultural barriers etc therefore companies do face Technaical and qualifies staff
particulary in SERVICES. The high TURN OVER is also a big issue.
This low turn rate is beacuse Companies do not invets in the traning and development of the Staff/Employee and
they always hunting staff who are trained by some other comany therfore one day a person is in IT other day he is in
Potatoes-snacks company.
I agree with Shugfta Zareen that the product is in introduction stage and witll take little time and they have the feed
back about the product/service.
And last but not the least WATEEN entered in the ring , opened the door of new technology and provided the
opprtunity to experince this to their valued customers. In todays world of rapid chaning companies have to take steps
like this for remaining to be the Market leader.
It is also to be considered Higher the Risk Higher the gain and more than 90% new launched products fails initially.
Todays most reliable brands like PEPSI, COCO COLA, MICROSOFT, INTEL etc had also faced these challanges.
Beauty of thing lie in attempting so WARID has attempted well.
Any company who is afraid of the loss of their investment will never delight the customer.
Ages ago we heared SATISFY the customer them came the slogan DELIGHT the customer but Today it is
SURPRISE The customer thrigh their services, New products.
Valuable comments are invited
Regards
VASWANI NAVAL
9. MBA, BE, MS
0092 3002237927
aaho January 12th, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
Salam,
The real story.
I just came from Germany to pay a visit to my Parents living in Gujranwala. There I am use to ~16mb/Sec
download stream and ~1mb/sec upload stream. Here I was looking for a dsl or so called broadband internet solution.
My first choice would be PTCL Flat Rate.. but due to continuous distortions in phone line even after many repairs ptcl
line is still same. So I thought of Wateen. Its been my 2nd day on Wateen. Its just the third class low level and all
those silly word I can use. let me start from the beginning.
I went to their Franchise in Gujranwala. I had some regular FAQs in mind… even for that they were not knowing
any thing. Then I said ok I will be back after I will rethink on it. Next day I found other people dealing the customers I
asked where are the one I met yesterday. I got a reply, they all went to Lahore for training classes. At the same time I
got the thought HIT n TRIAL = Wateen. Though I have had to get a connection. SO I asked them to come to my
location and do an availability test and with that I asked for the initial price to start the contract along with their
Special offer price 512 kb/s so on for 1350 PKRS. They said 5850 PKRS ( 2999 PKRS for Upfront [WiMax Device]
Charges 500 Security 1350 first month payment AND 1000 installation charges ) I asked then what sort o installation
do they do. They just said.. yah the installation like generating user name preparing the stuff and so on. Today I just
saw their FAQ and its clearly written:
Are there any installation charges for setting up this service?
No, there are no installation charges for setting up this service and there is no line rental. You are simply billed for
the calls you make through Wateen Access on a monthly basis.
“Telephony” http://wateen.com/SupportAdvice.aspx
Now I dont know what they are charging 1000 PKRS for?!
ok next thing. He promised that test team will come the same day or next for the line test.
The day passed and the next too nobody came nor a single call back for any further information. I went to them to
ask whats now?! They said that the test team will be there in 30 min… and I think in Pakistan 30 min means 3 hours.
Though he came to test it… He tested it and the signals were good. he tested one two other things as were told in
their training classes and offered me to test the net. I just checked ipconfig it was not showing WAN ip so I simply
used any ip check website to check my WAN ip.. he said how u did that. I was like LOL then after that to check the
Modem working he wanted to enter into Modem Interface. He even was typing in absolutly wrong IP and it was like
190.1.15.2
where as it was/is 192.168.15.1
After that he forget the firmware logins.. I was just ROFLOLLLLLL. if this is test team then what would be the
others.
ok thats gone. I said its ok and it was ok. He asked me to pick the number. All Golden Numbers were either gone
or were reserved against a Bribery for 3000 PKRS. Now here I feel like true Pakistan. Wateen is just to start and
people with greedy faces are in… Dont know what will be its future.
10. I some how selected not golden but a nice number. ok now he said it will be activated in 24 hours. The Day gone
and next too. I again called them whats now. they made lame excuse and said that our fiber optics to our main server
got broken. I was like :O is it a good invested company or a toy shop? he said it will be activated till next day. next
day I got the Authorization details for internet access but my phone was still dead. after few hours I got called Sir the
number you applied for is already taken in our system please select another number. I was just think is it newly and
heavily invested company with pros or just TEST TEST TEST = RUN. I gave her another choice to register for me. till
next day nothing got activated. I was just fed up from this WATEEN. I went to their Franchise and spoke to them
harsh. They even gave me my previously applied number along with they activated it in 30 min.
Ok so it was the activation of the Package.
Now I was browsing it for last 2 hours and its been auto Disconnected for about more than 15 times. MAAAAAN
whats this now. Some how I browsed google for wateen and I got to this place. While browsing even it was just not
getting byte on its regular time and many time it even got timeout.
Summary: Get a bamboo stick and live in a small village is better than to dream for a service that runs worst than
what we can think of.
Bribery, low service, unskilled staff, unsecure and unstable infrastructure. What worst you need. “Wateen (We
Never Connect)”.
PS: its not pre made story rather It happened to me.
Babar Bhatti
Riz January 16th, 2008 @ 9:09 pm
I am in Lahore, and I have similar kind of experience like you aaho. You atleast got it working at last (though it was
useless) but I was never able to run it for 3 weeks before I returned it :)
read the full story
http://www.dotriz.com/2007/12/wateen-wimax-unforgettable-experience.html
irfan January 18th, 2008 @ 9:21 am
Capital investment to buy the wateen product is much more high. they’ve never considered the middle class
people.. On its counterpart the local companies are providing WiMax services on very low rates of installation &
modem charges. No-doubt wateen has a good start but qiute expensive.. Dear moderator, i am using a WiMax
service of a local company, they’ve equipment my pc with LuCent modem, but wateen is using motorola modem
which is too expensive. i wanna know, can i use wateen services with my Lucent modem???
Aaho January 22nd, 2008 @ 10:34 am
RIZ I am still stucked. it works for those hours I comment here and later on again the same.
They gonna install Jupiter ( Signal booster Antenna) on my house roof. BUT the calling phase is still the same.
Sometimes the call get connected and many times not. The final call I got from Lahore HQ was about installing the
Jupiter. During the problem another survey team came to my home location. My room is on first floor and here I get 4
signal out of 5 around 68dbm that quite OK for all stuff they are offering. But they surveyed (at ground floor, as for
that day I was not at home and they were unable to come in) that this location is out of their availability. They sent
this survey to their HQ and now they gonna install Jupiter only for me within the same cost. Whereas that device is
costing around 40K PKRS. I asked the person who told me that gonna do it, that what about telephony. HE said, its
normal with other telephone companies too :D I said it isnt normal that if I call once it get connected and with in call it
get disconnected, the modem restarts and then its up to your luck when u can again call the same person on the
same number. lol
11. Dashi January 22nd, 2008 @ 12:28 pm
My story goes like this!
They installed Indoor CPE on 16th Jan.(512K Package), it worked fine for 2 days awesome download speed 60-
65kb/s. They said telephony will be activated within 48hrs, but before those 48hrs were over, i restarted the CPE
from its Web Interface, that was my biggest mistake being a user of Wateen. My CPE never picked up the signal
again i knew this happened because of Web Interface bug in CPE.
Now the real Wateen Experience comes into scene….
I called their helpline at 5pm on 18th Jan i told them that my device has got some problem and its not picking up
the signal they gave me the complain number and told me that your problem will be sorted within 24hrs. Next day at
the 22nd Hour of complaint being logged Wateen’s technical guy came and said you are in out of service area for
indoor device. I told him that how they hell your installation guys could not figure that out and how is that possible
when i am receiving 4 signals out of 5 and internet was working perfectly, he said you are receiving signal because of
Reflection and only Outdoor device can work properly here. I asked him to check the device he had in my room and
he said “Your device is not faulty, you are in out of service area for indoor device” and he left saying that. I spent two
days without internet, on Monday morning i went to Wateen’s Franchise near my home, and brought a guy with a
another CPE. That CPE worked fine picked up signal while my CPE was still searching for signals. So to end the
story Wateen has technical staff which is not technical at all. Their helpline is pathetic and you will always be given
24hrs for the any complain made.
Omar Khawaja January 24th, 2008 @ 7:41 am
very poor sercvices. having problems in my telephone line since 19-01-08 but no body from wateen knows what
my problem is. everytime i call at helpline they say we have forwarded your complain. everytime i visit they say we do
not have access at head. a customer who has spended Rs. 19500 does not look worthy to wateen. VERY VERY
…………….. poor organizations.
Logged complaint.
December 26th 3:00 pm Call from Wateen Technical Support.
“Hello, is this Mr.XxXxX” (a charming voice)
-YesSssss…
“Sir, can you give me your MAC”
-YeSsSss…. ( Danger! Bells Ringing. Since you don’t have her voice signature as wateen technical staff, thus
authorization failed. Access Denied. Don’t give your MAC)
But who can withstand a charming voice.
-read out loud like a parrot
“Sir, put cpe in an open area, specially on roof.”
-Hmm nice idea, (why I didn’t thought of it before.)
“Bye, have a good day” (True Genius)
12. Once found a good spot, I was really amazed to see that now I am getting like 3 signals. Hurraay ! (aah finally all
problems solved, wateen technical support rocks, wateen rocks )
January 1st 2008 10:00 am
Wateen Rocks. Really ? Well……
Call from franchise, “Sir we are sorry to inform you that you have to visit us regarding some change in package. I
am afraid our old contract is no longer valid”.
-Hmm, what now.
“Sir, you have to pay 351/- more.”
-Is that all ?
“Sir, yes sir”
-Ok sure.
“And Sir, now the package is for one year only, with a 10Gb cap, 512Kbps & 1350/ pm”
-Whattttttt ?????? No more two years contract, unlimited offer, 1Mbps & 999/- pm? (Punch in face. Clean KO)
“Sir, we are really sorry but there is nothing we can do. We humbly apologize. If not acceptable please return the
equipment and we will return your money ”
-hmm. a brief pause. Ok. ( You have been fooled )
“Bye, Have a good Day” (phittay moun tayra, lagta hai wateen k CEO ko raat bivi say chappal parray hongay. Jub
he tu subbah subbah new policy launch kar dee)
Later that day, I had to take this new offer. No other option existed in first place. No more matter of choice.
January 5th 2008 1:00 am
Telephone activated and password provided. (chalo kuch tu jaldi ho gya, shahid yeah de-camping wala problem
bhi solve ho jaay next week may )
January 9th 2008 3:00 pm
Surprize! Telephone stopped working and password expired. No network found. Searching for signals took for
ever. God Knows what happened. Logged a series of complaints, 1361, 3651, 4433, 7298 ….. forgot others.
January 10th 2008 3:00 pm
Took cpe to franchise, technical staff updated frequencies. Once again the cpe was working like a charm but
without Telephone or Password.
January 18th 2008 2:00 am
Call from wateen field engineer.
“Sir, aapka problem may nay core say solve kar dya hai. Aapka phone activate ho chukka hai, ore password bhi
kaam karayga.”
13. -Yar very good work. I am really thankful for your efforts & personal interest to the matter. (Indeed, he deserved a
thumbs up. Job weldone) (Wateen Rocks)
January 21st 2008 2:00 pm
Prolonged signal search is back (Phittay moun, it sucks). I thought they updated frequencies. Contacted wateen
franchise but they informed no such step has been taken. Hmm ok…
January 22nd 2008 8:00 pm
Logged complaint 8226
Still searching for signals. Almost begged to cpe, to camp
January 23th 2008
Signal search yet in progress…
Call from wateen.
“Sir, is your problem solved”
-No
“Sir, we appologize. Attention to the matter will be given immediately and on priority basis” (Allah Karay)
-Ok
“Bye, have a good day” (Although, I was expecting to recieve another good TOTKA)
January 24th 2008 Later that night
Signal search in progress…
Made my mind to accept the reality and let it go. Since there is nothing I can do. The nearest AP is perhaps at
4KM or so, or God Knows whus the issue.
January 25th 2008 Later in evening
Still searching for signals… ( I was dead sure by that time, that my CPE is being tagged “Yateem” of Signals)
Call from wateen.
“Sir, is your problem solved ?”
-No
“Sir, we are really sorry to inform you that, since your area is out of coverage, therefore, you have to return OUR
equipment. We are informming our franchise to return your full payment. Once again we humbly appologize”
-Whattttttttttttttttttttttttt………………… ??????????????????????
-Yeah Offcourse. Why Not. (Chalo Broadband nah sahi, Iss Khuwari say tu jaan chutti)
“Bye, ” (Aaj tu have a good day kehna bhool gaay ? Yani K dua bhi sirf apnay customers k-lee-a hai. Wa Raay)
January 26th 2008 3:00 pm
Luckily fond field engineer, and he some how magically fixed my device in matter of minutes. Perhaps hard reset
fixed the problem (You really rock dude).
14. The franchise representator was un-aware of any return policy. So he favored me to use this device till monday.
January 27th 2008 5:00 pm
Call from franchise / customer representator
“Sir I have contacted Wateen and they have three options for you”
(for once I wondered, is there any chance if I choose the right option, I will win a free CPE)
>>Option One>> Bear the problems and don’t complain, till wateen install’s its AP near your home. Or atleast in a
reasonable distance. (6 months atmost)
>>Option Two>> Wait atleast 2 months, as we have forwarded such out of coverage area cases, and chances are
high that such customers will be alloted Jupiter free of cost. (but not sure)
>>Option Three>> Return the equipment and take back your money in a day or two. (Offcourse.)
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Another Day Another Surprize
Previously:
>>Option One>> Bear the problems and don’t complain, till wateen install’s its AP near your home. Or atleast in
a reasonable distance. (6 months atmost)
>>Option Two>> Wait atleast 2 months, as we have forwarded such out of coverage area cases, and chances are
high that such customers will be alloted Jupiter free of cost. (but not sure)
>>Option Three>> Return the equipment and take back your money in a day or two. (Offcourse.)
January 30th 2008 11:00 am Visit to Wateen Franchise
–I informed the franchise representator, since first two options are ambiguous, therefore I choose third option, that
is return of equipment.
“Franchise Representator, oh sure Sir, but before you proceed here is an update regarding Refund policy:
(Surprizee woh reeema ka dance tu sirf publicity k lee-a thaa)
>>Return of 11 post date checks in 10 to 20 business days.
>>Deduction of 2800/- to 3800/- from the initial payment. ( 5850/- )
>>Payment of remaining amount in 10 to 20 business days. ”
–hmm… Can you please explain why Deduction of amount ? I am sure I was informed that I will recieve full refund
due to non-coverage area. Secondly, I never opted for return, instead you have presented me with most infeasible
options including this return of equipment. Perhaps an explanation may avoid further confusion.
(khana khaya nahin, glass todra bill 2800/- to 3800/- )
“Well Sir, as you know -I- am not owner of wateen infact a representator. I am bound to follow what I am being
told. Therefore department responsible for such actions (Refund), have provided with following, that is:
>>charge customer for first month usage.
15. >>charge for calls being made to non-free zone.
Anyhow I assure you I will try my best to get you full refund”
(Reema ko bhool jao, idhar tu mehdi hassan k chance bhi kum hain)
–Ok, I will update you regarding my decision in a day or two.
(Indeed advertisement the right to choose. Sub ko Mamo banao)
On my way back, I met field engineer. He offered me tea, frankly which I accepted without giving a second
thought. I was sure, he is the right guy to get some information. During discussion, I inquired about my problem, to
which he mentioned something useful.
>> Initial survey of the town projected that atleast FIVE APs must be installed, while upto now only 2 are
functional.
>> Franchise is authorized to sell equipment if the distance between AP & CPE is 0.5 KM only.
( phir mujhay cpe sell qn kya ? MamoOoOoO banaya kya ?)
>> A team from Motorola is expected to visit town soon, since september 2007.
>> Wateen is a new setup and it will take sometime to stabilize its services. Its pretty clear that they launched
prematurely.
(waisay he sub nahin cheekh rahay)
>> Finally, I have double checked on google map as well as coverage map information from wateen. Your home is
atleast 3.4 KM from the nearest AP. So it’s not in coverage area. Thereby, whenever you log a complaint, it is
rejected by Lahore side, being tagged out of coverage. So, I am sorry you have no option but to return.
( 1000 ruppay installation kiss khaatay may thay ? Oh may tu bhool gya. Installation tu may nay khud key thee.
Phir payment may nay qn key ? MamoOo )
On my way back from wateen franchise, I was wondering, whose fault is it ?
Conclusion:
-Technology being offered by wateen is very good.
-Internet packages being offered are good. (Since they leave room for competition. Everyone will be delighted to
see another competitor with new technology and attractive packages).
-Technical staff & support not upto standards. Need improvement.
-Network coverage below average. Need improvement.
-A humble request to Wateen Executives, please take prompt notice of this “Surprize Policy”.
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Gorsi February 6th, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
Wateen farnchise sold me this WiMax CPE and took the cheques. The signal is very weak in my area and now he
is not taking it back. And when I call on Wateen help line they only issue me ticket number. Its 35 days and nothing is
happening. Please tell me where can I complain? How can I get my money back from this fanchise?
16. Shahid February 7th, 2008 @ 9:41 am
Motorola WiMAX CPE stop functioning unexpectedly. The device seems to be halted at boot. Took cpe to
franchise where after initial examination they informed that the device is dead and they will send it back for the
warrantly claim. The process will take atleast 20 to 25 business days.
Finding it an oppertunity, the customer representator presented me with a bill of Rs. 5771/- for the month of
January.
I asked for details and he informed, it will reach you by postal mail.
Later he also informed that the package for which you have opted, is now being offered at an initial payment of
2350/-, and 11 post dated checque of 1350/- each.
What the heck is going on yar.
Gorsi February 8th, 2008 @ 12:37 am
Do not worry, they also asked me to pay a bill of 7000/= when I start asking about the details they gave me the
same answer. But thanks God after a struggle of 5 days now Wateen admitted there was bug in their system and my
bill is finally Rs. 54/= only.
I have returned their CPE to them and now waiting for a refund……………….???
Raja Amer Khan February 18th, 2008 @ 1:03 pm
Very nice review guys!
something funny also happened to me!
I went to wateen on january and asked about their tariff.
They shown me something like this:
3000 upront
500 security
1350 first month bill
i came back and got busy in my work so couldn’t go to buy it for about 5 or 10 days max.
Later i went to them and they added 1000 more for installation. And you know what doest that installation include?
At their office desk: They put Cpe in front of me and said plug it in your pc in lan area and this installation tip
costed me 1000 more!!
Now a days i’m getting surfing(browsing) problem. I have to refresh some pages 2-3 times in order to load it.
I wish wateen to improve its technology.
Fragrance February 19th, 2008 @ 12:12 am
I got that bull shit wateen on 19 DEC 2007, and from that day I couldn’t even sleep. That is the biggest mistake of
my life that I bouhgt Wateen. (The future is green, the future is wateen, kutay ka bucha hey yeh wateen).
Shahid February 22nd, 2008 @ 8:49 am
Another Surprize
17. Although, username and password are being blocked since 24th January 2008 and my cpe is with Franchise (due
to warrantly claim). My bill some how magically jumped from 5771/- to 7285/-. No official postal mail of usage detail
has reached till date.
I am looking forward to contact my bank manager and cancel cheque atleast for the month of march. Because,
there is no reason to wait further and later cry for this checque.
Amir Sultan February 22nd, 2008 @ 10:47 am
I am deeply disappointed by the service of Wimax. It worked migically initially but after 31st January it is like snail
which dont even move like snail sometimes.
Downaloding is pathetic and wats mote bothering is that lack of knowledge and logic with the techincal staff of
Wateen.
One official totally surprised me while he came to my house by his laptope coverage map that my house is out of
coverage where as helpline and other staff says its not.
Why Wateen people behaving like that they are so dumb or ignorant the future of Wateen is Yateem for sure if it
does not handle and adress this issue and its service which is going down day by day.
Abdullah malik February 23rd, 2008 @ 2:55 am
Wateen is doing fraud. They sold me teh wimax and there no coverage in my place. They wasted my one month
by saying its a new company we are working we will fix it soon. our engineers will made it up and running. we will
provide u external antenna. plz wait we r trying to arrange free jupiter intenna for u. et etc etc.
And now they have deducted my 7639 rupees saying we can not return first cheque and also there is phone bill for
u.
Franchise in Blue Area Islamabad is really making fraud with people.
Can any body tell me, is there any law or can I go court to get my money back as they sold me the wimax and
there was no coverage in my place???
Plz help!
Abdullah Malik February 23rd, 2008 @ 3:59 am
Thanks, can you pls provide me the address of the Consumer Court.
Can any body provide me the contact details of Wateen’s CEO / Higher management? Where is Original Wateen’s
main office? Any phone numbers? Fax numbers?
Interesting thing, the franchise in Blue Area Islamabad do not have any phone number. They are are saying there
phone is also on Wimax and they also have problems and using Jupiter antenna so their own phone is also not
working all the time.
Same things is with Wateen SDS department, they also do not have any phone numbers.
None of the Wateen’s technical staff visiting homes is having any official ID card or any visiting cards. So
becarefull, any body can enter your home saying he is from Wateen by using a suzuki carry dabaa with a Wateen
logo on it.
To me it is like the Coperative banks Scandal?? is not it.
In cooperative banks scandal they cooperative socities collected meny and closed offices and ran away.
In this case they will collect advance money for one year, millions of rupees and they are not providing the service
they advertised and promised.
18. They are even not listing to the customer, their help line only issue use less ticket numbers and no action is taken
on these.
Shahid February 23rd, 2008 @ 12:55 pm
Abdullah Malik, well it is more like a coperative banks scandal. Many including me have been robbed for ghost
services. Average internet usage for January is approximate 4 Gb or so, atleast mine was ( special thanks to wapda
& 40% downtime or un-availability of service ).
People who have purchased the same package in february 2008 have paid 3500/- less amount as compared to
January 2008. Why ? because there was no billing system available for internet usage in January but it is now.
Secondly, I am surprised by wateen helpline’s professionalism when I tried to explain my problem,
“that my telephone bill is really un-acceptable since I have made calls to destination which your franchise
representator claimed to be in free zone. I hold your franchise as authentic source for any information or claim
regarding your services. Even the pamphlet provided by the time of purchase confirms my claim. But now you people
have billed me for those calls.”
Secondly, if I happen to call non-free zones, why my account was not being blocked at 1050/- (limit) as it
happened with other users. Does that mean even if the problem is at your end, I will be responsible for losses ????
Expect what, and the pathetic response from wateen helpline was,
“since this is franchise’s problem so you should discuss it with them, we do not offer such services, and please
settle the issue. ”
Come on man, where is wateen’s professionalism. Its just like you invite someone to dinner and once done with
dinner, you present your guest with the bill. What sort of professionalism is it ? You expect me to advocate Wateen to
Wateen’s franchise ? You want me to tell them what is what ? Why should I bother to do that ? Its your organization’s
job to deal with such issues not your customers.
So, any one who is looking forward, please make sure you hold wateen’s internal affairs certification & must have
personal contacts with franchise otherwise be ready for un-expected surprises.
Analyzer February 23rd, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
RE: Proposed Meeting in Lahore…
From: Ammar.Haider/Wateen/Lahore (Ammar.Haider@wateen.com)
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Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:43:28 PM
To: Shaykh Zeeshan Rauf (zeeshan.rauf@ubl.com.pk)
Cc: kamranaftab@cyber.net.pk; badar.abbas@cyber.net.pk; khi-wt-79a@cyber.net.pk; isaudkhan@hotmail.com;
Pirzada Mustafa.Nawaz/Wateen/Karachi (PirzadaMustafa.Nawaz@wateen.com); fclhr06@hotmail.com;
Ali.Ayaz/Wateen/Lahore (Ali.Ayaz@wateen.com); fskhi04@gmail.com; nazartelecom.wateenpk@hotmail.com
Dear Zeshan
I will be reaching Karachi on Sunday night and will be there till Thursday. My objective of coming to Karachi is to sit
down with all Franchise Partners and sort out the issues. As far as Tariq is concerned he will not be in country in
early next week.
Hopefull I will be able to solve all your issues and will move ahead.
19. Will be meeting on Monday morning.
Regards
Syed Ammar Haider
Head of Consumer Sales
ammar.haider@WATEEN.com
Cell: 92-321 4445050
IPT: 44666
From: Shaykh Zeeshan Rauf [mailto:zeeshan.rauf@ubl.com.pk]
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 12:11 PM
To: Ammar.Haider/Wateen/Lahore
Cc: kamranaftab@cyber.net.pk; badar.abbas@cyber.net.pk; khi-wt-79a@cyber.net.pk; isaudkhan@hotmail.com;
Pirzada Mustafa.Nawaz/Wateen/Karachi; fclhr06@hotmail.com; Ali.Ayaz/Wateen/Lahore; fskhi04@gmail.com;
nazartelecom.wateenpk@hotmail.com
Subject: Proposed Meeting in Lahore…
Dear Ammar Sb,
As per our discussion with Mustafa yesterday and as agreed by all the franchisees here, we have planned to visit
Lahore to hold a meeting with Mr. Tarik Malik along-with you and your team in Lahore in the presence of Mr. Parvez
Shahid to discuss the issues being faced by us including the commission structure announced by the company. As
per my knowledge, some franchisees from the Punjab region will also be joining us in the meeting.
Please note that the tentative date for our visit to Lahore is on Monday, February 25, 2008. Would appreciate if
you could confirm at the earliest so that we may proceed with our plans.
Thanks & Regards,
Shaykh Zeeshan Rauf
Head of Corporate Banking
UBL Ameen – Islamic Banking
Work: 92-21-111-825-000, Ext. 211
Cell: 92-321-2333444
Analyzer February 23rd, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
FW: Trauma Continues..!!
From: Shaykh Zeeshan Rauf (zeeshan.rauf@ubl.com.pk)
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Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 3:41:06 PM
To: kamranaftab@cyber.net.pk; badar.abbas@cyber.net.pk; khi-wt-79a@cyber.net.pk; isaudkhan@hotmail.com
FYI. I have shut down my shutters because of the rubbish service!
Thanks & Regards,
Shaykh Zeeshan Rauf
Head of Corporate Banking
UBL Ameen – Islamic Banking
Work: 92-21-111-825-000, Ext. 211
Cell: 92-321-2333444
—–Original Message—–
20. From: Zeeshan Rauf [mailto:alaynacom@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 2:13 PM
To: Ali Ayaz; Ammar Haider
Cc: tariq.malik@wateen.com; Mustafa Pirzada; JAHANGIR RATHORE; Shaykh Zeeshan Rauf
Subject: Fw: Trauma Continues..!!
The issues of the below customers and plenty of others still stand unresolved, without any help or support. Two
customers today became physical with my staff and threw the devices on their faces. The staff is constantly facing
threats from irritated customers. Please note this is completely intolerable and therefore i am shutting the franchise till
all the issues are resolved or proper security is provided to my staff.
Taking the company’s reputation and image to this level is yet another achievement…and i would like to
congratulate the management for achieving this milestone!!
Regards,
Zeeshan.
—– Forwarded Message —-
From: Zeeshan Rauf
To: Ali Ayaz ; Ammar Haider
Cc: Mustafa Pirzada ; Zeeshan Younus ; tariq.malik@wateen.com; ahmed.saeed@wateen.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 8:42:16 PM
Subject: Trauma Continues..!!
Dear All,
As the poor franchisees run into the 63rd day of torture and trauma, thanks to the chaotic and clueless Wateen
management, kindly note some serious issues which need to be looked into on an urgent basis:
Assigned User name / password not functioning – Now a DAILY FEATURE:
Mr. Muhammad Zubair,
33/II/II Between 15th & 16th street,
Main Khyban-e-Tanzeem,
Phase 5, DHA, Karachi
Telephony:021-8025341
Contact: 0300-8201522
Package: A-1
Username: I111372, Password: PWD152810223
Status: Customer is returning the sale and is not willing to negotiate or listen to any justification. Please note that
we will not contact the customer again to become a reciepient to abusive language. If the company is interested in
retaining the sale, it may do so from its own efforts, however, in the current scenario of sale return, we will have no
choice but to return the customers money, however, please note that the franchise commission of PKR 1,800 and
installation charges of PKR 1,000 will NOT be deposited in Wateen account out of the total amount due, as we are
not ready to bear losses on account of the company’s poor systems and gross mismanagement.
Wrong/Excess billing – Again a DAILY FEATURE:
21. Ms. Nida Fatima
79/1, Khyban-e-Badr,
Phase 6, DHA, Karachi
Telephony: 021-8025055
Package: A-2
Contact: 0321-8289796
Status: The customer’s connection got disconnected a couple of days back. The customer contacted helpline
(Haroon) from her no. 021-5848267 and she was told that a total bill of approx PKR 5,800 was due and had to be
paid for connection restoration. Customer visited franchise for bill payment and upon our inquiry from Adil of FBE
South we were told that the total bill was for PKR 7,883, which was duly paid by the customer and at the same time
she requested for billing details. The billing break-up received from franchise back-end support (Shoaib Hassan) a
couple of hours later showed NIL amount as due!!!…Since no wrong billing refund policy has been communicated to
us, despite several requests, please note that the amount of PKR 8,000 is being returned and will again NOT be
deposited in Wateen account.
Miscommunication by Helpline – Another DAILY FEATURE
Mr. Danish Nawaz
H#B545, Hazara Colony,
Kala Pul, Korangi Road,
Karachi.
Telephony: 021-8025080
Contact: 0321-8256273 / 021-5891312
Package: A-2
Status: The customer purchased a connection from our franchise on Dec 27, 2007. Between January 13-15th the
customer called Wateen helpline for various issues from his PTCL no. 021-5891312. During this time he also inquired
whether Ireland was in the Free calling zone, upon which he was specifically told that UK and Ireland were both in
the same Zone and hence absolutely free. After a couple of days his line got disconnected and upon finding out, he
was told that it was due to billing from calls made to Ireland, which did not fall in the Free calling Zone. The customer
refuses to pay the bill and wants a refund on his connection. We are as helpless as always!!
Device De-camping
Tariq Ashfaq
Shop # 2, 35-C, 10th Street,
Off Khyban-e-Shamsheer
Khadda market, Karachi.
Telephony: 021-8025223
Contact: 0333-2143910
Package: A-2
Status: The customer got his connection on January 15, 2008. The customer made various complaints regarding
several issues with regards to signal, telephony etc etc. Since today morning the device has been camping and de-
camping and as a result the customers work has suffered a lot. He is adamant on returning the sale. would
appreciate if someone can look into this issue:
22. I have worked in different PROFESSIONAL organizations since the past nine years and have clearly never seen
such a good example of Organizational Mis-Management !!……. My staff is extremely tired of working in this
environment, handling nothing but problems day and night and selling in a city with hardly any coverage!!… and
hence, several of them are on the verge of resigning…..
Would appreciate if someone could look into the above issues. Would also appreciate if some effort is diverted
from sales to cleaning the entire mess and taking us out of this daily torture – as we are all extremely extremely tired
and exhausted now!!!
Regards,
Zeeshan
Shahid February 23rd, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
LoL, nice shot analyzer. Infact its a sixer yar. Thanks for all those email addresses. I will mail my case promptly
and hope it doesn’t fall on deaf ears.
Raja Amer Khan February 25th, 2008 @ 5:17 am
My wateen connection is almost equal to dial up now!!
downloading average is 22-25kbps and upload 4.65-7kbps
browsing is dead
needs 1000 tries to load page.
what the hell is wrong with wateen????
no actions???
Shahid February 25th, 2008 @ 6:46 am
Analyzer you rock dude. Finally, someone from wateen called and confirmed that I am being heard (email
recieved) and my issue will be resolved.
Raja Aamer cann’t confirm the service status, as I don’t have cpe. But I still believe you.
Irfan Butt February 25th, 2008 @ 11:12 am
Dear All:
Please also send a complaint to The Network for Consumer Protection.
The Network for Consumer Protection
Street address: 40-A Ramzan Plaza, G-9 Markaz, Islamabad
Postal address: PO Box 2563, Islamabad, Pakistan
Phone: 92 51 226 1085
Fax: 92 51 226 2495
E-mail: info@thenetwork.org.pk
http://www.thenetwork.org.pk/
Imtiaz Ahmad February 25th, 2008 @ 11:24 am
If you are in Punjab area, you can launch a complaint to District Consumer Court normally a DCO of that district or
a Special Judge appointed under
THE PUNJAB CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 2005
http://www.punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/477.html
An Example:
23. Consumer Court helps lawyer get his money back
LAHORE: District Consumer Court judge Syed Maruf Ahmed Ali on Saturday ordered Dr Ijaz, Fazal Din Pharma
Plus sales officer, to return Rs 2,500 (purchase amount) to Advocate Abdul Wahid Chaudhry.
On May 11, 2007, the lawyer had bought a blood pressure apparatus for Rs 2,500. On the same day, the lawyer
had returned the apparatus, saying that it was out of order. Dr Ijaz had told the lawyers to contact after three days.
The lawyer said when the respondent had delayed the matter he sent a legal notice to Dr Ijaz. He said Dr Ijaz had
then contacted the lawyer and refused to return the purchase amount, but agreed to replace the apparatus.
The lawyer refused the replacement and urged the respondent to return his money, but the respondent refused.
On which he filed a petition before the court.
The respondent told the court the lawyer’s claim was time barred, as he had not filed the petition within 30 days.
The court after hearing both the parties directed the respondent to return the purchase amount within 10 days. staff
report
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008127story_27-1-2008_pg7_37
Sohail Abbas February 25th, 2008 @ 11:44 am
PTA Compaint Cell is very helpfull in getting such isses resolved. Do contact them, at present Wateen is not in
their online complaint system so use email or fax to send your Wateen Love Story………………ha ha ha! So many
people suffering. Yesterday, i have seen a physical fight on franchise.
really a big scandal.
http://www.pta.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_complaint&Itemid=485
Officer Incharge PTA Complaint Cell.Pakistan Telecommunication Authority,
Sector F-5/1, Islamabad.
Phone No. 92-51-9225325, 9225318
Fax No. 92-51-2878127.
E-mail. complaint@pta.gov.pk
2. Director (Enforcement), Lahore.PTA Zonal Office, 165-Abid Majid Road Adjacent Telephone Exchange, Lahore
Cantt.
Tel: 92-42-6665022 Fax: 92-42-6654009
Email: ptalahore@pta.gov.pk
3. Deputy Director (Enforcement), Rawalpindi. PTA Zonal Office, 222/5, Khadim Hussain Road, Rawalpindi Cantt.
Tel: 92-51-5585380, 5121362 (Exch) Fax: 92-51-5585761
Email: rawalpindi@pta.gov.pk
4. Director (Enforcement), Quetta. PTA Zonal Office, 213-B, Jinnah Town, Quetta
Tel: 92-81-2829476 Fax: 92-81-2829477
Email: quetta@pta.gov.pk
5. Deputy Director (Enforcement), Peshawar. PTA Zonal Office, Plot No. 11, Sector A-3, Phase-V, Hayatabad,
Peshawar
24. Tel: 92-91-9217279, 5829178 Fax: 92-91-9217254
Email: peshawar@pta.gov.pk
6. Director (Enforcement), Karachi. PTA Zonal Office, Wireless Compound, Opposite JPMC, Rafiqui Shaheed
Road, Karachi. 75530
Tel: 92-21-5680101 Fax: 92-21-5680640
Email: karachi@pta.gov.pk
7. Deputy Director (Enforcement), Muzaffarabad. PTA Regional Office, D-72, Upper Chattar Housing Scheme,
Muzaffarabad.
Tel: 058810-33255 Fax: 058810-33256
Email: muzaffarabad@pta.gov.pk
UK February 26th, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
Hello Room,
I had a chance to read comments about Wateen in this blogs history and wanted to share few things I know for a
fact. As you are all aware, Wateen has officially launched most of its products now. It is making great headways in
the field of BW selling, VPNs and LDI. Expansion is currently underway to increase the network to more then a 100
cities by mid of this year. HFC is being rolled out in more and more localities in Lahore after successful launch in
DHA. Wateen is also moving big time in Datacenter, Dataware hosing, Gaming, DNOP and media space. All this
shows great progress in the last one year with limited resources – more so then any of the competitors in the same
period. Growth has been in many different market segments and incoming business is overwhelming. All this points
to a successful and stable NGN company in Pakistan.
UK
Shahid February 26th, 2008 @ 3:01 pm
Aaaah Finally, got my cpe today and its working like a charm.
All 5 bar signals. (used to be 1 while indoor and 3 on roof)
Supperb RSSI value -43 to -46. (used to be -96 to -104)
Superb CINR value 32 to 36. (used to be 7 to 14)
Decamping issue seems to be resolved permanently.
Slight browsing, messenger sign-in problem but hopefully they will be fixed soon.
The only issues left are:
-adjustment of bill for the month of january, and
-compensation for the month of february.
I hope they will be resolved as well.
Gill February 27th, 2008 @ 11:47 am
For some inexplicable reason, all non-http traffic has been shut down on Wateen. Webpages load fine unless you
have to log on via https (so no hotmail, gmail, msn, aim, etc.).
Using vtunnel to get around this.
Hope this isn’t permanent.
Gill February 27th, 2008 @ 12:55 pm
Shahid: did the change in signal strength come solely from new CPE? i get 2-3 bars in certain spots outside my
window and no bars inside. but Wateen did tell me I do live in a low-coverage area.
25. Gill February 27th, 2008 @ 1:11 pm
anyone have the Jupiter antenna? how much extra does it cost? is it worth it?
i don’t want my CPE to get damaged from sitting outside the window
Shahid February 27th, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
Gill
-Indeed, the services goes down from time to time but mostly restores in 15 minutes. Today, I was amazed when I
tried to download a file and instead of getting that particular file I was being served by wateen’s database server and
provided with Lahore’s customer information. I wonder how it happened since it’s beyond my knowledge.
-No the signal strength is of the fact that, wateen has installed its equipment on a near-by warid tower. The tower
is roughly 800 meters apart or so. I was expecting some decent reduction in ping time (latency) and hop count but
surprizingly they are pretty much same. The only noticeable difference is device decamping vanished permanently.
-CPE i35600 or i600 is an indoor unit, so don’t place it outside, like on roof or in open area. You will be tipped to do
so by non-technical staff. But remember equipment’s operating temperature is between 5 Degree celsius to 40
Degree celsius, humidity and dust factors apart. So it’s better to keep it inside.
-Performance of Jupiter is definitely better as compared to cpe i600, and that’s the only plus point. Where as its
cons are high price atleast 5 thousand difference, fixed unit like your TV Antenna, some compatibility issue with IAD
as reported by some users due to frequent power failures etc.
Rustam February 29th, 2008 @ 7:17 am
Do not go for Jupiter. It has lot of issues. Telephony is not working on Jupiter. One big example is that Jupiter is
intalled in Wateen Blue Area franchise in Islamabad and there phone is not working.
Ashraf Ali March 10th, 2008 @ 11:25 am
Anyone know the detail of Web Interface of Jupiter? How can i get the Information for web interface configuration ?
Gill March 11th, 2008 @ 9:27 am
i think i have no choice but to go for jupiter. my cpe can’t be doing well outside, it’s in the heat and gets full of dust
everyday. it can’t even keep 3 bars anymore without a cleaning, and even then only for a few hours.
it can’t pick up a signal from indoors at all.
Raja Amer Khan March 14th, 2008 @ 5:09 am
Keeping cpei in sunlight is very non technical suggestion!!
these devices are for indoor use only!
you should ask them for jupiter!
Abdul Rehman Paracha March 15th, 2008 @ 4:25 am
A comparison:
If u go for Jupitor, U r to pay:
Around Rs. 7,000 more.
Monthly chrages will remain Rs. 1350 per month.
There is battery supplier.
There is no telephony.
You need Cabling both power and network calbes till the power socket and networking calbe till your PC.
26. So why not to go for DSL from any company in ur area, like Micronet, PTCL, linkdotnet and many more.
The DSL will work even there is no power (loadshedding is normal now), atleast you can connect your Laptop to
internet if u r using DSL.
Why you pay lot of money for Jupiter when others are offering free of cost modem for DSL along with installation.
Why you will pay 1350/= with out a phone connection on Jupiter when other are enjoying both net and phone on
CPE in same 1350/=, is this justified?
In DSL u can use your existing phone line and no new cabling costs.
Plz do ask Wateen people why they do not use offical sationary. Why they do not have visiting cards or ID cards
when they come to visit your home.
Why they could not get batterries for CPE and Jupiter evern in 4 months?
What is wrong with there billing computers, always generating wrong bills.
Why all numbers are not allowed from Wateen phones, for example toll free numbers starting with 0800, like 0800-
11825 for UBL, 0800-99999 for Standard Chartered bank, ???
So think a lot b4 going for Jupiter.
Saleem March 16th, 2008 @ 3:46 am
No doubt, there are lot of technical problems for Wateen customers right now. But keep in mind that WiMAX is
future for telephony and Data services. Thats the reason even GSM operators are interested in it for data services.
WiMAX has much much more speed than normal DSL’s because distortion is less between base station and end
user in WiMAX. You know at the end of 2008 Nokia is going to launch WiMAX enabled mobile phone also. It will help
you to talk free of cost through VoIP wile roaming in WiMAX signal areas. Every new technology faces lot of
challenges but don’t put your final verdict before full fledge launch of those technologies.
I’m seeing that in few years, majority of users will be shifted on WiMAX platforms for calls and data services.
Because its much cheaper than GSM and DSL. secondly you will be soon able to roam while using your mobile and
notebook (WiMAX enabled) from cities to cities and having excellent speed.
Right now WiFi is one option for wireless connection but thats only for small areas. So you can made calls from
mobiles (WiFi enabled) through VoIP while sitting in WiFi area but WiMAX covers miles and miles with high speed so
it will future for users.
We should feel proud that such high technology is available for Pakistani users. Thanks and Well done Wateen
Telecom.
Saleem March 18th, 2008 @ 5:08 am
Mr. Abdul Rehman Paracha,
Please go through below details. secondly if its rejected technolgy (before operating full fledge) then why world’s
top mobile company Nokia has announced that they will bring smart WiMAX enabled phone in 2009. Why people are
running after WiFi enabled phones these days. Do you think that EDGE, GPRS or CDMA etc technology is capable
to provide 100 times faster speed on mobiles or wireless laptops. Answer is No. WiMAX technolgy has these
strength. One more question is if its so obselete technology then why MOBILINK ( Pakistan’s largets telecom
company) has announced that they will provide WiMAX services in couple of years also.
I dont want to mention where I’m working or what is my qualification. You might be talking about IEEE 802.16d but
I’m talking about IEEE 802.16e standard which allows mobility.
27. Article:
Pakistan is one of the early adopter of WiMax technology and Wateen has made ambitious announcements for
WiMax rollout in 17 cities. Wateen is using the technology to provide fixed wireless broadband data services for
residential use, and through its 5,500 kilometre long haul optical fibre, metro optical fibre rings and FTTx, the
company will offer total communication solutions (Triple Play) including voice services, video conferencing,
broadband internet and TV viewing. Others such as Dancom and Burraq are also implementing WiMax. For an
overview of Wimax in Pakistan see my previous posts, especially this. Despite all this buzz around WiMax there are
still many who express doubts about it, especially when 3G is out there.
An article in THE ECONOMIST says that for the 60,000 people attending the 3GSM trade show recently in
Barcelona, WiMax was everywhere … on huge banners, on the lips of executives, and on products in display cases..
everywhere, that is, except in the real world. The article says that even as mobile operators start to upgrade their
networks to the latest enhanced 3G equipment, WiMax boosters say their technology is superior … and now that
WiMax networks are starting to pop up around the world, the industry will soon find out if they are right. I think that
startups such as Meraki which is developing low-cost wireless mesh technology and routers, can make a big
difference in WiMax adoption.
As discussed at ZDNet here, the market for high-speed connectivity has split into two camps: one stands by
wireless standards such as WiMax and Wi-Fi, while the other supports mobile technology 3G and HSDPA. Motorola
which is one of main Wimax provider thinks that Wimax can replace wired broadband in 20 years. The GSM camp
disagrees. The truth is probably somewhere in between: both mobile and wireless (wimax) technology segments are
complementary and can co-exist in the market (see illustration above – source: Alcatel / Forrester). In my opinion, it
is the local economics and demand which will favor one technology over the other.
As noted in ZDNet, Wi-Fi and WiMax have been largely confined to facilitating high-speed connectivity to laptops
and PDAs, while 3G and HSDPA have focused on mobile phones. However, there are now suggestions that 3G can
be extended to laptops, particularly as the data speeds offered by these mobile standards catch up to those provided
by WiMax.
Mobilink CEO Zouhar Khaliq has been reported to state that Mobilink had trialled WiMAX in the past but said that
no trials were currently underway. “Our main aim is to continue to be the dominant cellular and telecoms player in
Pakistan, offering services beyond the cellular space,” Khaliq added.
“Over 80 percent of the world’s population has GSM coverage, but I don’t think that’s true for WiMax ,” a GSM
Association officer said. “Why then would you want to invest some millions of dollars building up a WiMax network
when you have a [GSM] network that already covers 80 percent of the world’s population?”
Mark Whitton, vice president and general manager for WiMAX at Nortel Networks, said, “To label 3G and WiMAX
as purely competitive or purely complementary ignores the subtle strengths and weaknesses of the unique wireless
technologies involved. 3G was designed to deliver ubiquitous voice in a mobile environment and is building upward
from this strong base to also deliver higher-bandwidth services to highly portable devices. It carries with it the burden
of backwards compatibility, and the complexity of implementing layers of services on top of each other,” he said,
adding, “WiMAX is focused on dramatically dropping the cost per megabit for wireless broadband, while
simultaneously delivering a real and significant increase in end-user bandwidth through the magic of OFDM and
MIMO. These two business cases overlap at the edges and will inevitably compete with each other to some degree.”
The Yankee Group, a research firm in USA, is forecasting a total of 28 million Mobile WiMAX subscribers by 2011,
according to research the agency discussed this week as part of a tele-briefing on the state of the WiMAX industry.
28. However, Berge Ayvazian, chief strategy officer at The Yankee Group, said various market drivers such as content
application usage and the degree to which WiMAX access becomes embedded in a large volume of devices, could
allow that subscriber figure to be reached as early as 2010.
“You’ve got a lot of pre-802.16e equipment out there now and for the next year, but the market is really set to grow
as the standard gear goes out there into the market,” he said. His comments were part of a briefing titled
“Trendsmedia Tele-Briefing: WiMAX & Wireless Broadband: State of the Industry and Market Outlook 2006 to 2011.”
The briefing included research from both Yankee and Rethink Research and looked at the global market, as well as
specific regional markets.
Their research also suggested that the global Mobile WiMAX equipment market will be worth about $4 billion by
2011, with the North America portion of that closer to $1 billion.
However another prominent US research firm, Forrester Research, has expressed concerns about Wimax
proliferation in near term. Their view: WiMAX will indeed have a big global impact on consumers, enterprises,
vendors, and telecom operators by making high-speed wireless access cheap and mobile, but not until 2010 or later
— because of myriad spectrum, customer premise equipment (CPE) availability, regulatory, cost, and competitive
reasons. It is also important to correct the misperceptions about available speeds to end-users – the max theoretical
speeds should not be touted without explanations of what users might get in reality.
Saleem March 18th, 2008 @ 5:21 am
An other Article. Things are not as you see.
The future of WiMAX
By Eric Sylvers
Publised in Herald Tribune.
MILAN: A battle is brewing that may well decide how Europeans connect to the Internet with mobile phones,
laptops and other portable devices in the coming decade.
Mobile phone companies, chip makers and manufacturers of wireless networks are pushing their sometimes
conflicting cases for how the limited amount of radio frequencies should be used to beam mobile data from the
Internet to mobile devices and back the other way, a decision that is generally up to national governments.
The Intel chairman, Craig Barrett, is to meet this week with European Union officials in Brussels to call for
“technology neutrality” on the issue. Intel wants the pieces of the radio spectrum to be used by the companies willing
to pay the most for it, whether they are established mobile phone companies or start-ups setting up wireless
networks based on new technologies like WiMAX, or worldwide interoperability for microwave access.
Intel is one of the biggest promoters of WiMAX because it is beginning to produce chips that embed the WiMAX
technology. Intel says that by 2008, laptops will be WiMAX-ready in the same way that many are Wi-Fi-ready today.
Theoretically, WiMAX has a reach of about 50 kilometers, or 30 miles, and it is already available in selected areas
in some countries, including the United States, Britain, Spain, France, Germany and South Korea. The appeal of
WiMAX lies in the possibility to cover large areas with a wireless network that would be faster than Wi-Fi and would
need far fewer antennas. The drawbacks are is that the networks are not yet built and that Wi-MAX achieves many of
the same results as third-generation cellphone networks.
In most European countries, governments are designating the spectrum of 3.4 to 3.5 gigahertz for WiMAX
operators. The wireless operators say that band is just barely sufficient, not enough to ensure an Internet connection
does not drop when a user passes from the coverage area of one antenna to another – when on a train, for example.
29. To guarantee the handoff, operators say they need to be able to use the part of the radio spectrum of 2.3 to 2.5
gigahertz. The rub is that many European countries have already set this aside for mobile phone companies should
they need the added spectrum to improve their 3G mobile phone networks.
“The lower frequencies that will make WiMAX mobile are the holy grail,” said Patrick Cruise O’Brien, the secretary
general of the WiMAX Spectrum Owners’ Alliance, which is based in England and represents about a dozen mostly
small, private owners of WiMAX spectrum.
“It would be detrimental to the future of European WiMAX if the mobile frequencies were handed over to the 3G
operators,” said Cruise O’Brien. “WiMAX will only really matter in Europe if it is mobile.”
Without handoff ability, WiMAX works pretty much like Wi-Fi.
The spectrum battle is less of an issue in the United States and much of Asia and Latin America because the
spectrum of 2.3 to 2.5 gigahertz has not been reserved for companies building 3G mobile phone networks there.In
the United States, WiMAX got a boost two months ago when Sprint Nextel, a mobile phone carrier, said it would
invest as much as $3 billion to construct a nationwide WiMAX network using the 2.5-gigahertz spectrum together with
Intel, Motorola and Samsung. Sprint plans to begin trials next year and start the service extensively in 2008.
Karim Lesina, Intel’s government affairs manager in Brussels, said that without the 2.3-2.5 gigahertz spectrum,
European operators “could lose the lead” they have in mobile technology.
The conflict is that WiMAX that is truly mobile threatens to make 3G mobile phone networks obsolete even before
they are fully operational and after European operators have spent €100 billion leasing the spectrum and billions of
euros more building the networks.
Some cellphone operators say they are interested in WiMAX, but Cruise O’Brien and other industry experts
wonder whether they will push a technology that threatens to trump 3G.
“Carriers spent a lot of money on 3G and they want to reap the benefits of that investment,” said Jagdish Rebello,
the California-based principal analyst of wireless communications for iSuppli, a market research firm.
“The 3G operators will do what they can to slow down the deployment of WiMAX, which I don’t see being rolled out
until the beginning of 2008.”
In addition to making WiMAX mobile, the lower frequencies allow the same coverage as at the higher frequencies,
but with fewer antennas, Rebello said.
Vodafone, Europe’s largest mobile phone company and the owner of 3G networks in Britain, Germany and Italy,
among others, says that it also supports “technology neutrality.”
The company “thinks that a competitive auction would be the best way to allocate the available spectrum,” said
Richard Feasey, director of public policy for Vodafone.
Saleem March 23rd, 2008 @ 4:45 am
Dear Waqas,
Its our Pakistanis attitude that when they gets unable to convince others then they starts giving references that I’m
such and such and working in such and such company. I dont want to mention my qualification and experience and
industry. but its fact, WiMAX is gonna big challenge for GSM and other technologies right now. Minimum charges for
DSL connection of any company is Rs 1200/- per month plus Taxes (10% 15%) plus linerent of PTCL (210 taxes
30. minimum). because if you dont have Landline then you need to fix it first by running after PTCL authorities for months
and months. PTCL is reluctant to give landline now a days.
Where as Wateen is as easy to buy as a New SIM. just visit their office and get it install in couple of days
maximum. There is no extra charges i.e. Line rent charges etc. Plus you can enjoy phone line with same connection.
Plus hig speed Broadband. If you uses DSl just for mails and some informations then they are giving flexibilty to buy
small 1 GB packge. it will not cost you more than 500Rs per month. There is no middle service involved between
WiMAX DSL and end user. Its great to see WiMAX in Pakistan. Inshallah they will be specialized soon in their field.
Just give them some time then you will find results. Their launch made even fixline DSLs cheap in Pakistan.
otherwise in past unlimited connection was available for minimum Rs4000.
Faraz Arshad March 28th, 2008 @ 4:20 am
HOW AMAZING WATEEN WIMAX WORKS VERY FIRST DAY? THEN AMAZINGLY IT WONT WORK AFTER
YOU PAY…..
BUT…..
IT IS WORKING FINE AT MY OFFICE….I.E. NBP, HEAD OFFICE, KARACHI…
BUT, BUT WHAT CAN I DO, IT IS NOT WORKING AT MY HOME, I BOUGHT IT FOR MY HOME…… BLAGH,
BLAGH, BLAGH
CAN SOMEONE HELP ME :(
FJK April 14th, 2008 @ 4:43 am
I know that their Sr. Management (both Warid & Wateen) only award contracts to parties having common interests
in the evening…if you know what I mean… and are mostly in a HANG-OVER Situation in the morning.
I my view they are managing worse than a stupid kid manages a Piggy Bank.
Saleem April 14th, 2008 @ 6:00 am
Dear Faraz, try to buy their outdoor equipment. In door equipment normally not works properly. WiMAX is not bad
technology. You don’t get disappoint. just work out as I said. do consult with their team also.
Traiq Izhar Khan April 16th, 2008 @ 12:47 am
Its a big farce, I got it in January 2008 and dial-up connection works much better. My repeated complaints have
gone in vain and the local franchise holder (I-8 Markaz, Islamabad) is not at all interested in providing good services
rather he is interested in providing no sevice at all and to talk of their Telephony…I can shout in a better voice quality
from my roof top rather than using Wateen. God bless the company and its sponsors.
Saqib Ali Khan April 16th, 2008 @ 1:45 am
Mobilink is working very hard towards all the aspects of laucnhing , instaillation , services and after sales service ,
congrats to the author of this roundup and its a deep analaysis
Saleem April 16th, 2008 @ 5:33 am
***WATEEN TARIFF***
Can any body tell me actual tariff of Wateen Telecom and total cost of getting connection. And if they are offering
fixed line service then how much is they are charging extra for calls and line rent. I’m unable to find exact package
detail from their web site.
Thanks.
Raja Amer Khan
April 17th, 2008 @ 11:22 am
OK here it is:
31. 3000 1350 1000 500 upront payment
then u have to write 11 cheques of 1,350rs each and give them
no, they are only offering wimax technology!
u will get following with above payment:
Speed: 512kbps
Bandwidth: 10gb per month (download upload)
CPEi: Free (Motorola)
Telephone Connection: 0rs line rent for 12months
Shoaib April 18th, 2008 @ 3:01 am
Dear All,
here i wanted to share with you my experience as well.
Once i personally meet with Mr. Tariq Qurashi (Wateen Telecom ) on the launching ceremony back in 2007 ITCN
KHI.
i asked him one question, that how can you launch Wimax service technology which is not completely mature
these days even the vendors (Alkatel, Motorola) are currently going through their research & getting help from other
companies as well ?
He just Replied me thanks for the question, have a nice day.
i said thanks from my side & from Mobilink to you too that you are driving Wateen big Ship.
Shoaib
SAYED ILTAF HAIDER April 19th, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
Wateen ads arejust like the birth of premature baby.
Saleem April 20th, 2008 @ 5:31 am
Thanks Mr Raja Amir,
May I clear couple of things written in your detail. What you mean by upfront payment of 3000 1350 1000 500. Is it
Rs 5850 in total or I have to pay in installments also. secondly, if wateen is giving broadband service only then why
you mentioned Zero Line rent for telephone. Is it some kind of free telephone service for 1 year or you wanted to tell
that no need to get telephone line for wateen WiMAX. Obviously no telephone line is required for it. Just wanted to
clear it. I’m basically living abroad and want to fix it for my family. DSL of PTCL or LINKDOTNET is not good at all.
If any body else can reply to my questions then please do it. thanks.
Raja Amer Khan April 24th, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
Yes, you have to pay 5,850rs in cash.
herez the procedure:
You go to their office and pay them:
5,850rs 11 cheques signed by you and 1350rs amount on each cheque!
They will cash each cheque monthly!
About telephone:
Yes, it rox!
better call rates than anyone!
32. You will get the most expensive (270rs/month) line rent package for free for 1 year!
Remember, its only connection and not the telephone, you have to connect your own phone
calls to uk are rs. 1 per minute (landline) etc..
Raja Amer Khan April 24th, 2008 @ 4:17 pm
sorry, i didn’t mention!
telephone bill will come monthly which you can pay at wateen franchises or bank alfalah!
about their services!
I would say; make sure someone near you is using them or not having any troubles with them.
As its new so their services in some areas are very poor!
so, make sure your area is in coverage, because its 1 year contract, and you have to live with it for 1 year!
Saleem
April 30th, 2008 @ 5:20 am
Thanks dear for so much detail. Actually I’m living abroad and have to buy for family but after getting full detail
about its services. Thanks for helping me out. I will surely ask to check its service in area before finalizing it. thanks
again.
Sidra Mir
May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:32 am
AOa
Sir/Madam…i am here to look for people who are either currently using wateen’s products/services or have had
some or the other experience with it…if u r one of the users(or had been one previously), then plz kindly reply on the
id ” sid_aloo@yahoo.com”
i am asking for this ‘coz er…acually i am a student of bba at lhr and i am carrying a research to determine the
satisfaction level among wateen users, so if you have the time and you are willing to help then plz kindly reply on the
id above so that i can fwd u the questionnaire..its just a 2-3 mint survey and it doesnt have those long sort of
questions,just one at the end regarding ur suggestions…
ps
If you are not the users of wateen, you can help by writing no im not using wateen and then filling up the personal
profile part…
syed sajjad sattar
May 5th, 2008 @ 5:47 am
can someone help me about the project.mean what is going on or gona to happen on future.and on what topic i
have to proceed.thanks
syed sajjad sattar
May 5th, 2008 @ 5:52 am
the hot topics at this time are Wimax and the UMTS.and what abuot the wireless security issues.actually at this
time i am bit confused that what i have to do.plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
help me.
syed sajjad sattar
May 5th, 2008 @ 5:54 am
33. the topic which attract me is the evolution of GSM to UMTS.
Raja Amer Khan
May 5th, 2008 @ 1:01 pm
Guys!
Wateen have changed their tariff!!
Please visit http://www.wateen.com for new rates!
Saleem
May 6th, 2008 @ 4:32 am
GSM to UMTS is not in any consideration. It needs whole system change. Yes UMTS is considering for starting 3G
service in Pakistan. Not for voice calls. But its also not a small deal. Spectrum for 3G is expensive so companies are
considering it also.
shahid rashid
May 16th, 2008 @ 2:59 am
wateen is the best service .i hope this will continue i future.best wishes.
shaheryar
May 23rd, 2008 @ 3:04 am
AOA
How to get full signals i have only 2 signals 10dbi wateen staff said i am out of coverage so why he shows images
about service u can get signals on K-2 mountain fake
its self made signals i put Lmuniem sheet on CPE antena i get 3 signals :)
put anyone know wateen give outdoor antena to link with indoor CPE ?
Home Made Eng..
Mazhar
May 26th, 2008 @ 1:41 am
I was using Wateen Wimax internet service on last month i disconnect service on april.
User Name: I112556@wateen.net
Name: Mazhar Ali Kha
Address: 10th Ist Floor Shadman Plaza, Shadman Market
Mob: 0300-8418407
Till That Day i am not receive my cheques.
I Call Many Times on Help Line No. 111-365-111 and got Complain Nos. i.e. 25354, 19356, 43342.
If after five days of that date i am not receiving my cheque i will sue your franchise of Jail Road Branch to Mr.
Mohsin
because nobody guide me also your help line.
Mazhar Ali Khan
M.
May 26th, 2008 @ 3:02 am
Hi all .. !!!
34. Everybudy is sayinG whatever he /she wants to …. abOut our beloved WATEEN Telecom. i better thought k mai
bhi behti ganga mai hath dhoo lun :)
The basic reason for WATEEN’z failur is … that there iz’nt any single employeeee who is appointed on merit .. sab
saalay sifarshi hain … kisi ko kaam nai aata ..
Saad
June 4th, 2008 @ 12:15 am
I got connection of wateen recently and uptill now….i am getting problems, i am living in islamabad in G-10/4 that
is in the moddle of islamabad and i am getting just 2 signals of CPE, here is the email that i wrote to wateen. I hope
they will solve my problem
“Kindly do home work regarding my complain before calling me. I cant explain same thing again and again. I left
my previous service just because I heard good quality service of wateen. Following are my account details
user name: saad123@wateen.net
The person from whom I got connection is Faisal (Contact No. 0300-5294863).
Right from the day one I.e. 29th May, 2008 I am not satisfied with your service. Day one the installation person
said there is signal problem in our area. 2nd day the managed to grab some signals but speed of DSL is coming half
of what I selected package that is 512 kbps and download speed is 256 kbps. Well I accepted that.
My 2nd issue, tell me one thing is that wateen standard to just plug the router into the power socket and connect
the 20 ft LAN cable to it, start DSL and leave? Don’t you think there should be proper cabling and ducting of the cable
up to the international standards? You are taking 1000 Rs installation charges just for plugging the router into the PC
and power socket? Any way they left my premises leaving jumble of cable all along my room. It took me the whole
night to properly install and clip the cables all along the wall from the router to the PC and material cost was bear by
me. I don’t know what are those 1000 installation charges for. I am an electrical engineer and the job your installation
team has done was a piece of cake for me. I could do that my self but I thought they will properly install that is why I
didn’t argue in doing this by myself.
3rd complain from the day 1 my telephone line is not working. I am calling on daily basis to Mr Faisal and he is not
at all doing any thing. Just saying ok mai kuch karta hon. What karta hon?
I have spend 8000 Rs. Its an huge amount for me and what I am getting in return? I am using a service that was
told to me that it is of international standards but your team has left know difference in wateen and a local ISP. Kindly
forward my this email to CEO, he should know what is happening with his customers. You forward it or I will
approach him by any mean and I am trying for it. Hope my problem will be solve today. For any new info you may call
me but don’t call me to ask again what is my problem. The only problem right now is my landline phone kindly fix it.
Regards,
Saad
From: Umar.Lateef/Wateen/Lahore
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 8:45 AM
To: ilus83@hotmail.com
Subject: FW: I want CEO email
Dear Mr. Saad ,
35. We really apologize for the inconvenience and hassle you faced . We need your contact number so that your issue
can be discussed and bring to closure .
Thank you.
Umar Lateef
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From: Saad Akhtar [mailto:ilus83@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 7:43 PM
To: Wateen Support
Subject: I want CEO email
I have strong complaint against my wateen connection. No one is responding to me. Kindly give me CEOs email
address, I want him to know what toubleshoot team is doing down here. Thank you.
Regards,
Saad
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moon light afridi
June 7th, 2008 @ 6:29 am
i have a wateen connection of 512 kp……..1350 Rs per month with 10 GB download.
but i m not satisfy with this speed … coz speed is always down …..
at morning speed is upto 150 kbps, but after 11:00 am it is too much poor and become 30 kbps……..
and also one thing is that in cloudy weather its not working ……..
I m going to refund this stupid connection ………
Sobia Farooq
June 26th, 2008 @ 10:46 pm
hi,
im sobia ,im doing research on PR startagies of Wateen and also its adv startagies to increase consumer share in
Telecom Market also i need the problems that you are facing in Market or with consumers . please i need some work
on it because i have my Critycal Analysis on it. im the Student of M.Phill in Punjab University Institute of
Communication Studies. hopefully i will get reply please its very important.
Shamil Legari
July 5th, 2008 @ 10:48 am
i can see every person having different issues with wateen even emploeyes r also fed up….following is the
resolution for ur problem just email ceo….
Tariq.Malik@wateen.com
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Regards,
Shamil Legari
Iqbal Khan