Ufone Commercially Launched 3G Services and Announced 3G Packages | InfoZonePK

Ufone3G Ufone becomes the first telecom operator in Pakistan to commercially launch 3G services in Pakistan. The commercial services are started initially in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi.

The 3G services are started from May 24, 2014 in the above mentioned cities. Ufone is still providing the free 3G trial services in Peshawar, Faisalabad and Gujranwala til further notice.

Speaking at the occasion, Mr. Taimur Cheema, GM Marketing Ufone, said:

“Today is a landmark day, not only for Ufone but also for the cellular industry in Pakistan.

Ufone will strive to provide excellent coverage to meet customer expectations and will be operating in compliance with the Information Memorandum.

The real benefits of 3G for users are only realized when good quality service is available across the coverage area. Ufone’s 3G service assures highest level of speeds at affordable prices.”

Following are the package details for Ufone Prepaid and PostPay customers respectively from which they can select their desired package:

Prepaid 3G Packages:

Basic Bucket Up to 256 Kbps
  Charges (PKR) Volume Validity (Days) Subscription Code
Half Day 5 50 MB *20 Hours *810#
Daily 10 40 MB 1 *804#
Weekly 50 250 MB 7 *7811#
Monthly 1 GB 200 1 GB 30 *7807#
Monthly 1.5 GB 250 1.5 GB 30 *5506#
Monthly 3 GB 500 3 GB 30 *803#

*01:00 AM – 09:00 PM

Super Bucket Up to 512 Kbps
  Charges (PKR) Volume Validity (Days) Subscription Code
Weekly 75 250 MB 7 *7814#
Monthly 1 GB 400 1 GB 30 *7809#
Monthly 1.5 GB 550 1.5 GB 30 *5507#
Monthly 3 GB 800 3 GB 30 *8031#
Ultra Bucket Up to 1 Mbps
  Charges (PKR) Volume Validity (Days) Subscription Code
Weekly 125 250 MB 7 *7815#
Monthly 1 GB 550 1 GB 30 *7810#
Monthly 1.5 GB 675 1.5 GB 30 *5508#
Monthly 3 GB 1250 3 GB 30 *8032#
Super Ultra Bucket Up to 3 Mbps
  Charges (PKR) Volume Validity (Days) Subscription Code
Monthly 1 GB 725 1 GB 30 *813#
Monthly 1.5 GB 900 1.5 GB 30 *814#
Monthly 3 GB 1500 3GB 30 *815#

PAYG Tariff – Prepaid:

  • Rate for PAYG will remain same i.e. Rs.20/MB with the FUP of 2OMB i.e. Customer will be charged for the first MB of the day and will get 19 Mbs free, then again charged for 21st Mb and will get 19 Mbs free and so on.
  • Throughput for the first 20MB will be 1Mbps and then it will be throttled to 512 Kbps for the rest of the day.
  • Volume accumulator will reset at 00:00 hrs every day as it happens in current scenario.

PostPay 3G Packages:

Basic Bucket Up to 256 Kbps
  Charges (PKR) Volume Validity (Days) Subscription Code
Monthly 1 GB 200 1GB 30 *4547#
Monthly 3 GB 500 3GB 30 *805#
Super Bucket Up to 512 Kbps
  Charges (PKR) Volume Validity (Days) Subscription Code
Monthly 1 GB 500 1GB 30 *4548#
Monthly 3 GB 800 3GB 30 *806#
Ultra Bucket Up to 3 Mbps
  Charges (PKR) Volume Validity (Days) Subscription Code
Monthly 1 GB 800 1GB 30 *4549#
Monthly 3 GB 1200 3GB 30 *807#

PAYG Tariff – Postpay:

  • Rate for PAYG will remain same i.e. Rs.20/MB with the FUP of 2OMB i.e. Customer will be charged for the first MB of the day and will get 19 Mbs free, then again charged for 21st Mb and will get 19 Mbs free and so on.
  • Throughput for the first 20MB will be 1Mbps and then it will be throttled to 512 Kbps for the rest of the day.
  • Volume accumulator will reset at 00:00 hrs every day as it happens in current scenario.

Terms & Conditions:

  • From 24th May 2014, all customers using 3G services in Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi will be charged for 3G services. Customers using 3G services in other cities will continue to use free 3G services till the following dates: Peshawar & Faisalabad (28th May, 2014) and Gujranwala (1st June, 2014).
  • All the 3G handsets on Ufone network have already been provisioned by default on 3G, however, any new 3G handset on network can be provisioned by dialing *7700#
  • Dial *706# to check the remaining balance of the buckets.
  • Speeds refer to maximum ceiling of the respective speed tier. Average likely speed will depend on multiple factors such as network load, handset used and website visited.
  • Timings for Half day bucket is from 1:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
  • After the consumption of bucket volume, charging will be done according to base PAYG tariff i.e Rs.20/MB. However, charging will be done only for the first MB and next 19 MB will be free, effectively customer will pay Rs.20 for 20 Mbs.
  • On PAYG tariff, customer will receive speed up to 1Mbps for the first 20 MB and will be throttled to 512 kbps post 20MB for the rest of the day.
  • Customers will be allowed to subscribe different buckets at the same time. Priority will be given to the bucket which has higher throughput and lesser validity, Example: 1Mbps bucket will be given priority over 512 Kbps. Daily bucket will have priority over weekly and monthly buckets.
  • Multiple subscriptions is allowed on daily buckets but customer will have to unsubscribe the bucket first.
  • Daily bucket is on auto-renewal, SMS UNSUB to 8804 to unsubscribe.
  • Half day bucket is on auto-renewal, SMS UNSUB to 7810 to unsubscribe.
  • Multiple subscriptions are allowed on monthly and weekly buckets.
  • Subscriber who is not 3G provisioned would not be able to subscribe to the high speed buckets.
  • Subscriber who is not 3G provisioned would only be able to subscribe to buckets available at 256 kbps, however, the speeds will be that of EDGE/GPRS.
  • 3G provisioned subscriber is the one who has a 3G handset provisioned on Ufone network and is in 3G coverage area
  • Dial *7701# to de activate 3G on your connection.