Broadband in Pakistan - LinkDotNet

Its now been many many years that broadband internet is there in Pakistan. But this year 2008 was a real revolution into the broadband internet sector. With some new entrants like linkDotNet, Wateen Telecom and PTCL broadband to the market there are some real differences in terms of service quality and costs have been seen.

Unlike near past now in same low costs high speed internet quality services are arround. Also low speed DSL connections Like 64kbps, 128kbps, 256kbps are now out of the market and replaced with 512kbps, 1Mbps and 2Mbps connections for home users and even more highspeed connections for Business use.

Reason why I marked this post with "LinkDotNet" text is in this post I will be more concentrating on the quality services LinkDotNet providing. As described above are Wateen Telecom, PTCL broadband and also some other include NayaTel optical fiber connections and micronet broadband internet connections.

The only reason to speakout about the linkDotNet is I am using their services from Last few months and want to tell people that they simply rock. These guys are real good on technical support and also interms of quality services. Connection is almost always working and network rarely goes down, say three hours in several weeks.

What I have seen about the repute of linkDotNet, before I had aquired their services, was that they had not a very good reputation but now more people are preffering it on PTCL broadband. Anyways I am a very satasfied customer of them. Also love their billing service, they collect money from your doorstep in only rs. 30 extra charges. They simply rock.

As I am using LinkDotNet so it was kind of review about their services. If you are using some other service just add comment or send through email at khurramz84 [At] yahoo.com and your review will be added as a new post.

Thanks and all kinds of comments welcome.

Mobilink Infinity - next step wireless broadband

The Telecommunications industry leader in Pakistan (Mobilink) is about to launch new wireless broadband service, and they called it Infinity. Which will be another revolution by them. Already a firm by same group called LinkDotNet caused a revolutionary access to Broadband by offering cheap rates and good services. This service is in deployment phase and testing phase in karachi. See a Part of email sent to me by a my friend works in Mobilink's office.

We have launched our broadband services in Karachi on July 1. Congratulations to the entire Mobilink team that has enabled this successful launch.

This is a big day in the history of Mobilink – a step into providing cutting edge broadband services for our customers and enabling the next cycle of growth and opportunities for Mobilink. In a country with 165 million people, 12 million already access the internet and only 128 thousand have access to broadband. Our aim is to make this an affordable and accessible service for the masses as we have done with GSM.

Mobilink Infinity is now a full fledged operational business within Mobilink. Mobilink Infinity will provide high speed and reliable internet connectivity along with access to a landline through VoIP.

This is a soft launch and limited to Karachi . We are only selling to customers that are referred by our Mobilink employees. We are giving a very special pre-launch discount to these customers (see customer invitation and pre-launch offer letters).

Wireless providers are not doing very well in Pakistan but seems like this service will be good. Equipment is little bit expensive about 12000 Rs which is being given in 6000 Rs as introductry offer. Also as Mobilink will densify the coverage the low rate indoor units will be available soon. Just waiting for this to come in RWP and ISB.