PTCL has increased the Dial-up charges

[Non-techie]

I just read today that when accessing internet on Dial-up, PTCL is charging a local call after every 15 mins! as previously compared to a single call for unlimited usage, for every internet session! When all taxes are added a person ends up paying Rs. 12 to 20 per hour! (Of course, it depends on which company's packages you're using).

This has been implemented for quite some time without any prior notice. That explains why my phone bill has increased manifold. A person using internet three hours daily, for a whole month will have to pay more than Rs. 1000 (and that too on minimum charges), which is damn close to DSL rates!!!

What the hell, My hatred for Shaukat Aziz have increased 3.5 times!

[BuNkLy]

that sucks.....well....they are the monopoly....they can do anything

hmm btw...i thought PTCL is now private....wats shaukat aziz has got to do with this?

just asking....not criticizing or anything

[Jingo]

It’s always nice to have someone to hate. Let’s hate Shaukat Aziz for a change

[Bheegi Billi]

No one uses dial-up nowadays, so it doesn't matter!

[Meta]

ya people do just because we have dsl doesnt mean everyone has it...in my class alone 57 people (did a survey) out of 74 and 7 with dsl and the rest with cablenet...

[Non-techie]

Originally Posted by BuNkLy

that sucks.....well....they are the monopoly....they can do anything

hmm btw...i thought PTCL is now private....wats shaukat aziz has got to do with this?

just asking....not criticizing or anything

SA privatized it. Gave it to Etisalat for peanuts and on installments!

[MALIK]

Originally Posted by Jingo

It’s always nice to have someone to hate. Let’s hate Shaukat Aziz for a change

LOL noo this was all musharraf's big plan..
people on this forum were rightt..

What happend to that unlimited nationwide calling for 300-400?:s...

[ScArFaCe]

Originally Posted by Meta

ya people do just because we have dsl doesnt mean everyone has it...in my class alone 57 people (did a survey) out of 74 and 7 with dsl and the rest with cablenet...

yea i agree!! we only think abt WCCF members! but bahar dekho to normally ppl r using dialups ... some even dnt knw abt DSL much nd their rates have fallen! and some just dnt care since they dnt use internet tht much! ... and some r restricted! so many reasons! nd there r more dialup users here then DSL users! ...and dialup rates should b reduced! and also call rates! pehla 1 r.s ya kuch aisay thi local call and after midnight it was free or some paisas! nd now they have increased rates again! pff

[Non-techie]

Originally Posted by Sher Babbar

No one uses dial-up nowadays, so it doesn't matter!

According to a survey conducted by Daily Times (October 3,2007) there were a total of 5.3 million internet users in Pakistan of which only 51,870 consumers had DSL.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan

[tnt4ever]

Originally Posted by Sher Babbar

No one uses dial-up nowadays, so it doesn't matter!

Not me, but lot of ppl are still using Dialup... even some small offices are also using the Dialup till now...

[agent47]

Shaukat aziz was the one who semi privatized it in the first place and then completely privitized it in the second go just to show how much losses is PTCL in tht the government coudnt handle them.

[netsurfer]

In which newspaper this newsitem appeared, I called my ISP, they were quite unaware and were asking me to send the clipping of the newspaper !Thanx !

[M.Farooq]

Dial-up is not completely useless in my opinion and at times if our coveted DSL/Cable connections do not work then it can be used as a backup in times of some emergency if needed.

[ScArFaCe]

Originally Posted by M.Farooq

Dial-up is not completely useless in my opinion and at times if our coveted DSL/Cable connections do not work then it can be used as a backup in times of some emergency if needed.

yep! dialup is also imp when ISP`s like wateen nd LDN have some sites blocked at yr end u can view those sites frm dialup bt i guess no more sites blocked @ LDN now

[d3v]

Originally Posted by Sher Babbar

No one uses dial-up nowadays, so it doesn't matter!

On the contrary the vast majority of Internet users in Pakistan use dial up. Broadband is only used by 1% of Internet users:

Broadband Penetration in Pakistan - Is Pakistan underserved? at wiredpakistan

That is why forums like wiredpakistan use lightweight punbb instead of the bulkier vbulletin that wccftech uses. wccftech is unusable on dialup and hence the vast majority of wccftech users are on broadband.