Competition Race Begins: PTCL DSL and LinkDotNet DSL
So much has been written about the broadband internet services in Pakistan. As we all know that as competition increases, the quality of service increases and keeps costs manageable. So, this is the time to get some quality service from the top DSL providers; as the competition race has begun. Few days ago, PTCL which is the biggest broadband player in the market lowered its prices for their DSL service. Infact they didn’t lowered the prices but they raises the Speed and removed the monthly bandwidth download limit cap from all DSL packages. PTCL’s competitor LinkDotNet, which is the newest broadband service provider in the market also revised their packages accordingly.
Interesting thing is that both have removed the 256Kbps package from the list, so one cannot subscribe for the 256Kbps.
New prices are as follows:
| Speed | Volume | PTCL Monthly | LDN Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| 512 Kbps | UnLimited | Rs.1199 | Rs.1200 |
| 1 Mbps | UnLimited | Rs.1999 | Rs.2000 |
| 2 Mbps | UnLimited | Rs.4999 | Rs.3900 |
Above mentioned prices are only available for new customers and the existing customers of PTCL and LinkDotNet will be shifted to new plans in the mid of March.
PTCL has also introduced some packages for students and giving them 30% discount on all packages. This offer is valid for only those students whose institute is registered with PTCL.
Now the question is who will win the race? Different people have different opinions, views and experiences with the broadband providers. Some are very happy with PTCL and some are commited with LDN but I had a very bad experience with PTCL DSL, therefore I terminated the DSL connection. I am using WorldCall Wireless which is much better than PTCL DSL, having said that at least I am connected to the World 
I think both have to improve their quality of service and after sale customer support rather than lowering the prices to capture the broadband market.
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hello sir,Mera nam imtiaz ha mane 2month pehla ptcl broadband lagwaya tha aur jab sa lagwaya ha na mera broadband ki speed puri mili ha aur na telephone ka recever uthay begar chala ha vo.1218 par hafta ma 2bar complain likhwata ho par broadband sahi nai hua plz meharbani karka mera broadband thek kardo.mera ptcl ka number ha jis par net laga hua ha 04237934031.plz plz plz
I am using ptcl broadband.I had some problems in beginning but ptcl customers service help me in improving my speed.
Type your commHello
All User I m Taimoor PTCL DSL User. PTCL ka DsL Service Doble Ki thi jo Dubarah Dostoh Single Kar dey hay Is per Sab Per Zur Ijtejaj Kartey hay Aur Aple karty hay kay jo service student kay ley they us pahle kay thrah rahney deyah jay 1mb Kay student User ko 2mb Dejah rahey thy student ko in shulat say mutaser keyah jahraha hay pls is per sab mil kar ijtejaj karen pls.
Aur LinkDotnet nay yeh offer deyhoy hay Unlimited Dsl 1MB Rs.735 / 2MB Rs.1295 /4MB Rs.2625 hay Ptcl Ko bhi Isey Tahrah karnah chaye. Pls
As sallam o alikum,
hope u”ll be fine sir.
Aziz Abbasi is here
Im From Bahawalpur.
User Of DSL Conection
But Now Realy Tired of this Crap.
In the Starting when i Got DSL Conection It was Working well
But now In Every day I Faced New problem with it
Somtimes Phone Line problem.Sometimes Nor Browsing
Whenever i complain about it it will be fine more than 2 days then again the same situtaion i have told u before
kindly Sir do somthing.
i”ll be very thankfull to u
i”ll be wait for ur reply.
Aussalaam o alaikum
Its very simple to get student package of DSL you have to prove idnetification of you institute in shape of regstartion card or any kind of valid proof which show that you are the real student of the insttute or an authority letter from Principal or head of the institute that you are the student of relevent institute.Its the procedure to get the student package as you wish.Husnain Javed 0322-6877390
ptcl dsl connection is very helpful to improve work speed but some we have problem of very low speed. it break our working consequence.
plz remove this trouble.
ptcl dsl connection is very helpful to improve work speed but some we have problem of very low speed. it break our working consequence.
plz remove this trouble.
How are you dears Our internet is too slow why what the reason please solve our problem our internet downloading 50 kps
How are you dears Our internet is too slow why what the reason please solve our problem our internet downloading 50 kps
PTCL is now a days the best because i am using DSL service from more then year but i have not face any problem yet . The only competitor with PTCL is now Wateen because Wateen announced 1mb for RS 700 with unlimited download But still Wateen cannot be compared with Ptcl due to it weak signals .Because there signals affect the download speed .
PTCL is now a days the best because i am using DSL service from more then year but i have not face any problem yet . The only competitor with PTCL is now Wateen because Wateen announced 1mb for RS 700 with unlimited download But still Wateen cannot be compared with Ptcl due to it weak signals .Because there signals affect the download speed .
I used PTCL for 5 months, their support is pretty disapointing and unsatisfactory .
thanks to Link dot Net, for providing the best customer support with competitive rates.
In addition to that their VAS are keeping them above the competition.
- Free Dial-up
- Hello
- LINK Gaming
I used PTCL for 5 months, their support is pretty disapointing and unsatisfactory .
thanks to Link dot Net, for providing the best customer support with competitive rates.
In addition to that their VAS are keeping them above the competition.
- Free Dial-up
- Hello
- LINK Gaming
He Seems To be a advertising agent of World call….Ptcl and link Dotnet Is both are good But i like linkdotnet…. Ptcl Is also good …there Nothing Much Differance Between them
He Seems To be a advertising agent of World call….Ptcl and link Dotnet Is both are good But i like linkdotnet…. Ptcl Is also good …there Nothing Much Differance Between them
I am using ptcl broadband.I had some problems in beginning but ptcl customers service help me in improving my speed.
I am using ptcl broadband.I had some problems in beginning but ptcl customers service help me in improving my speed.
PTCL has doubled their bandwidth of many users. I have also got 1Mbps at 512 price. The final announcement will be on 23rd March 2009.
According to new package
1Mbps … Rs.1199
2Mbps … Rs.1999
4Mbps … Rs.5000
PTCL has doubled their bandwidth of many users. I have also got 1Mbps at 512 price. The final announcement will be on 23rd March 2009.
According to new package
1Mbps … Rs.1199
2Mbps … Rs.1999
4Mbps … Rs.5000
@ above
well, i use it on ups and it works fine. when electricity goes off, your pc normally restarts on ups plus the router, if your computer shows limited connectivity, restart your router from the button on back of your router or simply go to control panel > Network connections and disable the local area network and then re-enable it. After some searching, it will be working fine. You just need to be patient for about 5 mins.
And the speed of ptcl rocks!!
i used wateen for 1 year but after shifting towards ptcl i feel like the speed is doubled.
@ above
well, i use it on ups and it works fine. when electricity goes off, your pc normally restarts on ups plus the router, if your computer shows limited connectivity, restart your router from the button on back of your router or simply go to control panel > Network connections and disable the local area network and then re-enable it. After some searching, it will be working fine. You just need to be patient for about 5 mins.
And the speed of ptcl rocks!!
i used wateen for 1 year but after shifting towards ptcl i feel like the speed is doubled.
Hi,
Ptcl customer service not poor, they imporved it alot.Today i get my ptcl broadband installed and it was good. the arises when the electricity goes off but the modem was getting the ups but the local area network was showing limited or no connectivity and the internet was not working . I called ptcl they said that u cant use dsl durning load sheding but at the wateen router was providing me the internet.
Does anyone has the solution for this.can i use it on ups? or do i need to change my modem provided by ptcl.Thanks
anyone can inform me on my email address at
yasirun@hotmail.com
Hi,
Ptcl customer service not poor, they imporved it alot.Today i get my ptcl broadband installed and it was good. the arises when the electricity goes off but the modem was getting the ups but the local area network was showing limited or no connectivity and the internet was not working . I called ptcl they said that u cant use dsl durning load sheding but at the wateen router was providing me the internet.
Does anyone has the solution for this.can i use it on ups? or do i need to change my modem provided by ptcl.Thanks
anyone can inform me on my email address at
yasirun@hotmail.com
Hi,
Ptcl customer service not poor, they imporved it alot.Today i get my ptcl broadband installed and it was good. the arises when the electricity goes off but the modem was getting the ups but the local area network was showing limited or no connectivity and the internet was not working . I called ptcl they said that u cant use dsl durning load sheding but at the wateen router was providing me the internet.
Does anyone has the solution for this.can i use it on ups? or do i need to change my modem provided by ptcl.Thanks
Hi,
Ptcl customer service not poor, they imporved it alot.Today i get my ptcl broadband installed and it was good. the arises when the electricity goes off but the modem was getting the ups but the local area network was showing limited or no connectivity and the internet was not working . I called ptcl they said that u cant use dsl durning load sheding but at the wateen router was providing me the internet.
Does anyone has the solution for this.can i use it on ups? or do i need to change my modem provided by ptcl.Thanks
i have 512 broadband for 2weeks now.
*the download speed rarely goes above 30kb/sec
*i dont know how to configure this shiro router.the cd with it says that the model i have is different.
.
who is responsible to help me?is there any professionalism left in any government run organization?
.
i dont care if u guys upgrade me 1000kb/sec so that i could get some decent download speed equal to 512kb/sec
.
i’m sick of this router.an unknown chinese company whos portforwarding/router configuration can’t be solved through any internet router forumns.
.
.
so is someone gonna help me or i’m goona pays 12000/month for this crap?
.
where do i go?
i have 512 broadband for 2weeks now.
*the download speed rarely goes above 30kb/sec
*i dont know how to configure this shiro router.the cd with it says that the model i have is different.
.
who is responsible to help me?is there any professionalism left in any government run organization?
.
i dont care if u guys upgrade me 1000kb/sec so that i could get some decent download speed equal to 512kb/sec
.
i’m sick of this router.an unknown chinese company whos portforwarding/router configuration can’t be solved through any internet router forumns.
.
.
so is someone gonna help me or i’m goona pays 12000/month for this crap?
.
where do i go?
[...] from Shafiq.pk also shared that the text in the comment spam is the same as the one broadcast in Wateen’s [...]
Dear All,
I have seen the comments in all the comments i think there are still some insecurity towards the Services of PTCL broadband but i will want to inform you all that recently i have applied for LINKDOTNET 1st there Sales services realy pleasent atomsphere and good people second there Tariff rates PTCL reduced there rates after the launch of LINKDOTNET 1st Internet service provider in PAKISTAN To offer UNlimited DSL packages and also with there Sales follow up and customer Care they keep track of all your requests and your experiences with there services soo i will must recommend you PEOPLE LINKDOTNE SERVICES TO HAVE LINKDOTNET CONNECTION YOU CAN CALL ANY TIME ::03018585650
Dear All,
I have seen the comments in all the comments i think there are still some insecurity towards the Services of PTCL broadband but i will want to inform you all that recently i have applied for LINKDOTNET 1st there Sales services realy pleasent atomsphere and good people second there Tariff rates PTCL reduced there rates after the launch of LINKDOTNET 1st Internet service provider in PAKISTAN To offer UNlimited DSL packages and also with there Sales follow up and customer Care they keep track of all your requests and your experiences with there services soo i will must recommend you PEOPLE LINKDOTNE SERVICES TO HAVE LINKDOTNET CONNECTION YOU CAN CALL ANY TIME ::03018585650
I have apply for DSL connetion in PTCL but after 15 days I have not yet get my connetion, Please correct you service and oblige. My Ptcl No. on which I have applied is 053-3530820.
THANKS
I have apply for DSL connetion in PTCL but after 15 days I have not yet get my connetion, Please correct you service and oblige. My Ptcl No. on which I have applied is 053-3530820.
THANKS
I am a student and i interested to take the student broadband package please tell me the procedure at my email address.
I am a student and i interested to take the student broadband package please tell me the procedure at my email address.
Its been a week or so I have been using ptcl dsl 512k and I have not experienced any problems speed is not exactly 512k but still not too slow i spend most of the time on youtube.com and streaming has not been bad you really have to wait 1 min – 2 min to see the whole video clip without break . And as far as PTCL entertainment is concerned it SUX dont really know if they gonna add the gaming and stuff i saw there was only one VDO present in the vdoZ section and SUX what else i can say spend more time on youtube and suck bandwidth out of PTCL’s ass (and youtube too )
Its been a week or so I have been using ptcl dsl 512k and I have not experienced any problems speed is not exactly 512k but still not too slow i spend most of the time on youtube.com and streaming has not been bad you really have to wait 1 min – 2 min to see the whole video clip without break . And as far as PTCL entertainment is concerned it SUX dont really know if they gonna add the gaming and stuff i saw there was only one VDO present in the vdoZ section and SUX what else i can say spend more time on youtube and suck bandwidth out of PTCL’s ass (and youtube too )
hey… i just applied for PTCL DSL students package….512kbs for 839 Rs after discount…. it has been a month… but still no 1 has come to install the Dsl.. they say that there is a problem in the exchange……….well if u wanna apply for students package.. then u shud go on
http://bncc.ptcl.net.pk/WssWeb/welcomeStudent.jsp
Plz go on this link .. choose yoru option and fill the form…. i would prefer u to open this link by Internet Explorer…
hey… i just applied for PTCL DSL students package….512kbs for 839 Rs after discount…. it has been a month… but still no 1 has come to install the Dsl.. they say that there is a problem in the exchange……….well if u wanna apply for students package.. then u shud go on
http://bncc.ptcl.net.pk/WssWeb/welcomeStudent.jsp
Plz go on this link .. choose yoru option and fill the form…. i would prefer u to open this link by Internet Explorer…
I am a student and i interested to take the student broadband package please tell me the procedure at
ahmad_txt1985@yahoo.com
I am a student and i interested to take the student broadband package please tell me the procedure at
ahmad_txt1985@yahoo.com
Yes, but they should have overcome those issues first before marketing their services – asking users to pay 18K in advance so that they can overcome issues makes no sense from the consumers’ point of view (though it makes a lot of sense for Wateen). A half-baked launch has ruined there image, of the 6 people I know who use their WiMax (not their wired version), nobody is exactly happy with their service… which should not have been the case.
Yes, but they should have overcome those issues first before marketing their services – asking users to pay 18K in advance so that they can overcome issues makes no sense from the consumers’ point of view (though it makes a lot of sense for Wateen). A half-baked launch has ruined there image, of the 6 people I know who use their WiMax (not their wired version), nobody is exactly happy with their service… which should not have been the case.
Dear sir,
please introduce your infinity service in lahore.
i am waiting for your service in Lahore.