PTCL Broadband - All Set, Except Bandwidth
May 29, 2007 — Tee EmmPTCL is set to launch its new broadband services off its new OFAN platform starting 23rd June 2007 in Karachi according to a source in the company. However, just like their launch of the service in Islamabad and Rawalpindi a few weeks ago, the Karachi launch is facing a bizarre issue - everything is set except that transit Internet bandwidth is not available for the platform to the needed extent. The same issue, according to the insider, is being faced in Karachi and unless this is fixed by some drastic measures, the Karachi launch will be marred by the same problem.
In other unrelated PTCL news, a new Voluntary Separation Scheme aims at cutting down as many as 12,000 regular employees of PTCL in the first go. The new management at PTCL plans to drop a total of 38,000 regular employees from the 52,000 populous team of PTCL in the coming days. (Staff working at non-management positions of riders, peons, drivers etc are paid daily and are not part of this count. Most of these belong to sister concerns of PTCL such as Telecom Foundation etc).
August 6, 2007 at 1:08 pm
but here is islamabad, its working good.
October 16, 2007 at 11:19 pm
If its not good for anybody who’s using PTCL then wait for wateen, I heard alot about it
December 27, 2007 at 11:44 am
i think its oppurtunity for every one to this ptcl Broadband Package but i m living in District swat please introduce this package in District Swat
January 5, 2008 at 3:18 am
when it will come to swat..paknet is just pain in neck..not connecting..if it is to be managed like paknet then plz stop to show green gardens..
January 14, 2008 at 2:30 pm
PTCL broadband is one of the best broadband service i ever use
& its very cheap & Fast with unlimited downloads
February 7, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Just bought it and it stopped working an hour later.
Nobody picks up phone on the help line.
February 7, 2008 at 7:01 pm
It started to work again. Speed I am getting is 3.4 kb/sec. My home is in 100 feet of exchange.
No one picking up at their help line.
PTCL - Feel the difference : |
February 10, 2008 at 12:46 am
I also have PTCL Broadband 256kb but I am unable to get speed consistently. I also bought a new ONU Telephonic connection for my Broadband. but I got my PTCL line dead 5 times in 1 month. Another amazing thing from PTCL is… When I applied for new telephone connection. they accepted the application and forwarded it to concern department and said It will be installed in a week. But after 20 days I got bill with installation charges & 3 local calls… Please note: My telephone line was not installed on that time
… I can say PTCL billing department is more efficient (benefits to PTCL only) then others. … It is not much they want to do more like this…
February 10, 2008 at 12:50 am
Do u know about PTCL manaoply: They did ON Pakistan Package on all PTCL lines and start charging Rs 199/month. I did notice when I received my bill after a month that I don’t want this service and I didn’t apply for it then why they have ON this service. I called on 1236 and file a complain. they said you will have to visit telephone exchange to fix/resolve this problem.
February 10, 2008 at 12:58 am
When I applied for a new telephone connection they asked in application… Do you need CLI and Nationwide/international service. I selected both…. but they didn’t ON it. I try to requested them.. the number was busy even I tried till half an hour with practice to hangup phone and redial. This practice allowed me to do praise of PTCL. You can’t find service like PTCL.
Because we would like to get tensions. ( A Pakistani citizen: Adat see ho gayee hai pareishan rehneay kee. )
April 4, 2008 at 12:25 am
Current speed: 6-8.5 KB/sec for a 1 Mbps connection.
I don’t know why most things in Pakistan is load of poop.
April 4, 2008 at 12:31 am
Called help line at 1236, they said to clear my temporary internet files, history, cookies, reduce privacy settings and delete all other ISP connections.
Called tech support at 18, they said connection might be loose.
I think Pakistan is synonymous with uber cr*p service and products.
April 4, 2008 at 12:33 am
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/12072506892767391282.html
April 23, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Called 5 times, got calls from them thrice. Speed still stuck at 5-8kb and DSL department blaming distribution department and vice versa.
April 23, 2008 at 8:58 pm
http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest/results/id/120896603923321412215.html
May 10, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Have complained to them more than 6 times. Incompetent Customer Service Reps gave excuses and blamed router then line then server then again line then me for not telling them what was the fault, and she was senior technical support itchycutie. I wonder what juniors are like?
WTH???