Warid launches its 4G LTE Services in Pakistan Officially

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Warid 4G LTE

Warid 4G LTE

Warid has now officially launched its LTE services in Pakistan while it offered a one month free trial of LTE for more than a month before.

Warid LTE services started from 26th December 2014 and they will be provided commercially in the following six cities: Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Gujranwala and Faisalabad.

According to Warid, a free trial of 7 days will be offered after the commercial launch of LTE to every customer and after this period, all data transactions will be charged for Rs. 5/MB.

In the upcoming days, Warid users can hope for faster LTE data bundles.  Through emails, SMS messages and automated calls, Warid has already notified its LTE customers about the end of LTE trial period and start of different tariffs for data transaction.

In the beginning of December, the company had started unlimited free trials for prepaid users of LTE while it started these trials for postpaid and corporate users in November 2014.

Ericsson is the only technology partner for LTE network of Warid in Pakistan which is a worldwide leader for wireless data traffic.

Warid will invest around US$500 million during the next 5 years in order to expand its network around the whole of Pakistan and to offer the most advanced technology to its users.

CEO Warid Telecom Mr. Muneer Farooqui said after the launch that they have transformed directly from 2G to LTE technology which shows that they are at the front of innovation and it made them the first mobile operator to directly shift from 2G to LTE.

He said they will continue to invest in higher technologies and network communication in 2015 and beyond to ensure providing best services to their customers.

Warid LTE Packages

The basic rate of Warid LTE services is Rs. 5/MB, as stated above. But this rate is without the addition of any data bundle. It will prove expensive and if you want to add data bundles then the rates for prepaid and postpaid customers are mentioned below.

Prepaid Plans

  • Weekly 250 MB: Rs. 50
  • Monthly 300MB: Rs. 100
  • Monthly 750MB: Rs. 200
  • Monthly 1.5GB: Rs. 300
  • Monthly 5GB: Rs. 500
  • Monthly 8GB: Rs. 800

To check your internal balance and also to subscribe any package, you can Dial *777# for LTE menu.

Postpaid

  • Monthly 750MB: Rs. 200
  • Monthly 1.5GB: Rs. 300
  • Monthly 5GB: Rs. 500
  • Monthly 8GB: Rs. 800

Coverage Map                                                                                                                                  

The areas that will be covered by Warid for LTE services are mentioned above. Warid has plans to expand the coverage areas with the passage of time.

LTE Handsets

For the supply of 4G enabled handsets in Pakistan, Warid has made partnership with various smartphone brands. Company will also offer online purchasing of 4G suited handsets after its agreement with Daraz. You can also find details about these handsets through website of Warid.

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