LinkdotNet Bring Cheap DSL to Pakistan
LinkdotNet an Egypt based company recently launched there operations in Pakistan. LinkdotNet one of the biggest ISP in Egypt was formed by a merger in June 2000, between Link Egypt and InTouch Communications to become LINKdotNET. In2007 LinkdotNet stepped in Pakistan and instead of investing in setting up a new infrastructure they acquired two of the top ISP’s in Pakistan WOL and Dancom .
LinkdotNet hold a strong market Position in Pakistan due to its parent company Orascom Telecom which is also the parent company of Mobilink Pakistan(my fav company). Few months back LinkdotNet launched its DSL packages to Pakistan customers, and i must say the package offered by linkdotnet is way cheaper and way faster then any other ISP’s in Pakistan including Wateen Telecom which is still having a very negative reputation in Pakistan.
LinkDotNet Tarrif:
- 256kbps DSL – Unlimited Data Limit – Rs 1200 / only
- 512kbps DSL – Unlimited Data Limit – Rs 2000/ only
- 1Mbps DSL – Unlimited Data Limit – Rs 3900 / only
*these prices are no longer valid for updated prices please visit vendors website
Installation charges are I think Rs2000 and ofcourse Modem is free! [i paid 4000Rs for a Modem when i got DSL :( ...]
I had recently shifted to a cable internet package offered by World Call Cable Interent, and had shifted out of DSL package due to the data limit. I was previously using WOL DSL paying 2000Rs for a 512Kbps package with a 4GB data limit. Being addicted to internet it only took me 3 weeks to finish up the data limit and then refresh my account, keeping in view of my addiction to the net this had caused added cost to my Interent usage. So now , LinkdotNet has offered unlimited data usage on there DSL packages thus leaving behing, all DSL pakages offered by other ISP’s and even PTCL.
Before Getting DSL make sure
- Your Phone Line should not have any Noise else your internet experience is ruined between PTCL & ISP
- Noise in Phone lines causes multiple disconnections and slow speed access
- Try to get a Ethernet based Modem from the ISP, USB based Modems suck big time and you cant make a network or attach wireless to it.
- Never buy a DSL or internet connection with data limit you wont be able to download Movies, Music, Applications (I don’t buy DVD’s/CD’s any more rather download latest movies / music from Torrents)
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