| SIM Card Purchase for Pakistan |
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Cellular Abroad SIM Card for Pakistan
A Pakistan Prepaid SIM Card, together with a tri-band unlocked GSM cell phone, will allow you not only to have a local cell phone number for Pakistan but also to pay local rates - and without a contract. The rates are extremely advantageous and even include unlimited FREE incoming calls from anywhere in the world. For your next trip to Pakistan, make sure to purchase a prepaid SIM card.
Information and Talk Rates Chart
| Key Features |
- Local phone number for Pakistan
- Free incoming calls
- Voicemail
- Text Messaging
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| Initial Credit |
US$8.50
106 min. Domestic Outgoing
106 min. Outgoing to US |
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| Domestic Talk Rates |
Incoming Free
US$0.08/min |
| Talk Rates to US/Canada* |
Incoming Free
US$0.08/min Peak |
| Text / SMS Rates |
Incoming Free
Outgoing $0.02 globally
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*You can find more detailed information on rates including roaming charges here.
Detailed Features
- A Pakistan pre-paid SIM card and Pakistan cell phone number–you'll have the number before you depart!
- Lowest rates of any Pakistani prepaid SIM card!
- Comes with ~$8.50 USD of prepaid startup credit. Easily purchase additional credit at many points of sale throughout Pakistan.
- International calls to the US as low as US $0.08/min.
- Local calls as low as US $0.04
- Unlimited FREE incoming calls from anywhere
- Voicemail
- No yearly contract, monthly charges, daily minimum charges, minimum minutes per call charges or credit checks
Activating your service:
- Be sure that battery is charged
- Insert the Pakistani SIM card into your GSM cell phone (snap out the Pakistan SIM chip from the SIM chip holder and insert the chip into your GSM Phone with the metal portion facing down as to make contact with the contact prongs. You will usually find your phone's SIM tray underneath the battery of your GSM cellphone).
- Turn on your phone
- Check that phone powers on normally and that you can access menus
- Go to Pakistan before using the phone to make phone calls
- Purchase a scratch card and apply the credit to your prepaid account from your handset to activate your service.
Call Credit:
Dial 171 from your handset in order to receive call credit information.
Recharging Your SIM Card:
Mobilink Jazz scratch cards (vouchers) and Jazz Electronic Vouchers are very easy to find all over Pakistan and can be purchased at Mobilink centers, post offices, markets and at any Mobilink partners displaying the Jazz logo. These are sold in Rs 300 (~$5 USD), Rs 625 (~$10 USD), Rs 1000 (~$17 USD), Rs 1500 (~$25 USD) and Rs 2000 (~$33 USD) denominations.
Electronic Voucher Distribution (EVD) is an option by which you go to an authorized dealer and purchase a recharge. Rather than obtaining a pre-printed scratch-off card, you will obtain your recharge code on your receipt. Authorized EVD dealers are ABC Prepaid, PASPort, E-Charge and PSO-EVD.
Note: Please remember to refresh your account within 30 days of expiry of your account validity.
To charge the SIM with a voucher code proceed as follows:
- Scratch the silver coating at the back of your card to reveal the 14 digit code. (Obviously, this does not apply to Electronic Vouchers.)
- Dial 123 from your cell phone and follow the instructions.
- Enter the 14 digit code into the handset.
- You will receive notification when you have successfully applied your credit.
Detailed Rates:
There are two rate plans offered. The standard Jazz Easy (default) rate plan and the Jazz Octane plan. The latter offers the option of lower discounted calling rate for 3 "favorite" local numbers, discounted SMS text messaging and a discount card.(You may need to visit a Mobilink store to obtain one of these.) International rates are the same for both rate plans and both offer discounts on 3 "favorite" local numbers.
| Jazz Easy Domestic Prepay Calls per min. |
| Outgoing calls to any Mobilink Number |
Rs 2.70 (~$0.04 USD) |
| Outgoing calls to all networks in Pakistan |
Rs 4.70 (~$0.08 USD) |
| Off-net rate (Fixed line) |
Rs 4.70 (~$0.08 USD) |
| Outgoing calls to any 3 favourite Mobilink numbers |
Rs 2.25 (~$0.04 USD) |
| SMS (Jazz to Mobilink) |
Rs 1.0 (~$0.02 USD) |
| SMS (Jazz to other networks) |
Rs 1.5 (~$0.02 USD) |
| Favorite numbers addition/modification |
Rs 10/number (~$0.17 USD) |
Off-net rate inclusive of inter-connect charges
Govt. taxes apply
| Jazz Octane Domestic Prepay Calls per min. |
| On-net rate |
Rs 3.50 (~$0.06 USD) |
| Off-net rate |
Rs 4.70 (~$0.08 USD) |
| LNO - Mobilink to Mobilink Only |
Rs 1.50 (~$0.02 USD) |
| Favorite number call rate |
Rs 1.50 (~$0.02 USD) |
| SMS on-net (Mobilink to Mobilink) |
Rs 0.25 (~ 0.4 cents USD) |
| SMS off-net (Mobilink to other networks) |
Rs 1.5 (~$0.02 USD) |
| Favorite numbers addition/modification |
Rs 10/number (~$0.17 USD/number) |
| Package Conversion Charges |
First time conversion is free. For any subsequent conversions, Rs. 25.0 (~$0.42 USD) per conversion are charged |
| Daily Deduction |
Rs. 1.00 / day (~$0.02 USD) |
| International |
| USA (mobile or land) |
Rs 5 (~$0.08 USD) |
Incoming calls, both international and domestic, are always FREE!
SMS messages can be up to a maximum of 160-characters per message.
Service Life:
Your Mobilink Jazz Pakistani SIM card is valid 3 months after activation.
To reactivate your account contact your nearest Mobilink service centers or franchise center.
Customer Service:
Customer service for your Pakistan prepaid SIM card is available 24 hr./day by dialing 111 from your Pakistan cellular phone. To call from the US, you would dial 011-92-51- 2273984
. When prompted, choose 0 for the operator.
For problems with the phone or other hardware, contact Cellular Abroad at +1-310-862-7100 or email support@cellularabroad.com. If you are having a problem and you are unsure who to consult, please call Cellular Abroad or relay a message to us through a contact back in North America, including any alternate phone numbers and best time for you to be reached. Usually there is a simple fix. Our business hours are 8AM to 6PM Pacific Time, seven days a week. During our low-season winter months, we close at 5PM.
Multi-Country Travel
You can also purchase other SIM cards as well for other countries to where you may be traveling. (This option is good for those planning on doing a lot of local calling.) We also offer an international roaming National Geographic Talk Abroad™ SIM Card that is convenient for travel to multiple countries. (This option is useful for those wanting a single number for use in multiple countries and who will be making more calls back home than locally.) |