Pakistan is one of those countries who have millions of mobile subscriber. Most of the people don’t know how many SIMs are registered with their name. To solve this problem Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) information system to address associated risks on security and to ensure subscription regulations in cellular sector. The main purpose is to facilitate the Customer as well as mobile operators so that only those customers will visit their service centers who really need to.
Now You can Track how many SIMs are registered with your Name. The objective of the project is to provide a consumer-based facility to mobile subscribers in Pakistan by which they would be able to find out the total number of SIM(s) registered against their respective CNIC number with each mobile operator. It is advised to all mobile subscribers to block all unknown SIMs that are registered with your name so that no one can use you SIMs for illegal purpose.
You just have to enter your CNIC number (with out dashes i.e. 1234512345678) on theSIM Information System URL(i.e. http://www.pta.gov.pk/668/) and it will show you how many SIMS are registered on your CNIC on all the mobile operator networks working in Pakistan.
You can also find this information on your mobile by sending your CNIC number (with out dashes i.e. 1234512345678) to 668
Update 1: [29/09/2009]: Most of you are not able to access then mentioned URL (i.e. http://www.pta.gov.pk/668/) and receive the following message that“You do not have permission to access this document”. I found another way for your convenience simply point your browsers to this url: http://210.2.169.131:8000/app/sis.asp?cnic=123 give your CNIC Number instead of 123 (with out dashes i.e. 1234512345678) in the end of given URL and press enter Submit…! That’s it.
Update 2: [19/10/2009] The original link (i.e. http://www.pta.gov.pk/668/) is now working, Update 1 is now expired. Thanks
By the way, service is still not officially launched, so you may find record not found thing.
An interesting side-effect of YouTube’s recent push for higher quality videos is that most videos can be downloaded as MP4 files directly from YouTube. Until now, you could only get FLV files from your browser’s cache or using one of the many websites that let you download YouTube videos. In fact, to download the MP4 files, you need to use the same URL like for FLV files and append “&fmt=18“:
ID is the video’s identification value, SIGNATURE is a value that prevents you from downloading the file just by knowing the ID. You could create this URL by looking at the source code of a YouTube page, but it’s much easier to automatically generate it.
One way is to save the following link as a bookmarklet by dragging it to your Links bar (in Firefox, Safari) or right-clicking and adding it to your favorites (in Internet Explorer, Opera):
Vopium, the leading international mobile communications company, has launched its award winning mobile VoIP application on the Android Market. The application follows the recent launch of Vopium on the iPhone App StoreSM and BlackBerry App World™ and cements Vopium’s commitment to offering mobile users worldwide a cheaper, high quality international communications channel.
To download the application, users simply search for Vopium in the Android Market. Once downloaded, Vopium seamlessly integrates with the address book and intelligently recognises international numbers, automatically re-routing calls via the Vopium gateway. Using 3G, GSM, and GPRS networks, Vopium ensures that all international calls are made using the cheapest method available while also preserving the highest level of call quality. Users who download and register Vopium from Android Market will receive 30 minutes of free calls and 30 free text messages (SMS).
Vopium CEO, Tanveer Sharif said “Vopium on Android adds another string to our bow and means that even more people across the world can now easily make cheaper international calls whilst also enjoying the same high call quality they are used to experiencing through their operators.”
Mobile Voice over IP is causing a stir. Mobile operators say they’re being bypassed, but VoIP companies say they have apps that people really want to use. In this week’s Press/Play, we push some buttons on the leading mobile VoIP clients. But do they push ours back?
Press/Play for the week of 12/05/2009 by LEILA MAKKI
Featuring reviews of:
Skype
Truphone
JaJah
fring
Vopium
Nimbuzz
Participants:
Geraldine Wilson, CEO, Truphone Tanveer Sharif, CEO, Vopium Catriona Biggart, Spokesperson, JaJah Edward Barker, Research Director, mobileSquared
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