Which phone and sim to use in Pakistan?

fatboyonadiet

Will a Motorola V70 on Orange work in Pakistan? Or am I better using a Nokia 8310 on O2.

Also should I put plenty of top-up on before I go - how much does it cost to text? They're both PAYG sims.

Cheers.

mm66

Orange and O2 both work. However, you can call the network and confirm. I assume you are talking about using the UK sim/phone with UK number via international roaming which is painfully expensive.

rabialiones

why dont u just buy a sim from there and use that.
they are quite cheap now
happy holiday!!!!!!!!!1

fatboyonadiet

What's the cost to text from here? How much does it cost to text UK from there? Will it be cheaper to take my Nokia and buy a sim from there and to text here do you just put +44 at the beginning of the number?

pin

fatboyonadiet wrote:

What's the cost to text from here? How much does it cost to text UK from there? Will it be cheaper to take my Nokia and buy a sim from there and to text here do you just put +44 at the beginning of the number?

Have a look on the O2 and Orange websites they have details of roaming costs. It will be cheaper to buy a Sim in Pakistan. I have not been there, but I'm pretty sure it will be straight forward to buy a Sim there. Have a look at the GSM Associsation website under the Roaming section, it will list all the network operators in Pakistan.

Also chances are your Orange phone will be locked to Orange, so you won't be able to put in another Sim in it.

rabialiones

fatboyonadiet wrote:

Will a Motorola V70 on Orange work in Pakistan? Or am I better using a Nokia 8310 on O2.

Also should I put plenty of top-up on before I go - how much does it cost to text? They're both PAYG sims.

Cheers.

if i were u i would take nokia (unlock it free, from this site, if its locked), buy sim card from over there and use that.
it would work out a lot cheaper and less hassle , than using a sim card from here.
sim cards and call charges, texting etc are quite cheap there now as there is a lot of competition.

bigman3

You may find following site useful.

http://www.mobilinkgsm.com

MrGreen

I would say that taking an unlocked phone and buying a PAYG chip while there would be a much cheaper option. There are two/three main companies Mobilink (jazz), Ufone and Paktel. Coverage is really good around major cities, then OK in provincial towns, and you will find coverage on most of the Great Trunk road system. There are two new networks which have recently come online Telnor and Warid, I dodn't know much about these.
More info on networks here... http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_pk.shtml

Using a Pakistani sim, calling the UK will cost about 25p/m, generally text messages within Pakistan are 1 rupee (less than 1p) and international texts are 3 rupees. This may not concern you but with the first two networks above the sim card and any credit left will expire 90 days from when you top-up, so you would have to top-up within 90 days to keep the sim alive!!

Where in Pakistan are you travelling to?

fatboyonadiet

It's not for me, for a friend, but mainly Lahore and Sahiwal.