Dialog has introduced new affordable post paid mobile broadband monthly plans.
These plans are the same ones which were published in this blog some time back when it was spotted on the TRCSL website.

 

Dialog introduces Free Wikipedia browsing for all of its Prepaid and Postpaid mobile users.

Etisalat Lanka Private Ltd and Ceylinco Insurance PLC together have developed a convenient and affordable insurance scheme.

Find new friends, keep in touch and share your views with Hi Chat!

 

Mobitel has introduced 4G enabled devices (Smartphones and Dongles) as a next step in their recent 4G launch.

You can get a 4G enabled Mobile Broadband dongle for Rs.15 500/-

Etisalat Offers 10GB Free Student Data Plan at Future Minds Expo 2013 National Higher Educational and Career Exhibition from 21st June at following locations.

 

Don't miss out on your social life! Get Nimbuzz on Hutch and connect to your friends on Facebook, Gtalk, Yahoo messenger, games & more! It's a one-stop log in for all your favorite chat, social media, information & gaming apps!

For the first time in Sri Lanka, Mobitel offers you the most affordable and convenient way to connect with your loved ones in Sri Lanka. Choose Budget Roaming on your post paid roaming connection as you journey accross the world.

 

Get a Micromax Smarty Phone for just Rs.9490/-

Information at your fingertips in seconds with “Ask 808” anytime, anywhere.
Dialog introduces a SMS based information & general knowledge service for your convenience, saving time & effort while searching.
Use your mobile to be the gateway to the information you seek in just a few seconds.
All you have to do is send a SMS query to 808 & ask anything you want to know.

Now get a Dialog TV connection for just Rs.4444/-. This is a special offer for Champions Trophy 2013 tournament.

Dialog Axiata PLC has entered in to a binding contract with Sri Lanka Cricket, as the Official Sponsor of the National Men’s and Women’s Cricket Teams. Under the terms of the contract entered in to, Sri Lanka Cricket has awarded Dialog the title of the “Official National Team Sponsor of Sri Lanka Cricket”.

Win a Motorbike from Hutch Hello Tunes, by downloading below listed songs!
Offer Valid till July 2013.

 

Etisalat provides a Free check up on your smartphone's health. This is offered everyone regardless of your network.

Reload or pay your Hutch bills at any Cargills Food City outlet and stand a chance to Win Rs.10000 daily.

Hutch 3G has come up with a new set of data plans targeting heavy downloaders.

Mobitel's 4G LTE network goes commercially live in several key cities island wide including some cities in Colombo. This is based on Frequency Division LTE Technology and transmitted through 1800 Mhz Band 3 frequency and can be accessed via a compatible device.

Now Hutch users can reload their mobile and also pay their post paid connection bills at any Keells Super Outlets islandwide.

Dialog Axiata PLC (Dialog) has entered into a binding contract with Sri Lanka Cricket as the official sponsor of the men’s and women’s national cricket teams for the sum of Rs. 753.9 million plus taxes.

Sri Lanka Telecom the only wireline operator in the country, said it had soft-launched a VDSL2 (Very-High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line 2) fixed broadband service.

Image from www.ft.lk

Sri Lanka Telecom organizes a Wesak Zone in order to celebrate the Wesak Festival this year.

Credit Sharing facility for prepaid users is a feature that was requested by many Airtel subscribers since from a long time and finally Airtel launches the service.

Now Mobitel Post Paid and Pre Paid customers can enjoy the best rates to call or SMS Sri Lanka from Asia with Mobitel Roaming.

Package Details (click to zoom)

Soruce: Mobitel Website

Dialog Axiata has announced various offers and discounts for its existing and new customers.
These offers are valid till 2nd June 2013.

Mobile Packages

i100 Package (Per Minute)
- Local Call Deposit – Rs. 500.00

Supplementary Package – Postpaid (Per Minute)
– Monthly Rental FREE
- Local Call Deposit – FREE
– Available only for following Per Minute packages

• i100 Package
• i250 Package
• 500 Package
• 350 Package
• 1000 Package

– SMS charge between Primary and Supplementary packages Rs.0.10
(The Network stay should be longer than 2 years)

Mobile Prepaid Bundle Package

• 40 D2D Minute Free
• 100 D2D SMS Free
• 100 MB Data Free
• Rs.40.00 worth of IDD calls Free

(Need to recharge the account with Rs.100 or more within first 14 days after purchasing a new connection.)

Available at selected Dialog Service Centres and Service Points

Phones

Dialog i43 Smartphone
Rs. 15,990.00 (Rs. 16,990.00)
– FREE Dialog connection Prepaid or Postpaid
- Standard Local Call Deposit is applicable

Only Available at Selected Dialog Service Centres

Dialog Televison

Dialog Television – Per Day TV connection

• Enjoy all channels for 07 days for no additional fee
• Primary unit price -Rs. 9, 990.00 *
• Secondary unit price -Rs. 7,990.00 *

*Inclusive of Taxes

Dialog Television – Postpaid connection (Primary or secondary)

• Special Price Rs. 4,490.00 (Inclusive of Taxes)
• Cannot combine with any other offer /s

Applicable for any base package

Available at Selected Dialog Service Centres and Service Points

Fixed Line – Prepaid

• Connection fee Rs.2, 990.00
• Connection with unit – Rs.2,500.00 (Inclusive of Taxes)

Available at Selected Dialog Service Centres and Service Points

HSPA

Get a HSPA Dongle for Rs.1990/-. Advance rentals applicable on selected mobile broadband packages.

Package Name	Package Rental	Number of Rentals in Advance
Small	Rs. 690.00	2 Months
Medium	Rs. 990.00	1 Month
Large	Rs. 1490.00	1 Month
Extra Large	Rs. 2990.00	1 Month

Modem Types : Huawei E 153, E173, E 303 , Alcatel X 220 D

Available at Selected Dialog Service Centres and Service Points

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Dialog Service Centres

• Badulla
• Nawala
• Wennappuwa
• Chava

Dialog Service Points

• CBE – Matara
• CBE – Union Place
• The Phone Company – Pettah
• CBE – Kaluthara
• Cellcity – Negombo
• Abans – Kaduruwela
• Softlogic – Wellawatta
• Cellcity – Nittambuwa
• Cellcity – Beliatta
• Cellcity – Kuliyapitiya
• Softlogic – Warakapola
• Softlogic – Horana
• Cellcity – Mawanella
• CBE – Boralla
• Abans – Avissawella
• Cellcity – Thambuththegama
• Digitel GSM – Wariyapola
• Digitel GSM – Anamaduwa
• Digitel GSM – Giriulla
• Digitel GSM – Pelmadulla
• Digitel GSM – Welimada
• CBE – Kandana
• CBE – Kekirawa
• Softlogic – Katunayaka

* some conditions will apply

Mobitel Announces a photo contest under the theme "Moments of Devotion" as a seasonal promotion for Wesak Festival.

All you have to do is to capture moments of devotion and upload them on the following link;
https://www.facebook.com/MobitelFanPage/app_396393053713168

And stand a chance to win a free mobile broadband dongle and many more exciting prizes.

A new set of Broadband and Data Tariff plans were spotted on TRCSL's Tariff approval page for Dialog Axiata.

The new plans are not yet annouced by the operator officially, but there is a possibility that these plans will be launched in the near future.

Soruce: TRCSL

Sri Lanka has been placed as No 1 in the world, with the lowest entry level fixed broadband charges, according to a report published recently by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU report- Measuring the Information society 2012)

Dialog announces a brand new data roaming plan for outbound travellers which is suitable for Smartphone and Tablet users.

Airtel Lanka has reduced their rates for Roaming for more than 100 countries.

Airtel now offers an attractive roaming rates to Sri Lankans who travel to foreign countries and this is the lowest rates among any other operators in Sri Lanka. In this new offer all Airtel Prepaid and Postpaid customers will enjoy a roaming rate of Rs.20 for more than 100 countries for voice calls and you get 15MB of data for 5 USD per day.

The new rates will apply to all Middle Eastern countries as well as the Maldives, Switzerland, Japan, Australia, the Netherlands, France, UK, Italy, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Thailand among others.

Etisalat has announced a promotion through their facebook page where users can win a Samsung Galaxy S4 android smartphone by referring your friend for an Etisalat Postpay package.

All you have to do is visit their facebook app through this link and enter the Name and Contact details of your friend, once you submit the form, a sales representtative from Etisalat will contact your friend and offers him a best postpay package and if your friend chooses to buy the postpay package from Etisalat, you will be entitled for a draw to Win a Samsung Galaxy S4 Android Smartphone from Etisalat.

16th May 2013 - Mobitel together with Sri Lanka Telecom opens a state of the art teleshop at Liberty Plaza shopping mall in Colombo.

At this place customers can get hands on experience of latest smartphones, tablets and data devices marketed by Mobitel. Also this centre will be furnished with a seating area, where customers can try latest games released.

To create an even better experience for their customers within the teleshop, SLT will be providing an experience hub with Wi-Fi.

This partnership between the two telecommunication giants is another step into enhancing synergy, improving collaboration and increasing productivity within Mobitel and SLT respectively.

Mobitel together with the British Council introduces a unique service that offers valuable tips in a language of your choice to master the global language. You can choose beginner, intermediate or advanced level.

Register today and stand a chance to win a Free English Course from British Council.

Every Prepaid user can participate with this Super reloads promotion. Each time you reload or Top up your Etisalat Connection have a chance of winning instant cash Prize and Weekly or Monthly CASH prizes.

Winning Scheme

• 1.Instant Reload eligible winner:
  each prepaid customer who tops up Rs. 50/- or above any amount is automatically and instantly eligible to win one of the instant reloads.
  Instant Reloads will be Rs. 50/- or Rs. 100/- or 200/-

• 2. Weekly Prize eligible winner:
  • a prepaid customer who has topped up and sends a blank SMS to enter the weekly draws for cash prizes. For each top up action, the customer receives 1 entry in the weekly draw for the cash prize, which corresponds, to the amount of the top up. For example,
  • a customer who has topped up Rs.50 in a particular week and sends a blank SMS to the short code of 2000 will be awarded 1 entry to the draw for Rs.50,000. If the same customer later – on the same week- tops up another Rs.50 (and sends a blank SMS), he will be awarded 1 more entry for the Rs.50,000. If the same customer also tops up on the same week Rs.100, and sends a blank SMS, he will also get 5 entry for the draw of Rs.100,000. Simply put: the amount of top up defines the prize draw for which the entry is awarded.
• 3. Monthly Prize prepaid eligible winner:
  • a prepaid customer who has topped up at least once within a calendar month. For each top up action, the customer receives entries in the monthly draw for Rs.1,000,000, depending on the amount of top up
  • To stand a chance to win the cash prizes, the subscriber has to make a top up at Rs. 50, Rs. 100 & Rs. 200 denominations. Depending on the top up denominations, he/she will win multiple chances to win a cash prize. Please see the below example:
    • 1 entry for each Rs.50 top up
    • 5 entries for each Rs.100 top up
    • 20 entries for each Rs.200 top up
  • a customer who has topped up Rs.50 in a particular week and sends a blank SMS to the short code of 2000 will be awarded
    • 1 entry to the draw for Rs.50,000. If the same customer later – on the same week- tops up another Rs.50 (and sends a blank SMS), he will be awarded 1 more entry for the Rs.50,000. If the same customer also tops up on the same week Rs.100, and sends a blank SMS, he will also get 5 entry for the draw of Rs.100,000. Simply put: the amount of top up defines the prize draw for which the entry is awarded.
    • 3 Monthly Prize prepaid eligible winner: a prepaid customer who has topped up at least once within a calendar month. For each top up action, the customer receives entries in the monthly draw for Rs.1,000,000, depending on the amount of top up:
  • To stand a chance to win the cash prizes, the subscriber has to make a top up at Rs. 50, Rs. 100 & Rs. 200 denominations. Depending on the top up denominations, he/she will win multiple chances to win a cash prize. Please see the below example:
    • 1 entry for each Rs.50 top up
    • 5 entries for each Rs.100 top up
    • 20 entries for each Rs.200 top up

Super Reloads – Terms & Conditions

• 1.Etisalat “Super Reload” will run for 3 months from the 1st of April, 2013.
• 2.To register for the program, the subscriber needs to reply with a blank SMS to the message sent after a successful reload.    There will be no charges for this SMS.
• 3.Each participant is eligible for all the cash draws by reloading once.
• 4.Prize Winner Selection Mechanism: For every 50/= reload the subscriber makes, he/she stands a chance to win the following:
• A daily instant reload prize Rs. 50,000, Rs. 100,000 & Rs. 200,000 every week Rs. 1,000,000 every month
• 5.In addition to the cash prizes, the subscriber gets a free 1 month subscription of a VAS product.
• 6.Winners will be contacted via SMS notifying their prize in instant daily reloads and free 1 month VAS subscriptions.
• 7.Winners will be contacted via phone and a subsequent letter informing them of the weekly/monthly cash draw.
• 8.Winners must confirm in writing that they are the legal holders of their Etisalat mobile and that they are entitled to the prize and    fill all the necessary documents given by Etisalat.
• 9.All winners must provide identification documents in order to receive the prize.
• 10.If the winner is below the age of 18, on the date of winning the prize, the winner’s guardian must appear to collect the prize having his/her ID as well as a certification proving that he/she is the guardian.
• 11. Neither Etisalat nor any of its directors, employees, agents or suppliers shall accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any entrant participating in the promotion or as a result of accepting a prize.

Dialog Axiata PLC has launched commercial mobile 4G LTE (FDD-LTE) making it the first in South Asia.
It is based on Frequency Division based Long Term Evolution Technology (FDD-LTE) and it is transmitting on 1800 Mhz frequency on Band 3.

Dialog last week bought 10Mhz paired spectrum (20Mhz in raw bandwidth) block in the 1800 Mhz frequency in an auction held by TRCSL for 3.2 Billion Rupees.

Dialog Mobile 4G LTE (Image from Dialog official site)

Dialog Mobile 4G is now available in the colombo city and customer will have to get a 4G enabled SIM in order to receive 4G signals.

Requirements:

• A smartphone with 4G connectivity and is capable of working in 1800 Mhz Band 3
  Eg: Sony Xperia V, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Galaxy S3, LG Optimus LTE, Huawei Ascend LTE P1
• At the moment 4G SIM is available only for Postpaid customers
• 4G enabled SIM can be purchased at the following locations;
  Dialog Future World, Modern Arcade & World Trade Centre

Dialog promises a actual speed of 10mbps to 30 mbps while theoretical maximum is at 50mbps.
Quote from Dialog.lk

Dialog’s 4G Mobile network is based on FD-LTE technology, and will deliver peak data speeds extending to over 50 Mbps on FD-LTE 1800 MHz Band 3 compatible mobile devices. The typical download speed range is 10 to 30 Mbps.

Further Dialog Mobile 4G network can be accessed by a 4G enabled dongle which can be bought for Rs.16000 from Dialog itself.

Huawei 4G LTE dongle available at Dialog arcades for Rs.16000

It should be Dialog also provides a Fixed 4G through its subsidiary Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt) Ltd through TDD-LTE technology.