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DSL prices in Kuwait: June 09
Tuesday, 9 Jun, 2009 – 8:54 | 2 Comments
DSL prices in Kuwait: June 09

Well as the temperature curve move upwards in Kuwait, the DSL price curve is going south for Kuwait. Good news for new subscribers and jumpers. Most of the telcos are now offering very competitive prices
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Wataniya gets BlackBerry
Tuesday, 9 Jun, 2009 – 8:03 | No Comment
Wataniya gets BlackBerry

Still nothing posted on their site, but newspaper are reporting that Wataniya has now launched BlackBerry service. Although no dates are specified but I guess its all in the works. Wataniya will be offering plans
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PRE-ORDER : Nokia N97 priced at US$ 699 : Ships July
Sunday, 17 May, 2009 – 8:18 | No Comment
PRE-ORDER : Nokia N97 priced at US$ 699 : Ships July

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Nokia USA is taking pre-orders for the much hyped and awaited N97.  The scheduled shipping date is July. By today’s conversion rates this will be equivalent to KD 202 approx. If you
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Switching to FastTelco
Thursday, 14 May, 2009 – 0:22 | No Comment
Switching to FastTelco

I have been with QualityNet for the last one year, and its that time of the year when renewal comes to fore. Well after starting with United Networks for few months, then moving onto QualityNet…now
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Check and Pay your landline [residential telephone] dues
Monday, 13 Apr, 2009 – 12:12 | No Comment
Check and Pay your landline [residential telephone] dues

Ministry of Communications has launched a drive to recover outstanding dues on landlines by April 26th. If dues are outstanding after April 26th you risk of landline disconnection. Already pre-recorded messages are being played to
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iPhone in UAE and Saudi, Qatar coming up…in Kuwait?!
Tuesday, 17 Mar, 2009 – 12:21 | One Comment
iPhone in UAE and Saudi, Qatar coming up…in Kuwait?!

So iPhones are now officially available in UAE and Saudi, and are coming soon to Qatar. But it seems Kuwait is far behind or rather invisible. Etisalat in UAE has postpaid plans only, but Mobily
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Nokia N97 release date not March but June?!
Sunday, 15 Mar, 2009 – 15:32 | 6 Comments
Nokia N97 release date not March but June?!

Nokia’s latest & greatest [according to many] the N97 touchscreen gizmo, the iPhone nemesis is slated for release by the end of June rather than end of March as first assumed. Many websites are already
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RIPOFF: Incoming calls to be charged again?!
Monday, 16 Feb, 2009 – 21:16 | 3 Comments
RIPOFF: Incoming calls to be charged again?!

News outlets are buzzing that atleast “two” mobile carrier companies in Kuwait are already complaining that they are not able to make huge ripoff profits from us, after the incoming call charges were lifted late
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Calling Kuwait a problem with new numbering system
Thursday, 12 Feb, 2009 – 22:24 | One Comment
Calling Kuwait a problem with new numbering system

hmmm..this is interesting. Calling Kuwait numbers has become confusing from India [atleast]. Ever since the new numbering system was introduced, it seems calls to the new numbers with extra digits from India doesnt work. The
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VIVA reduces internet access tariff to KD 20
Wednesday, 14 Jan, 2009 – 15:19 | 5 Comments
VIVA reduces internet access tariff to KD 20

VIVA has reduced its prices for internet access over mobile from KD 27 to KD 20 per month and is also offering free USB modem. The catch is that the price is valid for 12
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I opted out of VIVA
Sunday, 11 Jan, 2009 – 10:00 | 6 Comments
I opted out of VIVA

Well after a couple of months of VIVA excitement building up across Kuwait and at ChillNite.com and with me, I had my last chance to opt for VIVA on 10th Jan. I had booked 2
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Download new International call rates list from Kuwait: MOC reduces tariff by 50%
Tuesday, 6 Jan, 2009 – 11:31 | 2 Comments
Download new International call rates list from Kuwait: MOC reduces tariff by 50%

As I had mentioned previously that MOC Kuwait was planning new call rates for International destinations from Kuwait. Here is the updated list of new call rates. And yes rates have been slashed by upto
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To VIVA or not to VIVA?
Monday, 5 Jan, 2009 – 11:52 | 10 Comments
To VIVA or not to VIVA?

Just got this SMS from VIVA that my number(s) are ready to be picked up by Jan 10th. The question is whether to switch from my current provider Wataniya to VIVA or not. Well lets
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Latest cellphone cancer study results are not good
Thursday, 25 Dec, 2008 – 8:23 | No Comment
Latest cellphone cancer study results are not good

Interphone researchers are pooling and analyzing the results gathered from studies on 6,400 tumors sampled from patients in 13 countries. If the final results mirror the preliminary ones, the world’s three billion cellphone users might
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