Have been noticing degrading performance with Internet for last 24 hours..QualityNet has confirmed that the issue is due to another marine cable getting cut. The performance will be low for another 5-7 days till the issue is resolved.

Just saw an online ad for VIVA in Hindi. This is what it means…
“10 hidden in 5, new KD 5 pre-paid line, which has KD 10 credit”
Nice move..but this I guess these ads will only pop on Indian sites.

Dropped by at InfoConnect / InfoBiz 2010 at the International Fair Grounds in Mishref today hoping against all hopes that there would be something different than previous years. But again it turned out to be the same story as before. The entire exhibition is predominantly mobile phone show. With over 60% stalls selling mobile phones [...]

Just checked Google’s Nexus 1 website, and it seems Google has removed restrictions for ordering the phone from outside US. Now you can order it from Kuwait. Only catch is that the shipping address has to be in US, UK,Singapore, Hong Kong. I already have mailboxes from Aramex and UShopWeShip so I guess I will [...]

Rumours are doing rounds that much awaited Google phone is going to hit the markets on Jan 5th. The Nexus 1 model is expected to turn the mobile phone market upside-down. Priced at gravity defying US$ 199 and US$99 for long time Google users and that too UNLOCKED!!! Google phone will be available for purchase [...]

Google has just released Google Navigation, a take on the GPS systems. The feature is currently slated for Android [Google's Mobile system] phones. The feature set in the package is really impressive with voice enabled search, satellite view navigation, Google street view navigation to name a few. The most important aspect of all this is [...]

Lately the phone networks specifically the mobile operators in Kuwait are giving subscribers a huge headache with their ‘Network Busy’ service. It seems like a guessing game, when dialing any mobile number from landlines, as to when your call might get connected. Even calling from Wataniya to Zain to Viva is a headache. Rumors are [...]

Wataniya celebrated its 10th anniversary celebrations on Friday night at Lenôtre on Gulf Road. The event was packed with Wataniya management and local/international media houses. After an hour of presentation of Wataniya’s service offerings and QnA from media the night moved on to a wonderful dinner. Hmm..just love that amazing food. I was invited by [...]

Nokia’s flagship N Series has another star coming up, the N900 or Maemo 5. This one is going full steam against the iPhone and BlackBerry touchscreen PDA/Phone family of phones. The specs are great and rival the latest iPhone 3GS specs blow by blow. Based on Linux OS and supporting all the fancy gimmicks of [...]

Seems QualityNet is trying really hard to push across its ‘Summer Promotion’ to everyone in Kuwait. I have been getting their emails for the offers at the rate of 2-3 every second day. To make matters worse they send one in English and another one in Arabic…ehmm Dear QualityNet, I can read English, I can [...]

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 especially in the mid-segment of 512 Kbps. 256Kbps is now old and 512 is the new 256. As more and [...]

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 with BlackBerry Bold and BlackBerry Curve 8900 in the intial stages. Wataniya has tied up with EMS [Emitac Mobile Solutions [...]

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 would like to place orders now, you get a free bluetoothe hands-free and also reduced price of US$ 659. N97 is awailable in [...]

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 i am jumping the wagon to FastTelco. Is it the services and or pricing…well both. I have a fantastic offer [...]