Here is a sneak peek into the new VIVA website. Seems they are still updating the site, as there is lots of ‘Lorem ipsum’ across the homepage. The original website for registration is already displaying ‘Thank You’ page. New registrations/connections on their website are closed.
Also the locations for VIVA branches will be:
* Almanar Mall in [...]

Apparently Zain has decided to make local/international incoming calls free. This seems to be a strike against VIVA the new telecom operator in Kuwait. Also rumors are filtering in that VIVA local calls will be 18 fils/minute. I am still waiting on confirmation for this. BTW lets see what Wataniya response will be?!
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I believe they are already playing this in the theaters and local channels..

VIVA the 3rd telecom operator in Kuwait is rolling out services starting today and during this whole week. They will be sending in SMS’s to all those who have registered on their website for a new connection.
VIVA has opened a branch in Marina Mall and at the Kuwait International Airport.
So those of you who have [...]

VIVA the 3rd telecom operator in Kuwait will begin its operations on Wednesday, November December 3rd. I guess they will start rolling out sim card allocations and pricing mechanism. Lets wait and see if VIVA is a market killer.
wooops: Not November but December 3rd [Thanks mentabolism]

Somewhere a wake-up call has been answered, as MOC is planning to slash the Interenational calling rates by upto 50%. The call rates to Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are being cut by 50 percent and they will cost 150 fils per minute while those to Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Philippines are being [...]

VIVA the 3rd telecom in Kuwait has launched their website. Snapshot of their site is above. They are currently open for business and are offering an option to Reserve numbers starting with 55. The site is slow but is slowly coming up. There is a cattle race to reserve new numbers so the site is [...]

Much hyped BlackBerry 9530 – Storm is feature packed upgrade for business users and BlackBerry users. With touchscreen interface, it looks like a hybrid of iPhone and Windows PDA and BlackBerry. The black overall look is sexy and with wireless capabilities, onscreen keyboard [sans iPhone], GPS, push email, 1GB builtin memory expandable upto 16 Gb, [...]

Well this is no news for us that the telephone numbers are getting an extra number in the beginning, but there has been some confusion about some series. Attached is the complete list of telephone number changes in Kuwait, in both Arabic and English. [The file is in Acrobat format]
Download new number plan kuwait

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The entire Kuwait metro seems to be dotted with VIVA ads now..from Gulf Road to Kuwait City to suburbs. Major marketing blitz for the 3rd telecom is storming in. Should we be interested?! NOPES….looking at the money mongering tactics of previous two Wataniya and Zain…wont be surprised if VIVA hits you [...]

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United Networks is offering major discounts on its DSL offerings for 5 days only starting today [26th August] till 30th August…rush in for your connections..
Connection prices start from as low as 2.5 KD for 128 Kbps connections
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Just added a fantastic Jaxtr widget on ChillNite.com which allows our visitors to leave voicemails for us. All you have to do is click on call chillnite and give your telephone number. Jaxtr service will call you on your phone and you can leave us your voice messages. You dont get charged international rates, only [...]

 
My new DSL connection from QualityNet was activated yesterday, and surprisingly it took less than 48 hours from purchasing to activation. Installation was a zippy..and one thing I would like to mention is the service so far, both network [double bandwidth] and their customer service is amazing. I really like the concept of notifying the [...]

Land-line telephone number changes in Kuwait which was scheduled for mid-July has been postponed till October. Although its not clear if this is applicable to mobile phone number changes.
As for the changes here is how the change will be applied to various telephone numbers:

777 emergency to change to 112 [this may be due to 7 [...]