LinkdotNet: New Player in Pakistani Broadband Market
On Sunday, leading newspapers of Pakistan displayed full-page advertisement of LinkdotNet, another broadband service provider in town.
Orascom, with Mobilink under its belt, acquired two Pakistani ISPs WOL and Dancom and merged them to launch LinkdotNet in Pakistan.
Operating from Lahore, LinkdotNet Pakistan offers broadband Internet through DSL and WiMAX technologies for the Home and Corporate users along with the traditional Dialup Internet.
LinkdotNet is CMMI Level 3 accredited and ISO 9001:2000 certified. It has a technology solutions wing, Linkdev, that is Microsoft Gold Certified Partner in Business Process and Integration, Custom Development Solutions, Information Worker Solutions, Microsoft Business Solutions and Advanced Infrastructure Solutions.
While Orascom has penetrated Pakistani market through Mobilink, providing broadband services is another ball game. We have already seen Wateen, Warid’s sibling, fumbling with early-bird Wimax customers.
Also, LinkdotNet has selected an inappropriate launch date. Internet connectivity is at its low in Pakistan due to the under-sea cable snap. LinkdotNet, a FLAG provider, is badly effected in Egypt, its home-base, where people are already not too fond of it (here and here).
In any case, LinkdotNet is going to bring competition which will be good for us, the consumers.
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April 30th, 2008 17:56 GMT
This is Usman Khawaja from Sialkot-Pakistan and I am using broadband DSL connection – 1Mbps of Link Dot Net. I had a very poor experience of Link Dot Net’s DSL connection. Currently they are suffering by “recurrent internet disconnection and speed issues”. Now one month has passed but the issues still persist. So I will recommend everyone not to buy pain of using LinkDotNet.
Anyways, I have written a blog post where I have shared my thoughts about poor services by Link Dot Net. You can read this blog at http://linkdotnet.wordpress.com/2008/04/26/link-dot-net-linknet-disconnection-problems/
Thanks for your attention.
September 17th, 2008 12:02 GMT
HI,
Dear All,
I want to share something very special of my experience with LinkdotNet’s
highly remarkable service,although i am DSL/Broadband user at KHI last days i visited to ISD and wanted to use internet at my home in evening, at that time i got speed problem with PTCL Phone-n-Net service then i tried SMS4Net Services of LinkdotNet which i have known through it’s Newspapper last Month.
All of you will not imagine that within 20 Sec i have got my Login and Password straightaway through my Mobilink prepaid connection and got very quality and econimical services.
i felt several advantages of this unmatchable services which i want to share with you all from many aspects.
1-First of all it’s LinkdotNet (subsidary of Orescom Telecom LTD)
2-WOL is a LinkdotNet’s Dialup Services operating in more then 350 cities in Pakistan.
3-LinkdotNet Partnered with Mobilink and Warid Telecom to launched a revolutionary services called SMS4NET.
4-This Service allows Mobilink and Warid’s Post paid and prepaid user’s to purshase WOL internet Hrs through just simplest SMS to 965.
i also want to share the whole few secnds procedure to avail this tremendous services from any where ,any time.
Send SMS from your Mobilink Number to 965
Type 10 for 4 Internet hours @ Rs. 10
Type 20 for 8 Internet hours @ Rs. 20
Type 50 for 25 Internet hours @ Rs. 50
You will receive an auto generated SMS for confirmation, reply it with “Yes” and you will get WOL Internet login and password instantly in response.
i feel it’s benefit from Economical aspect, as it’s very econimical if we compare with facility “any where and any time” without any cash,because amount is deducted through post paid(bills) and Prepaid from current Balance.
So do try LinkDotNet special service,specially for students it will be more convenient more then Scratch Card how to carry all the time.
March 24th, 2009 09:01 GMT
I like the way you post your articles. You ought to write more so that you can share more of your thoughts with your readers. Keep it up. Write more on this post please.
February 5th, 2010 23:11 GMT
Hi, Here I would like to share my comments about link dot net. Currently I’m using link dot net from the last 1 week and I get fedup on the 2nd day after internet activation they are 100% liar their shared internet is not good as compare to PTCL dsl.
Some common problems what I faced:
1. you will never get more than 32kb on 1MB connection, said by their team member.
You will not be able to browse internet even you will need 20mins to see your inbox on link dot net 1mb connection
when you will call them for the support they will say this is not our fault this is PTCL’s fault (some backend issues) or they will say your line is not clear
when you want to get rid of them they will call you again and again and will request you to give them at least 48 hours to fix their internet issues, if you agreed then you will waste your time as I’ve done… well I just place my order on PTCL again.