IT'S A BIG BIG WORLD!!! NEVER JUMP IN!!

mufy
By mufy

Vodafone!!
What they said is true!! it's a really really big world..
You can't even imagine how all they will surprise you or shock you!! After launching, they introduced the 50dhs international call and surprised you. And we became more surprised when their network was busy for the rest of the weeks, making you to switch back to qtel for international calls.. The BIG WORLD in there couldn't take Qatar's small population's call voulumes it seems. Today, morning, I couldnt make any outgoing calls and they gave me a great shock saying "our billing system is experiencing a technical error from taking money out of your credit card, We will request a manual recharge thru our system and you should be able to make a call within the next 48 hours!!!". Means their FREEDOM Plan doesnt give you any freedom at all. Your phone, your credit card, your sim card. but you are not able to make calls coz vodafone's technical glitch doesnt allow your credit card to be charged and that leaves you with no credit on your fone to make a call..

I have just jumped into this BIG WORLD!! i am sure they will have more surprises waiting. i pity all the penguins and gold fishes thats jumped in too.. like i see on the mowasalat bus;)!

By eby1975• 27 Sep 2009 23:50
Rating: 4/5
eby1975

I think it is too early to be judgemental abt VODA. Like any new establishment it also have to go through a learning curve. Just the presence of Voda did wake up QTEL to bring out more products and competative rates.. So Voda needs to stay to avoid monopolized service

By _noms_• 27 Sep 2009 23:49
_noms_

never opted for Vadafone..but not that iam very well satisfied with Qtel too.!

~noms~

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"Before God we are all equally wise ' and equally foolish" - Albert Einstein

By anonymous• 27 Sep 2009 23:39
anonymous

I'd prefer to use one of the Shahry Value Packs as they give some free SMS, MMS and call minutes

By heero_yuy2• 27 Sep 2009 23:33
heero_yuy2

No comment.

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

By Salmamohd• 27 Sep 2009 23:29
Salmamohd

Wat number???International Number which i call?

By Pajju• 27 Sep 2009 20:55
Pajju

Salma ur number plz :)

By sashyls• 27 Sep 2009 20:21
sashyls

you know they were supposed to roll out full systems in march this year , then somehow the ITC gave them extension,then it was supposed to be in september..now nobody knows......believe me..I have been associated with them indirectly... and would like to just tell you this...its a biiiiiig mess.................ive said enough....

By sashyls• 27 Sep 2009 20:17
Rating: 4/5
sashyls

Couldnt help but comment...if like what some people said that vodafone is such a big company which operates in several countries, then wouldnt you think that they would have brought with them all the tried and tested technologies that they have implemented elsewhre in the woorld, so nas to make thiss entry ino qatar as smooth as possible without anyor shall I say with minimum glitches

By midniteboy• 27 Sep 2009 19:30
Rating: 5/5
midniteboy

old is gold.

presently now in malyasia i am using qtel..

qtel perfomance is better then the local lines

but costly which had nothing to do with perfomance..

business is first.

By lyin eyes• 27 Sep 2009 18:32
lyin eyes

they are universally recognized brand... who supposed to know what they are doing. They are not new to this business aren't they? And still they have this glitches?

By Salmamohd• 27 Sep 2009 17:27
Rating: 2/5
Salmamohd

Im using Qtel n Vodafone both but never faced any prob with Vodafone n easily get the international calls as well:)

By cake_town• 27 Sep 2009 17:07
cake_town

....But..Voda gives free texts on weekends :]

By NYuseph• 27 Sep 2009 16:52
Rating: 5/5
NYuseph

if u wud jus gv it one chance ull get to knw that dey hv the potential to take over all telecommunications here..

QTel is a local telecommunications name..and it prbbly had glitches wen it first came to town.U forget that Vodafone is universally recognised brand...so its got even more potential looking at the size of the ppl dey r dealing wid..as compared to wt it has already gone thru ...in time...ruling over ds place is going to be a piece of cake..

dts all..give it one chance..

*NYK*

By blue angel• 27 Sep 2009 16:46
blue angel

I do ,i do...lolsss

By Pajju• 27 Sep 2009 16:42
Pajju

mufy ? yes i love Q Tel

By every_mothers_nightmare• 27 Sep 2009 16:31
Rating: 2/5
every_mothers_nightmare

Its a big world indeed never jump in too early.

Aana free, jaana free,

Pakde gaye tho khana free.

By malfoufeh• 27 Sep 2009 16:25
malfoufeh

IT FEELS GOOD THAT I DONT HAVE A VODAFONE NUMBER :P THNX QTEL I LOVE YOU :P

By tinay2285• 27 Sep 2009 16:20
tinay2285

thats too bad to hear! you will always go back to what you've always used i think...its established already...(Qtel)

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