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After capturing a lot of prepaid market Zong has introduced the much awaited postpaid packages. Its not that previously they had no postpaid packages but they did not have packages with different rates for different usage patterns.

Are the packages worth buying check the details after the link

Looks good and tempting don’t they but before you plan to take the plunge do consider these extra costs and notices
first up are the interconnect charges

So what does this mean. it means though in the first table it looks tempting that you can call any network at the same charges you can call Zong numbers but when you add up the interconnect charges the picture is not so good. For example for the 300 Package if you dial a non Zong number you get 0.45+0.5 that comes to a whooping 0.95 per 30 second and for a minute a roughly about 1.9 Rs per minute (WITHOUT TAXES). So the picture does not remain pretty, Other operators packages are still competitive.

and don’t forget to read these smaller details which usually come to hurt you later

• 30 Sec billing
• Air-time rate for both On-Net & off-Net calls are same
• Off-Net Calls i.e. Calls to other mobile operators & PTCL will be subjected to Interconnect charges given above
• Free minutes will be calculated on per minutes basis
• We will offer 5 FnF (on-net only) numbers on 100, 300 & 600 package
• FnF addition charges will be Rs 15 for each addition
• For FnF Addition / Modification dial 1313 from your Mobile
• Spouse number will only be applicable on Rs 1200 price plan with zero charges
• Spouse number can be added / changed once in a month
• Free minutes calculation for Rs 1200 price plan will be exclusive of Spouse number as the charging on Spouse number will be zero
• Free Minutes on 1200 package are exclusive of Spouse number
• Spouse number can be added by calling our help line or visit our Customer services centre
• Rs 2000 LR package will have 6800 free minutes in total, 6000 minutes will be On-Net with a daily cap of 200 Minutes (Fair usage policy)
• The first 200 minutes of the day will be charged at Rs 0 after which charging will be done at On-Net Airtime rates i.e. 0.1 per 30 sec

the most hilarous will be claiming that airtime for on and off-net are same. If you are charging interconnect then the addup is not the same (Wish i could say it sarcastically like they do in their adds )