Posts Tagged sms

Of Forwarded Texts And BS Rumors

ISPR Pakistan SMS rumors

Getting lots of text messages about blasts and warnings, are we? Yeah, those texts that state that terrorists will use you and me for their next bomb blast. These text messages are total bullshit. Case-in-point, a message I received from a friend:

ISPR Pakistan iz warning dun answer calls fRm unKnoWn numbers or cAll bck… bomb ko kisi numbr se attach kia ja raha hai… plz c0nvEy diS msg FASSTT!!!

It seems like it was written by three different persons before finally reaching me. Observe the changes in spellings as they go from zero-to-fail in under five seconds.

ISPR Pakistan would never warn you through text messages. You’re just not that important.

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State of the SMS: 3 Best Deals in Pakistan

Pakistan's Networks

Pakistan's Networks

With comparatively a small land to cover and five companies vying for the crown: Mobilink, Telenor, Warid, Zong and Ufone; Pakistan’s telecommunications system is perhaps the most advanced in the world

Chances are you won’t face a “No Signal” notification if you live here. In Pakistan, it’s the customer who wins since each network tries to win over the nation by introducing packages and deals at lower and lower prices.

Read more, after the break.

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