Happy 38th Oman National Day

Happy 38th Oman National Day

Nawras Oman is now celebrating it's 1st anniversary for the 3G services

Nawras 3G+ services 1st anniversary!

Celebrate with a 50% discount on Mobile Info Browsing
Offer Period: November 18th till December 12th 2008

• All Nawras new and existing customers will enjoy Mobile Info Browsing at 50% discount on existing pay as you go tariff.
• Offer Applicable for all existing and new customers.
• All customers with Silver, Gold and Platinum plan are excluded from the offer.
• Offer is not valid for Blackberry subscription customers and 50% discount does not apply towards data roaming charges.

Pinoy Band Gimik Place in Oman

Radisson SAS is having a bar where Pinoy bands are performing. It is a cool chill out place, entrance for girls is free and 7 Omani Riyal for the boys. The ambiance inside the bar is a mix ture of asian and western culture, Aaian for the performer are Filipinos western for the setup of the place is western. Drinks are pretty costly, what do you expect from a muslim country, a glass of beer will cost around 2.5 Omani Riyal and make it 2.9 Omani Riyal including the tax. Performance is fantastic, the band plays all genre from love song to R&B to hard rock. The energy inside the bar will go low whenever the band leaves the stage, i think they should put a good DJ to manage at those times. To wrap up things, Radisson SAS is a cool place to be.

Accident in Rusayl Entrance

Early morning, on the way to work this is the scenario in the entrance of Rusayl Industrial Area, Muscat Oman.

Bank Muscat ATM Machine running on Windows XP

I wanted to withdraw some cash but unfortunately i got the start up screen of windows XP on one of my visit to Bank Muscat ATM machine.

Asus EeePC 900 in Oman

And the battle for UMPC continues, so many UMPC was introduced in the market making the competition more., with higher specification and cheaper price UMPC is domanating the computing world. Imagine that not more than a year ago the first ASUS EeePC was release in Oman for 189 RO having a celeron processor 512mb RAM and 2GB SSD storage, and now they release a more powerful gadget for 159 RO, cheaper than the previous release but more powerful.

Get a good website in Oman

InteracOman Solutions http://www.interacoman.com/

and

OmanAd http://www.omanad.net/

Two of the best website design and hosting company. You can get a very good deal and service from this two company. Visit their site and see whats best for you.

Buy and Sell, Bid online with Omanimall.com

A new innovative online site has been online for Omani people. The OmaniMall.com where you can bid, buy and sell.

Please visit www.omanimall.com

Dream Drive Promotion at Lulu in Oman

The Final Draw for dream drive promotion of Lulu Oman is near, it is to be held on 9th of November 2008. So shop and grab the chance to win one of the Five Mercedes Benz E-230 and other prices.

Customers to get a raffle coupon with every 5 Omani Riyal purchase at Lulu until 7th November. Draw dates are set as 1st and 17th of September , 5th and 22nd of October and 9th November.

Other prices include Samsung LCD TVs, Refrigerators, Home Theatres, Washing Machines and Camcorders.

Corvette running on Oman Road

This sport car is rarely seen on Oman roads. Luckily today I have my camera on my hand while this sexy red corvette pass by driven by an Omani guy.

Traffic Jam on Oman and muscat Roads after the eid holidays

After the long vacations, roads in Muscat oman starts to fill uo with vehicles and start to be congested. Everybody goes back to their normal routine that makes each and every road in the Sultanate a busy road.

An Omani Student on his way to school

This is one culture that is good in Oman, unlike in Dubai, you will not see students walking their way to school. They will be on a school bus , a personal service or driving their own car. In Oman students are freely enjoying their normal student life.

Sunset in Qurum Beach, Muscat Oman

Sunset in Qurum Beach, Muscat Oman. Its another relaxing view from the shore as the sun start to settle for its rest.

A view from Qurum Beach, Muscat Oman

A relaxing view of Qurum Beach in Muscat Oman. People are enjoying the view during the Eid Holidays. The view is very relaxing and is a must see in Oman.

Accident in Muscat Highway

During the Eid holidays people are flying to go to many places to relax and have fun. Unfortunately during the eid holidays also some found themselves unlucky being involve in some car accident. Here is one accident that I encounter on our way to Qurum Beach. Along the highway in between the airport and Ghalla this accident happened at 4.PM October 4, 2008.

A Scenario at Bank Muscat

Its another annoying day. I went to my bank to get my captured card that has been lying somewhere in the bank for the fast two weeks and still the response of the customer service there is negative. They are still not having my card. The funny thing was, the guy from the bank doesn’t know why the card is taking a lot of time to return back to them. He was saying it will should have only taken ten days to get the card back. He checked and told me “This are all the cards that we have”, showing me a bunch of card from his drawer, “and I don’t know where is your card”. Wow, that sounds like a very good service, how does a bank will not know where there products are?

Well another day was wasted, I need to go back to work for I just took a break especially to go to my bank. I need to get some money luckily I have another account which is also from that bank. I went straight to their ATM machine lying outside their branch. A group of laborer were there figuring out how to use the machine. I wait their patiently until my turn came, which took quite a while for this laborer does not know how to operate the machine and they need to help each other. Ok my turn came, one guy from behind suddenly came and tried to go first before me, I went straight to the machine ignoring the guy. While processing my transaction, I took a glance on the guy which I found that his face seems to be disturbed. Who cares? I got my money and when I tried to walk away from the machine the guy came and ask me something that I didn’t understand, I assume that he was saying “it’s ok I use the machine now?” so I say “ok I’m done”, I’m about to leave and again he showed hand to me pointing to the machine, then I came to understand the he need some assistance. Yes, he don’t know how to use the machine! Even tough I’m a little bit annoyed and having a bad day , I stood there and teach him how to use the machine. Then he said “I tried it many time but I cannot do it”. He was trying to withdraw a big amount which the machine cannot dispense at one time. So told him to do the withdrawal of several transactions cause the machine has a limit on dispensing the money. While doing waiting for the machine to finish processing I look again at him and wonder how come he is having this big amount of money for he looks so ordinary and he doesn’t even know how to take his money from the ATM. I was surprised when he talk to me again, it seems that he understand why I’m looking at him. He told me “my mother died and this money came from my country to send her back”. I felt something strange and began to feel sorry for the guy. Now I understand why his face is so sad. I so glad to be there to help him and all my anger for the day went away.

Great Customer Service from Nawras

Another great service from Nawras, Oman's number one 3G internet provider. I forgot to switch of my internet connection before leaving to office. 3G internet is charging as per the bandwidth usage. I left the computer streaming on some internet radio that for sure will consume a lot of bandwidth. I immediately call the customer service and ask for help. Friendly customer service has disconnected my connection and I am so happy and fully satisfied with the service Nawras is providing to me. If you have the same case for Omanmobile or omantel, or let say you are having any problem with your internet connection, try to call them and ask for help, you will be very lucky if you will be able to speak to someone who will really understand your problem and not to pass you around with all the other agent who also do not know what is happening around.

Nawras Rewards

Nawras is offering rewards for all subscribers across the Sultanate of Oman, simply send a message from your mobile to 90500 and get the discount information that you will get from Nawras rewards partner and present such SMS to them to claim the discount.

SMS service is cool but for me the best way of getting rewards is by presenting your card and not a message from your mobile. I beleive it is more appropriate. But the good thing about the rewards is that common stores have partnered Nawras for the reward services such as Fono(a good choice to buy mobile phones) , Papa Johns (a good choice to buy pizza), Barista (a good choice to chill out with a cup of coffee), Spicy Village (one good restaurant here in Oman). The point there is that you can claim your rewards from this common stores where you ussually do your things. Unlike the other reward programs where all the partners will be those who's brand will cost you a fortune where you will event bother to enter the store.

Emirates Refinery Company (ERCO) Manufacturing unit near Khalid Port in Sharjah, UAE

A fire broke out at 2:20AM, Saturday September 20, 2008 at the ERCO (Emirates Refinery Company) manufacturing unit located near Khalid Port in Sharjah. Black smoke can be seen from the factory premises as seen on the picture above.


It is believe that the fire started from a garbage bin. Inside the factory where tins of oil ghee and margarines that causes the fire to spread rapidly and cause big explosions. Luckily there were no reports of any casualties fir the factory wahs evacuated immediately as soon as the fire was detected. THere are around 150 employee that is working for the company and the estimated lost is around 8 Billion Dhirhams
Fire fighter for sharjah has completely close Khalid port due to the incident

A Construction site was on fire in Sharjah UAE, September 17, 2008

A Construction site was on fire in Sharjah UAE, September 17, 2008

Factory catches fire near Khalid Port in Sharjah UAE early morning of September 20, 2008

Factory catches fire near Khalid Port in Sharjah UAE early morning of September 20, 2008

Yahoo Messenger Voice is still blocked in Oman?

Omantel is doing some upgrade on their system and until now voice chatting is not possible anywhere in Oman. Blocking such service is not a good move and does not help their market. People are subscribing for fast connection to enjoy fast services. High percentage of people who use a DSL connection at home are for voice chatting purposes. Downloading is just a second mostly used service of a DSL connection. If voice chatting is not availble why will you go for a fast connection. If you need to browse the net you can you a normal dial up connection cheaper but effective.

Nawras Rent a modem for use of 3G internet across the Sultante of Oman

Nawras Rent a modem, another great offering from nawras. If you are visiting Oman and need to have a temporary access for internet and you want it to be on a high speed. Nawras rent a modem if perfect for you. You can now rent a E220 modem Nawras modem from the airport, provided that you are having a valid credit card with you. Visa card holder will enjoy up to 14 days and mastercard holder will enjoy 7 days of broadband connection using the rented modem from Nawras.

For more information about the service please visit

http://nawras.om/rent_a_modem.shtml

Nawras Introduces the 7.2 Mb speed for Broadband 3G Internet

Along with the commitment to give a good service to the customer. Nawras has launch a new Package for surfing the Internet. They are now offering internet surfing for an amazing speed of 7.2 Mb for 99 Omani Riyal. Package includes 30 GB of free bandwidth and 3 Omani Riyal per usage outside the free. If you can reach the speed of 7.2 Mb as mentioned on the ads.this package is the best for very heavy internet users.

Nawras has a new Pricing Plan for Unlimitted 3G Internet

Nawras has change their unlimited 3G internet from 5 Omani Riyal to 3 Omani Riyal. This is a good move from nawras for the 5 Omani Riyal pricing is too much and will not attract much of the market. This analysis must have been brought by their previous promotion of getting unlimitted internet for 3 Omani Riyal sometines in June and July. After the promotion the usage might have drop down. Now we can enjoy unlimitted broadband for a very cheap price anywhere anytime across the Sultanate of Oman.

Bank Muscat Cash Deposit Machine in Al Khoud Branch

Bank Muscat Easy Cash Deposit Machine is a very good service provided by the bank. It makes life so easy for customers and avoid long queue on normal busy day. The Easy Cash deposit machine is working 24/7, should be! but Bank Muscat Cash Deposit Machine in Al Khoud Branch is not. I wonder why everytime I will go there, the machine is offline, hanging or by any means out of service. Everytime i will try to deposit on that specific machine I need to come back for the second round hoping the machine is already working. I am just lucky that I live near the machine and I can come bact at anytime. But how about those who does not?

Facing problem with Bank Muscat

I've been an good customer of Bank Muscat and made all my financial transaction from them. Recently I've received a call from Bank Muscat customer service asking for some of my details. The funny thing there was he wants to know if I have use my card in other country because they are facing problem and need to verify things. From that day onwards I am afraid to use my card and I became paranoid about my money on the bank. I am now thinking of shifting to another bank Oman Arab Bank maybe. I feel that bank muscat is not a very secure bank. I am still observing what will happen but as a precaution I withdraw most of my money from there, until I feel the bank is ok.

A big Ad for Omantel Services, Service is unavailable

Omantel, Oman Telecommunication Company of Oman, has launch their new packages for Home and Business packages, cheaper price for more services. It is amazing and a big help for people who need the services mentioned in the new packages, this is if those services mentioned in the ads are available.

We had a 2Mb Business plan with 5 mailbox included. Installation went fine and everything was fine. Until the time comes that we need to setup the rest of the 5 mailbox mentioned in the packages. We called 1313 and ask how we can setup the rest of the mailboxes for 1 mailbox was setup by default with the service. Surprised with the response from the customer service they doesn’t know about this feature please go to the nearest Omantel counter. With full disappointment from the customer service desk 1313, we went to Omantel counter and ask for the additional mailbox, from there, we hear another shocking answer, this service is NOT AVAILABLE now but if you want this to be activated please go to the Al Khuwair head office and request it from there. We asked the guy from there why it is advertised, and he replied “I don’t know”. Another great disappointment we try to contact Omantel Head office in Al Khuwair, luckily we was able to talk to the technical guy and got the information “we cannot activated this service as of the moment please try to contact us later on” Unbelievable advertisement from Omantel.

Omantel 1313 Helpdesk?

Omantel, Oman Telecommunication Company is facing a lot problem and a lot of complaints lately due to the upgrade process of their systems and servers. To solve the problem they are offering a helpdesk that will help people to solve the problems. Just dial 1313 and you will be connected to friendly Omantel helpdesk agents. Being friendly is much appreciated and I thank Omantel for providing that. But in line with the work, these agents should be having correct and precise information to answer to each complaint they will receive. Have you tried to contact 1313? What can you say? I’ve deal with them for several times regarding several issues and I would say that they mislead me for several times as well.

Here is one of my bad experiences with them. My company is having a 2Mb connection for 95 Omani Riyal monthly charges. Suddenly the bill came to us for a 4Mb Omani Riyal Package for 195 Omani Riyal. Surprised with the bill I called the service desk 1313 connects to billing help desk and asked what happened. Can you guess what the person on the other line told me? “We don’t know, this is your bill if any problem goes to customer service”. Go to customer service? Aren’t they are the customer service? Where shall I go then? Unbelievable!

A view from top of Darsait , Muscat Sultanate of Oman

A view from top of Darsait , Muscat Sultanate of Oman

Sultan Qaboos Ship in Muttra, Muscat Sultanate of Oman

Sultan Qaboos Ship in Muttra, Muscat Sultanate of Oman

Riyam Round About in Sultanate of Oman

Riyam Round About in Sultanate of Oman

ACER AOA 150 and ACER AOA 110-B in Oman

Acer UMPC is now available in Carrefour City Centre, Muscat Oman. With a competitive price of 189 Omani Riyal this is a must buy gadget. Another lower specification is available for 159.9 Omani Riyal which is the ACER AOA 110-B.
ACER AOA 150
Description

The Aspire one was designed to get you online in no time at all and thanks to the Linpus Linux Lite operating system, start up and shut down times are reduced to the minimum. With the Aspire one running on Linux environment, the simplicity continues with the intuitive and specifically optimized software interface. The Aspire one is built for Internet navigation and features an 8.9" LED-backlit LCD screen that fits the 1024*600 web resolution to perfection. Smaller than an average diary and weighing less than 1 kilo, the Aspire one puts freedom in the palm of your hands.

Feature

* Intel® Atom™ processor N270 (1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, 512 KB L2 cache)
* 1 GB Memory with 512MB onboard SDRAM and 512MB DDR2 soDIMM
* 120 GB HardDisk SSD
* 8.9" WSVGA high-brightness (typical 180-nit) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution
* High-definition audio support, Two built-in stereo speakers
* Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
* 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
* SDHC and multi-format media readers
* Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam
* SD™ Card reader for storage expansion, 3x USB 2.0 ports, External display (VGA) port, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack, Microphone-in jack, Ethernet (RJ-45) port, DC-in jack for AC adapter
* Microsoft Windows XP Home




















The Aspire one was designed to get you online in no time at all and thanks to the Linpus Linux Lite operating system, start up and shut down times are reduced to the minimum. With the Aspire one running on Linux environment, the simplicity continues with the intuitive and specifically optimized software interface. The Aspire one is built for Internet navigation and features an 8.9" LED-backlit LCD screen that fits the 1024*600 web resolution to perfection. Smaller than an average diary and weighing less than 1 kilo, the Aspire one puts freedom in the palm of your hands.

Feature

* Intel® Atom™ processor N270 (1.60 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, 512 KB L2 cache)
* 1 GB Memory with 512MB onboard SDRAM and 512MB DDR2 soDIMM
* 8 GB HardDisk SSD
* 8.9" WSVGA high-brightness (typical 180-nit) Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution
* High-definition audio support, Two built-in stereo speakers
* Acer InviLink™ 802.11b/g Wi-Fi CERTIFIED® network connection, supporting Acer SignalUp™ wireless technology
* 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
* SDHC and multi-format media readers
* Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam
* SD™ Card reader for storage expansion, 3x USB 2.0 ports, External display (VGA) port, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack, Microphone-in jack, Ethernet (RJ-45) port, DC-in jack for AC adapter
* Linpus Linux Lite operating system

Yahoo Messenger Voice is blocked in Oman?

Its been a few days now, I cannot access or cannot connect to Yahoo Messenger Voice Server. I am using Nawras Broadband at home, I suspected that this was because of nawras proxy but when I tried to connect using our office Omantel Broadband, the same thing happened. I tried to call Nawras technical support and the answer I got was this is not their problem, this might be a problem with Yahoo. If this is a problem with yahoo, how come other people from other places like US, UAE and other asian country where have friends can acess the voice service of yahoo?

I do not know what is happenning but, I rely more on yahoo voice chat to communicate with my family. What is happening with Oman Internet? Are they doing some kind of and upgrade or something? We consumer has the rigth to complain on this matter. So, to those who are in charge of this, please let us know on the developement of this issue. Hopefully Omantel and Nawras will response on our call.

Techlink System LLC a reputable international IT company, it operates some branches on Oman where you can find cheap computers laptops and accessories

Techlink System LLC a reputable international IT company, it operates some branches on Oman where you can find cheap computers laptops and accessories. After comparing the prices from different Computer shops in the Sultanate of Oman, Techlink prices are still the cheapest and offer the best deal. In Ruwi Street where line of Computer shops is operating we made a round and find the Techlink deals are 5% to 20% cheaper than those shops lying there. The company offers a variety well known brands and a huge collection of IT products, they offer desktop computers, laptop, web cam, headset, hard drive, routers, modem, Video card, network adapter, wireless router and adapter and many more. Just visit the store and see how amazing their product offers and be amazed with the cheap prices they are offering.

The company carries the following known brands:

HP
ACER
TOSHIBA
DELL
COMPAQ
MICROSOFT
INTEL
AMD
LG

I personally make my shopping from one of its branch in Lulu Al Burj where I find the store in charge friendly and very helpful. Whenever I come to this shop I always get the cheapest and the best deal among all the computer shops across the Sultanate of Oman.

Check out the nearest Techlink branch in your place.

Techlink, Al Burj, Tel: 968-24424608

Email: burj@techlinksys.ae

Techlink, Bousher, Tel: 968-24584345

Email: muscat@techlinksys.ae

Techlink, Darsait, Tel: 968-24700831

Email: darasait@techlinksys.ae

Techlink, Sohar, Tel: 968-26844335

Email: sohar@techlinksys.ae



For more information please visit their site
http://www.techlinksys.com/

.NET 2008 Course in Oman

International Information Technology Co. LLC., one of the leading IT Company in Oman will soon to conduct course for .Net 2008. Being in the IT industry for more than 20 years IITC had grown and became the most reliable IT firm in the Sultanate of Oman. Microsoft certified professionals will come and conduct the training. Courses outline are as followed:


COURSE 2565 : Developing Microsoft .NET Applications for Windows (Visual Basic .NET)
COURSE 2389 : Programming with Microsoft ADO.NET
COURSE 2310: Developing ASP.NET web applications using Visual Studio
.NET


Course will starts tentatively on September 2008. For more information, you may visit their site.

www.ittcoman.com

or send a mail to

training@ittcoman.com.


Or give a call at

+968 24609460

Test your Nawras or Omantel / Oman Mobile Internet Connection Speed

Here is a list of websites that allows you to test your internet speed. Whether you are using a dial-up internet, a 3G broadband internet or DSL internet connection. These useful sites will help you evaluate if you are getting the service that you are paying for. During the upgrade of Oman mobile and Omantel, some dispute happened like your paying a 2Mb connection for a 1Mb connection. If you will find that you are not getting the service that you are paying for, you can call Omantel, Oman mobile and Nawras help desk and they are very much happy to help you fix your technical problems. Test your speed from at least 2 of the sites listed below.

http://www.speedtest.net/
http://www.internetfrog.com/
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
http://myspeed.visualware.com/index.html
http://support.primus.ca/en/dsl/speedtest.php


I highly recommed http://www.speedtest.net/ and http://www.internetfrog.com/ it gives more accurate report than the others. Omantel technician is using http://www.speedtest.net/ to test customers speed.

Asus EeePC in Oman

It’s been quite a while since I tried to get my hand on the Asus Eee PC. Being in the gulf was quite difficult to find this fun filled machine. While roaming around E-max in Muscat City Centre, Oman. A small eye catching UMPC had got in to my attention. It's an Eee PC, display outside the shelf where you can try it out. Although it's the old 4GB model I get so excited trying it out. It was so cool, so small so portable with a sleekly design its like carrying a small book in your hand. The screen was quite small but enough to operate the machine. I tried restarting the machine it took just 30 seconds to boot up, pretty fast isn’t it? Of course it is running on a Linux operating system there is not need to worry about crashing. All the basic application are included just buy it and use it for fun, work, games and of course browsing the internet, to Easy to learn Easy to Work and Easy to Play, that’s what Eee PC stands for.

For the price of 162 Omani Riyal, this is a cool gadget to include in your next shopping list. If you are in for EEE PC in Oman, go grab it at E-max Muscat City Centre. :)

Nawras 3G Internet Running Behind a Proxy Firewall

Nawras 3G Internet have an excellent speed, but the downside is its running behind a proxy or firewall, it means all users are sharing the same IP address which will also means if someone try to abuse some service on some website, everybody is affected.

Here are some of the things that you cannot do with your Nawras 3G Internet

1. You cannot connect to some IRC networks such as Dalnet for you are behind a proxy connection
2. If you are a fan of RapidShare and does not have a premium account from them, well you are lucky of you will be given a chance to download a file free.
3. Do you use remote desktop to check your PC while at work? Sad to say you cannot do this as well.
4. Point your domain to your machine to make it a web host. You are not having your own IP even if you use a DynDNS updater the DNS will be pointer to the ISP proxy not in your machine.

A normal user who simply browse web may not be bothered about this restrictions. But those who work with advance technology might be needing this retrictions removed.

Excelent Service of Nawras Internet in Oman

Nawras Broadband 3g connection is the fastest 3g internet connection in Oman. Getting the connection is so super simple that you don't have to wait a long time or queue in a long line. Nawras is having a lot of outlet all over the sultanate of Oman. Just bring your document to any outlet and have your broadband internet in just a few minutes. Pricing plan is excellent starting from a pay as you go service up to RO29 monthly subscription with excellent speed and service.

Reaching the customer service has never been as good as what they provide.
I personally had a problem when I applied for the connection where I didn’t check the contract they let me signed, why? Because they explained everything very well. After going home and logging in to online services I found out that they put my middle name as my last name. I call the customer service and explain the mistake I’ve done. At the very same moment they change my last name and it appear in my screen as well. That was an excellent service from Nawras. They even explain the billing system so that you don’t have to worry about you don’t have to worry about your due dates. Unlike their competitor who received a lot of complains about their billing. Customer are not aware when the service will be charge and for what they will be charge for the first month.

I highly recommend using Nawras 3g Broadband Internet fs you are living in Sultanate of Oman. With high quality of service, plus friendly customer service. Nawras is Excellent!

Review on Nawras Internet-E220 USB Modem (Nawras Oman)

Why to use E220 USB Modem?

There is a lot of reason why to choose this kind of modem.

· Easy to install and there is no CD require. Just plug it to you computer and will install in its own and with just a few seconds you are ready to surf the web
· This is a very portable device that you can carry around anywhere and stay connected with a broadband speed.
· Speed is great and many cool features inside.

Can I use Nawras E220 USB Modem with other network?

Legally it’s not right, but I technically yes you can use it to other network. Nawras has installed their software on the device but did not lock the device. Meaning you can use an Oman mobile or any other SIM card on it and change the setting to Oman mobile or the SIM setting, then it can connect to the network. It is not advisable to use the device on other network for it is illegal and licensed to Nawras.

What are the Features of Nawras E220 USB Modem?

· • Supports all existing technologies i.e. EDGE/GPRS/GSM/3G+
· • Eye-catching sleek design, (size lesser than a business card)
· • User-friendly, does not require CD for installation (Plug & Play)
· • Send / Receive SMS while connected to Internet
· • SMS Alert notification (Window with sound pops up upon receipt of SMS)
· • Enhanced contacts folder for storing 1000 contacts
· • Fastest Connection / Authentication process (less than 3 seconds)

Omantel ADSL Connection

Omantel ADSL connection

Omantel, Oman’s number one telecommunication service provider has launched their new ADSL internet connection which they call Power Net on June 2008. With amazing speed of 512Kbps up to 16Mbps that was offered for reasonable prices for residential and business use.

Why do we need Omantel ADSL connection?

With the technology advancement of the internet, speed is a necessity when surfing the net, from a plain static HTML websites way back ages, websites had evolve to a dynamic communication channel. To enjoy this new technology we require speed.

Is Omantel ready to give the service to all people in Oman?

Try going to Omantel office and apply for the ADSL connection. Because of high demand of the service they find it hard to response quickly to all customers. One more important thing is that they are strict with their policy. All your documents must be well prepared and valid and forms must be correctly filled up, otherwise your application will be rejected.

Billing complaint with Omantel

Omantel should take care of the upgrade they made because there are cases that they are billing the customers for a high plan but they are getting less speed. In our case we had been billed for 2Mb connection but the speed we are getting is only 1Mb. Luckily we noticed it and report it immediately to Omantel support and promised to take care and give us the service we are paying for. If you are facing the same problem contact Omantel Support at their toll free number 1313.

How to check my Omantel ADSL speed?

If you are an Omantel Customer you may test your speed in this site and compare the speed with your bill.

http://www.speedtest.net/

The result will give you in Kbps measurement, just remember the conversion that 1024Kbps = 1Mbps.

Online Pinoy community in Oman

Filipino community in Oman is a bit small compare to Pinoy community in UAE, Saudi Arabia and other GCC country. Oman is not as open as UAE when in comes to job opportunity. They are focusing more to give job opportunity to Omani national rather than the expatriate. Omanization program has been going on to give specific job position exclusively for Omani National. In UAE you will see 10% of employee in a company will be UAE nationals on the other hand when you come to Oman you will see 90% of employee will be Omani National. This is one of the reason why not much of Filipino is taking their chances to Oman because it’s a bit difficult and jobs for us is not very abundant in this place. But of course we are Filipino and we are proud to show our skill and talent around the world. Even tough we have a small community in Oman we are happy to live and work here.

Are you in Oman? Looking for Filipino friends? Join our Oman online community. Visit the link below!

http://www.pinoyinoman.co.nr/

Oman Mobile and Nawras Wired/Wireless Broadband Internet Connection

Getting ADSL internet connection in Oman is quite easy, but somehow expensive compare to the other GCC country. I’ve studied the two service provider before choosing to which service I will apply for. Let’s take a look at the good and bad side of each provider.

This is like a Nawras Vs Oman Mobile or Nawras against Oman Mobile. Which one is better Nawras Telecom or Oman Mobile. Lets compare the two. Well see the problems and issues and the advantages of each service.

Ok lets proceed Oman Mobile vs Nawras

Wired ADSL Connection

Plus point to Oman Mobile, since they are the pioneer and dominated the telecommunication business in Oman until Nawras started operating, approximately 3 years ago. They (Omantel) are the only one that can provide you with a wired DSL connection. Price starts at RO 12 and approximately RO 1 per 1GB of usage for a 512 Kbps speed.

Nawras does not offer any wired connection

For more info for their pricing you may visit their site

http://www.omantel.net.om/services/residential/internet/adsl.asp


Prepaid Wireless ADSL Connection

If you are new to Oman, you may instantly get connected using 3G, GPRS or EDGE technology. Oman Mobile (Hayyak) and Nawras (Mousbak) prepaid card is available for you. Both cost 0.5 Baisa / KB or RO 0.0005 / KB. Which would mean you may consume 2MB of bandwidth for your RO 1, quite expensive, isn’t it? especially nowadays that most website will make you consume large volume of data, just by simply opening the main page.

Plus point to Nawras, they are offering a 2 days unlimited access to the service for RO 5, which means no matter how huge your bandwidth consumption is, you will only be charged RO 5. While Hayyak prepaid service will eat up all your credit if you’re an active internet user.

Plus point to Nawras, Nawras is using 3G technology which means you can surf up an amazing speed of to 3.6Mbits / second. Oman Mobile, hasn’t upgraded yet that they are still using the old EDGE technology where in you can only enjoy a maximum speed of 230Kbits/ Sec which is more than 10 times slower than Nawras.


Postpaid Wireless ADSL Connection

Plus point to Oman Mobile, Oman Mobile pricing is excellent. They implemented a price capping of Maximum RO 29 for unlimited usage. The only downside is you will only enjoy speed of 230Kbits/sec, this will be fine for normal users who only browse websites and does not download much of data, but even if you’ll be downloading you don’t have to worry of any limit cause once you reached RO29 the next rest of the bandwidth is free.


For more information on Oman Mobile internet please visit
http://www.omanmobile.om/en/OmanMobileWebLib/Individual/Wireless%20Internet.aspx?LinkID=3&MenuId=101

Plus point to Nawras, they are offering different pricing plan for different type of users starting from a very light user to heavy users. Using 3G technology you will enjoy up to 3.6Mbits/sec speed and free 10GB of bandwidth for you RO 29. This package is very good for people who download a lot.

For more information for their tariffs you may visit their site.
http://www.nawras.om/nawras_internet_tariffs.shtml

Comparing the two services, if you are a heavy user who wants speed, then Nawras Plan RO 29 is good for you. If you are a Heavy user who does not need a very speedy connection Oman Mobile is good for you.


Wireless ADSL Devices

Plus point to Nawras, they offer variety of 3G products that you can choose from. From a PCMI card to a Wireless access points. While Oman Mobile offers some EDGE product and a 3G USB Modem which support EDGE as well. I’m not quite sure why they offer 3G modem while they do not have the service yet. Maybe they are planning to upgrade sooner or later. I was hoping for that and hopefully the unlimited access for RO29 will not change. If this will happened Oman Mobile will be having the best offer for wireless internet.

For more info of Nawras devices please visit
http://www.nawras.om/nawras_internet_products.shtml

For more information for Oman Mobile please visit
http://www.omanmobile.om/en/OmanMobileWebLib/Individual/wirelessinternet_devices.aspx?LinkID=3&MenuId=101

Using the services requires you to have a 3G / EGDE / GPRS modem or a mobile phone that is wireless internet capable. Mobile internet in Oman is now on the rise. With the two competing company we can expect the quality service for cheap prices.

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