Ufone launches the Ufone Futura 3g supported Phone but it comes with a catch.
The 3g Internet is only available on this phone and is provided by PTCL not the ufone itself. What it means is you have to load seperate balance for the ufone call /sms and ptcl vwireless voucher for the 3g internet . This phone works on evdo and gsm both.
Features:
- Qwerty Keyboard
- 2.0 MP camera
- Radio
- Bluetooth
- Ability to use 3g internet on PC
- Video player
- MMS/GPRS.WAP
- Internal memory 34 mb
- 8gb memory support
- Built-in mobile tv , email client , nimbuzz & Snaptu
Price:
This phone costs Rs.6,999 and comes with
- Stereo Head Phones
- Battery and Charger
- Data Cable
- Modem Driver Disk
- Handset Manual
Availability:
This phone is available at all Ufone Customer Service centres except Peshawer [ If you want to use this phone in peshawer you can but 3g internet will not work there due to different 3g frequencies]
Also note that this phone is network locked and comes with 6 months warranty.
Special Packages:
According to ufone this phone is targeted at the young generation and so comes under the Uth Umbrela .
Ufone offers 10 hours free 3G internet and comes with unlimited and hourly 3g internet packages.
The mobile tv is free for first 15 days .
Our Review of the Uth Futura:
This phone looks promising but also comes with several glitches , first of all instead of deploying its own 3g network ufone is utilizing the PTCL 3g network. Which makes it the only phone that supports 3g , hence many of us who own high end smartphones will not like to degrade to this phone.
Secondly a word about the PTCL 3g Service , I would want to let you know that the speed advertised is not the normal one you would get . The speed depends upon a number of factors like distance from tower , weather condition and number of people using the network . In my opinion the PTCL 3g network is now working at its full capacity and as the no. of 3g usb users has also increased the speed is not satisfactory !
Another thing about the 3g phone is that it doesn't run on a good operating system like android etc hence you will be stuck with the java apps and its built-in ones , I don't see any use of high speed internet on the simple and basic java apps .
Its camera is just an entry level!
And one of the absurd thing you would have to load ufone and evo accounts
At last the decision lies with you but consider all the pros and cons mentioned.
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