GrameenPhone/BanglaLink Internet/MMS/WAP Settings

GrameenPhone Settings

You need to configure EDGE settings on your handset in order to use some of the Value Added Services such as INTERNET, WAP & MMS. You can configure your handset for EDGE settings in one of the three ways described below:

1. Via SMS Send a text message to 8080 from your handset to receive your handset settings:
 
• For All handset setting:  Write "All" and SMS it to 8080
2. Call at 121 Hotline - You can call to 121 Hotline & request Customer Manager for your settings.
3. Manual Configuration - You can configure your Handset Call to 121 Hotline & request to Customer Manager for settings.

Configuration for INTERNET:

For Internet Configuration the following information must be provided in a EDGE or GPRS enable Handsets:
Account Name: GP INTERNET
Access Point Name (APN): gpinternet
Authentication Type: Normal
IP Address/Gateway/Proxy: N/A
Port/ Proxy Port: N/A
Connection type: GPRS/ Packet Data
Homepage: http://www.google.com

Configuration for MMS:

For MMS Configuration the following information must be provided in a EDGE or GPRS enable Handsets:
Account Name: GP MMS
Access Point Name (APN): gpmms
Authentication Type: Normal
IP Address/Gateway/Proxy: 010.128.001.002
Port/ Proxy Port: 8080 or 9201
Connection type: GPRS/ Packet Data
Homepage: http://mms.gpsurf.net/servlets/mms

Configuration for WAP:

For WAP Configuration the following information must be provided in a EDGE or GPRS enable Handsets:
Account Name: GP WAP
Access Point Name (APN): gpwap
Authentication Type: Normal
IP Address/Gateway/Proxy: 010.128.001.002
Port/ Proxy Port: 8080 or 9201
Connection type: GPRS/ Packet Data
Homepage: http://wap.gpworld.com

BanglaLink Settings

You need to configure EDGE settings on your handset in order to use some of the Value Added Services such as INTERNET, WAP & MMS. You can configure your handset for EDGE settings in one of the three ways described below:

1. Via SMS Send a text message to 3343:
• Write <Package_Name> and SMS it to 3343.
2. Call at 121 Hotline - You can call to 121 Hotline & request Customer Manager for your settings.
3. Manual Configuration - You can configure your Handset Call to 121 Hotline & request to Customer Manager for settings.

Configuration for INTERNET:

For Internet Configuration the following information must be provided in a EDGE or GPRS enable Handsets:
Account Name: BL INTERNET
Access Point Name (APN): blweb
Authentication Type: Normal
IP Address/Gateway/Proxy: N/A
Port/ Proxy Port: N/A
Connection type: GPRS/ Packet Data
Homepage: http://www.google.com

Configuration for MMS:

For MMS Configuration the following information must be provided in a EDGE or GPRS enable Handsets:
Account Name: BL MMS
Access Point Name (APN): blmms
Authentication Type: Normal
IP Address/Gateway/Proxy: 010.010.055.034
Port/ Proxy Port: 8799
Connection type: GPRS/ Packet Data
Homepage: http://mmsc1:10021/mmsc/01

Configuration for WAP:

For WAP Configuration the following information must be provided in a EDGE or GPRS enable Handsets:
Account Name: BL WAP
Access Point Name (APN): blwap
Authentication Type: Normal
IP Address/Gateway/Proxy: 010.010.055.034
Port/ Proxy Port: 8799
Connection type: GPRS/ Packet Data
Homepage: http://wap.google.com

BanglaLion WiMAX Internet in Bangladesh (Is Double Speed Now?)

How is the BanglaLion WiMAX Internet performance that your are experiencing?

Share your opinion so others can judge.

3 May 2011:

Has BanglaLion started to double their speed for the bandwidth packages they offered? I am not sure, but I start to notice that download is happening with almost double of the speed that I am entitled for. 100+ KBps during download while I was getting around 50+ earlier with my 512kbps connection. That's just amazing.

However I can see the streaming response is like previous, there is no change, still keep buffering. I guess they have kept it limited.

QUBEE WiMAX Internet in Bangladesh

How is the QUBEE WiMAX Internet performance that your are experiencing?

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Augere Wireless has started WiMax Internet in Dhaka under banner QUBEE

Augere Wireless has started WiMax Brandband Internet in Dhaka at some selected areas including Motijheel, Gulshan, Baridhara etc. Visit qubee-bd website for more information.

Below are the packages Augere Wireless is offering under banner QUBEE. You should also check the rate in Pakistan (www.qubee.com.pk) with same operator to make a clear comparison.

 

 

QUBEE Bangladesh WiMax Internet Package

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

QUBEE Pakistan WiMax Internet Package

BTCL High-Speed Broadband Internet - New Packages

Nov 10, 2009

The number of BTCL customers could not reach even 1,000 though the high-speed broadband internet service was launched seven months ago.

To increase the number of customers, the state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd (BTCL), has now introduced three new packages and reduced charges for its other packages.

BTCL managing director engineer S M Khairuzzaman regretted that the present strength of BTCL subscribers is below 1,000 though the big cities have the connection capacity for 33,000 high-speed broadband lines.

He told bdnews24.com, "Along with land phones, BTCL, with the objective of giving value added services, has introduced three new packages at reduced prices."

A meeting of the board of BTRC—the telecom regulatory body—approved the new packages and reduced call charges being introduced by BTCL.

He further claimed that compared with other services, the new BTCL packages would provide scope for downloading data up to two gigabytes with a speed of 128 kbps at Tk 300 only.

"Last April, BTCL introduced its high-speed broadband internet service along with land phone dial-up connections. This internet service is given in five packages under the 'adsl plus2' technology," said the BTCL MD.

BTCL started giving the broadband connections to Dhaka, Chittagong, Comilla, Jessore, Rajshahi, Bogra, Khulna, Barisal and Mymensingh.

An official concerned, preferring not to be named, said, "Because of lack of effective steps for marketing and also the absence of publicity, this service could not earn popularity among customers."

He said, "Compared with other internet service providers, BTCL's improved high-speed broadband internet service remained unnoticed by customers."

If publicity is properly done, BTCL will have a terrific market for its broadband internet service, he observed.

"Though we are offering a qualitatively better broadband service at a competitive price, we are yet to attract customers," admitted BTCL managing director Khabiruzzaman.

"That is why the new packages have been introduced with reduced charges."

Under the new pre-paid packages, customers can download 2 gigabytes at a speed of 128 kbps at Tk 300, 8 gigabytes with 256 kbps at Tk 1,200 and 16 gigabytes with one megabyte speed at Tk 2,400. BTCL charges only Tk 500 as registration fee and Tk 600 taka as setup configuration cost.

BTCL has two packages for day and night. For the daytime (from 8am to 8pm), the charge for 128 kbps is Tk 2,100, for 256 kbps the charge is Tk 4,500 and for 2,000 kbps the cost is Tk 6,000—all for a three-month period.

For night-time (8 pm to 8am), the charge is Tk 3,000 for three months for 512 kbps, Tk 4,500 for 1000 kbps and Tk 7,200 for 2,000 kbps.

Registration fee is only Tk 300 for these two packages and Tk 500 is setup configuration charge.

On the other hand, unlimited postpaid connection charges were also reduced, BTCL officials informed.

Under re-fixed rates, the charge is Tk 800 for 128 kbps, Tk 1,200 for 256 kbps and Tk 2,000 for 512 kbps—all for three months.

If any customer pays three months' charges at a time, a bonus for free internet use will be given for an additional one month.

courtesy: bdnews24.com

Augere Wireless Launches WiMax on Trial in Dhaka

Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Ltd, one of the two WiMax licensees, launched high-speed broadband internet services yesterday on a trial basis with a focus for commercial operations.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the wireless internet technology, which will initially be launched in some areas of Gulshan and Banani on trial.

WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a wireless digital communication system that can provide broadband wireless access across 30 miles for fixed phone and 3-10 miles for mobile stations.

Three bidders -- BanglaLion Communication, BRAC BD Mail Network Ltd and Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Ltd -- won the WiMax licences through an auction organised by Bangla-desh Telecommuni-cation Regulatory Commission (BTRC) in September last year. However, BRAC later refused to take the licence.

The Tk 215 crore bid price had become a 'double bind' for both the telecom regulator and licensees. The regulator extended the deadline for launching WiMax services several times.

UK-based Augere Holdings owns 60 percent of Augere Wireless Broadband Bangladesh Ltd along with two other local companies. Teleport Bangladesh owns 30 percent and Aamra Resources Ltd owns 10 percent in the company.

"Technology must be welcomed, but we should avoid a digital divide. WiMax is a technology that can be availed anywhere," he said.

Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, telecommunication minister, Abul Kalam Azad, information minister, Zia Ahmed, BTRC chairman, and Jerry Mobbs, chief executive officer of Augere Bangladesh, were also present at the launch at the Westin Dhaka.

"The real internet experience is here," said Sanjiv Ahuja, chairman and chief executive officer of Augere Holdings.

Augere Bangladesh is poised to meet demand for the internet using WiMax technology, he said.

Bangladesh, with the lowest internet penetration in the world at 4 percent, will be exposed to high-speed wireless internet by the launch of the WiMax technology. At present, the country has four million internet users.

source: thedailystar.net

Ericssion urges 3G supported frequency in Bangladesh

6 May 2009:

The world's biggest mobile network maker, called on Bangladesh on Wednesday to issue 3G licences so operators can launch mobile broadband services there.

Mobile broadband services, which require the licensing of the 2100 MHz spectrum band for third-generation services, would give many more people access to the Internet as Bangladesh has a high number of mobile phones and comparatively few fixed lines.

"If the government releases appropriate spectrum for 3G, which is the proven global mainstream for the mobile broadband, then we are confident that it will contribute significantly to the country's GDP growth," Arun Bansal, managing director of the Ericsson Bangladesh, told a news confrence.

The mobile phone sector contributed 6.2 percent of Bangladesh's GDP in 2007. Research firm Deloitte & Touche have estimated that mobile communication has raised GDP growth in Bangladesh by 0.12 percent for each 1 percent increase in penetration.

"It is estimated that there are over 6 million mobile internet users and already today 15 percent of the mobile handsets used in Bangladesh market are 3G enabled," Bansal said.

Bangladesh's mobile sector has grown rapidly, with the number of users reaching around 46 million at the end of March from 200,000 in 2001, compared with only 1.37 million fixed-line phones.

Analysts have predicted that by 2011 the number of mobile subscribers could top 70 million, which is nearly half the country's population.

There are six cellphone carriers in Bangladesh, of which five are foreign operators. Grameenphone, controlled by Norway's Telenor leads the market with 21 million subscribers followed by Egyptian Orascom Telecom's Banglalink.

Although nearly half of the country's population is still below the poverty line, the country has been one of the world's fastest growing cellular markets.

Telecom analysts have said that the 3G broadband services would enable people to get easy access to information on health, education, agriculture and job opportunities.

source: yahoo news