Stop the Clock

The time is right for Qtel Shahry Standard and Value Pack customers to call friends and family, wherever they may be, fuelled by the new Shahry International offer.

 

The promotion gives Shahry callers more time to talk with loved ones in some of the most called destinations around the world. Customers only pay the first five minutes of the call, and then the next ten minutes are provided absolutely free, letting customers “Stop the Clock” when calling overseas.

 

The new promotion – which will run from 18 February through 17th March 2010 – has been designed to offer greater satisfaction for customers, enabling them to keep their conversations going without having to worry about the cost of the call.

 

Best of all, with Shahry customers enjoy clock-stopping conversations with friends and family in more than 40 countries, including popular destinations in the Middle East, Asia, Europe and the Americas. 

 

The offer provides clear and transparent value for customers. After the first five minutes, the next 10 minutes are free. The offer works on a 15-minute cycle, so that following the free 10 minutes, the customer pays for the next five minutes, and can then enjoy another ten minutes free talk time.

 

All calls are charged at rates corresponding to peak (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) and off-peak (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.) time periods. For GCC countries, customers will pay a total of QR 9.00 at peak time for a 15-minute call, with a per-minute rate of QR 0.60. The same 15-minute call to a GCC country, made in the off-peak period, will cost a total of QR 6.50, with a per-minute rate of QR 0.43.

 

For all other countries, a 15-minute call at peak time will cost QR 11.00, with a cost per minute of QR 0.73. At off-peak time, the same 15-minute call costs QR 9.00, with a per minute rate of QR 0.60.

 

The service applies to calls to the following Countries:   

 

Far and Southeast Asia

Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand.      

 

The Middle East

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, UAE and Yemen.

 

North America and Europe

Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, UK and USA.

 

Stop the Clock applies to all Shahry Standard  and Shahry Value Packs services.  Customers new to Shahry or joining Shahry during the promotion will also able to make use of the offer.

 

Coupled with the savings customers enjoy with all Shahry Value Packs, the additional savings on Stop the Clock calls give Shahry callers unprecedented low rates for international calling.  Running through to March, customers using Shahry Value Packs will also get free local call minutes, making the service the best value it’s ever been.

 

These economical international call rates come with assurances of Qtel’s superior network. All Qtel services are supported by the most advanced and reliable telecommunications network in Qatar, ensuring that customers can reach their loved ones whenever they need to, without dropped calls or failed connections. Shahry customers will particularly enjoy the strong voice quality on international calls that far surpasses other alternatives, such as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls made from a computer.