Omantel launches postpaid Wi-Fi Internet service

This is an entirely new service through which ADSL and dial-up subscribers can surf the Internet wirelessly in 20 hotspots all over Muscat governorate.

This new service enables ADSL and dial-up subscribers to use their own username and password to surf wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) without purchasing the prepaid Wi-Fi cards and they will be billed monthly on the basis of their usage.

Expansion of Internet service

Mr. Saleh bin Abdullah Al Farsi, Division Head Marketing and Customer Service at Omantel said in a press conference held at the company's head-office yesterday, that the current ADSL and dial-up subscribers can avail the new service through filling the necessary forms at the customer service counters in Muscat or through visiting Omantel website.

Meanwhile, new subscribers can choose this service when they fill the ADSL or dial-up forms at the time of applying for Internet service.

Mr. Al-Farsi said that providing this service is part of the Company's eagerness to expand the use of Internet and increase Wi-Fi subscribers and users to include all types of Internet, be it Dial-up or ADSL. This new service also aims at providing an alternative payment for Wi-Fi users.

Hi-speed

Mr. Al-Farsi added that Wi-Fi users can enjoy surfing the Internet easily and conveniently without the hassle of wires, and through laptops and mobile phones.

Oman Telecommunications Company launched Wi-Fi service in March, last year. It has placed more than 20 hotspots in the busy locations in Muscat namely; Al-Harthy Commercial Complex, Madinat Sultan Qaboos Commercial Center, the Capital Commercial Center, Al-Araimi Commercial Center, Sabco Commercial Center, Zakher Mall, Al-Bustan Palace Hotel, Jawharat Al-Shati Complex, Oman International Exhibitions Center, the Knowledge Oasis Muscat, Kargeen Café at Madinat Sultan Qaboos, Al-Waha Center in Shati Al-Qurum, in addition to some other locations.