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== '''Basics''' ==
== '''Basics''' ==
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Papua New Guinea has 2 operators:
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Papua New Guinea has 2
mobile GSM
operators
right now
:
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* '''Digicel'''
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* '''Digicel
'''
PNG
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* '''bmobile
(
Vodafone
)
'''
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* '''bmobile
-
Vodafone'''
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All
2G
and
3G
is
on
900
MHz
only
.
Digicel
started
4G/LTE
in
Port
Moresby
on
700
MHz
in
2014
.
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PNG’s
fixed
line
incumbent
operator
Telikom
PNG
runs
a GSM-incompatible CDMA network under the brand of '''Citifone'''
.
It's
planning to rollout a
4G/LTE
network
by
the
end
of
2016 with some 256 LTE-compatible base stations scheduled for deployment
in
the country’s major towns by that date
.
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Digicel has the better coverage and more customers in the country.
Bmobile
has teamed up with Vodafone
since 2014
to improve
its
network.
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All 2G and 3G is on 900 MHz only. Digicel started 4G/LTE in Port Moresby on 700 MHz in 2014.
Digicel has the better coverage and more customers in the country.
Since 2014 bmobile
has teamed up with Vodafone to improve
their
network.
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In
2016
mandatory SIM card registration started. It began in April 2016 and within 18 months, everyone who has a SIM card must register their names, photographs, address and occupation or have their line disconnected. So be prepared to show your passport at the point of purchase in the future
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====
'''Registration'''
====
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In 2016 mandatory SIM card registration started in PNG. It began in April 2016 and within 18 months, everyone who has a SIM card must register their names, photographs, address and occupation or have their line disconnected. So be prepared to show your passport at the point of purchase.
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=='''Digicel'''==
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=='''Digicel
'''
PNG
==
[[File:Digicel.jpg|thumb|229x229px]]
[[File:Digicel.jpg|thumb|229x229px]]
Digicel is the market leader in PNG with the best coverage in the country: [http://www.digicelpng.com/en/coverage_roaming/coverage-map coverage map]. 4G/LTE has started in Port Moresby only.
Digicel is the market leader in PNG with the best coverage in the country: [http://www.digicelpng.com/en/coverage_roaming/coverage-map coverage map]. 4G/LTE has started in Port Moresby only.
==== '''Availability''' ====
==== '''Availability''' ====
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Prepaid SIM cards are sold in their shops nationwide ([http://www.digicelpng.com/en/retailers/index.php locator])
. SIM cards are not registered
.
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Prepaid SIM cards are sold in their shops nationwide ([http://www.digicelpng.com/en/retailers/index.php locator]).
Top-ups can be made [https://online-top-up.digicelgroup.com/en-PG online] on their website by credit card or using vouchers called Flex Cards: K3, K5 and K10 give 30 days, K20 and K50 90 days and K100 120 days of service validity.
Top-ups can be made [https://online-top-up.digicelgroup.com/en-PG online] on their website by credit card or using vouchers called Flex Cards: K3, K5 and K10 give 30 days, K20 and K50 90 days and K100 120 days of service validity.
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* [http://www.digicelpng.com/ website] in English
* [http://www.digicelpng.com/ website] in English
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== '''bmobile'''
(Vodafone)
==
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== '''bmobile
-Vodafone
''' ==
[[File:Bmobile.jpg|thumb|240x240px]]
[[File:Bmobile.jpg|thumb|240x240px]]
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Bmobile teamed up in 2014 with Vodafone to improve its network. It has brought 3G to new locations but still lacks the overall coverage of Digicel.
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Bmobile teamed up in 2014 with Vodafone to improve its network. It has brought 3G to new locations
,
but still lacks the overall coverage of Digicel
(for coverage check 'national coverage' in [http://www.bmobile.com.pg/faq# FAQ])
.
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It offers reduced roaming rates to its sister network on the Solomon Islands (data for 1 PGK per MB).
==== '''Availability''' ====
==== '''Availability''' ====
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You can get their SIM card at their shops ([http://www.bmobile.com.pg/Home/store_locations store locations]) and resellers ([http://www.bmobile.com.pg/Home/reseller_list reseller_list]).
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You can get their SIM card at their shops ([http://www.bmobile.com.pg/Home/store_locations store locations]) and resellers ([http://www.bmobile.com.pg/Home/reseller_list reseller_list])
for K5 with K1 preloaded as credit
.
Dial 1250 to activate your SIM card.
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Top-up cards are called "TopKad" for K3
to
K100 are sold nationwide and give a validity of 14
to
120 days.
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Top-up cards are called "TopKad" for K3
,
K5, K7, K10, K20, K50 and
K100
. They
are sold nationwide and give a validity of 14
-
120 days
. To top-up by card, enter *121<voucher number>#. Check balance by *120#
.
==== '''Data feature packs''' ====
==== '''Data feature packs''' ====
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Default data is at
K0
.30 per MB. These packages are available:
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Default data is at
K 0
.30 per MB. These packages are available:
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[[File:Bmobile
chart.jpg|none|thumb|643x643px]]
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{|
class="article-table"
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You can subscribe to a combination of the various data bundle offerings. Validity period will extend to the plan with the longest validity. Unused data will be forfeited after validity period. Non
-
bundled data rate is 30t per MB.
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|
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!Validity
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!Volume
+
!Price
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|-
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|24 hours
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|50 MB
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|K 4
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|-
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|3 days
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|70 MB
+
|K 5
+
|-
+
|7 days
+
|150 MB
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| K 10
+
|-
+
|14 days
+
|350 MB
+
|K 20
+
|-
+
|14 days
+
|650 MB
+
|K 30
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|-
+
|30 days
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|1.5 GB
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| K 80
+
|-
+
|30 days
+
|5 GB
+
|K 225
+
|-
+
|30 days
+
|10 GB
+
|K 375
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|}
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To subscribe to any of the data bundles, dial *777# on your phone to display the list and choose your option. You can subscribe to a combination of the various data bundle offerings. Validity period will extend to the plan with the longest validity. Overuse will be charged at the default rate.
==== '''More info''' ====
==== '''More info''' ====