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PTA Set To Implement Device Identification Registration And Blocking System(DIRBS) from December 1st

November 30, 2018
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PTA Set To Implement Device Identification Registration And Blocking System(DIRBS) from December 1st
With the aim to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone usage, discourage mobile phones theft and protect consumer interest and in line with Telecom policy 2015, issued by Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom section 9.6, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has developed/established a system Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS) at PTA premises and will be implemented 1st December 2018.

DIRBS is a forward working solution and is designed to cater for no service interruption for all Pakistani cellular mobile service users. All mobile devices, including non-compliant that are active on cellular mobile networks within Pakistan till 1st December 2018 will remain operational and not be blocked/interrupted from mobile services.

To facilitate any user currently using non-compliant mobile devices (15 digit IMEI of the mobile device is not as per international standards), PTA shall auto-pair all such IMEIs with their mobile numbers and they will remain operational without any service interruption. After DIRBS implementation on 1st of December, 2018, any new mobile device programmed with a non-standard IMEI number will be considered as non-compliant device and shall not be allowed any mobile connectivity/service in Pakistani territory as per PTA/DIRBS regulations.

PTA is already carrying out an extensive awareness campaign to educate masses on DIRBS. PTA is sending informatory SMS to all mobile subscribers to notify the status of their mobile device(s) in use on Pakistani cellular mobile networks.

For all Pakistani mobile device users wishing to know the status of a device can send each 15 digit IMEI number via SMS to 8484. The status of the mobile device can also be checked via PTA website link www.dirbs.pta.gov.pk or by downloading DIRBS android mobile application.

Following are some of the methods for obtaining a mobile device IMEI:
  1. Dial *#06# from the dial pad of device and note down each 15-digit IMEI
  2. IMEI is also printed on the device box.
  3. IMEI is printed on the inside of a device and can be viewed by removing the back cover/ battery.
DIRBS system will send one of the following three responses to IMEI query as explained below:

  • Compliant/PTA Approved Device: The mobile device is PTA approved and legally imported into Pakistan
  • Device IMEI is Valid: The IMEI of this mobile device is valid as it is GSMA approved, but it is not PTA approved. To facilitate such users, PTA will auto register all such IMEIs which are observed on Network till 1st December 2018, their status will be converted to compliant. A user in possession of such devices is advised to insert their local SIM card and do a voice or data activity so such Valid IMEI are observed on Pakistani mobile networks and subsequently listed within DIRBS system so the user may continue to avail uninterrupted mobile services on such device(s).
  • Non-compliant Devices: This is not a PTA approved mobile device as IMEI on the device is either non-standard, duplicated etc. To ensure users of all such devices do not face any connectivity/service issues PTA will auto-pair all such IMEIs, which are observed on mobile network till 1st December 2018, with their mobile number so device shall remain operational till the useful life of the device. A user in possession of such devices is advised to insert their local SIM card and do a voice or data activity so such non-compliant IMEI are observed on Pakistani mobile networks and subsequently listed within DIRBS system so the user may continue to avail uninterrupted mobile services on such device(s).
  • Blocked devices: The IMEI is reported as stolen and not allowed for usage/services.

All mobile devices consumers are advised that from 1st December 2018 onwards to check IMEI status of a device prior to buying/obtaining by sending each 15 digit IMEI via SMS to 8484, PTA website https://dirbs.pta.gov.pk or via DIRBS Android application. For further details: visit the PTA website (https://www.pta.gov.pk).


Article Source: (https://www.pta.gov.pk)
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Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL Launched Officially | Bigger Display | Best Camera Yet | Everything You Need To Know

October 09, 2018
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Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL Launched Officially | Bigger Display | Best Camera Yet | Everything You Need To Know
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Google uncovered the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, its latest flagship Android smartphones. There was minimal left to unveil following quite a while of spilled pictures and recordings offered a far reaching sneak peak of the two gadgets well in front of the organization's press occasion today in New York. Yet, after all that, today we're at last getting the entire story on  the new hardware and software features that are restrictive to the Pixel 3.

 "For life on the go, we designed the world’s best camera and put it in the world’s most helpful phone,"  said Google’s hardware chief Rick Osterloh.
Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL Launched Officially | Bigger Display | Best Camera Yet | Everything You Need To Know
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The Pixel 3 begins at $799 for 64GB, with the 3 XL costing $899. Add $100 to either for the 128GB stockpiling choice. Center specs for both incorporate a Snapdragon 845, 4GB RAM (there's no alternative for additional), Bluetooth 5.0, and forward looking stereo speakers. Likewise inside is another Titan M security chip, which Google says gives "on-device protection for login credentials, disk encryption, app data, and the integrity of the operating system." Pre-orders for the two phones start today, and purchasers will get a half year of free YouTube Music benefit. The Pixels will formally dispatch on October eighteenth.

Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL Launched Officially | Bigger Display | Best Camera Yet | Everything You Need To Know
Image Credit : The Verge

The Pixel 3 and 3 XL both component bigger screens than a year ago's models on account of thinned down bezels — and the questionable score on account of the greater phone.

Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL Launched Officially | Bigger Display | Best Camera Yet | Everything You Need To Know
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The 3 XL has a 6.3-inch display (up from six creeps on the 2 XL), while the customary 3 has a 5.5-inch screen (up from five inches). By and large, however, the real phones are fundamentally the same as in size and dealing with to their immediate antecedents.

Google has stayed with a solitary back 12.2-megapixel camera on the two phones, proceeding to oppose the double camera industry incline. Yet, it's an alternate story in advance. Both the Pixel 3 and 3 XL have two forward looking cameras; one of them offers a more extensive field of view for getting more individuals or a more noteworthy feeling of your surroundings into a selfie.

Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL Launched Officially | Bigger Display | Best Camera Yet | Everything You Need To Know
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The Pixel 2 earned a notoriety for being maybe the best camera on any smartphone, and Google is hoping to convey that force forward with new programming highlights that support the new camera execution with AI upgrades. Another Top Shot alternative will choose the best picture from a burst arrangement of shots. Like Samsung's Galaxy Note 9, it will remove pictures that are hazy or snaps where somebody flickered. Super Res Zoom utilizes numerous casings and AI to convey a more honed last photograph even without optical zoom.

The new Pixels will holds wireless charging (at up to 10 watts), and Google is presenting its own charging pod — the $79 Pixel Stand — as a discretionary extra. The Pixel 3 gadgets perceive when they're perched on Google's charger and show custom UI components like data from Google Assistant. The wireless charging is made conceivable by Google's turn to an all-glass back. Be that as it may, the gadgets still have a two-tone matte/gleaming completion on account of another carving procedure.

Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL Launched Officially | Bigger Display | Best Camera Yet | Everything You Need To Know
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The latest Pixel phones send with Android 9 Pie and Google's advanced health includes out of the crate. They likewise discard Android's customary trio of virtual catches (back, home, recents) for the motion route presented as a component of Pie. Google Assistant and Google Lens are intended to be center parts of the product encounter.

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