Qtel Passport, the service provider’s roaming service, now connects travellers on 60 mobile networks in 35 countries.
Under this, customers 100 roaming minutes for all calls and 1GB of roaming data for only QR100.
Qtel Passport is available to Qtel customers on mobile networks including the GCC, Middle East, Asia, Europe and the United States of America.
With many people leaving Qatar for end-of-year breaks, the service is proving particularly popular as it covers some of the most-travelled winter destinations in Europe such as the UK, Germany and Switzerland.
Qtel Passport is valid for seven days from activation, but can be renewed an unlimited number of times for longer trips. Both Hala and Shahry customers can subscribe to Qtel Passport by sending a free SMS or by calling a Qtel call centre whenever they need the service.
Qtel Passport can be activated in any of the covered countries at any time.
Shahry customers send an SMS message reading “QP” to 114, while Hala customers send an SMS reading “QP” to 121. Hala customers need a minimum credit balance of QR 100 to use the Qtel Passport.
If customers use up their Qtel Passport allowance during the seven-day period, they will then be charged QR1 per 1MB of data or QR1 per minute until the 7-day duration expires, after which standard rates will apply.
Qtel Passport is available in Australia (Telstra), Algeria (Wataniya), Bahrain (Batelco, Zain, Viva), Bangladesh (Airtel, Robi), Canada (Bell, Telus), Czech Republic (O2), Denmark (TDC), Egypt (Vodafone, Mobinil, Etisalat Misr), France (Bouygues), Germany (O2), Hong Kong (China Mobile), India (Idea, Vodafone), Indonesia (XL), Iraq (Asiacell), Ireland (O2), Italy (TIM, Wind), Jordan (Zain), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Zain, Mobily, STC), Kuwait (Viva, Zain, Wataniya), Malaysia (Celcom, Maxis), Maldives (Watanyia), Oman (Nawras), Palestine (Wataniya), Philippines (Globe), Singapore (Starhub, M1), Sri Lanka (Dialog, Mobitel), Switzerland (Swisscom), Thailand (Truemove, AIS, Total Access), Tunisia (Tunisiana), Turkey (Avea, Turkcell), United Arab Emirates (etisalat, du), United Kingdom (3, Everything Everywhere, O2) and the USA (T Mobile and AT&T).
When customers travel, they need to manually select the participating roaming operators on their handsets, so they enjoy full Passport benefits. Roaming services on other operators will be charged at standard roaming rates.
Qtel continues to add more networks and countries on a regular basis, and the full list is always available on the Qtel website at www.qtel.qa.
