How to activate 4G in NTC

Jan 2, 2017

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It is from today that Nepal Telecom is launching 4G in its network. This is the first phase of 4G launch. As for today, only Postpaid GSM users from Kathmandu and Pokhara will be entertained with the service. But NTC says 4G for prepaid users in these cities will be launched very shortly. And users in other cities will be entertained with 4G service in days to come.In this post, We are going to share with you how you can activate 4G in your Postpaid numbers from NTC. To ensure you can get the best out of 4G, there are few things you might wanna consider:

Who can enjoy 4G from NTC?

You must have a GSM postpaid SIM and you must be connected to the NTC's network within Kathmandu or Pokhara.
Not all the GSM postpaid SIM cards support 4G. According to NTC, only recent SIMs will be capable of supporting 4G. If your older SIM couldn't activate 4G in it, you might wanna visit Nepal Telecoms office and get a new SIM card for your number.
Not all the phones support 4G LTE, so make sure your phone supports 4G LTE connectivity for FDD band 3 that will be working on 1800MHz that is the band on which NTC 4G service will be running. Check out the list of 4G supported phones in Nepal here.
Few phones might have a setting to enable or disable 4G service. Make sure to enable 4G service in your phone.

How to Activate 4G in your postpaid numbers?

Activating 4G is simple. All you need to do is go to your phone dialer and dial " *444# ". As per NTC, this service will be on after 1pm (Nepal Time) today. But bear in mind, after activating this service in your number, NRs. 50 will be charged to your regular billing as the activation charge for 4G service.

What is there for you if you activate 4G?

Nepal Telecom GSM postpaid subscribers activating 4G service in Kathmandu and Pokhara will be entertained with free internet for 4 days starting from today. Though this free internet package from NTC for 4G subscribes is a limited one, that includes free 1GB data each day for 4 days.