Tensions running High, Days coming near all for the soft launch of STC’s Bahrain operations. The proposed date according to my soure is 15th of January. Working on getting in on the action by getting an STC Number.

Anyways as promised here are some more juicy details about some STC’s services.

Budget Control : Postpaid users can specify a limit for their bill. Whats so good about it you may ask. STC will allow you to topup your Line after you reached your defined limit by buying a normal credit voucher from any of the store. All calls made after the top-up will come from the voucher that you use. Kinda like Prepaid-Postpaid Hybrid solution.

Local Number on Roaming SIM : Let just say that you are a visiting Bahrain from any other country. You still have your Home country sim in your mobile phone. As soon as you switch it On, you will recieve an SMS from STC informing you that you have got 1 Dinar Credit along with a Number assigned to you by STC. A local Bahrain Number which will be valid for a total of 3 days. Before the 3 days period you’ll have to buy a topup voucher and use it else the number gets deleted.

To switch your Home country sim card to the STC one you will just have to dial a number like *183# (just an example) and your Sim will register with STC allowing you to make and recieve calls on the local number. Want to recieve and make calls using your Home country number, dial the above mentioned code again and your number switches back to Your Home country number.

Discount based on Location : STC will allow you to register a Location as your base. Based on the Cell tower, you pick a location. Anytime you make an receive calls from the certain location you will get a discount. Anywhere from 20-45%. Amount of the discount is not confirmed but thats the range. For example, You Pick your home as a location and STC will register the cell tower (could also be cell tower triangulation) of that area as your Base location. Anytime you make a call while at home you’ll get a discount. This service will have a monthly charge associated with it.

Family & Friends : STC will allow you to register 5 numbers to recieve discount on everytime you make a call to them.

That is all for now, hopefully will get some more news next week or so.

Comments, complaints, suggestions welcome.