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Latest revision as of 12:22, 31 January 2024
The currency of Kuwait is dinar (its code is KWD). It is sub-divided into 1,000 fils. It is the highest-valued currency unit in the world.
Cellular Operators
Zain
Zain Group is a mobile telecommunications company founded in 1983 in Kuwait as MTC or Mobile Telecommunications Company. It was rebranded to Zain in 2007. Zain has commercial presence in 8 countries across Africa and the Middle East with about 37.6 million customers as of 31 March 2011. It supports GSM-900/1800, 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA, 4G LTE technologies.
APN settings
- username: pps (or) (blank)
- password: pps (or) (blank)
- APN name: pps (or) apn01
Ooredoo
It supports GSM-900/1800, 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA technologies.
APN settings
- username: (blank)
- password: (blank)
- APN name: action.ooredoo.com
Viva
It supports GSM-900/1800, 2100 MHz UMTS, HSDPA technologies.
APN settings
- username: (blank)
- password: (blank)
- APN name: viva
Prepaid plans
Zain
Prepaid service from Zain is called eeZee. It includes voice, data, and Blackberry offers.
Zain offers prepaid Internet packages under the name eeZee Connect. These packages offer Internet for smartphones, tablets, e-GO devices and routers:
| Monthly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Data included | Speed | Price | How to activate |
| 1 GB | Low | KWD 5 / US$ 17.60 | Send SMS with M2 to 999 |
| 2 GB | Regular | KWD 8 / US$ 28.15 | Send SMS with M1 to 999 |
| 8 GB | High | KWD 13 / US$ 45.75 | Send SMS with M4 to 999 |
| 15 GB | Regular | KWD 14.5 / US$ 51.03 | Send SMS with M3 to 999 |
| 30 GB | High | KWD 23 / US$ 80.94 | Send SMS with M5 to 999 |
| 12 GB | 4G | KWD 17 / US$ 60.00 | Send SMS with M7 to 999 |
| 35 GB | 4G | KWD 25 / US$ 87.61 | Send SMS with M8 to 999 |
| 80 GB | 4G | KWD 35 / US$ 122.65 | Send SMS with M9 to 999 |
| Weekly | |||
| 1 GB | Regular | KWD 2.5 / US$ 8.80 | Send SMS with W1 to 999 |
| 4 GB | High | KWD 4 / US$ 14.08 | Send SMS with W2 to 999 |
| 6 GB | 4G | KWD 6 / US$ 21.03 | Send SMS with W3 to 999 |
| Daily | |||
| 300 MB | Regular | KWD 0.75 / US$ 2.64 | Send SMS with D1 to 999 |
| 1 GB | High | KWD 1 / US$ 3.52 | Send SMS with D2 to 999 |
| 2 GB | 4G | KWD 2 / US$ 7.01 | Send SMS with D3 to 999 |
Also two add-ons are available:
| Data Volume | Price | To activate via SMS | To activate online |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 GB | KWD 3 / US$ 10.56 | Send SMS with A1 to 999 | Visit connect.kw.zain.com |
| 25 GB | KWD 12 / US$ 42.23 | Send SMS with A2 to 999 |
BlackBerry on eeZee allows you to send/receive emails, surf the Internet, and chat on your prepaid line. The plans are:
| Monthly Plans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Package (30 Days) | Price | Data Usage | How to activate |
| Local Unlimited | KWD 15 / US$ 52.79 | Unlimited | Send SMS with BBF to 999 |
| Complete | KWD 11 / US$ 38.71 | 300 MB | Send SMS with BBP to 999 |
| Lite | KWD 6 / US$ 21.12 | 100 MB | Send SMS with BBL to 999 |
| Weekly Plans | |||
| Package (7 Days) | Price | Data Usage | How to activate |
| Local | KWD 4.5 / US$ 15.84 | Unlimited | Send SMS with BBW to 999 |
Note that with Zain BlackBerry Complete and Lite packages, you will gain access to the following services:
| BlackBerry Complete Services | BlackBerry Lite Services |
|---|---|
|
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To subscribe to any of BlackBerry eeZee plans send BB to 999, to check the remaining validity of your plan send Q to 999.
Where to buy
eeZee prepaid numbers and recharge cards are available at all Zain branches and distributors all over Kuwait.
How to activate
To activate Prepaid Internet on your smartphone send NET to 999 or visit http://connect.kw.zain.com
How to top up
1. eeZee Recharge Cards:
| Card Price | Validity |
|---|---|
| KWD 1 / US$ 3.52 | 20 days |
| KWD 1.5 / US$ 5.28 | 25 days |
| KWD 3 / US$ 10.56 | 60 days |
| KWD 5 / US$ 17.60 | 90 days |
| KWD 10 / US$ 35.19 | 180 days |
| KWD 20 / US$ 70.39 | 365 days |
2. Auto Recharge - a payment solution that will automatically deduct a certain amount of your choice on a daily, weekly or monthly basis directly from your bank account. Accepted cards are Visa & MasterCard credit cards, NBK ATM (K-Net) and Gulf Bank ATM (K-Net) cards.
Zain subscribers can activate the Auto recharge service by completing the online form, visiting one of Zain branches or by calling 107.
3. Zain Emergency Credit - it allows you to continue your calls whenever you want, even if your credit id nearing zero. The service adds KWD 0.5 / US$ 1.76 to your balance. To activate it send 500 to 999.
4. Credit Transfer - you can transfer credit from your prepaid account to other prepaid or postpaid Zain account.
In order to begin using this service, you will have to activate it via SMS. Credit transfer commands and text (by SMS service) are:
- To register new subscriber: send ON to 99998
- You will receive a pin number, which you will use for all future transfers
- To unsubscribe from service: send OFF [pin] to 99998
- To initialize transfer: send T [recipient] [Amount] to 99998
- To confirm the transfer: send [pin] to 99998
- To cancel the open transfer: Send cancel to 99998
- To change the pin: send c [Old pin] [New Pin] to 99998
You can send a minimum of KWD 1.5 / US$ 5.28 and a mximum of KWD 30 in a single transfer. The monthly limit is KWD 30 / US$ 105.58. At least KWD 1 / US$ 3.52 must remain on your balance after the credit transfer operation or it won't be completed.
Validity of the transferred credit:
| Amount Transferred | Validity of Transferred Credit |
|---|---|
| KWD 1.5 / US$ 5.28 to KWD 2.9 / US$ 10.21 | 15 days |
| KWD 3 / US$ 10.56 to KWD 4.9 / US$ 17.24 | 30 days |
| KWD 5 / US$ 17.60 to KWD 9.9 / US$ 34.84 | 60 days |
| KWD 10 / US$ 35.19 to KWD 19.9 / US$ 70.03 | 120 days |
| KWD 20 / US$ 70.39 to KWD 30 / US$ 105.58 | 365 days |
Wataniya
As of February, 2013 Wataniya is testing its 4G network. No plans are available at the moment, but they promise to deliver them rather soon.
Viva
eSIM availability
There are three providers, that have eSIM offers.
Ooredoo
For now, you have only one Holafly Kuwait eSIM (which uses the Ooredoo Kuwait network – the mobile operator with the best general availability and second-fastest speeds, by the way):
Kuwait 6 GB eSIM for 15 days, costing 44 USD/47 EUR/34 GBP/64 AUD/57 CAD.
STC
In the case of Kuwait, Airalo's Liberation Mobile eSIM uses the STC Kuwait network up to 4G/LTE (no 5G NR yet, unfortunately.
The following two Airalo Kuwait Liberation Mobile eSIMs are available:
1) Kuwait/Liberation Mobile 1 GB eSIM for 7 days, costing 8 USD.
2) Kuwait/Liberation Mobile 3 GB eSIM for 30 days, costing 15 USD.
Zain
While you get 4G/LTE access with the Airalo Liberation Mobile eSIM (using both the Zain Kuwait network), you only get 3G speeds on the Zain Kuwait network with the Airalo Discover Global.
You have these five Airalo Discover Global eSIMs:
1) Discover Global 1 GB eSIM for 7 days, costing 9 USD – most popular with Phone Travel Wiz readers.
2) Discover Global 3 GB eSIM for 15 days, costing 24 USD.
3) Discover Global 5 GB eSIM for 30 days, costing 35 USD – most popular with Phone Travel Wiz readers.
4) Discover Global 10 GB eSIM for 60 days, costing 59 USD.
5) Discover Global 20 GB eSIM for 180 days, costing 89 USD.