You can now subscribe for as many as 30 days of FREE Warid to Warid calls and get a bonus. Simply send the word PAKA followed by the number of days you wish to subscribe to 149, for example; to get 5 days of Pakalast, send PAKA 5 to 149, to get 30 days of Pakalast, send PAKA 30 to 149. You’ll receive bonus days of Pakalast depending on how many days you request for.
Effective 25th January, 2010, you will be charged Ush 1,500 for every 24 hours.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: PAKALAST & PAKA PROFILE
- How much do I pay if I want to get one PakaLast day?
You will pay Ush. 1,500/- for one PakaLast day.
- So does this mean that I will pay Ush. 3,000/- for two days?
Yes, for Ush 3000/-, you will get 2 days.
- How do I subscribe for one day?
You subscribe by sending the message Paka OR Paka 1 to 149.
- What will happen if I send Paka 1 two times on the same day?
You will be given 2 days/48 hours and will be charged Ush 3,000/- for the two days.
- So will I be charged Ush 1,500/- per day even when I subscribe for 30 days?
Yes, Ush 1,500/- is the price per day. See table below:
| Service |
Days |
Price |
| Paka 1 |
1 |
1,500/= |
| Paka 3 |
3 |
4,500/= |
| Paka 5 |
5 |
7,500/= |
| Paka 10 |
10 |
15,000/= |
| Paka 15 |
15 |
22,500/= |
| Paka 20 |
20 |
30,000/= |
| Paka 30 |
30 |
45,000/= |
- Has anything else changed about the service apart from the price increment?
Yes, you are now awarded bonus days every time you subscribe for 3 or more days.
- Well, how does that work? For example how many bonus days will I get if I request for 5 days?
See table below:
| Service |
Days |
Bonus days |
Total Days Given |
| Paka 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Paka 3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Paka 5 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
| Paka 10 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
| Paka 15 |
15 |
6 |
21 |
| Paka 20 |
20 |
7 |
21 |
| Paka 30 |
30 |
11 |
41 |
- I can see from the table above that I can get 41 days which is more than the maximum of 30 that I could get before. What is the maximum number of days I can get now?
You can now get a maximum of 50 days.
- I didn’t see Paka 4 on the table. What will happen if I send Paka 4 to 149??
In this case, you will be charged for 3 days (Ush 4,500/-) and you will receive 3 days and 1 bonus day. In total you will get 4 days although you will be charged for 3.
- Will the same happen when I subscribe for Paka 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 ,22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29?
See table below for any number of days between 1 & 30 and the corresponding charge and days awarded.
| Service |
Days |
Bonus days |
Total Days Given |
Price |
| Paka 1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1,500/= |
| Paka 2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1,500/= |
| Paka 3 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4,500/= |
| Paka 4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
4,500/= |
| Paka 5 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
7,500/= |
| Paka 6,7,8,9 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
7,500/= |
| Paka 10 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
15,000/= |
| Paka 11, 12, 13 ,14 |
10 |
3 |
13 |
15,000/= |
| Paka 15 |
15 |
6 |
21 |
22,500/= |
| Paka 16, 17, 18, 19 |
15 |
6 |
21 |
22,500/= |
| Paka 20 |
20 |
7 |
27 |
30,000/= |
| Paka 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 |
20 |
7 |
27 |
30,000/= |
| Paka 30 |
30 |
11 |
41 |
45,000/= |
- What happens if I have Ush 15,000/- (enough for 10 days) and I send Paka 8?
You will, in this case, be charged Ush 7,500/- (for 5 days) and will be given a total of 7 days (2 bonus inclusive).
- I have noted from above that the maximum number of days I can get is 50; does that mean that these days are cumulative?
Yes, both the PakaLast and bonus days are cumulative.
- In that case, how do I keep track of my days?
You will always get a message when your PakaLast request has been granted. In this message, a date which informs you of the day, month, and exact time when your PakaLast will expire is included.
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