With the Collect Call service from STC, the call will be charged to the receiver once he or she is notified and accepts to pay the charges.
New Features
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No settings or activation required
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You can call even when you don’t have credit
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Free and has no monthly subscription fees
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Available to all Jawal postpaid and prepaid customers (Sawa, Lana)
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Works only among STC customers and not with other operators
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Does not apply while roaming
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A maximum of 10 numbers can be added to the acceptance list and a receiver will be automatically charged for calls from these numbers.
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A subscriber can add numbers to the acceptance list and delete or display them using simple commands.
Using the Service:
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A Jawal, Sawa, or Lana customer can easily make calls by pressing *199* followed with the mobile number to be called, then press # and YES or Call. For example, (*199*050532999#) and then press YES or Call.
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To add a specific number to the acceptance list, press *199*1* followed with the number to be added, then press # and Yes or Call. For example, (*199*1* 050532999#) and then press YES or Call.
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To cancel a specific number from the acceptance list, press *199*2* followed with the number to be cancelled, then press # and Yes or Call. For example, (*199*2* 050532999#) and then press YES or Call.
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You can display the numbers in your acceptance list by pressing *199*3 followed with # and then YES or Call. For example, (*199*3#) and then press YES or Call.
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A Jawal, Sawa or Lana customer can accept to pay for call charges as follows: When receiving a call through the Collect Call service, the number will be displayed on your screen. When you answer, you will hear a voice message asking you to either accept the charges by pressing * or reject them by pressing #.
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If you receive a call from a number on your acceptance list, the caller’s number will be displayed on your screen and you will hear a voice message informing you that you’ll be immediately charged for the call.
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Jawal, Sawa, and Lana customers can choose the language they prefer as follows:
Jawal customers: Send an SMS with 1 for Arabic or 2 for English to 800899.
Sawa or Lana customers: For Arabic, send *140*1# and then press Call.
For English, send *140*2# and then press Call.