Nepal has two nation-wide mobile service operators, namely Nepal Telecom, and Ncell. As multiple operator’s license got cancelled due to several reasons including pending dues to the government. However, you can get different services from the telcos out of which voice call, data and SMS are the basic mobile telephony services. To inform you well of the cost of each mobile services and to help you compare Ntc Ncell tariff effectively, we have gathered all the tariffs of the telcos in Nepal.
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Earlier the telcos used to compete on the voice call tariff for both on-net and off-net. Nowadays, the voice, data and SMS tariff of Ntc, Ncell does not vary much for pay as you go, whereas they are more different on the packages.
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Voice Call Tariff of Ntc, Ncell
The voice call rate of an operator first differs on whether the call is on-net or off-net, that is within the operator or to other operators. Similarly, the call tariff is different for prepaid and postpaid with a little cheaper on the postpaid ones. And finally, the operators also let you make cheaper calls to some numbers of friends or family in the name of FNF in Ntc or My5 in Ncell offers.
Let’s find the Voice tariff for prepaid numbers.
|
S.N. |
Operator (Prepaid number) |
Voice tariff (Cost per minute) |
Tax included |
|
1 |
Ntc to Ntc |
Rs 1.5 |
No |
|
2 | Ntc to Ncell |
Rs 2 |
No |
|
3 |
Ncell to Ncell | Rs 2.05 |
Yes |
|
4 | Ncell to Ntc, | Rs 2.05 |
Yes |
| 5 |
Ntc Friends and Family | 70 Paisa: Prepaid 55 Paisa: Postpaid |
No |
| 6 |
Ncell My5 |
99 paisa |
No |
| 7 | Ntc VoWifi | No | |
| 8 | Ncell VoWifi | Same as that of regular call | No |
The cheapest call you can make with the voice tariff for on-net calls is from Ntc while subscribing FNF for 5 numbers enable it to be more affordable.
Find the voice tariff for postpaid number of all telcos here.
|
S.N. | Operator (Postpaid number) | Voice Call Tariff Cost per minute |
Tax |
|
1 | Ntc to Ntc |
Rs 1 |
No |
|
2 | Ntc to Ncell |
Rs 2 |
No |
|
3 |
Ncell to Ncell |
Rs 1.20 |
No |
|
4 |
Ncell to Ntc |
Rs 1.53 |
No |
| 5 |
Ntc friends and family tariff |
55 paisa |
Check out: Voice call rate of Ntc, Ncell
Data Tariff of Ntc, Ncell
The mobile data tariff for all the telcos is measured in the cost per MB. Earlier the cost per MB was very high for Ncell but they have reduced the data tariff sharply over the years.
|
S.N. |
Operator |
Data tariff |
Tax included |
|
1 |
Ntc |
Rs 1 per MB |
No |
|
2 |
Ncell | Rs 1 per MB |
No |
Here also, the cheapest data tariff (for PayG data) is from Ntc. For more affordable mobile data usage, you need to buy data packages. Find latest Ntc data packs and Ncell data packs where you can get data volume at very affordable rates per MB/GB.
SMS Tariff of Ntc, Ncell
As with the voice call, SMS tariff also differs for on-net and off-net which means the SMS sent within an operator number or to another operator’s number. For example, the price of SMS also differs if you send it from Ntc to Ntc itself or Ntc to Ncell. Find the SMS tariff of Ntc, Ncell below.
|
S.N. |
Operator |
SMS tariff |
Tax Included |
|
1 |
Ntc |
Rs 1 per SMS |
No |
|
2 |
Ncell | Rs 1.27 per SMS |
Yes |
| 3 | Ntc to Ncell |
Rs 1.25 per SMS |
No |
| 4 | Ncell to Ntc | Rs 1.39 per SMS |
Yes |
With the above price of SMS, we find that the cheapest SMS you can send is with Ntc and Ncell for on-net ones. If you have to send a large number of SMS, we suggest you to buy SMS package. Find the Ntc SMS packs and Ncell SMS packs here.
International Call rate Tariff
The International call Tariff varies for different countries in both Ntc and Ncell. Ntc provides offer in calling international numbers with access code like 1424 etc. However, the international call rate for Ncell is the same as below.
| Country | NTC Call Rate (Rs./min) | Ncell Call Rate (Rs./min) |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1.92 | 3.99 |
| USA/Canada | 2.54 | 1.99 |
| China | 2.54 | 6.00 |
| United Kingdom | 2.54 | 11.50 |
| Australia | 2.54 | 15.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.54 | 15.50 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2.54 | 18.00 |
| Qatar | 2.54 | 20.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 2.54 | 21.00 |
| Pakistan | 2.54 | 15.00 |
International SMS Tariff
For the International SMS Tariff, Ntc has a flat rate of Rs 5 per SMS. Whereas Ncell’s international SMS tariff ranges from Rs 5 to Rs 10 for prepaid and Rs 5 for Postpaid.
|
S.N. |
Operator | International SMS tariff |
Tax Included |
|
1 | Ncell Prepaid (All except below) | Rs 10 per SMS |
No |
| 2 | Ncell Prepaid (Bahrain, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Thailand, United States) | Rs 5 per SMS | No |
| 3 | Ncell Postpaid | Rs 5 per SMS | No |
| 4 | Ntc Prepaid and Postpaid | Rs 5 per SMS |
No |
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