For enlisting your MOBILE DEVICE in PTA, you’ve got to dial *8484# in your versatile phone.
Diverse choices will show up on your screen, press 1 for portable enlistment.
You may be inquired around the nationality, press 1 if you’re Pakistani national and press 2 on the off chance that you’re outsider.
Enter CNIC number and versatile IMEI, to total this enlistment prepare
In the event that you’re employing a portable phone which isn’t enlisted with PTA at that point your versatile will be blocked. This article is around How to Register Portable in PTA, so make beyond any doubt you examined the total direct and take after the steps underneath.
PTA has as of now advised people to enlist their versatile with PTA. On the off chance that you enlist your portable in PTA, you may not get messages from PTA to enroll your versatile and your versatile donât get blocked.
PTA begun this enrollment of mobiles so they can keep track of the portable gadgets. Most of the versatile gadgets in Pakistan are imported. So to keep track of these mobiles and halt the sneaking of mobiles in Pakistan, PTA presented this enlistment of mobiles.
In the event that you purchase a modern versatile from the shop, you ought to purchase the one which has PTA endorsed stamp on its box.
PTA allows registration of one gadget free of cost if you’re coming back to Pakistan from overseas. On the off chance that you have got more than one at that point you have got to register the other versatile gadgets. You wish to pay important assess for the gadget in the event that you need to utilize that versatile gadget in Pakistan for more than 60 days. In this article, we are going tell almost how to enlist portable in PTA
What is PTA?
PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) is the regulatory body that regulates and sees the telecommunication system in Pakistan
What is DIRBS?
In 2018, PTA (Pakistan TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY) presented this versatile enlistment framework to keep track of all mobiles. DIRBS stands for Gadget Recognizable proof, Enlistment and Blocking Framework. It could be a versatile gadget biological system presented by PTA to guarantee that as it were lawful gadgets are utilized over versatile systems in Pakistan. PTA propelled DIRBS for gadget distinguishing proof and blocking carried versatile phones.
To check your mobile registration
You’ll be able check on the off chance that your portable phone is enlisted in PTA or not by sending a message on 8484. Sort your portable IMEI within the message and send it to 8484. You’ll get a message from PTA that your gadget is confirmed or not.
To check your portable phone IMEI, dial *#06# from your portable gadget. On the off chance that you’ve got a double SIM mobile phone at that point your portable phone will have two different IMEI numbers. Once you dial *#06# from your mobile gadget, you may get a 15 digit IMEI number. You’ll be able discover IMEI number in versatile phone settings as well.
You’ll check status of gadget on https://dirbs.pta.gov.pk/ as well. After sending your portable gadget IMEI on 8484 you may get taking after message.
After you send the message to 8484 you may get one of the taking after messages:
The gadget IMEI is compliant (PTA Approved) which suggests it is affirmed by PTA and you’ll be able appreciate all organize administrations.
The gadget IMEI is non-compliant but you’ll still use network administrations. In the event that your gadget is non-complaint at that point send an SMS or make a call to register your gadget.
The gadget IMEI is blocked which suggests your mobile gadget is blocked and you cannot utilize it in Pakistan. To utilize it, you’ve got to pay the charges.
After getting blocked IMEI message from PTA at that point you have got to enlist your portable gadget to utilize it. You’ll be able enroll your versatile phone through distinctive strategies and we’ll examine the enrollment strategies in this article
Register Mobile Phone through USSD
To enroll by dialing *8484#, take after these steps:
Dial *8484# on your versatile phone.
You may see distinctive choices after you dial *8484#. Press 1 to enlist your mobile gadget.
Presently answer with 1, in the event that you’re a citizen of Pakistan and answer with 2 in the event that you’re a nonnative.
Once more answer with 1 on the off chance that it is your to begin with gadget. Your to begin with gadget will enroll free of taken a toll.
Presently you’ve got to enter your international id number and CNIC.
Presently answer with a number of SIM openings your portable gadget have.
Enter your IMEI number and on the off chance that you double SIMs at that point enter both IMEI numbers.
Answer with 1 to total this enrollment request. Your request will be submitted in PTA.
You’ll get a affirmation message from 8484 in case all the accreditations you have got given are adjust. In case your qualifications are not adjust at that point you wish to do the above-mentioned steps once more
Register Mobile Phone through DIRBS
To register through DIRBS (device identification, registration and blocking system), follow these steps.
- Open your browser and type https://dirbs.pta.gov.pk/drs to open Device Registration Portal
- You need to log in to your account. If you don’t have an account, click on Sign Up
- After clicking on Sign Up, you will see a form. Fill out all the details required to complete the form.
- First, select the purpose and user type
- In purpose, you will select personal/individual for mobile/tablet PCs and in user type, you will select local or foreigner
- Add all details your email, passport number, phone number and your address to complete the signup procedure
- You will receive an email with confirmation link. Click on it to confirm your account
- Now log in to your account
- After logging in, you will see a declaration window and on the left side, you will see individual COC option. Click on apply for COC
- Now enter your mobile device IMEI number and your contact number
- You will receive a text from PTA if you have to pay the tax for your mobile phone or not.
- You can register a mobile phone through PTA mobile app (Android only) and Cellular mobile operator’s facilitation centers. If you are visiting Pakistan just for a month then you should register your mobile device here but if you are going to stay for more than 60 days then you have to register your mobile phone. After 60 days you won’t be able to use your mobile in Pakistan.