Zain is one of the most renowned telecom companies providing various services in the KSA. It is serving the majority of the people in the KSA in landline, mobile telephony and internet services. Currently, it lies at 3rd number in the list of most popular telecom companies.
Information for Zain New SIM
Zain is immensely popular among the visitors coming for Umrah/Hajj from various regions of the world to the sacred cities. The majority of the visitors are unfamiliar with the Arabic language. So, they do not know how to use the Zain SIM. Here is necessary information about it.
You can buy a Zain SIM in only 30 SAR that will come with SAR 23.57 initial balance. You can use it in your desired internet package. If you do not take any package, the local or international call will cost you 0.55/minute, and a local/international SMS will cost you 0.25/SMS. In the same way, if you use data for browsing, it will cost you 0.50 SAR/MB.
The above-discussed rates are for “Off-Peak” hours that are from 8 PM to 8 AM. If you use the above services in Peak Hours, a call or SMS will cost you 0.65/minute or /SMS.
Here you can check all SMS and Call bundles offered by Zain:
Check the remaining balance by typing “BC” and send it to 959. If you want to know which package you are using currently, send “NR” to 959. To recharge, you need to send “CR” to 959.
Zain Internet Packages for 1 Month/3 Months [Prepaid]
Most of the internet packages are for one month and three months. It is due to the data requirements of the visitors and the local people. Since the visitors come for more than two weeks to KSA, Zain brings the cheapest data packages for them every month.
| Package Name | Price | Package Details | Duration | Activation Code | De-activation Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareeb Package | 0.15 SAR | 0.15 SAR/call (on-net), 0.15 SAR/MB, 0.15 SAR/local and international SMS, Video Call in 1 SAR | Until you change the package | Send "K" to 959 | Type CK and send it to 959 |
| Khateer Package | 0.19 SAR | On-net & Off-net call, SMS, Data/MB in 0.19. Voice call in 1 SAR | Until you change the package | Type "KH" and send it to 959 | Type CKH and send it to 959 |
| Zain Max | 0.45 SAR | On-net & Off-net call, SMS, Data/MB in 0.45. Voice call in 1 SAR | 1 Month | Type "M" and send it to 959 | Call to 959 to de-activate it |
| Visitor 55 | 55 SAR | 30 Minutes to local numbers, 30 SMS, 10 international minutes, 10 international SMS, 2GB Data | 1 Month | Type 55 and send to 959 | Call to 959 |
| Visitor 99 | 99 SAR | 65 Minutes to local numbers, 65 SMS, 20 international minutes, 20 international SMS, 5GB Data | 1 Month | Type 99 and send it to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 1 | 30 SAR | 1GB | 1 Month | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 2 | 50 SAR | 2GB | 1 Month | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 3 | 80 SAR | 5GB | 1 Month | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 8 | 168 SAR | 100GB | 1 Month | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 4 | 100 SAR | 10GB | 1 Month | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 12 | 341.25 SAR | Unlimited Data | 1 Month | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| Control Data Plan | 5 SAR | 100MB | 1 Month | Type BC and send it to 959 | Type "*959# and follow the directions |
| 4G Package 6 | 230 SAR | 20GB | 3 Months | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 5 | 175 SAR | 10GB | 3 Months | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 10 | 380 SAR | 150GB | 3 Months | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 11 | 450 SAR | 300GB | 3 Months | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 9 | 335 SAR | 100GB | 3 Months | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
| 4G Package 7 | 280 SAR | 50GB | 3 Months | Call to 959 | Call to 959 |
Zain Internet Packages [Postpaid]
Zain offers a few handsome data packages for postpaid users. However, Zain tries to facilitate more to prepaid users as compared to postpaid customers. Here, you will find the details for the Zain postpaid internet packages.
| Package Name | Price | Details | Duration | Activation Code | De-activation Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4G Data Plan 1 | 99 SAR | 50GB | One Month | Dial 959 | Dial 959 |
| 4G Data Plan 2 | 160 SAR | 100GB | One Month | Dial 959 | Dial 959 |
| 4G Data Plan 3 | 225 SAR | 150GB | One Month | Dial 959 | Dial 959 |
| 4G Data Plan Unlimited | 325 SAR | Unlimited | One Month | Dial 959 | Dial 959 |
Terms & Conditions
The 5% VAT applies to all the internet packages as mentioned earlier.
The postpaid packages are only for one month.
If you do not use the data volume within the validity time, it will not be added to your next month’s bucket.
