A1 shares (Velcom). About Velcom old phones in exchange for minutes

The Belarusian online store Velcom offers customers a large selection of mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, equipment and accessories for electronics. Velcom also provides mobile communication services.

The choice of goods in the electronic catalog is becoming more and more diverse, interesting new items from leading world brands and less well-known companies appear constantly, so buyers can always choose the right product for themselves.

You can choose equipment in the Velcom online store profitably and comfortably, which is why the store is popular among electronics lovers:

the company cooperates with trusted manufacturers, it is simply impossible to buy a fake here
a photo of each item in the catalog allows you to consider the product in detail and has a detailed description with an indication of the technical characteristics
buyers have the opportunity to pay for goods in different ways: by bank card or cash upon receipt, by card online, debiting from the balance, for legal entities - by bank transfer
the order can be picked up at points of self-pickup throughout the territory of the Republic of Belarus or use delivery from Velcom
the store offers cooperation on favorable terms to legal entities and individuals

Discounts for various types of equipment are held in the store on a regular basis. The discount can be used by all Velcom subscribers - both individuals and legal entities.

Bargain shopping on Velcom

Velcom promotions allow you to order the necessary goods and at the same time save:

the discount can be obtained by using the current offer, or by connecting to Velcom; more than 50% of the equipment presented in the store can be bought at a discount
customers have the opportunity to purchase most models of smartphones and tablets from the catalog by installments, this service is available to both individuals and legal entities
when ordering a large amount, the client saves on delivery, residents of Minsk can pick up the goods by self

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People massively rent out old gadgets in exchange for 10,000 minutes: the number of used mobile phones handed over is approaching the mark of 10,000 - these are the results of the first two weeks of velcom's initiative, organized with care for the environment.

Most of the old and faulty devices are handed over in the capital and regional centers. The leader was expectedly Minsk, which accounts for more than a third of recycled phones and tablets. Every fifth used device is received by velcom representatives in Gomel. Mogilev is in third place with 9% of digital devices, which will be processed taking into account the interests of nature conservationists.

Pinsk is among the cities with a high level of environmental awareness. In two weeks, its residents donated 5 times more old phones than they managed to collect in Brest. In the Vitebsk region, Novopolotsk is actively getting rid of used gadgets, in the Gomel region - Zhlobin and Rechitsa, in the Grodno region - Lida, in the Mogilev region - Bobruisk, and in the Minsk region - Borisov and Slutsk.

“The Belarusians willingly supported the initiative and now they are recycling old equipment in almost all cities of the country. But this is just the beginning, as a significant portion of old and faulty mobile phones and tablets still collect dust in closets and mezzanines. More and more people understand: it is more correct and more profitable to give the old gadget for disposal to the velcom office and get 10 thousand minutes for this than to throw it into the trash bin. Each subscriber can make his own contribution to the improvement of the environment ", - the head of the marketing department of velcom is convinced Julia Daineko.

An old phone or tablet can be returned for recycling at any velcom sales center. In return, the owner of the device gets 10 thousand minutes within the network (except for subscribers of the "Hello" line), which can be freely used for 90 days. The age, model and condition of the device do not matter. Bonus minutes can be credited to your number, or given as a gift to family and friends. All those wishing to become a new velcom subscriber will receive a SIM-card with 10 thousand minutes on the spot as a reward for a properly disposed device.

Let us remind you that the operator velcom was the first in Belarus to start installing eco-boxes. As they are filled in, old gadgets are handed over to organizations for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment - JSC "BelVTI". The velcom operator, in turn, makes sure that phones and tablets are recycled without harm to the environment, the telecom operator writes.

"Business-Lida", 2016.

1999 - the company starts commercial activity under the velcom brand.
2000 - GSM-communication from velcom appeared in all regional cities of Belarus.
2007 - velcom communication became available to the entire urban population of Belarus.
2007 - velcom became a part of the A1 Telekom Austria Group.
2008 - the company changed its logo and name to the VELCOM Unitary Enterprise.
2010 - the company started to roll out a 3G network.
2014 - interactive television VOKA appeared in the company's portfolio of services.
2016 - the company built and commissioned one of the largest solar power plants in Belarus.
2016 - The modernization of the existing 3G network was launched by adding the more advanced UMTS-900 to the UMTS-2100 format.
2016-2018 - the company began to actively develop in the fixed Internet market, following the strategy of integrating existing networks (joining the networks of Atlant Telecom, TeleSet, Garant in Gomel and Vitebsk, etc.), as well as building its own high-speed Internet access networks by Ethernet and GPON technologies
2017 - velcom became the first mobile operator in the world to launch a fully virtual core of a mobile network into commercial operation.
2017 - velcom data center - one of the largest data processing centers (DPC) in Belarus - was launched in Minsk.
2017 - the company launched in Minsk the country's first narrow-band NB-IoT (Narrow Band Internet of Things) network for the Internet of Things. By 2019, the technology became available in all regional cities of Belarus.
2019 - the provision of mobile Internet services using 4G technology began in the network of the infrastructure operator beСloud in Minsk and the Minsk region.
2019 - the company announced its re-positioning in the market and began using the velcom double brand | A1.
2019 - the company completed the transition to the A1 brand and changed its name to A1 Unitary Enterprise.

A1 provides mobile communication services in Belarus in the GSM 900/1800, UMTS 900/2100 (WCDMA / HSDPA / HSUPA / HSPA +) standards, as well as 4G (LTE, in the beСloud infrastructure operator network). A full range of basic services and additional services are available to subscribers. HD-format calls and high-speed Internet are available in the territory where 99% of the country's population lives.

A1 is also one of the largest private operator of fixed Internet access in Belarus, providing subscribers with high-speed Internet access based on its own fiber-optic network using Ethernet and GPON technologies. At the same time, a set of services for organizing Internet access via an individual fiber line is provided for corporate clients.

The active development of the network took place in 2016-2018, when subscribers of providers Atlant Telecom (Minsk), Aichyna Plus (Minsk), Belinfonet (Minsk), Garant (Gomel and Vitebsk) joined the operator's network, Summit (Polotsk), Ranak Media (Svetlogorsk) and partially Business Network (Minsk).

In September 2017, A1 launched its own data processing center (DPC) in Minsk. The data center has occupied an area of 7.5 thousand square meters and today is one of the largest and most modern in Belarus.

The data center is designed for 800 server racks and has its own optical ring - 43 kilometers of network with a throughput of 1 Tbit / sec. A1 data center has an international Uptime Institute (UI) certificate for the level of fault tolerance Tier III in the Design and Facility categories, a PCI DSS certificate confirming the security of customer infrastructure and the protection of payment card data, as well as an information security certificate ISO 27001, confirmed by one of the most reputable standards organizations British Standards Institution (BSI).

A1 provides a video service under the VOKA brand. The service is available using IPTV technologies in the A1 and OTT networks through the network of any operator in Belarus.

In 2018, its own media content began to appear in the VOKA service: sections "Our football" and "Our hockey" with broadcasts of matches with the participation of Belarusian clubs and national teams, live broadcasts of concerts, music festivals, conferences and forums, as well as broadcasts of e-sports tournaments in section "Cybersport". In the VOKA SHOW section, reviews, mini-reality shows and TV shows created exclusively for the platform are available. In addition, one of the key areas in VOKA's work is the creation of Belarusian-language content.

In 2019, the VOKA video service has the country's largest library of content in ultra-high definition Ultra High-Definition (4K), and also implements large-scale social educational projects.

A1 also seeks to help Belarusians rediscover their heritage: traditions, history, culture and other elements of the national heritage. The company pays special attention to the most important Belarusian artifacts, such as the Belarusian language, national art and the corners of untouched nature.