Cell Broadcast Service
This service provides all Syriatel subscribers with the possibility to receive variable, useful, and interesting information on their mobiles free of charge.
Syriatel subscriber has the choice to activate one or more from the available channels in cell broadcast service.
Available channels are:
Channel Name
Channel Number
General channel
0
Index
1
Prayer Time
80
CRBT
33
weather
40
Syriatel POSs
52
Culture events
75
Emergency numbers
112
Emergency numbers English
113
Syriatel share priceArabic
222
Syriatel share price English
223
3G
35
3G English
36
Best Offers from Syriatel
111
This day in history
130
Economical news
150
International Sport News
70
Local Sport News
71
Top 10 in Box office
10
Exchange rate
55
Damascus Securities exchange news
90
Ana Souri
123
Technology news
110
Q & A
How can I activate CBC service on my handset?
Click here to have the instructions of activating Cell Broadcast service for many kinds of mobiles.
In general, activating the CBC service in most handsets models is almost the same and you can do it from: SMS settings – Cell Broadcast or information service
What is the price of the service?
The service is free of charge for all postpaid and prepaid subscribers.
If I change my handset, should I do anything to keep receiving the cell broadcast contents?
Cell Broadcast service is related to the handset that you are using; so you need to activate the cell broadcast channels in every time you change the handset.
What are the languages of the contents in this service?
It depends on the channel that you are activating; some channels are available in English and most of them are in Arabic.
Does Cell Broadcast service work in an out of coverage area?
To receive the contents of CBC service you should be in an area has Syriatel coverage.
What is the frequency of broadcasting contents in CBC service?
The frequency of sending the contents depends upon the channel(s) that you have activated; broadcasting the contents could be daily, weekly, or occasionally.
Can I resend the received contents from CBC service?
Unfortunately, resending the contents is not feasible.
I have made the required settings but no contents have been received; what should I do?
If you are sure of the settings, please turn off your handset and re-turn it on again.
If you are still not receiving the contents, please contact our customer service or visit the nearest Points of Service.
