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Exclusive – Airtel 3G Services Website is Live !

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We all know that operators in India are gearing up to launch 3G Services in India. The License Fee has been paid by the auction winners and government has allotted the 3G spectrum to the operators.Now Airtel’s website is displaying details about 3G services . No pricing or launch date info is available but it seems like material used to educate users about the benefits of 3G. Airtel has won the bid for 13 circles in India – Delhi , Mumbai , AP, Karnataka , Tamilnadu, UP West, Rajasthan, W.B, Himachal Pradesh,Bihar , Assam , North East and Jammu & Kashmir. There is also indication that Airtel might be offering HSPA speeds which translates to around 21 Mbps download speeds !

UPDATE: Airtel 3G Tariffs

UPDATE: Airtel 3G Speed Test

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Exclusive : Airtel microSIM card in India with Pics

First official microSIM cards arrive in India on Airtel

We already told you about the MicroSIM card and that Airtel was planning to launch the iPhone in India by September or October this year. We just got an interesting tip from a user who actually got a call from Airtel citing that a microSIM card is available. He went ahead and got one and shared these pics with us.

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Airtel to launch iPhone 4 in India by September or October

Bharti Airtel is working with Apple to launch the iPhone 4 in India by September or October according to a statement by Airtel’s CEO during the CII industry event.

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Airtel App Central completes 4 months – 13 million downloads

India’s leading mobile operator Airtel entered the app store game with the Airtel App Central . The company has just announced the store has crossed 4 months and seen over 13 million downloads since its inception.Users across downloaded apps at a speed of 1.2 downloads/second. Airtel App Central boasts of over 71,000 Apps and the according to the company its the largest App Store in India

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Airtel Announces Free Unlimited Night Calls On Fixed Line

Airtel recently announced the launch of free “Unlimited Night Calls” offer for Fixed Line customers across India on the month of May. It is the first ever Free Unlimited Night Calls Offer which comes without any additional charges.

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Bharti Airtel Joins Hands with Radio Mirchi to launch “Mirchi Mobile”

Bharti Airtel has joined hands with the premier radio station Radio Mirchi to launch “Mirchi Mobile” for all its mobile subscribers. Continue reading “Bharti Airtel Joins Hands with Radio Mirchi to launch “Mirchi Mobile””

Record TV From Your Mobile With Airtel Digital TV Recorder

Airtel recently launched the Airtel Digital TV Recorder, an enhanced Set Top Box, that allows you to record TV right from your mobile. This service is definitely amazing since you can record TV from almost anywhere with the help of your mobile phone.

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mCarbon powers Airtel’s new Global SIM Service

The recently launched Airtel World SIM which allows Indian overseas travelers to retain their Airtel Indian mobile numbers and also make huge savings on both their incoming and outgoing calls. The service is technologically and operationally is backed by leading Indian VAS company MCarbon.

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Live Aarti on your mobile from Bharti Airtel

Airtel users can now listen to Live Aartis and Pujas from various temples across India. The shrines included are Tirupati Balaji, Sidhi Vinayak, Shri Sai Baba from Shirdi and Bangla Sahib. Users need to pay Rs.5 as one time registration free and subsequently Rs.2 per shrine per day.

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Airtel World SIM

Airtel has launched a new service for frequent travelers AIRTEL WORLD SIM which is pre-paid SIM card for international travellers that allows you to receive incoming calls on your India Airtel number and still save up to 85%. You can also make outgoing calls across the world and in the country you are in at a fraction of international calling rates.

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Rumour : Airtel iPhone 3G getting a Major Price Drop in India as Cheap as Rs.18499

UPDATE : It was apparently an April Fools Day Prank.

After a long delay the iPhone 3GS was finally launched in India by Airtel and Vodafone

Now , there are fresh rumors that the iPhone 3G (older model) getting a major price cut in India . There are some leaked documents which show the new pricing for the Airtel iPhone 3G. The price of the iPhone 3G is as cheap as Rs.18499 more than 10000 rupees lesser than the current price .

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HTC Smart launching in India today on Airtel

HTC is teaming up with Airtel and Qualcomm to announce to the HTC Smart for India today . We had posted some news about the launch earlier and apparently HTC is going to do a lot of marketing for the HTC Smart which is based on the Qualcomm BREW platform. The Smart aims to bring smartphones to the masses and guess what there is even HTC Sense UI on this phone. The Sense UI is mostly found only on high-end HTC devices. Continue reading “HTC Smart launching in India today on Airtel”

Editorial : The US gets a 4G phone , India gets the iPhone 3GS on a 2.5G Network. Who is to blame ?

Our friends in US are pre-ordering a 4G / WiMax Phone – the HTC EVO 4G. In India , we still don’t have widespread 3G coverage. 3G services are being offered by only BSNL and MTNL currently and auctions for private players are hopefully starting in April.

Many users in India are already carrying a 3G capable device thanks to handset makers like Nokia and the likes. But most of those users cannot use the 3G feature on the phone here. It’s simply irrelevant. Adding insult to injury is the launch of the iPhone 3GS on the nation’s largest GSM operator Airtel who has a 2.5G or 2.75G network. So who is to blame for the denial of the latest technology to one of the largest mobile markets in the world ? Continue reading “Editorial : The US gets a 4G phone , India gets the iPhone 3GS on a 2.5G Network. Who is to blame ?”

iPhone 3GS India Price And Release Date Announced

Today, Bharti Airtel announced that they will launch the iPhone 3GS on March 26, 2010. iPhone 3GS is the most powerful iPhone that comes with some excellent features.

We have already posted that Apple iPhone 3GS will be soon available in India on the airwaves of Bharti Airtel. Today, the company announced that they will launch the device on March 26, 2010. iPhone 3GS is the most powerful iPhone that comes with some excellent features such as 3.15 megapixel camera, 3G connectivity, 16GB / 32GB internal storage and so on.

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Mobile Users to soon get per second pulse option now

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After the immense success of Tata Docomo’s per second pulse plan which made it the top operator in terms of user additions, TRAI is now considering the idea of introducing the same throughout all the operators now.

According to TRAI, all the telecom operators may be soon forced to give the option of paying based on the usage per second pulse instead of the current per minute pulse.

JS Sarma, Chairman of TRAI said that they will soon come out with a paper on this subject and invite suggestions on making this plan mandatory or not.

TRAI is also reconsidering the clause in current regulations which allow the mobile phone operators decide the tariffs and plans.

Some of the major Mobile Operators like BSNL and Aircel have already started offering per second pulse in select states like Karnataka, AP, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal etc and other operators like Airtel, Vodafone and Idea are expected to follow suit soon.

What do you think? Would you prefer to pay by the new per second pulse or are you happy with your existent per minute pulse rates? Do Pass on your comments.