Yes, that’s right, Airtel to Airtel STD calls under the H-17 CUG Plan will now cost you 50 paisa per minute and National SMS 30 paisa at a monthly rental of Rs. 199 only. Airtel has some really good CUG plans for customers who live outside their home town or have special ones in another state(s).
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Category: Operators
Roundup of all the Telecom providers and Operators
Special STD Voucher Launched for Airtel Delhi NCR Customers
Since long there were no new offers by Airtel. But now, Bharti Airtel have announced a new STD voucher for its customers in Delhi-NCR region. Continue reading “Special STD Voucher Launched for Airtel Delhi NCR Customers”
MTNL Strike affects consumers in Delhi
Over 8,000 employees of the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) were on strike for the second consecutive day Tuesday, affecting consumers of telephone and internet services in Delhi. No word if the mobile connections were affected.
The workers’ union of MTNL went on strike Monday, demanding pay revision according to the recommendation of the sixth pay commission. Continue reading “MTNL Strike affects consumers in Delhi”
Mobile Number Portability Launch Date Announced
Another much hyped and talked about term in the Indian mobile industry is Mobile Number Portability (MNP) using which a mobile customer can migrate to various other operators retaining his existing number.
Earlier it was reported that MNP implementation is on its way to India. But recently the regulatory agencies have come up with the exact launch date for MNP services in various parts of India. The launch date for the first phase is declared to be September 20 which is just a couple of months away. Continue reading “Mobile Number Portability Launch Date Announced”
DoT Ordered Special Audits for 4 Indian Telecom Companies
The Department of Telecommunications has ordered special financial audits for four major cellcos of India to check the accuracy in reports of these leading telecom companies. The four companies that are under the scanner of DoT are:
- Bharti Airtel
- TATA Teleservices Ltd.
- Vodafone-Essar Ltd.
- Idea Cellular Ltd.
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8.9 Million New Mobile Users Added in April 2009 in India
So we have got the growth rates and additions figure of new mobile users in the month of April. This phase of time would be a landmark in the history of Indian telecom Industry as it is going to cross the 300 million mobile users mark. Continue reading “8.9 Million New Mobile Users Added in April 2009 in India”
Ever Wondered What are the 2 Digit Codes In SMS you Receive?
Its more than a month that I was receiving promotional SMSs on my GMS number from various service providers and various utility services like Bill payments services, ICICI bank, SBI, Honda Motors but one thing I was noticing since last few days was, along with the company’s name in the sender field, I used to get a 2 digit Alpha code prefixed like AK-SBI, BM-ICICI. Have you ever wondered what are they? Recently I came across a release wherein I got to know that these 2 digit prefix are actually codes using which you can locate where the SMSs are originated from. The first alphabet reveals the operator name and the second alphabet on the code reveals area from where the message has been originated.
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Mumbai can cheer. MTNL 3G service to launch today
After much wait and several delays (From December 2008 end launch to February to April end and now finally mid May), MTNL will finally launch its 3G service ‘Jadoo’ in Mumbai today.
MTNL’s Chairman and Managing Director R.S.P Sinha will launch the 3G service at south Mumbai’s five star Hotel Taj President. To launch the 3G service in Mumbai, MTNL has already set up 720 base transceiver stations in the Mumbai Circle.
This comes as good news for MTNL mobile users who did not succumb to switching over to a private operator. While MTNL has not revealed the pricing of the service yet, it is certain that services such as Video calling, Video conferencing, and Rich Multimedia experience, Video on demand, Mobile Internet speeds up to 7 mbps and Mobile TV will now be accessible to users. Continue reading “Mumbai can cheer. MTNL 3G service to launch today”
Bharti Airtel reaches 100 Million Customers
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, May 15, 2009 –Bharti Airtel becomes the 3rd largest single country mobile services operator in the world and 6th largest single country integrated telco in the world
— Announces a series of Network augmentation and Customer service initiatives
– To roll out over 100,000 BTS sites across the country
– To establish a State of the Art Customer Service Management Centre
– 100,000 Airtel Service Centres to be set up in rural India by March 2010
Bharti Airtel, Asia’s leading Integrated Telecom services provider, today announced that it has crossed the 100 million customers mark. This milestone makes the company the 3rd largest single country mobile services operator and sixth largest in-country integrated telecom operator in the world. Continue reading “Bharti Airtel reaches 100 Million Customers”
Loop Mobile Launches Operations in Orissa Chennai Circle
Loop mobile soft launched its services in Orissa a few days ago, and it already started working in Orissa a few days back.
But it has now officially announced the launch of its services in Orissa and Chennai circles. During the launch the company officials also said, they are not going to limit their services only in these 3 circles but soon people across the country will have the opportunity to use Loop mobile. Continue reading “Loop Mobile Launches Operations in Orissa Chennai Circle”
Now Chinese Mobile Owners Can Continue Using their Mobiles
Recently there were speculations that Chinese Mobiles may soon be banned in India, and the apex court (Supreme Court) of India also ordered to ban all Chinese mobiles in India that are being used without IMEI numbers.
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vJazz Music Phone from Virgin Mobile with free unlimited music downloads
Virgin Mobile recently launched vJazz, a cool snazzy new music phone that will allow users to download free unlimited music – a first for India!
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Making of the Vodafone Zoozoos
“ZooZoo” the word making buzz around the blogosphere, spreading from mouth to mouth like fire and getting millions of fan followings not only from India but from around the globe. Recently our co-editor Sandeep wrote an article – “Zoozoo makes you laugh” wherein he mentioned that those animated characters featured in Vodafone ads are not computer generated characters and are real human beings.. This fact fascinated me to find out on how the idea of Zoozoo came into the minds of Vodafone guys and how these Zoozoo series of ads were shot..
So here’s a quick video featured on CNN IBN featuring the making of Zoozoos:
Recharge your Prepaid Mobile Online using RechargeitNow!
At times, there must be situations wherein you run out of balance in your prepaid mobile and there is no one to help you to get it recharged. I know how annoying it is, as I have faced it many a times (as such moved to postpaid now). But prepaid mobile customers need not panic anymore or need not recharge their mobiles with heavy amount thinking they will run out of balance in case of emergency. Continue reading “Recharge your Prepaid Mobile Online using RechargeitNow!”
Reliance Communications Planning Massive Expansion in Orissa
It tempts me to write about Orissa as its my home state and the state where I reside presently. As of now, Reliance had least number of stores in Orissa counting to only 35 that provides front support to its customers. Continue reading “Reliance Communications Planning Massive Expansion in Orissa”