Roundup of all the Telecom providers and Operators
Airtel subscribers in Delhi and NCR will have another reason to celebrate the 61st year of our Independence.
Subscribers can avail the benefit of full talk time and STD at one rupee per month, minus processing charge or service tax on a recharge of Rs 1947. You also get a validity of 1 year.
1947 is the year of our Independence. Sounds cool!!!
As the day draws near, when two leading mobile phone operators in India, Airtel and Vodafone launch the iPhone, here is a low down on the negative aspects of the handset…that we read in an In-Flight magazine of a leading Indian airline.
1. Earphones: The iPhone sports “bland” looking regular earphones that are neither classy not stylish. The sound quality is good but the design is very cheap.
2. Technology: Apart from the touch screen, the handset does not use much technology. Depending on the model released may be missing features such as Java, FM Radio, Bluetooth, GPS, or the ability to forward messages, send business cards etc.
3. Applications: Third party applications must be installed via iTunes App Store and this means that this handset is not really the normal “smart phone”.
4. Touch screen: The touch screen on the iPhone is known to be cumbersome to use due to the scratch guard.
5. Customisation: The themes on the iPhone cannot be changed. So no wallpapers, themes or cover panels etc. Even the ring tones are not changeable!
Now this is what we’ve read. Tell us what you feel!
Just ask your sister to wait 6 days for the ‘Raksha Bandhan’ gift you owe her on 16th August.
Airtel has announced that they will release the iPhone in India on August 22, 2008.
Continue reading “iPhone by Airtel to release on August 22, 2008”
A new budget phone christened SGH-M150 is being unveiled from the staples of the Korean giant Samsung. The simple candy bar cell phone is to be made available by mid August in Germany and later in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Specs:
Dual-band GSM 9000/1800MHz Data GPRS
Size 106.5mm x 45mm x 13mm
Main Display 1.77″ 262k TFT, 128×160 pixel resolution
Camera VGA Video
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Reliance Communications unveiled Motorola’s new CDMA handset W362 in Chennai. This handset is claimed to be made entirely in India, at the Motorola plant in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
This low end handset has very basic features and is a great buy for college students.
Specs & Features:
• 4x zoom VGA camera
• 1,000-entry phone book Continue reading “New Motorola W362 CDMA for Reliance users”
After we saw that Vodafone India opened bookings for iPhone 3G .. Now Bharti Airtel does not want to stay far behind.. I landed on this 3g iphone page on Airtel’s website
The website says Become the proud owner of Apple iPhone3G on Airtel.
They also have a form to sign up for the iPhone
Why are they not revealing the pricing ?? Continue reading “Apple iPhone 3G Airtel India bookings open”
Vodafone India has opened up bookings for the iPhone 3G .. although it would be just a 2G phone here.
There is a Pre Registration page on Vodafone’s website which lets you book your iPhone.
Both 8GB and 16GB versions will be available
Interesting Microsoft Exchange Support is going to be there .. What happens to Blackberry’s ball game in India ?
The page says Currently compatible only with 2G networks. Only select features and services
are currently available in India.
Features they claim
Consumer durables major Videocon Group, which has bagged national telecom licence through its subsidiary Datacom Ltd, would roll out the GSM services from Chennai on August 15 this year.
Unveiling the plans, Videocon Chairman Venugopal Dhoot said that GSM services would be first launched in Chennai on August 15, to be followed by other metros, Kerala and North India.
“The national rollout plan will be completed in 18 months,” Dhoot added. Datacom intends to build up a subscriber base of around 10 million in three-four years of launch.
Datacom had obtained licences for providing GSM services in 22 circles across the country.
Dhoot said telecommunications would be a focus area for Videocon Group in the coming years and the group would invest around Rs 6,000 crore in this business. Continue reading “Videocon to start telecom services from Chennai”
That’s good news for subscribers of Airtel and Vodafone. The iPhone will be made available to their customers in India.
The two companies announced that the 3G instrument would be available in India by the end of this year.
Vodafone and Apple will bring iPhone 3G first to Australia, Italy, New Zealand, and Portugal on July 11. In these markets, Vodafone will make available iPhone 3G on both prepaid and contract price plans that will include value data bundles.
Then, later this year, Vodafone will make iPhone 3G available in other markets including the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, South Africa, Turkey, and most importantly — India.
Continue reading “iPhone in India through Airtel and Vodafone”
Good news for all of you wanting to buy an iPhone in India.
Airtel and Apple have signed a deal to make the iPhone available in India later this year.
No word on the time or pricing yet.
3G does not make any sense in India. I tried to get in touch with Airtel officials about this . will keep you all posted.
Save your cash and get one of these sexy beauties !!
Apple iPhone is going to change the mobile handset scene in India
Full please release below
Bharti Airtel and Apple to Bring iPhone 3G to India
NEW DELHI and SAN FRANCISCO—June 9, 2008— Continue reading “iPhone 3G in India Bharti Airtel Apple ink Deal”
May be being an Indian Himself he knew VodaFone India did terribly poor services and most of the subscribers are an unhappy lot.
Well thats not the reason why Arun is stepping down. Arun Sarin is Old He is 53 which is not quite old if he is working in India. Well Arun Sarin informed that he will retiring from the post of CEO of the worlds largest cellular conglomorate Vodafone. (PS Not in India though he is an Indian himself). Continue reading “Arun Sarin Steps down from Vodafone CEO post”
Indians were still waiting for 3G mobile services when other countries are forgetting 3G and looking towards 4G mobile technologies. Its time for the Indians to be happy now as, India’s Union Minister of Technology and Communication has made it clear that 3G telecom services in India will be up and running at the end of this year. Continue reading “Confirmed: 3G coming at the end of this year in India”
Iphone has finally released their pricing details via their exclusive indian carrier Vodafone. The 8GB model would cost around Rs.15960 and the 16GB model would cost around Rs.19960, both available only on exclusive 2 year contract with Vodafone. No exact details about the launch dates are available as of now.
UPDATE : Checkout our latest post about iphone 3g prices in india
Continue reading “Vodafone Confirms Iphone Prices for India”
After the Indian government gave green flag to launching 3G services in India, Airtel has taken this story further. The company will be launching 3G services soon. Airtel has recently tested 3G applications with various suppliers and will be soon launching 3G services in India. Initially the company will be launching these services in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore cause these are the 2 places where Airtel has testes their 3G applications, reports Economic Times. The DoT will be allotting 3G spectrum to various mobile service players in India and Airtel will be taking good advantage of this opportunity. Airtel has also partnered with SingTel who has experience is offering 3G services. By the way, many countries have started adopting 4G when India is on its way to embrace 3G but I am sure that India will catch up soon.
The DoT (Department of Telecommunications) Government of India has issued a stern warning to telecom companies to put the required security system in place within 15 days or stop the services.
Officials in DoT said a directive had been issued to service providers to work with officials of Blackberry licensor Research in Motion (RIM) of Canada to provide fool-proof security system.
