BSNL revises and launches new BlackBerry Plan
- Category: BSNL
- Monday, 16 August 2010 11:58
- Written by Puneet Jain & Bandhan Preet Singh
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd today announced revision of its exiting BlackBerry Plan BIS P-II. Along with this BSNL also introuced a new plan - BIS-C - for its BlackBerry users. Now, Plan BIS P-II will offer 2000KB of Free usage per month, instead of 500KB per month which it used to offer earlier. BSNL has also revised usage charge beyond free limit, earlier it was Rs. 0.15/KB, now it is Rs. 0.1/KB. This Plan is available for both 2G and 3G customers at a fixed monthly charge of Rs. 499.
The new BSNL BlackBerry Plan - BIS-C - is available for both Postpaid and Prepaid BlackBerry users. This plans is available only for 2G customers and offers Unlimited emails (POP/IMAP), Instand Messaging and Internet Browsing access of which is limited only to BlackBerry smartphones. BSNL Postpaid BlackBerry users need to shell out Rs. 362/month for this plans and Prepaid users can avail this plan by recharging with STV for BlackBerry Prepaid @ Rs.399. It comes with 30 days validity.
MTNL (Mumbai) announced 'Independence Day Offer'
- Category: MTNL
- Sunday, 15 August 2010 11:52
- Written by Puneet Jain
MTNL has launched a special offer for its Trump customers on the occasion of Independence Day. MTNL has come up with recharge coupons of Rs 63 and Rs 1947. This special coupon of Rs 63 offers Rs 63 talk time and 63 free SMS with a validity of 30 days. Similarly on recharge with a Rs 1508 recharge coupon Customers will get Rs 1947 talk time along with 1947 Free SMS and 60days validity. These coupons will be available only through Flexi recharge and internet. It will not be available in physical form through MTNL CSC. MTNL customers can avail these recharges till 16th August 2010Virgin Mobile offers free access to social networking sites
- Category: Virgin Mobile
- Saturday, 14 August 2010 16:25
- Written by Puneet Jain
Virgin Mobile has announced that it will offer free access to top social networking sites available on its flagship value added service, Friend Circle on the occasion of Independence Day to all Virgin Mobile users. This offer will continue till 30th September. Friend Circle is an integrated social networking service which includedes Facebook, Orkut and MySpace in one place. This service allows users to stay in touch with friends across all three social networks at one time through a single log-in.Friend Circle service is available to all Virgin Mobile GSM users across 16 circles – Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Chennai, Kerala, Orissa, Mumbai & Maharashtra, Kolkata & West Bengal, Haryana, Bihar, MP&CG, Punjab, UP (E) and UP (W) circles.
Commenting on this initiative, M.A. Madhusudan, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Mobile India said “At Virgin Mobile we always try innovative ways to connect with youth and Independence Day is all about celebrating the spirit of FREEDOM, we are letting friends connect for free. Freedom to access the top social networking sites on the occasion of Independence Day is yet another of our youth centric initiative to help the youth connect better.”
BSNL launches 'Freedom Plan' - Unlimited Free Calls, SMS and GPRS
- Category: BSNL
- Friday, 13 August 2010 19:45
- Written by Puneet Jain & Bandhan Preet Singh
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is giving its subscribers Freedom to enjoy some of the services provided by it at no cost, ya thats right completely FREE. BSNL will offer its subscribers Free On-Net local and STD calls, free SMSes and free surfing on 2G to celebrate Independence Day. Apart from this BSNL also announced that it will offer Rs. 100 talk value and 365 days validity for General and 180 days validity for Life Plan users. BSNL is offering all these under "Freedom Plan".Here are the complete details of Freedom Plan :
- Get Rs. 100 talk value on recharge of Rs. 100 alongwith 365 days validity for General users and 180 days validity for life time users. This recharge will be available from 15th August 2010 to 31st August.
- Make unlimited BSNL to BSNL local and STD calls from 11:00 PM of 14th August to 06:00 AM of 15th August. On 15th August 2010 (After 06:00 AM) all On-net local and STD calls can be made at 20p/min, however if any subscriber in using a plan in which call rates are lower that 20p/min, then lower tariff will be charged.
- Send free SMSes from 11:00 PM of 14th August to 06:00 AM of 15th August 2010.
- Free Unlimited Surfing on 2G, GPRS on 15th August 2010.
Aircel to Aircel calls now Unlimited FREE in RC 77 for Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa circle
- Category: Aircel
- Friday, 13 August 2010 12:38
- Written by Mihir Patil
The On-net tariff war is heating up the mobile space these days as we have seen operators like Tata Docomo, Uninor launch free On-net calling schemes in Maharashtra. Aircel has come up with a truly unlimited plan for On-net calling which is priced at Rs.77 and valid for 30 days. Before you get too excited, here is the catch, free calling benefit is only applicable to any TWO aircel numbers of Maharashtra and Goa (including Mumbai). However we can change the numbers as many times we want within the validity of the pack. Number selection will be charged at Rs.7 per number( max two numbers).Plan details:
- E-recharge with Rs.77 and get unlimited free calling to any two Aircel numbers in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa.
- After recharging, call 123 and follow the steps on IVR for number selection
- Subscriber will be charged Rs.7/number.
- Subscriber can change the numbers anytime they want by just calling 123 and following the procedure mentioned in IVR with a charge of Rs.7/number
- There will be no change in off-net, STD and SMS tariff.
This scheme is a good attempt to give affordable On-net free calling benefit without any fair usage policy. However this scheme would have given tough competition to Videocon Mobile's Rs.59 truly unlimited scheme had they given free calling benefit to every Aircel number. The coverage of Aircel in Maharashtra is just average despite their presense in Maharashtra for more than a year now. Maybe Aircel should concentrate more on building a strong network because it plays a very major role in aquiring a strong subscriber base.
Uninor (Andhra Pradesh) launches USSD based recharges
- Category: Uninor
- Thursday, 12 August 2010 18:11
- Written by Puneet Jain
Uninor subscribers in Andhra Pradesh can now avail recharge vouchers from their own cell phone. To subscribe to a voucher, the subscribers needs to dial the USSD code {*222*7* (voucher MRP) #}. On dialing this, an amount equal to the voucher MRP would be deducted from the subscriber’s main balance and the voucher would be activated. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Dushyan Vaithiyanathan, EVP Hyderabad Hub said “Uninor believes in quality service and empowering the customer is always top priority. Today, while time is falling short and physical distances are growing in Andhra Pradesh, we feel this service would be optimum where customers do not need to travel to the recharge outlet and can activate a voucher from their cell phone itself”
The tables below are the vouchers available in Andhra Pradesh and will explain the categories of each product.
BASIC
|
Voucher MRP |
Benefit |
Short Code Dial |
|
6 |
To activate a per second pulse |
*222*7*6# |
|
8 |
To activate a per minute pulse |
*222*7*8# |
All other Uninor Recharge Vouchers:
|
Voucher MRP |
Benefit |
Short code dial |
|
GPRS Vouchers |
||
|
9 |
Browse upto 60MB free . Validity 3 days |
*222*7*9# |
|
90 |
Browse upto 3GB free . Validity 30 days |
*222*7*90# |
|
STD Vouchers |
||
|
21 |
Get 50 min STD free. Validity 15 days |
*222*7*21# |
|
14 |
Get 30 min STD free. Validity 7 days |
*222*7*14# |
|
41 |
Get 100 min STD free. Validity 30 days |
*222*7*41# |
|
Dynamic Pricing – Freedom from fixed call Rates |
||
|
26 |
Get from 5% to 60% discount on your local & STD calls. Validity 90 days. Base price of 1p/sec |
*222*7*26# |
|
28 |
Get from 5% to 60% discount on your local & STD calls. Validity 90 days. Base price of 50p/min |
*222*7*28# |
|
Uninor to Uninor Vouchers |
||
|
37 |
Get 2000 min uninor to uninor free. Validity 30 days |
*222*7*37# |
|
38 |
Get 120000 sec uninor to uninor free. Validity 30 days |
*222*7*38# |
|
51 |
50 Local Uninor to Uninor minutes & Talktime of Rs 43 |
*222*7*43# |
|
101 |
150 Local Uninor to Uninor minutes & Talktime of Rs 88 |
*222*7*88# |
|
SMS Vouchers |
||
|
7 |
1p for Uninor to Uninor local sms and 11 p for other networks and STD- Validity 30 days |
*222*7*7# |
|
19 |
100000 Free Local Uninor to Uninor SMS Free, 11 p for other networks and STD. Validity 30 days |
*222*7*19# |
TTL crosses 75 million subscribers’ mark
- Category: Tata DOCOMO CDMA
- Wednesday, 11 August 2010 12:32
- Written by Puneet Jain
Tata Teleservices Limited has added 2.32 million new subscribers (wireless and wireline) in the month of July 2010 to cross the 75-million-subscribers’ milestone in just over five-and-a-half years since the launch of its mobile telephony services in early 2005. The company closed the month of July with a total of 76,058,908 subscribers (wireless and wireline), as on 31 July 2010. The company has shown a subscriber growth rate of more than 100 per cent in the last 12 months—from 38 million subscribers in July 2009.Commenting on the landmark achievement, Mr. Anil Sardana, Managing Director of Tata Teleservices Limited, said: “We thank and appreciate every subscriber’s faith in us as a transparent, caring and efficient telecom services company. With each new milestone crossed, we have raised our own internal benchmarks—in keeping with our larger objective of consistently enhancing and improving our standards, and of providing our customers with differentiated and lifestyle-impacting telecom services. The achievement also bears testimony to the efforts that have been put into making our network and services the best in the industry—we will continue to innovate and evolve, providing world-best products and offerings to our subscribers.”
“With the countdown on 3G services having begun, we will continue to walk the innovation path, providing our customers with differentiated products and services which will take telecom to the next level. We are working closely on the creation of such relevant products with our partners, particularly NTT DOCOMO, which is acknowledged as the world leader in telecom technology development; and look forward to the next wave in Indian telecoms,” Mr Sardana added
S Tel launches 'Talk Today, Free Tomorrow' offer in Bihar and Jharkhand
- Category: S Tel
- Tuesday, 10 August 2010 15:03
- Written by Puneet Jain
S Tel today launched, “Talk Today, Free Tomorrow” (TTFT) in Bihar and Jharkhand. Priced at Rs.57 for new and Rs.19 for existing subscribers, the TTFT plan allows customers to make as many free local minutes the next day as are utilized by them today. Consumers availing this plan will be informed through an SMS regarding the FREE minutes available to him/her every day. Alternatively, customers can also check their free local balance at any point by dialing *118# from their mobile phones. The offer comes with a validity of 6 months.S Tel’s services can be accessed presently in 57 towns of Bihar and Jharkhand including Patna, Ranchi, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Bokaro.
Pay only for the websites you surf with TATA DOCOMO's ‘Pay Per Site’
- Category: TATA DoCoMo
- Tuesday, 10 August 2010 14:23
- Written by Puneet Jain
TATA DOCOMO, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited has proved it various times that why its tagline "Do the New" is apt. Since its entry into the Telecom Industry TATA DOCOMO launched various offers which were Industry's first and this time also the GSM Telecom Operator has come up with something unique for its consumers.I bet, you know what is Pay Per Second but now TATA DOCOMO has come with kinda similar phrase "PAY PER SITE". TATA DOCOMO'S new value added service 'Pay Per Site' is based on “Pay-for-what-you-use” internet browsing model.
Those who only browse 2 or 3 sites regularly can now be free from monthly rentals and packs. Pay per site offers 2 combination packs, for those only interested in single websites can pay Rs. 10 per site whereas those with multiple site browsing can also opt for a combo pack at Rs. 25 per month. Customers will have bundle of options within various categories of Social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Orkut), mail options (Gmail, Yahoo, Rediff) and chat messengers (GTalk, Yahoo Messenger, Nimbuzz). Please note that there is a fair usage cap on all of these plans.
There are 2 different genres under which each service is categorized- Social Networking Site and Emailing and Instant Messaging. Each site under this genre is priced at Rs. 10/- bundled with 200 MB free data usage valid for 30 days, post which customers will be charged at 1p/kb. There are also 2 Combo options – SNS Combo Pack and Emailing Combo Pack and each Combo Pack is priced at Rs. 25 bundled with 500 MB free data usage post which the customers will be charged 1p/kb.
To activate the services, you can Dial *141# OR send an SMS with the keyword “MY SITE’ to 141 and follow further instructions OR visit Tata DOCOMO Dive in zone on mobile. You can also activate Pay per Site service through Tata DOCOMO website by clicking on the Pay Per Site link.
BSNL launches 2 new GPRS Packs and revises 1 existing GPRS Pack
- Category: BSNL
- Monday, 09 August 2010 10:25
- Written by Bandhan Preet Singh
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has announced the revision of Existing GPRS Pack of Rs. 14 and launched 2 New GPRS Packs of Rs. 7 and Rs. 555. BSNL will now offer 200 MB instead of 100 MB data usage of GPRS Pack of Rs. 14. Here are the details of New GPRS Packs and revised GPRS Pack.
Usage charges beyond free usage are will be charged as per base tariff plan.
