Aircel launches 3G experience zone in Chennai, Suriya makes first 3G video call
- Category: Aircel
- Tuesday, 02 November 2010 17:24
- by Mihir Patil
Aircel becomes the first telecom service provider to Launch 3G experience zone in Chennai for the consumers to get a feel of third generation mobile telephony. Aircel is now present in all 23 telecom circles. With a subscriber base of over 47 million, Aircel, is the fifth largest service provider.Mr. Gurdeep Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Aircel said, “At Aircel we have always had a clear focus on the future and have diligently been the first to introduce, products and services that address relevant needs of the consumers be it the Aircel Pocket Internet, Aircel Pocket Apps store and the Aircel Apollo Mobile Health Care. It has been our constant and consistent endeavor to offer our consumers best in class on the Mobile anytime anywhere. The launch of 3G experience zones in Chennai is a step towards the same as it would equip our consumers and provide them first hands on experience on 3G services and open to them a world of possibilities.”
There will be four Aircel 3G experience zones spread across Chennai (Atrium2, Spencers Plaza; Fun City, Express Avenue; Atrium Citi Centre & Aircel Store PH road ) for the consumers to access and get to know what 3G is and what it can do for you. The consumers can walk in and they will be taken through the services available such as the Aircel IVVR (Interactive Video Voice Response), Aircel 3G PocketInternet portal and Video calls.
These services address all segments be it the youth, a housewife, a professional or a senior citizen. There is something for all which 3G addresses, with a 3G phone and access to the 3G network at the Aircel experience zone you can make peer to peer video calls; access the vibrant, colorful Aircel 3G PocketInternet portal with easy access to news, sports etc. ; and through the Aircel IVVR watch your favorite movie songs or dialogues of your favorite stars for e.g. Rajinikanth, Suriya, Vijay etc. At Aircel we shrink the world for you with a promise to offer you a world of possibilities anytime, anywhere.
Vodafone offers discounted roaming rates to subscribers travelling for hajj pilgrimage
- Category: Vodafone
- Tuesday, 02 November 2010 14:14
- by Mihir Patil
Vodafone Essar, recently announced discounted roaming rates for its prepaid and postpaid subscribers travelling to Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage. Vodafone is the first telecom operator to provide their customers with a product exclusively for Hajj pilgrims. Customers can enjoy reduced call rates on all incoming and outgoing calls while roaming in Saudi Arabia. This offer is valid up to November 28th 2010 i.e. the duration of the pilgrimage.Through this, Vodafone customers can enjoy 32% reduction in incoming rates and 29% reduction in outgoing rates to India or any other international destination. To activate this service, prepaid customers can buy a bonus card of Rs. 499/- and receive discounts on all voice calls and postpaid customers can pay a rent of Rs. 499/- and enjoy reduced rates on all voice calls.
Rohit Adya, CEO Vodafone Essar- Mumbai, said, “Vodafone continues to innovate and provide services for its customers demonstrating how technology can blur distances, bringing emotional and spiritual experiences together. Vodafone’s reduced roaming rates will enable customers to be connected to their loved ones.”
As a festival offer MTNL Mumbai has announced an increase in talk time on its First Time Recharge Coupon (FTRC) of Rs 91 for SIM10. Under this scheme customers’ buying SIM 10 along with FTRC of Rs 91 will now get talk time of Rs 91 instead of Rs 41 which was provided earlier.
Tata Indicom, the CDMA arm of Tata Teleservices Limited and Research in Motion (RIM) announced the launch of the BlackBerry Bold 9650, the first combined CDMA-GSM 3G-ready Smartphone in the BlackBerry Bold series. The BlackBerry Bold 9650, introduced exclusively by Tata Teleservices Limited is a new Smartphone for CDMA subscribers, offering seamless global roaming, 512 MB of Flash Memory, an Optical Trackpad, and enhanced Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities.
IDEA Cellular, one of the oldest operator of Gujarat, with over 60 lakh subscribers, has launched a Festival benefits pack for new customers offering special tariff and additional benefits of SMS and GPRS usage.
Aircel launched their GSM mobile services in Rajasthan today, thus getting credibility of a PAN India operator now. Aircel is now present in all 23 telecom circles. With a subscriber base of over 47 million, Aircel, the fifth largest service provider, extended its services all across Rajasthan and rolled out its 23rd circle with Rajasthan.
Reliance Communications, yesterday announced SMS based voice conference calls as an extension to its product Group Talk, a handset independent Mobile Conferencing service. This group-oriented service will be made available to all Reliance Mobile GSM and CDMA subscribers using any handset through the ‘SMS based Mobile Conferencing’ solution from US based Kodiak Networks, a global leader of group communications’ solutions. The Group Talk service will enable Reliance Mobile customers to establish a conference call amongst a group of 9 contacts with a single SMS.
Vodafone subscribers , who have not yet submitted their address and ID proof for verification, are required to do the needful latest by October 31, 2010 failing which their connections will be cancelled as directed by the Department of Telecommunications.
This is an attractive scheme for Housewives receiving calls from husbands at home landline, students going to universities can call back parents, Sons & daughters can call their parents back home to keep in touch all day.
