Virgin Mobile reduces call rates
- Category: Virgin Mobile
- Sunday, 29 November 2009 18:01
- Written by Puneet Jain
Virgin mobile has joined the Tariff War started by all the companies in recent past. To avail the reduced rates a subscriber needs to purchase a new sim priced at 49 Rs which comes with a lifetime validity.Tariff is as follows:
- Virgin to Virgin- 15 paise/min
- Virgin to Others (Local) - 30 paise/min
- STD Call charge- 50 paise/min
- Daily rental of Re. 1 will be charged
Customers with Lifetime Validity, need to do a minimum of Rs200 recharge over 6month to remain active, else the number will be deactivated.
After 90days of entering into Grace period (starts from day of validity expiry wherein incoming and outgoing usage is barred) the balance remaining in subscriber’s account shall be forfeited, post which the number gets disconnected within 15days and cannot be re-activated.
No Discounted/Free SMS would be allowed on festive days of New Year's Eve (31st December 2009), New Year (1st January 2010), Diwali (17th October 2009), Holi ( as per Calendar 2010), Friendship's Day (2nd August 2009).
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Virgin Mobile Introduces Per Second Billing
- Category: Virgin Mobile
- Thursday, 26 November 2009 23:20
- Written by Mihir Patil
Virgin Mobile,the youth brand of Tata Teleservices was the last to join the per second billing wagon.In this month every provided came with their own versions of Per Second Billing but nothing was as enticing as the plans launched by Reliance & Tata Docomo.The fire ignited by Tata Docomo has done wonders to Indian Telecom industry with fare dropping drastically in past couple of days.Virgin mobile which is known for its aggressive marketing tactics has always launched per second billing in Mumbai,Maharashtra & Goa circle.They have opted to stick to a simple plan unlike GSM giants like Airtel,Vodafone and !dea which gives off-net calling at 1.2 paise/second.Following are the tariff details:-
Virgin to all local,STD calls on any network- 1 paise/sec
Local SMS at 50 paise and National SMS at Rs.1
Recharge Amount- 46/-
Validity- Lifetime
Local SMS at 50 paise and National SMS at Rs.1
Recharge Amount- 46/-
Validity- Lifetime
After 365 days a daily rental of Rs.1 will be charged for availing the per second billing facility.
Note:-
1.Customer wont get "100 SMS free after first three" scheme after recharging with the above voucher.
2.Customer wont get Virgin to Virgin unlimited free calls scheme after the first three minutes of the day.
3.Customer wont be getting paid for receiving calls.
Virgin Mobile launches vBuzz and vStyle mobile phones
- Category: Virgin Mobile
- Sunday, 15 November 2009 00:01
- Written by Puneet Jain
Virgin Mobile subscribers now have two more handsets to choose from. Virgin Mobile recently added vBuzz and vStyle to its kitty. vBuzz is a basic phone. It comes with FM Radio and Torchlight feature. It is price at Rs. 1,150.
Key Features of vBuzz
Key Features of vBuzz
- FM Radio
- It stores up to 500 (Includes inbox +outbox)
- Display Size : 1.5 inch, 128*128 pixels
- Display Colors : 65K color display
- Talk Time : 3 hours
- Standby Time : 120 hours
vStyle comes with FM radio and Torchlight feature. It is priced at Rs. 1,349.
Key Features of vStyle
- FM Radio
- It stores up to 300 (Includes inbox +outbox)
- Display Size : 1.52 inch
- Display Colors : 65K color display
- Talk Time : Upto 3.5 hours
- Standby Time : Upto 380 hrs
Virgin joins the Tariff War with its New Scheme!!
- Category: Virgin Mobile
- Tuesday, 27 October 2009 19:14
- Written by Mihir Patil
Virgin mobile has joined the Tariff War started by all the companies in recent past.To avail the reduced rates a subscriber needs to purchase a new sim priced at 49 Rs which comes with a lifetime validity.Tariff is as follows:
- Virgin to Virgin- 30 paise/min
- Virgin to Others- 50 paise/min
- STD Call charge- 1 Re/min
- Local SMS- 50 paise
- National SMS- 1 Re
Note:- Subscriber wont be paid for incoming calls on this connection.There wont be any Virgin to Virgin free scheme applicable on this special simcard.In addition to this the subscriber wont even get 100 local/national sms free after first three.
This base tariff is provided with a new juice up addon priced @ 51 Rs. which comes with a validity of 30 days.This 51 Rs voucher is only applicable for the above said plan.
This base tariff is provided with a new juice up addon priced @ 51 Rs. which comes with a validity of 30 days.This 51 Rs voucher is only applicable for the above said plan.
Tariff is as follows:
User will be entitled to get the benefit provided in the base pack(49 rs card) after the validity of 51 rs recharge gets over.
- Virgin to Virgin- 15 paise/min
- Virgin to Others- 30 paise/min
- Virgin to STD- 50 paise/min
- Local SMS- 50 paise
- National SMS- 1 Re
User will be entitled to get the benefit provided in the base pack(49 rs card) after the validity of 51 rs recharge gets over.
STD @ 50 paise/min with Virgin Mobile
- Category: Virgin Mobile
- Tuesday, 15 September 2009 18:50
- Written by San
They had introduced similar plan earlier but now they have redesigned it. I am talking about Virgin Mobile. The mobile operator's market was taken back by storm when they had launched their STD portfolio with just 50p/min calling rate to any state across India. But now with the heating up of this sector, operator's are bound to reduce their call charges to stay in the game. Now Virgin Mobile has taken a step ahead in reforming the STD voucher with the idea of relaunching the scheme with less than a 1p/sec scheme. They claim that they are offering STD calls at much lower price than before. One can avail of this for a one time recharge of Rs.14 and they are good to go. The recharge comes only in EVD. New customers will need to buy a SUK for Rs.99 and yeah they will in race too.So the initial 3 minutes of the STD will be charged at Rs.1.5 and then 50p/min for the next 57 minutes. Count it and you save 10p/min on every call if its on less than a 1p/sec basis. A call will be charged 60p if its up for 1 minute but on Virgin Mobile its only 50p/min. Well ti sure seems a good idea of grasping some customers. But the system has got a few disadvantages too.These are stated below:
- For the first 3 STD minutes of the day, your calls will be charged @ Rs.1.5/min. From the 4th STD minutes onwards, you will be charged 50p/min
- STD calls @ less than 1p/sec based on 50p/min are subject to a maximum of 60 mins per day
- Virgin Mobile subscribers on an existing Bak Bak plan who want to switch to this plan can do so with a recharge of Rs.14. (This recharge also offers full talktime after Tax deduction)
- New Bak Bak subscribers can switch to an existing Bak Bak profile through a recharge of Rs.13 (This recharge also offers full talktime after tax deduction).
Its Yak Yak Yak Time on Virgin Mobile
- Category: Virgin Mobile
- Tuesday, 15 September 2009 09:52
- Written by San
Its Yak Yak Yak Time for all Virgin Mobile customers as they have launched a new vPower recharge for all customers across India. With this new recharge a customer can benefit of making local calls at 30p/min after the initial first 3 minutes of the day. The recharge comes in for Rs. 16 and is valid for 180 days or 6 months. It seems Virgin is in the verge of lower thier tariff to woo the youth.. Prior to their launch a year back,still Virgin today hasn't been so much successfull in empowering the youth market with their CDMA service. What seemed to attract a portion of the customer was their innovative Get-paid-for-Receiving-Calls (GPRC) facility. But it faded away when they reduced the tariff from 10p/min to 5p/min incoming.So the latest in offering from their rack is this new Rs.16 recharge which will enable Virgin customers to communicate the their local buddies at just 30p/min only after shelling out Re.1 for the consequtive 3 minutes which means Rs.3 in a day and then the rest calls can be made at 30p/min for the rest of the day and in addition to that the validity of this mini power packed recharge is valid for as long as 180 days. This seems a cool move to give freedom to customers to chat unlimited. But to every pro there's always a con associated with it. The most effective con is that customers will not be able to enjoy the GPRC facility at all. It will restrict everyone from getting the benefit of getting 5p/min credited to their account. The details are given here with:
IT’S YAK YAK YAK TIME
| This is Gonna Cost You | 16 |
| What Do you Get | Get 30p/min on all local calls after 1st 3 min of the day at Re1 /min* |
| How Long is it Valid for? |
180 Days* In case of multiple vPower recharges discounted rates applicable on the latest recharge would be effective.
** No Discounted/Free SMS would be allowed on festive days of New Year's Eve (31st December), New Year Day (1st January), Diwali, Holi, Friendship's Day. Terms and Conditions • Calls to Local VMI would be charged @ 10p/min only till first 700 VMI minutes or 30days from date of recharge (whichever is earlier)
• Charging on other local/STD/ISD calls or SMS do not get affected by this recharge.
• These changes are applicable only to customers activated on 499 and 150 from sep1,’09
• Other details of the plan-200 v2v min free for the day after first 3 min @Re1/min ,STD= Rs 1.5 flat, Local SMS= Rs 1 and STD SMS = Rs 1.5 flat
• 30p/min on all local calls after 1st 3 min of the day at Re1 /min is available only for 180 days from date of activation, post which local tariff reverts to 50p/min for the day after 1st 3 min at Re 1/min.
• Customers who do this recharge will lose the GPRC benefit altogether.
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Phonebook Backup from Virgin Mobile
- Category: Virgin Mobile
- Friday, 14 August 2009 09:01
- Written by San
Few days back I was going through the VMI website and got stuck at a piece of cake that they have launched but haven't publisised so much. Let me introduce to you the Virgin Mobile Phonebook Backup application. I will be highlighting some of the features and fundas this application is able to deliver. The idea has been cropped in mind keeping the view that Virgin customers mostly constitute the youth generation who are always in the go, chances of misplacing their phone or damaging ones phone is high chance among the youth. What will happen when one fine day you find out your phone going blank and you loose all your contacts?To be on the safe side this tiny application will help you store all the necessary contacts of your closest buddies on a secured server which can be accessed later to retrieve the data.With the Phone Backup application you can backup your contacts from your phone and then access them on this URL https://iphonebackup.remoba.com/vmi/ibu. Now comes the cons, this appliaction will cost Rs.49 which is a one time download fee and can be used for a year withouut any hassle of renewing the product. When you download the Phonebook Application, you can use your mobile number as your User ID and save a PIN number which will be your unique password. The service is available on the web too. You can set it on daily, weekly or manual update. When you switch phones or lose your phone, all you have to do is access your contacts on the URL with the same mobile number & PIN.
How to get this macho lifesaver application?
You can download the Phonebook Backup application in 3 super simple steps:
- Go to the Games & Application section from the Phone Main menu
- Click on Mobile Shop and go to Catalogue Manager
- Click on the last link (the Phonebook Backup Application) and download it!
Virgin Mobile has been awarded the coveted Infocom award for the ‘Most Innovative Mobile Services’ for the year 2009. The Hon’ble Minister of State Communications & IT, Mr. Gurudas Kamat presented the award to M. A. Madhusudan, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Mobile India at the Annual Infocom National Telecom awards function held in New Delhi. The Infocom National Telecom Awards 2009 were announced by INFOCOM along with CMAI (Communications and Manufacturing Association of India). The awards are held annually with the objective of recognizing and providing greater impetus to the telecom players for their contribution in building a robust National Telecom Network and providing an effective means of communications.
Nimbuzz, the multi-community mobile social messaging and VoIP provider has partnered with Virgin Mobile India (VMI). The partnership will bring the core elements of the mobile application, Nimbuzz, such as social networking and chatting to Virgin Mobile’s youth-centric customers. For the first time ever, Nimbuzz is offering its multibrand WAP chat application to Virgin Mobile under the brand name of Vchatter, allowing users to access multiple instant messengers from a single login. 
LG Electronics has revealed the full image and key specifications of the new LG Chocolate phone (LG-BL40).
