Celebrate Rakshabandhan and Independence Day with Vodafone
- Category: Vodafone
- Friday, 12 August 2011 17:15
- Written by MobiGyaan Team
Vodafone has announced its SMS service to avail Raskhabandhan and Independence Day messages and greetings which customers can share with their loved ones. This service can also be availed for other events like birthday or daily greetings and quotes.
Both prepaid and postpaid customers can subscribe to these services and receive three SMSs for different wishes and quotes. On sending WISH <keyword> to 56789, the Rakshabandhan messages will be live from 12th and 13th August and the Independence Day messages will be live from 14th to 16th Aug. These greetings will be charged at Rs 3 per SMS.
To activate customers need to do the following:
- SMS WISH <keyword> and send it 56789.
- Keywords for Rakshabandhan: WISH Rakshabandhan or WISH RAKHI.
- Keywords for Independence Day: WISH Independence day, WISH Independence, WISH 15thAug, WISH 15th Aug, WISH 15 August, WISH SwatantrataDivas, WISH Swatantrata Divas.
Vodafone gives a heads-up for the upcoming F1 event in India
- Category: Vodafone
- Thursday, 11 August 2011 10:50
- Written by MobiGyaan Team
India will be hosting the first even Indian Grand Prix this year in the month of October. Vodafone is all set for the event and has announced its run up to the much-awaited motor racing event in India. As part of its plans, Vodafone announced the launch of ‘Vodafone Race to Fame’, a unique platform, which includes a host of activities. This initiative includes two different challenges ‘Vodafone Race to Fame- Life in the fast lane’ where 4 winners (2 consumers and 2 global enterprise customers) will get ‘a-money-can’t-buy’ experience, to spend the weekend with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (VMM) team during the motor racing event scheduled to be held at Noida from the 28th-30th October 2011. The ‘Vodafone Drive into the Big League’ extends an opportunity to small & medium enterprises to have their logo on the VMM cars that will race at the motor racing event in India.
The call for entries for ‘Vodafone Race to Fame -life in the fast lane’ will start from third week of August 2011. Vodafone customers and Global enterprise customers can register themselves on www.vodafone.in/race-to-fame. Shortlisted contestants will compete at Go-Karting tracks at select 6 cities in India. Participants will be tested on their intellectual & physical caliber basis various competitive activities. The lucky winners will get a thrilling chance to be a part of the VMM team & meet their favourite VMM drivers.
‘Vodafone Drive into the Big League’ gives small & medium enterprises an opportunity to have their logo on VMM car. Enterprises with a turnover greater than INR 10 crores and less than INR 250 crores & a total employee base of less than 1000 are eligible to participate. Shortlisted finalists will present their cases to an esteemed panel of experts where they will debate on a live television show for the coveted top spot. Participants can register themselves on www.vodafone.in/bigleague.
Apart from this, Vodafone has also planned a host of other activities like Hot Laps with the VMM drivers and road shows with VMM car among many other initiatives gearing up for the grand finale in Delhi.
Speaking on the launch Kumar Ramanathan, Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Essar said, “Vodafone is the title sponsor and official mobile partner for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team. Leveraging our global association, we are extremely delighted to offer our Indian customers an exhilarating experience by giving them a chance to get up close & personal with the VMM team. ‘Vodafone Race to Fame’ contest will fulfill motor sports fanatics’ wildest dreams and also gives thousands of viewers the thrill of watching it on their television screen.”
Vodafone 3G is coming to Bangalore
- Category: Vodafone
- Thursday, 04 August 2011 13:00
- Written by Puneet Jain
Subscribers of Vodafone in Bangalore can now enjoy 3G services. Vodafone today announced that 3G services will be made available to its customers in Bangalore from tomorrow i.e. August 5,2011. Vodafone has tied with Airtel to provide 3G services in Bangalore. Vodafone will be launching 3G in other towns and cities in Karnataka in a phased manner over the coming months.
As an introductory offer, Vodafone is offering below mentioned data plans:
*Post free units – postpaid customer will be charged @ 2p/10kb
*2G pack benefits will be replaced with 3G pack benefits upon activation
*Video call charges – Rs 3/ min applicable
*Mobile Broadband data plans can be used only with Vodafone 3G dongles (without voice support)
Vodafone Customers can dial 116 (toll free) to know more about 3G and tariff plans
Shonar Katha for Vodafone customers in Kolkata
- Category: Vodafone
- Thursday, 28 July 2011 11:45
- Written by MobiGyaan Team
Vodafone has announced the launch of Shonar Katha, a collection of timeless Bengali short stories by Rabindranath Tagore, Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay and Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. The product has been introduced for the first time for Vodafone customers in Kolkata and offers a wide variety of famous short stories from the gems of Bengali literature.
Customers get the opportunity to listen to the digital format of short stories written by their favourite author on their mobiles. To subscribe, both pre-paid and post-paid customers can dial 5670379 or message
The following works of literature are offered:
Vodafone Newswrap, a new MMS service by Vodafone for Tamil Nadu
- Category: Vodafone
- Tuesday, 19 July 2011 12:10
- Written by MobiGyaan Team
Vodafone has announced the launch of its new mobile service called Newswrap in Tamil Nadu. Users of this service will get news as an MMS and will be updated with the latest news and happenings around the world while they are on the move.
The service will provide morning and evening alerts and also all the breaking news will be available to the subscribers instantly. Newswrap provides the reader with a brief synopsis of the news bulleting along with pictures making it more appealing. The service includes different genres of news, which the customers can read from like national, international, business, current affairs, entertainment and sports.
To subscribe customers need to type MN and send it as an SMS to 111. They will receive the Newswrap WAP link through which they can start their subsciprion. Customers can subscribe to the daily alert priced at Re 1, weekly alerts at Rs 5 or the monthly alerts at Rs 20.
