Vodafone launches new offers as a part of Durga Pujo celebrations in Kolkata
- Category: Vodafone
- Thursday, 30 September 2010 10:44
- Written by Mihir Patil
Vodafone presented the 7th edition of Aagomoni - a musical evening on the eve of Mahalaya to greet Godess Durga. Present at the occasion was Sridhar Rao, CEO Vodafone Essar East Limited along with eminent artists like Srikanto Acharya, Lopamudra Mitra, Bickram Ghosh and Bratati Bandopadhyay.The Aagomoni celebrations will be held at Nazrul Manch on October 6, 8pm onwards. The night long musical fiesta will present an amalgamation of soirees, recitals and a blend of Classical, Rabindrasangeet, Folk and Fusion music. The first half of the programme is dedicated to the 150th birth anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore which will have recitations, songs, musical plays based on his work. There will be recitation by Soumitro Chattopadhyay, Bratati Bandyopadhyay, Rabindrasangeet by Srikanto Acharya and Lopamudra Mitra and musical one-act play of Tagore directed by Bibhas Chakraborty of Anya Theatre, Fusion music based on Tagore’s work by Violin brothers & Aniruddha (Sasha) Ghosal will also be a a part of the night long musical rendition.
The other part of the programme will present performances by Pt Ajoy Chakroborty, Rupankar, Usha Uthup and Bickram Ghosh. Satinath Mukhopadhyay and Chaiti Ghosal will be the comperes for the evening.
The array of special products comprise Pujo Pack which has got a bouquet of services like Callertune, ringtone, trivia, nirghonto, personalized greetings, sms alerts. The Pujo pack is priced at Rs 30/month. The other Pujo offers include special offers with activation of Blackberry and USB modem plans, reduced call charges while calling during night, reduced call charges while roaming on Vodafone network, ISD call rates at a special price. The offers are available for both prepaid and postpaid subscribers.
Aagomoni passes are priced at Rs 40 and are available at all leading Vodafone stores. Customers can sms STORE
Following are the details of Pujo offers:
Pujo Pack:
This pack is priced at Rs.30/month
3G ready USB stick:
Prepaid customers can recharge with Rs. 499 to get 10 GB data transfer with 510 free local sms valid for 30 days.
Postpaid customers get one month waiver on annual rental pack.
Blackberry:
Prepaid customers can recharge with Rs. 399 and also get 510 free local sms for a month.
Postpaid customers get one month waiver on annual rental pack.
National Roaming:
Prepaid customers have two options select as vodafone offers all roaming calls at 1.5 paise/sec with a recharge of Rs. 53 and all calls at 70 paise/min with an erecharge of Rs. 44.
Ticket Plan 299 offers all calls at 1.5paisa/sec and Travel Plan 299 offers all roaming calls at 70paise/min for postpaid subscribers.
Night Speak:
Get 190 night minutes valid for 5 days on an erecharge of Rs. 19 valid from 11 pm to 6 am for prepaid.
Get 490 night minutes valid for a month with Rs. 49 rental valid from 11 pm to 7 am for postpaid subscribers.
ISD calls:
ISD Bonus cards offers cheapest call rates to USA, Canada and Bangladesh for prepaid.
Call USA and Canada at Rs 1.49/min and UK at Rs 5.99/min this Pujo on Vodafone postpaid.
Vodafone launches Night Radio in Karnataka
- Category: Vodafone
- Thursday, 16 September 2010 09:48
- Written by Mihir Patil
Vodafone Essar has announced the launch of Vodafone NIGHT RADIO for all its subscribers in Karnataka. By subscribing to this service, Vodafone customers can tune into their favorite music all through the night for just Rs 2 per day.
Vodafone subscribers need to dial 55170 (toll free) and they will be guided through an IVR to activate NIGHT RADIO. Users can choose from local hits and Bollywood numbers to devotional songs and enjoy the most popular songs on Vodafone NIGHT RADIO any time between 11.00 pm and 7 am. Vodafone NIGHT RADIO is available in English, Kannada, Hindi and Tamil. Vodafone NIGHT RADIO can be accessed through all handsets, thus enabling even a rural customer to enjoy the benefits of this service.
The Night Radio offers following programmes:-
- 23:00 - 00:00 :-> Super Hits (Aaj Ka Special)
- 00:00 - 00:30 :-> Desi Beats
- 00:30 - 01:30 :-> Love Zone
- 01:30 - 02:30 :-> Bollywood Masala
- 02:30 - 05:00 :-> All Time Hits
- 05:00 - 07:00 :-> Spiritual Mornings*
* On first time subscription, customers can request for devotional songs basis their faith / religion, basis which, the entry will be saved permanently.
Vodafone and Radio City presents Dekho Visarjan Aasman Se!!
- Category: Vodafone
- Saturday, 11 September 2010 00:36
- Written by Mihir Patil
Vodafone Essar in association with Radio City 91.1FM is once again geared up to connect and strengthen bonds with Mumbaikars by celebrating the city’s most important festival in an exceptional way. Vodafone customers tuning into Radio City 91.1FM can now win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch the Ganpati Visarjan from a helicopter!Radio City 91.1FM in association with the Mumbai Circle of Vodafone Essar is running the ‘Dekho Visarjan Aasman Se’ competition on radio till September 22nd 2010. If Vodafone customers have a Ganesha Callertune playing on their mobile phones when the Radio City RJ calls, they get to watch the Ganesh Visarjan from a helicopter. Vodafone customers can register for the competition by sending ‘GANESHA’ as a sms to 111 (toll free) and also to set the Ganesha caller tune they can sms ‘GANESHA’ to 55655 (toll free).
The Radio City RJ will randomly call Vodafone customers who have registered for the competition and ask them questions about the festival. Radio City RJs will capture the excitement live on-air during Visarjan days.
Speaking on this unique initiative, Rohit Adya, Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone Essar, Mumbai said,” We are glad to announce the ‘Dekho Visarjan Aasman Se’ competition for the second consecutive year. It is our constant endeavour to strengthen our connect with the people of Mumbai and spread the spiritual fervor of the season through such exciting yet unique initiatives.”
Ms. Apurva Purohit, CEO, Radio City 91.1FM said, “We at Radio City are known for the eclectic and exciting platforms to connect with the listeners. We are extremely glad to partner with Vodafone on “Dekho Visarjan Aasman Se’ competition as it strengthens our bonds with Mumbaikars in true whatte fun style! Last year the listenership was clocked at 29,68,000*…a number which gives us immense faith on the success of this activity and partnership. We are sure that this year too, we will see immense participation and only too happy to give them a chance to get an aerial view of the visarjan once again!”
Vodafone offers its customers a chance to Win a Ride with Lewis Hamilton
- Category: Vodafone
- Friday, 10 September 2010 14:40
- Written by Puneet Jain
Vodafone has announced the “Hot Laps with Lewis Hamilton” competition for its customers. Winners of this competition will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience the exhilaration of being driven by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in a SL 63 AMG Mercedes on the picturesque race track of the Madras Motor Sports Club on September 17, 2010.This is going to be Lewis Hamilton's third visit to India, enthralling Vodafone customers with cricket fever in Delhi in 2009 and karting mania in Mumbai in 2008. In order to participate, Vodafone customers have the option of either answering questions through a SMS based competition or by posting the fastest time in an online competition being run on the Vodafone India website.
In the SMS competition, customers need to SMS LEWIS to 56565 (toll free) and answer five simple Formula 1 related questions. Six winners will be picked from Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai and two from rest of India, respectively. Customers can also participate in an online racing Game Hometown GP on www.vodafone.in to win a hot lap with Lewis.
| Competition | Details |
| Hometown GP game |
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| SMS competition |
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Last date for entries is Monday, September 13th, 2010.
http://www.vodafone.in/vmm/pages/hotlaps.aspx
Vodafone introduces special offers on Ramzaan in UP West
- Category: Vodafone
- Friday, 27 August 2010 16:54
- Written by Mihir Patil
Vodafone has announced the launch of E-Top Up 56 and an array of value added services this Ramzaan, for all its subscribers in UP West. Vodafone E-Top Up 56 offers 786 seconds for local Vodafone to Vodafone calls from 10 PM to 8 AM every night. Buyers of E Top Up 56 will be credited with 786 seconds everyday for a period of 30 days .Additionally, during the holy month of Ramzaan, customers can also subscribe to the following VAS offerings:
- Quran Alerts and other information like timings of Sehri and Iftari. For subscribing call *123*786#. Its charges are Rs. 30 per month
- For devotional caller tunes and delicious recipes for Ramzaan call 5674786. Its charges are Rs 6/minutes.
Pankaj Thapliyal, Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone Essar – UP West and Uttarakhand, said “It has always been our endeavor to connect with our consumers through innovative and relevant products and services. During this auspicious month of Ramzaan, consumers can avail any these services bringing them closer to religion, family and friends.”
Vodafone (Kerala) launches Onam and Ramadan Offers
- Category: Vodafone
- Thursday, 19 August 2010 14:54
- Written by Puneet Jain
Vodafone has announced the launch of two special offers - Onam offer & Ramadan offer -for its subscribers in Kerala on the occasion of Onam and Ramdan.Onam special bonus card is available at Rs. 86. It is valid for 30 days. This bonus cards offers Vodafone to Vodafone calls at 30p/min, Free 300 local vodafone to vodafone night minutes, 68 local Vodafone to Vodafone minutes. This pack also offers calls to Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and UAE at 12 p/second (Qatar and Oman at 17p/second).
To activate this pack dial 121 or *555*86# from you vodafone number. This recharge is also available from retail outlets.
Additionally, subscribers can choose Onam special songs to set as ringtones and caller tunes at Rs.15 for 90 days . Onam Songs can also dedicated friends and family by dialing 567410, a special Onam number, charged at Rs. 6 per minute.
On the occasion of Ramadan, Vodafone offers full talk time on a recharge of Rs 786 which allows subscribers to make calls to the Gulf at 12p/sec (Oman and Qatar at 17 p/second). This offer is valid for 30 days from the day of recharge. Customers can dial the Special Ramadan Number 5674786 and download devotional songs as their caller tunes and ringtones at Rs 6 per minute.
Vodafone launches Solar Powered Mobile - VF 247
- Category: Vodafone
- Tuesday, 27 July 2010 23:11
- Written by Puneet Jain
Vodafone today announced the launch of its latest generation eco-friendly solar charging handset in India. The new handset uses a solar powered solution to benefit users in areas with adequate sunlight. UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP and Marten Pieters, MD and CEO, Vodafone Essar Ltd., today launched the VF 247 Solar Powered phone at the Vodafone store in Fort, Mumbai. With an extended solar powered battery, the solar powered phone addresses the problem of unstable electricity supply in many rural areas. VF 247 solar powered phone charges by itself, by exposure to ambient light. Sun Boost, the special inbuilt hardware and software ensures that the phone charges also in a room, under normal daylight.
Vodafone’s rural network coverage of 65% is the second highest in India. It also has the second largest rural subscriber base in the country. The VF 247 solar powered phone comes with essential mobile phone features such as FM radio, color screen and a powerful torch light and will be commercially available shortly.
Its Official !! Vodafone announces New BlackBerry Prepaid Plans
- Category: Vodafone
- Wednesday, 21 July 2010 17:44
- Written by Puneet Jain
Vodafone India had updated its website with the details of New BlackBerry Prepaid Plans few days back but did not make any official announcement for the same. Today Vodafone officially announced the launch of new BlackBerry plans for its prepaid customers in India. With the new prepaid tariffs, Vodafone customers will now have the flexibility to choose from daily, three day, weekly and monthly offers. Vodafone's BlackBerry smartphone customers on the new prepaid service plans can enjoy unlimited access to email, BlackBerry Messenger, instant messaging, social networking and Internet browsing, as well as access to the BlackBerry AppWorld application store, at a price starting at Rs. 15 per day.With new BlackBerry Prepaid plans Vodafone customers can access as many as ten supported email accounts such as Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Google Mail and chat on popular services including Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk and Yahoo! Messenger. As an additional customer benefit, BlackBerry smartphones can display messages from multiple mailboxes in a single inbox and support the viewing of email attachments including Microsoft Word (.doc), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt), Microsoft Excel (.xls), and Adobe pdf (.pdf) documents, as well as image files (.jpg, .bmp, .png, .gif, .tiff)
| Tariff plan | Validity | Activation | Deactivation |
| Rs. 15 | 1 day | sms ACT BIS15 to 111 | CAN BIS15 |
| Rs. 44 | 3 days | sms ACT BIS44 to 111 | CAN BIS44 |
| Rs. 100 | 7 days | sms ACT BIS100 to 111 | CAN BIS100 |
| Rs. 399 | 30 days | sms ACT BIS399 to 111 | CAN BIS 399 |
Kumar Ramanathan, Chief Marketing Officer, Vodafone Essar Ltd. "We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of BlackBerry service plans for our prepaid customers. This segment is highly cost conscious and through the democratization of data services, we are providing an entry threshold at an accessible price point of just Rs. 15 per day. We believe that this initiative will appeal to young professionals, students and a broad spectrum of retail customers who are looking for an exceptional experience for messaging, social networking, email, music and entertainment – on the go! RIM is known for its exceptional mobile communications and strong business reputation and we are delighted to continue our long term alliance. We are certain that our prepaid customers will benefit from the compelling functionality of the BlackBerry solution that’s delivered across our reliable and extensive network in India.”
Frenny Bawa, Managing Director, India, Research In Motion said. “RIM is delighted to work with Vodafone to introduce smart and flexible BlackBerry service plans for prepaid customers in India. Vodafone's prepaid customers will now be able to stay connected with friends, family and colleagues around the world.”
It will be interesting to see how other telecom operators will respond to Vodafone's new BlackBerry Plans.
Vodafone will announce new plans for Postpaid BlackBerry customers soon
- Category: Vodafone
- Wednesday, 21 July 2010 13:02
- Written by Puneet Jain
Vodafone recently launched new BlackBerry plans for prepaid subscribers in some of the telecom recently, though Vodafone did not make any official announcement about the launch of these plans.The new plans offer unlimited internet, chat and email at Rs. 15 for 1 day, Rs. 44 for 3 days, Rs. 100 for 7 days and Rs. 399 for 30 days. However, as I mentioned earlier, these plans are only for Prepaid subscribers and Vodafone Postpaid subscriber still have to pay Rs. 1099 for the same.
Its very obvious that Vodafone will come out with new plans for its Postpaid customers as there is a big difference between what a prepaid customers have to pay and what a postpaid customer is paying.
Vodafone will launch new plans for Postpaid BlackBerry customers soon. This is apparent from Vodafone India's Tweets :
Vodafone to launch new BlackBerry Plans
- Category: Vodafone
- Thursday, 15 July 2010 19:06
- Written by Puneet Jain
Vodafone will soon announce new BlackBerry Plans. Vodafone.in's Mumbai Page is updated with details of new BlackBerry Plan for Prepaid users. New plans for Prepaid BlackBerry users will offer unlimited internet, chat and email at Rs. 15 for 1 day, Rs. 44 for 3 days, Rs. 100 for 7 days and Rs. 399 for 30 days. I tried to check whether these plans are available for telecom circles other than Mumbai, but I was unable to find similar details on page of any other telecom circle. To know if these plans are actually available for the users I called customer care of Vodafone Mumbai, the customer care representative was unable to give me any information on these new plans. After this I called one of the Vodafone official, she told me that Vodafone has not made any official announcement regarding the availability of plan and circles in which it will be available. However, an official announcement regarding these plans can be expected in the next week.
Vodafone may come up with revised Plans for Postpaid BlackBerry users as Prepaid users of Vodafone BlackBerry will have to shell out Rs. 399 for 30 days while pocket of Vodafone's Postpaid user gets lighter by Rs. 1099 every month. Though nothing about revised Postpaid BlackBerry Plan is mentioned on Vodafone India's website but its quite obvious and logical too that Vodafone will reduce the plan charges for Postpaid BlackBerry users also.
Thanks Nikhil
