Idea Cellular Introduces New plans for Kolkata and West Bengal

IDEA Cellular, the pan-India mobile operator with over 68 million subscribers nationally, has introduced new affordable tariffs customers with over Local Callings, GPRS and SMS for its prepaid subscribers in the Kolkata and West Bengal telecom circles.

Idea Cellular has introduced a special tariff plan which offers all Local and STD calls at just 40 paisa/min, with recharge of Rs. 21 and Rs. 37 which come with a validity of one year, and talktime of Rs. 15 and Rs. 37 respectively.

This plan will also offer 100 free Local and National SMS which will automatically get activated after sending the first 3 SMS at 60 paise per SMS, everyday. The free SMS offer is valid for a period of one month. STD calls at 40 paisa/min will help customers to remain in touch with their close ones anywhere in the country at affordable rates.

Idea has also introduced special offers dubbed as New Gang Plan targeting the large and growing youth segment, especially at a time when colleges have re-opened and students are looking for affordable tariff plans to stay in touch with their friends and connect to the world of Internet and social networking.

The  New Gang Plan loaded with lowest Tariff & VAS benefits. From economical calling to unlimited SMS’s & GPRS offerings, the product has everything bundled together to the liking of today’s youth. The new youth product of Rs.19 offers Local Idea calling within the group at just 10 paisa/min. The pack also offers affordable calling rates for other calls made outside the student community, both Local and STD, at just 50 paisa/min.

Idea prepaid subscribers availing the youth product will also get 100 free SMS Nationally or Locally, everyday for 30 days. The tech savvy younger generation can also benefit from the power packed services under this offer, which allows them 5 MB of internet usage free daily for 30 days.

Announcing the new plans, Mr. Aloke Malik, Chief Operating Officer – East, IDEA Cellularsaid, “Our consumer usage analysis has brought forth very interesting results that truly highlight what customers in Kolkata and West Bengal prefer while choosing a plan. These plans will help family members and close friends to stay connected with each other without worrying about the cost of communication. Idea has been fulfilling the consumers’ social and entertainment needs – be it vanilla voice calls, to downloading music, images and games or Internet surfing.

This Article Was Written By: Sanjay Bafna

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  • IdeaCellular July 10, 2012 at 1:08 pm

    raj roy :
    Is there any plan in which we can get free std minutes of idea to idea?
    Plz reply

    Dear Sir,

    We regret the inconvenience caused to you. May we request you to reply to us with your complete account details such as Full name, mobile no., alternate contact number and the type of Inconvenience you are facing. Also mention the token ID 205IC250595 in the subject.

    Regards,
    Idea Cellular

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  • raj roy July 5, 2012 at 10:32 am

    Is there any plan in which we can get free std minutes of idea to idea?
    Plz reply

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  • Dev June 13, 2012 at 10:32 pm

    Is there is any plan to make idea to idea std call became cheaper pls rply quickly

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  • saadat November 8, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Is there any plan in whch idea to idea std calling can be cheaper? Please reply?

    Reply
  • Amit.g September 19, 2010 at 4:23 pm

    uninor is best in connectivity but lags in coverage.
    aircel is good in coverage n connectivity but its clarity is less than uninor’s. @AWARA

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  • jass August 17, 2010 at 4:45 pm

    well, i am a bit confused as in which connection to buy… idea is ok, heard that uninor is providing very good calling prices ie discount on per sec call… reliance – very doubtful. already using vodaphone.

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  • Kaushik Roy August 14, 2010 at 7:48 pm

    IDEA RC 8 – ALL LOCAL & STD @ 40 PAISE FOR 365 DAYS
    APPLICABLE IN KOLKATA AND WEST BENGAL CIRCLES

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  • rajiev August 14, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    delhi too , idea average network

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  • ARJUN.C August 14, 2010 at 11:26 am

    IDEA IS WORST IN KARNATAKA. EVERYTIME IF I MADE A CALL FROM IDEA NUMBER THE SERVICE ALWAYS SAYS NETWORK BUSY. INTERNET IS TOO SLOW AND OFFERS ARE CRAP BUT COVERAGE MAP IS EXCELLENT

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  • Raghu August 13, 2010 at 10:58 pm

    @pramodh
    yes u are right they are good in network but they never launch Customer Centric offers/gprs packs in AP circle

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  • Raghu August 13, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    @Kaushik Roy
    Idea is good in network but worst in giving offers for AP circle. i dont know why they prefer to launch offers in newly launched circles. this offer is awesome. they have to launch this offer in AP

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  • ARJUN.C August 13, 2010 at 9:10 pm

    @VANEESH
    WHAT’S HAPPENED TO IDEA CELLULAR IN KERALA?

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  • MOMPAI August 13, 2010 at 9:02 pm

    On the occasion of Independence Day
    BSNL offers
    Freedom from Recharge for one year
    Recharge @Rs.110/- and get talk value Rs.100/- and validity
    365 days for General and 180 days for Life Time plan
    Offer valid from 15.8.10 t0 31.8.10
    Freedom to talk Local& STD (on-net)free
    Valid from 11.00 PM of 14.8.10 to 6.00 AM of 15.8.10
    Freedom to send SMS (on-net)free
    Valid from 11.00 PM of 14.8.10 to 6.00 AM of 15.8.10
    Free unlimited surfing on 2G GPRS
    On 15.8.10 only

    Reply
  • VANEESH August 13, 2010 at 8:31 pm

    IDEA…. PLEASE PACK UP FROM KERALA….

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  • pramodh August 13, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    as idea is new in west bengal so offers here in my place i.e, in ap worst offers and costly

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  • vineet August 13, 2010 at 5:57 pm

    idea today in bihar scrapped its 85mb daily cap on its rs98 internet plan.now it will 2.5gb in a month and nt everyday 85mb.

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  • Kaushik Roy August 13, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    Idea in kolkata is competing with Aircel,Docomo,Reliance GSM,Uninor
    all these 5 opeartors giving more or less same offers

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  • Keshav Jha August 13, 2010 at 5:18 pm

    Ye Idea sirf Kolkata & WB mein hin apna business chalana chahta hai kya? Sabse acchha plan sirf wahin lata hai. Is tarah ke offers pe aur circle walon ka bhi haque hai. Awesome plan.

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