IDEA’s world class mobile network will be now available in Jammu City, Bari Brahmana, Bishnah, Katra, Udhampur, Jammu-Katra Highway at the start of operations, and will progressively grow to cover the major towns in the Kashmir valley as well, before the end of this calendar year.
With the launch of IDEA in J&K, mobile users in the state will now have a rich experience while using value added services such as Music download, Dialer Tones, Voice chat, web-infotainment, high-speed internet Data Card, and other Internet-based multi-media experiences on their EDGE-enabled mobile phones.
Other major towns in J&K like Srinagar, Lakhanpur, Badgam, Anantnag, Mattan, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian, Ganderbal, Patan and Sumbal will be covered soon.
Announcing the launch of operations, Mr. Ambrish Jain, Director – Operations, IDEA Cellular said, “IDEA’s innovative and customized products and services, and superior network have enabled us to become the fastest growing mobile operator in the country. Our network and offerings in J&K have been designed keeping in mind the mobile communication needs of the people of this state. IDEA subscribers in the state will experience superior connectivity, whisper clear audio quality and zero call congestion on our network. IDEA will aim to drive penetration in the market enabling larger number of people in the state to gain access to mobile telephony services”.
IDEA has introduced special voice portal with rich content in the areas of News, Sports, Entertainment, and other regional content in Dogri and Kashmiri languages for its subscribers in J&K.
IDEA has also launched a special tariff plan for its prepaid subscribers in Jammu & Kashmir, offering all Local calls and SMS at just 40 paisa per minute, and STD calls and SMS on any national network at just 60 paisa per minute. The new SIM priced at Rs. 49 comes with a talk time of Rs. 5, and a rolling validity of 3 months.
Fazeelat bhat February 13, 2011 at 10:59 pm
i kind of begin to like it. it helps me to connect my loved ones.
Fahad January 15, 2010 at 2:17 pm
@Idrees
thank god
Idrees January 15, 2010 at 1:32 pm
@Fahad , idea connections avalible in sgr now, no activation fee till 30th january
Idrees December 18, 2009 at 7:52 pm
@fahad,fst moments wth idea after activation of my number,fantastic gprs speed and connectivity acompained wth fst track activation
Saikat C December 17, 2009 at 11:56 am
@Idrees
@Idrees
Mubarak ho !
Woh aaye humaare ghar pe, …. kudrat hai
Kabhi hum unko kabhi apne Phone ko dekhte hein !
Saikat C December 17, 2009 at 11:56 am
@Idrees
Mubarak ho !
Woh aaye humaare ghar pe, …. kudrat hai
Kabhi hum unko kabhi apne Phone ko dekhte hein !
Fahad December 17, 2009 at 11:31 am
@Idrees
great buddy…..m getng thr oprtr name in manual it is ind846(sori 4 earlier one ws nt rembrng wat i saw)
whch plan do u aplied …
Idrees December 17, 2009 at 9:51 am
@Fahad,i got the idea sim from a retailer at budgam,they hav launched there but will take 2-3 days for sgr,the good thing is that u hav an option to choose ur number.from any idea number type CKNUM (ANY NUMBER) and than send it to 555666 u will recieve a confirmation sms for the avalibility of the number.when i tried to chk this no 9086500786 it was the platinum series number and had a reserve bid price of 31000rs.i got a number 9086**9086 which wil be active within 72 hours.
Fahad December 5, 2009 at 12:44 am
they r havng tower sharng wid airtel…..
Today 4 the ist tym i got ind 847 on my mobile i dun is it idea or wat….bt stl hope 4 the best
Idrees October 28, 2009 at 8:52 pm
@fahad, has idea erected their sites any were in sgr
Fahad October 28, 2009 at 8:38 pm
When will idea launch its service in srinagar….
Be quick idea or change your idea…
Introduce some low rate calling to group no’s…vodafone has done its job for youth now it is your turn.
sumit verma October 26, 2009 at 2:42 pm
plzzzzzzzz help me i need a job in communication centre……
Idrees October 22, 2009 at 5:53 pm
@fahad,idea is yet to erect towers in srinagar or so u noticed work anywere,i dont think it will be avalibule till december
Idrees October 22, 2009 at 5:47 pm
@Fahad…why r u so concernd abt idea,feeling alarming sign! Anedo than we will see “which way the wind blows” i had mentioned abt stv 130 it is confnd to bsnl users
Fahad October 22, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Dun knw wat idea is upto…why they are taking a long time..to launch thr services in srinagar….
Nd also they are evn nt havng idea to idea mins pack…bakwaas idea….
S.J.B October 20, 2009 at 11:27 am
LOL… even Timesjobs.com will do..
arun kumar sharma October 17, 2009 at 5:24 pm
hi …
presently iam working for o&m bharti infratel jk circle wants to switch to idea
arun sharma
kaushik October 16, 2009 at 10:50 pm
please visit naukri.com
Idrees October 16, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Idea providing unlimited GPRS PACK 98 WITH A VALIDITY OF 30 DAYS ON MOBILE AND 699PACK FOR PC with same validity,the thing to observe is that their gprs service is active here as compared to vodafone compeleting almost a year but still with no gprs.realy this symbolizeses idea’s commitment towards providing unmatched quality of services atleast in this part.if not experinced the services yet but to tell u it looks they are well equiped and have some exciting plans ahaed..NOW LAUNCH IN KASHMIR WE ARE WAITING FOR SOME THING WHICH SERVE OUR CAUSE BUTTER
atul gupta October 15, 2009 at 9:43 pm
i am electrical engineer i want job in commnication sector in jammu city please help me
Idrees October 15, 2009 at 9:51 am
THREAT TO NEW ENTRANTS IN J&K.as prepaid connections r said to be banned for a while in j&k beacuse they pose higher security considirations the union home minister has said in a press confernce yesterday in srinagar “i urge everyone to switch over to postpaid connections otherwise we may have to ban the prepaid connections”the news has come in leading In THE “GREATER KASHMIR”
Anuj October 14, 2009 at 11:21 pm
Jab Idea ne itne lambe use ke baad achanak dhoka dena chalu kiya & on the other hand Airtel is offering me great service instead, then I should talk about it. I know Airtel’s service too sucks at some parts, its quite expensive too but I always wanted service & I got that at my place. So enjoying with it!
abhijit October 14, 2009 at 11:16 pm
@Anuj
Hey brother you are talking about No 1 cellular company of our country. AIRTEL. AIRTEL. You are really superb.
Anuj October 14, 2009 at 10:58 pm
And one think I forgot to mention, we were using Idea from last 8-9 years but ditched it very badly.. Though we were using it from such a long period, haven’t seen some reward for till the time of deactivation of service. But I have one Airtel connection too which is active from last 6 years. Its a simple Airtel one prepaid plan connection with call rates 1Re/min local & 1.5Re/min to STD. Some 6-7 months back, company has reduced all its call rates to 60p/min by default for a lifetime period & extended validity upto 2021. I got message on that number that ‘Dear Airtel subscriber, you are ‘privileged’ to us. All your call rates has been reduced to…. , thanks for being with Airtel..!’ Wah..! what a reward & customer friendly approach. Airtel is king in this aspect this too!
Anuj October 14, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Man where are you from? From your previous posts, if I am not wrong you belong to Maharashtra & Goa circle. I always say Idea is worst network among incumbent operators like Airtel or Vodafone or Tata Indicom (I am not counting newer operators as they are far away from the competition in term of QoS). Also Idea M&G is costliest operator than any other. Its a simple logic that if you pay more, you must get good quality of service. Idea M&G is an exception to this. Idea is neglecting to this circle very badly. After frustrating experience by Idea’s service for long time, last year I simply disconnected all my Idea connections & purchased one new connection of Airtel postpaid, 3 new of Airtel prepaid for myself & family. No congestion problem at all but what best part is postpaid customer care & service support by Airtel. Its really amazing. Guys at CC & relationship centre are always ready to help you.
Earlier I was using 4 Idea prepaid connections for myself & family & one of Airtel. Now I have completely disconnected all Idea connections. Number changing did cost me lot but now I am sure that it was wise decision.
Now I have Aircel, Tata Docomo & RGSM connection too as I just purchased to check quality specially EDGE speed. No one is satisfactory. Now I am fine with Airtel postpaid, don’t want to take risk now! Will see only after MNP if any other offers good service..
abhijit October 14, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Now !dea website is fully updated with J&K,KOLKATA,WEST BENGAL all all.
Shoeb October 14, 2009 at 9:44 pm
and today i faced a real hell of congestion in Idea network, i was not able to call any no and no one was able to call me for atleast 15 to 20 minutes… I tried calling my own Idea no with my Tata Docomo and all i could here was that my no is not reachable where as my cell was showing full network coverage. :-@.. I really hate this…
Shoeb October 14, 2009 at 9:40 pm
@ Idrees
There are two reasons why i am using Idea
1st is that of their favorite 5 scheme coz i talk to my gf who cant change her no. @ 20ps
2nd is that i like my no.
So in simple words i am waiting for MNP…
Idrees October 14, 2009 at 8:34 pm
I dont see anything disappoing with the launch in j&k keeping in veiw that they r providing the service in fragments and brand initative and advertisement will come in due course of time. reliance did the same and now in j&k proving sure threat to the biggies.with teledenesity of only 34.5% new entrants will be having a close look over it and j&k is proving potential market to them
Idrees October 14, 2009 at 8:20 pm
@shoeab. Dear shoeb r u still using the idea services, i am saying it beacuse i came through one of ur post in reply to mr vijay thakur where it was evident that u were not satisfied with their service and only one thing should have stasfied u ie “customized improvent in their service” isn’t it
Idrees October 14, 2009 at 8:16 pm
@shoeab. Dear shoeb r u still using the idea services, i am saying it beacuse i came through one of ur post in reply to mr vijay thakur where it was evident that u were not satisfied with their service and only one thing should have stasfied u ie “innovative and customized improvent in their service” isn’t it
altaf October 14, 2009 at 8:06 pm
The biggest ever launch was Idea mumbai’s launch, everywhere only idea posters railways stand, bus stand never seen that type of launch till this time but in case of kolkta and J&K it is a disappointment.
Shoeb October 14, 2009 at 7:53 pm
i am waiting for super second plan of Idea in Maharashtra.. hope they launch it soon and dont disappoint their Maharashtra Customers..
Idrees October 14, 2009 at 4:59 pm
@kausik ,kaushik it is an understandable fact that unless idea announces offical launch in kolkata they may not update the service area info there
kaushik October 14, 2009 at 4:49 pm
yes idea website is updated with Jammu and Kashmir.But no update on Kolkata yet
Idrees October 14, 2009 at 4:05 pm
So it is the launch thanx tt for the beautiful coverage first on this unmatched quality and magnicifent organized site keep it up, scores of people have started visting the site,IDEA Has updated their website also with the info of j&k.
kaushik October 14, 2009 at 3:08 pm
idea plan in all circles
40 paise all local
60 paise all std