Vodafone, India’s second largest GSM Mobile service operator, today demonstrated its capabilities of 3G services in an event in Mumbai. Marten Pieters, Managing Director, Vodafone Essar, made the first 3G video call from Mumbai to Delhi. With this demo, the operator becomes the first private telecom company in India to showcase a 3G video call service.
Vodafone acquired 3G spectrum in 10 circles – Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (E) and West Bengal and is exploring opportunities to tie up with other operators to provide high quality 3G services in other circles as well.
Vodafone Essar will launch 3G services in the first quarter of 2011. “Our approach is to give our customers a world class experience and hence we will launch when a significant part of the cities is covered by our 3G network”, said Marten Pieters, MD, Vodafone Essar.
Vodafone 3G services will give customers an all-new experience with faster internet access and speedy data download on their finger-tips. Through the roll out of this latest technology, Vodafone customers can experience video calling, high speed Internet, live mobile TV, better gaming experience and much more.
Marten Pieters, Managing Director, Vodafone Essar Ltd waves at ZooZoo in Delhi during the first 3G call from Mumbai
Addressing a press conference, Marten Pieters, said, “The introduction of 3G technology will be the catalyst for data revolution in India. Vodafone has been successful in delivering 3G services to many developed and emerging markets and we will be utilizing our global expertise to offer an enhanced 3G experience to our customers in India.”
Sharath October 25, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Hey BSNL offer 2Gb for just 80 rs
Vivek October 25, 2010 at 3:57 pm
BSNL provide 2Gb for 80 rs
Vaibhav October 23, 2010 at 11:50 pm
@Anirban Mukherjee
In Maharashtra n Goa Circle, Vodafone has Rs. 95 per Month with 2Gb Data Cap.
karann October 23, 2010 at 7:46 am
@Keshav Jha
inspite of delhi’s first operator AirTel, u says that Vodafone is the best operator in delhi?can u give me 1 reason please sir? thanks in advance
lee October 23, 2010 at 7:15 am
I have not yet used a vodafone connection, thinking of getting one. . .
Keshav Jha October 22, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Jahan vodafone nahin hai, we log khush rahen.
Arjun. October 22, 2010 at 1:21 pm
@altaf
i’m not Crazy! GHANTA
Ujjal October 22, 2010 at 12:14 pm
I am waiting for 3g data..not for video calling.
altaf October 22, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Now this post is about vodafone from where the hell did airtel came in between??? r u insane?
altaf October 22, 2010 at 12:00 pm
hehe so i think vodafonw will first launch in delhi & mumbai
Rahul October 22, 2010 at 10:57 am
They Will Lanuch all over India …. Ever the presence is there …Shariing of the network is the best option
santu October 22, 2010 at 10:31 am
@PPA
No boss. This is not for kolkatans. That’s the worst part of the story. However kolkata may get it’s first 3g soon by Reliance.
PPA October 22, 2010 at 6:37 am
does vodafone launch these plans in kolkata also?
ARJUN October 22, 2010 at 1:45 am
It is to Better To Shut off CC Instead Of Conversing With Them. For Example AirTel CC It is Just Waste Better if They Close The CC There Will Be Saved a Lot Of Money and Further Expanding Coverage in Western Ghats
Amitdeb October 21, 2010 at 11:44 pm
I use vodafone mobile connect @rs4/day.. Speed 7-15kbps..
Vinayak October 21, 2010 at 11:22 pm
@Debjyoti@Kolkata
Too early to declare or predict a winner even before the race commences!!!!!
Debjyoti@Kolkata October 21, 2010 at 10:19 pm
But DOCOMO win the race , I think
VKP October 21, 2010 at 9:58 pm
Time will tell whether vodafone makes a mark in 3G sky. My experience with vodafone internet was horrible. Even same was reviewed by TelecomTalk. Let us hope for the best.
santu October 21, 2010 at 9:22 pm
@Arun kumar
Certainly, they will tie up. But the charges would be high.
santu October 21, 2010 at 9:19 pm
@Amit Karmakar
To activate Rs.4/- plan,
just send a sms ‘ACT 4′ & send it to 144(toll-free). It’s auto-renewal. So, to stop this you have to send ‘CAN 4′ & send it to 144.
Rs.22/- & Rs. 98/- can be availed through easy recharge or coupon recharge.
For more clarification, make a call to 111.
Amit.g October 21, 2010 at 8:46 pm
@Sourav
Hi sourav vodafone in karnataka offers 3 gprs plans with pc connectivity
4RS 40MB
16RS 200MB
95RS 2GB
Amit Karmakar October 21, 2010 at 8:34 pm
How to activate the above mentioned plan?
ROHIT October 21, 2010 at 8:26 pm
VODAFONE APNE 3G PLAN SE LOOT LEGA INDIA KO….
riju October 21, 2010 at 8:14 pm
bsnl giving 200 mb @ Rs.13 for 3 days
santu October 21, 2010 at 8:06 pm
@Sourav
Be cool yaar, don’t be so excited. I don’t bluff man. They are giving it hariyana,karnataka,kerala & west bengal. That’s why I have said many(not every)circles, there may be more circles but I don’t know right now. I need not give the links as many tt users are saying this & I have seen often their website is not updated. As for now I have just talked to a vodafone bengal cce & he told me about 3 packs in bengal circle-
1. 40mb @ rs. 4/-; validity 1 day.
2. 200mb @ rs. 22/-; validity 1 day.
3. 2 gb @ rs. 98/-; validity 30 days.
I hope I have made my point clear.
pavan October 21, 2010 at 8:00 pm
i don’t think so , i think independence is needed badly for vodafone customers of all types.
Arun kumar October 21, 2010 at 7:46 pm
Airtel and vodafone don’t get 3g license in kerala.Can they provide 3g here through tie ups with others plz reply.
Arun kumar October 21, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Airtel and vodafone don’t get 3g license in kerala.Can they provide 3g here through tie ups with others plz reply
Anirban Mukherjee October 21, 2010 at 7:19 pm
can you mention please in which circles they provide this 95 or 98 plan except karnataka and kerala?????
ashR October 21, 2010 at 7:15 pm
@Sourav
Mr. Sourav voda provides 2gb data usage at rs. 90 in haryan dont no abt other circles
Renjucool October 21, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Those operators not having much coverage(specifically indoor) can provide customers a free call divert option to an alternate number without any divert charges.
Santu October 21, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Why all you people are comparing 2g with 3g? What I have tried to say is that 3g is for rich people & not for common people like me. They won’t mind spending more for quality services. As far as my little knowledge is concerned, vodafone never compromise with quality & that’s why vodafone has huge corporate customers. They always have hiked their gprs price so that their network might be free from network congestion. If you want cheap gprs service there are others waiting for you, but if you think about quality, nobody can beat vodafone. If you have ever used their blackberry service, you can certainly understand what I’m trying to say.
Joviton October 21, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Vadafone you’ll are world No :1 ha ha ha ha ha
so give you customers 1 month free 3G services Can you’ll do it
I don’t think so …………………………………….
please comment
Sourav October 21, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Dear Mr. Santu – can you kindly provide the link to prove what you are saying. or are you giving false information! Vodafone has rs.95/98 full fledged GPRS packs only in couple of circle and not all over India.
Vodafone’s website is a proof that they don’t offer any such packs. So get your facts right before falsely advocating vodafone.
tarun October 21, 2010 at 6:00 pm
@Amit.g
vodafone 3G k liye afsos!!!!:-)
better go for any other 3G usb data card.
Amit.g October 21, 2010 at 5:51 pm
hmmmm but no vodafone 3g in karnataka
hope they will tie up with airtel here
PPA October 21, 2010 at 5:50 pm
@Santu
vodafone only positive point is its network coverage.
in term of quality Airtel,Bsnl,Docomo is far better than vodafone. The balance checking facility is till now unavailable in Vodafone gprs though it charge 10X more than others for it.
PPA October 21, 2010 at 5:36 pm
I have alliance broadband connection which offer Unlimited Download at rs.440.
sometimes i access internet through Airtel gprs which offer 2GB download at rs.98
compare to this vodafone rs.152 pack which offer 80MB data usage for 7 days is the biggest joke in Telecom industry.
Vodafone become ridicule to people in terms of its gprs service.
maximum “aamadmi” rebuke vodafone every times and regret to take vodafone connetion.
PPA October 21, 2010 at 5:23 pm
@ketan
absolutely, i think vodafone’s 3G data services will not be applicable to access at PC.
I am too upset that vodafone get 3G licence in Kolkata.
pavan October 21, 2010 at 4:36 pm
if quality of service is more important at nominal prices and also no MNP is not there .
It is not possible to vodafone, take 2g for example data servics is poor but 3g brings data revolution.
i am thing for 2gb download you will get bill nearly 100000.
Santu October 21, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Don’t compare 2g with 3g. It’ll be a totally different scenario. It’s not at all easy to predict vodafone. For your kind information, they have introduced 95 or 98 plans in many circles.
Webly October 21, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Sarkem Steve bab…… they are the real jokers.
Webly October 21, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Sarkem Steve bab…… they are the real jokes.
atanu October 21, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Vodafone’s strategy is clear cover all the high revenue circle and also entire state like cover kolkata + west bengal, mumbai + maharastra, chenni+tamulnadu, delhi + up west and haryana(for gurgaon and noida’s own state). but other side docomo miss all the metro!!! and bharati gets delhi and up west but not haryana, gets munbai but not maharastra and gets west bengal not kolkata. bharati face big problem for 3G roaming in one single state. same for reliance. but concern revenue they gets high revenue circle and also where they are providing GSM service for a long time and something better RGSM service compare to other circle.
Webly October 21, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Forget about the 3G services of Vodafone, they can’t even offer good gprs services.
My money on idea and Tata Docomo at least in MH-Goa circle. And if Tata Docomo improve their network in this circle, they will make the other 3G operators run for their money.
Kanaga Deepan N October 21, 2010 at 4:10 pm
RCom has NOT got 3G license in Chennai.. Airtel missed Kolkata, RCom and Vodafone missed Bengaluru and Hyderabad (Karnataka and AP)…
Steve October 21, 2010 at 3:45 pm
@ketan BRAVO WELL SAID KETAN I FULLY AGREE WITH YOU VODAFONE INTERNET SUCKS AND I WONDER WHAT THIS VODAFONE WILL DO GREAT IN 3G……
REALY PROVEN JOKERS
Kaushik Roy October 21, 2010 at 3:11 pm
@rahulraj
atanu is right,AIRTEL not won 3G in Kolkata
in kolkata only Vodafone and BSNL will give quality 3G
others RGSM and AIRCEL will provide 3rd Grade 3G
ketan October 21, 2010 at 3:09 pm
vodafone will live in demo mode only forever! they have nothing but demo to offer, while others have products/services to offer in real life. in 2G they don’t have even a decent and industry standard data plan – gprs/edge (rs.95- 2to3GB) and they are talking about 3G data revolution. what a joke by the jokers!!!
pricing 2GB data for around rs.10,500 (for their gprs/edge plan – rs.199 rental plus 5p/10kb usage charge)) is their idea of bringing data revolution??? even their british citizens will not bear such blatant plans and they think indians are fools!!!
Steve October 21, 2010 at 3:02 pm
only testing?when is the service starting comercially
rahulraj October 21, 2010 at 2:53 pm
@atanu
bro i think u left airtel…
Santu October 21, 2010 at 2:31 pm
yes. vodafone will be successful in 3g because of their circle selection. Don’t forget 3g is a high pricing service. So getting 4 metro is next to getting gold & vodafone has got this.
BK October 21, 2010 at 2:27 pm
way 2 go vodafone!
atanu October 21, 2010 at 2:18 pm
All are going to airtel and docomo, but not forget vodafone. only reliance and vodafone got 3G in 4 metro kolkata, delhi, mumbai, chennai,
Gaurav October 21, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Tata Docomo its now your turn to show something to People.
Reliance and Vodafone has shown demo of its 3G service..