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Chethan S October 5th, 2015 6:26 PM 16 COMMENTS

‘Jionet’ High Speed Wi-Fi service will be now covering the entire LPK Waterfront in Goa

Goa, the most hip and happening tourist destination in India, marked another first, as its famous night club Love Passion Karma Waterfront entered the digital age today, with the launch of ‘Jionet’, a high speed Wi-Fi Internet service from Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL). ‘Jionet’ High Speed Wi-Fi service will be covering the entire LPK Waterfront which is Goa’s most exotic party and wedding venue situated on the banks of... Read More

Chethan S September 24th, 2015 1:18 PM 10 COMMENTS

After Airtel, Idea to shift 1.5 million prepaid customers to Per Sec Billing Plan

Idea Cellular, announced a shift to Per Second Billing (PSB) plan for 1.5 million prepaid customers. Out of its total customer base of over 166 million, nearly 157 million are prepaid users. The 1.5 million Idea prepaid customers who are currently on Per Minute Billing (PMB) will be shifted to PSB plan, progressively, over the next 30 days. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Sashi Shankar, Chief Marketing Officer, Idea Cellular... Read More

Chethan S September 23rd, 2015 6:47 PM 25 COMMENTS

Airtel rolls out Platinum 3G network for customers in Haryana

Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), today announced the launch of its Platinum 3G network for customers in Haryana Now available at 3G tariffs, Airtel’s Platinum 3G will boost indoor coverage, enhance voice clarity, deliver faster internet speeds and offer a superior network experience for customers. Additionally, Platinum 3G will help optimize the backend engagement between the network and mobile devices, thus allowing customers to enjoy extended battery life on their phones... Read More

Chethan S September 19th, 2015 6:31 PM 31 COMMENTS

Airtel launches 4G services in Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh)

Airtel, today announced the commercial launch of its high speed 4G services (also called LTE) in Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh). Now, customers across the country can experience high speed wireless broadband on Airtel 4G and get on to the digital superhighway to enjoy uninterrupted HD video streaming, superfast uploading and downloading of movies, music and images. Airtel 4G is available to customers across a range of smart devices including mobile phones,... Read More

Chethan S September 18th, 2015 10:56 PM 39 COMMENTS

Legal Options available to telecom consumers: Advocate and Cyber Law Attorney Karthikeyan answers

Telecom consumers all over have faced some or the other issues like excess billing, unsolicited service activation and resulting balance deduction, no or poor quality service etc. While telcos offer redressal mechanisms like customer care and Appellate authority, sometimes the solution is not up to user’s satisfaction. Many consumers then think of approaching consumer forum or courts to solve the problem but often hold back due to multiple reasons. We... Read More

Chethan S September 16th, 2015 4:37 PM 12 COMMENTS

Vodafone ramps up 3G network to cover 790 more towns in Gujarat

Vodafone India with over 6.5 million data customers in the circle, is taking its faster- smarter - better 3G services to the interiors of Gujarat. Now rural artisans from Ranunj - Patan, farmers in Nardipur, milkmen in Vadasan, primary school teachers in Kherdi, panchayat from Sansrod, can all stay connected with global developments 24x7, thanks to Vodafone 3G. As an endeavour to democratize data and build greater awareness amongst audiences... Read More

Chethan S September 15th, 2015 5:55 PM 14 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio will offer ‘Jionet’ Wi-Fi service at Mumbai’s prominent Ganpati Pandals

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) will be offering its ‘Jionet’ high-speed Wi-Fi internet service at Lalbaug Cha Raja, Andheri Cha Raja & Sahyadri Cha Raja (Tilak Nagar, Chembur). This eleven-day long festival will see thousands of devotees coming to for darshan of three famous Ganpati pandals where they will be able to experience and reap the benefits of high-speed wireless connectivity on handheld devices (smartphones/tablets) through this Wi-Fi network from Reliance... Read More

Chethan S September 11th, 2015 11:44 AM 0 COMMENTS

Exclusive Interview: Spice Connect’s Dilip Modi on Mobiles, VAS, Entrepreneurship, Online – Offline Retail

Spice Connect is one of the leading indigenous players in the IT and Telecom industry. Headquartered in Noida, India, the company has a vast range of national and global business interests that include mobile devices, retail, telco VAS, mobile apps, investment, and education. It was incorporated in the year 1995, with the founding Chairman Mr. Dilip Modi at the helm of affairs. Launched as a mobile handset developer it now... Read More

Chethan S September 8th, 2015 8:49 PM 286 COMMENTS

ACT Fibernet doubles speeds – now 10 Mbps @ Rs. 650, 40 Mbps @ Rs. 1050

While the whole country is rejoicing about BSNL's pre-FUP speed increase from 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps, ACT Fibernet has literally doubled the speeds effective today at the same price. Also, when BSNL has more or less retained the FUP limits, ACT's FUP limits have gone up by a big percentage. For instance, the Rs. 650 plan that used to give 35 GB data at 5 Mbps now provides 50... Read More

Chethan S September 6th, 2015 4:26 PM 22 COMMENTS

Call Drops: The Reasons and Possible Solutions to ensure #NoCallDrops

Call drops have been plaguing Indian mobile subscribers, particularly the urban populace for nearly a year now. Call Drops has become a national topic, thanks to campaigns like #NoCallDrops from Network18. Since then various media houses have joined the debate and this has resulted in growing awareness about the subject. Thanks to the involvement of DoT, TRAI, PMO, and Telecom Ministry, Indian mobile subscribers will hopefully have a solution in the coming... Read More

Chethan S August 29th, 2015 6:52 PM 26 COMMENTS

MobiKwik randomly blocks wallets: Customers face hardships

More and more Indians are subscribing to electronic wallets for convenience and safety. Leading player in the segment, Paytm Wallet recently announced crossing 100 million users. MobiKwik is also a player in the wallet segment and attracts users with some good offers. With growing adoption, wallet providers are responsible for ensuring that their users stay protected from possible frauds. This has led to them taking measures like blocking wallets if transactions look... Read More