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Imon September 9th, 2015 1:52 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone revises Talk Loan benefits in Bihar & Jharkand, eying to win Reliance Mobile’s customers

Vodafone India, the country’s second largest telecom operator, announced that it has made some revisions to the 'Chotta Credit’ service in the Bihar circle. Back in 2010, the telco started offering 'Talk Loan' services across all circles under 'Chotta Credit' tag for those users who ran out of talk-time in emergency situations. Vodafone was providing emergency talk-time of Rs. 5 in Bihar & Jharkhand to those users who were requesting... Read More

Imon September 9th, 2015 5:04 AM 5 COMMENTS

Opera Mini for Android updated with new compression modes, to offer better user experience and data saving options

Opera Mini mobile browser for Android, users can for the first time switch between two different data compression modes: High and Extreme. The new High-compression mode compresses web-pages without affecting the page display, making it the perfect mode for surfing the web on 3G or Wi-Fi networks. The Extreme-compression mode compresses web-pages extensively, giving users a very high-speed internet experience while using very little mobile data. This mode is ideal for... Read More

Imon September 8th, 2015 5:04 AM 15 COMMENTS

Vodafone launches new a roaming pack for Delhi, aims to acquire more users

Recently, Vodafone launched some new Roaming Minutes packs for the Delhi & NCR region. Public telecom operators (BSNL & MTNL) are providing free roaming for incoming calls since past few months, but private telecom operators are still charging for such calls. Earlier, those operators started offering Roaming Rate Cutters to make and receive calls during roaming at low cost. This time, Vodafone has introduced some Roaming Minutes packs to help... Read More

Imon September 7th, 2015 4:51 PM 7 COMMENTS

Uninor, the ‘Sabse Sasta’ operator, hikes data rates in the Gujarat circle

Uninor, the Telenor-owned Indian telecom unit, which has been promoting itself as 'Sabse Sasta' operator, has hiked data pack prices in the Gujarat circle. The revision came in when operators are increasing data rates, which industry experts are saying they are trying to earn more before they start bleeding after Reliance JIO's launch. If you don’t know, Reliance JIO will launch commercially with dirt-cheap rates to gain maximum users in... Read More

Imon September 6th, 2015 2:16 PM 14 COMMENTS

Idea sweetens the deal for new users on its network by introducing a new STV

To tap new users into own network, Idea cellular has launched new special tariff voucher (STV) in the Kolkata circle, which also includes Sikkim as well as Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The new STV aims new users whose 'Age-On-Network' is less than 30 days on Idea's network. Anybody with above mentioned terms can recharge with Rs. 4 STV through easy or self recharge to get local Idea-to-Idea call price of... Read More

Imon September 5th, 2015 1:23 PM 29 COMMENTS

Idea has added more data in old existing data packs

Idea Cellular, India's third largest telecom operator, has made a revision to its data packs. Instead of hiking data prices like they did earlier, they have added more data into existing data packs. As operators are in fear of losing subscriber to bigger rivals and to Reliance JIO, who's 4G network is almost ready to be launch in the coming months. As per the latest subscription data, Idea gained 0.67... Read More

Imon September 4th, 2015 4:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

WhatsApp crosses 900 million monthly active users: Jan Koum

WhatsApp, Facebook-owned cross-platform instant messaging giant, has reached another milestone. The company has announced that it has crossed 900 million monthly active users on its IM platform. Back in April 2015 they crossed 800 million users, which means that it has gained 100 million new users in less than five months. At this rate, WhatsApp is on the course to cross a billion users before the end of this year.... Read More

Imon September 4th, 2015 2:29 PM 8 COMMENTS

Idea launches four new postpaid plans in Kolkata circle to attract more postpaid users

Idea Cellular, the third largest telecom operator in India, has launched some attractive postpaid plans for its old as well as new subscribers in the Kolkata circle. The operator has introduced new postpaid plans as they withdrew some popular postpaid packs, which were 'Horizon 299' & 'Navigator 499', as a part of revision in the postpaid segment. As national MNP has implemented across all the regions, and as Reliance JIO... Read More

Imon September 3rd, 2015 9:30 AM 1 COMMENTS

Airtel launches a Wi-Fi offloading app called Airtel Hangouts

Today, Bharti Airtel has launched an exclusive Wi-Fi offloading app called Hangouts that is aimed at shifting data traffic away from the cellular network to help decongest it and improve services. A few weeks back, Vodafone launched a similar app to offload Wi-Fi data. Wi-Fi offloading helps in reducing the amount of data being carried on the cellular brands, freeing bandwidth for other users, which is crucial given the limited... Read More

Imon September 2nd, 2015 4:32 PM 3 COMMENTS

Vodafone is now one of India’s largest retailers with over 9800 retail stores

With over 9,800 branded retail stores, covering over 1.54 million sq.ft. and attracting more than 115 million footfalls annually, Vodafone India can now be counted amongst the largest retailers in the country. Pursuing a comprehensive, multi-tier retail strategy, the company has further enhanced its nationwide footprint of branded stores by opening 200 Vodafone stores and 1,000 Vodafone Mini Stores across the country since April 2014, thus further cementing its position... Read More

Imon September 2nd, 2015 6:30 AM 0 COMMENTS

You can now dial 1925 from a BSNL mobile to activate data services

As per the guidelines from TRAI, the state-run telecom operator BSNL will be launching mobile data service activation facility through a new toll-free short code 1925 from the 1st of September 2015 onwards. Due to this, the data service will not be available initially. BSNL users who wish to activate 3G/2G data for the first time may send the SMS keyword - START to 1925. However, old users can enjoy... Read More

Imon September 1st, 2015 8:03 PM 3 COMMENTS

BSNL decides to withdraw old data combo offers

BSNL has decided to discontinue its 3G/2G prepaid Unlimited Data STVs, which they launched back in April for users in Haryana and Himachal Pradesh telecom circles. As a part of a revision in data plans, BSNL will withdraw 3G Unlimited Data STV's priced at Rs. 241 & Rs. 351 in those circles from the 27th of August. However, GSM subscribers on BSNL’s network can choose between newly launched Unlimited Data... Read More