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About the author: An IT professional who has got great passion for telecom. Has been closely watching Indian telecom space since 2009.

Tharun G May 20th, 2016 11:26 AM 30 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces FTTH broadband plan Fibro Combo ULD 2490

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has introduced new FTTH broadband plan named Fibro Combo ULD 2490 exclusive for Odisha circle offering higher download speed and increased FUP limit. The new broadband plans will for 90 days as promotional offer with effect from May 18, 2016. FTTH broadband plan Fibro Combo ULD 2490 offer higher broadband speed 10 Mbps and increased FUP (Fair Usage Policy) limit of 100GB. However, despite being a Fibre broadband... Read More

Tharun G May 18th, 2016 7:09 PM 38 COMMENTS

LYF Care App to give 2nd year extended warranty free for LYF Smartphones

After becoming the fifth-largest brand among smartphones in India with 7% share, Reliance Retail Ltd owned LYF brand has started giving free 2nd year extended warranty for users installing LYF Care App. The LYF Care App provide access to extended warranty, Single-click call to customer support, self help & support guide and special offers. LYF is predicted to become a $1 billion brand by year-end. To avail the special offer of 2nd free extended warranty users has to... Read More

Tharun G May 17th, 2016 4:28 PM 114 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces new 3G night data packs, offers 99% discount on night data usage

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has announced new 3G data STVs offering night data usage and reduced night data tariff. The STVs offer night data tariff of 9p/MB and 5p/MB, which is almost 99% discount when compared to current data tariff of 4p/10KB. The new data tariff will come into effect from May 21st, 2016 on PAN India basis. STV Rs 3/5 offer reduced night data tariff of 9p/MB during night hours of 2am to... Read More

Tharun G May 15th, 2016 11:57 AM 236 COMMENTS

Our experience: Getting the Jio-LYF Preview Offer, answering your important questions

After much waiting, Reliance Jio opened its 4G network for public through an invite system under Jio Preview offer. To avail the Jio-LYF Preview offer one need to get an invite from a Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) employee and has to purchase a LYF phone from Reliance Digital store. What Jio offering is unlimited 4G data, voice and SMS along with access to Jio Apps for 90 days without any limits. We have... Read More

Tharun G May 13th, 2016 8:18 PM 7 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces new tariff plans for Movie on Demand for Broadband customers for as low as Rs 49

BSNL has announced new tariff plans for Movie on Demand service offered for broadband customers in association with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Private Limited. The new tariff will be available for broadband subscribers across all circles with effect from 1st May 2016. The latest plans offer Video on Demand service for SD/HD movies streaming for a period of 7 days. The cost of the pack are Rs 49 for Blockbuster A category movies and... Read More

Tharun G May 12th, 2016 5:51 PM 11 COMMENTS

BSNL pulls out speedtest servers from speedtest.net

Few months back Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) had sets up its own speedtest servers in all four zones on popular speed test website speedtest.net. BSNL has now announced that it has withdrawn all servers hosted on speedtest.net. BSNL has cited 'Advertisement of BSNL's competitor on same page' as reason for pulling down its speed test servers. BSNL had commissioned four new speed test servers for its broadband and 3G customers in all... Read More

Tharun G May 12th, 2016 10:14 AM 34 COMMENTS

Reliance Retail launches LYF Flame 2 with 4G LTE for Rs. 4,700 along with LYF Wind 4

Reliance Retail owned smartphone brand LYF has launched two affordable 4G smartphones LYF Flame 2 and LYF Wind 4. The LYF Flame 2 is now the cheapest 4G handset from the brand, priced at Rs 4,799 while the Wind 4 is priced at Rs 6,799. LYF Flame 2 is the first 4G phone from the brand to be priced under Rs. 5,000. The phone has a small 4-inch display and... Read More

Tharun G May 12th, 2016 8:36 AM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces Super Speed VDSL plans in NCR, Haryana and UP(West)

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has introduced new Super Speed VDSL unlimited combo broadband plans exclusive for NCR regions of Faridabad & Gurgaon SSAs of Haryana and Ghaziabad & Noida SSAs of UP (W) circles. The new broadband plans will be available on regular basis with effect from May 11, 2016. The new Super Speed VDSL broadband plans offer higher broadband speed 16 Mbps and increased FUP (Fair Usage Policy) limit compared to existing VDSL... Read More

Tharun G May 11th, 2016 11:55 AM 7 COMMENTS

Comparing the five current LYF phones: What’s the difference?

Ahead of 4G service launch, Reliance Digital, the retail unit of Reliance Industries had launched Lyf brand of smartphones. Lyf smartphones met with lukewarm response from buyers who find the specification underwhelming for the hefty price tag on the device. However, as part of Holi offer, the company had slashed the pricing of many phones which still continues. As every smartphone buyer look for the specification and price tag of the device before... Read More

Tharun G May 11th, 2016 11:13 AM 8 COMMENTS

BSNL introduces unlimited combo broadband plan for Andhra Pradesh

Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has introduced new unlimited combo broadband plan–‘BBG Combo ULD 470, for selected SSAs of Andhra Pradesh circle. The broadband plan is being introduced as regular broadband plan and will be available from May 11, 2016. The broadband plan BBG Combo ULD 470 will be only available Eluru, Guntur, Hyderabad, Nellore, Vijayawada, Kurnool, Warangal & Vishakhapatnam SSAs of Andhra Pradesh Circle. The plan offers broadband speeds of 2 Mbps and comes with increased FUP... Read More

Tharun G May 8th, 2016 6:49 PM 93 COMMENTS

Jio Preview Offer to give Unlimited Data, Voice and SMS, Should you go for it?

After months of waiting, finally Reliance Jio opened its 4G network for public through an invite system. Now non-RIL employees get a chance to experience Jio 4G network under Jio Preview offer. The catch is, you need to get an invite from a RIL employee and you need to buy a Lyf handset. These two hurdles are not too hard to cross as RIL has over 1 lakhs employees and... Read More