Apurva is a tech enthusiast who loves her gadgets and talks about digital media usage. She is currently developing news.thedigest.co and works for an IT company.
Choosing a data plan is tough, especially when Indian Internet Service Providers are still providing misleading information to the users. In March 2012, TRAI had released a directive asking service providers to stop misleading customers with their advertisement. It said: “Advertising the titles of the tariff plans or other packages/schemes, … Read More
We missed out on this one but is important. The modi government is looking to create a super regulation for the communication sector, to be called as Communications Commission. This new body will replace the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. The bill proposes that the constitution consist of a 6 … Read More
Since I have been traveling for a month now, it’s fun to notice what operators have to offer in different regions. Specifically, what I have noticed is there’s little or no differentiation when it comes to tariffs offered by different operators for services like SMS, voice calls or data. It … Read More
Google, who recently announced the Android One program at its I/O conference, will be subsidizing the handsets to get them under $100, according to The Information (Paywalled, via GigaOm). Besides subsidizing, Google will also include $1B advertising budget and this new program will start in India to begin with. I … Read More
The Government of India has acknowledged that the BSNL and MTNL are currently in financial distress and that it wants to restore them to profitability. It has also announced that it plans to infuse Rs 39,458 crore of fresh investment over the next five years, communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad … Read More
Google recently launched the Android One program, which Sundar Pichai says will conquer ‘The Next Billion’. While the program is ambitious, I feel that the western media is blowing it out of proportion and giving Google way too much credit. At the risk of giving out anti-Android vibes, let me … Read More
When it comes to making international calls, let’s agree that telcos have really expensive calling rates. One of the option is to use the voice over IP solutions, however, it requires a lot of planning from both the parties — from setting up a time to actually checking whether your … Read More
Customer support is the back bone of any company in the service sector. I believe in this theory so much that I actually made a presentation out of it, which basically says that customer support is the new marketing. Earlier, getting customer support meant that you either had to visit … Read More
This week Mozilla announced two new partners, Intex and Spice, to launch its ultra cheap smartphones in the country. What’s particularly surprising is that entire western world is going Gaga over it. There are two strong reasons I believe that this is not going to work. For starters, while the … Read More
Trying to find the best 3G operator is like trying to find Nirvana. More so when the price war between the operators have ended and there’s little or no difference in the quality of service these carriers offer. I have been dependent on Vodafone’s 3G service in Mumbai circle for … Read More
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