September 30th, 2014 3:34 PM 40 COMMENTS

In Depth Review of G-Broadband in Bengaluru

There are many ISPs that are mushrooming on a regular basis in metros. A majority of these ISPs are MSOs (Multiple System Operators) who also operate Cable TV connections in the area. G-Broadband is one such operator in Bengaluru that still offers completely unlimited plans and currently is running an offer wherein you won't be needing to pay anything for the installation. G-Broadband is run by Gatik Solutions and their... Read More

September 28th, 2014 12:10 PM 66 COMMENTS

Is Service Quality Deteriorating at Paytm? Some Customer Experiences

I have been a Paytm customer for mobile recharges and bill payments since 2011 and I never faced a time when they were slow to respond to issues. The customer support's response time was typically in minutes and a complete resolution could be expected in few hours. They even called me few times after I tweeted about my experience almost immediately and explained the situation. This was a key differentiator... Read More

September 11th, 2014 10:14 AM 11 COMMENTS

TT Poll : Share your views on Airtel myPlan and Idea !Plan

While idea cellular is still offering a flavour of it's old postpaid plans along with the newly introduced !plan, airtel totally dumped off the old postpaid plans to new postpaid customers and boarded on to these so called flexible plans along with few mandatory plans. Airtel had initially launched these plans for postpaid users and idea cellular quickly replicated these for it's postpaid users while still offering other plans as... Read More

September 7th, 2014 8:41 PM 23 COMMENTS

Govt To Create Super Regulator To Replace TRAI, TDSAT; Is It A Good Idea?

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 member regulator with one chairman, who will have 5 year tenure, and members from sectors like telecom, broadcasting, finance, management,... Read More

September 6th, 2014 2:21 PM 6 COMMENTS

IFA 2014: Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM and Lumia 830 are worthy upgrades but will they sell?

At their IFA 2014 event, Microsoft has revealed three new mid-range Windows Phone devices; the Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM, Nokia Lumia 735 and Nokia Lumia 830. All of them are mid-range smartphones and they come with some interesting camera features. Nokia's smartphones are known to have exceptional build quality, smooth performance and great camera experience. But in the age of the Xiaomi Mi 3 and Asus Zenfone 5, will... Read More

September 4th, 2014 2:04 PM 24 COMMENTS

Idea and Vodafone Offers best Online Streaming Experience Compared to other Operators in our Analysis

Ever wondered if you can stream something on your EDGE connection? What's the quality of Data performance your Network is offering on continuous basis? Are your Downlinks very spontaneous? When ever i used to perform a speed test i used to have an inner feeling that these tests just give a max speed output attained during a data transfer and is it the same quality we are getting throughout ?... Read More

September 1st, 2014 9:24 PM 45 COMMENTS

TelecomTALK Effect: Major Relief for BSNL Night Unlimited Broadband Customers

The past three months were worrisome for a large number of BSNL customers who were on night unlimited plans. We had first reported (in June 2014) about a possible drastic plan change that would take away the night unlimited part from the price plan i.e., customers would be charged for night usage albeit at a lesser rate. However, several BSNL circles / telecom districts failed to intimate customers on time... Read More

August 29th, 2014 10:37 PM 93 COMMENTS

Is BSNL’s Broadband Strategy Hurting its own Growth and Driving Customers Away?

Since mid-July we have witnessed uproar at TelecomTALK against BSNL's move of unilaterally changing tariffs for night unlimited plans. Several BSNL night unlimited broadband plan customers received huge bills for the month of July. Those who normally pay less than Rs. 1000 were served bills several times higher, like Rs. 25,000. No one left any stone unturned in trying to convince BSNL about the latter's unjustified move and requested to... Read More

August 25th, 2014 9:14 PM 14 COMMENTS

Airtel Causes Major Confusion Amongst users, this time saying ICRA 3G withdrawn!

Over last weekend several TelecomTALK readers alerted us about an SMS from Airtel that stated 3G on roaming in ICR circles would be charged at 0.5p/10 KB. This means an Airtel user with 3G pack activated in any of the Airtel's 3G circles would have to pay for 3G usage if roaming in circles where Airtel 3G is available through ICRA. Even Airtel's website stated the same. As this seemed... Read More

August 22nd, 2014 1:20 PM 75 COMMENTS

Vodafone beats Airtel, Aircel and BSNL in 3G Benchmarking – Chennai

Marketing teams of Operators claim different exceptional Data speeds and advertise the technology in a way far beyond the practical usage scenarios. Considering the Data growth/statistical figures and Data hunger smartphones, we at Telecom Talk have taken an initiative to check the Quality of 3G Data services provided by operators in real usage scenarios and we name it instant 3G check where speed tests are performed on smartphone with no... Read More

August 20th, 2014 12:46 PM 14 COMMENTS

Mobile Data Consumption witnesses a Staggering increase of nearly 500% in India

The number of Smartphones is rapidly multiplying and this is translating into a large number of Mobile internet users. A couple of years ago it was not essential for a Smartphone owner to have an active internet connection due to the fact that there was dearth of applications like Whatsapp which needs internet connectivity on the real-time basis. It was recently recorded that mobile data now contributes to a whopping... Read More

August 12th, 2014 12:25 AM 24 COMMENTS

In-depth analysis: Vodafone Self-Care App excels over Airtel, BSNL & Reliance

Smartphones with applications are the new ways to reach out to people and provide services to customers. Mobile Operators are no way an exception from them. Be it Mobile compatible web based applications or platform specific applications, Operators have a way they can reach customers with the growing technology. The increasing number of Android Smartphone users paved a way very easily to target customers via applications which will make considerable... Read More

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