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Chethan S January 26th, 2014 6:54 PM 44 COMMENTS

Airtel Prepaid Mobile Customers – forget about your Privacy! Your Call Details are at Risk and is Freely Available to Anyone

Just yesterday we had written about a flaw in Airtel’s online recharge portal which exposes customers recharge details for a week’s duration. Today we learnt about one more issue - this time with one of Airtel’s IVR system. This loophole allows any Indian mobile user (any operator’s subscriber) to access any Airtel customer’s call/SMS/MMS records, VAS deductions, internet usage details, special five details (friends and family), balance, plan validity and... Read More

Chethan S January 25th, 2014 9:57 PM 37 COMMENTS

Did Airtel put its Online Recharge Customers at Risk by Revealing Mobile Numbers & Handset Details on the Web?

With ever growing identity theft incidents and economic frauds, mobile and internet users are required to be very vigilant about whatever they do. Whatever be our attempts to safeguard our data what can be done if someone responsible for safe handling of data is not caring enough? This exactly was the situation with Airtel customers for a good part of the time. While telcos like Airtel provide reasonably good online... Read More

Srikapardhi January 23rd, 2014 6:25 PM 100 COMMENTS

India’s First Hands On Experience : Airtel 4G LTE On Mobile

Today we had a chance to experience Airtel 4G on Mobile in Bangalore though we can call it a soft launch for select few. I will try to explain everything in short . a) Speed Test Report: On Tethering from Wi-Fi via iPhone 5S: B) Which handset it was tested : iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C C) Voice Quality: As soon as you try to make a voice call or... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas January 16th, 2014 6:21 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Launches ‘Airtel Football Pack’ West Bengal

Airtel today announced the launch of‘'Airtel Football Pack’ in West Bengal. A first ever soccer pack with a never before experience for soccer fans in the state, it will enable Airtel mobile customers to stay tuned to updates on the East Bengal and Mohun Bagan soccer teams. Mr. PD Sarma, HUB CEO – WBO & NESA, Bharti Airtel Limited ( in the centre) along with the... Read More

Srikapardhi January 2nd, 2014 12:55 AM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel Was The Only Operator To Offer Support Over Social Media on the Eve of New Year

No doubt every one will be busy with something or the other spending their last moments of the year on the eve of New Year with celebrations going high all across the globe. As always we have had our watchful eyes on whats going in Telecom and to our observation we found that Airtel was the only operator in India to offer support or at least respond over Social Media... Read More

P K Tarun December 27th, 2013 12:19 PM 34 COMMENTS

Airtel Now Offers Free Facebook with a cap of 30 MB/ month

Airtel mobile customers who are Facebook users on the Mobile (browser or app) will be able to use free facebook for a limited time. Existing mobile internet customers on Airtel can immediately start connecting with their friends by visiting the Facebook mobile site m.facebook.com. Customers accessing the mobile internet for the first time need to register at m.facebook.com to avail of this special offer. Airtel is the first mobile operator... Read More

Srikapardhi December 22nd, 2013 5:16 AM 37 COMMENTS

Vodafone India and Idea Offers Better Friendly Self Care Services Than Airtel (Infographics)

After analyzing IVR services of some leading operators(Airtel, Vodafone), we decided to decode the entire Prepaid self-care services of 3 leading operators Airtel(*121#),Vodafone(*111#) and Idea(*147#). After 52 pain taking hours we came up with this info graphic showing and comparing the entire prepaid self-care services via USSD of these 3 Operators. The main purpose of this info graphic was to show which operator provides all the required info at fingertips... Read More

Chethan S December 15th, 2013 10:53 PM 21 COMMENTS

Can Indian Operators like Airtel be more proactive?

Cellular services like any other services can face downtime. In the recent years we have seen uproars over Blackberry services going down very frequently. While operators worldwide make efforts to keep downtime minimal, they also try to pacify customers and keep them informed. The situation however appears different in India. The latest fiasco is with leading operator Airtel. Since evening I had seen tweets from Airtel customers citing no network... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 14th, 2013 10:08 AM 24 COMMENTS

4G in India: Why Jio-Bharti Telecom Infra Sharing Deal is a Logical Step?

Many (of our readers as well as other telecom minds) are in a shock, when Reliance Jio Infocomm joins hands with Bharti Infratel, the passive infra provider arm of Bharti Airtel which is considered to be the arch-rival of Reliance Industries on telecom landscape. With the alliance in the infrastructure space between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm it can be considered that Jio can not offer that dirt cheap... Read More

Ritij December 10th, 2013 3:42 AM 90 COMMENTS

List of Cheapest Prepaid plans in India As of [December 2013]

With telecom operators struggling to get the attention of consumers, the consumer stands to win amidst all the competition. Cut throat competition amongst telecom players in the country has got cheap and affordable mobile and data usage plans for users. These companies offer several plans that suits your mobile and data usage. You just need to pick the right prepaid plan that allows you to call with the cheapest and most... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas December 9th, 2013 2:07 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel to Invest Heavily to get 4G connectivity in Punjab – in Partnership with the Govt of Punjab

Airtel and the Government of Punjab today signed an agreement on the sidelines of the Progressive Punjab Investors Summit, under which Airtel will take its high speed 4G LTE services to all towns and villages across Punjab . Airtel will be investing around Rs 4000 crores over the next 5 years to expand services and contribute to the Government of Punjab’s digital inclusion agenda. Airtel launched mobile services in Punjab in... Read More