Airtel has already launched its 4G network in a handful of cities and other operators will follow the suit. If you want to be under the league of first movers, you should have a 4G LTE capable smartphone. If you think that all the high-end smartphones which are announced to be 4G LTE during their international launch are compatible with networks in India as well, you are mistaken. Indian telecom... Read More
There are no two ways to the fact that Motorola is preparing a successor to the Moto X which will come with the name Moto X+1 and the details about it are getting leaked every now and then. But today we have a confirmation from Motorola itself as it has updated its website with the moniker Moto X+1. When you visit the Moto... Read More
Apple and Samsung have been battling it out for the infringement of patents for years now. In a recent case coming to a close, a California Jury has awarded Apple $119.62 million as compensation stating that Samsung was guilty of infringing Apple’s patents. The amount was far less than $2.2 billion which Apple had filed the case for. Even Samsung had filed a case against Apple for infringement of one of its... Read More
Beam Fiber known for providing high speed, high quality Internet service at reasonable price in Hyderabad has increased prices by a nominal 3% for entry level plans. The tariff hike was effected on 01 May 2014 and customers were intimated in advance. Old Tariffs New Tariffs Percentage Increase Old customers who were on different plans were intimated about tariff changes by a similar margin. Here is the intimation received by... Read More
If you own a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, rejoice! Samsung has started the roll out of Android 4.4 KitKat update for Galaxy Note 2 in India. This software update is available over OTA (Over The Air) as a 416.58 MB package. If the OTA fails, you can update the Galaxy Note 2 via KIES desktop client from Samsung. We wonder why it took so long for Samsung to release the... Read More
As we reported earlier today, Vodafone made the first move with regard to 3G roll out through ICRA. We have learnt further details about this 3G roll out in Karnataka and here is the tariff card applicable for Karnataka Postpaid subscribers. Vodafone 3G Unlimited Plans Once the customer finishes his quota, the speeds get throttled to 64kbps and all subsequent usage is free. Vodafone Limited Plans Vodafone Karnataka Booster and... Read More
Tablets are slowly taking away a share of the pie in personal computing market from PCs. The revolution has been driven primarily by Apple and Samsung. The reports for the Q1 2014 tablet shipments have come out and they do not seem as promising as we would have wanted them to be. The shipments have increased slightly on year on year basis but when it comes to quarter on quarter,... Read More
Looks like Vodafone India wants to take the first mover advantage, as per the update in the official portal in Kerala, Karnataka circle which is a non 3G licenced circle the note reads " As per the TDSAT ruling on 29.4.2014, Vodafone can offer 3G services through Intra-circle roaming. All new and existing customers can now subscribe to 3G packs and services offered through intra-circle roaming". It looks like Vodafone will... Read More
While 4G is yet to go mainstream, let’s talk about 3G, more specifically existing mobile broadband in the country. 3G was first launched in India by MTNL in 2008. 3G market in India saw a change after private operators entered the market in 2010. The initial response was very poor for 3G (= mobile broadband) compared to the success story of voice market. However operators’ efforts including expansion of 3G... Read More
Airtel customers would be aware of talk time loan feature where a user with a balance of less than Rs. 5 could request for a credit of Rs. 10 either by IVR or USSD. Now Airtel has upgraded this to enable auto credit every time a user's balance goes below Rs. 5. Note that this is an opt-in feature and a user will have opt for the service through USSD... Read More
Probably, many of you already know about the Airtel Call Manager which we reported about, way back in July 2009. This VAS was very useful in letting users block unwanted calls. Now, Airtel has planned to launch Airtel Call Manager app for Android as well as iOS so that consumers can access the service right from their smartphones as a regular app. To use this app, you need to pay... Read More
Airtel today announced the launch of 4G on mobile in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula with the roll out of Airtel 4G services, customers can experience an all new ‘electrifying’ internet browsing experience anytime, anywhere. Customers using Apple iPhone 5s or 5c have to just upgrade their existing SIM to a 4G SIM and select from any 4G plan or pack to start... Read More
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Yes I like your detailed reply. I have noticed same in Kolkata circle. Under many metro train station, Jio 4G…
