WhatsApp, with over 2 billion users and 5+ billion downloads is one of the biggest social media platforms in the world. The Facebook-owned chatting app brings regular updates to make texting more interactive and convenient for the user. Much recently, WhatsApp announced that it is rolling out WhatsApp Pay support for the Indian market. While it is a good and handy feature, there are other things WhatsApp could include in... Read More
Rewheel Research in a report said that Indian telecom operators had the “lowest monthly price” for a 4G smartphone plan that offered at least 1000 voice minutes, 10GB data and 10 Mbps speed. The report released by the Finland based telecom research firm in early November compares the 4G and 5G monthly telecom prices among 168 telecom operators in 48 countries for the period ended September 2020. Rewheel Research said... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator of the country has assured the banks/lenders that it won’t default on making its loan payments. The telco has taken multiple loans from several banks and lenders which it seeks to repay in the foreseeable future. The payment for the next instalment of the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues is not until March 2022 for the telco. As per an ET Telecom report,... Read More
Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, is now offering users car insurance with the Airtel Payments Bank. For the unaware, Airtel Payments Bank can be accessed within the Airtel Thanks app or the user can also directly go and login to the web portal of the service. Utilising the app, users can make various utility payments or even transfer money to their friends and family. Now the Airtel Payments Bank... Read More
Samsung's latest mid-range Galaxy M21s has been officially announced. As the name of the smartphone itself suggests, the Galaxy M21s is a slightly upgraded version of the Galaxy M21 which debuted in India earlier this year. However, the Galaxy M21s has been unveiled in Brazil first, but there are very high chances of the phone reaching the Indian market very soon, probably in the next couple of weeks. The Galaxy... Read More
One Airtel plans by Bharti Airtel are now live across 17 cities with the new addition being Mumbai city. When we last reported, the plans were available in 16 cities, and now, the count has increased. Bharti Airtel is slowly expanding the reach of One Airtel plans to more cities. For the unaware, One Airtel plans combine four services into a single plan. Bharti Airtel is known as a telecom... Read More
Even since the announcement of new brand identity, Vi aka Vodafone Idea has been making some significant changes. We have seen Vi launching some unique offers to prepaid users in recent times. And it also has some affordable and noteworthy postpaid plans under its arsenal. Vi postpaid plans already ship with a decent amount of data benefit every month, but for those who consume more than the allotted limit, the... Read More
The Indian government is yet to make a final decision on the growing concerns of allowing Chinese vendors to be part of 5G field trials in the country. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, however, stated that the "penetration of the neighbouring country into the existing network is too extensive." Indian telecom operators relied heavily on Chinese telecom gear makers like Huawei and ZTE. In recent times, we have seen... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telco of the country offers users family postpaid plans. The telco offers a total of 3 different family plans to the users. These plans are of Rs 598 (offers 2 connections), Rs 749 (offers 3 connections), and Rs 999 (offers 5 connections). What some users don’t understand after getting a family postpaid plan is how to add their family or friends to it. So today... Read More
One thing that a lot of users have been doing over the last few months is streaming. For streaming, a good upload speed is required. People often confuse between the download speed and upload speed. A higher download speed doesn’t mean you will get a good streaming experience. For a good streaming experience, you need a high upload speed. Broadband internet can help you in accessing high upload speeds. There... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) recently announced a discount on its prepaid plans for customers exclusively in grace period 2. It is a special discount of 25% applicable on two prepaid plans of the telco - special tariff voucher (STV) 187 and plan voucher Rs 1,499. The state-run telco has announced this offer to reduce the percentage of its inactive user base. This is a golden time for the prepaid... Read More
In an attempt to attract digital TV subscribers, Bharti Airtel is bundling OTT subscriptions with its Android TV-based Xstream Box. Airtel's popular Xstream Box is now available in two new variants for new customers who are looking to purchase it, and they are Xstream Box Premium (listed as Xstream Premium) and Xstream Box Basic (listed as Xstream Basic). The Airtel Xstream Box Premium plan comes bundled with OTT subscriptions worth... Read More
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