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Arpit Sharma January 20th, 2020 12:33 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Subscribers Can Enjoy Up to 4 Months of Free Broadband Service

If there is one operator in the industry right now, which is setting the benchmark for consumer-centric moves, it is the state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). While all the other telecom operators are busy hiking their tariffs and increasing their earnings, BSNL has a focus on retaining its customers, and as such, it is giving away tons of benefits to its subscribers. The telecom operator also happens... Read More

Chakri K January 20th, 2020 11:27 AM 9 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Available at Rs 13,999: Should You Purchase It?

Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro is available at a reduced price for the first time since launch. Launched back in October 2019, the Note 8 Pro' starting price was Rs 14,999, however, during the ongoing Amazon Great Indian Festival sale the handset is available with Rs 1,000 discount. The base variant of the Note 8 Pro with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage is available at Rs 13,999, down... Read More

Chakri K January 20th, 2020 9:38 AM 2 COMMENTS

Realme XT Becomes Second Phone to Get Realme UI Based on Android 10

Realme UI is now reaching the Realme XT after the Realme 3 Pro. Realme announced the Realme XT becomes the second smartphone in its portfolio to get the much-awaited Realme UI update. For the unaware, Realme UI will reach 13 smartphones by the end of 2020 and it will be based on Android 10 only. Unlike MIUI, Realme's iterative comes with the latest Android version. The Realme XT is India's... Read More

Chakri K January 20th, 2020 6:57 AM 0 COMMENTS

JioTV Now Has 679 Live TV Channels on Offer, Beats Airtel Xstream and Vodafone Play Comfortably

For nearly three years now, JioTV has been the go-to mobile app for watching Live TV channels on a smartphone. Reliance Jio subscribers have been enjoying the service at no extra cost. As per the latest update, JioTV is now providing a total of 679 Live TV channels, beating the likes of Airtel Xstream and Vodafone Play comfortably. For the unaware, JioTV is Reliance Jio' standalone app for watching Live... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 19th, 2020 7:11 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Broadband Subscribers Can Reduce Rs 50 on their Bills By Making Landline Calls

Right now, in the telecom industry, BSNL is always coming with new offers and innovative consumer-centric strategies to woo the customers. The state-led Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has also been proactive when it comes to rolling out new offer after its revival package. Ever since BSNL has received the relief from the government, it is putting more efforts in the retention of its customers and adding of new customers... Read More

Chakri K January 19th, 2020 2:57 PM 7 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Adds Rs 2 Lakh Life Insurance to Rs 149 Plan and Makes it Rs 179

Bharti Airtel has launched a new affordable prepaid plan of Rs 179 across all the 22 telecom circles. The Rs 179 prepaid recharge is basically the Rs 149 plan which the telco is offering right now, except for the fact that it ships with built-in life insurance cover. Airtel already has a Rs 279 prepaid plan which offers daily data benefit and Rs 4 lakh life insurance cover for 28... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 19th, 2020 6:30 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai New Multi TV Policy Reduces Attractiveness of D2h and Dish TV Connections

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has already laid out the new rules of the game for the DTH industry. While the broadcasters are not pleased with the new regulations of the industry and are vehemently opposing the new rules, the consumers are rejoicing on some relief which they have received on the pricing front when it comes to the DTH connections. One of the areas which Trai has patched... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 18th, 2020 7:08 PM 1 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Binge+ Set-Top Box Offers Some Unique Services Like 7 Days Playback and Bundled OTT

The next step in the DTH industry and perhaps the second stage in the digitisation of the DTH services is the introduction of the hybrid Set-Top Boxes. These Hybrid Set-Top Boxes have become the latest and hottest offerings in the DTH industry. The unique proposition of the Hybrid Set-Top Boxes is that they amalgamate the DTH services and the OTT services. Before the presence of such Set-Top Boxes, the subscribers... Read More

Chakri K January 18th, 2020 4:58 PM 4 COMMENTS

Hathway 75 Mbps Broadband Plan With Unlimited Data Available at an Effective Price of Rs 399 per Month

Hathway Broadband, which is one of the leading Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the country, is offering maximum speeds of 300 Mbps. The ISP is currently offering services in 20 cities including popular ones like Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai and so on. In Chennai, Hathway has a broadband plan of 300 Mbps priced at Rs 9,999 for six months and Rs 14,999 for 12 months. Besides Chennai, Hathway is offering up... Read More

Chakri K January 18th, 2020 7:03 AM 0 COMMENTS

New Vodafone Rs 997 Prepaid Recharge Offers 1.5GB Daily Data and Unlimited Calling for 180 Days

Vodafone continues to launch new prepaid plans expanding its overall portfolio. After bringing the Rs 99 and Rs 555 prepaid recharges, the UK-based company has come up with a new long-term plan of Rs 997. This is an interesting plan from Vodafone as the benefits are on the impressive side. The telecom operator is shipping 1.5GB data per day for the entire validity period of 180 days. Other benefits of... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 17th, 2020 8:00 PM 21 COMMENTS

Jio ARPU Increases From Rs 120 to Rs 128 On Back of IUC Recharges

The parent company of Reliance Jio, headed by the billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) filed its quarterly earnings report today. This means that we got to know a great deal about the business of Reliance Jio in the past three months, the third quarter of FY20. This quarter has been a major one for the telecom companies with the data tariff hike introduction and increase of the price... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 17th, 2020 7:08 PM 6 COMMENTS

Airtel Postpaid Plans No Longer Ship With Netflix Subscription for 3 Months

When it comes to shipping extra benefits with prepaid and postpaid plans, there is one operator that trumps the industry, and it is Bharti Airtel. Although the pricing of the Bharti Airtel prepaid and postpaid plans is similar to the competing offerings and there is little to differentiate them from them in terms of core offerings like calling and SMS, but there are plenty of other benefits which Airtel ships... Read More