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Chakri K February 2nd, 2020 3:13 PM 1 COMMENTS

Vodafone and Bharti Airtel Both Offering 3 Connections With Rs 749 Postpaid Plan But the Former Wins the Race

Vodafone India has been giving a fierce competition to Bharti Airtel in the postpaid segment. It was Bharti Airtel which came up with add-ons concept in India and it was soon followed by Vodafone. Last year, Vodafone introduced RED Family postpaid plans which ship with up to five family connections. For example, the Rs 999 RED Family postpaid plan offers a total of five connections, including one primary connection and... Read More

Chakri K February 2nd, 2020 7:27 AM 1 COMMENTS

Trai Tariff Regime: Airtel Digital TV, Tata Sky and Other DTH Operators May Announce New Plans on Feb 12

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) announced amendments to the tariff regime and was supposed to implement the new rules on March 1. As part of the same National Tariff Order (NTO) 2.0, Trai urged broadcasters to announce new channel prices by January 15. However, broadcasters approached the respective local courts going against the NTO 2.0. The court has postponed various hearings and the next one will take place on... Read More

Arpit Sharma February 1st, 2020 7:21 PM 4 COMMENTS

Airtel Xstream Fibre Broadband Plans No Longer Ship With Netflix Benefit

Airtel Xstream Fibre or better known as Airtel Broadband, has been long known as the bearer of good extra benefit when it comes to broadband plans. While the other broadband plans in the industry came with simple data and calling benefit, Airtel packaged a very attractive offering for the broadband subscribers and started selling it. Previously, the Bharti Airtel broadband portfolio was offering benefits like Amazon Prime Video for an... Read More

Chakri K February 1st, 2020 1:53 PM 2 COMMENTS

BSNL Employees Retirement: What Will the VRS Employees Get?

Nearly 78000 employees of BSNL opted for the ‘attractive’ Voluntary Retirement Scheme in one of the largest mass retirement drives across the country. January 31 was the last day for BSNL employees over the age of 50 who put in their papers as part of Centre’s revival package to pull out the PSU out of the financial crisis. To recall, the government offered revival package to BSNL last year as... Read More

Arpit Sharma February 1st, 2020 6:35 AM 1 COMMENTS

Tata Sky Multi TV Subscribers Will Not Pay More Than Rs 64 NCF for Second Connection

Tata Sky is currently the market leader in the DTH industry. The DTH operator climbed the top of the DTH industry leader and occupied the largest market share in the industry by outranking the previous leader, Dish TV. This must mean that the subscribers in the DTH industry prefer Tata Sky over all the other DTH operators, and that is true for the most part. When it comes to choosing... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 31st, 2020 8:13 PM 6 COMMENTS

Manual Realme UI Update for Realme XT and Realme 3 Pro Available: How to Download It

Chinese phone maker Realme was one of the first vendors to announce Android 10 update roadmap for its smartphones. Nearly two weeks since Realme announced the gradual rollout of Realme UI for its Realme XT and Realme 3 Pro smartphones, many users are yet to receive the Android 10 update. Realme has now announced the launch of manual Realme UI update for its users who don’t want to wait for... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 31st, 2020 7:32 PM 2 COMMENTS

Trai New DTH Rules: Broadcasters to Not Get Any Interim Relief From Bombay HC

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has brought new rules into the DTH, and broadcasting industry and these new rules affect the pricing of the channels which broadcasters are shipping. However, the broadcasters have not taken these new rules as positive, and they are opposed to the implementation of these new rules. Now the matter has been pending in the Bombay HC, where a hearing was to be held.... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 31st, 2020 6:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

Realme Wireless Charger Makes Appearance on Wireless Power Consortium

Realme’s wireless earbuds have struck a chord with the people and given their price tag, a lot of the buyer out there have found them to be worthy of the price. However, one unique feature of the EarPods by Realme has been wireless charging still it was baffling until now that even though the case supported wireless charging, Realme does not have a wireless charger to sell. But, with a... Read More

Chakri K January 31st, 2020 4:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Apple Surges Past Samsung to Become Top Smartphone Brand in Q4 2019

Apple overtook Samsung to emerge as the world's top-selling smartphone vendor for the first time in two years, according to figures from several analysts. Several outlets lately published estimated smartphone shipments for Q4 2019 and while there are slights variations, overall figures suggest Apple has managed to top its South Korean rival Samsung. The Cupertino based tech giant was the market leader in Q4 2019 with shipments surging to 72.9... Read More

Chakri K January 31st, 2020 3:59 PM 6 COMMENTS

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 Gets Android 10 Beta Update: Steps to Install

Asus Zenfone Max Pro M2 has finally received its first Android 10 beta update. Launched in December 2018, the Max Pro M2 was amongst the best mid-range smartphones in the first half of 2019. However, the company stopped selling the device and focussed heavily on the Zenfone Max Pro M1 by constantly slashing its prices. Even at the time of writing this article, the Max Pro M2 is out of... Read More

Chakri K January 31st, 2020 2:53 PM 0 COMMENTS

JioTVCamera for Jio Set-Top Box is Now Available at Rs 2,999

Reliance Jio has finally brought the first accessory for JioFiber users. Dubbed as the JioTVCamera, it allows the JioFiber users to make video calls via the company's landline service. JioTVCamera is currently available for purchase via Jio.com at a price of Rs 2,999. Back in August 2019, Reliance Jio demonstrated that the JioFiber users could make video calls via the JioFiber Set-Top Box. And to make these video calls, users... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 31st, 2020 1:44 PM 1 COMMENTS

Trai New DTH Rules Might Patch Up Old Dents of Tariff Regime and Bring Growth in DTH Industry

Things have surely changed in a year in the DTH industry of India. Last year during the same time, the subscribers were left scratching their heads as to what they should do about their TV connection. While the Trai was done implementing the new Tariff Regime or the National Tariff Order, the responsibility was on the DTH operators, cable TV operators and the consumers to make the shift to the... Read More