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Go Virgin Mobile for Rs.1999

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Virgin Mobile has a limited offering when it comes to choosing cellphones. At a local dealer, we happened to check this offer that is being offered by Virgin. This one may or may not be official. This one is for a new connection and includes a phone, connection and validity. Here’s how it breaks down into:

  • Phone by Samsung with Radio: Rs.1999
  • One year validity with Rs.50 talktime: Rs.199
  • Sim Card with connection: Rs.99

The total comes upto Rs.2297, but the whole package is being offered at Rs.1999. The Samsung Mobile this offer includes hasn’t been included in the official handsets list on the site and thus we may not be sure of the authenticity of such an offer.

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    The CDMA Cellphone Faceoff: Tata Vs Reliance

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    The CDMA category, which is led by the two biggies Tata Indicom and Reliance Communications, has less players but high potential. A high importance is given to the cellphones being offered by the CDMA players. So here is a post dedicated to the comparison between the cellphones that are being offered:

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    Vodafone trying to REACH everywhere

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    Vodafone, on its site is providing users to access the network coverage in their circle. Just choose your circle and the map with areas having network coverage can be accessed quickly. If you doubt the information and are facing network problems, then Vodafone has also provided users with an online form, which would allow you to complain about the areas you are facing problems in, so that the same can be corrected.

    The move seems to be taking Vodafone closer to its customers and thus trying to bring loyalty and superior customer service into play. Such moves prove to be favorable to the customers as they are aped by competitors, thus leading to superior customer service in the market and higher quality standards.

    Network Coverage Tool

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    MTNL launches Investor Application

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    In this volatile market, one needs to be updated. To cater to such needs, MTNL has launched this application which would provide the following services:

    • Latest stock prices through a personalised portfolio
    • Market indices
    • Financial market news

    The service is being charged at Rs.20 per month. The application is easily downloadable from your GPRS enabled phone. A preview of the application is provided above. This is a step ahead of the SMS alerts that are provided to users, since this has a personalised porfolio and other added services too. Site.

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    Tata Indicom – Lifetime incoming at Rs.200

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    The concept of Lifetime incoming is getting cheaper by the day. Tata Indicom has priced this service at Rs.200. The operator has also provided reduced call charges along with this plan. The STD rates would be charged at Rs.1.5 and the local calls at Re.1.

    The deal is good on one side, if we consider the lifetime incoming and on the other hand the call charges are quite heavy on the pocket. Though the STD charge looks cheap, but competitors like MTNL prove them to be expensive as compared to Rs.1.3. The local call charges are definately not a good deal.

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    Week Round up

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    This week was an interesting one. It started off with scrutinizing Vodafone’s moves which announced to its customers that the STD charges are further dropped as the same as MTNL. Later in the day, we informed about Virgin Mobile’s weekend recharge.

    M-Commerce is very nascent at this stage in India. But BPL Mobile took a bold step of introducing it to its customers which is currently in collaboration with NGPay. Now this is something interesting from Vodafone. SMS them and you get a small but useful amount of recharge balance. Scheme is called as Chhota Credit and has some conditions to be fulfilled.

    We have said this too many times before that MTNL is an underdog. And the reason they lack behind other operators is their inadequate marketing campaigns. But now a campaign is running across the city which is trying to turn the tables for the government owned operator. A new entrant in the market for international SIM cards is V-Tel. They claim to save up to 95% on roaming charges.

    The tussle with the government and RIM is still not solved. In the latest release, they have denied to share the encryption key giving the deserved security to its customers. Brave move, I must say! We all know that Virgin Mobile is the only operator which pays you for incoming. So why not profit from it? Check out our analysis to earn yourself a decent income.

    Reliance has announced their lifetime incoming plan will also be available for Rs. 299. And lastly it is BSNL who is ‘begging’ the government to allot free spectrum for WiMAX while the rest of the pack will play a hefty amount. This will cause a furor, if government allots them.

    BSNL wants free access to WiMax

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    WiMax Gyaan: WiMax stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. It is the next generation of wireless connectivity, allowing high speed data transfers across distances wirelessly. The basic objective was to have wireless broadband access as an alternative to cable and DSL.

    With the gates opening up, BSNL, which is a state owned operator, wants access to the spectrum free of cost. The cost here involves the license and entry fee. The other operators and Internet Service providers would be paying fees ranging from 2 to 10 crores for spectrum allocation in cities.

    What are the advantages to you:

    • Connecting Wi-Fi hotspots with each other and to other parts of the Internet.
    • Providing a wireless alternative to cable and DSL for last mile broadband access.
    • Providing high-speed data and telecommunications services.

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