As promised, we are here to announce the Vodafone Magic Box winner. The winner is Mr. Prathmesh K. Congratulations Prathmesh! You’ll receive an e-mail from us shortly asking for the details.
Archives for September 2008
TRAI wants more transparency, announces full talk time on recharge
TRAI, the messiah for prepaid users in India have come again to the rescue. Come September 15th, a new set of regulations have to be followed by the service providers which aims to give the subscribers an upper hand. The major highlight of the announcement was that prepaid subscribers across all service providers (new and existing) will get full talk time on every recharge.
Only an administrative fee not exceeding Rs. 2 per recharge and applicable taxes will be deducted from the recharge amount. Lifetime customers can also shift to a plan with lower denomination without paying any additional charges.
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Spice SMS packs – Karnataka
It is a smart tactic followed by operators to have SMS rates priced high and then offer attractive SMS packs being made available to them. The same is being followed by Spice. Here is a look at its really attractive SMS packs:
- Rs. 30 – 300 local SMS free and 50paise thereafter
- Rs. 60 – 500 Local and National SMS free and 50 paise thereafter
- Rs.99 – 1000 Local and National SMS free and 50 paise thereafter
To avail this pack, you just have to send ‘REGSMS30/60/99’ (one of the three choices) to 55055.
MTNL reduces National/International SMS rates
SMS birdies staying in the nest of MTNL Mumbai have something to rejoice. They have announced the reduction in National and International SMS rates. The new rates applicable to the user will Re. 1 for National and Rs. 2.50 for International. The national rate is not much of a dampener for other operators as they charge 50 paise in most of the their postpaid plans. But the spoiler comes in the form of International messaging rates. That’s 50 percent less than the private operators charge.
Idea Mega Value 499
Idea seems to have some competitive plans under its belt. We showcased one of its Idea Value Plus 199 Plan last week, and here is another equivalent albeit carrying a higher monthly commitment. This one is called ‘Mega Value 499‘. Here are the details:
- Monthly Rent: Rs.499
- Free: Rs. 500 worth of local calls free and 200 local SMS
- Local calls to Idea numbers: 30paise
- Local calls to other mobile: 50paise
- All STD calls: Re.1
- National and Local SMS: 50paise
We say: The plan has a considerable amount of free stuff although it provides half of what Airtel and Vodafone provide in their 399+ plans. The local calling and messaging rates are also cheap.