We bring you an exclusive review of the postpaid plans on offer by Aircel for Mumbai users. Overall, we think the operator has introduced a good set of plans and here is each one of them broken down to the basics for you.
The operator has 4 plans in all, the basic differentiators being the usage of the user.
Talk Mumbai 50 – For the Rookie
- Monthly Rental: Rs.50
- CLIP: Free of charge
- All local calls @ Re.1
- STD Calls to Aircel: Re.1
- STD Calls to other networks: Rs.1.5
- Local SMS @ Re.1
- National SMS @ Rs.1.5
- Intl. SMS @ Rs.5
We Say: The plan makes little or no sense given the availability of plans which offer you calling @ 50paise. Though the rental is pretty low, paying a buck of a minute is definitely not sensible.
Talk Mumbai 200 – For the Budget User
- Monthly Rental: Rs.200
- CLIP: Free of charge
- Free Local Calling: 300 local minutes
- Free SMS: 150
- All local calls @ 50paise
- STD Calls to Aircel: Re.1
- STD Calls to other networks: Rs.1.5
- Local SMS @ Re.1
- National SMS @ Re.1
- Intl. SMS @ Rs.5
We Say: This one is perfect for the normal user. Local calling @ 50paise and free calling and SMS (quite a lot) is what can make this one sell. This is well backed by a relatively low rental of Rs.200. However, SMS is still expensive at Re.1, but the SMS packs can come to the rescue.
Talk Mumbai 300 – A very Good deal
- Monthly Rental: Rs.300
- CLIP: Free of charge
- Free Local Calling: 500 minutes
- Free SMS: 250
- Local calls to Aircel: 30paise
- Calls to other networks @ 50paise
- All STD Calls @ Re.1
- Local SMS @ Re.1
- National SMS @ Rs.1.5
- Intl. SMS @ Rs.5
We Say: If you think that the previous plan didn’t suffice your needs, this plan is a step ahead of the prior. With an additional Rs.100 as rent, you can make calls to Aircel numbers @ 30 paise only and to the rest @ 50paise. In addition, you get 500minutes and 250 SMSs free. Again, SMS @ Re.1 might be a limiting factor, but we would recommend going in for the packs. Overall, for the price, this one is surely worth the spend.
Talk Mumbai 1000 – For the ChatterBoxx
- Monthly Rental: Rs.1,000
- CLIP: Free of charge
- Free Local and STD Calling: 1,000 minutes each
- Free Local and National SMS: 1000 each
- Unlimited GPRS usage
- All local calls @ 30paise
- STD Calls to Aircel @ 50paise
- STD Calls to other networks: Re.1
- Local SMS @ Re.1
- National SMS @ Rs.1.5
- Intl. SMS @ Rs.5
We Say: This one’s a biggie, for the one who is always glued to the phone and wants to make the best of it. Along with a whopping 2,000 minutes of free calling (Local + STD) and an equal number of free SMSs, the operator also offers local calling @ 30paise. Although Aircel doesn’t seem to budge on the SMS front, with the free SMS on offer this shouldn’t be much of a problem. Above all, you can use unlimited GPRS on your phone, which only adds to the plans list of positives. Overall, though this one might seem expensive, it won’t give you a reason to complain.
Presently I am using a N81, but I want to upgrade to E series for business purpose, Internet… blah blah. I heard that nowadays all service providers are offering Internet connectivity either free of cost or at a price. Which one should I consider for my new E series?
Presently I am using a N81, but I want to upgrade to E series for business purpose, Internet… bla bla. I heard that nowadays all service providers are offering Internet connectivity either free of cost or at a price. Which one should I consider for my new E series?
@Anubhav: It’s hard to tell since you haven’t mentioned your budget. However, there are three E Series handsets currently selling at a good rate – E63, E71 and E75. E63 is the cheapest and a plastic body sibling of E71. E75 has a sliding QWERTY keyboard and is compact in size.
most of all the tariff plan are nice,The Talk India-1000 is too good in compare to all other service provider’s Postapaid plans arround Rs.1000; But network still not good in south mumbai area and the data speed on GPRS is not up to the mark.
[...] Sanjay Bafna: most of all the tariff plan are nice,The Talk India-1000 is too good in compare to all other service… [...]
Sanjay,
For once, I’d agree with you. Talk-1000 plan really seems to be a great deal.
Just wanted to know – is the 1000 mins of free local and std calling an on-net deal or off-net too ?
Anybody, any idea ?
Also, howz the network in Mumbai ?
Planning to go in for Aircel, don’t want to burn my hands though
Free calling is being provided both on off-net as well.