CDMA

MTS service in Delhi NCR goes live

October 8, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 2 Comments

While most of Delhiites might know tomorrow about the entry of a new operator, MTS just announced to have launched their services in Delhi NCR region. The CDMA operator has got only prepaid plan for now, called as the Power of One which can be bought along with number of handsets.

The plan details are as follows:

SIM – Rs. 99
Talk Value – Rs. 10
Calls to Local MTS Mobiles – 1paisa/2 seconds
Calls to Other Mobiles & Landlines – 1paisa/ second
STD calls to all Mobiles and Landlines – 2paise/ second
Local SMS – 50paise
National SMS – Re.1
International SMS – Rs.5

MTS also has Msaver packs that deducts a nominal rental of Re. 1 each day that allows you to enjoy 50% off on local calls, STD calls or 100 SMSes every day.

For on-the-go internet users, MTS introduced high-speed EVDO modems, Mblaze that will be available in 19 cities.

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MTS opens up Noida and Gurgaon Expressways to celebrate its Delhi launch

October 8, 2009 By Kunal Gangar 1 Comment

MTS has already launched its services in 6 circles and to commemorate its launch in Delhi, MTS is doing something unusual. MTS will provide unrestricted access to all commuters on Oct 9, Friday on the Delhi-Noida DND Flyway and Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. Both the expressways won’t charge any toll fees between 9:00- 11:00am and 5:00-8.00p.m.

Reliance announces Blackberry Tour for CDMA subscribers

October 7, 2009 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment

Reliance today announced RIM’s latest Blackberry device dubbed as the Tour. Tour is chic looking device, bragging lots of features in a slim 14.2mm chassis. The CDMA powered Blackberry Tour features global roaming, thanks to GSM and CDMA network support and features a vivid 2.44-inch display, 256MB flash memory, full QWERTY keyboard, 3.2MP camera with flash, full HTML browser, GPS, microSD card support and 1400mAh battery promising to give about 5 hours of talk time and 14 days of standby time.

Reliance will sell the device for Rs. 27,990 but for users booking it by Oct 31, they’ll be eligible for two months of free Blackberry Internet Service.

If GSM Reliance users feel a bit left out, there’s some good news for them too. Reliance has confirmed to launch a GSM version of Tour soon.

RCom adds 3.3 million users in Feb.

March 14, 2009 By Rohan Kamath Leave a Comment

Rcom seems to be on a roll, with largest number of users added in Jan and Feb compared to any other operator in the country. Last month the count stood at 3.3mn, which is higher than what others managed to rope in. RCom believes that the results are a clear sign of the operators increasing dominance in the Indian Telecom market.

We Say: Though these figures represent GSM as well as CDMA users, the numbers are expected to increase in the coming months. We are of the view that this is the beginning of RCom’s continuous attempt to strengthen its foothold in the market.

Is Tata Teleservices really the best in Maharashtra?

January 11, 2009 By Rohan Kamath Leave a Comment

Official reports are out that TRAI has crowned Tata Teleservices as the best operator in Maharashtra. The telecom regulator did not experience even the slightest of congestion in its network review.

The news is quite shocking, as the CDMA operator is not so well known for its network.We at TeleGyaan truly think that the end users should be final deciders in such matters. We think that would reflect the reality.

Here is where YOU come into picture. Head to the comments below and give us a reality check. Is it really the best?

Vodafone postpaid: All local SMS at 10paise

January 10, 2009 By Rohan Kamath 1 Comment

With competition heating up and users having better alternatives to switch over to, Vodafone has launched some very effective plans. Here is one for those who have their fingers busy all the time:

Cost: Rs.35/month
All local SMS @ 10paise
350 local SMS free– Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa
SMS: ACT SMS10 to 111 to subscribe

We Say:The plan makes sense and will see many takers as it provides SMS at the lowest possible rates. Although this may not be equally good when compared to similar CDMA plans, it would give Vodafone users some reason to rejoice.

RCom adds super expensive Touch Diamond to its collection

October 27, 2008 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment

RCom signed up a deal recently with HTC to sell the CDMA version of the Touch Diamond (P3051) phone. It might be good news for some people but with the price tag it carries, it surely is way out of budget for majority of the RCom users. They are selling it for freakin 40K or Rs. 39,900 to be precise. Agreed its got all the goodness of TouchFLO 3D on a 2.8-inch VGA screen, 4GB memory, Windows 6.1 OS, 3.2-megapixel camera and much more but paying 13K premium over the GSM version of Airtel doesn’t look justified to me. Ok, you argue that CDMA radio gives good voice clarity and better data rate transfers but paying 13K more for that is not a viable decision for me. Don’t you think?

India’s total wireless subscriber base surpasses 300 million

September 29, 2008 By Kunal Gangar Leave a Comment

TRAI has released the official subscriber figures for the month of August which makes the wireless subscriber count to pass the 300 million mark. This feat was possible because of the 9.16 million wireless subscribers which were added during the month.

Every player managed add an adequate number of subscribers but Bharti Airtel managed to cram up more than 2 million subscribers which makes it the leader of the wireless segment.

Shyam Telecom gets Pan-India license, commercial services within a few months

September 29, 2008 By yogen Leave a Comment

Russian telecom giant Sistema’s Indian subsidiary Shyam Telecom was the few new telecom operators to get the Pan-India license to start their services in both GSM and CDMA space.

The word has it that they will be initiating their services in Rajasthan followed by some southern states in the next 2-3 months. The company has already set-up 800 plus towers in Rajasthan to start its services. They will first go by the CDMA route trying to give some competition to major players like RCom and Tata Teleservices. Let us wait and see how it goes.

Reliance Mobile brings in Nokia 2505

September 18, 2008 By yogen 1 Comment

RCom a couple of days back added the Nokia 2505 to its range of handsets. This stylish clamshell comes with a sleek and elegant body and a 65,536 colors display with 128 x 160 pixels resolution. It is equipped with a Quick-press flashlight and FM radio. It also has a two-way handsfree speakerphone.

RCom is offering this bundled offer of connection + CDMA handset for Rs. 3099. Along with this, it is offering free talktime worth Rs 600. The sad part is, this talktime can only be used to make local calls from Reliance Mobile to Reliance Mobile and it is allotted to you in installments of Rs 50 per month for 12 months.

On the whole, this offering is not lucrative enough to tempt buyers to immediately go and grab it; on the contrary if you are looking to buy a Reliance connection then this offer can be given a thought.