RCom crosses 50 mn mobile subscribers mark

Reliance Communications on Monday became the fifth mobile operator in Asia to cross 50 mn mobile subscribers mark. The company announced that it added 1.74 mn new mobile subscribers during the month of June 2008 which is the highest ever monthly subscriber addition to its user base.

RCom’s closest rival Bharti Airtel added the highest number of subscribers among all GSM operators in June 2008 at 2.55 mn subscribers making it a total user base of 69.3 mn.

Week Round Up

Monday: Last week marked the sixth death anniversary of Mr. Dhirubhai Ambani and we at Tele Gyaan decided to pay him a small tribute.

Tuesday: Check out the cheapo vBling from Virgin Mobile. A flap phone for tight pockets. The latest update in the 3G spectrum scene is that DoT denied the allocation for CDMA operators. We know that these operators won’t gulp this pretty easily.

Wednesday: As one of our commenter points out “i hav been hearing since last yr
god knws when idea really hitz in mumbai circle”. And we thought the same initially but now they are raring to go. August is the month of the expected launch.

Thursday: Reliance is offering Jaadu Pack for Rs. 35. Check out the details here.

Friday: MTNL’s lifetime prepaid Jeevan Saathi has got cheaper. Now available for Rs. 149.

Reliance Jaadu Pack 35

Reliance has launched the Jaadu Pack to make STD calling cheaper for you. This plan allows users to make STD and local calls at a fixed rate of Re.1. The other details of the plan are:

  • Charge: Rs.35
  • Benefit duration: 30days
  • Local and STD calls: Re.1
  • Incoming on Roaming: Re.1
  • Outgoing on Roaming: Rs.1.5

We say: The Pack is quite cool as it offers STD at a cheaper rate. The next good thing about it is that it brings roaming call charges at a level that’s being followed by the market, which is quite fair.

Feature: Unlimited calling cards from Reliance

Reliance has always been boasting about free calling to other Reliance numbers. Let’s have a look at the various options one has. The first two are zero talktime plans with validity of a month. The remaining one’s have multiple validity options and have talktime availability.

Rs.195 Plan - Local R2R unlimited calling
No talktime
30 days validity
All other calls @ 99paise and STD @ Rs.2.65

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The CDMA Cellphone Faceoff: Tata Vs Reliance

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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Reliance Rs.299 Lifetime Incoming Plan

Reliance Mobile has launched a limited period plan. This plan is tagged at Rs.299. The amount would provide Lifetime Incoming to the prepaid user. Also the USP of the plan, which also makes it a limited period one is that users can enjoy unlimited calling to all Reliance phones for the first two months.

The free calling is allowed in the Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa circles. This component of the plan could make it a hit among users. Also this particular plan is also availabe for new users. The user has to go in for a recharge of Rs.200 every 6 months, which is the condition for the lifetime incoming.

What’s your take on the plan? Share your Gyaan on TeleGyaan Forums.

Reliance’s rejuvenated Rs. 199 plan

Reliance Comm Logo

Telecom service providers in India have identified the right nerve of the customers which makes them to go for postpaid connections. It’s the right and cheap price other than attractive calling rates. Companies already have their Rs. 199 plan but Reliance Communications has revamped it to attract more customers. A Rs. 199 postpaid plan which gives free local talktime of Rs. 100, unlimited SMS to Reliance phones all over India and 50 local SMSes every month.

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Reliance adds BlackBerry services in its offering

There is good news for all Reliance users seeking high-end wireless solutions in their day to day activities. Reliance Communications and Research in Motion (RIM), announced on Monday the launch of BlackBerry wireless services, for the first time on a CDMA network in India. This service will be available to Reliance users spread across 10,000 towns and 3 lakh villages in the country making it the most widely connected BlackBerry service in India.

Blackberry phones for Reliance

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Gallery Gyaan: Reliance Comm. (Borivali)

Reliance Gallery (Borivali)

Tele Gyaan has been providing you with the latest buzz from the telecom sector. To add some punch to the content, we have our new section, where we review the service centers, we being the normal customers. The objective is to show how good the service providers are when it comes to personally serving the customers. This week the center under our microscope is Reliance’s service center at Borivali. The center is located close to Borivali station (west) on Chandavarkar Lane.

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