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.
Anubhav says
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?
Anubhav says
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?
Kunal Gangar says
@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.
Sanjay Bafna says
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.
Harshad says
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 ?
Harshad says
Also, howz the network in Mumbai ?
Planning to go in for Aircel, don’t want to burn my hands though 😀
Rohan Kamath says
Free calling is being provided both on off-net as well.