Vodafone is sending out SMS to its postpaid customers luring them to use the Direct Debit facility. This facility would allow users to directly transfer the amount from the bank to pay their monthly dues. The benefit you get is a discount of Rs.50 on your bill for the first six months and less late payments, bad debts and peace of mind for Vodafone.
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This Vodafone Corporate Plan is cheap
We try and get all the best plans to you, most of the “best” ones go under the corporate belt. Here is another great one being offered to Godrej employees. This one doesn’t have a name but anyway, here are the details:
- Monthly Rent: Rs.125
- Local calling to Vodafone: 10paise
- Local calls to other numbers: 30paise
- Local calling within group: Free
- Local SMS: 50paise
- 100 Local minutes to Vodafone numbers free
- 200 Local SMS free
We say: This plan is easy to get if you have someone woking for Godrej. As such you can get free calling if you manage to get the Plan for people you talk most often. The free calling and SMS is lower than expected, given the low rent. Calling to Vodafone numbers is extremely cheap and adds to the plan’s strengths.
PS: If you work in a company and use a cool corporate plan then surely let us know. Hit an e-mail to any of us. E-mail info here.
Vodafone iPhone Plans
More abuse news for iPhone lovers as Vodafone released the plans which include voice as well as data. For a new postpaid user, there are three plan options – iPhone 499 (Rs. 499), iPhone 799 (Rs. 799) and iPhone 999 (Rs. 999). On the calling front, these plans will have free 199, 249 and 299 minutes (local & STD) respectively. All local calls go at 60 paise flat while STD at Re. 1. SMS charges are 1/2/5 (local/national/international). Heavy internet users will be disappointed because there is no unlimited data plan to go for. The free data usage per month for these plans is 50MB, 250MB and 600MB.
For existing Vodafone customers, you can add a data pack which has the options of Rs. 199 giving 50MB free, Rs. 499 (250MB) and Rs. 699 with 600MB.
Prepaid users need to buy a data bonus card which will cost Rs. 100 with no free usage. 5 paise per 10kb for additional data transfer.
Vodafone Bonus Cards (Mumbai)
The Bonus Cards from Vodafone helps to reduce your calling or SMS charges, provided you shell out a monthly amount for it. Here are the Cards offered by Vodafone.
- Night Bonus Card – Rs.22 – Gets you 200 minutes of V2V calling between 11PM and 8AM
- Local Vodafone Bonus Card – Rs.30 – Local calls to Vodafone @ 30paise
- Local Calling Bonus Card – Rs.53 – Local calls to Mobile phones @ 50paise
- Local + STD Bonus Card – Rs.31 – All Local and STD calls @ Re.1
- Local + STD Bonus Card – Rs.75 – All Local calls to mobile phones @ 50paise and STD @ Re.1
- SMS Bonus Card – Rs.48 – Local SMS @ 50paise
Note that all the above cards have a validity of a month. We would recommend people to think before they buy such cards. This could be done by simply calculating the amount that you would spend and comparing that with the benefit you get. Among the ones listed above, we think the Night Bonus Card, being the cheapest provides maximum benefit.
Vodafone India comes out with iPhone 3G pricing
iPhone 3G hits India on this Friday and out of the two exclusive operators, Vodafone is the first one to reveal the prices. And the prices SUCK. If you have got enough money to burn then 8GB will cost you Rs. 31,000 and Rs. 36,100 for 16GB. This price does not include any data or voice plans and the contract details are still unconfirmed.
Airtel is yet to reveal the iPhone prices and we still reckon they’ll pwn Vodafone’s gameplan.
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Vodafone High Value 3999 – Andhra Pradesh
We check out Vodafone’s high value plan from Andhra Pradesh. This particular plan stood out from the others with the highest amount of free calling and SMS. This one not only has free calling locally but also nationally. Let’s see what makes it so salient.
- Monthly Rental: Rs.3999
- All Local and STD Calls: Re.1
- All Local and National SMS: Re.1
- 4000 Local mins Free to any local phone
- 2000 STD mins Free to any phone
- 5000 SMS Local and National free
- National Roaming worth Rs.500 free
- International Roaming worth Rs.1000 free
- 100 mins free ISD calling to US, Canada, UK (Fixed line), Europe (Fixed line), Australia (Fixed line), New Zealand (Fixed line) and South East Asia
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Vodafone local calling card for Punjab
Vodafone wants the Punjab users to increase their local usage. And with this attempt, they are now selling a Bonus Card worth Rs. 39 which will allow the customer to enjoy local calling at 50 paise/minute flat.
30 days is the validity period of the card.
Your phone will be the next matchmaker
If by any chance you’re looking for a bride or a groom and happen to use a Vodafone connection then chances are that Vodafone will play a handy role of a matchmaking Pandit. Shaadi.com has been spreading its wings and has announced a strategic partnership with Vodafone to launch a matrimonial service. By calling or SMSing Shaadi to 57007 or even by clicking on shaadi.com link on Vodafone live! portal, the user will find his/her prospective matches in a snap. The price of the service is undisclosed but we reckon it to be free if people want to use it without paying for the premium rates.
‘Shaadi.com on Vodafone’ will enable Vodafone users to search and view profile details of other members without the need to log on to the Internet. Mobile phone users will be able to browse through profiles, express interest in members, accept/ decline interest sent to them by other members and send personalized messages to prospective matches.
Vodafone hikes STD rates without any intimation
We smell more trouble for Vodafone. It is being reported that the STD rates which were previously charged at Rs. 1.30/minute are now been charged at Rs. 1.50/minute. The hike doesn’t seem to be a major problem with the customers but it is in fact the discreet way which Vodafone adopted to change the rates is pissing off the customers.
We cannot confirm about the rest of India but prepaid users in Mumbai are facing this.
Vodafone add-on Full Value 199 Plan
Here’s one more full value plan to the fray. If you have an existing Vodafone connection and need a new one for one of your family member, we have got a deal for you. The Plan is a modified version of the Full Value 199 Plan. The details are as follows:
- Monthly Rental: Rs.199
- Free Calling: 200 minutes on all networks
- Free SMS: 250 for 1st month to all networks
- Call rates: 50paise to all networks
The Plan also provides for calling at 10paise between the add-on number and the original number, both ways. This plan goes well if you need an add-on card. Also with free calls and SMS to all networks, it gets a good rating from our side.
PS: Such plans are not a part of the Vodafone original plans list, thus you won’t find these on the site.