Indian Mobile news and offers

 Vodafone offers: 1. Vodafone announced good offer (Mee Kosam) for its post-paid customers in Andhra Pradesh. This offer will be applicable for both current and new subscribers. There are 27 different tariff plans in this scheme. If they pay Rs 100 monthly subscription fee, one will get Rs 500 talktime on the Vodafone network. Customers can customise the tariff plans according to their needs.  2. Vodafone announced “Friends Circle” service in India. Group of people who subscribe for this service can call each other at 20 paise per minute. Each 'friends circle' can have a maximum of 5 numbers as members. Monthly rental is Rs 15 per member.To know more about this service, sms FRIENDS to 144. India Mobile news: 1. Reliance India Mobile: R-Com acquired 1 lakh subscribers on the first day of its launch in Mumbai. Reliance started GSM service in Punjab on Monday. Rs 900 free talktime will be applicable to Punjab customers also. 2. Tata Telecom: Company will enter into GSM services by the end of 2009. 3. BSNL: ICICI Bank forged an agreement with BSNL regarding online bill payments. BSNL Cellone customers can pay bills online at www.icicibank.com banking portal. 4. Onida Mobiles: Onida will soon introduce new mobile handsets with V-series for low end and i-series for high end customers. Onida F 910 model will work on both GSM and CDMA handsets with 2-mega pixel camera. Onida V 110 model will cater to low end customers with 8-9 hours talktime and 3-week stand-by time. 5. Bharti Airtel: Bharti is group is now second biggest one behind the Mukesh group in market capitalization.  … [Read more...]

iPhone 3G on August 22 in India

  India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel will launch Apple iPhone 3G on August 22nd in India. Apple is launching 3G iPhone in another 70 countries along with India on August 22nd. Another mobile operator Vodafone India will also launch iPhone on the same date. This is the first time Apple is launching iPhone with two operators in the same country.   3G iPhone is a revolutionary technical device with touch screen, superior applications and faster data transfers. One needs to wait for completion of 3G auction to experience the full capabilities of this magnificient device. Price of iPhone in India: 3G iPhone may be priced around Rs 18,000 according to sources. But both Airtel and Vodafone are tightlipped about the price. But usage costs will be very low when compared to United States. Where can you buy 3G iPhone in India?  3G iPhone will be available in India from midnight on August 21 at Airtel and Vodafone customer service centres. You need to activate the phone at the store. You can book for iPhone on Airtel and Vodafone websites. iPhone is a wonderful device with touch controls, iPod, fast browsing, GIS maps and desktop Email. Thousands of developers have already developed wonderful applications for iPhone. You may not fully utilise all the features of iPhone as there is no 3G network in India. Nokia is preparing to launch N96 to face competition from Apple iPhone. When I searched Google trends for iPhone, interest towards this device is comparatively low in India when compared to other countries may be low brand awareness and high price.  … [Read more...]