After the immense success of Tata Docomo’s per second pulse plan which made it the top operator in terms of user additions, TRAI is now considering the idea of introducing the same throughout all the operators now.

According to TRAI, all the telecom operators may be soon forced to give the option of paying based on the usage per second pulse instead of the current per minute pulse.

JS Sarma, Chairman of TRAI said that they will soon come out with a paper on this subject and invite suggestions on making this plan mandatory or not.

TRAI is also reconsidering the clause in current regulations which allow the mobile phone operators decide the tariffs and plans.

Some of the major Mobile Operators like BSNL and Aircel have already started offering per second pulse in select states like Karnataka, AP, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal etc and other operators like Airtel, Vodafone and Idea are expected to follow suit soon.

What do you think? Would you prefer to pay by the new per second pulse or are you happy with your existent per minute pulse rates? Do Pass on your comments.

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Aircel which is one of India’s fastest growing operators has partnered with RIM ( Research in Motion) to offer Blackberry services in India. Aircel will now offer Blackberry services to its enterprise and individual customers. It will also offer a range of 4 BlackBerry smartphones to start with.

Mr.Gurdeep Singh, COO, Aircel said, “We have gained significant momentum in expanding our operations in India and the launch of the BlackBerry solution is of strategic importance for Aircel’s growth. With the availability of a wide range of BlackBerry smartphones on our network, our customers can find the right model for their work and personal needs.”

Ms. Frenny Bawa, Vice President, India at RIM said, “We are pleased to partner with Aircel and extend the many personal and business benefits of the BlackBerry solution to their consumer and enterprise customers in India.”

Services

• BlackBerry Enterprise Server to Corporates which supports IBM Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell GroupWise
• BlackBerry Internet Service for smaller businesses and individuals,allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts.

Handsets offered

• Bold 9000
• Curve 8900
• Curve 8310
• Pearl 8110

Blackberry Data Plans

• Business Plan 2500
• Business Plan 1350
• Unlimited Blackberry Data Plan 999
• Data Plan 499

Aircel Blackberry services are available in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Rest of Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore), Hyderabad, Bangaluru & Kolkata.

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With the launch of its services in NCR region, the company now claims to have its presence in 13 telecom circles out of 23 total circles in India. The company is also optimistic of getting a pan-India 3G license.

Also in a press release, the company officials claimed that it would be rolling out its services to all the 23 circles over the next 24 months. In case you are from Delhi, and want to try out the newly launched services, then here is a quick list of Aircel resellers in your region.

If you happen to try out its service, then feel free to drop your valuable comments about its services and plans here.

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1. Earphones: The iPhone sports “bland” looking regular earphones that are neither classy not stylish. The sound quality is good but the design is very cheap.

2. Technology: Apart from the touch screen, the handset does not use much technology. Depending on the model released may be missing features such as Java, FM Radio, Bluetooth, GPS, or the ability to forward messages, send business cards etc.

3. Applications: Third party applications must be installed via iTunes App Store and this means that this handset is not really the normal “smart phone”.

4. Touch screen: The touch screen on the iPhone is known to be cumbersome to use due to the scratch guard.

5. Customisation: The themes on the iPhone cannot be changed. So no wallpapers, themes or cover panels etc. Even the ring tones are not changeable!

Now this is what we’ve read. Tell us what you feel!

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