http://www.fonearena.com/blog The Mobile Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:53:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45528/mts-launches-super-zero-prepaid-on-net-voice-plans.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45528/mts-launches-super-zero-prepaid-on-net-voice-plans.html#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:58:26 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45528 MTS has launched MTS Super Zero for its pre-paid subscribers across India. This would let MTS customers make unlimited on-net (MTS to MTS) local and national calls for zero paise per day. There are also weekly and monthly packs up to Rs. 147 that would offer 2.4 lakh seconds local and national on-net calls. These plans also offer 200 free local and National within MTS network. List of MTS Super Zero plans Recharge amount Benefit Additional benefit Validity Rs.17 Unlimited MTS to MTS local & National calling. 200 MTS to MTS local and national SMS 1 day Rs. 47 2.4 lakh seconds MTS to MTS local calling and 60,000 seconds of national calling. 200 MTS to MTS local and national SMS/ day 7 days Rs. 147 2.4 lakh seconds MTS to MTS local calling and 60,000 seconds of national calling. 200 MTS to MTS local and national SMS/ day 30 days New and MTS customers can avail these Super Zero plans through 1200 branded retail outlets and over 3,00,000 retail outlets across India. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45528/mts-launches-super-zero-prepaid-on-net-voice-plans.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45492/motorola-droid-4-coming-to-verizon-on-february-10-for-199-99.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45492/motorola-droid-4-coming-to-verizon-on-february-10-for-199-99.html#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:46:40 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45492 Motorola announced the DROID 4 last month for Verizon. The release date leaked earlier this week, and now Motorola has officially announced that the device would be available starting February 10 from Verizon Wireless. The Motorola DROID 4 comes with 4.0-inch qHD (940 x 540 pixels) display, five-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard and is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and has 8-megapixel HD rear camera with 1080p and 1.3-megapixel HD front-facing camera with 720p. Other features include, 16 GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD, FM Radio, 3.5mm audio jack, micro USB, HDMI out. The connectivity features include, 4G LTE, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, eCompass and aGPS. It comes with 1785 mAh Li-ion battery. There are also accessories such as 10.1-inch Lapdock 100, 14-inch Lapdock 500 Pro with built-in webcam and Ethernet connection, HD Dock, HD Station and vehicle navigation mount that would be available separately. The Motorola DROID 4 would be available from Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online on February 10th for $199.99 with a new 2 year customer agreement. The Lapdock 500 would be available separately from Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online for $299.97. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45492/motorola-droid-4-coming-to-verizon-on-february-10-for-199-99.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45436/verizon-motorola-droid-4-price-and-release-date-leaked.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45436/verizon-motorola-droid-4-price-and-release-date-leaked.html#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:48:34 +0000 Asad Rafi http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45436 A month ago, USA's largest mobile phone network Verizon Wireless introduced the Motorola Droid 4; their successor to the famous Droid Series. The device was launched with 4G LTE support and it comes with an attractive design. At the announcement, Motorola or Verizon didn't tell us about the price or launch, but now there's a lot of leaked information about it. Words are on the street that Verizon will launch the anticipate device on 1oth of February, it will cost $199.99 with 2-year contract, and for $549 without any, thanks to the leaked Verizon Equipment Guide leaked shot. Specifications of Motorola DROID 4 4.0-inch qHD (940 x 540 pixels) display with five-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard 1.2GHz dual-core processor Android 2.3. (Gingerbread) 12.7mm thick and weighs 178g 8MP camera with 1080p video capture and 1.3-megapixel HD front-facing camera with 720p recording. 16 GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD FM Radio, 3.5mm audio jack, micro USB, HDMI out 4G LTE, Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n,  eCompass and aGPS 1785 mAh Li-ion battery So who's planning to pick one? Source: Droid Life | Via: Unwired View ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45436/verizon-motorola-droid-4-price-and-release-date-leaked.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45428/mtnl-mumbai-trump-3g-silver-jubilee-offer-extended-till-march-31.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45428/mtnl-mumbai-trump-3g-silver-jubilee-offer-extended-till-march-31.html#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:50:36 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45428 Mahanagr Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has extended the Trump 3G silver jubilee offer. This offers free talk time, local and national SMS, 3G data and video calling all for just Rs 25. They launched this offer for prepaid customers in Mumbai last August. This provides 3G SIM of Rs 10 and FRC 91 just for Rs.25. The customers would also get Talktime worth Rs 91, 25 local minutes every month for 3 months, 250 SMS (local and national) every month for 3 months, 250 MB 3G data usage every month for 3 months and 25 minutes video calling on MTNL-Mumbai & Delhi network every month for 3 months. This plan comes with Lifetime Validity and Per Second billing. You need to activate this SIM 10 offer by dialing 400 before recharging with FRC 91 to get these offers. The local on-net (MTNL Mumbai/Delhi) charges are 1 p / 2 sec, local off-net and STD charges at 1p / sec. Local on-net SMS at 25 p and off-net SMS at 50p, National SMS at Re 1. Internet charges at 1p / 10KB. This is a limited period offer that is valid from 4th February 2012 to 31st March 2012. Call 1503 (Toll free) or ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45428/mtnl-mumbai-trump-3g-silver-jubilee-offer-extended-till-march-31.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45404/list-of-122-2g-licenses-cancelled-across-22-circles.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45404/list-of-122-2g-licenses-cancelled-across-22-circles.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:55:35 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45404 We have put together a complete list of operators and circles which have been affected by the latest Supreme  Court judgement in India. If you are using a number on any of the networks in the affected circles below, you should move your number to another operator or you might loose your number for ever. Uninor (Circles Affected : 22) If you are using a Uninor number as your primary service , you have 4 months to move the number to another operator. Operating as a several companies - Unitech Wireless (South) Pvt. Ltd. , (East) Pvt. Ltd. ,(Delhi) Pvt.Ltd.,(West) Pvt. Ltd.,(North) Pvt. Ltd.,(Kolkata) Pvt. Ltd.,(West) Pvt. Ltd., (Mumbai) Pvt. Ltd.,(Tamil Nadu) Pvt. Ltd. Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Delhi Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Kolkata Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Mumbai North East Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Tamilnadu (including Chennai Service Area) Uttar Pradesh (East) Uttar Pradesh (West) West Bengal Videocon (Videocon Telecommunications Ltd) (Circles Affected : 21) Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Delhi Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Kolkata Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Mumbai North East Orissa Rajasthan Tamilnadu                                          (including Chennai Service Area) Uttar Pradesh (East) Uttar Pradesh (West) West Bengal Loop Telecom(Loop Telecom Ltd. ) (Circles Affected : 21) Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Delhi Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Kolkata Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra North East Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Tamilnadu                                          (including Chennai Service Area) Uttar Pradesh (East) Uttar Pradesh (West) West Bengal MTS (Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd.) (Circles Affected : 21) Andhra Pradesh Assam  Bihar Delhi Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Kolkata Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Mumbai North East Orissa Punjab Tamilnadu                                          (including Chennai Service Area)  Uttar Pradesh (East) Uttar Pradesh (West) West Bengal Etisalat/Cheers Mobile(Etisalat DB Telecom Pvt. Ltd. ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45404/list-of-122-2g-licenses-cancelled-across-22-circles.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45403/zte-optik-7-inch-honeycomb-tablet-coming-to-sprint-on-february-5-for-100.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45403/zte-optik-7-inch-honeycomb-tablet-coming-to-sprint-on-february-5-for-100.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:52:11 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45403 Sprint has announced that ZTE Optik would be available from February 5. The ZTE Optik has 7-inch WXGA (1280x800 pixels) touch screen display and is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor. It runs on Android 3.2 (Honeycomb). It has 5MP auto-focus camera and 2MP front camera. Specifications of ZTE Optik 7-inch WXGA (1280x800 pixels) touch screen display 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (MSM8660) Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) 5MP auto-focus camera and 2MP rear camera 13.2 mm thick and weighs 400 g Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g), Bluetooth v2.1+EDR, aGPS 16GB internal memory, 1GB RAM, supports up to 32GB expandable memory 4000 mAh Lithium-ion battery It would also come with Sprint apps such as Sprint Zone, Sprint TV, Sprint Music Plus, Sprint Navigation, Sprint Football Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile. The ZTE Optik would be available starting February 5 through Sprint direct ship sales channels, including Sprint Stores, Sprint Business Sales and online for $99.99 with a new or eligible upgrade and 2 year service agreement. It will also be available without a service agreement for $349.99. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45403/zte-optik-7-inch-honeycomb-tablet-coming-to-sprint-on-february-5-for-100.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45401/supreme-court-of-india-cancels-122-2g-licenses.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45401/supreme-court-of-india-cancels-122-2g-licenses.html#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:47:53 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45401 The Supreme Court of India has cancelled 122 2G licenses issued by the Government on after 10th Jan 2008. This cancellation affects customers of Uninor,Videocon,MTS ,Loop Telecom , Etisalat , Idea Cellular, STel and Tata Docomo in 22 circles. The court order will come into effect in 4 months and you might have to use MNP to port your number to another operator who is not affected. The cancelled licenses include those issued to Uninor (22), Videocon (21) , Loop Telecom (21), MTS (21), Etisalat (15) , Idea Cellular (13) , S-Tel (6) and Tata Docomo (3).This move is seen as boost to other operators like early entrants like Airtel and Vodafone.  We will be publishing the list of circles shortly to help you find out if you are affected. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45401/supreme-court-of-india-cancels-122-2g-licenses.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45392/airtel-blackberry-bbm-plan-now-available-for-pre-paid-customers.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45392/airtel-blackberry-bbm-plan-now-available-for-pre-paid-customers.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:24:38 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45392 Airtel launched the BlackBerry BBM Plan for post-paid customers last month. This plan is now available for pre-paid customers. This would lets the Airtel customers enjoy unlimited use of Blackberry Messenger (BBM) and free 300 local + national SMS per month. This comes at a Monthly Rental of Rs 129 and available for existing and new postpaid Airtel mobile customers on BlackBerry and is valid for 30 days from the date of activation. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45392/airtel-blackberry-bbm-plan-now-available-for-pre-paid-customers.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45387/mtnl-mumbai-launches-2pmin-voice-and-3g-video-calling-plan-for-prepaid-customers.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45387/mtnl-mumbai-launches-2pmin-voice-and-3g-video-calling-plan-for-prepaid-customers.html#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:52:09 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45387 MTNL has launched a new with First Time Recharge Coupon (FTRC) of Rs 84 for prepaid GSM 3G subscribers, which provides Voice and Video call rate of just 2p/min within a group of upto 9 MTNL GSM subscribers and lowest local call rates for all networks in Mumbai. Apart from the Rent Free Group Calling the subscribers can call others network numbers (Voice and Video) at just 30p/min for local calls and STD calls at 50p/min. The new Prepaid Pack (FTRC) of Rs 84 could be used with new 3G SIM of Rs 10 that comes with free talk time of Rs 54 and added free benefits of 250 SMS, 100 MB 3G data and 25 minutes on-net 3G video calling per month for 3 months. This new connection is 3G enabled and offers on the go high-speed mobile Internet with data usage charges of 1p/10KB. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45387/mtnl-mumbai-launches-2pmin-voice-and-3g-video-calling-plan-for-prepaid-customers.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45365/co-branded-version-of-opera-mini-launched-for-idea-customers.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45365/co-branded-version-of-opera-mini-launched-for-idea-customers.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:23:53 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45365 Idea Cellular and Opera Software have  signed a deal to offer a customized Opera Mini mobile web browser to Idea subscribers across India. This would let the Idea users to browse the Internet better and faster, and it also comes with customized Speed Dial shortcuts for easy access to unique Idea features. The Opera Mini compresses the data by up to 90% so that you can save time and money. It also has auto complete for address inputs, page sharing and lots of useful features. India is already one of the largest countries for Opera Mini usage globally, and an important region for the rapid expansion for Opera Mini. Opera Mini helps drive data traffic, increases ARPU and provides the best user experience on any phone. Idea customers will be able to download this co-branded version of Opera Mini on their devices from the end of March 2012 that would support most of the internet enabled handsets. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45365/co-branded-version-of-opera-mini-launched-for-idea-customers.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45360/airtel-offers-manual-gprs-settings-for-non-ota-devices.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45360/airtel-offers-manual-gprs-settings-for-non-ota-devices.html#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:10:50 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45360 Airtel has offered Manual Mobile Office Setting instructions for Non-OTA devices after they received complaints about problem in GPRS settings on certain devices. Since the automatic GPRS settings doesn't work on some devices, these instructions would help the customers to set manual settings for the these devices. Manual Mobile Office Setting instructions for Blackberry, iPhone, HTC and Samsung Phones ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45360/airtel-offers-manual-gprs-settings-for-non-ota-devices.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45342/idea-launches-free-isd-information-portal-for-kerala-customers.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45342/idea-launches-free-isd-information-portal-for-kerala-customers.html#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:01:43 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45342 Idea Cellular has launched an unique ISD information Portal for its  its prepaid & postpaid subscribers in Kerala. This would let the subscribers clear their queries on ISD calling and will help make ISD calls easier and affordable for them. Idea customers can call 500251 to access this ISD information portal which is a 24 hours service and is free of cost. They can enter the specific country code to know about the default ISD calling rate to that country. They can also get updated information on the call charges and Idea’s Special Power vouchers that help subscribers reduce their calling rates on a host of international destinations. Customers can buy any of these power vouchers online, over the call upon subscriber’s confirmation. The Special Power Voucher is provisioned online by deducting talk time from subscriber’s balance to enable the subscriber to call at amazingly low rates. Idea offers exciting tariffs on special packs/vouchers for UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait etc. Idea subscribers can visit all Idea retail outlets, Idea Showrooms and Idea Points across Kerala to get more details. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45342/idea-launches-free-isd-information-portal-for-kerala-customers.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45340/airtel-launches-name-tunes-personalized-hello-tune-service.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45340/airtel-launches-name-tunes-personalized-hello-tune-service.html#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:15:25 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45340 Airtel has launched Name Tunes,  personalized Hello Tune service that enables you to personalize your caller tune with your own name. Airtel mobile customers can stamp their caller tune with their own identity by following a simple process that allows them to search and set their name as their Hello Tune. You need to SMS NT to 543215 (TollFree), and search results of names would be presented with 4,500+ common Indian first names (expected to expand further on a daily basis depending upon customer usage). User can choose from the list of names and set the same as Hello Tune instantaneously. The Name Tunes service costs Rs. 30 for Hello Tunes subscription and Rs. 15 for 90 days for song download. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45340/airtel-launches-name-tunes-personalized-hello-tune-service.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45323/mtnl-mumbai-upgrades-minimum-broadband-speeds-to-512-kbps-launches-new-plans.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45323/mtnl-mumbai-upgrades-minimum-broadband-speeds-to-512-kbps-launches-new-plans.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:44:39 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45323 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has upgraded the minimum broadband speeds to 512 Kbps for all their customers in Mumbai. According to this, all the MTNL broadband customers in Mumbai with download speed less then 512 Kbps will automatically be upgraded to 512 Kbps download speed without any additional charges. They have also launched 2 new limited plans and an 1Mbps unlimited plan. The MTNL DSL 250 plan and DSL 450 plan would offer up to 2 Mbps download speeds at a monthly rental of Rs.250 and Rs.450 with free data usage of 1 GB and 3 GB (charges after free usage as 50p/Mb and 30p/Mb) respectively. The Unlimited combo plan offers Rent-free land line with 25 free calls and 1 Mbps download speed with Unlimited free usage at a monthly rental of Rs.995. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45323/mtnl-mumbai-upgrades-minimum-broadband-speeds-to-512-kbps-launches-new-plans.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45215/mts-mblaze-now-in-10-more-towns-in-kerala.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45215/mts-mblaze-now-in-10-more-towns-in-kerala.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:32:46 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45215 MTS has expanded its MBlaze high-speed data service to 10 more towns in Kerala that includes, Mahe, Peringanur, Neyyattinkara, Ambalappuzha, Aroor, Mannarkkad, Irinjalakkuda, Edappal, Taliparamba and Payyannur. This extends MBlaze footprint to 50 towns across the state. MTS has also tied up with Hewlett Packard (HP). On purchase of an HP laptop, customers can get an MBlaze device for just Rs. 699 along with the monthly data usage of 3GB at just Rs. 444 per month for lifetime. MTS MBlaze services are available in 200 Indian cities including the top 5 metros. They have also launched daily usage plan that offers unlimited data usage for one day for just Rs. 96. The Unlimited monthly pack starts at Rs.798 that is valid for 30 days. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45215/mts-mblaze-now-in-10-more-towns-in-kerala.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45211/airtel-easy-recharge-on-airtel-in-now-supports-net-banking.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45211/airtel-easy-recharge-on-airtel-in-now-supports-net-banking.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:42:29 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45211 Airtel has announced that the Easy Recharge for pre-paid customers on airtel.in now supports payments via Net banking. They launched the online recharge for the prepaid users across India last August. It had payment support via Master/Visa credit or debit cards. Now the net banking support is a great advantage for those who have online net banking accounts. The users can recharge using their Visa / Master Credit or Debit card or via Net banking in 3 simple steps. They just need to enter their number, select the required amount and enter the credit or debit card details through the secure payment gateway. The transaction summary shows the details before payment and the recharge is complete in the 3rd step after the payment is made. Airtel prepaid mobile customers can head to airtel.in and click on prepaid mobile under recharge prepaid tab or simply type airtel.in/prepaidrecharge in their browser to get to the recharge page. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45211/airtel-easy-recharge-on-airtel-in-now-supports-net-banking.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45204/uninor-launches-special-local-calling-voucher-for-mumbai-customers.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45204/uninor-launches-special-local-calling-voucher-for-mumbai-customers.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:48:44 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45204 Uninor has launched a Special Tariff Voucher (STV) 21 for Mumbai customers. This value-for-money voucher would let them enjoy local calls (on and off net) at just 30 Paise per Minute to mobile or landline within Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa. To subscribe to STV 21 Local Plan, existing Uninor customers in Mumbai can recharge with Rs. 21 from their nearest retailers or Uninor stores. They can also dial *222*7*21# to activate this pack. This pack is valid for 30 days. To find your nearest Uninor store just send Pin followed by a space and your pin code to 50007. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45204/uninor-launches-special-local-calling-voucher-for-mumbai-customers.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45172/bsnl-unlimited-3g-is-back-but-with-5gb-limit-in-chennai.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45172/bsnl-unlimited-3g-is-back-but-with-5gb-limit-in-chennai.html#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:27:15 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45172 BSNL has launched an unlimited 3G plan for pre-paid and post-paid customers in Chennai. This offers speed up to 3.6 Mbps till 5GB, and after that speed would be throttled to 100 Kbps. They offered 3G unlimited iPad plans few months back but stopped it suddenly. This is not a lot but you get unlimited usage even after the 3G data limit. BSNL 3G unlimited data plans This is a promotional offer that is valid from 04-01-2012 to 02-04-2012 for pre-paid customers and from 10-01-2012 to 08-04-2012 for post-paid customers . This is available for Existing and New BSNL 3G customers in Chennai. This cannot be clubbed with any other Data RCV and 3G NIGHT accounts. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45172/bsnl-unlimited-3g-is-back-but-with-5gb-limit-in-chennai.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45155/bsnl-launches-trust-card-in-partnership-with-itz-cash-card.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45155/bsnl-launches-trust-card-in-partnership-with-itz-cash-card.html#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:06:26 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45155 BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.), in partnership with Itz Cash Card Ltd., has launched TRUST Card, a co-branded multi service prepaid card in India as they announced last year. This is a semi-closed card that would let the card holders pay postpaid bill, prepaid top ups and other utility bills easily. Other than paying bills and recharging their prepaid cards, users could also get some Value Added Service (VAS) packs like Hello TV Subscription, BSNL Hello Tunes etc. This card could also be used to pay electricity bills, telephone bills, pay for cooking gas, book rail or air tickets, renew DTH subscription and much more. There are about more than 1000 billers and the list is being continuously enhanced. It would be available initially in Chandigarh, Kolkata, Pune and Chennai and would be launched countrywide later on. The TRUST Card would be sold from BSNL retail outlets and ItzCash World outlets and comes in denominations of Rs. 250, Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000. There are 2 type of cards such as use and throw the card after use or reload the card using refill vouchers. They have also launched Hello TV for PC/Data Card users that would PC/Laptop users to watch live TV, ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45155/bsnl-launches-trust-card-in-partnership-with-itz-cash-card.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45154/sony-ericsson-live-with-walkman-launched-in-india-with-offers-for-aircel-customers.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45154/sony-ericsson-live-with-walkman-launched-in-india-with-offers-for-aircel-customers.html#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:19:07 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45154 Sony Ericsson has launched the Live with Walkman in India. This is the successor of the Walkman W8 and Mix Walkman and features dedicated Walkman hardware button and it also comes with . It has 3.2-inch (320 x 480 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz Qualcomm Scorpion processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It was available for pre-order last month from online  retailers last month and available for purchase later. It has 5MP Autofocus camera with 720p video recording and a font facing VGA camera for video calling. It is 14.2 mm thick and weighs 115g. The connectivity features include, 3G, Wi-Fi with DLNA support, Bluetooth with A2DP and aGPS. It has FM Radio with RDS, 3.5mm audio jack, 512MB RAM, 320MB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD and a 1200 mAh battery. It comes with reduced data packs for Aircel customers . On a recharge of Rs. 295 per month, Aircel 3G users can enjoy 500 local minutes of calling (Aircel to Aircel), 1000 SMS (local and national), and download of 2050 MB. Aircel 2G customers can enjoy 600 local minutes of calling (from Aircel to all operators), and the same SMS and data benefits that the 3G users get. It is also available ...]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45154/sony-ericsson-live-with-walkman-launched-in-india-with-offers-for-aircel-customers.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45150/nokia-airtel-still-rank-as-top-trusted-brands-in-india.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45150/nokia-airtel-still-rank-as-top-trusted-brands-in-india.html#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:06:12 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45150 Nokia has been voted as India's Most Trusted Brand again and retains their first position from the last year according to a recent survey conducted by research firm Trust Research Advisory (TRA). In the telecom sector, Airtel leads by retaining the same 9th spot as last year. The Brand Trust Report, India Study, 2012 (BTR 2012) has listed India's 1000 Most Trusted Brands and this research was conducted among 2718 'influencer' respondents across 15 cities. Tata has also retained the 2nd place as last year. Sony has moved to the 5th spot from the 3rd compared to last year in the electronics category. South Korean giants LG and SAMSUNG has moved one spot front that stands at 3rd and 4th place in the household appliance category. BlackBerry saw great improvement. They moved to 32nd spot from the 84th spot last year. Vodafone moved a step back this year and remains at the 17th place, followed by the Idea at the 18th place that was at the 38th spot last year. Here are the top 20 rank list of the survey. You can view the 2012 Brand Trust Report rank list for all the 1000 brands here. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45150/nokia-airtel-still-rank-as-top-trusted-brands-in-india.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45057/mtnl-mumbai-launches-blackberry-prepaid-plans.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45057/mtnl-mumbai-launches-blackberry-prepaid-plans.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:54:41 +0000 Varun Krish http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=45057 MTNL Mumbai has launched BlackBerry services for it's Prepaid Customers. Earlier these plans were available on postpaid.There is a BlackBerry BIS Lite plan which offers unlimited email and BBM for Rs.251 per month. There is also a 15 day trial plan which offers the same service for a 15 day period in case you want to try it out. Here is how you activate the BlackBerry plans on MTNL Mumbai. BIS Lite 251 : Send SMS ACT BB 251 to 444. (With auto renewal facility) BIS Lite 150 : Send SMS ACT BB 150 to 444. (Trial plan without auto renewal facility) The service will be activated within 6 hours of sending the activation SMS. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/45057/mtnl-mumbai-launches-blackberry-prepaid-plans.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44998/vodafone-3g-now-in-tanjore-in-tamil-nadu.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44998/vodafone-3g-now-in-tanjore-in-tamil-nadu.html#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:56:18 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44998 Vodafone has launched their 3G services in Tanjore in Tamil Nadu. They first launched their 3G services in Chennai and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. This would let the Vodafone customers experience various exciting 3G services such as faster downloading, video streaming, multimedia gaming, digital TV and much more from their 3G devices. Vodafone 3G is now available in 22 towns across Tamil Nadu including Tanjore. Vodafone 3G is available in Madurai, Salem, Pondicherry, Trichy, Sivakasi, Cuddalore, Kodaikanal, Ooty, Palladam, Ranipet, Sivagangai, Sriperumbadur, Tiruppur, Sivakasi, Villipuram, Vellore, Erode, Karur and Hosur other than Tanjore in Tamil Nadu. Vodafone now offers double data on select plans. Customers with 3G enabled handset can recharge with Rs.102 and get 200 MB 3G data that is valid for a month. Postpaid customers can SMS ACT MI100 to 111 and get 200 MB 3G Data for a period of one month. This offer is valid till March 31st 2012. Customers can dial 116 to get more information about the service and various tariff plans for 3G services in Tanjore.   ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44998/vodafone-3g-now-in-tanjore-in-tamil-nadu.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44953/airtel-launches-blackberry-bbm-plan-for-post-paid-customers-for-rs-129.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44953/airtel-launches-blackberry-bbm-plan-for-post-paid-customers-for-rs-129.html#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:55:53 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44953 Airtel has launched new BBM Plan for mobile customers using BlackBerry smartphones. This would lets the Airtel customers enjoy unlimited use of Blackberry Messenger (BBM) and free 300 local + national SMS per month. Vodafone launched similar BBM plan for both the pre-paid and post-paid customers earlier today. This comes at a Monthly Rental of Rs 129 and available for existing and new postpaid Airtel mobile customers on BlackBerry. They can call 121 or walk-in to their nearest Airtel postpaid activation help-desk to activate. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44953/airtel-launches-blackberry-bbm-plan-for-post-paid-customers-for-rs-129.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44932/vodafone-launches-go-bbm-blackberry-service-plan.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44932/vodafone-launches-go-bbm-blackberry-service-plan.html#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:08:51 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44932 Vodafone India has launched new BlackBerry service plan, Go BBM for its prepaid and postpaid customers that would let them access BlackBerry Messenger Service. This service costs Rs. 5 per day or Rs. 129 per month for pre-paid customers and Rs. 129 per month for post-paid customers. This plan will be launched next week and offers unlimited access to BBM and users need to SMS ACT BBM129 to 111 to activate it. Additionally, customers who purchase BlackBerry Curve 8520 and BlackBerry Curve 9300 by the end of February 2012 can avail 1 year unlimited access to BBM services from date of purchase as a part of this introductory offer. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44932/vodafone-launches-go-bbm-blackberry-service-plan.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44929/mts-launches-special-1-paisa-per-minute-plans-for-prepaid-customers-in-north-bengal-and-sikkim.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44929/mts-launches-special-1-paisa-per-minute-plans-for-prepaid-customers-in-north-bengal-and-sikkim.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:07:37 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44929 MTS has launched exciting tariff plan that lets pre-paid MTS customers call other MTS numbers at 1 paisa per minute  across North Bengal and Sikkim region. Both new and existing customers can simply recharge with Rs 99 or Rs 36 to enjoy this offer. The special tariff plan will be available in all the towns and districts across North Bengal & Sikkim including Malda, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Coochbehar, Siliguri, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Raigunge, Balurghat, Islampur, Birpara etc. This special tariff is available for six months post activation. MTS has 2000 retail outlets and dealers across North Bengal and Sikkim region. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44929/mts-launches-special-1-paisa-per-minute-plans-for-prepaid-customers-in-north-bengal-and-sikkim.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44925/idea-launches-special-pongal-offer-for-prepaid-customers-in-tamil-nadu.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44925/idea-launches-special-pongal-offer-for-prepaid-customers-in-tamil-nadu.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:31:59 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44925 Idea Cellular has launched special Pongal offer that offers More than Full Talk Time for prepaid subscribers in Tamil Nadu and Chennai. This offers more talk time value than the actual cost of the recharge voucher. There are two recharge vouchers in this offer. The Rs. 111 voucher offers Rs. 134 Talk time and the Rs.222 recharge voucher offers a talk time of Rs. 260. Both these products are available only on Flexi and this Special Pongal offer is valid between 11th and 14th January 2012. The Rs. 35 recharge voucher is also available that offers talk time of Rs.42. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44925/idea-launches-special-pongal-offer-for-prepaid-customers-in-tamil-nadu.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44917/airtel-launches-comedy-fm-new-vas-for-mobile-customers.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44917/airtel-launches-comedy-fm-new-vas-for-mobile-customers.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:41:58 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44917 Airtel has launched Comedy FM, a new VAS (Value added Service) for mobile customers. This would offer jokes, fillers, standup comedy acts to humourous excerpts from sitcoms. Airtel customers can now dial 52747 to subscribe to Comedy FM to get daily dose of humour from Comedy Circus, FIR, Office-Office, Lapatagunj. Rangeela Raju and much more! Comedy FM is a IVR service and is available at Rs 2/day and 2paise/sec browsing charges. Users can access help and unsubscribe option for the service from the settings section. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44917/airtel-launches-comedy-fm-new-vas-for-mobile-customers.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44901/t-mobile-unveils-samsung-galaxy-s-blaze-4g-galaxy-attain-4g-coming-to-metropcs-for-199.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44901/t-mobile-unveils-samsung-galaxy-s-blaze-4g-galaxy-attain-4g-coming-to-metropcs-for-199.html#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 06:33:38 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44901 Samsung and T-Mobile has unveiled the Galaxy S Blaze 4G that would offer upto 42 Mbps data speeds on HSPA+. It would come with Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor with 1.5 GHz dual core CPU,  Super AMOLED touch screen display and pre-loaded entertainment apps. Samsung Galaxy Attain 4G is a mid range phone that would be available for MetroPCS. It features a 3.5-inch display, 1GHz processor and runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It would also come with  3MP rear camera with LED flash, a 1.3MP front-facing camera . It also has MetroSTUDIO with multimedia content, including Video On Demand, providing instant access to the latest TV shows, news, sports and entertainment for $60 plan. They have also added Disney/ABC Television Group and ESPN to MetroSTUDIO. The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G is expected to be available later this year on T-Mobile. The Galaxy Attain 4G will be available for $199 plus tax, after a $50 mail-in rebate from local MetroPCS store and online for a limited time. ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44901/t-mobile-unveils-samsung-galaxy-s-blaze-4g-galaxy-attain-4g-coming-to-metropcs-for-199.html/feed 0 http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44870/lg-spectrum-with-lte-and-true-hd-display-coming-to-verzion-on-january-19-for-199-99.html http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44870/lg-spectrum-with-lte-and-true-hd-display-coming-to-verzion-on-january-19-for-199-99.html#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:07:04 +0000 Srivatsan http://www.fonearena.com/blog/?p=44870 LG has announced Spectrum, a new Android phone with LTE support for Verzion. It comes with 4.5-inch True HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS 500-nit display with 329 PPI and Real-Stripe RGB pixels offer users clear viewing in direct sunlight and accurate true-to-life color rendering and is also scratch-resistant since it has Gorilla Glass. It is powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread (updgradable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 8MP camera with LED flash with 1080p video recording and 1.3MP secondary camera. Other features include, LTE support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v3.0, 16 GB eMMC with support for up to 32 GB microSD card, Smart Share, HDMI mirroring via MHL. It comes with ESPN's ScoreCenter app that offers 720p high-definition sports feed over LTE or Wi-Fi. The LG Spectrum would be available on January 19 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. via: Engadget ]]> http://www.fonearena.com/blog/44870/lg-spectrum-with-lte-and-true-hd-display-coming-to-verzion-on-january-19-for-199-99.html/feed 0