Idea 3G now in Jammu and Kashmir

Idea Cellular has launched their 3G services in Jammu and Kashmir. Idea 3G services would be available in Srinagar and Udhampur, to start with and would be rolled out to other regions soon.  Idea 3G subscribers could enjoy high-speed Internet Browsing, Video conferencing, Mobile TV and Video on demand. Continue reading “Idea 3G now in Jammu and Kashmir”

Idea launches Special Voice, SMS and 3G packs in MP & Chhattisgarh


Idea Cellular has launched new Power of 9, Navratri packs that offers voice, SMS and 3G in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh . There are 4 recharge vouchers to choose from, each priced at Rs. 9 that offer more value for money. Continue reading “Idea launches Special Voice, SMS and 3G packs in MP & Chhattisgarh”

Idea launches special tariff voucher for prepaid customers in UP East

Idea Cellular has launched a special tariff voucher for this festive season for the prepaid customers in Uttar Pradesh East. This tariff voucher would offer free local minutes that would let you talk to your loved one on any mobile or land line in UP and Uttarakhand. Continue reading “Idea launches special tariff voucher for prepaid customers in UP East”

Idea 3G Video Calling booth offers free ISD video calls in Kerala till September 23

Idea has launched 3G video calling booth in Malapuram, Kerala that would offer ISD video calls to any 3G enabled phones across the world. People can visit Idea kiosk at IMT Mobile, Dubai Souk, behind Kottakkal bus stand, Kottakkal to make International video calls. Apart from ISD, people can also make STD and local video calls to any 3G mobile phones with front facing camera. Continue reading “Idea 3G Video Calling booth offers free ISD video calls in Kerala till September 23”

Idea 3G now available across 236 towns in Gujarat

Idea 3G is now available across 236 towns in Gujart including the major cities like Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot & Gandhinagar, across 23 districts and 3 Union Territories. Idea has setup  1400 3G sites to offer 3G services for urban & semi-urban areas covering major industrial, agricultural and educational regions in Gujarat. Continue reading “Idea 3G now available across 236 towns in Gujarat”

Idea launches Music Recharge VAS service in Andhra Pradesh


Idea Cellular has launched a new VAS (Value Added Service) called Music Recharge, that would let the users to listen to their favorite Telugu and Hindi songs of different genres on their phone. The Idea users could listen to the songs just by recharging for a desired amount and dialing a number on any type of handset. There are over 1 lakh songs in the library to listen to. Continue reading “Idea launches Music Recharge VAS service in Andhra Pradesh”

Idea 3G now available across 145 towns in UP West and Uttrakhand


Idea 3G services are now available across 145 towns in UP West and Uttrakhand that makes them largest 3G network in this region. They expanded their 3G services to 128 more towns in this region in July and the data traffic in semi-urban regions seems to be growing. They have also launched Double Dhamaka 3G offer and 3G packs starting as low as Rs.7 Continue reading “Idea 3G now available across 145 towns in UP West and Uttrakhand”

Idea offers local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Gujarat customers


Idea Cellular has launched new offers for Gujarat customers that would let them make local calls within the circle at 10 paise per minute. There are 2 tariff vouchers one for throughout the day and other for night. They announced similar offers for Andhra Pradesh customers earlier this week. Continue reading “Idea offers local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Gujarat customers”

Idea offers local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Andhra Pradesh customers


Idea has launched new tariff voucher for this festive season that offers all the local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Andhra Pradesh customers. This is available for both existing and new Idea prepaid customers. Continue reading “Idea offers local on-net calls at 10 paise per minute for Andhra Pradesh customers”

Idea special talk time offer for prepaid subscribers in Kolkata and West Bengal

Idea Cellular has launched special talk time offer for prepaid subscribers in Kolkatta and West Bengal subscribers in this festival season. This new talk time voucher will enable Idea prepaid subscribers to make Local,STD and ISD calls at affordable rates. Continue reading “Idea special talk time offer for prepaid subscribers in Kolkata and West Bengal”

Idea 3G now in 100 more towns in Maharashtra and Goa


Idea Cellular has expanded its 3G services to 100 more towns in Maharashtra and Goa. Idea 3G is now available in 10 major cities that include, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik, Goa, Kolhapur, Solapur, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Akola, Nanded and 100 other towns including Shirdi, Shrirampur, Jamkhed, Pathardi and Loni in Maharashtra & Goa Circle. Continue reading “Idea 3G now in 100 more towns in Maharashtra and Goa”

Idea special festival offers for prepaid customers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh


Idea Cellular has launched new festival offers for prepaid subscribers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh called Rim Jhim Mein Idea ke saath manao “Har Din Diwali”.  This gives an exiting opportunity for the Idea prepaid customers to win exciting prizes like a Bike, Laptop, Refrigerator, mobile phone, Idea 3G data cards, DVD players and much more. They also offer Full Talk time on recharges. Continue reading “Idea special festival offers for prepaid customers in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh”

Idea, Vodafone still lead in MNP


The Mobile Number Portability (MNP) was launched across India on 20th January this year. According to COAI report published this March, Vodafone was on top spot in the MNP, followed by Idea Cellular. Now, Idea overtook Vodafone with the net addition of 800 thousand subscribers, while Vodafone moved to the second place with the net addition of 700 thousand. Continue reading “Idea, Vodafone still lead in MNP”

Idea 3G Double Data offer extended till December in select circles


Idea Cellular launched Double Dhamaka offer few months back, that offers double data on 3G data packs. This offer was available till May and later got extended till July 2011. According to the Idea’s official site, the Double Dhamaka is now valid till the 31st of December 2011 in select circles. Continue reading “Idea 3G Double Data offer extended till December in select circles”

IDEA 3G Speed Test

We managed to get hold of a IDEA 3G connection as the operator has silently rolled out 3G services in Chennai and Tamil Nadu. As you all might know , IDEA does not have a license in this circle and has inked a deal with Vodafone  to offer 3G services here. Our test device was the ultra fast HTC Flyer which supports HSPA networks upto 14.4 Mbps.  The moment we enabled 3G on the Flyer , we were latched on to the Vodafone network(After activation of course). Watch the video below for the impressive speeds . Continue reading “IDEA 3G Speed Test”