Why HTC is betting big on the Indian Handset Market

Recently we had the chance of speaking  to HTC India. HTC who has been known as a PDA player for quite sometime now has made a surprise move by launching the Smart at a Sub 10000 price point. HTC feels that reaching the Sub 10K price point has been an achievement for them.  Dive in … Continue reading “Why HTC is betting big on the Indian Handset Market”

Vodafone Celebrates 100 Million Customers Milestone by making its customers Fly to the Sky

On March this year, Reliance achieved 100 million customers mark followed by Airtel and then Vodafone followed the two leading Indian telecom operators. To celebrate this precious achievement, Vodafone is now making select customers fly to the sky for free on Vodafone air ship (images of Vodafone airship).

BSNL 3G Data Recharge Vouchers

BSNL 3G is a actually a great service apart from the poor customer support. I barely use my Airtel Mobile Office GPRS connection after I got my BSNL 3G connection. I still have it because , Airtel’s network coverage is pretty good. But GPRS/EDGE is slow so I prefer using 3G. I get an average … Continue reading “BSNL 3G Data Recharge Vouchers”

Vodafone India reaches 100 million customers

Vodafone India has become the 3rd Indian Mobile Operator to reach 100 million customers. Vodafone Essar also becomes world’s 5th operator with 100 million customers in a single country. Vodafone has also increased its market share to strengthen its position as India’s second largest operator in terms of revenue. Bharti  Airtel was the first to … Continue reading “Vodafone India reaches 100 million customers”

Guide : Blackberry Plans , Tariffs and Customer Support Numbers

FoneArena reader Anirudh is a Blackberry addict as you can see from above image he sent us. He has a shared a list of Blackberry Tips ,  Plans , Tariffs , Customers Support details including how to activate the Blackberry service on your handset.

Samsung Monte S5620 in India at Price of Rs.8850

Samsung has announced yet another phone for the Indian market and no it’s not a Corby series member but the Monte S5620 according to CellPassion . The S5620 is a part of the Monte series and was leaked in January and was formally announced at MWC in February and the price is surprisingly just Rs.8850 … Continue reading “Samsung Monte S5620 in India at Price of Rs.8850”

The 9 Telecom Companies who bid for 3G Auctions in India

The DoT or Department of Telecom has announced the pre-qualified bidders for the 3G auctions which are set to take place in India next month.  9 Companies had submitted their bid for the 3G Spectrum and all the 9 telecom companies have qualified to take part in the 3G auctions . Let’s take a look … Continue reading “The 9 Telecom Companies who bid for 3G Auctions in India”

Editorial : The US gets a 4G phone , India gets the iPhone 3GS on a 2.5G Network. Who is to blame ?

Our friends in US are pre-ordering a 4G / WiMax Phone – the HTC EVO 4G.  In India , we still don’t have widespread 3G coverage. 3G services are being offered by only BSNL and MTNL currently and auctions for private players are hopefully starting in April. Many users in India are already carrying a … Continue reading “Editorial : The US gets a 4G phone , India gets the iPhone 3GS on a 2.5G Network. Who is to blame ?”

Reliance reaches 100 Million Customers Landmark; Second in India and 4th Worldwide to reach this miletstone

Last year  Airtel achieved 100 million customers landmark and now its turn of Reliance communications making itself the 2nd largest cellular service provider of India in terms of customer base which includes both CDMA and GSM users.

Exclusive : iPhone 3GS India Pricing Information and March 24th Launch

We have some exclusive news about the iPhone 3GS India launch and the pricing information after the March 15   rumor We have  confirmed with multiple sources regarding the launch and all suggest that the 3GS is indeed launching this week or at-least the bookings are opening