Vodafone Essar Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc will launch 3G services in India by the year-end. Vodafone has already acquired 3G spectrum in nine circles which includes Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
Economic Times recently reported that Vodafone Essar Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc will launch 3G services in India by the year-end. Vodafone has already acquired 3G spectrum in nine circles which includes Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai & Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (East) and West Bengal for Rs 11,617 crore.
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Canadian carrier Bell is now carrying the Apple iPhone 3G and 3GS refurbished version. The Apple iPhone 3G will cost you $9.95, or you can get the the iPhone 3GS 16 GB for $49.95 or the 32 GB version for $99.95 (this is Canadian dollar!). Both phone comes with a warranty of 90 days, so if you are not happy with your iPhone, then you can return it anytime between your first 90 days with your refurbished iPhone, or you can wait for the Apple iPhone 4, which is about to hit Canada. Continue reading “Refurbished version of iPhone 3G and 3GS hits Bell”
Speaking to Economic Times , Sunil Mittal , Chairman of India’s leading private Mobile operator Airtel said that 3G services will not be cheap and will cost a minimum of Rs.700-900 a month citing Delhi and Mumbai as examples.
Here are some live pics of the Sony Ericsson Cedar which were leaked last week and then officially announced . It’s just a basic 3G phone with music and Camera. It’s part of the Greenheart family of devices and hence made of recycled materials. It features a Widget manager for organizing your information Continue reading “Sony Ericsson Cedar Pics”
Looks like Apple is in full swing to clear out unwanted iPhone inventory just before the new version is launched. Walmart has dropped the price of the iPhone 3GS 16GB version to $97 on a 2-year contract. It is currently selling at $199. Continue reading “Walmart drops iPhone 3GS Price to $97 , 8GB 3G to get axed ?”
The Department of Telecom (DoT) just posted the list of winners for the 3G Auctions in various circles. Airtel , Aircel ,Reliance, Idea, Tata , STel won atleast 1 circle. Videocon and Etisalat did not win even one circle ! Once the formalities are over we should expect commercial services to be offered by the winners starting from September 2010
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 speed of 800Kbps to 1 Mbps. Now after my free usage got over, I was paying Rs.1 per MB approx from my prepaid account balance which is expensive. BSNL 3G has 3G Data plans which are actually pretty reasonably priced. There are plans ranging from Rs.249 (500 MB Free usage ) to Rs.2499 (unlimited). A lot of users have been asking about how to recharge the 3G SIM cards with more usage.
Nokia Siemens today announced that it’s going to manufacture 3G products in its Chennai facility in India . Here is a cool video made by them which shows the Truth about 3G
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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 at them
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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 3G capable device thanks to handset makers like Nokia and the likes. But most of those users cannot use the 3G feature on the phone here. It’s simply irrelevant. Adding insult to injury is the launch of the iPhone 3GS on the nation’s largest GSM operator Airtel who has a 2.5G or 2.75G network. So who is to blame for the denial of the latest technology to one of the largest mobile markets in the world ? Continue reading “Editorial : The US gets a 4G phone , India gets the iPhone 3GS on a 2.5G Network. Who is to blame ?”
Earlier this week, BSNL launched its 3G services in Bangalore in the presence of the telecom minister – A. Raja. After the successful rollout in Bangalore, BSNL have now launched its high speed data transfer 3G services in Thiruvananthapuram but this time it was Sashi Tharoor (Minister of state for external affairs) who was being invited to launch the services.
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The first ever Nokia Laptop – The Booklet 3G landed @ the FoneArena HQ today. This device boasts of a sleek design , 12 Hours of Battery life , a 10.1 inch display , 3G , WiFi, Bluetooth, HDMI, Webcam and it weighs just 1.24 kilos
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Till now , we have used the iPhone 3G for making calls , listening to music , checking email,playing games, watching videos over a wi-fi hotspot . But now we had the chance to test the real big feature of the iPhone 3G – The inclusion of Third Generation Technology which gives you broadband like speeds on the road. Continue reading “BSNL Apple iPhone 3G Speed Test”
The iPhone 3G might not have the best Camera. It does not even allow video recording. But its the most popular Camera on photo sharing website Flickr
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Brace yourself people. By the start of 2010, India would have around 500 Million (50 Crore) Mobile Phone connections, second only to China in total numbers. Continue reading “India now has 500 million mobile phone connections”
