Tag: Vodafone

The mysterious story of the Apple iPhone 4S not working in India

If you are one amongst consumers who had purchased the iPhone 4S from outside India and were facing issues getting it to work here , good news for you. Many users including me were seeing no signal bars on the iPhone 4S in India. Calls and SMS were not working.Surprisingly 3G data was working fine on most operators including Airtel , Vodafone and BSNL. I had tried using some international SIM cards such as AT&T, T-Mobile , O2 UK, 3 UK, SmarTone (HK). The issue was strange as I had another iPhone 4S which was working perfectly fine with all the SIM cards. Continue reading “The mysterious story of the Apple iPhone 4S not working in India”

Vodafone launches voice based service directory 123 to get information about VAS


Vodafone India has launched new voice based service directory 123, new voice based service that lets you browse through information on various Value Added Services (VAS) by Vodafone. Customers can dial 123 (toll-free) to get information and enjoy easy activation for a  range of  Value added services to suit  their needs. Continue reading “Vodafone launches voice based service directory 123 to get information about VAS”

Vodafone launches Appia powered Mobile Application Store in India

Vodafone has launched Vodafone Mobile Application Store, Powered by Appia that has vast selection of over 10,000 free and paid applications for different mobile platforms such as Android, Java, Symbian and Blackberry. It shows Featured, Popular and New apps. The popular App categories includes games, entertainment, social networking and local culture. There are also Apps from the local providers, including Hungama, India Games and Nazara, Spice, and Vodafone-branded apps like Portfolio Tracker, Vodafone TV, and Chhota Comics. You can also search for the apps manually. Continue reading “Vodafone launches Appia powered Mobile Application Store in India”

Galaxy Nexus comes to Vodafone,Three, and O2 in the UK

Wondering who will be the lucky carriers, carrying the very first Android Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphone? Anticipate no further …  As Samsung and Google revealed the latest Galaxy Nexus they specified that this product will be accessible all across the globe,  and three of the most reputed and dominating(the market)  British operators declared that they will be among the service providers.

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Vodafone Blue Facebook Phone Review


You saw the first impressions of the Vodafone Blue. Here is the FoneArena review of the Vodafone Blue 555 Facebook phone. This phone was launched in India earlier this month. It has dedicated Facebook button that lets you upload pictures, visit profiles and update status at a single click and a dedicated camera button. It has 2.4 inch screen, Full QWERTY keypad and an optical track pad for navigation. Continue reading “Vodafone Blue Facebook Phone Review”

First Impressions and Hands-on with Vodafone Blue 555 Facebook Phone

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Well this is not first time a Social Networking oriented Phone has been launched. We have seen INQ phones, HTC ChaCha & Salsa facebook smartphones.  But Vodafone Blue Facebook phone is definitely something different.There are few reasons. Continue reading “First Impressions and Hands-on with Vodafone Blue 555 Facebook Phone”

Tamil Nadu: Vodafone launches International Roaming offers for Sri Lanka, launches 3G experience zone in Salem


Vodafone has launched new offers for the prepaid customers in Chennai and Tamil Nadu travelling to Sri Lanka. These top-up packs would let them make and receive calls at cheaper rates while in roaming. They have also launched new 3G experience zone in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Continue reading “Tamil Nadu: Vodafone launches International Roaming offers for Sri Lanka, launches 3G experience zone in Salem”

Co-branded version of Opera Mini launched for Vodafone Customers


Vodafone Essar and Opera Software has joined hands to offer Opera Mini browser for the Vodafone customers in India. This would let the users to browse the Internet better and faster and it also comes with customized Speed Dial shortcuts for easy access to unique Vodafone Essar features. Both of them has already extended their global agreement earlier this year. Continue reading “Co-branded version of Opera Mini launched for Vodafone Customers”

HTC rolling out Android 2.3.4 update for Vodafone HTC Sensation.

As I write this post, HTC is rolling out a maintainance update for the Vodafone HTC Sensation users. This update will also upgrade your Android version to 2.3.4. If you are a Vodafone HTC Sensation user then you will be getting this update over the air, so all yu need to do is grab your phone and the update to be shown in your notification bar.

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Vodafone announces Vodafone Race to Fame contest in India

Vodafone has announced Vodafone Race to Fame contest for its Indian customers. There are 2 different challenges Vodafone Race to Fame- Life in the fast lane and Vodafone Drive into the Big League. Continue reading “Vodafone announces Vodafone Race to Fame contest in India”

Vodafone offers 100 MB free 3G data in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy

Yes that’s true. There was an ad in Today’s Times of India paper saying that Vodafone customers in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Trichy would get 100 MB free 3G data after producing the coupon below the ad at the nearest Vodafone Stores. Continue reading “Vodafone offers 100 MB free 3G data in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy”

Vodafone UK and Three-UK to launch White Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung Galaxy S II is considered one of the best Android devices available in the market at the moment, we recently reviewed it and no doubt it’s a good device. At the moment, SGSII is available in only one color and it’s black, and black is one of the most common mobile phone colors. Well, if you live in UK and want to get SGSII but not in black color and want it in a unique color like white, then cheer up because it’s coming your way. Continue reading “Vodafone UK and Three-UK to launch White Samsung Galaxy S II”

Vodafone launches new 121 service for Tamil Nadu prepaid customers


Vodafone has launched new 121 (Toll-free) service for Tamil Nadu prepaid customers to get information about new prepaid offers. The Vodafone prepaid customers can choose from 8 different offers based on their needs by dialing 121 from their phone. Continue reading “Vodafone launches new 121 service for Tamil Nadu prepaid customers”

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”