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Aircel launches 3G services in Cochin , Hyderabad & Srinagar

(Aircel COO playing Sheila Ki Jawani on the Samsung Galaxy Tab over 3G )

Aircel has launched their much awaited 3G services at Cochin, Hyderabad and Srinagar. These services enable users to experience a wide range of 3G services including, video calling, live streaming of music and video, super fast data transfers and a lots more right on your mobile phones. To activate the 3G services, any Aircel user, Prepaid /Postpaid having a 3G Handset, a Data Plan and a network coverage area can experience 3G services. You do not need a separate 3G SIM to avail 3G Services and can continue with the existing SIM.

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc up for Pre-order in India

All those of you who have been eagerly waiting for the next phone in the Xperia line-up, good news for you. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc is now available for pre-order at Flipkart. The phone is expected to launch officially in the second week of April in India. The Xperia Arc runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS, and is surely going attract lots of mobile enthusiasts. We already told you after CES that this phone was coming to India in March.

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BSNL launches SMS based STV Activation & Revised 2G,3G Data tariffs

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BSNL Unlimited 3G plans now gone!

It has been the biggest dissapointment for all the BSNL mobile internet users, as the company has decided to discontinue its famous unlimited 3G data plans. It was a sad news for all those heavy users, who like to spend most of their time on the Internet. The unlimited data plans were considered to be hot cakes in the market, since no other service provider was offering any kind of unlimited plans on 3G. BSNL provided the Unlimited 3G plans at a price of Rs.1359/month(post-paid) and Rs.1499/month(pre-paid). Now new plans with a download limit have been launched.The new limited 3G plans have come into effect from 18 Feb 2011. Continue reading “BSNL Unlimited 3G plans now gone!”

Lava B8 QWERTY Dual SIM Phone Officially Launched in India

Lava Mobiles is back in action with a QWERTY business phone at the price of an entry level phone. The Lava B8 was officially launched in India at an interesting price point of Rs.5299. It boasts of features like Wi-Fi and Push E-mail Continue reading “Lava B8 QWERTY Dual SIM Phone Officially Launched in India”

Dell Streak Review

Here is the FoneArena Dell Streak Review – Dell’s first phone to hit markets worldwide including India. It was launched first on O2 UK and later on AT&T USA. It was released in India last year and has got an update to Android 2.2 recently. How does the Streak deliver find out below. Continue reading “Dell Streak Review”

eBay India goes Mobile

eCommerce has been the biggest success in India, where majority of Indian companies have tapped the immense potential it had. eCommerce has completely changed the market arena, by enabling people to access the services provided by various companies, in almost any field. It has become the in-thing, where every company had to adopt it, for their growth and survival. Continue reading “eBay India goes Mobile”

Vodafone to launch MiFi device in India for Rs.5500

We were just looking around the Vodafone 3G site and found a nice surprise – Mi-Fi a device. I guess most of you have heard of such a device or might be using one. For those of you who don’t know , it’s a portable Wi-Fi hotspot which takes in a SIM Card and lets you share your single data connection with multiple devices. If you are a person who carries multiple phones and want data on all devices without hefty phone bills or painful SIM swapping, a MiFi is a great device to have.

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Vodafone 3G Tariffs Revealed

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Yesterday , Vodafone India launched 3G services in India with a really funny advert during a World Cup Cricket Match and seems like the Tariffs went up on the Mumbai site for a while before it was removed. We are not sure if these are postpaid plans or prepaid plans but seems like Postpaid as there is an advanced rental option. There are 2 kinds of plans – one for use in phones and the other for use in USB dongles we assume. Thanks to a dedicated reader who decided to leave a comment on our original article. Continue reading “Vodafone 3G Tariffs Revealed”

Vodafone launches 3G in India with a really interesting advert

Vodafone today launched 3G services in India during the India-England WorldCup Cricket Match and they aired a very interesting advert to demonstrate how their network was Faster and Smarter and Better. Watch the ad after the break.

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Your number is registered with National Do Not Call Registry NDNC

I have been getting a bunch of messages in my phone inbox today that my mobile number is registered in the National Do Not Call Registry or NDNC. Remember that TRAI was planning to take action against tele-marketers for spam calls and SMSes ? Now looks like it’s coming into effect on March 1st.

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Samsung Galaxy SL i9003 Priced at Rs.19499

In case you were looking to buy the Galaxy S phone in India , you better check out the soon-to-be launched Galaxy S i9003 which is pretty similar to the i9000 but sports a 4 inch Super Clear LCD Display. It looks like a low cost version of the Galaxy S priced at just Rs.19499 according to the online retailer.

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