Aircel launching the Apple iPhone 4S soon in India

Aircel India just announced on it’s official Facebook page earlier today that it is bringing the Apple iPhone 4S to India soon. The company would be sharing more details about the launch soon. There are no details about the pricing or the plans but expect it to be similar to the iPhone 4 Pricing with a slight premium. We might also see the introduction of the 8GB iPhone 4 along with the 16GB 32GB and 64GB iPhone 4S Continue reading “Aircel launching the Apple iPhone 4S soon in India”

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”

iPhone 3GS now available from Airtel and Aircel for Rs 19,990


After the launch of iPhone 4 at the end of May this year, the 8GB version of the iPhone 3GS is now available from Airtel and Aircel for Rs 19,990. They have also announced prepaid and postpaid money back plans with the iPhone 3GS for the period of 24 months. Continue reading “iPhone 3GS now available from Airtel and Aircel for Rs 19,990”

Airtel launches mHealth – SMS based Health alerts

Airtel has launched mHealth, that offers SMS based Health alerts for its customers. These alerts are provided by mDhil Health Info Services Pvt Ltd & Zyebo (in collaboration with Indiagames & Gobindass). There are 14 SMS-based health packs to choose from that range from Rs 30 to Rs 49 based on the pack.
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Aircel To Launch iPhone 4 In India On May 27

Aircel have recently announced that, the much awaited iPhone 4 will be available for purchase in India from May 27th. This is definitely a good news for those, who were eagerly waiting for the launch of iPhone 4 in India.

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The wait is finally over! Aircel have recently announced that, the much awaited iPhone 4 will be available for purchase in India from May 27th. This is definitely a good news for those, who were eagerly waiting for the launch of iPhone 4 in India. Last month, both Aircel and Airtel announced that, the iPhone 4 will be available soon in India. And now, Aircel went ahead and announced the availability of this amazing smartphone. Continue reading “Aircel To Launch iPhone 4 In India On May 27”

Aircel awarded for Innovation in Value Added Services

Aircel has been awarded for Innovation in Value Added Services (VAS) by Communications Multimedia and Infrastructure (CMAI) Association of India during the 5th National Telecom Awards 2011. Aircel tied up with Facebook earlier this year to offer new Value Added Service (VAS), that lets the customers to update their Facebook status by calling 51555 from their Aircel connection. Continue reading “Aircel awarded for Innovation in Value Added Services”

Aircel launches 3G services in Punjab

Aircel has launched its 3G services in Punjab, Chandigarh. They have already launched their 3G services in Karnataka, UP East, Chennai, Assam, Kolkata, Cochin , Hyderabad, Srinagar and other north-eastern states. Continue reading “Aircel launches 3G services in Punjab”

Aircel to launch iPhone 4 in India too !

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Aircel (not to be confused with Airtel ) too will also be launching the iPhone 4 in India the coming months. This is getting interesting. This is the first time anyone apart from Airtel or Vodafone is partnering with Apple for the iPhone in India. Only today morning , Airtel announced that it would be bringing the iPhone 4 to India.

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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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Aircel now offers 3G Services in Chennai , Bangalore , Kolkata , Guwahati , Patna and Bhubaneswar

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Aircel which first launched 3G Services in Chennai and Bangalore has launched its HSPA Network in cities of Kolkata , Guwahati , Patna and Bhubaneswar

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Aircel 3G Speed Test , get 250 MB Free Usage till Feb 27

Aircel 3G Speed Test , get 250 MB Free Usage till Feb 27

Aircel has launched 3G in few cities this week and we got a chance to activate 3G on a number which we had lying around so that I could do this speed test.  This test was taken in Chennai. To activate 3G on Aircel you have send an sms START 3G to 121

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Aircel 3G launch photos, data plans included !

Aircel today launched the much happening 3G service in Karnataka and UP East regions. They had few things to share about opportunities with 3G. Also they announced few other services that comes bundled with 3G. Aircel is offering many services like PocketInternet3G, PocketTV and Pocket Videos as part of its 3G offering. Continue reading “Aircel 3G launch photos, data plans included !”

Aircel launches Huawei IDEOS in India with Android 2.2 at Rs.8499

Yet another Android handset under Rs.10000 ! Aircel is launching the Huawei IDEOS running Android 2.2 in India for Rs.8499 as an introductory offer ! Continue reading “Aircel launches Huawei IDEOS in India with Android 2.2 at Rs.8499”

Aircel and Tata to team up to offer 3G services ?

When the 3G licenses were awarded to operators in India last year , none of the players won a pan-India license. Some players won licenses in 13 circles and others in 9 or lesser number of circles. Now a report from LightReading states that Aircel and Tata have been busy in talks to roll out 3G services together . Continue reading “Aircel and Tata to team up to offer 3G services ?”