MTS Expands its Presence in Kolkata

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MTS, also known as the million minutes talk time operator has started offering its services in Kolkata. Since long, the launch of MTS in Kolkata circle was awaited and finally now, the news is official.

During the launch, the company official said that MTS aims to gradually spread its coverage across the country. Continue reading “MTS Expands its Presence in Kolkata”

BSNL Video Telephony service now in Gujarat

BSNL has been in the forefront of revolutionising the telecom sector for the past few years or so. After the launch of their IPTV services and 3G in the recent past, they have now tied up with IT solutions major Sai Infosystems India to launch voice-and-video facility on BSNL broadband service in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Continue reading “BSNL Video Telephony service now in Gujarat”

Will the Blackberry Storm 2 Launch by this month end?

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In one of the recent post, Varun mentioned about Blackberry Storm 2 and all its new features. After reading it out, many blackberry lovers described their willingness to know more about this phone. Continue reading “Will the Blackberry Storm 2 Launch by this month end?”

STD calls @ 50p and National SMS @ 30p

Yes, that’s right, Airtel to Airtel STD calls under the H-17 CUG Plan will now cost you 50 paisa per minute and National SMS 30 paisa at a monthly rental of Rs. 199 only. Airtel has some really good CUG plans for customers who live outside their home town or have special ones in another state(s). Continue reading “STD calls @ 50p and National SMS @ 30p”

MTNL Strike affects consumers in Delhi

Over 8,000 employees of the state-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) were on strike for the second consecutive day Tuesday, affecting  consumers of telephone and internet services in Delhi. No word if the mobile connections were affected.

The workers’ union of MTNL went on strike Monday, demanding pay revision according to the recommendation of the sixth pay commission. Continue reading “MTNL Strike affects consumers in Delhi”

Mobile Number Portability Launch Date Announced

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Another much hyped and talked about term in the Indian mobile industry is Mobile Number Portability (MNP) using which a mobile customer can migrate to various other operators retaining his existing number.

Earlier it was reported that MNP implementation is on its way to India. But recently the regulatory agencies have come up with the exact launch date for MNP services in various parts of India. The launch date for the first phase is declared to be September 20 which is just a couple of months away. Continue reading “Mobile Number Portability Launch Date Announced”

Download Nokia N97 and E75 Ringtones for free

Vaibhav from SymbianBlog has uploaded the entire set of ringtones found on the Nokia N97 and E75

We can’t wait for the N97 .. So alteast enjoy the ringtones till then ..

I personally like the Tablet tone in the N97 .. Its got a desi touch to it ..

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Nokia Announces 2730 classic 2720 Fold and 7020 lowcost phones

Espoo, Finland – Nokia today  added 3 more low cost phones to its portfolio mainly targeted at the emerging markets Nokia 2730 classic, Nokia 2720 fold and Nokia 7020

All the 3 handsets come with Ovi Tools like Nokia Life Tools and Ovi Mail Continue reading “Nokia Announces 2730 classic 2720 Fold and 7020 lowcost phones”

DoT Ordered Special Audits for 4 Indian Telecom Companies

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The Department of Telecommunications has ordered special financial audits for four major cellcos of India to check the accuracy in reports of these leading telecom companies. The four companies that are under the scanner of DoT are:

  • Bharti Airtel
  • TATA Teleservices Ltd.
  • Vodafone-Essar Ltd.
  • Idea Cellular Ltd.

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8.9 Million New Mobile Users Added in April 2009 in India

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So we have got the growth rates and additions figure of new mobile users in the month of April. This phase of time would be a landmark in the history of Indian telecom Industry as it is going to cross the 300 million mobile users mark. Continue reading “8.9 Million New Mobile Users Added in April 2009 in India”

Ever Wondered What are the 2 Digit Codes In SMS you Receive?

Its more than a month that I was receiving promotional SMSs on my GMS number from various service providers and various utility services like Bill payments services, ICICI bank, SBI, Honda Motors but one thing I was noticing since last few days was, along with the company’s name in the sender field, I used to get a 2 digit Alpha code prefixed like AK-SBI, BM-ICICI. Have you ever wondered what are they? Recently I came across a release wherein I got to know that these 2 digit prefix are actually codes using which you can locate where the SMSs are originated from. The first alphabet reveals the operator name and the second alphabet on the code reveals area from where the message has been originated.

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Nokia 5800 Hidden Theme Effects

Today I was just exploring my phone as usual, when I found out a completely unseen area in Themes Section, called as “Theme Effects”. Inquisitively, I just turned it on and checked the changes it made. Man O Man, I thanks my stars for that. The effects were truly amazing, the look and feel has now changed almost drastically, It has all this cascading, slide down, from behind effects which is usually seen on an iPhone.

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Mumbai can cheer. MTNL 3G service to launch today

After much wait and several delays (From December 2008 end launch to February to April end and now finally mid May), MTNL will finally launch its 3G service ‘Jadoo’ in Mumbai today.

MTNL’s Chairman and Managing Director R.S.P Sinha will launch the 3G service at south Mumbai’s five star Hotel Taj President. To launch the 3G service in Mumbai, MTNL has already set up 720 base transceiver stations in the Mumbai Circle.

This comes as good news for MTNL mobile users who did not succumb to switching over to a private operator. While MTNL has not revealed the pricing of the service yet, it is certain that services such as Video calling, Video conferencing, and Rich Multimedia experience, Video on demand, Mobile Internet speeds up to 7 mbps and Mobile TV will now be accessible to users. Continue reading “Mumbai can cheer. MTNL 3G service to launch today”