MTNL knows to keep customers happy

There’s a reason to smile for Kalyan and Dombivali MTNL users. We know that you’ll have been deprived with GPRS services by MTNL in your area. But as per the latest update given to us, MTNL has started providing GPRS in Kalyan with Dombivali in the queue and the service will be live there too. But this is not we are referring to. As a goodwill gesture for the service delay, MTNL will provide free GPRS in these areas for a limited period of time.

Data transfers won’t be charged but downloading premium content from MTNL’s affiliated WAP sites can cause a hole in the pocket.

BlackBerry may be banned in India

I bet that this won’t happen anytime soon but apparently the home ministry is considering a ban on Research in Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry service. No, they are not unhappy with the service delivery but it’s the threat it poses to country by encrypting the data.

Tata Indicom - Emergency Management Service- To the rescue

Tata Indicom is playing Savior this time. With an objective of being there for its customers in times of emergencies, Tata has launched its ‘Free Emergency Management Service’. This service allows you to get in touch with your close ones in cases of emergencies (What we understood as being unable to call someone during tough times or NO BALANCE).

How it works: One has to register for the service by calling customer care. Once that’s done, you record a message, which is heard to the people you select as your special numbers. In case of an emergency, the user would have to dial *44 and the recorded message would be delivered to your near and dear ones. This would make them call you instantly.

Great thing about the service is that you don’t have to shell out anything. It’s more of a responsibility for Tata than a business opportunity. This great thought by the operator would bring relief to parents who want to make sure that their child is secure.

Virgin Mobile - Phones & Plans

Virgin Mobile has already made a hatke entry into the Indian market as a CDMA service provider in association with Tata Teleservices. Now lets check out how people can get started with Virgin Mobile.

First of all it’s a CDMA service provider, so you cannot just buy the sim card and get started with it. You need to purchase a handset provided by Virgin Mobile to subscribe to its services. The handsets are available exclusively at “The Mobile Bazaar” (a mobile store within Big Bazaar) and “The Mobile Store”.

Just explore the cellphones and the plans provided by the company…..

Website Review: Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile is here to give CDMA a revamp. The UK based service provider is clearly targeting the youth and it shows. If one visits the site, you’ll be mesmerised. Believe us, you will think of changing over to this operator. The website is lively and shouts out “it’s time to think Hatke”. The lingo and the appearance used is appealing to the youth, with the content being straight forward.

Why should you choose CDMA? Why do I change over to Virgin? What are the benefits? All these questions answered by just one click. The content challenges the users to demand more from their service providers and tags them to be “unexciting” and “crappy”. No Nonsense is the theme, that the operator focuses on and the website can keep you busy for quite some time.

Be sure to visit it and do let us know your views about it.

Virgin Mobile

Virgin Mobile enters India

Virgin Mobile, which had plans to step into India, has finally made its entry in its own unique way. The uniqueness was in the launch where Richard Branson, the owner of Virgin group, performed a sky walk in front of the huge banner. Here’s some Gyaan on Virgin Mobile:

• Franchisee Agreement with Tata Teleservices
• Here to provide CDMA services under the brand name: Virgin Mobile
• Will mainly target the 400 million youth population of India
• Will start off with 50 cities initially and operations in 17 circles.
• Will provide call rates @ 50paise and cellphones in the range of Rs.2000-5000
• A user will be paid 10 paise for an incoming call that is more than a minute long

What’s in store for you: The service provider has a good track record and can help raise the bar in terms of service offerings. Targeting the youth is a very smart option that the company has made and we hope to see better handsets being provided with the CDMA connections.

With the byline reading Think Hatke, let’s hope it really is Hatke.

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Bloggerwave campaign “Life as it should be” is real fun on the Internet. You can make your own money free of cost with Bloggerwave. If you have got a blog, you are already closing in on the money. how? it's easy. we have got advertisers that would like you to write about their products or service. so you do, in your blog and get Paid!!!

This is living “life as it should be”. Beat your friends to it

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MTNL Phone + Connection Pack

MTNL’s Garuda has brought in a new phone + connection pack for Rs 1499. This pack includes a Garuda colour camera phone and a Garuda prepaid connection with free talktime of Rs 1500. However, there are two conditions imposed on the usage of this free talktime, and they are, that this free talktime can be used only on MTNL networks and it has to be consumed within a period of 10 months.

Now talking about the call charges and the incoming validity, this pack offers a free incoming validity for 2 years. Calls on MTNL Mumbai Garuda network will be charged at 10 paise/min, on other networks of MTNL Mumbai and Delhi will be charged at 60 paise/min and on all other networks of Mumbai and Delhi it would be charged at Re 1/min.

This pack seems to be very attractive and pocket friendly simply because you pay Rs 1500 and you get an equal amount of talktime free, so in a way you get the camera phone for free. Secondly, it offers two years incoming validity at no extra cost and lastly, the call charges on the home network are very low which is an added advantage to users making more calls on MTNL Mumbai and Delhi networks.

TRAI for cable players' foray into Internet TV

Cable TV operators can register under the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1995, to provide Internet Protocol Television services without requiring any licence, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has said.

Samsung's P2 gets certified for Vongo

It's not like we haven't seen PMPs certified for Vongo before, but considering just how sexy the P2 really is, we think the aforementioned video provider did itself a favor by teaming up with Samsung. As of today, P2 owners can surf on over to Vongo's website and begin using the subscription-based service for $9.99 per month, and for P2 owners to-be, you can look forward to a "trial membership" with an unspecified length. Huzzah!

MTNL celebrates new year in a different style

Happy New Year to all you guys! And getting back to business, MTNL is inviting 2008 by showering Gold to lucky Dolphin/Trump users who shower them with SMSes. The offer commenced from yesterday and will run till 20th of this month which will give 14 winners different denominations of Gold after a lucky draw.

To be eligible in this contest, a user has to send ‘MTNL GOLD’ (without the quotes) to 54321 and increase their chances of winning by sending more and more SMSes. But before you pick up your phone to send it, each SMS will be charged Rs. 5.

GSM players may have to cede excess spectrum

GSM operators may face the music as DoT considers the decision of taking away excess spectrum.

Coke zero

Coke zeros campaign “Life as it should be” is real fun on the Internet. You can direct your own small movie and afterwards send it to all your friends. Coke has found some old b/w film clips that you, as the director, can manipulate by using an easy voice recorder. You can write “the conversation” to your own clip and say what ever you want. Afterwards your movie competes with other movies to be the highest rated. This is living “life as it should be”. Beat your friends to it

IT firms lukewarm to EU's Blue Card proposal

The Blue Card plan, if passed, would allow suitably qualified people and their families to live and work within the EU. The EU says it needs 20 million skilled workers over the next two decades and is very short of expertise in engineering and computer technology.

TCS, Infy, Wipro to hire 90,000 in 2008

India's top three IT companies are going to recruit 90,000 more in the Financial Year 2008, a top Kotak Mahindra Asset Management official said in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Computer sales up by 22% in India

According to Computer Association of Eastern India (COMPASS) president Pawan Jajodia, 55 lakh PCs were sold in India in 2006-07 with Eastern region accounting for 15 lakh registering about 30 per cent growth in sales in the region.

New satellite=computers in villages

ISRO officials said GSAT-4 is a technology demonstrator. Its communication payload comprises multi-beam

Bharti offers Rs 2,650 cr for all-India spectrum

Under pressure from rival CDMA operators and government on the spectrum front, Bharti Airtel on Monday offered Rs 2,650 crore (Rs 26.50 billion) for all-India frequency as an initial bid that can be increased further.

IBM to invest more in India labs for IT security

IBM plans to increase its investments in its two software laboratories in Pune and Bangalore as part of its $1.5 billion security initiative in 2008, announced on November 1.

A big fan of iPod and iPhone

Having graduated from the days when his Windows machine gave up mid-presentation, Ajay Adiseshann, managing director and founder, PayMate, has found true love in Apple iPod and iPhone.