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Airtel Rolls Back VoIP Data Packs, Unclear On Whether VoIP Charges Will Stay!

by Rohit Khurana • December 29, 2014

In an outrage which spread after Airtel mentioned that the VoIP calls, which are Slype, Viber, Google Hangout and other voice calls over data, will be charged over and above the data packs, Airtel had to finally come out with an official communication to clear its stand about Net Neutrality.

Updated on 29th December 2014

This morning we got another press note from Airtel India which is as follows:

In view of the news reports that a consultation paper will be issued shortly by TRAI on issues relating to services offered by OTT players including VOIP, we have decided not to implement our proposed launch of VoIP packs.

We have no doubt that as a result of the consultation process a balanced outcome would emerge that would not only protect the interests of all stakeholders and viability of this important sector but would also encourage much needed investments in spectrum and roll out of data networks to fulfil the objective of digital India.

Reliance Jio LTE SIM Card and Tariff Plans Leaked

by Deepali Sharma • December 5, 2014

Ahead of the launch, the Reliance Jio LTE SIM Card and Tariff Plans have been leaked. TelecomTalk has revealed the broadband plans for Jio, while the LTE SIM card has been revealed by Akshay Gaonkar, Idea Cellular’s National Head – Prepaid Acquisition (Former Product Manager– Postpaid at Reliance Communications) on his twitter page.

Reliance Communications got LTE license in 2010, around four years ago, but the Reliance LTE services have not yet been launched in India. Reliance Jio broadband tariff plans were introduced on Reliance Jio preview portal which were spotted by TelecomTalk. These plans come at ultra-affordable prices.

We Netizens: What can we expect from our new Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi

by Nitesh Rathore • May 17, 2014

Narendra Modi is the most popular political figure in Social Media and internet in India. He has deep knowledge of social media website such as Facebook, Twitter and Youtube and he is well aware from the impact of these social sites in India. That’s why; the victory tweet of Mr. Narendra Modi became the most re-tweeted tweet in India. Mr. Modi used these social sites to communicate with his followers though out the whole election.

Nimbuzz is offering 100 minutes of international calling free for every LG smartphone

by Nitesh Rathore • April 25, 2014

Nimbuzz and LG Mobiles partnered to bring Nimbuzz pre-installed on LG’s new L- series smartphone. This partnership gives users 100 minutes of free international calls to any number in the United States of America. Nimbuzz is the leading cross platform global communication brand. The LG’s L series I and II gained much momentum when launched and the LG is expecting same with its L-III series smartphone too. The Numbuzz app would come pre-installed on LG L-III series devices along with 100 minute of free international talk time. Its an interesting thing to be noted that this offer is only available to Indian customers. Along with this after the use of free 100 minutes Nimbuzz will charge users 1 paisa/second for the calls in United States.

Aircel launched Facebook For All, Free access to Facebook app and messenger

by Nitesh Rathore • March 26, 2014

Aircel launched Facebook For All, a new and exciting service for its new and existing customers. In this service, all of Aircel users get free access to Facebook app, Facebook Messenger along with free browsing of Facebook on smartphones and mobile phones. The new customers of Aircel will get free 50MB data per month on Facebook for up to 2 months, after the activation of connection. And all the existing customers will get 50MB free data for 30 days only. Aircel is offering 2p/10kb uses charge of Facebook too.

Micromax, Aircel And MediaTek Partner To Offer Lucrative Data & Voice Bundles

by Rohit Khurana • March 20, 2014

At a press event in New Delhi on 20th March 2014 announced the launch of 4 new products with MediaTek Chipset and Aircel Data and voice packs which offers free data and other benefits to the customers who buy these devices. The four devices announced include 1 data card, 1 Funbook series tab and two phones. To be precise, these are- MMX 377G (Dongle with 14Mbps support), Funbook Mini 410i, A090 (3G Smartphone) and X070 (feature phone with data).

Motorola will pay INR 60,200 in against a complaint of customer for faulty handset

by Nitesh Rathore • January 20, 2014

Ramesh Shah, who lives in Vasai town in Thane district. He bought a Motorola handset Moto Ming – A1200 back in April, 2008 from a local dealer Sanghavi Infocom. Soon he found out that the loudness of the speaker of the handset was not good enough. So he went to dealer back and told about the problem. But the dealer told him that his handset is good, it doesn’t have any fault. Later, Mr. Shah went to a service center of Motorola and complaint his problem. Service centre identified the problem and collected the handset for replacement.