BSNL Increases Talk Time of RCVs for 2G & 3G Prepaid Mobile Services

In its endeavour to provide affordable 2G and next generation 3G telecom services to the customer, Pan India 3G Mobile Service Opeartor, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today increased the Talk Time on its 9 Recharge Vouchers (Validity Vouchers) for 2G and 3G prepaid subscribers across India.

Now on selected 9 Validity Recharge for 2G and 3G prepaid subscribers will comes with Extra Talk Time or usage value for any network Calls/SMS or Data usage, which are aimed at bringing in affordability by offering extra benefits to reduce the cost of mobility.

The RCV of Rs. 5500 will gives talk time of Rs. 6000 and Validity of 450 Days, RVC 3300 provides Rs. 3500 as main balance and account validity of 365 days from the date of recharge.

Here are the details :

RCV/MRP	Existing Talk Time	New/Revised Talk Time	Account Validity
Rs. 5500	NA	Rs. 6000	450 Days
Rs. 3300	Rs. 3300	Rs. 3500	365 Days
Rs. 1100	Rs. 1000	Rs. 1050	365 Days
Rs. 550	Rs. 400	Rs. 500	180 Days
Rs. 330	Rs. 250	Rs. 300	90 Days
Rs. 280	Rs. 40	Rs. 110	365 Days
Rs. 220	Rs. 60	Rs. 160	180 Days
Rs. 110	Rs. 75	Rs. 85	30 Days
Rs. 55	Rs. 35	Rs. 40	15 Days
1. The above revision will be applicable to both 2G and 3G prepaid mobile services. 2. All other terms and conditions of Recharge Vouchers will remain same.

Loop Mobile Launches New Prepaid Plan – Mumbai Calling Mumbai

Mumbai’s oldest GSM mobile

service operator Loop Mobile

(formerly BPL Mobile) announced the launch of new prepaid plan “Mumbai Calling Mumbai” which offer lowest Own Net call charges with life time tariff validity for its new and existing subscriber.

Loop Mobile’s new and existing prepaid subscribers can now enjoy All Local Own Net Calls (Loop to Loop) at 10p/min and STD calls to any mobile phone

at 50 paisa per minute for life time. However all STD calls to Land line Phone will be charged @Rs 1/min. All local SMS cost 10p and National SMS at 50p. The First call or SMS of the day will be charged @ Rs. 1.

To avail the “Mumbai Calling Mumbai”offer new prepaid mobile subscriber need to recharge with FR-45 which cost Rs. 45 and with talk time of Rs. 25. The Existing subscriber can migrate to this plan by doing etop recharge of Rs. 3.

MRP	Rs. 45
Talk Time (Own Network)	Rs. 25
Tariff Validity	Life Time
Local Calls to Loop Mobile Numbers (First call of the day will be charged @ Re 1)	10p
Local call to Other Netwok Phone (First call of the day will be charged @ Re 1)	50p
STD Calls to Mobile Phone (First call of the day will be charged @ Re 1)	50p
STD Call to Landline Phone (First call of the day will be charged @ Re 1)	Rs. 1
Local SMS (First SMS of the day will be charged @ Re 1)	10p
National SMS (First SMS of the day will be charged @ Re 1)	50p
International SMS	Rs. 5

For assistance, call LOOP Mobile Assist on 800 for Inquiry and 198 for Request  from your Mobile Phone or from landline call 9821099800.

Mobile Number Portability Launched in Haryana, Pan India by January 20, 2011

The much awaited Mobile Number Portability (MNP) finally launched in Haryana. The MNP service inaugurate by the Union Minister of Communications & IT Mr. Kapil Sibal by making the inaugural call to Shri Bhupindrer Singh Hooda, the Chief Minister of Haryana from a ported mobile number in function held at Rohtak city.

Speaking on the launch of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Mr. Kapil Sibal said that first phase of the MNP has been launched today in Haryana and customers in the state now have the option of changing their service provider without changing their mobile

numbers.He said the choice based services initiate healthy competition among service providers which ultimately benefits ‘Aam Aadmi’.

The mobile number portability (MNP) will be launched across India by January 20, 2011. For orderly technical migration of complex interconnected networks, each of the remaining service areas will be migrated one by one on alternate days. This will enable simultaneous validation of technical parameters and removal of any problems arising from migration activity to ensure successful and smooth migration of a service area. Migration activities will not take place during the festival season at the end of December, 2010.

The Union Minister of Communications & Information Technology,  Shri Kapil Sibal launching the Mobile Number Portability for a Country wide roll out beginning from Haryana Circle, at Rohtak, Haryana on November 25, 2010

As earlier we shared on TelecomTalk, customer will have to pay a maximum of Rs. 19 to the new operator to change network via MNP as Porting charges. However the new operator has the option to waive off the MNP fee or reduce it.

Presently BSNL and Tata Docomo announced their attractive MNP offers with freebies. Wherein subscribers can switch to BSNL at FREE of cost while Tata Docomo  charged Rs. 19 for number portability service.

To avail the MNP service subscriber needs to send SMS PORT to 1900 and they will get UPC porting code by SMS after that they need to submit CAF (application form) and MNP form with UPC to desired new service provider.

Acer Launches Netbook With Tata Photon Wireless Internet Service Builtin

Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), the country’s youngest and fastest-growing pan-India dual-technology telecom services provider, and Acer India today announced the launch of a Next-Generation Netbook—the Aspire One AOD 260.

Embedded with Tata Photon Plus, Aspire One will offer high-speed Internet access for connectivity on the go, at broadband speeds. The Netbook is packed with powerful features and performance capabilities, to boost productivity and enhance the mobile computing experience.

Tata Teleservices Limited also announced a strategic alliance with Acer India, wherein the new device—Aspire One—would be made available at all TTSL retail outlets in Mumbai and Delhi, in the first phase of launch. This is the first time, ever, that Acer India has inked  a strategic alliance with TTSL to offer a high-end Netbook with advanced features and an embedded Photon Plus device, which will offer access speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps.

Designed for all-day mobility and connectivity, the Acer Aspire One AOD 260 Netbook will leverage the capabilities of HSIA technology on TTSL’s CDMA network and provide users with broadband connectivity, enabling them to access advanced data applications and services on the move.

The Netbook sports a 10.1″ screen with LED back-lit and 16:9 aspect ratio, Intel Atom N450 CPU, a 1.3 megapixel camera, 1 GB DDR2 RAM, 160 GB HDD 5400 RPM, six-cell battery

with eight hours of life, Windows 7 Starter preloaded, three USB Ports, Bluetooth connectivity and in-built wireless capability, amid many other features.The product is priced at Rs. 17,999 + taxes and will be available in Delhi and Mumbai in the initial launch phase.

Now Watch Movies Anytime, On The Go With Tata Photon TV

Tata Teleservices Limited today announced the launch of a revolutionary feature on its premium offering, Tata Photon TV using Photon Plus.

Now, users can subscribe to the ongoing and latest movies from the library of movies available on Tata Photon TV application. The feature is being offered for the first time in India to all Tata Photon Plus existing and new subscribers. Movies on Photon TV will allow subscribers to watch movies anytime, anywhere as per their preference.

Apart from watching live television channels, subscriber’s can now enjoy latest and ongoing movies on the move.The subscription validity for each movie will be for 30 days. This new feature further adds more entertainment quotient to photoners using Tata Photon TV.

Tata Photon TV application is available as a part of the dialer of Tata Photon Plus device. To subscribe the feature of ‘Movies on Photon TV’, subscribers have to select a channel ‘Movies’ from the category displayed on the Photon TV page. Post selecting the channel, subscribers have to click on a particular movie to subscribe the same.

Each movie mentioned in the list will be rated at three levels: Low, Medium and High, as per the popularity and acceptability. Accordingly, the subscription is available in 3 different denominations; Rs. 25/- per month Rs. 50/- per month and Rs. 75/- per month depending on popularity of the movies. With an aim to target the masses, both Hindi and regional movies are hosted.

Please note: Data Charges will be applicable as per the customer’s data plan while viewing on Tata Photon TV

Tata Photon TV is a Live TV that can be directly streamed onto Laptops or desktops using TATA Photon+ mobile broadband. Tata Photon TV streams TV channel content only in HSIA network. One can select from an exhaustive list of 100+ channels available in various categories like News, Sports, learning, devotional, entertainment etc.

BSNL Intros Yuva Education Plan With Unlimited Free Calls & 3G Data Access

In an endeavor to provide an exclusive, affordable and dedicated 3G Mobile

telecommunication service to the students and educational institutes in Rajasthan, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) the leading total telecom service provider today announced the launch of new Prepaid CUG 3G Plan dubbed as “Yuva Rajasthan”

The BSNL Yuva Rajasthan 3G Plan will cost Rs. 102 per month which provide Unlimited Free Group Callings,  Unlimited Free Educational Data Access at 3.6 Mbps speed, cheapest Voice and Video Callings, Free 300 Local/National SMS, Free core talk value of Rs. 50 and 50 MB 3G data usage on non educational site every month.

This Specially tailored prepaid CUG plan has FREE voice calls within College / institute, Reduced voice call rate 10 paisa per minute within University and 30 paisa per minute to the students/faculty of any university / Boards opting for this plan in Rajasthan Telecom Circle.

Also the 3G Video call rate is very attractive @ 10 paisa per minute within college / institute, @30 paisa per minute within University / Board and @70 paisa per minute for all other calls.

Here are the details :

BSNL “Yuva Rajasthan Education Plan” at a Glance

SIM
MRP Rs.	Nil
Talk Value	Nil
Validity	Nil
Name of Recharge coupon	Education Plan
MRP	Rs. 102/-
Validity	One month
Talk Value	Rs. 50
Free SMS (Local and STD)	300 (150 Local +150 National)
Free 3G/ GPRS data download limit	50 MB
3G/GPRS Data Download through Separate APN for participating universities / Institutes (bsnledu) of home state. (Rajasthan)	Unlimited Free
Other Tariff:
Voice Call Rates
With in college/ institute (L1)	Unlimited Free
Within University/ Board (L2)	10 P/Min
Inter University/ Board (Home State) (L3)	30 P/Min
All other local and STD calls outside  CUG	50 P/min
Video Call rates
With in college/ institute (L1)	10 P/ Min
Within University/ Board (L2)	30 P/Min
Inter University/ Board (Home State) (L3)	70 P/Min
All other local and STD calls outside  CUG	70 P/min
SMS Rates
Local and STD SMS  beyond free SMS	Rs. 0.05/SMS
International SMS	As per prepaid general plan