Loop Mobile To Help Subscribers To Kick Smoking Habit

Loop Mobile today announced the launch of QuitSmoke Tips Service for its subscribers who want to give up smoking.

Subscribers can now get text messages and tips that motivate and prompt them to perform day to day actions that will help them quit smoking.

The unique QuitSmoke Tips service embeds the principles of awareness, preparation, action and repetition in order to ultimately delink smoking from triggering events and to form new smoking-avoidance habits.

The program also focuses on reinforcing the new habits and offering hints and tips to avoid smoking triggers.

The service sends daily SMS messages with hints, tips, information and alerts to help smokers stay focused on quitting, and on dealing with cravings, urges and withdrawal symptoms, as well as tips and hints to avoid triggers and remain smoke-free.

The total service is of 24 weeks duration, with an initial phase of 8 weeks, followed by two additional 8-week phases.

To subscribe to this service, subscribers must send “QS” to 50505 (prepaid) or 50800 (postpaid). Charges of the program are Rs. 10 per week.

World’s Northernmost 4G/LTE Test Network is Opened

Telenor’s chairman Harald Norvik and CEO Jon Fredrik Baksaas announced the opening of world’s northernmost 4G/LTE network in Longyearbyen.

The LTE test launch adds to a number of “northernmosts”  most northerly domestic fiber services, northernmost 2G, 3G, satellite station, and other ground-breaking records.

Around 1900, when industrialization and mining industry was starting to take off in the Arctic, Svalbard was increasingly becoming attractive to various nations and great powers.

On May 3, 1911, the Norwegian parliament agreed that a radio telegraph station was to be built on Svalbard. The station was named Spitsbergen Radio and originally built in Green Harbour linking Svalbard to the Norwegian mainland.

The city and the inhabitants of Longyearbyen have, on several occasions, served as a test bed for Telenor’s implementation of technological improvements and new services.

In spite of their remote location, today’s inhabitants of Longyearbyen are taking advantage of the latest in technology in their daily lives – such as interactive IPTV, fiber to the home, Triple-Play, and mobile broadband.

BSNL Launches STV61 and STV65 for Day and Night Reduced Tariff

India’s National telecom Backbone and Mobile service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) today announced the launch of 2 New Special tariff Vouchers STV-61 & STV-65 for Night calling facility at reduced rates under 2G & 3G Prepaid Services in Karnataka telecom circle.

BSNL Karnataka’s STV-61 enabled its subscribers to make all own network local calls just for 30p day time and 10 paisa during night hours. The STD and other network call charges during night hours (11.00 PM to 06.00 AM) will be 30 paisa per minute across all networks.

STV-65 offers 10p/minute Day and Night tariff for all own network local calls (BSNL to BSNL) with in Karnataka circle. While during night hours (11.00 PM to 06.00 AM) all Local and STD calls to any other network across India will be 30p/minute.

Both STVs comes with tariff validity of 30 days form the date of recharge and can be activated by SMS.

Denomination	Day Time Tariff /Features				Night Calling Tariff/feature
	Local On Net	Local Off Net	STD Own Net	STD Off Net	Local On Net	Local Off Net	STD All Network
STV 61	30p/min	30p/min	NA	NA	10p/min	30p/min	30p/min
STV 65	10p/min	NA	NA	Na	10p/min	30p/min	30p/min
1. Night calling feature is from 11.00 PM to 06.00 AM only   2. BSNL (Karnataka) Customers can send SMS to activate these vouchers, by sending SMS STVVOICE61 or STVVOICE65 to 53733.

MTS ½ Paisa Second Plan Goes Pan India

MTS, the CDMA Mobile Service Operator with over 11 million wireless customers today expands its exciting ½ paisa per second tariff for “LIFETIME’ on all local and national outgoing calls made to any telecom network in the country in all remaining circles across India.

If you remember, MTS launched its Msaver 191 (½ paisa per second tariff) in some telecom circles on 27th May,2011 as we shared it first on TelecomTalk.

Now Existing MTS mobile customers in all telecom circles can avail this offering for Rs. 191. On the other hand new MTS mobile customers need to pay Rs. 203. Both existing and new customers will also get a talk time of Rs. 50.

MTS has also introduced an Auto Renewal Process through which MTS customers can continue using this tariff benefit for lifetime by doing a cumulative usage/recharge of just Rs. 900 over a period of six months. To make it convenient for the customers, this cumulative recharge can be in the form of recharge vouchers for Voice or SMS usage.

For more details please call 155(toll-free) from your MTS mobile.

Customer Awareness Tips : Alert On Fraudulent Phone Callers

TelecomTalk has partnered with Airtel Presence team and for the next few days we will be updating you regularly on customer awareness tips.

It is not new that you are getting mails, SMS even phone calls saying you have won some big some money in a lottery abroad which you never take part.

These fraudsters even claim that they are from some reputed company even from some bank. With days go, these scams and frauds get more and more sophisticated to invade your life.

A simple software  of few kB size can steal all your personal information from your PC or mobile.Please be cautious! There is a reported increase in malicious activity by fraudsters in the telecommunication world. Some of these may result in substantial increase of your phone bill.

These can be in the form of:-
» SMS’ from unknown sources prompting you to call on a number (offer of prize-money being the way to tempt you).

» SMS/Email from unknown sources prompting you click and go to a site offering free download of content/movie clips/pictures.

» Premium Rate Services offering you to call a particular International number (International numbers start with 00 or +country code) to make friends and chat with like-minded people. These may also bait you with their temptations like offering prize money.

» Call/Missed call from a number where the person on the other end claims to be calling from your service provider – Airtel and asks you to dial a number to get your prize money.

Common Frauds

» Doing any of the above may lead to calls being dialed out from your mobile to International numbers or Satellite numbers without your Knowledge.

» content from unreliable sources may lead to malicious software like viruses being installed on your handset, which may lead to your personal data on the mobile being compromised.

» Imposter calling and asking you to dial on call or seeking information like IMEI, Bank Account Number, other information and which may help him hack your handset.

» Claims of “Lottery awards” that you have won with the fraudster seeking an upfront commission from you,
to receive such rewards. Such commission sought to be paid via Recharge Vouchers of other television and telephonic products.

What you should do?
» Avoid going from your mobile browser to sites which offer unreliable and questionable content.

» If you inadvertently accessed any of these sites, close any/all pop-up windows that may have opened.

» You should not download and/or install any software from sites where there are a large number of pop-up windows.

Read everything carefully before clicking OK, especially when you are going to download something.

» Do not post your mobile number on the websites unless you are very sure that the site is secure.

» Do not dial any code from your mobile that an unknown caller asks you to do so.

» Do not give your handset IMEI number to anybody. IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) is a unique code given by handset manufacturer for your number. This can be obtained by pressing *#06#.

» Do not delete data from your browser’s history files, to enable you trace back problems, if necessary.

» Keep Bluetooth connectivity off when not required and or keep the security feature of your handset on high mode.

» Periodically check the icons on your handset and ensure that no new icons have appeared that has not consciously been installed by you.

» Check your Mobile bill regularly for any anomaly (to check for Outgoing International Calls). You may subscribe to daily unbilled alerts by sending ‘SUNB’ to 121 to check on your usage.

» Format your handset if you feel that unintentionally any of the above may have happened with you, this will remove malicious software from your handset.

» Refrain from sharing any personal information, identity proof or making any payments to people promising lottery or other unexpected awards.

Please exercise utmost caution while surfing Internet sites using your phone.

In case of such suspicious calls, airtel customers, please report the same to airtelpresence@in.airtel.com, others please inform your respective operators’ customer care departments.

Enjoy Free Vodafone TV on Samsung Hero 3G

In a bid to boost rich multimedia services over its 3G network and to create awareness among next generation lowcost 3G Mobile Handset in Indian market, Vodafone Essar has partnered with Samsung and launched Free Mobile TV offer for its subscriber using Samsung Hero E3210 or E3213.

Vodafone subscriber can now watch their favorite shows on Samsung Hero E3210 or E3213 with the free subscription of non premium channels worth Rs. 150/month on Vodafone TV.

To avail the offer subscriber needs to send sms TV to 111 (toll free) and download the Vodafone TV launcher application and get access to the entertainment right at finger tips.

Please Note that only subscription charges of Rs. 150/month for Mobile TV is FREE and Data usage charges will be applicable. If any subscriber opt Premium channels on their Mobile TV App, then subscription charges will be applicable. The offer is valid till 31 July, 2011