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S Tel, one of the youngest GSM Mobile service operator continued its endeavor to simplify the lives of mobile users, today launched, “Talk Today, Free Tomorrow” (TTFT) – for its consumers in Orissa (Odisha) telecom circle, an innovative and simple plan that would uncomplicate the lives of mobile phone users.

 Priced at Rs. 19, the TTFT plan allows customers to enjoy as many free local minutes the next day as are utilized by them today. Consumers will be informed through an SMS regarding the FREE minutes available to him/her every day.

Alternatively, S Tel prepaid customers can also check their free local balance at any point by dialing *118# from their mobile phones. The pack comes with a validity of 30 days and the offer becomes active immediately on purchase.
Announcing the launch of the product at a press conference in Bhubaneswar,the capital city, Mr. Shamik Das, Chief Executive Officer, S Tel said, “S Tel prides itself in being able to identify and cater to the unaddressed needs of the communities and offer relevant products and services. The ‘Talk Today, Free Tomorrow’ plan is our endeavor to encourage the mobile users to stay connected with their near & dear ones throughout the day for days…”

Commenting on the product, Mr. Balwinder Chawla, Chief Operating Officer, Odisha circle said, “We expect TTFT to be popular with customers who have moderate to heavy mobile usage. These customers are often confused by plethora of plans in the market and hidden clauses that attempt to provide reduced call rates but in effect make them pay more.

If the caller translates the minutes earned everyday into the effective call rate applicable to him, he will find TTFT to be the most affordable plan available for local calling in Odisha market at this point. Considering that the bulk of calls made by users in Odisha are local, we anticipate this plan will see huge customer traction.”

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MTS today announced a comprehensive plan called the ‘Win Win pack'. The total pack valued is Rs. 528 and is available for Rs 399 at a introductory discount of 25 per cent. The offer is available in all the circles where MTS is present except Andhra Pradesh Telecom circle. It will be available in Andhra Pradesh very soon.

Mr. Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing Officer, Sistema Shyam Teleservices Limited (SSTL) said, “MTS is committed to subscribers and our latest offering the ‘Win Win pack’ reflects this. It is innovative and has universal appeal and offers the best value for money.” He further added, “Our Win Win pack is a one stop shop for subscribers and includes a comprehensive package for STD, local calling, SMS and caller tunes.”
The Win Win pack offers the following package:
Special Value Voucher of Rs 150 – offering Rs 200 talk time for 30 days.
STD pack of Rs 58 offering 120 STD minutes valid for 30 days.
Local pack of Rs 94 offering 360 Local minutes valid for 30 days.
SMS pack of Rs 9 – offering 100 Local and National SMSs valid for 30 days
SMS pack of Rs 16 offering 150 Local and National SMS per day with Re 1 daily decrement valid for 30 days
SMS pack of Rs 32 offering 600 Local and National SMSs valid for 30 days
Caller tune pack of Rs 23 giving 1 month rental and 1 song download free
Caller tune pack of Rs 46 giving 3 months rental and 1 song download free
Recharge voucher of Rs 100

Apart from this, MTS has also launched another plan for Rs 199 offering 1000 Local minutes to any network. This offer is valid for 30 days.

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MTS India the CDMA mobile telephony services brand of Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd (SSTL) today announced that It has crossed the milestone of 5 million CDMA subscribers in just 361 days.

 To Celebrate the milestone achievement of 5 million subscriber, MTS has offered “Unlimited MBlaze” to the new and existing customers of its mobile broadband service, MBlaze. It also announced 25% discounts on its Win-Win packs for its customers in all the circles except Andhra Pradesh .

Commenting on the landmark achievement, Mr. Vsevolod Rozanov, President and Chief Executive Officer of SSTL said, “Five million subscribers have given us a special place in Indian telecom sector and we are determined to offer them new voice and data products, further enriching their telecom experience.”
MTS mobile high speed internet service, MBlaze will be introducing another innovative product ‘Unlimited MBlaze’ with which customers can avail unlimited data access for 30 days at a price of Rs. 999. This is a first of its kind offering in wireless high speed data services and is applicable for new and existing users.

Speaking on the achievement, Mr. Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing Officer of SSTL said, “We are proud to have been able to reach out to 5 million Indians through our products and services. Both “Unlimited MBlazer” and “Win win packs” are a special token of gratitude for our loyal customers on this occasion”.

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India’s first 3G Mobile Service operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today announced the launch never before Assured Gift offer with its Handset Up-gradation initiative to popularizes 3G mobile services in Mumbai telecom circle.

 MTNL is giving Reebok Watch worth Rs.2499 absolutely free on purchase of any Nokia 3G Mobile phone from any Nokia Priority Dealer across Mumbai. To avail this free gift MTNL subscriber will be required to show the promotional SMS at Nokia Priority which is sent by MTNL to all its postpaid and prepaid customers.

The operator also join hands with Nokia the leading Mobile Phone giant and providing Free 3G Internet (Data Usage) facility for 3 month as an exclusive promotional offer for its new 3G GSM prepaid subscribers who buy new Nokia 3G handset in Mumbai
telecom circles.

With the MTNL Nokia 3G Free Intenet offer, subscribers will get One Free Reebok Watch worth Rs.2499 plus Free 100 MB Data usage per month for a span of 3 months, free talk time and also free video calls (total worth Rs.499) on purchase of new Nokia’s 3G Handset from any Nokia Priority Dealer across the Mumbai telecom circle.

The MTNL-Nokia 3G First Time Recharge of Rs.499 will be given by Nokia Priority Dealer at Free of cost to all the customers buying any 3G Handset. This FTRC is applicable only with MTNL Trump 3G SIM 80.The promotional offer will be available for limited period and applicable for Mumbai circle only.

MTNL Nokia 3G Data Offer in Details

 Cost of MTNL Nokia 3G FRC NIL (Free)
Validity Life Time
Talk Time Rs.28
Free Data Downloads 100 MB per Month (for 3 Months)
Free Video Calls 25 Minutes (Valid for 30 Days)
Tariff-:
Voice and Video calls to MTNL Mumbai and Delhi N/W (GSM / CDMA/ Landline) 20 Paisa / Minute
Voice and Video calls to Mumbai and Maharashtra’s Other N/W 50 Paisa /Minute
STD Calls (Voice and Video ) 75 Paisa /Minute
Data Charges (Beyond Free Usage) 2 paisa / 10 KB
SMS, ISD and other charges As per Trump Prepaid Plan
Customer Care (Toll Free) 1503 / 9869012345

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Airtel had recently launched their App Store in India labeled 'Airtel App Central' that works across various   mobile platforms. The company has just announced that the store has crossed 4 months and seen over 13 million downloads since its inception. Currently Airtel App Central boasts of over 71,000 Apps in 25 categories & according to the company its the largest App Store in India. It supports over 780 different handsets from various manufacturers irrespective of the operating system.

Airtel supplied us with a Airtel Live GPRS enabled Nokia E63 for our testing & this is what we found:
Easy to Use: Ease of use is vital to an App Store's growth & Airtel App Central is fairly easy to use, even for a first time user. In our testing, the apps downloaded seamlessly over GPRS & we were up & running with using the Apps in no time!
Plenty of Free Apps: If you do not prefer in paying for apps, then you need not worry. There are plenty of free apps available to download in Airtel App Central.
Operator Billing for Paid Apps: This is the biggest differentiating factor between an App Store available from your handset manufacturer and one offered by a mobile operator such as Airtel. While making a payment in a handset manufacturer's App Store, you need to use your credit card & fill various forms; whereas in an operator App Store such as Airtel App Central, all you need to do is click to download the app & the charges for the app will be added to your monthly mobile bill or deducted from your prepaid account balance.
Protection for purchased apps: Once an app is purchased, it can be used on the phone without any further cost, unless it’s a subscription-based service. For a subscription-based service, the price would be deducted when the subscription expires. In case the app gets deleted or doesn’t install correctly, the user is entitled to download the app again without paying for it again.
Apps for Feature Phones : There are plenty of java based apps for feature phones, so if you do not have a smart phone, you can still enjoy the hundreds of java based apps for your feature phone. If your phone does not support a particular app, it will not be displayed to you. Though in our testing we were greeted with a couple of apps which were incompatible with our phone, but upon clicking the 'Download' button it promptly informed us that the app was not compatible.
The concept of an operator App Store is suitable for the Indian environment where users still have apprehensions of using a credit card online. So if you are an Airtel subscriber simply visit Airtel App Central through Airtel Live & start downloading your favorite apps!

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Would you like to say “Cheers” even before the Commercial launch in Mumbai, then hold your breath!Now, you can actually own & use Cheers Mobile Prepaid GSM Service SIM Card.

 I myself is using the Cheers GSM Service and I’m not 100% satisfied by the service BUT considering the fact that its still TESTING its network coverage across Mumbai, the network can be said “OK”.

Feedback from your side if reported will be worked upon which will be very beneficial to you if you continue to use the Cheers Services even after the commercial launch.

The Sim-Kit is priced at Rs.49, the First Recharge amount is available at Rs.101 which gives you a talktime of Rs.91 with an attractive tariff for 365 days. In FRC 101, all local Off-net calls will be charged at just 30paise/minute, on-net Local calls will be charged at flat 10paise/minute and all STD calls will be charged at flat 60paise/minute.
If we talk of SMS Charges then local off-net sms will be charged at 30paise/160 characters, Local and STD on-net sms will be charged at 10paise/160 characters and STD off-net sms will be charged at 50paise/160 characters. What’s More, to enjoy the above tariff you need NOT recharge with any Special Tariff Voucher(STV).

Currently, only one FRC is available and all Recharge vouchers come with 0 Processing Fee, which means lest service tax, you will get the rest of the money spent on Recharge as TALKTIME.Currently, only Voice and Sms services are available but as time progresses all Value Added services will be launched including Callertunes, Missed Call Alerts and also GPRS/WAP.

Cheers Mobile is all set to provide High Quality n Affordable GSM Service to its Nationwide customers commercially very soon. This is first of its kind initiative wherein you can test the network.

The tariff details are tabulated below:

Particulars FRC 101
MRP (Rs.) Rs 101
Local On-Net and Off-Net 30 piase/minute
STD Off-net and Off-Net 60 paise/minute
SMS
Local Off-Net 30paise/160characters
Local & STD Off-Net 30paise/160 characters
ISD Rs.5/160 characters
Note: The network coverage will improve after the commercial launch of the services or as the time progresses and also you may sometimes have to deal with “No coverage” issues as well.

The coverage issues are being worked upon and will be perfect once it launches its services commercially. But seriously, my PRATIKRIYA on CheersMobile is its worth to give a try and if tariff option suits you then Go for it.

Network is quite ok in my area that is in Lower Parel,Some of the sale points where you can get the Cheers Mobile Connection in Mumbai are:

 Location ADDRESS
Jogeshwari Techweb Centre, 5th floor, New Link Road, Oshiwara, Jogeshwari – West, Mumbai – 400102
Chembur 82-C, Rajashree Bldg., Shop No. 9 & 24, Near Girnar Tea, Chembur, Mumbai – 400071
For More details, you can contact freely on 09588000121 (Customer Care) or alternatively you can contact Abhay Panchal on 09588044768. More details on the availability of sim kits in various locations will be updated in the comments section.

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