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Vodafone, India’s second largest GSM Mobile service operator, announced the launch of exciting low-cost tariff offer for its prepaid mobile services users in Mumbai and Maharashtra-Goa telecom circles.

Not a Surprise, It is MNP Season! Vodafone is already set with MNP by launching a Dedicated Web-page and Media Campaign, Now Vodafone in a latest move has now chosen to delight its prepaid users by offering some cool tariff as well as to attract or grab more and more subscribers from other operators.

Now,Vodafone’s new prepaid customers in Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa circles can talk affordably for as low as 30p/minute on any local network across Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa. While STD Calls will cost 50p/min.
All the benefits comes with the new FRC-59 which cost Rs.59 and comes with core talk time of Rs.40. The local tariff; at 30p/min will be valid for first 3 months, after 3 month V2V local calls will be charged at 40p and V2O 50p/min.

The Existing Vodafone Prepaid subscriber will get the same benefits of all call @30p/min by Recharging of Bonus Card-24 which comes at Rs.24 with tariff validity of 30 days, available on e-top.
Courtesy:telecomtalk.info

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Vodafone Essar, India’s leading GSM operator today announced the launch of the most attractive special tariff voucher for its subscribers in Orissa telecom circle.

With Vodafone’s new Special Tariff plan (Bonus Card) priced at Rs40 all new and existing prepaid subscribers can enjoy cheapest flat call rate of 40p/min anywhere in India, be it local or STD for a period of 30 days.

Mr. Asit Shekhar, Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone Essar, Orissa said “We are delighted to introduce this offer for our customers in Orissa. This initiative is in line with our core focus on customer convenience. Bonus Card-40 is available at all Vodafone Stores, Mini stores and retailers across Orissa.

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Vodafone Essar today announced the launch of its latest generation eco-friendly solar charging handset in India.The new handset uses a solar powered solution to benefit users in areas with adequate sunlight.

VF 247 solar powered phone charges by itself, by exposure to ambient light. Sun Boost, the special inbuilt hardware and software ensures that the phone charges also in a room, under normal daylight.

The VF 247 solar powered phone comes with essential mobile phone features such as FM radio, color screen and a powerful torch light and will be commercially available shortly.

Speaking on the launch, UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rt Hon George Osborne MP said, “I’m very pleased to help launch Vodafone’s new solar powered handset. It’s the new UK-India economic partnership in action. The handset will get more people connected, paying less and doing their bit for the environment.”

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Vodafone, India’s 2nd largest GSM mobile service operator today launched all new CAMPUS PACK-2010 with lowest Group calling and Free GPRS access for its prepaid subscribers in Mumbai Circle.

The New Campus pack is priced at Rs 49 which comes with a tariff validity of 1 year. It provides the special call rate benefits with which you can talk @just at 10 paisa /minute anytime within the group up to 5 Local Vodafone users.

All local calls other than the group members will be charged at just 50 paisa/minute with the condition being that the 1st minute of the day will be charged at Rs.1 per minute. All STD Calls to any network across India will be charged at 50 paisa /minute.

What’s more is you also get Free GPRS (Vodafone Live) up to 50 MB per month. Subscriber will get Full Talk time on subsequent recharges of Rs 50/100 & 200.

With new Campus Pack local SMS to any network will be charged at just 10 paisa per SMS with the condition of 1st SMS of the day will be charged at Re.1. While National sms will be charged at 1.50 paisa and International SMS will cost at Rs.5.

MRP	Rs.49
Tariff Validity	1 Year
Account Validity	Life Time
Group Calling up to 5 Local Vodafone Number	10 paisa/minute
All other local calls (1st min of the day will be charged at Rs.1)	50 Paisa / minute
STD calls	50 Paisa / minute
SMS (160 characters)
FREE GPRS (Vodafone Live)	50 Mb per month for 12 Month
Local (1st SMS of the Day will be charged at Rs.1)	10 paisa
National	Rs.1.50
International	Rs.5
Terms and Conditions-: First min of the first local call of the day will be charged at Re 1 (excluding the FnF/Group calls) First local SMS of the day to be charged @Re1 Special tariff will be valid for 1 year, post which a sub will be able to extend the same by doing a Rs 47 recharge Rs 25 for FnF number change fee *222*2# to check the free VL. Message: You have used 10 MB out of 50 MB free. Your Free MB Usage expires on 10th July 2010 Full talk time on RC 50/100/200 applicable for both physical and etopup

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In an attempt to provide enhanced value propositions to the customers, Vodafone, the 2nd largest GSM operator in India today announced a path-breaking launch of Prepaid Blackberry Services with flexible plans for its GSM subscribers.

Vodafone’s prepaid GSM Mobile service users across all the telecom circle have the liberty to opt for prepaid BlackBerry services with Unlimited Internet, Email and IM Chat toning their requirements, not only on a monthly basis but also as per low cost and affordable Daily and weekly preferences, for the first time with any private GSM operators over prepaid options.

Vodafone Prepaid BlackBerry subscribers have all services in One Plan dubbed as Blackberry Internet Services clubbed with BlackBerry Messaging to choose from, according to the requirement for e-mail, instant messaging, social networking and Internet browsing. Vodafone Blackberry Internet cum Messaging Plans comes at monthly package of Rs.399, and weekly package of Rs 100, 3 Days Pack at Rs. 44 and Daily Plan just at Rs.15 only. Presently the Prepaid BlackBerry services will be available in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Chennai, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu and West Bengal telecom circles.Vodafone will be launched the same in remaining circles soon.

Vodafone Prepaid BlackBerry tariff Plans-:

Tariff plan Validity How to Activate Deactivation
Rs.15 1 Day sms ACT BIS15 to 111 CAN BIS15
Rs.44 3 Days sms ACT BIS44 to 111 CAN BIS44
Rs.100 7 Days sms ACT BIS100 to 111 CAN BIS100
Rs.399 30 Days sms ACT BIS399 to 111 CAN BIS399
To know more sms BB to 111 from Vodafone or call Customer care

Vodafone -BlackeBerry Service Features in Details-:

Internet on the go Experience superior internet speed while you surf you favorite sites, chat with friends on Googletalk, Yahoo & MSN messenger, download music,watch videos on YouTube, read movie reviews and get the latest news – all of this while you are on the move with your BlackBerry.
Mail-Push technology at work The fastest way to: receive your mails on your mobile. Blackberry service on Vodafone ‘pushes’ the mail instantly on to the screen and keeps you constantly wired to 10 of your email accounts. It even gives you the option to download, manage and resend your mail attachments.
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) Love chatting? Then this is going to be a treat for you. Chat with all your BlackBerry buddies around the world and exchange pictures, videos and voice notes for free! Send messages up to 2000 characters and know when they get delivered and read. Personalise your BB profile and your chat windows.
Social Networking: Know what your friends are up to, how well your farm’s growing and who just visited your cafe with facebook on your phone or log on to your twitter account and tweet away to your heart’s content anytime, anywhere.
Multimedia Store and play music on your BlackBerry or on the expandable memory, watch full length movies, click pictures or videos and record songs, voice or messages with the voice recorder.
App World Music or games, business or weather, whatever your interest search and download that specific application. With thousands of applications sorted out as the most popular, newest and the highest rated, get what’s the best.

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The Season of Octopus is Over! It’s the time for Parrot to Speak something. Vodafone has recently introduced Ultra-Pocket Sized Tariff at just Rs 4 .

Now a New TV Commercial has hit your Television Sets. Vodafone, which is always known for its creative TV ads have done some experiments with its brand Hutch dog and Zoozoos in Past.

Surprisingly Vodafone has changed its Strategy and has introduced a VERY talkative Parrot in its recent TV ad to promote Rs 4 Bonus Card.

The 40 second Video Featured one and only by a Green Parrot, talks Continuously through out the ad arguing that you cannot get anything in 4 Rupees. Chaar Rupay Mein Char Rupay mein Itna Saara Detein Hein?Aur O be Aaj ki Zamane Mein? Hatt..Arey Bhai chaar Rupaay mein Gilli Dhaand ki Gilli Aur SalliButti ka Salli bi nahi milega. Aye Chottu Table Saaf Kar Baraabar) Chaar Rupaay Mein Pepperment ka Plastic nahi Milega.Aur yeh Kyaaa hai — Mava Cake. Mein Chaar Ruppay me yeh sung ne ko bi nahi deta kya Arey Bhai? Kyaa mein tereko ullu Diktha Hein? (Do I look like Owl ? :) )

An Orange Box Pops Out to Say:

Get 10 local or STD minutes

40 Night Minutes

100 SMS

Local Vodafone Calls at 20p/minute and more for More Call 121

Vodafone is Trying to reach People releasing shorter and Tiny Packs and Using Animated Characters like Parrot Setji.We all Know the Famous Fairy & Lovely ad where the Girl shows her 5 fingers to say it is now available at 5 Rupees Vodafone uses Parrot’s 4 Fingers to Promote it’s 4 rupees Bonus Card! What an Irony! Did You Observe?

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Airtel and Vodafone is all set to bring the Apple iPhone4, which has already been released in 88 countries to India by September, 2010. For the Indian users, the options of carriers will be limited to Airtel and Vodafone for the iPhone4, reports Sumit Ghosh of TechTring.com.

The iPhone4 will be priced diffe rently. The 16 GB model would cost Rs. 35,000 and the 32 GB model would cost Rs.40,000. Among various features available with the iPhone4, the most prominent ones are the retina display technology, the iMovie app and many others which is appreciated by buyers.

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Vodafone has introduced new tariffs on its Word Calling Card 110 and World Calling Card 550 to make ISD calling even more affordable for its prepaid customers in Kolkata. Priced at Rs 110, World calling Card110 comes with a validity of 30 days and allows customers to make all calls to Bangladesh at 5 paise per second. While the World Calling Card 550, priced at Rs 550, comes with a validity of 90 days and allows customers to make all calls to USA and Canada at 5 paise per second.

This offer on World calling card 110 & World calling card 550 is valid upto 31st July, 2010.

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Vodafone has introduced Re.1 per 3 minutes for local & Re.1 / 2 minutes for STD to its New Prepaid Users in Bihar & Jharkand. Users will have to recharge FRC [ First Recharge] of Rs. 31 after purchasing sim.

DETAILS

Cost - FRC Rs 31 & 25-Sim

TalkTime - Rs.5.
All Local calls - Re. 1 per 3 mins
All STD calls - Rs 1 per 2 mins
Tariff validity - 1 year

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Vodafone has introduced a Bonus card offering UNLIMITED local ON-Net calls in Night for its Prepaid Users in Karnataka.
DETAILS:
Cost - Rs. 22
Local Vodafone calls - UNLIMITED [ From 11 pm - 7 am ]
Validity - 15 Days

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In a bid to offer maximum benefit to its subscribers, leading mobile service operator Vodafone today announced the launch of two new Bonus Cards 18 and 39 for local vodafone calling just at 10paisa per minute in Punjab.

 These new bonus cards cum Special Tariff Vouchers, available at denominations of Rs. 18 and Rs. 39, will enable Vodaofne Prepaid customers to make local calls to any other Vodafone mobile numbers at 10 paisa/minute.

The Vodafone Bonus Card 39 not just enables customers to make calls at 10 paisa/minute, it also offers 100 free Local and National SMSes to any mobile number.
Bonus Cards 18 and 39 carry a validity of 15 days and 30 days respectively from the day of activation.

Rajiv Kohli, Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone Essar – Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir said, “Vodafone has always pioneered in bringing innovative and affordable services to its customers. These new Bonus Cards 18 and 39 will ensure that Vodafone customers in Punjab can stay connected for longer at economical rates.” Customers can avail both these bonus cards at all Vodafone retail outlets across Punjab.

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Vodafone, one of India’s leading GSM Mobile service providers, today announced four new Full Talk-Time Recharge value plans for its prepaid customers in Orissa.

 Vodafone users can now choose from a range of recharge packs priced at Rs 17, Rs 50 and Rs 111 and Rs 222 to enjoy full talk time recharge.

Vodafone prepaid customers can recharge with Rs. 17 and Rs. 50 for a full talktime of the same amount, while with a recharge of Rs. 111 and Rs. 222 they can avail a talk time of Rs 120 and Rs 250 respectively. The recharge pack of Rs. 17 comes with a validity of two days while the other packs are top-up.

The recharge packs aim to offer attractive price propositions with superior GSM network to customers at economical rates. The new recahrges are available at all Vodafone Stores, Mini stores and retailers across Orissa.

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Vodafone has literally taken their “Happy To Help” campaign to the roads. This monsoon Vodafone’s bright red logo seems to be all around helping the commuters from getting soaked in the rains.

 Vodafone has deployed ushers to assist people at important junctures and make their journey “rain-free”. Armed with umbrellas in hand these folks are more than just “Happy to Help”.

Vodafone ushers will be present at major railway stations in Kerala like -Trivandrum, Kollam, Ernakulum South, Ernakulum Town, Thrissur, Calicut and Kannur, to assist commuters this monsoon. Ushers are also stationed at Vodafone stores to help customers in and out of the store during heavy rains.
Commenting on this initiative, K Sundararaman, Business Head, Vodafone Essar Kerala says, “Monsoon is a particularly difficult season for people in Kerala and through this initiative, we hope to bring relief to people during the downpour. We are always ready and ‘Happy to help’.

This monsoon, Vodafone has also taken additional steps to ensure that customers have seamless connectivity by conducting pre-monsoon network audits & implementing recommendations like Earth resistance verification, weather proofing, assurance of redundant power supply and ensuring adequate spare availability. All of these efforts help Vodafone in maintaining its network quality during adverse weather conditions.

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Vodafone has introduced Add-on 49 OfferingUNLIMITED calls to any 2 vodafone number for itsPostpaid Users in Mumbai .

DETAILS

Cost - Rs.49 [ Add-on 49 ]
Local calls to any two Vodafone Numbers -UNLIMITED
Validity - 30 Days
Note - This Add-on is available to VF Talk 199 & 299 per sec, MYOP Per Minute & Per second, GK 199 , Double VALUE 399, Talk STD 299 , Ticket Plan ,Travel Plan, New Value 199 & Double VALUE 299

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Delightful news for the football crazy Its not just your Vodafone make it the Vodafootball!

The Mega feast of football has begun and if you are not headed to South Africa you should be at least headed to your TV room Or should you? Vodafone has gone a step ahead to bring all that to you in a more personal way.

Just tune in to the right service on Vodafone and you are set to receive all the trivia and action from the colorful land of S.Africa. Now set the vuvuzela blaring on your mobile, no matter where you are headed. In keeping with the theme of the ongoing football season, Vodafone Essar has launched several exciting value-added services and roaming benefits for its customers.Vodafone’s value-added services (VAS) include callertunes, ringtones, football alerts, Four in one alerts, wallpapers, exclusive games, news, trivia, polls and videos.

1. Callertunes : sms ANTHEM to 111 (toll-free)

To activate Song
Dial*567*02# or sms CT 10707437 to 56789 ‘Waka Waka this time for Africa’ by Shakira
Dial *567*00# or sms CT 10708328 to 56789 ‘Hips Don’t lie by Shakira’
sms CT 10708331 to 56789 ‘Cup of Life’ by Ricky Martin
Dial*567*02# sms CT 10707937 to 56789 Waving Flag Celebration mix’
sms CT 1500541 to 56789 3 above songs can be shuffled

Charges: Rs 3 / SMS | Call at 30p/min | Rs 15 / song selection | Monthly rent – Rs 30

2. Alerts : For General Football updates simply SMS FOOTBALL to 111


Description To activate/subscribe Charges
Football Alerts Dial *123*225# Rs 50/ per month
Four -in- one sports alerts service (four alerts per match/any match day including- football, cricket, tennis & motorsports, Dial *123*04# Rs 3/- per match day
3.Vodafone live !

Customers can now experiencing soccer like never before by simply logging on to Vodafone live! from their GPRS enabled mobile phones to play football games, download ringtones, videos and images. You can also get match scores, news, and lots more. They can take part in some exciting contests and win prizes as well.

Usage charge: 10p / 10KB

4.Reduced Roaming charges

For customers travelling to South Africa in partnership with its subsidiary Vodacom, one of South Africa’s leading mobile services provider, is offering a 25 percent discount on calls and SMS

Customers must select the Vodacom network while roaming in South Africa to enjoy this benefit.

ROAMING RATES IN SOUTH AFRICA (Prepaid and Post-paid Customers)
Rs. per minute Outgoing calls – International Incoming Calls SMS GPRS (Exclusively for Postpaid Customers)
Current Retail Rate/ Min 58.00 27.60 15.00 5.50
Discount % 25%
Discounted Rate/Min 43.50 20.70 11.25 4.13
The special roaming rates are applicable till July 14, 2010 to all Vodafone India customers traveling to South Africa.

K Sankara Narayanan, Chief Executive Officer – Karnataka , Vodafone Essar South Limited said “The football fever is in full swing and in addition to being broadcast partners, we are also delighted to provide our customers with innovative ways of experiencing the soccer mania. We have a slew of exciting services and we do hope that our customers will savor the very best on their mobile phones this season. ”

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With the telecos preparing for the 3rd Generation services, the race to capture the current GPRS market is heating up. Having paid a huge amount for the 3G license, its evident that the 3G service is not going to be exactly cheap.

So the next best option is the GPRS service and that’s what every telco is getting into.With new packs and low rental plans being introduced in every other circle.

One of our users has been kind enough to test out the competition between TATA Docomo and Vodafone, not on the pricing but on speeds and given his verdict.

Speedtest was done with Nokia 5230 handset using Mobilespeedtest.com Conducted at Yelahanka, Bangalore City.

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Catch all the Football World Cup 2010 action on your Vodafone mobile. Vodafone to cash in the Football Fever is offering its subscribers Football alerts, songs, videos, wallpapers and games. Vodafone subscribers can also set Football anthems as their caller tunes and ringtones.

Football Alerts
To get news and updates on football on your Vadafone mobile dial *123*04#. You will be charged Rs.3/day for receiving the alerts.