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Loop Mobile (Formerly BPL Mobile) is a GSM mobile phone service provider in India.

BPL Mobile Communications, the country’s oldest mobile telecom service provider which was established in 1994, has changed its name to Loop Mobile, following the expiry of its brand-use agreement with the TPG Nambiar-owned BPL Group.

Till now, it was only offering its GSM cellular phone coverage only in Mumbai circle but now it’s now slowly extending its GSM Prepaid services to other parts of the country. It has licenses to operate in 21 states. Currently, Loop Mobile has average revenue per user (ARPU) of Rs 600 for post-paid and Rs 120 for pre-paid connections in Mumbai.

Loop Mobile launches a brand new tariff plan which is dubbed as “talk n chat” under which you can talk to local Loop buddy at just 5p/minute. All local calls made to networks other than loop will be charged at 50p/min whereas STD mobile calls will be charged at 85p/min. and STD landline calls will be charged at Rs.1/min.

All Local sms will be charged at just 5p and STD sms will be charged at 50p/sms. Daily Rental of Re 1 will be applicable to enjoy this tariff.New Loop Mobile sim-kit Is priced at Rs.99 which comes with Rs. 60 talk Value and Life time validity. Currently, there is only one Special talk value top up voucher which is priced at Rs. 60 with which you can get full talk value of Rs.60.

To continue the benefit of lifetime validity, you need to use a minimum of 1 minute in 180 days.The current tariff plan which is being offered nationwide is tabulated below: TARIFF OPTION
MRP (Rs.) 99
Talk value (Rs.) 60
Local
Loop – Loop 5p
Loop – others 50p
STD
to mobiles 85p
to landlines Rs.1
SMS
Local 5p
STD 50p
Fine Print Daily rental of Re.1

Loop Mobile has launched its services in many Districts, towns and cities across India apart from Delhi where it’s yet to launch its services. Loop Mobile aims to launch its GSM services across nationwide commercially very soon. It will also have the latest NGIP (Next Generation Internet Protocol) and EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) technology.

Loop Mobile is hoping to leverage these technologies to introduce innovative VAS, as well as micro-segmented tariffs for subscribers. From group calling packs to its famous Dus ka gang packs, Loop has it all to charm its target oriented group which mainly constitutes youth.

To know if Loop Mobile has launched its GSM services at your place then simply call the toll-free number 18002090888 for assistance or you can alternatively log on to Loop Mobile’s website, loopmobile.in and then select loop telecom for more information.

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Hey Uninor customers of Andhra Pradesh, you can now enjoy 5-60% discounts even on Per Second Billing base tariff compared to earlier 50p as mentioned in the earlier post.

This tariff is an improvement of one of most famous telecom operator TATA Docomo who started their operations by offering per-second billing tariff option.

Uninor launched 4 new tariff options so that you can now choose your favorite offer as per your choice. The 2 First Recharge options are priced at Rs.6 and Rs. 8. With FRC 6, you can enjoy all local and STD calls at just 1p/second whereas with FRC 8, you can now enjoy all local and STD calls at flat 50p/minute. All local and STD SMS in FRC 6 and FRC 8 will be charged at 60p.

For existing customers, the 2 new recharges are priced at Rs. 26 and Rs. 28. With STV 26, you can now enjoy 5-60 % discount depending on place & time on all local and STD calls on the base tariff of 1p/sec whereas with Rs. 28 STV, you can enjoy 5-60% discount on all local and STD on the base tariff of 50p/minute. All sms in both STV 26 and also in STV 28 will be charged at 25p.

The tariff details are tabulated below: Particulars FRC 6 FRC 8 STV 26 STV 28
MRP (Rs.) 6 8 26 28
Talk time (Rs.) 0 0 0 0
Benefit all local and STD calls at flat 1p/SEC. all local and STD calls at flat 50p/min. Get 5-60% discount on all local and STD calls on the base tariff of 1p/sec. Get 5-60% discount on all local and STD calls on the base tariff of 50p/min.
Pulse 1 second 1 minute 1 second 1 minute
Fine Print No discounts being offered on the call tariff of 1p/sec. No discounts being offered on the call tariff of 50p/min. - -
Validity 365 days 365 days 90 days 90 days

For More, you can call 121(toll free) from your uninor number or alternatively you can also call 90590 90590(tolled) from any other phone!

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Huawei Technologies launched four new hadsets out of which two are android devices, U8300 and U8500 and these phones will be available to consumers from August 1,2010. These phones will be priced between Rs. 7,000 and Rs. 10,000.

The new set of handsets-Android and Hangout, use advanced chipset solutions from Qualcomm, the innovator of 3G technology.


Aimed at the youth market, U8300 is a QWERTY Android phone, equipped with social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter along with a 3.2 mega pixel camera. U8500 is an all touchscreen phone equipped with Wi-Fi and high-speed downlink packet access, an enhanced third generation protocol for mobile telephone data transmission.

The Hangout series includes a full range of stylish and feature-rich devices on GSM, CDMA and UMTS technologies and targets mid and higher segment of consumers. Aimed at young professionals, U9130 and C5600 models would cost between Rs.3,000 and Rs.5,000.

"With the Indian telecom industry growing at the rate of 20 million subscribers each month, and poised to reach 1 billion by 2015, Huawei sees traction in the Indian telecom device segment," said Victor Xu, chief marketing officer, Huawei Device.

The company also disclosed the launch of its Rs.8,000 smartphone during Diwali.

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It appears that mobile phone makers are shifting focus to the rural people in a big way and are coming up with innovations custom made for the masses. Vodafone has come up with a new solar powered handset called the VF 247. The phone is priced at an affordable rate of Rs. 1,500, keeping in mind the target audience which mostly is the rural mass, and will be available across India from next month.

The VF 247 has the option of being charged in direct sunlight. The Sun Boost technology installed in the phone ensures that the phone is charged in a room, under normal daylight. The phone packs in a color screen, a torch light and FM radio among its specs. The device needs eight hours of direct sunlight to be fully charged.

Marten Pieters, MD and CEO, Vodafone Essar said of the product, "Vodafone's solar powered phone is launched for people residing in areas where electric supply is unstable, so that consumers can rely on solar charging to remain connected. This launch is likely to enable more people in rural India to go mobile and thus increase penetration from the current 20 percent. We will continue to invest to uplift the quality of telecom services and products in India."The rural areas of India face the trouble of regular power cuts. In such a scenario, charging your mobile phone becomes less of an option and more a luxury. This is where the solar powered phones can play a pivotal part.

However, the concept of solar powered phone is not new. Let us jog your memory to last year when Samsung came up with Guru E 1107, the world's first solar powered phone. The phone was priced at Rs. 2,799 and came with features like FM radio, MP3 ringtones, embedded games and torchlight.

If this trend catches up and more players join the race, the amalgamation of technology and renewable resources would definitely brighten the future.

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Reliance Communications (RCom), India’s single largest Dual Technology (GSM and CDMA) telecom giant today announced that it has launched Roaming services for its more than 2 million prepaid GSM subscribers in the entire North East region.

Reliance Mobile’s prepaid subscribers in North East region including Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Nagaland now can roam everywhere with in the north eastern states with their existing prepaid SIM card.

The call charges will be as low as 1p/sec or 50p/min for Incoming and Outgoing calls made by subscribers while roaming in other state/circle with in North East. Speaking on the launch of Prepaid Roaming services for North East, Khurshed Ahmed, Sr Executive vice President, Reliance Communication Ltd (RCom) said “As part of our endeavour to improve customer service, we are happy to extend the roaming facility to all our prepaid customers in the north-east and I am sure this will ensure hassle free communications while traveling between Assam and other north-eastern states.”

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