@DennisCNLew

Guess, their systems are following some red tapism!
Anyway, that’s excellent news on the personal front…even if it is for ₹1.

@mrinal-chauhan
@vikas-jadhav

Just received the following message on my Airtel number which has an unlimited recharge plan of ₹448.

Please Note! Base tariff for your Airtel Mobile has been changed w.e.f. 22-Nov-18.
You are required to pay Rs23 or more for 28 days validity. Else you can opt for unlimited/smart recharge from your main account balance.
Dial 12151#.
Ignore if recharged

It is highly disappointing to note that TRAI (instead of helping the customers) is trying the best to bail out these top telecom companies! By asking the telecom companies to send the SMS, TRAI has officially approved and thus put an end to free incoming calls for the lifetime.

This is totally unfair!!

As per a new leak, the OPPO A15 will be powered by a more powerful MediaTek Helio P35 processor (instead of Media Tek Helio G85 chipset). Moreover, the base variant will have 3GB RAM and 32GB of inbuilt storage.

Need to wait for further confirmation on the other variants of RAM/storage options.

The Amazon leak also reported that OPPO A15 will have a 6.52-inch display with HD+ resolution and 5mp selfie snapper. Even there’s a correction regarding the battery. It will be backed by a 4,230 mAh battery.

hi, thanks for the info.
Very useful info.
Airtel provides very good signal in our area compared to others

@Admin

With respect to the sale of Lenovo Vibe K5 Note, Lenovo India just announced that the mobile has achieved the distinction of fastest selling smartphone in India. As per the company sources, the mobile has made a revenue of INR 100 crores since its first sale on August 3rd with Flipkart.

It is to inform that Lenovo Vibe K5 Note comes in 2 variants. The 3GB RAM variant is priced at INR 11,999 and the 4GB RAM phone costs INR 13,499. The USP of Lenovo Vibe K5 Note is that it allows the users to have two Facebook, WhatsApp, Gmail etc on their device without any rooting. Indeed a smart move by Lenovo India!

@mario-d-souza

That’s a valuable information. Just thought of updating it further.

After submitting the re-verification request, you will get an acknowledgement from your telecom operator. In case of BSNL, the subscriber will receive the following message:

Your request for Re-verification of Customer Record for Mobile Number with Aadhar E-KYC registered.

To confirm SMS “REV YES”.

To cancel “REV NO” to 53734 within 3 days.

No response will be treated as accepted.

You can just ignore the message or else send confirm SMS. Interestingly, you’ll get the same message for the next 2 days.

Telcom companies waiving off mobile banking charges till Dec 31, 2016, is a good move to facilitate the use of electronic banking without incurring any additional cost. At present, a charge is being levied by telecom operators for the mobile banking, which is commonly known as USSD charge (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data).

Hope it would reduce difficulty to the common man as there is a large number of the population using feature phones to access electronic banking facility. An awareness should be created among sabziwalas, autowalas, rickshaw walas, etc.

@Admin

It seems Reliance Jio wants to keep everyone happy with their plans and thus made some minor changes mainly with respect to ₹ 149 plan.

As ₹ 149 plan is the most affordable plan, Jio has incorporated unlimited 4G data at night even to this plan. Moreover, the subscribers of this ₹ 149 plan will also enjoy 0.7GB JioNet hotspot WiFi data.

By going through the trends, one can easily expect much more affordability before the tariff kicks start, post welcome offer.

Here’s the updated Jio prepaid tariff.

Reliance Jio Updated Prepaid Tariff: Jio Tariffs ₹19 ₹129 ₹149 ₹299 ₹499 ₹999 ₹1499 ₹2499 ₹3999 ₹4999 Free Voice Calls (Local+STD+Roaming) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 4G Data 0.1GB 0.75GB 0.3GB 2GB 4GB 10GB 20GB 35GB 60GB 75GB Unlimited 4G Data at Night Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes WiFi Data (JioNet Hotspot) 0.2GB 1.5GB 0.7GB 4GB 8GB 20GB 40GB 70GB 120GB 150GB Jio Apps (Subscription worth ₹1,250) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unlimited SMS (L + N) Yes Yes 100 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Validity of Pack (Days) 1 7 28 21 28 28 28 28 28 28

said in No Jio signals inside home, but full signals outside. Any signal boosting tips?:

No Jio signals inside home, but full signals outside. Any signal boosting tips

As you might be aware that the new telecom operator Reliance Jio offers its 4G services on Band 3, Band 5, and Band 40.

If you are looking for the best coverage, then Band 5 is better than Band 3. Similarly, Band 3 coverage is better than Band 40 coverage.

In simple terms, best coverage: Band 5 > Band 3 > Band 40.

On contrast, the best speed is possible in Band 40.

Best speed: Band 40 > Band 3 > Band 5

That means, you’ll get the best coverage in Band 5 and the best speed in Band 40.

So, if your issue is related to coverage then you need to lock it to Band 5. Or else, Band 40 for the Reliance Jio 4G speed.

The Reliance Jio SIM automatically switches between bands so there are some tips to lock the 4G network to Band 40. However, it depends upon the processor of your handset.

good offer. Thanks for sharing

@Dipika–Menon

It’s quite happy to see Telenor expanding its 4G footprint. I just want to convey that Telenor India has added one more reason to pick its 4G SIM in Hyderabad.

As per the latest offer, the company is offering unlimited 4G for 60 days if the user is switching to their 4G network. Wow! What an offer!

I wish I could grab this offer. I’m really missing it for not being a Hyderabadi.

@Amitav-Sengupta

If I’m not wrong Telenor - Unitech merger was valued at $375 million. Back in the year 2009, Telenor bought 49% stake in Unitech Wireless (the telecom arm of a realty firm Unitech). In a year or so, it raised its stake to over 60%.

Though the Joint Venture license was canceled by the Apex court in India in 2012, it remained in the Indian market. However, after the exit of Unitech, Telenor has got 100% control on the businesses. Then, the company rebranded itself from Uninor to Telenor. Wait and watch for the next part of the story.

@Admin

There is a small update with respect to the plans available with ACT Fibernet. These plans are now applicable to home, office and small enterprises.

Plan Name Tariff (INR) Speed FUP Speed after FUP ACT Remarkable 2999 100 Mbps 300 GB 2 Mbps ACT Exceptional 3999 125 Mbps 400 GB 2 Mbps ACT Phenomenal 4999 125 Mbps 550 GB 2 Mbps

There seems to be an important update from Jio team.

As per the JioFiber service terms and conditions, there would be 3300 GB limit on all Truly Unlimited Plans. That means the subscriber will get a FUP limit of 3.3TB of data. Post the FUP limit, the speed will be reduced.

However, there is no mention of post FUP speed.

One should keep a note that all JioFiber plans till 300Mbps will have a FUP limit of 3.3TB data. This is similar to Airtel’s Xstream Fiber plans where you get a data benefit of 3.3TB

The other plans featuring higher speeds namely 500Mbps plan or 1Gbps plan do not come under this FUP limitation. They will not have any FUP capping.

The other important to be noted down is regarding voice calls. There is no FUP limit on the number of voice calls.

If the reports are to be believed the existing TV channels will not go off-air on December 28th or 29th. However, one should contact the DTH operator or MSO operator and verify the same.

One thing is for sure, the unsubscribed channels will go off air after a certain time. This will enable you to pay only for the channels want to watch. Certainly, the new move will help the subscriber to pay less than the current bill.

Individual Channels or Bouquets, Which is Better?

If you want a better deal then it is recommended to get a pre-packed bouquet instead of the individual channels. Say, STAR Maa value pack that includes 10 channels is being offered at ₹39. Isn’t it a better deal?

However, if you want to watch only a few select channels then it is always better to get them individually as it will be cheaper for you. Do remember that TRAI has capped the MRP of a channel at ₹19 it has to be included in a bouquet.

Similarly, the TRAI has facilitated the customer to pay just ₹25 in case of restarting the suspended connection. If the duration is more than 3 months, then just pay ₹100 to get reconnected. In this case, you don’t need to repay the installation or monthly subscription cost.

Incidentally, there are over 600 Free-to-Air channels and the users can select 100 free channels out of them. The list so exhaustive that it is advisable to group them according to the regional language.

Free-to-Air Channels in Telugu Regional Language 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 DD Yadgiri V6 News AP 24/7 Shopping Zone Bhakti Sagar DD Sapthagiri At News Republic TV 9 Hindu Dharmam Aradhana Jeevana Margam V1 Maha News Sai TV Rakshana TV Vanitha Raj News CVR News SVBC Divyavani Studio ONE Sakshi TV Jai Telangana Jaya Jaya Sankara Calvary Temple Vissa TV TV 5 1 One Voice Bhakti TV Gospel TV Raj Music Telugu HMTV T SAT Vidya CVR Om Tollywood T News 10 TV CVR Health Divya TV Aaj Tak ABN Andhrajyothy N TV Shopping Zone Sri Sankara NDTV 24x7 Bharat Today Mojo TV CVR Health Vedic CBeebies

@toshi-tandon Why are they doing Flash sale ? Why not regular sale ?

They will increase the amount when they are really selling the TV. The current flash sales are all a trial to understand how many customers are looking for the same.

Count me, the price will be 15,000 when you buy it. Else change my name to MiTV4a :P .

@Admin

Officially, Xiaomi has now launched Redmi 3S in India under 2 variants - Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime. Both the smartphones have the same specs. However, the fingerprint sensor is a bonus with Redmi 3S Prime.

As expected, 3GB RAM plus 32GB inbuilt storage and a fingerprint scanner will be the USP of Redmi 3S Prime. These smartphones will be available in Dark Grey, Silver and Gold color options.

Both the devices will be available in Dark Grey, Silver, and Gold color options. As usual, Flipkart and Mi.com will have an exclusive sale. One can purchase Redmi 3S phone from August 9 and 16th respectively.

This is to mention that Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime are priced INR 6,999 and INR 8, 999 respectively.

Best Postpaid Plan Comparison (Jio vs Vi vs Airtel vs BSNL) Plan Reliance Jio 399 Plan Vi 399 Postpaid Plan Airtel ₹399 Postpaid Plan BSNL 399 (Ghar Wapsi Plan) Amount ₹399 ₹399 ₹399 ₹399 Data 75GB 40GB 40GB 30GB Calling Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Roll-Over 200GB 200GB 150GB NA Benefits Free Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ Hotstar Free Vi Movies, Vi TV, Upto Rs 200 off on Zomato food orders Airtel Xstream, Wynk Music, Shaw Academy, Rs 150 FASTag NO

@Admin

There’s an important announcement from Vivo that it will be launching Vivo V20 in Indian market on October 13th. As discussed earlier, it’s the world’s first handset to boot Android 11 operating system.

However, there is no clarity with respect to the launch of other 2 variants namely the Vivo V20 Pro and Vivo V20 SE.

Stay tuned for the latest updates.

@Mario-D-souza

Let me update this much-needed article on “BSNL Prepaid Recharge Plans for Validity Extension”

BSNL Validity Extension Prepaid Mobile Recharge Plans (Updated 2020) PV ₹186:

The PV ₹186 recharge offers unlimited voice calls in Home LSA and national roaming including MTNL network in Mumbai and Delhi telecom circles. There’s a FUP of 250 minutes per day.

Apart from voice calling, it offers unlimited 2GB daily data and 100 SMS for a period of 28 days in roaming as well. Post the FUP 2GB data, the speed is reduced to 80kbps. Free PRBT default tune can be availed.

ANANTH PLUS ₹328:

The Ananth Plus ₹328 recharge is a 3 months pack, to be more specific 84 days. It offers unlimited local and STD voice calls with a FUP of 250 min/day. The other freebies include 300 SMS and 6GB data within this period.

Make a note that these freebies and validity period is the same. That is, these can be availed as long as you have the validity.

PV_₹365:

The other popular plan is PV ₹365 that comes with a 365 days validity period. The benefits include unlimited voice calls in home, local, STD and national roaming including MTNL network in Mumbai and Delhi telecom circles.

There’s a FUP of 250 min/day on voice calls.

Apart from voice calls, the subscriber gets daily 2GB data. Post the FUP usage, the speed comes down to 80 kbps. The pack also includes 100 SMS/day that can be used while in roaming as well. As a complimentary offer, it also includes free PRBT default tune for 60 days.

The sad thing about this pack is that these freebies are limited to 60 days. You need to remember that the validity is 365 days but the freebies benefit is for 60 days.

Those who like to have a long-term validity pack for just incoming purpose can definitely go for this PV ₹365 recharge.

FRC_1499 (Bindas Bol):

The BSNL has recently launched Bindas Bol FRC that’s gaining a good appreciation among the masses. Under this FRC_1499 recharge plan, the new BSNL user gets 395 days validity.

As usual, this long-term validity pack offers unlimited voice calls both on-net and off-net. It means you can have unlimited calls in home, local, STD, national roaming including Mumbai and Delhi MTNL network. However, there is a capping of 250 min/day on calls.

The pack also offers 24GB data and 100 SMS/day. You will also get a free PRBT default tune with unlimited song change option.

Unfortunately, these freebies are just limited to 90 days. Post the 90 days, you’ll only have the incoming facility. For the outgoing and data benefits, you need to recharge separately.

PV_1999:

The PV_₹1999 is yet another long-term pack with 439 days validity period. The subscriber gets unlimited voice calls across India including MTNL network in Delhi and Mumbai telecom circles.

Do make a note of 250 min/day FUP capping.

Here, the user gets 3GB daily data. Post the 3GB limit, the speed comes down to 80Kbps. Other benefits include 100 SMS/day and free PRBT default tune offers. However, one should keep a note that all these benefits are limited for only 60 days.

To attract more subscribers, the BSNl has also added EROS Now entertainment service for 2 months.

PV_2399:

The PV_₹2399 is the most expensive prepaid recharge available in BSNL kitty. It comes with a validity period of 600 days.

As usual, the freebies are limited for 60 days. And the freebies include unlimited voice calls (local, STD, and roaming). Daily 250 min capping seems to be a new norm.

Unlimited 3GB/day data, 100 SMS/day messages, free PRBT default tune and EROS Now entertainment subscription are the other benefits.

Though the BSNL has got a huge following both in prepaid and postpaid segments, the state-run telecom network is neglecting the much needed 4G deployment.

Do you agree with my opinion? Share your thoughts.