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Vodafone India Introduces Word Calling Card 110 And World Calling Card 550
MTNL Mumbai Slashes ISD Rates to Rs 1 per Minute for 2G and 3G
This 1 Goal is for All – Education for All!
Nokia N97 Mini firmware updated – v.12.0.110
MTNL 3G Data Card Now at Rs.1799
Will DoT Ensure That Mobile Number Portability Is Third Time Lucky?

Vodafone India Introduces Word Calling Card 110 And World Calling Card 550

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 04:26 AM PDT

Vodafone India Introduces Word Calling Card 110 And World Calling Card 550 Vodafone Essar, one of India's leading cellular services providers, 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 5paise 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 5paise per second.This offer on World calling card 110 & World calling card 550 is valid upto 31st July, 2010.

MTNL Mumbai Slashes ISD Rates to Rs 1 per Minute for 2G and 3G

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:44 AM PDT

After Triggering another price war in the International subscriber dialing (ISD) space in Delhi telecom circle, state-run telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), today slashed ISD calling rates up to 80% for 26 countries for its 2G and 3G GSM customers in Mumbai telecom circle.

MTNL Delhi's already reduced the ISD rates on June 25th, 2010 Postpaid and Prepaid (Dolphin/Trump) subscriber as we reported on 25th June on TelecomTalk.

Now MTNL Mumbai’s Dolphin and Trump (2G and 3G) GSM mobile service users can enjoy ISD Call to USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand at just Rs.1 (Existing Calls charges was Rs.6 to Rs.9.20 per minute). MTNL also offer the lowest ISD rates from all other operator for international callings to 26 countries across the globe.The offer is valid up to 90 Days from 1st July 2010.

Speaking on the launch of New ISD offer Mr. Kuldeep Singh Chairman and Managing Director MTNL said “The new ISD call rates provides greater convenience to MTNL customers and gives best value for money as well as seamless & affordable connectivity with family and friends.We are expecting Rs 10 to 15 crore revenue addition through our ISD rate reductions, which in all include 26 countries through volume growth.”

Here are the Details-:

Country	Present call charges (per minute	Revised call charges (per minute)
ARGENTINA	Rs.18	Rs.3
AUSTRALIA	Rs.9.2	Rs.5
AUSTRIA	Rs.9.2	Rs.5
BAHRAIN	Rs.9.2	Rs.3
BANGLADESH	Rs.9.2	Rs.5
CANADA	Rs.6.3	Rs.1
CHINA	Rs.9.2	Rs.1
COLUMBIA	Rs.18	Rs.5
CYPRUS	Rs.9.2	Rs.3
HONG KONG	Rs.6.3	Rs.1
INDONESIA	Rs.6.3	Rs.5
IRAQ	Rs.9.2	Rs.5
JAPAN	Rs.9.2	Rs.5
JORDAN	Rs.18	Rs.3
KOREA (SOUTH)	Rs.9.2	Rs.3
MALAYSIA	Rs.6.3	Rs.3
MEXICO	Rs.18	Rs.5
PERU	Rs.18	Rs.5
RUSSIA	Rs. 9.2	Rs.5
SINGAPORE	Rs.6.3	Rs.1
SWEDEN	Rs.9.2	Rs.3
TAIWAN	Rs.18	Rs.5
THAILAND	Rs.6.3	Rs.1
U.S.A.	Rs.6.3	Rs.1
UZBEKISTAN	Rs.9.2	Rs.5
VIETNAM	Rs.18	Rs.5

This 1 Goal is for All – Education for All!

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 03:30 AM PDT

The customers have trusted us to be the leader in our chosen field and so have we – to give them a chance to be the leaders in their chosen one! At Bharti Airtel, we are promoting the cause of education for all, at not just the domestic level but at the global stage.

The Bharti foundation is an example of this belief. It is working towards providing a 100,000 underprivileged children a chance to chase their dream through quality education.If you wish to support SMS ‘1 goal’ to 563001 toll free to join this campaign.

The aim to eradicate poverty through universal education and strengthening the case of the girl child are causes that are promoted by Bharti and stand by. This initiative is part of the Bharti group to give back to the society and contribution to the far bigger cause of Education for all!

Nokia N97 Mini firmware updated – v.12.0.110

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 02:03 AM PDT

Nokia's Nseries duo N97 mini has received a new firmware update today.

The Nokia N97 mini has been updated to v.12.0.110 .There is no official changelog for update, however @gauravh1 a N97 min users quotes the new FW updates comes with battery management improvement and stability update.

If the new firmware update is available for your product code, please share your experiences in the comments below. We'll try and keep you updated as soon as we here more.

New firmware updates generally contain bug fixes and optimizations necessary for the software on your device to perform properly, therefore we recommend you always keep your device up to date.

How To Update The Firmware

There are many ways of updating the firmware on your Nokia handset type in *#0000# on the home screen or go to Device Manager. Then select Options, Check for updates and follow the on screen prompts,you can also update your firmware using NSU (Nokia Software Updater) and or Nokia Ovi Suite on your PC.

Once you plug your device in, select the PC Suite option, ensuring that the phone has a Sim Card inserted and the profile is set to General. N97 mini supports UDP (User Data Preservation), which will preserve all your data and content on your device during these updates.

However we still recommend you do a full backup in order to guarantee the safety of your data.

Thanks to @gauravh1,Pic courtesy @gauravh1

MTNL 3G Data Card Now at Rs.1799

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 01:32 AM PDT

In a bid to boost the 3G Wireless Broadband services, India’s first 3G Mobile service operator Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) today slashed the price of its plug-n-play 3G USB Devices (3G Data Card) from Rs.2500 to Rs.1799 for its customer in Delhi telecom circle.

MTNL’s new 3G Data card will be available in all Sanchar Haats across Delhi from 5th July, 2010 onwards. The operator also offers free 3G prepaid SIM card and free data transfers (Download and Upload) up to of 10 GB per month (total 20 GB) for 2 months on the purchase of 3G Data Card.

MTNL 3G Data Card will enable anytime, anywhere instant High Speed wireless Internet connectivity up to 3.6 MBPS and 7.2 Mbps (depends on device) for laptops and other computing devices, thereby significantly benefiting business users, roamers and travelers.

MTNL’s 3G Wireless Broadband service comes with the attractive Limited and Unlimited 3G data tariff plans for postpaid and prepaid starts from Rs.50 to Rs.2500.

Will DoT Ensure That Mobile Number Portability Is Third Time Lucky?

Posted: 01 Jul 2010 12:30 AM PDT

The new providers are lining up with optimized plans and even hotter schemes even as subscribers are hesitant from jumping the wagon as they would need to change the number. In another setback of sorts the new operators and existing one will have to hold on for another 4 months as the DoT has pushed the implementation of Mobile Number Portability to 31st Oct. 2010.

DoT can be credited with ensuring the postponement of this important service parameter a third time even as operators are readying to take on far more advanced data services.Once again here is the bad news for Mobile Service users who are waiting for the Mobile Number Portability (MNP). Department of Telecommunication (DOT) has pushed the implementation of MNP third time across all the telecom circles to a delay of some more months from the earlier deadline of June 30, 2010.

According to the new announcement by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) MNP will now be implemented by October. 31,2010. After ascertaining the status from all the stakeholders on the the readiness of their equipment and MNP gateway, DoT has taken the decision to delay MNP to October 2010.

After the service providers are ready with their own inter-operator test results, a complete Acceptance Test is to be carried out by Department of Telecommunications (DOT) across the networks of all the concerned service providers in all the service areas before MNP launch.

The Mobile Number Portability shall allow mobile subscribers to retain their existing mobile number when they switch from one access service provider to another irrespective of mobile technology (CDMA or GSM) or from one technology to another of the same or any other access service provider within same service area or telecom circle.