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BSNL’s 3G ad simple n effective
Videocon Mobile Services Introduces New Affordable Plans For Tamil Nadu
ALCATEL Launches ICE3 OT808 QWERTY Flip Phone in India
Oscar Mobile Phone Now In India
Videocon Mobile Services Now In Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Tata Docomo Introduces New ISD Pack for Gulf Calling

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 06:36 AM PDT

BSNL is the First Telecom Operator to have 3G Technology. Since BSNL is Government Operated they are blessed with latest technology 3G very early! Though the 3G Spectrum is Auctioned last Month, We have to wait till the month of September to Experience 3G on all Operators..

To Make The Most out of this Situation, BSNL is literally hurting Every Telecom Operator in India by their TV campaigns promoting 3G Video Calling.

In Fact, The other operators have powerful, creative Ad Agency, and who has Outstanding Track Records in Serving ads for their Companies can do nothing except watching TV Commercials of BSNL Promoting its 3G Services.

Lets have a look at this TV Commercial closely..

BSNL in past have released few TV ads featuring Deepika Padukone.. Of Course, This Attracts numerous Audience cause of Deepika’s Fan Fare.. One Can Easily say, All the ads made by BSNL are just direct and you cannot expect any creativity or extra-ordinary things from BSNL ads.

In This New 3G Video Calling Commercial, BSNL has opted out Padukone , the ad is featured by new pretty young faces. The Theme of the Ad is simple, A Couple having a Video Chat on Phone… Rather calling it as “Chat” , The Girl walks with new dress asking his Boy “How do i look” with Video Call On .. The Boy, of course enjoys every moment Just like viewing a model walking on a Ramp, giving his so-called Honest Comments!

The Conversation on Video goes, the Girl Changing her Dress now and then giving reasons like ” I like Fat” ” Even Priya wears Purple”. The Girl ends up wearing a black beautiful dress which the boy brands her “Good” “Too Good” saying i will be back in a minute and finds her way to join him who stands outside the Home! … The Car Driver who was witnessing this “Video Fantasy” Gives his Final verdict “Badiya Hein!”

Quite Nice! This shall make some sense to the audience. The Ad surely drives its viewers to go for 3G Plan so that they could have Video Fantasies on Phone Just like these Hot couples!! The Ad ends with BSNL’s Video Calling Tariff details “All Video Calls @ 30p/Minute”

What’s the Use of having a very High End Phones without a 3G Plan? The ball is in the court of BSNL. Till September, BSNL can make a Big Bonanza out of its 3G Services with effective Advertisement Campaigning.

Thx -Chethan Thimmappa

Videocon Mobile Services Introduces New Affordable Plans For Tamil Nadu

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 02:59 AM PDT

Videocon Mobile Services, today announced 2 more tariff options in its bouquet for the customers in Tamil Nadu.

The 2 tariff options launched are FRC 53 and STV 63. In FRC 53, customers can make all local Videocon to Videocon calls at just 20paise/minute, local calls to any other network will cost mere 40p/minute whereas all STD calls will be charged at 50paise/minute, What's more! is you even get a Talk Value of Rs.25.

FRC 53 comes with a tariff validity of 90 days and has a pulse of 60 seconds. In STV 63, customers can make all local Videocon to Videocon calls at just 20paise/minute, local calls to any other network will cost mere 40p/minute whereas all STD calls will be charged at 50paise/minute, What's more! is you even get a Talk Value of Rs.20.

STV 63 too comes with a tariff validity of 180 days and has a pulse of 60 seconds.The below offers can only be availed if recharged through Mobile Recharge.

The tariff details are tabulated below:

Particulars	FRC 53	STV 63
MRP (Rs.)	53	63
Talkvalue (Rs.)	25	20
Local V to V	20 p	20p
Local V to Others	40 p	40 p
STD	50 p	50 p
Validity	90 days	180 days
Pulse	60 seconds	60 seconds
Special Benefits	Full Talkvalue (Net Service Tax) on all successive Top up recharges for 90 days.	-

For More details, call 121(Toll-Free) from your Videocon Number or call 9080012345 (tolled) from any other phone, Alternatively you can also log on to www.videocon.com for more details.

ALCATEL Launches ICE3 OT808 QWERTY Flip Phone in India

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 02:35 AM PDT

Hong Kong based handset maker Alcatel Mobile has announced the launch of new cube designed flip mobile phone ICE3 OT-808 at Rs.7000 for the Indian market.

ICE3 OT-808 is the very first GSM mobile phone launched by the company targeting young girls, it is pretty compact cube designed, flip phone that has got a qwerty keyboard and MP3 player, FM radio, 2.4 inches TFT screen and Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate.

ICE3 OT-808 is a feature rich stylishly mobile handset designed by ICE Mobile Network Systems Limited also equipped with a powerful 2 Mega Pixel camera that allows its users to record videos in high resolution & editing the clicked image with the provided image editor. The handset is fully integrated with complete social networking experience on Facebook & Twitter. It also comes with all advanced connectivity features like GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth & USB, it is pre loaded with the Opera mini browser for Internet connectivity.

It supports microSD card upto 8GB. ICE3 is to be powered by standard Lithium- Ion 850 mAh which offers Talk-time upto 9 hours along with the stand by time of 450 hours, and above all, it offers you an amazing 35 hours of music playback time.The handset comes in two colour schemes, Pink chrome & dark chrome.

Speaking on the launch of ICE3, Mr. Praveen Valecha, Country Manager, ALCATEL Mobile said "We are indeed very aggressive in our approach and are also aiming to rank amongst the top three mobile handset providers in various category.

ALCATEL Mobile's brand Ambassador Bolywood Star Kangna Ranaut steted, "ICE is a young, hip, cool and stylish phone. I love its distinctive look, and believe it offers great features. It is priced very affordably, and I'm sure it will be a very popular phone in the market."

Alcatel ICE3 OT-808 Features :

Full Keyboard
Clamshell design
2.4 inch TFT 65k color display
2 mega pixel camera with Video Recorder and Image editor
MP3 Player
FM Radio RDS
Music playback time up to 35hours
Internal memory 80MB and Micro SD card up to 8GB
GPRS, EDGE class 12 downlink(Fast Internet)
WAP 2.0WAP 2.0, Bluetooth stereo 2.0 (A2DP)
USB 2.0 high speed
JAVA MIDP 2.0JAVA MIDP 2.0
Battery – Lithium Ion 850 mAh, Standby time: up to 450h
Talk time: up to 9h

Oscar Mobile Phone Now In India

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 01:54 AM PDT

The entry of Oscar electronics in the mobile sector completes another end of their portfolio of consumer electronic goods.

Consumer electronics brand OSCAR today announced its entry into Indian markets.

To begin with Oscar mobiles will be launched in North and East India and 10 handsets priced between Rs. 1700 to Rs. 4500 will be launched in next 2 months.

All the models will offer some additional feature that no other brand currently offers at that price point. Of the 6 that have been already launched, the base model N1 has a vibration speaker, a first for an entry level phone at that price point.

Mr. Suresh Wadhwani Executive Director with the new phones

The higher end model currently on offer, Z1 which is an aspirational Qwerty Keypad Handset is based on a very fast processor and comes with a front and back camera, unheard of at that price point! Apart from the entry level N1, most Oscar mobiles will come loaded with plethora of multimedia options including FM Radio, MP3, MP4 player, access to various social networking sites, excellent quality 1.3 MP camera among others giving distinctly superior pictures.

All Oscar mobile phone support Dual SIM GSM connectivity to allow customers to manage their personal and professional numbers efficiently, and come with a 1 year warranty and backed by a comprehensive after- sales service with an existing network of over 250 service centres. Available at 1,500 retail shops across East and North India, the network will touch 8,000 retail points by year end

"Our foray into the telecom vertical is in keeping with our vision to provide consumers with high quality products at unmatched prices by following a no-frills policy. Our vision is to introduce the most affordable handsets in India keeping in mind the features to price ratio" said Mr. Satish Verma, Chairman, Oscar Group.

"Currently about 50% of Indians are on ULCH (ultra low cost handsets). We therefore saw a great opportunity for OSCAR which has a strong track record in the Value for Money (VFM) segment. We will look to build a strong presence in the semi-urban and rural market, where the prominence of both subscribers and operators is rapidly increasing, besides the burgeoning urban market" he added.

Speaking on the brand's expansion plans, Mr. Suresh Wadhwani Executive Director said, "By end of first year, we hope to sell one lakh mobiles per month in North & East India with a turnover of Rs. 250 crores and thereafter grow at 15-20% annually. In five years, we are aiming to reach a turnover of 1000 crores."

Speaking on the technology aspect, Mr. Karan Verma who heads the mobile activity at Oscar said, "Oscar Mobiles are subjected to vigorous testing on all functions, in order to deliver quality at an affordable price. The models offer value through additional features across the range to provide a higher level of consumer satisfaction with special emphasis on providing additional features like enhanced network connectivity and superior audio and video quality in the models (All models have high audio output so that the phones can be used for communication even while in crowded areas where the noise level is high; the models have been upgraded to ensure minimum signal loss or call drops so that communication remains uninterrupted.

The multimedia models have the distinction of video without breaks or jerks which provides the best viewing experience) and long life battery (some of the models have up to 30 days of standby because of the special 1800 – 2000 mAh battery used".

Videocon Mobile Services Now In Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 12:48 AM PDT

Its Madhya Pradesh's and Chhattisgarh's number to catch the signal of life as Videocon Mobile Services launches its GSM Mobile services in the heart of India that's Madhya Pradesh.

Initially, the services are only available in Indore, Bhopal, Neelbad, Devas, Ratlam, khandwa, Neemuch, khargone, Jabalpur, Chindwara, Shahdol, Narsingpur, Jagdalpur, Bhillai, Rajnangaon, Korba, Piparia, and also in Raipur.The services will very soon be extended to other parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as well.

Videocon has launched currently two FRC's priced at Rs.31 and Rs.61 for the customers in MP & CG. In FRC 31, customers can enjoy a tariff of 1p/second for making Local as well as STD calls with 365 days of validity and Rs.25 talk value. In FRC 61, customers can enjoy a tariff of 1p/second for making Local as well as STD calls with 365 days of validity and Rs.61 talk value.

The Videocon Mobile Services Sim kits will be available @Rs.49 very soon within a week in Videocon's E-Digi world, Planet M and also in Next Retail outlets.

The First Recharge (FRC) details are tabulated below:

Particulars	FRC 31	FRC 61
MRP (Rs.)	31	61
Talk value (Rs.)	25	61
Local	1p/sec.	1p/sec.
STD	1p/sec.	1p/sec.
Pulse	1p	1p
Validity	365 days	365 days

The value added services which Videocon has launched are Missed Call alerts which is priced at Rs.15 per month, Internet/GPRS is being priced at 10p/10kb and caller tunes at Rs 30 per month.

For More details, call 9074054321(tolled) or alternatively you can also visit website www.videocon.com.

Tata Docomo Introduces New ISD Pack for Gulf Calling

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 12:25 AM PDT

Tata Docomo, India's fastest growing GSM mobile service provider has launched special Gulf calling ISD pack to address and fulfill the needs of its prepaid 2G GSM customers in Tamilnadu telecom circle.

With the new ISD Pack, Tata Docomo customers can make ISD calls to any phone in UAE, Saudi, Yemen, Bahrain and Kuwait for 12 paisa per second.

The operator claims that new ISD recharge voucher offers 42 % cost savings from the existing tariff i.e. paying only 12 paisa/sec compared to existing ISD tariff of 17 paisa/sec.

The new ISD Packs comes at Rs.12 and valid for 30 Days from the date of recharge.