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Update Jan 2, 2018 :JioFi M2S 150Mbps Wireless 4G Portable Data and Voice Device is available only for Rs.899 from Amazon.in Update: Reliance Jio extends free calls and limited high speed download to March 31 2017 Visited Reliance Digital shop, gave copy of passport and a passport size photo. Purchased Jio WiFi Device. Reliance Jio Speed Test inside home in Trivandrum,Kerala,India The sim got activated in 3 days. I got two SMS. The first SMS to announce the application. The second SMS is to initiate the call to tele verify. The verification system is quite impressive. There are three options right now. 1. Purchase a LYF or Samsung A series mobile, use the SIM in that. 2. Purchase a Jio Wifi Device , use SIM in that . 3. Purchase a post paid connection via agents. These post paid connections will work in all phones. I am yet to test this.  The option #1 is not so good as the LYF phones are just average phones. There are heating , battery , inter...

Magazines: Magsonwink and Local Newspaper Apps , India today and other world news apps. Magsonwink is Digital Magzine store focussing on Indian Magazines for readers around the Globe. The Magazines can be purchased and read on P.C, Mac , iPad, iPhone and on selected Android devices. 2016 Winner - Magzter Maps: Google Maps - To roam around India efficiently. This app is not just for Indians but everyone in the globe. Google Search ( has voice support ) - It is easy to search without typing. Movies: PVR, BookMyShow - The interface to understand which movie is playing at your nearest locations is better if you have these apps . You get to know the latest deals too. 2016 Winner - BookMyShow Pizza: Dominos , CCD , Pizzahut - These apps provide coupons and offers. It also help us to understand the Menu and cost of each items beforehand. 2016 Winner - Dominos Foodspotting . - This app show images of dishes of hotels around you. Use with Location service ON. Online Shopping :...

* The services will not be available between 0800-1200 hrs. However, the ticket can still be booked using mobile through IRCTC main site www.irctc.co.in   Indian Railway e-ticket now on mobile IRCTC introduces for the first time a non-internet based ticketing system that will empower masses even in remote areas to use the omnipresent mobile device to make reservations. Millions of rail travellers can now use their mobile phones to book tickets in a simple, convenient and secured manner. It uses simple SMS or menu-based USSD technology which works on all mobile phones and involves no internet and costs very little. The services can be currently availed by IRCTC registered users only. Advantages of booking IRCTC tickets via mobile No need to stand in long queues or log onto the internet. Simple, reliable and secured. Accessible to any mobile user. Very little charges for accessing the service. Works on all handsets. Simple user guided menu - book tickets, search for ...

Vodafone unlimited prepaid Internet pack Rs199 is for 30 days that too only for 2G. You might have seen the ad by Vodafone in which people are watching YouTube video of a weird stick dance and copying it. According to Vodafone fine print the internet speed will be 40Kbps after 2GB usage. Pathetic It will be foolish for the customer to go for it. I recommend going for TATADOCOMO 250 3G recharge.

"India will allow wireless broadband airwave holders to provide voice services if they pay an additional $306 million, a senior government official said on Monday, a move likely to boost billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd." reports Reuters. The problem is a person who has a broadband Wi-Fi could use softwares like skype, viber , wechat to make calls. There is absolutely no need to get a voice plan as in Voice over LTE. If Reliance Industries pay a fees of 16.58 billion rupees, then it will have a hard time to get that money back.

The idea sim is cut into Nano Sim to hold in iPhone 5 The golden area of TataDocomo sim is more and can't be cut, duplicate n cut This article is for iPhone 5 users and not for iPhone 4 users who need micro SIM. Nano sim required for iPhone 5 is not available for Tata Docomo subscribers in India. The option for them is as follows 1. Visit care center and ask for duplicate SIM card. You have to pay 30 rupees for this. This will be activated in minutes and the old sim will be deactivated. 2. You have to provide original proof 3. Make sure the golden area for new sim is less than that of the old sim 4. Take it to any shop that sells iPhone. They have sim cutters to do the task 5. They might first cut the sim to micro and then to nano Note :I heard from shop that Bsnl and airtel already provide nano sims. The Postpay TataDocomo Nano Sims are available in – source:Twitter Tatadocomo id      1) TEC, Marine Drive, Cochin   2)TVH Alwaye

HDFC Bank Mobile version http://m.hdfcbank.com work in Windows too. It is clean , fast and convenient to use in mobile or computer than the normal version. Some screenshots are here

There is a neat hidden charge/trick or hidden validity trick @ TaTa Docomo Online Recharge. The validity is not specified for some offers confusing users. Example.. For all the below offers the validity is only 30 days.

Spice Projector Mobile M9000 priceffff in India Rs. 6990. Spice Popcorn is a Dual-SIM Phone featuring Projector, it means now can enjoy your videos & Pictures on Large Screen with the inbuilt projector. The Spice Popkorn Projector M9000 has a 3.2 Megapixel Camera, FM radio, Analog TV chip, a 2.4 inch TFT Display, TV antenna and a document viewer. This is a Dual SIM GSM Mobile and besides featuring a projector, it also comes with a Video Recorder and player and a tripod for easy projecting.

UPDATE  : Google has shutdown its SMS Search Service in India. I took the Google SMS Search 9773300000 in India for a ride. Since it is a local number there is no premimum charges. It can trigger all Google onebox search results including the calculator and dictionary. It shows time in various parts of the world. It can also tell the movies in your local city. Google's number can also return the news as well as alert/update you with the news/event you like. The railway db seems to be down now. Please check the results. The daily horoscope seems funny. Thanks to TataDocomo for the 60 free SMS daily., without which this testing to + 919773300000 would not have been possible. Complete Reference Card. ===================== (1/3)Cricket Scores: cri PNR: pnr number Availability: train avail 1018 Delhi to Agra on 31-03 Schedule: train 1018 Stock Quotes: reliance stock 2/3)Horoscope: virgo Local Business Search: taxi vasant kunj News: news, business news Movies: ...

The features of Nokia N2690 Model launched in India for Rs.3700 has the following features. VGA camera Email MP3 player 3.5 mm AV connector USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR Bluetooth stereo Flash Lite 3.0 MIDP Java 2.1 Stereo FM Radio GPRS  Detailed specs of N2690 is here

The great Indian 3G auction is over . The results are as follows. TATA Docomo::Idea::Aircel wins Kerala Circle. In Kerala BSNL started 3G already in select cities. Etisalat DB Telecom Private Limited and Videocon Telecommunications Limited got no circles.? India Govt got Rs.67,718.95 crore ($15 billion).

Cheers Mobile, Kerala has created its Customer Care No. 9516000121 (9516 series) or care@cheersmobile.in. Etisalat DB Telecom Pvt. Ltd, Leela Info Park, 2nd floor, Phase I, Kusumagiri P.O. Kakkanad, Kochi - 682030 is the official address given at the website cheersmobile.in which is down at the moment. Cheers mobile is owned by Etisalat and DB group in India. The current tariff is The starter pack is Rs.49 valid for 365 days with Rs.0 talktime. Cheers to cheers inside home network 10 paise per minute, cheers to others it is 30 paise per minute. The STD rates are Rs.1/minute to all providers inclding cheers. SMS 10 paise per Cheer2Cheer SMS , 30 paise otherwise. Another attraction is that for Rs.100 topup you get Rs. 90.66 worth talktime. The customer care number for Cheers Mobile in Kerala is/will be 9516000121 , you can dial 121 from a cheers mobile. Nodal officer and Appellate Officers are Kerala SathishJoghee 9516 036 760 nodal.ker@cheersmobile.in Kerala Biju N...

Auction of 3G and BWA(Broadband Wireless Access) Spectrum in India for 20 years. 3G Spectrum Frequency in India is 2.1GHz(paired with 1.9GHz). BWA Spectrum is 2.3 GHz.

Update August 04,2010 : Uninor on Tuesday launched data services on GPRS for its pre-paid subscribers across Kolkata and West Bengal, including Sikkim, according to a company release. With this, GPRS service is now available to all prepaid customers in each of Uninor's 13 operational circles, the release added.  Uninor GSM service launched officially in Kerala. The tariif details for Kerala are as follows. Anyone know that the Call Setup Charge of 39p is? Update : Call setup-charge for Uninor will be applicable for the first minute of a call. Now get Rs. 175 recharge on first Uninor recharge Rs. 150 , Rs. 115 on Rs.100 recharge and Rs.55 on Rs. 50 recharge. Connection/Sim Kit Rs.49 with lifetime validity. 24 Jan 2028. Unlike Tata Docomo whch has 1 second pulse Uninor has 60 second pulse. A comparison with rivals Tata Docomo, Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL will be published soon. Uninor Prepaid Plan Details in Kerala Uninor TalkLonger at 29 paise/minute Plan(lifetime validity...

All Mobile Calls Banned? Check IMEI tracking/verification SMSIMEI NO. , the 15 digit number that you get in your mobile when u press *#06#    to  53232 Why is IMEI number tracking/check compulsory now? The reasons stated are as follows. GII program is being implanted in compliance with the Govt. (DOT) circular barring the handsets carrying Invalid IMEI numbers. Security agencies advised DOT of multiple Invalid IMEI on handsets while intercepting terrorist calls. GII program being run to help protect the interest of consumers who unwittingly bought these handsets. Operators joined hands to facilitate the conversion of the Invalid IMEI numbers to genuine. The real reason is Criminals or Terrorists can change the IMEI and use it. This new barring of calls is mainly a technique to stop sales of cheap but good china phones eating into profit of Nokia, Motorola, Samsung etc. Proof here -> http://tnpolice.gov.in/pdfs/ReviewcyberJan08.pdf Read the line "C...

How to connect Macbook(Leopard) to Tata Docomo GPRS mobile internet in India using bluetooth connection. This is valid for any nokia phone with GPRS. This is called tethering Nokia 5800 to use it as a modem GPRS modem so that you can access internet from your apple macbook laptop running leopard or snow leopard. Steps Step 1: Recharge Tata docomo or vodafone or bsnl or airtel to get the offer recharge for using GPRS in unlimited fashion. It is better to recharge for Rs.95 ( GPRS pack) to get 100 MB for 30 days. Rs.95 Pack with 100 MB free and 30 days Validity : To start using the customer has to first recharge with a special EVD for Rs.95 and then select DOCOMO internet APN through the internet browser on their handset and go into settings and select DOCOMO internet and then can start browsing. Step 2: To request for internet settings just SMS "INTERNET" to 52270 and save them default settings. The name of access point in mobile will  be INTERNT and not DIVEIN as shown....