Airtel, Aircel to launch iPhone 4 today

Airtel and Aircel are in a race it seems, both announced that they will launch iPhone 4 almost simultaneously, both have the same launch date, and now they have announced a very similar plan.

Airtel and Aircel will launch the famed Apple iPhone 4 today in India, which has been priced at Rs 34,500 and Rs 40,900 for the 16GB and 32GB versions respectively. 

Aircel, which made the announcement of the launch a little earlier than Airtel, will be offering 100 per cent value back to its iPhone users though two plans. Aircel postpaid customers can avail up to 100 per cent of the value of the iPhone 4 as talktime and data spread over a time period of 24 months. 

iPhone4 free with Aircel connection!

Now get iPhone 4 with an Aircel connection and get free calling and data worth the price of the iPhone 4 over a period of 24 months.

Aircel, a 3G service provider in the country, has announced that it will launch the Apple iPhone 4 in India on May 27. The iPhone 4 has been a price tag of Rs 34,500 for 16 GB model, and Rs 40,900 for 32GB model.

Aircel postpaid customers can avail up to 100 per cent of the value of the iPhone4 as talktime and data spread over a time period of 24 months. 

Loop launches new tariff plan for Mumbai

Now Loop Mobile customers will get 1,000 minutes of bonus talktime along with the normal recharge value.

Loop Mobile, one of Mumbai's cellular service providers, has announced the launch of its new tariff plan for both old and new subscribers. 

Under this scheme, which is named as Mumbai Meri Jaan, Loop Mobile is offering 1,000 minutes of free talktime between Loop Mobile subscribers. This new tariff plan is an extension to the Mumbai Meri Jaan campaign started by the teleco to cheer the Mumbai Indians team during the IPL 2011. 

Uninor launches two recharge vouchers in Bihar, Jharkhand (India)

Uninor has introduced two recharge vouchers STV 21 and STV 41 for its customers in Bihar and Jharkhand.

Customers can avail free STD minutes from Uninor to any network across the country. STV 21 offers 50 free STD minutes with a validity of fifteen days and STV 41 offers 100 free STD minutes with a validity of 30 days respectively.

These free STD minutes are valid on calls made from Uninor to any other telecommunication network across the country.

Uninor customers can avail of these STD recharge vouchers by walking into any of the 101 functional Uninor brand stores and over 30,000 retail outlets spread across Bihar and Jharkhand.

The ‘Carry Forward’ option allows a Uninor customer to carry forward their unused free STD minutes on their next recharge with STV 21 or STV 41 within the validity period.

If a customer has recharged with STV 21 on 1 April, he received 50 STD minutes with validity till 15 April.

If the customer recharges again with 21 or 41 on or before 15 April then all unused minutes will be carry forwarded, else the same will be forfeited.

Airtel 3G plans

Airtel had five lakh 3G mobile subscribers within seven days of launching 3G services, that too from just five cities. What makes it click with users? Here is an analysis of Airtel's 3G tariff plans.

Bharti airtel had five lakh 3G mobile subscribers within seven days of launching third generation telephony services(3G), and that too in just five cities. Now it has over two million 3G subscribers (as of April 6) in 34 cities and towns across India including Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Coimbatore, Mysore, Manipal, Udupi, Jaipur, Delhi NCR, Hubli, Patna, Hyderabad, Agra, Dehradun, Meerut and West Bengal.

What makes it click with users? Here is an analysis of the operator's 3G tariff plans:

Airtel has a range of tariff plans for 3G customers, starting with a Rs 11 plan which gives 10 MB of usage for a day. The plans go up to Rs 750 for 2 GB data over 30 days.

But the sad part is that there are no real unlimited plans to choose from. As an alternative, the teleco is offering a Rs 675 plan, in which you get 1.25 GB data at full 3G speed, consumable over 30 days. Once you have consumed that, your access speed will drop to 20 Kbps and you will be charged 1 paisa for every 100KB till you reach a bill of Rs 2,000.