Category — Airtel
How to customize airtel hello tunes for a specific caller
Why do you need to customize your airtel hello tunes?
Want a really naughty song as the hello tunes only for your girl freind? Obviously you can not let the same song play when your boss calls you. Airtel has made it really simple. You can use up to three different songs as hello tunes.
How to customize your airtel hello tunes?
All that you need to do is just call 543211, select the song of your choice for the special caller, key in the 10 digit mobile number of that person. That’s all.
However you will have to pay subscription charges for each airtel hello tunes that you use. So do not try too many different hello tunes.
November 10, 2008 No Comments
Prepaid plans from Airtel In mumbai
Airtel offers 7 prepaid plans for their users in Mumbai. Here is the detail of all the plans in tabular format.
|
Name of the Plan |
Rental |
Talktime |
Local Call Rate |
STD Rates |
Local SMS |
National SMS |
Comment |
| Airtel One Plan |
99 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
SMS looks too expensive |
| Apnadesh Prepaid |
299 |
150 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
No reason for anyone to use this plan |
| 195 Lifetime Prepaid |
Rs294(Rs99 Sim Cost + Rs 195 Recharge) |
10 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
Lifetime Validity. |
| Airtel New 222 |
222 |
75 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
No reason for anyone to use this plan |
| 450 Start-up Kit, Prepaid |
450 |
0 |
Re 1( 7am to 11 pm )& Rs 0.50 ( 11 pm to 7am ) |
1.50 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
Go for this only if you use a lot of local talktime during night. |
| 295 Lifetime Prepaid |
Rs 394(Rs99 Sim Cost + Rs 295 Recharge) |
10 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
Lifetime validity. However customer has to do a cumulative recharge of Rs200 every 6 months to enjoy uninterrupted lifetime. |
| Mobile Campus Pack |
50 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.50 |
0.20 |
0.50 |
Night/Weekend tariff: Local- 50paise STD to all – Re 1 SMS local – 0.10 SMS National 0.25 |
November 8, 2008 3 Comments
Voice sms from Airtel : A great concept
Airtel has come up with a new method of communication: voice sms. It caught my attention simply because of the superior advertisement involving saif ali khan, shahrukh khan and Kareena Kapoor. However this is really a great concept.
It takes away the biggest problem of sending sms i.e the requirement to type the message. And it adds a significant value to sms i.e emotion. Many people think that it is one more of those fancy but useless value added services. Why will anyone send a voice sms instead of simply calling the other person?
Great situations in which voice sms is the best option
- The mobile of the other person is not reachable and you want to tell something really important.
- You want to convey the same message to 10 people
- You need to call up that really talkative freind of yours and you do not have 30 minutes worth of talk time
- You want your vallentine’s day message to stand out from the 100s of sms recieved by the hot girl of your batch
Happy flirting with voice sms messages.
November 5, 2008 1 Comment
iPhone on EMI by Airtel and Vodafone
The high price of iPhone is proving to be a deterrent in Indian market. Sales of the iPhone in Airtel and Vodafone stores have been far below the expectation of both the companies. According to industry estimates, both Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Essar have not been able to sell more than 1,500 phones during the first week of launching the product.
To attract more customers Airtel and Vodafone are now offering the iPhone on EMIs through their tie-ups with various banks. Under the schemes by various banks, emis of 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24 months are available (different for different banks). If you go by the 12 month emi option by ICICI bank, you will have to pay the emi of Rs. 2583 and one time processing fees of 12.65%.
You can check the details here: Airtel and Vodafone.
The question now is that will this emi scheme lure in buyers. I believe that it will lure in more buyers than earlier but still not what was expected. This is because we Indians are smart buyers. We will not buy an overpriced product even if its available on easy emis. We all know how quickly mobile prices fall. Atleast I will wait for the time till the prices drop by about 10K. Also the unlocked 3G iPhones should be available in the grey market for about 20K pretty soon. No idea on how Airtel and Vodafone will counter these.
September 8, 2008 No Comments
Your experience with Airtel
We at binaryday try to bring you information that will help you to get the best handset and best connection. However the service from the service provider is a critical part of our experience with the mobile phone. In this aspect we need your help. Please tell us your experience with airtel in the comments.
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August 23, 2008 1 Comment
Find lost mobile phone with Airtel Lost Mobile Tracking System (LMTS)
A loss of mobile handset is a nightmare for many mobile users. You loose all your contacts, sms messages, pictures and videos.
Airtel provides a really useful solution to find lost mobile phone in the form of Lost Mobile Tracking System. The service costs you Rs30 per month. However you will need a GPRS eneabled handset and Airtel Live must be enabled on your mobile phone. After that download the software at http://airtel.in/wps/wcm/connect/Airtel.in/airtel.in/home/foryou/mobile/prepaid/services/lmts/download/ and activate the service through “Services for You” link.
The software acts in the background. Once the new owner of the mobile changes the SIM card, it will send a sms with the new number to pre selected numbers.
However looks like the software will be useless if the new owner formats the mobile before changing the SIM. For these scenarios a more usefu solution will be to use the mobile tracer to find your lost mobile
August 19, 2008 65 Comments