Author: Lingraj Sahu

Reliance Jio offers 4 long-term prepaid plans for its subscribers starting at Rs 999 and 90 days validity, but these plans are outcompeted by the competing plans Reliance Jio has been the go-to choice of every prepaid subscriber when it comes to 4G data. Owing to its extensive 4G-only network, high-speed network, freebies, and the affordable data rate, the telecom operator has seen massive traction from the customers. One of the reasons for the high success of these plans is the rate at which they offer data. In the Reliance Jio prepaid portfolio, the subscribers will be able to find…

Although ACT Fibernet has plans in Delhi since 2016, they were not attractive enough to see a lot of demand from the subscribers. Now, these plans have been revised. ACT Fibernet has been one of the leading broadband service providers across the country. In cities like Hyderabad and Bengaluru, the operator boasts of many subscribers, and it is in these cities that ACT has really made a prominent stronghold in the broadband market. However, a few years ago, the company also expanded to the national capital, New Delhi, where it introduced a few plans. The problem with these new plans…

Tata Sky subscribers can get a maximum of three connections in the name of secondary connections with Rs 153 as NCF charges Over time, Tata Sky has surely rolled out new offers, discounts, and cashback for the subscribers to lure the customers to its DTH platform. However, when it came to multi-TV policy, Tata Sky was the operator which was far behind every other DTH company. But then Tata Sky brought some changes to its multi-TV policy to make it more attractive for the subscribers who wanted more than one connection for their home. Now to do that, Tata Sky…

Cable TV connections can now be cheaper than the DTH connections as they come with a discount on NCF for the 50 additional channels. There has been a competition going on in the DTH industry after the implementation of the new Trai tariff regime. Ever since the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) introduced the new tariff regime in the industry, the competitiveness of the sector has definitely gone up. However, the implementation of the tariff regime also meant that the subscribers were now facing increased monthly rentals with the new regulations in place. This rattled some of the subscribers.…

Not only Airtel Digital TV, other DTH operators like Tata Sky, Dish TV, and D2h are also running a similar offer on Set-Top Box upgrades Airtel Digital TV has already made its intentions clear of migrating the existing Cable TV subscribers to its platform. To provide an extra option of choosing a smart Set-Top Box, the Digital TV arm of Bharti Airtel has launched a new Android TV-based 4K STB called Airtel Xstream Box. The Airtel Xstream Box is an upgraded version of the Airtel Internet TV which the company introduced back in 2017. It’s already a piece of known news…

Reliance Jio is still offering the Preview Offer to some new Reliance JioFiber customers with the previous benefits When Reliance JioFiber made its debut in India approximately a month back, the interested users were not fascinated by the high-speed data services as much as they were from the freebies that Reliance Jio had to offer with its broadband connections. There were rumors in the market before the arrival of the service that Reliance Jio would offer free TV services along with its FTTH service, JioFiber. However, when the service was launched, we came to know that a separate cable TV connection would have…

Various broadband service providers like Tata Sky broadband, Hathway, and Airtel are offering high-speed plans which come with unlimited data The broadband industry has been brimming with new plans and offers ever since the launch of the Reliance JioFiber FTTH service and even before. In the run-up to the launch of the JioFiber FTTH service, the other broadband service providers had launched many plans to lure the subscribers beforehand. This led to a more competitive environment, where the subscribers had many choices from various broadband subscribers. Broadband service providers like Hathway, Tata Sky Broadband and others lined up their most attractive…

Tata Sky Binge offers a way to access OTT content on your TV screen by offering a special edition of the Amazon Fire TV Stick DTH operators have been focusing more and more on the OTT offerings as they have been for the satellite TV channels. As a result of this, we are getting to more services that bring OTT content to the TV screens alongside traditional TV channels. The biggest example of this is none other than the Tata Sky Binge service. Under this service which comes for a measly price of Rs 249 per month, the subscribers get…

As part of its festive season’s offerings, BSNL has reintroduced the Rs 96 prepaid plan for voice-only customers for a promotional period of 90 days As we are drawing nearer to the festive season, we are getting to see more and more offers from the telecom operators. Reliance Jio is at the forefront of this, while other telcos are also shipping some or the other offer. The state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is also pushing some offers specially for the festive season. Come October, the telco has also extended some of its attractive offers for the public…

LG is offering a 55-inch 4K TV model number 55UM7600PTA with AI features and more, and it competes with the OnePlus TV As of late, we have been seeing many TV launches in the industry, and it is justified as the festive season in India is also the festive season for the TV manufacturers as well. This year we got to see some new entrants in the TV segment, and the most notable of them was obviously the popular OEM, OnePlus. However, before OnePlus, the premium TV segment has been dominated by the likes of Samsung, Sony and LG. Out of…

Bharti Airtel has started testing the Voice over Wi-Fi technology on select smartphones in regions like Bengaluru, Pondicherry and more. Over the years, we have seen much revolution when it comes to data speeds and calling technology. Initially, all calls used to happen over the 2G network, and that was the norm, but after coming of Reliance Jio, the Voice Over LTE technology, or popularly known as VoLTE has become the norm. The next in line in the series of improvements in voice calling is a similar technology known as VoWi-Fi. It doesn’t take a lot to understand what VoWi-Fi…

Public Broadcaster, Prasar Bharti has asked Trai to make DD channels free from NCF and available even to the inactive subscribers. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been asked by the public broadcaster, Prasar Bharti that the DPOs should mandate the DD channel which it provides even for the inactive subscribers. Currently, the distribution platform operators (DPOs) have been mandated by Trai to offer 25 DD channels to the active subscribers. But, now the public broadcaster has asked the telecom regulator to mandate the DPOs to make the case same for inactive subscribers as well. These requests from…

Bharti Airtel’s broadband service, Airtel V Fiber is competing hard with Reliance JioFiber which ships plans from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps speed The rivalry between Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio is well known by everyone. The two telecom operators have been on the polar ends of spectrum ever since the latter stepped into the telecom industry a few years back. Even though Reliance Jio made some hard manoeuvres in the market, Bharti Airtel has been able to match it for the most part. Whether it is in prepaid, DTH, or in broadband, Bharti Airtel has launched offerings which closely compete with…

WhatsApp is introducing the disappearing messages functionality for Android users now and is currently rolling out the feature for Beta users Over the last few years, WhatsApp has evolved from merely being an instant messaging application to doing what it does best, and that is being a full-fledged communications solutions. Under Facebook’s leadership, the favourite messaging app of the world has undergone many changes owing to the constant stream of updates. There have been new features on WhatsApp like Status, unsend, forwarded tag, forward limit and more which enhance the user experience, improve privacy and security and protect the users…

Reliance Jio’s spectrum in 800 MHz band will expire in 2021, and hence the telco needs to buy back its airwaves in the latest auction The Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio has been in the industry for three years now, and in these three years, the telco has amassed a massive number of subscribers beyond 300 million and brought various changes to the industry given its pricing tactics. However, all of this has been based on Reliance Jio’s success with a 4G only network. The telecom operator is the only one in the country which boasts of the…

The OnePlus 7T comes with Warp Charge 30T, and the Snapdragon 855+ SoC and is in some ways, comparable to the OnePlus 7 Pro OnePlus this year launched one of most hyped phones in the last few years, and it debuted in the premium segment. The phone that we are talking about is the OnePlus 7 Pro. The device remains, till date, one of the best phones anyone can possibly get their hands on. The phone comes with the best in class processor, 90Hz Fluid display and other quirks which have made it get some rave reviews from the users. However, now OnePlus…

BSNL has partnered up with the payments bank and the app company, PayTM to provide easy access and connectivity to public Wi-Fi hotspots India’s state-led telecom operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been making consumer-centric moves in the market for almost a year now. Although the telecom operator remains under massive debt from the data tariff war, its consumer-centric offerings have helped him keep the subscriber base intact and even grow a little. As part of this, BSNL has launched various offers, validity extensions and new services as well. Today we are going to be talking about the latter, as…

Reliance Jio has sold a massive number of JioPhones helped by various offers like Monsoon Hungama and other cashback schemes. The Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio has definitely brought a reeling change in the telecom industry after its entry in 2016. Since then, the telecom operator has brought over a data tariff war in the industry as well, which bruised not only the sector as a whole but also brought a wave of consolidation. Since day one, the telco has been having the sole aim of amassing as many subscribers as possible. Even three years later, the telco…

The Realme X2 Pro would come with Snapdragon 855+ SoC, 90Hz Fluid Display and 64MP camera sensor Realme has carved out a niche for itself in the budget and entry-level segment. However, with the launch of the Realme X, the brand made a leap to the mid-range segment as well, although it was branded as a premium device. But, now Realme is all set to introduce its new flagship phone, and it is the Realme X2 Pro. This year we have already seen the launch of some notable Realme phones like the Realme 5 Pro which came with a quad-camera setup…

All telcos, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea offer Rs 1,699 prepaid plan, but BSNL has a certain edge over others A year ago, long-term plans were not a thing in the telecom industry but propelled by the data tariff war the telecom operators have introduced different plans which come at a high cost but offer a longer offering. The long term plans which the telcos like Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea and BSNL have introduced come with validities like six months, and a year. Out of all the long term plans that the telcos are offering, the Rs 1,699…