Tag Archives: handsets

Virgin Mobile India: Something “different”?

Virgin Mobile is going full throttle with it’s advertising blitz; I remember, there was some issue with it’s licence because it was a virtual network operator. Tata claims that it isn’t. The truth, as to who fathered it, is not … Continue reading

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Some late night thoughts

I have been travelling over the weekend back to my native place which was untouched by the glitz and glamour of the metros. This Diwali seems to be muted; partially because of the economic recession and partly because of the … Continue reading

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BIG Tv

They made a huge splash over their advertisement. It is lame. Truly. I did come across their blog where they have attempted to “reach out their customers”. At best, it only shows snippets of their website and their product. Here … Continue reading

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Virgin Mobile: Service levels?

Duh. This is the level to which Virgin Mobile stoops, atleast in US. I wonder whether they can pull of something like this on Indian airwaves. There was a lull in their advertising but the billboards are back and with … Continue reading

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Linux based handsets

This is an interesting story in Linux Watch which says that Verizon would include Linux based handsets. What caught my eye was this statement,” In most markets, including the U.S., carriers have the most power to determine which mobile phone … Continue reading

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Virgn India Mobile: Grey areas

Mobile Virtual Network Operator or MVNO is a “backdoor” entry in Indian telecom. Indian laws don’t allow this at all. Yet, Virgin India “tied” up with Tata and leased out their spectrum (? perhaps) and advertised here. Tatas claim that … Continue reading

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Apple iPhone: Another feather in their cap

I was positively impressed by this technology. I saw one in real life and was totally floored by the touch screen and the way it navigates through the web. I agree about the stunted access via GPRS (or ? EDGE- … Continue reading

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