Tag Archives: Vodafone

Vodafone India: Fight against the suckers

Posted on 08th Apr 2008 by Abhishek

They have not been able to provide me the connectivity I deserve. Their complaint resolution sucks. I have emailed them twice in the past 5 days without any reply from their headquarters. So far, they have been taking me for … Continue reading →

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Vodafone India: Sucks

Posted on 03rd Apr 2008 by Abhishek

I have been with Vodafone for over three years now. Unfortunately, this company is best among the worst of the GSM operators in the country. So far, I have not had a “moment of delight” with them, either with the … Continue reading →

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GSM operators India: Getting MRTPC slap

Posted on 03rd Apr 2008 by Abhishek

I have always maintained that GSM services are cartelised. Despite the hype about the “fastest growing mobile telephony business” (bah!) we have the highest tariffs in the world based on the purchasing power parity. There is no point in repeating … Continue reading →

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Nokia 6300

Posted on 22nd Mar 2008 by Abhishek

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Nokia 6300, This is my latest acquistion after considering a lot of other factors. The recent … Continue reading →

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Indian Telecom: New Players

Posted on 14th Jan 2008 by Abhishek

Raja has done it again. Reliance has managed to trip over it’s nearest competitors, Bharti and Vodafone and ordered 80-100 million lines. They can easily manage to swing lower equipment costs and hence lower prices to start off with. They … Continue reading →

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Mobiles: Value added services

Posted on 05th Jan 2008 by Abhishek

Shyam Somanadh has an interesting take on the value added services being offered by the various companies. Here is his write up. I liked the last para and merits an addition here: Going forward, a smaller percentage of that 20% … Continue reading →

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New Year Blows

Posted on 01st Jan 2008 by Abhishek

This has indeed come as a shock to the existing players. Reeling under the onslaught of media attention, Government is acting tough and pricey. It wants to take away the “excess” spectrum and “distribute” it to new players. Airtel, Vodafone … Continue reading →

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