To stay ahead in this competition Vodafone has now tweaked its 3G tariffs. It has been reported that Airtel and Idea have reduced their 3G tariffs by 70 per cent while RCom has reduced its 3G tariffs by 90 per cent. Vodafone is now offering 'pay as you go' tariff at 2 paisa per 10 KB just like idea. But Vodafone’s rate is cheaper as compared to Airtel's rate 3 paisa per 10 KB.
The GSM operator now offers 

• Rs 26 pack that offer 25 MB for a day 
• Rs 44 pack that offer 150 MB for 7 days
• Rs 102 pack now offers 300 MB for a month

Vodafone is now charging Rs 251 for 1GB 3G data and followed by Rs 451for 2 GB. However, it is charging Rs 850 for 3 GB but offers 2 month validity for this pack (one month free). For 5 GB and 10 GB Vodafone is now charging Rs 1250 and Rs1501 respectively. The former offers you two months of validity while the later comes with the usual one month validity. All these rates are for prepaid users. For postpaid users the plans are costlier. 2 GB of 3G data plans are offered to its postpaid users for Rs 650; while prepaid users just pay Rs 451 for 2 GB data. The prices are same for However, higher data limit packs like 3 GB, 5 GB and 10 GB packs. Aircel and RCom are two operators who have made 3G affordable. Unlimited plans are offered by Aircel with Rs 8 that provide 50 MB at 3G speeds for a day while its costliest plan for Rs 997 offers 10 GB 3G data for 30 days. All the plans of Aircel are offered at 3.6 Mbps except 5 GB and 10 GB plan which are offered at 7.2 MBPS. However post data limit, the speed usually gets dropped to 20-64 Kbps.

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Both Airtel and Idea cellular have reduced 3G prices by up to 70 per cent. Now it’s turn of RCom who are planning to revise its 3G prices. It has been reported that Reliance Communication is thinking of reducing its 3G tariff in line with the industry trend. But till now no decision has been taken.  Even the Vodafone is thinking of to reduce its prices and follow the same trend. Due to reduction of 3G prices by top four operators Tata DoCoMo and Aircel will also have to reduce the prices shortly. This might also force CDMA operators RCom, Tata DoCoMo and MTS to reduce their high speed data tariffs soon. Last week Airtel reduced its 3G data tariffs by as much as 70 per cent with new packs starting at just Rs 10. Yesterday Idea also announced price cut. /May be this weekend Vodafone and RCom announce price cuts.

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Google partnered with local carrier Reliance to gain some traction of the Android OS in India. The person who will purchase Android Smartphone will be given 1GB of data on the Reliance 3G network for one month. This will be promoted by both companies on TV and on major Indian websites. All 13 3G zones of Reliance which includes including Delhi, West Bengal, Mumbai, Himachal Pradesh, Kolkata, Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir will be participating in the mobile data giveaway. This is the first step taken by Google to make the Android platform and OS secure popular in India. Lets hope next time Google will offer some sweet deal to promote 4G Android Devices.

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Bigflix, a part for Reliance Entertainment group that is primarily in to movie rental services, has today announced the launch of its latest offering for the mobile and tablet users in the form of Bigflix Plus. With this service, mobile phone and tablet owners will now be able to stream full length movies, songs and even trailers for upcoming movies direct on to their devices for a monthly subscription charge of Rs 250.

Keeping in mind the diversity of choices that people all over the country have, the service will be offering content in Hindi, English and several other languages. It has a catalog of over 500 movies to which more movies will be added in the future as well. With the monthly subscription, users will have unlimited access to all the movies and can play or stream the movies on any Android or iOS enables mobile phone and tablet. Besides, the service also allows users to stream content on their personal computers as well in case they want some action while not on the go.

Users can access content from their devices over 3G or over WiFi whichever is suitable for them. The content has been optimised for mobile devices and Bigflix promises HD quality movie viewing experience for the customers with this service.

Broadly comparing with the regular movie viewing experience in a movie theater, this service offers more value for money as users do not need to be bound by time to see their favorite movies. Moreover the price tag of Rs 250 per month also seems quite pocket friendly as any movie that we see nowadays in a movie theater does not cost less than Rs 200. Users can download the Bigflix application on both the Android and iOS devices from the respective application stores.

Source : Themobileindian