coolrajiv 1 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 (edited) Source - http://www.tech2.com/india/news/mobile-pho...odafone/16771/0 Come September 21, 2007, Hutch will be renamed Vodafone. Vodafone had acquired 67 per cent in Hutchison Essar from Hong Kong-based Hutchison Whampoa a few months ago, in a bid to enter the fast-growing Indian market. Global player Vodafone completed the acquisition of Hutchison Essar in May 2007 and the company was formally renamed Vodafone Essar in July 2007. Asim Ghosh, MD, Vodafone Essar, says, "We’ve had a good innings as Hutch in India and today marks a new beginning for us, not as a departure from the fundamentals that created Hutch, but an acceleration into the future with Vodafone’s global expertise." This transition is estimated to touch over 35 million customers across 400,000 shops and thousands of Hutch’s own employees, as well as employees of its business associates. This makes it the largest ever transformation for Hutch, considering the fact that in India, the brand itself has undergone several changes in the past. Edited September 19, 2007 by coolrajiv Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 ^^^ Lets hope for something better from Vodafone my dear friends. Better tariff plans and call rates are expected from Vodafone. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sadikk 301 Report post Posted September 19, 2007 ^^^Lets hope for something better from Vodafone my dear friends. Better tariff plans and call rates are expected from Vodafone. Regards. I am not expecting any miracle. They will launch some scheme for first six months to attract new customers, thats it. And i dont think their 600 wala handsets gonna be hit, after classics gave us enough boredom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 but guys dnt u think that pronunciation of vodafone is far tougher for individual ..masses as compared to hutch and airtel or bsnl or RIM/TATA and it wd be far difficult for Vodafone to create a brandname among . .masses! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 Infact all service providers are trying to sell cheap handsets in urban areas, though they launched it for rural areas. In rural areas they still have problem of coverage. So lets hope vodaphone could bring some change in Indian telecom scenario. May be we are expecting too much Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copperco2 24 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 but guys dnt u think that pronunciation of vodafone is far tougher for individual ..masses as compared to hutch and airtel or bsnl or RIM/TATA and it wd be far difficult for Vodafone to create a brandname among . .masses! instead of Voda it could be Yedafone.. that will certainly help.. he he he Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shashank 8 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 Will th operator logo on the handset screen change? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copperco2 24 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 Will th operator logo on the handset screen change? I dont think so.. It will remain the same Vodafone.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shashank 8 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 ^^I mean will the "Hutch" on my mobile screen change to "Vodafone"?????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashoksoft 83 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 yeah ... over a period of time guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ramchi 0 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 Indian market dominated by volume low end users and mean high end consumers. Never in the past foreign companies could provide "Services" for Indian market;because you have lots of factor into considerations like high-pressure operating cost, regulatory risks, stiff competition, razar think profit margin, ever demanding customers, poor over all infrastructure etc... These White & Might Vodafone executives will have tough time providing "services" for poor brown people like us!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copperco2 24 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 this time in advt. the pug is roaming alone.. do they mean..jahan koi nahin jaata hum wahin jaate hain, what more he has a doggy house too... and no no .. no reference to ' we follow you everywhere.." the bou too is missing.. Bhagwan..oops Yedafone he janata hai ke aage kya kya hoga.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 ^^^ My dear friends, but still I think we could get better services from Vodafone. Leave apart cheaper calls expect good services. We all know that now a days we face terrible problem of call drops. Hope Vodafone invest for some more cell sites to take care of this problem. If we get quality services than there should not be any problem with tariffs and rentals. And about the pronunciation, I don't think theres any problem with it. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sadikk 301 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 Well guys HUTCH banner is now VODAFONE on mobile screen. And yes dont expect anything as same cool aasim ghosh is going to run the company for us. They have just changed the name and nothing else. They got enough customer base, enough ARPU. well only hope of competition is in Premium services and sms tariff. IMHO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted September 20, 2007 yes, the banner in mobile has been changed as well, though it has been changing between Hutch and Vodafone for the past few hours. The website's front page has been updated as well: http://www.hutch.in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kunal Hemrajani 1 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 ere is wat one of my frend on oder forum said about this From Orange to Pink to RedI hope the final colour isn't how the customers would be feeling? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
commonman 228 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 this time in advt. the pug is roaming alone..do they mean..jahan koi nahin jaata hum wahin jaate hain, what more he has a doggy house too... and no no .. no reference to ' we follow you everywhere.." the bou too is missing.. Bhagwan..oops Yedafone he janata hai ke aage kya kya hoga.. Perhaps they want to give the message that "the service has gone completely to the dogs" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kk999 25 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 (edited) HUTCH NOW VODAFONE WEB SITE --- www.vodafone.in http://www.vodafone.in/Pages/Index.aspx U WANT TO CHANGE HUTCH LOGO SMS VODAFONE TO 56565 (TOLL FREE) ONLY NOKIA (NOT FOR N93) ENJOY!!!!!!!!! Edited September 21, 2007 by kk999 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copperco2 24 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 HUTCH NOW VODAFONEWEB SITE --- www.vodafone.in http://www.vodafone.in/Pages/Index.aspx U WANT TO CHANGE HUTCH LOGO SMS VODAFONE TO 56565 (TOLL FREE) ONLY NOKIA (NOT FOR N93) ENJOY!!!!!!!!! the network is outside your home, full coverage in the doggie house... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ravi_patent 28 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 but guys dnt u think that pronunciation of vodafone is far tougher for individual ..masses as compared to hutch and airtel or bsnl or RIM/TATA and it wd be far difficult for Vodafone to create a brandname among . .masses! how abt badafone!!... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copperco2 24 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 (edited) yedafone's sarin just said on CNBC that to serve the customers better, he needs more spectrum.. he cannt "serve" customers without that.. kaam shuru karne ke pehle he haath khade kar diye... :-) what about upgrading infrastructure for a better utlisation of the spectrum already allotted.. but then asking for more spectrum is cheaper than upgrading the infra..across the board. It's always easy and beneficial to blame the other prson. Edited September 21, 2007 by copperco2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h1ghlander 9 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 Who'll put food for that dog if he's alone?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Himanshu Singh 19 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 Well My screen says HUTCH NOW VODAFONE.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 In Chennai/TN, its better to call Vodafone as Vada Fone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sadikk 301 Report post Posted September 21, 2007 In Chennai/TN, its better to call Vodafone as Vada Fone. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
