@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 CHENNAI: Telecom services provider Bharti- Airtel on Tuesday announced the launch of "Dial a Postpaid" for mobile users. With a tariff plan of Rs 400, a customer can make local calls at 50 paise, all STD calls at Re 1 and 800 local minutes and SMS free of charge, a company press release here said. "This new launch of 'Dial-a-Postpaid' is yet another initiative by Airtel to make mobile services easily available to the masses at their doorstep," Bharti-Airtel CEO (Mobile Services-Tamil Nadu) Rajiv Rajagopal said. Customers are also offered assistance to transfer their current SIM card memory to their new SIM card for the connection. The facility is being offered at no extra cost, he said. Customers can also get the new connection without any entry deposit for STD/ISD facility and interested prepaid customers can also migrate to this plan, the release said. Bharti Airtel Ltd, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, as of March 2008 has 64.26 million customers, of which 61.98 million are its mobile users, it added. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted May 20, 2008 With a tariff plan of Rs 400, a customer can make local calls at 50 paise, all STD calls at Re 1 and 800 local minutes and SMS free of charge, a company press release here said. ^^^ The scheme sound to be good my dear friends. But how many free SMS will the customer get with this plan ? Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
situ1962 21 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 Are the 800 minutes meant for local calls notw or std calls also? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dj 25 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 looks like they bundle your voice and sms for local usage and deduct it from the billed amount... like in the case of std375 on rim post paid where u get 375 a month off... but the plus side is that its for all usage... std or local and the call charges are pretty much the same Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prabakar 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 The benefit of My Std 375 plan is Rs 0.50 paise for land line phones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manishag 17 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 As usual Airtel is trying to fool the customers. if 50p is the call rate then Rs 400 it self equals to 800 local mins. and they are saying that Dial a postpaid is available for no extra charge is also a false statement. because you can get the post paid connection either FOC or max at rs 250 if you take is from local market and there is scope for bargaining in market. but if you use dial a post paid service you will be forced to pay Rs 500 and no chance to bargain. in fact i took the post paid connection in delhi. Airtel Guy came at my home and did all document work for me. and apart from that i got the no FOC. I got all this because i called the local store of mobile store. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 Are the 800 minutes meant for local calls notw or std calls also? No the 800 minutes are only for local calls and not STD usage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 With a tariff plan of Rs 400, a customer can make local calls at 50 paise, all STD calls at Re 1 and 800 local minutes and SMS free of charge, a company press release here said. ^^^ The scheme sound to be good my dear friends. But how many free SMS will the customer get with this plan ? Regards. You will get 800 free local SMSs only, no STD SMS and SMS are to local mobiles only and not to local RCOM/TATA FWPs. All other FWPs of othr operators begin with 9 and are 10 digit, so they are counted as mobile SMSs. Even tata/rcom FWPs with 93 series will be counted as mobile SMSs and will be free upto 800. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted May 21, 2008 Following is extracted from Airtel website: - Don't Fear Postpaid Now you can get a postpaid connection at your doorstep, in the convenience of your home, to give you complete delight. All you need to do is call the following number 180 0102 0102 (Toll Free) if you are interested in a postpaid connection. Your call will be answered by a specially trained executive, who will completely satisfy all that you need to know, related to buying a postpaid connection. The executive will use scientific tools like a Bill Plan Calculator to suggest the best plan that meets your requirements, based on your usage. You will also be offered the facility that your SIM card phone numbers can be transferred to your new SIM card, without any cost. After the call, based on your requirements the executive will send his representative to collect your documents and deliver the SIM card to you. Benefits: * No Hidden Charges: Zero STd Deposit, Zero ISD Deposit : * Best Buy: Pay Rs 400 and get 800 minutes local talktime & 800 Local Sms Free. * Daily Bill Updates: You will get an Sms Daily telling you the latest Unbilled amount. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
