@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted October 6, 2008 (edited) CHANDIGARH: HFCL Infotel Limited on Monday announced the launch of colored handsets of its Ping brand of mobile at a rate of Rs 499 in the Pun jab market, aiming to penetrate urban, semi-urban and rural markets. "Our aim is to make telephony available to people in all walks of life," said G. D. Singh, COO, HFCL Infotel Ltd in a statement issued here on Monday. The Rs 499 handset comes bundled with a predefined activated mobile number which can be recharged with special tariff packs for Rs. 151, Rs. 201 or Rs. 251. The local call rate of one paisa per second and STD at Rs 1.50 per minute shall be available on these plans. The subscriber can also enjoy the validity of 30 days and STD call rate of rupee one per minute on the minimum recharge coupon of Rs. 33. Ping, a CDMA mobile service, has achieved a total customer base of 2.5 lakh within a year of launch, he said. Pings mobile services are available across 270 towns and 2050 villages in Punjab and Chandigarh through a distribution network of 8000 retail outlets. [vIa:ET] Edited November 28, 2008 by Honest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted October 9, 2008 HFCL Infotel Limited on Monday announced the launch of colored handsets of its Ping brand of mobile at a rate of Rs 499 in the Pun jab market, aiming to penetrate urban, semi-urban and rural markets ^^^ Hmmm. Colour Handset @ Rs.499/- only. Good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
situ1962 21 Report post Posted October 9, 2008 A colour phone @ Rs 499 is very good.it will tempt even more people to in for a mobile phone.but what about the quality of the phone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted October 9, 2008 A colour phone @ Rs 499 is very good.it will tempt even more people to in for a mobile phone.but what about the quality of the phone? do i have to mention about the quality...........at 500 bucks ???????????? must b cheap plastic or sumthin otherwise how the hell would they sell the handset for 500........ has any one got any pics yet of thiese phones???????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mihirf2003 7 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 well thought the phone might be of very low quality but that price makes mobile affordable to many poor people... and that is wat matters.... to increase the subscriber base and allow poor people to get a taste of technology... way to go HCL... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saurav 22 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 I hv heard that this handset has a very good battery back up comparable to LG 3000. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manishag 17 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 what ever be the cost of quality of the handset is but tarrif plans are really great Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mufaddal 678 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 hmmmmm looks quite impressive ..............this thing is goin to stir up the market Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 Hmmm. It has speaker phone facility and polyphonic ringtones also. Really great for an entry level handset. Looks of the handset too are also good. Regards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 (edited) dear rimwebians you wd be amazed to know that in mere 80 days since the launch of the service they were able to capture 1 lac subscribers. and yes the tarriffs are awesome . . . as its not a big co. just an HFCL enterprise but still when u dnt hv roaming 30-40K customers a month is good start Edited October 12, 2008 by @ksh@T Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@mitJ@in 256 Report post Posted October 12, 2008 Ping quality is Just Ok..Just like our Reliance Classic Handset.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thinkpositive 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2008 (edited) The same handset TATA indicom (ZTE 332) is offering at a price tag of 1099 with a life time validity sim call rates 10 ps onnet per min, 50 ps offnet mobile per min, 1 rupee offnet landline per min within kerala. STD Rs 1.50 per min. For PING the starter pack cost is extra (for lifetime validity Rs 499 extra, I think.) then it comes 499+499 = 998 rupees call rates are also bit high comapred to TATA indicom. I think the offer is only in KERALA. http://www.tataindicom.com/t-personal-mobile-handsets.aspx ZTE 335, ZTE 336 have the same features that ZTE 332 (PING in case of HFCL) have, only the outside body is different Edited April 12, 2009 by thinkpositive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vvinayakpai 26 Report post Posted November 27, 2008 (edited) Reliance Making A Killing!, Is Ping Mobile it the cheapest???? Friends, I had a look at tariffs charged by an operator named HFCL which operates under the brand name PING in Punjab. I was utterly chocked to see the tariffs so low. Juts have a look at the tariff on the below link, http://pingmobile.in/pre_ping_plus.html Amazingly cheap tariff!!!!!!! Local calls to other networks within the same circle charged as low as 2paise per minute. How does the company make money at all!!!! When an outgoing call has to be made to another operator, the calling operator has to pay 30ps per minute to the operator in whose network the call terminates. Amazing tariff!!!!!!!! HFCL also provides mobile services on the CDMA platform rather than the GSM platform. Is it some advantage the CDMA players have or is it something else which makes it viable for this operator to offer dirt cheap tariffs??????????????????? Edited November 28, 2008 by Honest << Topic Merged >> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srk006 21 Report post Posted November 27, 2008 ^^ Its 2paise/sec and not 2paise/min!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prathod 3 Report post Posted November 27, 2008 They dont seem to have roaming services for thier customers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pasumark 51 Report post Posted November 28, 2008 The new players have to offer something extra to capture market. So next year we may see many more goodies. Particularly in GSM since Reliance and new players will enter in Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amtrag 20 Report post Posted November 28, 2008 HFCL is an old player offering CDMA services only in Punjab. So only those people would be using their services who never roam to even the neighbouring states like Haryana or Himachal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted November 28, 2008 But HFCL's Tariffs are the most reasonable my dear friends. Hope they start services in other states also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted November 28, 2008 well admins and mods shdnt this topic be merged with Ping Mobile! . . .tarriffs are also discussed http://www.rimweb.in/forums/index.php?showtopic=15827 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted November 28, 2008 << Topic Merged >> Topic Merged and Topic Title Updated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
