Lifetime validity offers galore

[amitstg 0]

this plan is not bad even after heavy usage charges becoz airtel gives full talktime on all further recharge.

[Arun 795]

TATA --> Do saal tak chal chala chal

AIRTEL--> 28 Saal tak chal chala chal

Maybe Reliance is going to launch something better.

Well, i am an existing Aritel user and i am going to shift to this plan.

Reliance had already launched "Teen saal tak chal chal" in response to TATA earlier. Now they need to think again after Airtel's lifetime plan !

[shashank 8]

Iam waiting for TATAs reply.

[@ksh@T 20]

before waiting for TATA's reply HUTCH has jumped in battle...lifetime incoming free and is almost same as Airtel plan......ab toh zindagi bhai Kutte se bachte raho..kyonki jahaan jahaan aap jaayein KUTAA peeche peeche aaye

[amitstg 0]

u r right , hutch site has mentioned this scheme from today.

[Harshad 1]

MTNL Trump has introduced the 1 yr / 2 yr / 3 yr validity vouchers in Mumbai.

1 year for Rs.999 with 100rs talktime

2 year for rs.1600 with rs.300 talktime

3 year for rs.2400 with rs.500 talktime ......

competition is heating up !!!!!!

[Rohit Rocker 0]

TATA --> Do saal tak chal chala chal

AIRTEL--> 28 Saal tak chal chala chal

Maybe Reliance is going to launch something better.

Well, i am an existing Aritel user and i am going to shift to this plan.

Reliance had already launched "Teen saal tak chal chal" in response to TATA earlier. Now they need to think again after Airtel's lifetime plan !

Yes i know that, i also meant whats the next plan reliance is going to launch after Airtel's giant 28 years plan.

What do you think about this plan?? Should i jump into it quickly or should i wait for some time?

[amitbt22 2]

Wait dear 2 companies had launched life time incoming.i was also eager to take d Tata but i controlled by seeing these two offer.since airtel has poor coverage in our locality & hutch is not in existence in our circle.witing for d other giants to take move.Like bsnl & Rim(i hav both).

[supernova 47]

after airtel n hutch , reliance would soon follow this .... may be on new year ..................vaise is airtel offering this plan to existing postpaid subsribers or u will have to take new connection ? also how much min recharge in 6 months ?

[abhay 0]

as hutch has mentioned i think it will be same with AIRTEL

*To keep yourself mobile, all you will need to do is make a minimum available recharge every 6 months.

[amitstg 0]

after airtel n hutch , reliance would soon follow this .... may be on new year ..................vaise is airtel offering this plan to existing postpaid subsribers or u will have to take new connection ? also how much min recharge in 6 months ?

this offer is not for postpaid. it is only for new and existing prepaid.

minimum recharge could be rs 10 echarge.

[trrmenon 0]

I thought the offer was for life for incoming calls, and 100% for recharge vouchers..... i dont think Reliance could match it !!!! because their 999 offer remains valid till the talktime is available, onceit gets exhausted, the set goes dead, and fresh charge is required to make it live.

RIL subscriber

[KingofKalyan 0]

..... i dont think Reliance could match it !!!!

boss u never know, what would be reliance's next step in this war....

did u all forget mansoon hungama @ 501 scheme...

have patience, dhirubhai's b'day is near .... lets c after becoming chairman of reliance infocomm what mr.ada has gift for his dad

many many happy returns to mr. dhirubhai in advance.

Edited December 26, 2005 by Arun

[Harshad 1]

I thought the offer was for life for incoming calls, and 100% for recharge vouchers..... i dont think Reliance could match it !!!! because their 999 offer remains valid till the talktime is available, onceit gets exhausted, the set goes dead, and fresh charge is required to make it live.

RIL subscriber

RIM subscriber,

This offer of Reliance is not vis-a-vis others ( Hutch, Airtel, MTNL ). This was introduced as a talktime offer with a set validity of 3 months or talktime whichever is first. To counter the latest offer by the GSM cos, Reliance will have to bring something new, which is what kalyan_prince is saying.. Lets wait n watch ! Sooner or a little later - thr has to be a new offer from RIM owing to the competition !

H A R S H A D

[KingofKalyan 0]

Lets wait n watch ! Sooner or a little later - thr has to be a new offer from RIM owing to the competition !

H A R S H A D

Lets Start Guessing, What will be the next step of Reliance to Reply Airtel's offer....

I feel that Reliance may come up with similar offer in lower denomination.

What do u all think ??????????

[Ramchi 0]

Reliance and TATA Indicom may not come up with life-time offers. Reliance immediate target is TATA Indicom which is giving only 2-3 years validity.

The problem for Reliance or advantage of Reliance over GSM providers is handsets. Once you buy Reliance handset, it is almost like you are singing a life-time agreement with Reliance. Even if you do not continue with Reliance, still Reliance ends up making money or it is not losing money.

Only new customers may need to choose between Reliance over GSM providers like Airtel, Idea, Hutch etc...

Reliance already started the competition (in its earlier days) with stiff rates; I really do not believe it can do another round of stree-fighting with such life-time offers.

Edited December 26, 2005 by Ramchi

[KingofKalyan 0]

The problem for Reliance or advantage of Reliance over GSM providers is handsets. Once you buy Reliance handset, it is almost like you are singing a life-time agreement with Reliance. Even if you do not continue with Reliance, still Reliance ends up making money or it is not losing money.

Good point Point Ramchi, I do agree with u till some extent....

But I cannot agree 100%, I'll tell u why ?

Its ur prespective what u have said in ur post, But today what a common man will think, No Tension of Recharge very month.....Enjoy life time validity and that too in just 999

Why To cont with reliance or tata ??????? he will sell his mobile phone get a new connection of airtel and some handset...... and shift to AIRTEL......

This way Reliance and TATA may loose customers.....

Well people seating Inside DAKC knows more than us.......and know what step should be taken in this war.....Lets wait and C

[jusmail 0]

Hutch offers lifetime card @ Rs 999

December 26, 2005 14:43 IST

Close on the heels of Airtel launching a lifetime prepaid card, Hutch on Monday announced

a lifetime validity scheme for its prepaid subscribers at Rs 999.

"With the new 'Chalta Rahe' recharge, Hutch prepaid users across the country can

now go mobile for life by making a one-time payment of Rs 999," the company said

in a statement in New Delhi.

Now, lifetime validity plan from Airtel

In addition, they will also get full talk time for all subsequent recharges (net

of applicable service tax). The Chalta Rahe Prepaid recharge is expected to dramatically

increase the affordability of a prepaid mobile connection, it said.

This offering is available to existing and new subscribers. Those opting for Chalta

Rahe Recharge will pay Rs 1.99/minute for all local calls and Rs 2.99/minute for

all STD calls. In addition, this recharge comes with a Rs 25 worth in-built talk

time. This recharge, however, cannot be combined with any other promotional offer,

the company said.

With Chalta Rahe prepaid card, the company said: "Users do not need to buy validity

recharges every month and will no longer be required to recharge every month to remain

mobile without being worried about losing validity or expiration of their prepaid

connection."

It will also offer full talk time on all future recharges and customers can subsequently

top-up with any amount and get full talk time but customers will need to recharge

with the minimum available recharge (currently just Rs 10) at least once in 6 months

to stay mobile.

Three months ago, Hutch had launched a prepaid recharge card costing just Rs 10.

Before Airtel, Tata Teleservices had launched two years' validity on its pre-paid

cards.

Naveen Chopra, corporate vice president (group marketing) Hutchison Essar, said this

innovation will bring a significant change in the mobile industry as we know it.

Going mobile will now become significantly more affordable.

A reasonable one-time entry cost combined with low denomination, full talk time recharges

thereafter will encourage increased adoption of mobile telephone.

Hutchison Essar group of companies has over 10.68 million mobile users under the

Hutch brands.

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Edited December 26, 2005 by Vishal Gupta

[shashank 8]

Now tata and reliance should fight back.

Most of you think that airtel has done a great thing,but it is not.Because,due to this the subscribers of airtel will increase dramatically and lead to lot of congestion in the network.Do not forget that Airtel is a GSM based network.

The congestion will increase to a level at which the subscriber will not be able to make a single call even after 100 tries.Due to this Airtel subscribers will have the mobile only for name sake.

But this not the case with TATA & Reliance because they are CDMA networks and i guess you can understan the reason.

[KingofKalyan 0]

The congestion will increase to a level at which the subscriber will not be able to make a single call even after 100 tries.Due to this Airtel subscribers will have the mobile only for name sake.

Even now also airtel has worst network........Worst then TRUMP......MTNL

[Ramchi 0]

Kalya_Prince,

Here you need to look at one more thing. An existing Reliance customer may think 100 times before selling his mobile for getting Airtel connection. What if Reliance comes up with an attractive offer not necessarily life-time ones? He may not like to purchase another new Reliance handset at that point after spending 1000 bucks plus handst for getting Airtel connection.

For TATA Indicom new offer, all Reliance could come up was, airing commercials in Television Channels rediculing TATA Indicom ! This is the best Reliance could do to counter TATA Indicom.

Ask Reliance to get out of meddling with handsets, it will clearly demonstrate whether they are ready for open market?

[amitbt22 2]

Airtel has not a decent network so they introduce such kind of offers.& Hutch hav to follow that.also !dea has joined it atleast in our area with same offer.

Edited December 26, 2005 by amitbt22

[Ramchi 0]

Simply copying Airtel. I am wondering whether Hutch has anything oringinal in its plates? Do not wait till your competitors over take up then follow their path. Come up with something original, Hutch!

[FEVIN-RAJ 61]

I dont think Reliance will offer a Life time validity

coz reliance may not be facing a large amount of customer churn due to other operators offer

[Ramchi 0]

Fevin-Raj,

I have said the same thing in another thread 'Airtel's Revolutionary Offer'. This is mostly because Reliance handsets become paper-wieght once an exisiting customer decides against Reliance.