BPP 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1426046.cms Idea Cellular Limited on Thursday announced an offer called 'Outgoing Free' which gives its prepaid customers a chance to call free for the first two minutes on all outgoing calls to local and STD numbers. Once the customer has completed usage of first 2 mins free, calls will be charged at Re. 1/- for all cell-to-cell local calls and Rs. 2/- for other local and STD calls, for a period of 30 days from the date of purchase of these voucher. This offer is also applicable to Lifelong customers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theking 35 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 That means that v can cut the call at 1:59 and redial? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 Is it only for first 2 months Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 (edited) for more details visit www.ideacellular.com In a gist, you have to but vouchers for Rs 2000 and get Rs 200 talktime to enjoy free first 2 minutes all over India, any phone. For local calls to any number, you have to but Rs 750 voucher with Rs 75 talktime for free first two minutes calls to any local number. For local free to any mobiles, you need to buy Rs 200 voucher with Rs 50 talktime for 1 month. Taking the lead and creating a paradigm shift in tariffing, Idea Cellular, India’s leading cellular operator today announced Outgoing Free, an offer of First 2mins FREE on all outgoing to local and STD numbers for its prepaid customer base. First 2mins FREE on all outgoing calls reiterates IDEA'S endeavor to innovate and keep ahead of the pack in the prepaid segment. This unprecedented customer offering is available on the following vouchers: · All local mobile on purchase of the Rs. 250/- voucher with Rs. 50/- talktime. · All local calls on purchase of the Rs. 750/- voucher with Rs. 75/- talktime. · All STD and local calls on purchase of the Rs. 2000/- voucher with Rs. 200/- talk time. · Also available for post paid customers. Voucher Name Benefit Voucher MRP Talktime Mobile Free 2 min Local Mobile Free 250 50 Local Free 2 Min All Local Free 750 75 Local & STD Free 2 Min Local and STD Free 2000 200 Once the customer has completed usage of first 2mins free, calls will be charged at Re. 1/- for all cell-to-cell local calls and Rs. 2/- for other local and STD calls, for a period of 30 days from the date of purchase of these voucher. This is not all! This offer is also applicable to Lifelong customers. Announcing the launch, Mr. Vikram Mehmi, CEO, Idea Cellular Ltd., said, "With Outgoing Free, Idea Cellular will offer the most competitive prepaid product in the marketplace. The idea is to continue offering our customers great VFM products supported by our factory of innovative Value Added Services. The combination is hard to resist and is sure to change the prepaid industry as we know it". About IDEA Cellular Ltd. As India’s leading GSM Mobile Services operator, IDEA Cellular has licenses to operate in 11 circles. With a customer base of over 6 million, IDEA Cellular has operations in Delhi, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Uttaranchal, Haryana, UP- West and Kerala. IDEA Cellular’s footprint currently covers approximately 45% of India’s population and over 50% of the potential telecom-market. Customer Service and Innovation are the drivers of this Cellular Brand. With GPRS currently available on all its’ networks, for both pre and post paid customers, IDEA Cellular is the first company to commercially launch next generation EDGE technology (a 3G technology) for its Delhi circle. It is the only Indian operator to have won an award at the GSM Association Awards. As a leader in Value Added Services, Innovation is central to IDEA’s VAS Factory. It is the first cellular company to launch music messaging with ‘Cellular Jockey’, ‘Global SMS’ in over 540 networks across all technology platforms, a voice portal with ‘Say IDEA’. A frontrunner in introducing revolutionary tariff plans, IDEA Cellular has the distinction of offering the most customer friendly and competitive Pre Paid offerings, for the first time in India, with ‘Eco Talk’, ‘Flexi-charge’, ‘Super Power’ and other segmented offerings. ‘Lifetime Idea’ is the first and only loyalty program, for pre paid customers, introduced by a Cellular brand and Pay Easy which is bill payment through the effective use of the pre-paid channel, IDEA is the only operator in the world to launch this service. Idea is the only cellular operator who has launched a complete suite of Mobile Email services. More about IDEA Cellular Ltd. at http://www.ideacellular.com Edited February 24, 2006 by khs123 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SexyGurl 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 i was thinking what theking stated above. though, disconnecting after 1:59 everything in your 2 hour long call is not possible / infeasible. ok, it's something .... but not that about which we could start jumping around. And even then only Rs. 200/- M2M option looks best. Rest are at best passable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPP 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 I think this is just a start , most of NLD operators will give unlimited STD options very soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hritik123 4 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 its a great offer when using for short periods , can be used as sms also.. reliance should follow soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajat8676 0 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 The offer does not turn out to be beneficial, though at the first look, it does catch the eye with its free 2 mins STD. Seems to be more for advertisement benefit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted February 24, 2006 Waiting for all operators to follow this scheme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utsav 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2006 Yes! Expect the same from RIM and prepared to be paying for 2:01 Mins for a call duration of 1:59 Mins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted February 25, 2006 In a way, All India 2 minutes free is good because you get a total bill of only 2000 per month (plus ST) all inclusive if only you terminate your calls within say 110 or max 115 seconds. Maybe if you want to talk longer, you should keep disconnecting and reconnecting after every 110 or 115 seconds. Of course, it is troublesome. Only thing to note here is the SMS and Roaming costs, which if included in the all inclusive deal, would be too good to be true. Wonder what Reliance will bring out next? Tata Indicom in their Plan 499 offers local and intracircle cell to cell calling at Rs 0.50 pm as compared to RIMs Rs 1.00 pm. And you also get 100 or 200 national SMS free in this plan. All other features are similar to RIM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mn14april 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2006 (edited) hi guys listen to this Idea Cellular has announced that they are now offering ‘First 2 Minutes FREE‘ offer on all outgoing calls to local and STD numbers, for its prepaid as well as post-paid customer base. This offer is applicable to users who purchases one of the following packages/plans: 1. All local mobiles on purchase of the Rs 250 voucher with Rs 50 talktime 2. All local calls on purchase of the Rs 750 voucher with Rs 75 talktime 3. All STD and local calls on purchase of the Rs 2000 voucher with Rs 200 talk time << Topic Merged >> Edited March 1, 2006 by Arun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BPP 0 Report post Posted March 1, 2006 why is anil sleeping :-)) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
