Comments on: India activates 4 cellphones per second http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/india-activates-4-cellphones-per-second/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:16:19 -0500 hourly 1 By: Karan Sharma http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/india-activates-4-cellphones-per-second/comment-page-1/#comment-941634 Karan Sharma Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:05:54 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=49942#comment-941634 @ Srinivas 5??I can give you the names of 10 Cellular companies if u want!! Airtel Vodaphone BSNL MTNL Spice Hutch TATA IDEA RELIANCE Aircel @ Srinivas

5??I can give you the names of 10 Cellular companies if u want!!

Airtel
Vodaphone
BSNL
MTNL
Spice
Hutch
TATA
IDEA
RELIANCE
Aircel

]]> By: Ashish Baweja http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/india-activates-4-cellphones-per-second/comment-page-1/#comment-941543 Ashish Baweja Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:42:02 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=49942#comment-941543 Reception is much better than in US/Canada. Its cheaper here to Install a tower on a private house roof by paying rental to owner. There are plans like pay $15 rental for a year and 1 cent per minute for local calls and 2 cent per minute for National Long distance, Free incoming calls and text. Still telecom companies have high profitability. You can find mobile phones at remote places in India which doesn't even have roads and other infrastructure. A real example of Fortune at bottom of pyramid. Reception is much better than in US/Canada. Its cheaper here to Install a tower on a private house roof by paying rental to owner. There are plans like pay $15 rental for a year and 1 cent per minute for local calls and 2 cent per minute for National Long distance, Free incoming calls and text. Still telecom companies have high profitability. You can find mobile phones at remote places in India which doesn’t even have roads and other infrastructure. A real example of Fortune at bottom of pyramid.

]]> By: srinivas http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/india-activates-4-cellphones-per-second/comment-page-1/#comment-941330 srinivas Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:19:23 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=49942#comment-941330 Reception is pretty good. Reception is pretty good.

]]> By: srinivas http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/india-activates-4-cellphones-per-second/comment-page-1/#comment-941327 srinivas Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:17:20 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=49942#comment-941327 I agree that call charges are very cheap. Free incoming calls and outgoing calls cost only a rupee per minute. But, GPRS is not free. We have only 5 carriers not 10. Changing the carrier right is not easy as we lose the phone number. phone numbers here are tied to the carriers. I agree that call charges are very cheap. Free incoming calls and outgoing calls cost only a rupee per minute. But, GPRS is not free. We have only 5 carriers not 10. Changing the carrier right is not easy as we lose the phone number. phone numbers here are tied to the carriers.

]]> By: CoolProducts http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/india-activates-4-cellphones-per-second/comment-page-1/#comment-941321 CoolProducts Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:09:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=49942#comment-941321 With all those phones going at once I bet reception there is not good at all. I didn't know there were no contracts though. That's pretty convenient. With all those phones going at once I bet reception there is not good at all. I didn’t know there were no contracts though. That’s pretty convenient.

]]> By: Karan Sharma http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/india-activates-4-cellphones-per-second/comment-page-1/#comment-941295 Karan Sharma Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:27:55 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=49942#comment-941295 and yeh there are Around 10 wireless companies and yeh NO CONTRACTS....soo yeh if u r not happy with 1, Change it Right away. and yeh there are Around 10 wireless companies and yeh NO CONTRACTS….soo yeh if u r not happy with 1, Change it Right away.

]]> By: Kunal http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/india-activates-4-cellphones-per-second/comment-page-1/#comment-941293 Kunal Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:24:26 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=49942#comment-941293 John, The thing is that most of the phones sold here are ultra-low cost phones which ranges around Rs. 1000-3500 ($20-$70). High-end phones doesn't sell much as the actual buyers are very less than what the manufacturers will find in US. John,

The thing is that most of the phones sold here are ultra-low cost phones which ranges around Rs. 1000-3500 ($20-$70). High-end phones doesn’t sell much as the actual buyers are very less than what the manufacturers will find in US.

]]> By: Karan Sharma http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/22/india-activates-4-cellphones-per-second/comment-page-1/#comment-941292 Karan Sharma Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:24:04 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=49942#comment-941292 I will not be amazed with this figure bcous Mobile service is Damn cheap ova there as compared to Canada and US. Any1 can afford a cell phone over there. If you compare the prices with Rogers(Canada), the plan fo which you pay $60 in Canada is only $10 in India. And yeh GPRS(Internet) is free with most of the Post-Paid plans or its only $2(if in case its not free) for unlimited use whereas a Data plan is Canada is Xtra $30 on top of your regular plan. If I get to Decide whre to Launch phone...i will put india in ma Top 5 list and thts wt NOKIA is doing. I will not be amazed with this figure bcous Mobile service is Damn cheap ova there as compared to Canada and US. Any1 can afford a cell phone over there. If you compare the prices with Rogers(Canada), the plan fo which you pay $60 in Canada is only $10 in India. And yeh GPRS(Internet) is free with most of the Post-Paid plans or its only $2(if in case its not free) for unlimited use whereas a Data plan is Canada is Xtra $30 on top of your regular plan.

If I get to Decide whre to Launch phone…i will put india in ma Top 5 list and thts wt NOKIA is doing.

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