Wednesday, May 19, 2010

BSNL Live Launched for 3G Customers in South Zone

BSNL launched its new service delivery platform ‘BSNL Live’ a Mobile Web portal that would offer Video on Demand (VoD), Movie streaming for its 3G GSM customers in South Zone. “The BSNL Live portal has Movie streaming, Games, Full track songs, Video clips and it will be a single window shop for all the mobile value added contents,” BSNL Chairman and Managing Director, Kuldeep Goyal. “We already have the ‘Video Calling’ and ‘Hello TV’ service but the convenience comes with the use of Live Portal launched today,” he said.

The operator would also introduce Mobile Commerce, Mobil Episode and other utilities (paying phone bills and other services) very soon. The BSNL Live services which was launched today in South Zone would now be available in over 428 cities of Northern, Eastern as well as Southern parts of India. He further said that the name of the technical platform hosting ‘BSNL Live’ was Service Delivery Platform (SDP) which the BSNL was the first mobile operator to deploy and it was built to meet the needs of mobile network operators, media companies, service providers etc. It has been developed with the assistance of Ericsson.

The end user price points of the contents like for Games will be Rs. 35-100, full track songs Rs. 15, Video Rs. 10 to Rs. 20, Video On Demand at Rs. 40 and wallpapers at Rs. 10. Moreover Video category will have contents like exclusive preview of forthcoming films, footage of celebrities, interviews etc.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Emergency Credit and SMS Based Recharge

India’s National telecom Backbone and GSM service provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) introduces CREDIT Recharge, GIFT the Talk Time, SMS based tariff Recharging and Plan Migration facility for its GSM Mobile service customers in Kolkata Telecom Circles. The Credit Recharge facility which let its prepaid customers in Kolkata telecom circle to avail a credit amount of Rs.10 as a Emergency Credit Recharge by just sending an SMS.

To avail the service any prepaid customer having balance less than 10 but not negative need to send CREDIT to 53738. The credit Amount of Rs. 10 will be added to his account instantly. However the same feature will not be allowed again to the customer till he recharges. A sum of Rs.10 will be debited from his balance on the next day midnight. If the customer does not recharge within next day, the balance will go to negative. The transaction Fee Rs.1 will be applicable.

Gift or Share the Talk Time

BSNL prepaid subscriber can Gift or Share their talk time with other active BSNL prepaid subscribers (same circle). To gift the talk time customer may send GIFT (space) (prepaid no. to whom gift to be made) (space) Amount to 53738. The Transferee should be in the active period and Maximum talk value for gifting is Rs. 100 per transaction. One transaction will be allowed per day. The transaction Fee Rs.1 will be applicable.

Plan Information.

BSNL Kolkata also launches SMS Based recharge and Plan information’s for example if BSNL prepaid subscriber willing to know his existing tariff plan than he can get the info just by one SMS MY PLAN or MYPLAN to 53738. This SMS will be toll free.

Plan Migration

While with the SMS based recharge faculty, customer who has enough balance in their account can change their tariff plan or recharge with desired STV or RCV without going Retailer or BSNL outlets to get mobile recharged.

This service allows Extension of validity, Migration to new Plans, Magic/Power facility For Example if customer wants to recharge with GPRS Plan 98 which offer 2GB free downloads can recharged just by one simple SMS STV98 to 53738 (Toll Free). After sending the SMS Balance will reduced by Rs.98 and GPRS Plan will be activated. To use this service prepaid account Balance should be more than the MRP of desired STV.


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Unlimited GPRS Pack at Rs.8

India’s National telecom backbone and one of the leading GSM Mobile service operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has launched one new Fully Unlimited GPRS Pack at Rs.8 for its prepaid mobile service subscribers in West Bengal & Sikkim telecom circle.

BSNL Prepaid subscribers in West Bengal circle can opt the Fully Unlimited GPRS/Internet connectivity by paying Rs.8 per for 1 Day access. The Unlimited GPRS pack will works on Mobile Phone as well as browsing through PC or Laptop.

The GPRS Pack of Rs.8 will provide Unlimited Internet browsing and Downloads without and Fare Usage Policy (FUP) for 1 day (up to midnight) from the date of recharges. To enjoy the new Unlimited GPRS plan, BSNL subscriber needs to maintain minimum balance of Rs.50 in their prepaid account.

The new GPRS RC8 will be available in E-Recharge options and applicable for Pre-Activated GPRS users. Subscriber who wants to recharge with it, must say the retailer to recharge with “RECHARGE” option not by “TOP-UP” option. For more details call 94000-24365 from BSNL phone.

*TelecomTalk