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[manav]

Hello there, I heard India is has one of the lowest call rates in the world, so I just wondered is it true or are we being jacked?

My operator rates.
Name : Airtel .... INA 98
Monthly Rent : Freedom 599 Plan rent_ 599Rs = 12.3 US$
GPRS RENT : 600 Rs = 12.3$
Outgoing to local mobile = .50Rs (0.01$ 48.5 Rs = 1US$)
Outgoing to landline = .30Rs (You get the picture)
SMS : Local = 1.5rs (.40 if you take a optional scheme)
National = 2 Rs
ISD = 5 Rs.
In one scheme theres local,national and ISD sms free!

[mundets]

Alright...
Here's the rundown of Globe's Prepaid Rates:
Calls
Globe -> Globe....P6.50/minute (approx $.12/minute)
Globe -> Non Globe/Landline....P7.50/minute (approx $.13/minute)
IDD....$.40

Texts
SMS....P1 (approx $.02)
MMS....P5 (approx $.09)
Int'l.....P10 (rate will increase soon to P15) (approx $.18, $.27)

GPRS
FREE! The catch: You can only access the Globe site and Yahoo!. :(

Further info: http://www.globe.com.ph

[manav]

Originally posted by mundets
Alright...
Here's the rundown of Globe's Prepaid Rates:
Calls
Globe -> Globe....P6.50/minute (approx $.12/minute)
Globe -> Non Globe/Landline....P7.50/minute (approx $.13/minute)
IDD....$.40

Texts
SMS....P1 (approx $.02)
MMS....P5 (approx $.09)
Int'l.....P10 (rate will increase soon to P15) (approx $.18, $.27)

GPRS
FREE! The catch: You can only access the Globe site and Yahoo!. :(

Further info: http://www.globe.com.ph

Life does suck at the place where you live, earth lol. Well even airtel has free wap gprs. And there is a loophole in it via that you can access GPRS for free, cheers!

[cdover]

Err....here's my plan from SingTel that I have:

Monthly: $29.40 (US$17)
Calls: I believe 200 mins free + $0.15/min after that ($US 0.08)
SMS: 360 free + $0.05 per sms after that (US$0.03)
MMS: No free MMS, but it only costs $0.30 (i think) for every MMS (US$0.17)
GPRS: I spend $40 or so on this...i'm trying to stop! (US$23)
Others:
Free Caller ID
Free Voicemail
Free Number Portability
Free Pay-As-you-Roam
Free Caller Alert
Free Multi-Party Conference Call
Free IDEAS

[sjhotshot]

orange hk now changed to 3 dualband prices are follows:-

Service plan: hk$ 298 - us$ 38.20

basic min: 3100 min
Heart to Heart (orange to orange) : 1700 min

free orange to orange sms
other operator sms: hk$ 0.4 (1 us$ = hk$ 7.8)

MMS: hk$ 1.5/- (1 us $ = hk$ 7.8)

gprs is too expensive: hk$ 0.01 per kb

the plan includes everythin else free like :-

voice mail
call forward (with no extra charge or airtime deduction)
call waiting
default international roaming
caller display
5 party conference calling
etc etc.......

[manav]

Hmm, guess gprs is still very expensive in most part of the world. Anyone use EDGE? and know how much it costs. It seems that many operators give lots of free minutes to the same network. That turns out free for them. So its just a qustion of which network most of your pals are on ;)

[mundets]

What sucks with Globe is that you can ONLY access their WAP site and Yahoo. :( You can't even pay to access the whole thing! Grrrrr...
On their site you can download a bunch of stuff... Here are the rates:
Wallpapers: P20 ($.36)
Poly Tones: P25 ($.44)
Java Games: Up to P50 ($.88)
Traffic Cam: P20 ($.36)
Sound Clips: P20 ($.36)
E-cards: P30 (I think) ($.53)
There's even Karaoke....and I didn't even bother finding out the price for that **shudders**

Manav, I envy you... Your call rates are so cheap! :( This is probably why I be a cheapskate and hardly call anyone, and just send out hundreds (perhaps thousands) of texts a month!

[Valdo]

Originally posted by manav
Hmm, guess gprs is still very expensive in most part of the world. Anyone use EDGE? and know how much it costs. It seems that many operators give lots of free minutes to the same network. That turns out free for them. So its just a qustion of which network most of your pals are on ;)

Yup...my borther is paying RM99 ($28) for EDGE per month for unlimited usetage!

[willstyles]

Provider: FIDO CANADA

Rate: $45
UNLIMITED LOCAL CALLING
Voicemail
Caller ID ect.
$50/ unlimited WAP access
$0.15 text message

[mundets]

Originally posted by willstyles
Provider: FIDO CANADA

Rate: $45
UNLIMITED LOCAL CALLING
Voicemail
Caller ID ect.
$50/ unlimited WAP access
$0.15 text message
Are these US$ or CA$?

[willstyles]

Originally posted by mundets
Are these US$ or CA$?

$Can

so it would be around $32 US for Unlimited local calling with voice mail and caller ID

[willstyles]

Frankly im suprised we here in Canada have unlimited wireless calling before the US and the UK. You guys were so much more advanced in the cellphone market. I guess it comes down to greed.

[mundets]

The text messaging rates are really high compared to the rates here in Asia...
What do you mean it comes down to greed?

[willstyles]

Originally posted by mundets
The text messaging rates are really high compared to the rates here in Asia...
What do you mean it comes down to greed?

I mean that with the current technology wireless companies could offer unlimited plans, but they dont because its not in thair best interest. If a company stepped upto the plate in Asia/UK/USA and offered unlimited, then all the rest would have to follow like it is happening in Canada. Two companies here now offer unlimited plans.

[yaris1001]

Provider - Vodafone UK
Plan: £13.99 p/m
1/2 extras pack inc.
600 minutes offpeak and weekends
12p picture message from 26/12/03 to 31/03/04, thereafter 36p
12p long text from 26/12/03 to 31/03/04, thereafter 15p
£30.00 of text, picture messages, data or wap
£2.00 of picture messages, date or wap

Call Charges.
Calls to UK landlines 35p peak, 5p offpeak/weekend
Calls to same network 35p peak, 5p offpeak/weekend
Calls to other networks 40p flat rate (these are the prices after my free time has gone)

Data charges.
Text 12p, Long text 15p, Picture message 36p, GSM WAP 10p, GRPS £7.50/mb (these are the charges after I have used my £32 of charges)

Only got 5 months left of this tariff then I don't know if I should go back with T-Mobile Uk or stick with Vodafone.... Depends on the phones at the time.

[TheZodiac]

T-Mobile USA (US$)

39.99 per month - 1000 anytime calling, plus 3 day weekends FREE. (fri, sat, sun)
+
19.99 Unlimited internet Access
+
$5.99 Unlimited Tmo-Tmo calling.

This is what I personally pay... Im useing a Tmo Sidekick.

Tmo also offerd WiFi Hotspot access for unlimited $19.99 (if you dont have voice access with them its $29.99)

Any web cabable phone can have unlinited Internet access inludeing GPRS modems for these prices.

WAP is anywhere from 2.99 to $9.99 Unlinmited. The 9.99 subsciption includes SSL access.

Again, this is me personally. I have been with them for years and years.

[manav]

Umm, mundets then this plan will have you killing. It was stopped after all other operators complained that it was unfair. By TRAI (Telephone Regulatory Authority Of India)

Rent : 1499 = 29.0 US$
Outgoing (local m2m any operator) = FREE! UNLTD..
Landline (any phone within the state) = 0.01$
SMS (national, local, international) = free
MMS = free
WAP GPRS = free
GPRS = free
ISD calls = 0.19US$
Incoming = of course free (but at the time of the launch of this plan around 2 years ago even incoming was chargable).
It was offered by HUTCH/ Orange/ Idea...

Beat That... Sadly it was withdrawn!!!:(

[mundets]

Originally posted by manav
Umm, mundets then this plan will have you killing. It was stopped after all other operators complained that it was unfair. By TRAI (Telephone Regulatory Authority Of India)

Rent : 1499 = 29.0 US$
Outgoing (local m2m any operator) = FREE! UNLTD..
Landline (any phone within the state) = 0.01$
SMS (national, local, international) = free
MMS = free
WAP GPRS = free
GPRS = free
ISD calls = 0.19US$
Incoming = of course free (but at the time of the launch of this plan around 2 years ago even incoming was chargable).
It was offered by HUTCH/ Orange/ Idea...

Beat That... Sadly it was withdrawn!!!:(
GOOD LORD ALMIGHTY.
No wonder they withdrew the plan... they weren't making any money! :P

[manav]

Ahh, just for nostalgia I can show you a pic of a bill of that plan which I had used some while back. Now this plan is still available but with only limited free minutes and after that its chargable!

[Valdo]

Maxis prepaid :

RM0.40 per minute - about $0.11

RM0.10 for every 100kb for internet acess - about $0.04

RM0.07 per SMS - about $0.02

RM1.00 per MMS (100kb) - about $0.30

Digi prepaid :

RM0.30 per minute - about $0.10

RM99 per month for unlimited internet access (specially for Nokia 6230's EDGE) - about $25

RM0.07 per SMS - about $0.02

MMS - FREE!

[manav]

Valdo I really like your avater what is it actually? And if you do have free MMS please MMS me on +919898024177 ..

[Box215]

T-Mobile USA (US $)

$39.99 - 600 anytime minutes and free nights and weekends
$2.99 - 300 SMS, 1 MB T-Zones, 30 MMS (an old T-Zones plan)
$6.99 - 1000 SMS
50 free bonus minutes and 50 free loyalty minutes

[manav]

Just got 2000 SMS free / Night Talk Free (11pm ~ 8AM) Pack for .5$ Valid for a month. ( I have switched to Pay as you go)

[Box215]

Wow, your nights start a bit late. How much do you actually talk after 11?

[jesus_thats_gre]

Vodafone Ireland

€60 a month:

200 free minutes to any number at any time
200 free off peak minutes to one number

25 cents for an MMS
13 cents for an SMS


Vodafone to Vodafone call: 12 cent/min
Vodafone to landline: 12 cent/min

Vodafone to comp mobile: 25 cent/min

[Valdo]

Originally posted by manav
Valdo I really like your avater what is it actually? And if you do have free MMS please MMS me on +919898024177 ..


It's an evil octopus :D ! And I haven't activated my GPRS yet so I can't send MMS......... :(

[manav]

It looks cool, anyways I dont useally talk at night. What I really wanted was the sms and if the night talk scheme came with me so what. Before my accident I used to sleep at 5.30 AM and wake up at 2 PM that was because my body clock was screwed up because of my exams!

[mundets]

If you're in Asia a plan with plenty SMS is always a plus ;)
SMS is far more popular than calls, especially here in the PHilpines

[manav]

Yeah, it seems to kill time better then anything else.

[Toocool]

here is my Tariff Plan!

Here in India its actually very low!

Hutch (Orange)

Monthly Rental - Rs 249 (usd 5)
Outgoing Calls to any mobile - Rs 0.40 (less than $0.01)
O/G calls to Landlind (Fixed Line) - Rs 0.50 ($0.01)
Incoming Calls - Free (No surprise)
GPRS - Rs 99/Month Unlimited Access ($2) + MMS totally Free
SMS - Unlimited in state, 2 Rs for National, 5 Rs for International.

Plus, First 1200 mins to any local mobile (i.e the whole state) free.

What i am badly missing is Unlimited calls to one particular no! which was available 1 month back but they have withdrawn it now! used to talk for hours with my GF! now i get only 20 Hours free per month! so sad....

[manav]

Originally posted by Toocool
GPRS - Rs 99/Month Unlimited Access ($2) + MMS totally Free

You should have wrote only WAP GPRS, because complete version costs 499Rs, which I use to write all these stupid posts! :D

[mundets]

Gah. Now Globe is charging P.25/kb for GPRS. Gone are the days of free!

[manav]

Originally posted by mundets
Gah. Now Globe is charging P.25/kb for GPRS. Gone are the days of free!

You know what my Log says in GPRS counter section?

Recived Data = 2.3 GB now calculate how much I had to pay if I was in your plan. :cool:

[cdover]

Originally posted by mundets
Gah. Now Globe is charging P.25/kb for GPRS. Gone are the days of free!

They're charging now? Oh well...but there isn't any limitation on sites right?

[mundets]

I dunno...
I've tried to access Google, but couldn't. I'll ask at the Globe store when I pick my 7610 up.

[cdover]

Originally posted by manav
You know what my Log says in GPRS counter section?

Recived Data = 2.3 GB now calculate how much I had to pay if I was in your plan. :cool:

2.3GB?? What do you download??

[mundets]

Maybe excessively large images?

[cdover]

Originally posted by mundets
Maybe excessively large images?

Eheh. ONE 2.3gb large pic.

[mundets]

That'll probably be a large enough image to span a highway billboard...

[jc_seremify]

me too lazy to go through how pricing works for my Vodafone RED SIM (australian prepaid)... so i'll just link to the summary on AusMobile~ it can be found here (http://www.ausmobile.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=9&page=4)

[zalameh1]

u guys have it pretty cheap..
im not on a plan or anything but here is what i have to pay...
all in NZ$

SMS: 20c
MMS: 20c
WAP: 1c/kb
Phonecalls: not sure but i think its $1.2/min peak and 60c offpeak.. or somewhere around that..

[mundets]

What is the $ exchange rate?

[cdover]

Originally posted by mundets
What is the $ exchange rate?

NZ$1 = p37

so 20c = p7.

Wow, that's expensive.

[zalameh1]

Originally posted by cdover
NZ$1 = p37

so 20c = p7.

Wow, that's expensive.

yeh!!! im looking at the plans rite now... vodafone has got crap ones... this is what i Might get..

Monthly Price:
$30.00 (incl. GST)

Included:

Off-Peak:
200 mins
Text Messages:
20
PXT Messages:
10
Rate Per Minute:
Peak:
$0.99 (incl. GST)
Off-Peak:
$0.49 (incl. GST)

[zalameh1]

btw. peak hours are from 7am to 7pm..

do u guys think its an alright plan?

[cdover]

Originally posted by zalameh1
Text Messages:
20


You only get 20 free SMS?? How can you live?

[mundets]

He calls, or pays the extra fee?

[cdover]

Originally posted by mundets
He calls, or pays the extra fee?

Yea, I know, but at p7 for every text, don't you think that's a bit harsh??

[zalameh1]

yeh... im gonna ask them what it will cost for extra sms's... 20 is too low...
vodafone is shyte since there is no competition.. in GSM that is..

[mundets]

Vodaphone is the only GSM carrier in NZ?

[zalameh1]

Originally posted by mundets
Vodaphone is the only GSM carrier in NZ?

yup... there is telecom but they are CDMA.. they do the 500 sms for $10 deal....

[cdover]

Originally posted by mundets
Vodaphone is the only GSM carrier in NZ?

Isn't there also Telstra? and Telecom NZ?

[zalameh1]

telstra is not well known... i havnt seen any outlets around...
here is what we have in NZ.

GSM:
Vodafone

Other: (in order of best to worst)
Telecom
Boost Mobile
Telstra

[Valdo]

Originally posted by zalameh1
yup... there is telecom but they are CDMA.. they do the 500 sms for $10 deal....


Wow, this is bloody expensive...!

[mundets]

Originally posted by cdover
Yea, I know, but at p7 for every text, don't you think that's a bit harsh??
That's more expensive than an MMS message!!!!

[zalameh1]

Originally posted by Valdo
Wow, this is bloody expensive...!
it is?? ppl are going crazy for that!!
i might just stick to my prepay... more freedom..

[zalameh1]

if u think their rates are expensive.. wait till u see the price we have to pay for mobiles..

Samsung E700: NZ$1099
Nokia 6600: NZ$999
Nokia 6230: NZ$999
Sharp GX30: NZ$999
Nokia 7250i: NZ$699

theyve got other ones but i dont remember the exact price...

[cdover]

Originally posted by zalameh1
if u think their rates are expensive.. wait till u see the price we have to pay for mobiles..

Samsung E700: NZ$1099
Nokia 6600: NZ$999
Nokia 6230: NZ$999
Sharp GX30: NZ$999
Nokia 7250i: NZ$699

theyve got other ones but i dont remember the exact price...

:eek: What is up with that?? How can people afford phones??

[zalameh1]

Originally posted by cdover
:eek: What is up with that?? How can people afford phones??

older ppl get them on Hire Purchase... younger people have to save up... i never buy phones from them...

[Valdo]

Originally posted by zalameh1
it is?? ppl are going crazy for that!!
i might just stick to my prepay... more freedom..

Yeah, prepaid is better. Mine is also prepaid. :)

[mundets]

Yup! I'm on prepaid too.
It's easier to control your spending- especially if you're on a teenager's budget.

[manav]

I was using post-paid. But now I am pre-paid.

[mundets]

What do you prefer?

[manav]

I prefer post-paid. Pre-paid is so expensive!

[mundets]

True.
But with prepaid you can control your spending better

[manav]

Originally posted by mundets
True.
But with prepaid you can control your spending better

Which I cannot control at all! 120$ in last 20 days!

[mundets]

WHOA. How'd you spend that much??

[cdover]

Originally posted by mundets
WHOA. How'd you spend that much??

Eheh. My guess is GPRS.

[mundets]

Oh yeah...it's his primary internet connection now.

[manav]

The GPRS only costs me 10$ rest is because, remember I am free now-a-days. So I activated PUSH TO TALK. I talk a lot and also lots of SMS!

[mundets]

That's a lot of talk time and SMS...

[manav]

Originally posted by mundets
That's a lot of talk time and SMS...

Quite a lot, since I am free the whole day!

[mundets]

Where I am, it's hard to get signal...

[manav]

Full signal always here!

[Toocool]

you spent Rs 5000 odd in 20 days manav! my monthly bill is only Rs 1000 (20 usd) my call rates are low i get 1200 mins free every month! Then its charged at Rs 0.40 per min!

[mundets]

Wow, that's a lot of call time for only $20

[manav]

Actually I am stupid I had a billing card (airtel) with 700 Mins free but I stopped it as I was going to pune and took a prepaid and spent so much here. :( I am not good at control!