the fare usage policy would be the mobile service provider, not of the TRAI. besides, when you look at the network, you consider it on the whole, not just in a particular location, since may actually even have to go roaming & so on.
On 11/3/13, Ekinath Khedekar <[email protected]> wrote: > What is "fair usage" policy of the TRAI? > > And, just to note, recently Reliance may have done some increase in > bandwidth therefore, my 3g is working superbly in Mumbai city. > > > > On 11/2/13, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: >> Scheme sounds affordable for potential buyers... >> Still, technologists on Access India please guide should we consent to >> the contract? >> http://www.telegraphindia.com/1131102/jsp/nation/story_17522998.jsp >> Telegraph: OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT >> Mumbai, Nov. 1: Apple aficionados will probably be jumping with joy. >> >> On Friday, when the iPhone 5S debuted in India, Reliance >> Communications sprang a surprise by offering the latest Apple iPhones >> under a two-year contract. >> >> The contractual plan, being introduced for the first time in India, >> offers the iPhone 5S at Rs 2,999 a month for 24 months. The iPhone 5C >> comes for Rs 2,599 a month. >> >> There will be no down payment for the 16GB versions of the latest >> iPhones. The iPhone 5C (16GB) carries a price tag of Rs 41,900. >> >> The Anil Ambani-owned company will, however, seek a down payment of Rs >> 19,992 for an iPhone 5S (64GB) against the price of Rs 71,500 that >> other retailers will be charging. >> >> The down payment for the 32GB version of the iPhone 5S will be Rs >> 10,992 against the retail price of Rs 62,000. >> >> Surprisingly, R-Com will be charging a higher down payment of Rs >> 11,600 for the 32GB version of the iPhone 5C that will retail for Rs >> 52,000. >> >> The iPhone 5S will come in gold, silver or space grey; the iPhone 5C >> in blue, green, pink, yellow and white. >> >> The R-Com scheme mimics the contracts that telecom players like AT&T, >> Verizon and Sprint offer in the US, which have been critical in >> helping Apple build a mass customer base there. >> >> “Our novel iPhone offers break all ownership rules and put the >> customer first,” said Gurdeep Singh, president and CEO (wireless) of >> R-Com. >> >> The company has tied up partnerships with four credit card issuers — >> Citibank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Standard Chartered — to push the >> sales of the new iPhones. In one sense, these tie-ups will mitigate >> the risk of offering the handsets without a full down payment since >> the card issuers will bear the burden of recovering the cost. >> >> The 24-month offer seeks to recover the cost of the handset over that >> period. It also offers unlimited local and STD calls and text messages >> across all networks, national roaming, and 3G data. The telecom >> regulator’s guidelines restrict text usage to 3,000 texts per month. >> >> R-Com said that under the terms of the “game-changing offer”, >> customers would not receive any usage bill for 24 months as the >> monthly payments include all usage charges. Only international calls >> and international roaming charges will have to be paid for. >> >> Customers can buy the new iPhones from any Reliance outlet in the >> company’s 13 3G circles. R-Com is promising a maximum 3G data speed of >> 21Mbps and GPRS speeds in non-3G circles. >> >> The telecom company, which boasts a customer base of over 110 million, >> says the latest iPhone offer is part of its efforts to attract >> high-value, post-paid customers. >> >> The new iPhone 5S introduces Touch ID, the fingerprint sensor for the >> iPhone. Built into the home button, Touch ID uses a laser-cut sapphire >> crystal, together with the capacitive touch sensor, to take a >> high-resolution image of the user’s fingerprint and use that to unlock >> the device. The iPhone 5S also has a 4-inch Retina display. >> >> Both phones feature the iOS 7 with features like AirDrop, Safari, Siri >> and a free Internet radio called iTunes Radio. >> >> >> >> -- >> Avinash Shahi >> M.Phil Research Scholar >> Centre for The Study of Law and Governance >> Jawaharlal Nehru University >> New Delhi India >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> Disclaimer: >> 1. 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