they are saying we can ask for anything like news updates, doubts in cooking, near by shops or staying restaurants etc. regarding news items, if we ask too much local stately news then they will struggle to give update which i experienced last week. yet, they were patient with me at that time and i appreciate that.
On 10/4/14, madhu <[email protected]> wrote: > Could you explain what type of informations we can get from this service? > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Quick Call India > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2014 5:26 PM > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Quick Call: 85% Indians are Offline- Study > > Thanks Avichal for sharing your feedback. > Our sincere apologies that you had such an experience. > > Quick Call is improving with each passing day. > Since you have called us only once, that too in the initial few days days > of Starting up, we would request you to call us again. > > The service is free and the number is toll-free 1800-2000-215. > > We value your suggestions and feedback. > > > Thanks > Team Quick Call > 1800-2000-215 > > > On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 5:11 PM, Avichal Bhatnagar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I called quickcall once, but had a very unpleasant experience. >> I requested their customercare to search some information from the >> internet for me, but she didn't answer properly. >> And instead of searching the required information, she just gave me >> the number of the website owner, which too was wrong. >> So, I will advise people to stay away from this cheap service. >> >> On 10/4/14, Quick Call India <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi Members, >> > Being the founder of Quick Call, I am compelled to share this with you >> all >> > after seeing yesterdays newspaper report. >> > >> > Quite often, I have been asked this question: Why have you started this >> > free information helpline, Quick Call, in this age of 3G and >> > smartphones >> ? >> > Even when I launched this helpline on Access India, a lot of people had >> > similar apprehensions. >> > Being in cities, surrounded by techies at work and home we often >> > mistake >> > the rest of India to be like us. >> > >> > The rationale behind Quick Call has been covered in this study >> > published >> in >> > Times of India. >> > >> > You may find it difficult to believe, we get calls from places in India >> > where a recharge coupon often takes 10 days to deliver after advance >> > payment. >> > >> > Though internet has reached only 15% of India but mobile phone >> penetration >> > is around 110%. >> > >> > This combination of 15% internet and 110% mobiles is the genesis of > Quick >> > Call. >> > To empower every citizen of India with internet or information on call > is >> > the sole objective of Quick Call aka 1800-2000-215. >> > >> > For the information of members, I have shared below the major points > from >> > the report published. Complete report is available at: >> > >> > * >> > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/85-of-Indians-are > -offline-Study/articleshow/44043170.cms >> > < >> > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/85-of-Indians-are > -offline-Study/articleshow/44043170.cms >> >* >> > >> > >> > Thanks >> > Neeraj >> > Quick Call >> > >> > >> > NEW DELHI: India ranks 20 in a list of 25 countries on the "Internet >> > Barriers Index >> > <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Internet-Barriers-Index>" >> > identified by a study from McKinsey & Company and internet.org, a >> > Facebook-promoted project to bring more people online. A low rank on >> > the >> > index indicates high barriers. >> > The countries were ranked on the index on the basis of their scores on >> four >> > kinds of barriers: incentives, low incomes and affordability, user >> > capability, and infrastructure. >> > >> > The study found that the key demographic features of the offline >> population >> > in India - pegged at 85% - were illiteracy, low income, and a rural >> > location. "India's non-Internet user population is overwhelmingly rural >> > (73%), and a high proportion is illiterate (43%) and female (54%)," the >> > report said. >> > >> > The report finds that while India performs well on the affordability >> front, >> > it has room for improvement. "The average absolute price for data >> downloads >> > and smartphones (for India) are among the lowest of the countries >> > researched in this report. However, a closer look at India's consumer >> > economic profile uncovers tremendous challenges due to low incomes," > said >> > the report that has chiefly gathered its India data, inter alia, from >> World >> > Bank reports and those from the Internet and Mobile Association of >> > India >> > (IAMAI) and IMRB International's 2013 report Internet in India. >> > >> > Literacy was identified as another major barrier. "Given that literacy >> is a >> > prerequisite for being able to participate fully in society--including >> the >> > action of getting online--a low literacy rate is a major impediment to >> > increasing Internet penetration," said the report that pegs the world's >> > offline population at 4.4 billion. Around 3.4 billion or 75% of these, > it >> > says, live in just 20 countries, while 920 million of those 3.4 billion >> are >> > illiterate. >> > >> > >> > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> > mobile phones / Tabs on: >> > >> > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind > ia.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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking >> > of >> the >> > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its >> > veracity; >> > >> > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the >> mails >> > sent through this mailing list.. >> > >> >> >> -- >> Avichal bhatnagar >> >> >> >> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >> of >> mobile phones / Tabs on: >> >> > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessind > ia.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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of >> the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its > veracity; >> >> 2. 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AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- nothing is difficult unless you make it appear so. r. aravind, D R O in bank of baroda, mobile no: +91 9940369593, email id : [email protected], [email protected]. 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. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. 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