Tata Docomo commenced their 3G services on November 5th. They have been providing free upgrade to existing users and unlimited 3G access to all the new and exisiting subscribers for a week’s time(Nov 5th-Nov 11th). From November 10th onwards, the new tariff will be go live and users can choose suitable tariff for them. So I went through the list and heres what you get. Docomo is the first private operator to do 3G in India, BSNL and MTNL apart, and its live in nine circles including Kerala, Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra-Goa, on HSPA+ rated upto 21.1Mbps.
Prepaid starts at Rs 350 for 500 minutes and 150MB with 30 day validity, and goes up to Rs 2000 which gives 5000 minutes of voice or video calls with 2GB of data. Postpaid starts at Rs 500 for 750 minutes and 250MB. If you dont want a bundle, theres pay per use data at 1 paisa per KB, which is Rs 10 a MB.
For data alone theres a Rs 200 pack for 200MB and Rs 500 for 650MB, both 30 days, plus a Rs 90 pack with 100MB for a week. Data card users get 15GB for Rs 2000, after which you drop to 256kbps. Recharge before December 31st and theres 100MB extra free every month for the first two months. Were in the Kerala circle so we’ll test it and report back. Stay tuned!!
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