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MNP IN KERALA Do you want to switch the operator? If so which operator??Comment

Come on guys.... MNP is here.....Which operator you will choose??? Comment your suggestions and opinions. Help others to choose the best operator...

Vodafone?..IDEA??..BSNL??....TATA DOCOMO?? RELIANCE?? UNINOR?? MTS?? VIDEOCON??

OK…So your tired of your current service provider. You’re tired of their sloppy customer service. Tired of having to speak to their discourteous customer representatives. Tired of receiving calls from unknown numbers in the middle of an important meeting only to hear “Kabhi Kabhi Aditi … ” being played and a mechanical female voice saying “Press 1 to set it as your callertune”. So…What would u want to do?? Change your service provider of course! Ah…but wait..you’re attached to your number! All of us are! Why change the number and put up with the trouble of having to remember a completely new one??

View original article at Chaaps: What is MNP (Mobile Number Portability) ?

The solution to this seemingly never ending problem arrives in India, early next year in the form of Mobile Number Portability. Wondering what this is all about? Simple..you can switch between service providers without having to change your number and you can do this irrespective of the technology that you use. In other words, if you have a CDMA mobile and want to switch to GSM network, you can go ahead and do it with glee

Of course, everything comes with a cost. But luckily in this case, the cost isn’t much high!! According to TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India), subscribers should not be charged more than Rs.19/- for changing their service provider. Mobile services will be disrupted for a few hours when the transfer is in process but this is again a minor hiccup.

This service will initially be available only in metros and selected cities by early 2010. And thus arrives the much expected change in the telecom market!

1.Customer care calls. At present vodafone,aircel,airtel,idea is charging for customer care. This is very unfair to charge customer for asking MONEY for their own promotions and plans, settings. Customer used to call customer care they are charging 50 Paise/ 3 Minutes. Also they will may put 2+ minutes on hold paying from our pocket. But Reliance,Tata indicom,Tata docomo,video con is not charging for the customer care calls. and the quality of the resolution/reply is also very GOOD and responsive as compared to vodafone,aircel,airtel,idea. So be wise.

2.Post paid/Pre paid users: As comapred to normal prepaid users the heavy revenue generator for all the operators mainly depends up on post-paid users. If MNP is going to introduce the tarrif may drop down so customer can easily be migrated to pre-paid to avoid heavy monthly bills. Normally most of the post paid users paying Rs.1 or above for making STD calls. As the base tarrif of the pre-paid users drastically came down to 40 Paise/Min (Below 1 paise if per second). Also as switching over to other network means the users cannot able to identify the operators with the mobile number. So the home network tarrif which will not be applicable to those who identify with the mobile number.

Network Coverage: In kerala the strongest but congested network is IDEA (It takes 3-4 Seconds to route the calls) followed by vodafone followed by bsnl followed by airtel followed by tata docomo. IDEA,VODAFONE,BSNL is more stronger because they use 800 Mhz. Airtel,docomo,videocon USED 1800 mHZ so the signal strength is little weaker. Im living at kayamkulam, where the best network is Airtel and IDEA weaker network for TATA DOCOMO,Vodafone,VIDEOCON,AIRCEL,UNINOR,

Tarrif:: This is the most valuable considerations. This part no operators is near to TATA DOCOMO.They best. Because they gives the best value for money. 0.66 Paise/Sec for STD/Local Calls 50% cheaper than any on in this segment. Also ISD is very cheaper 12 Paise/Second without any additional recharge. Other operators charge Rs.30-50/month to reduce the tarrif. Tata docomo gives the best tarrif for GPRS 48/Month

Internet/Connectivity: 3G: As announced BSNL having stronger network for 3G connectivity. So heavy internet who travels a lot can switch to BSNL. Second best is TATA DOCOMO. They are having good 3G network in the state. Let's see reliance also coming up with 3G

GPRS: Best is videocon this may be because their internet traffic is low compared to others. Airtel,vodafone,idea,bsnl speed is very low. But again th internet tarrif and speed is best with TATA DOCOMO

Conclusion: If TATA DOCOMO EXPANDS ITS COVERAGE. DOCOMO MAY BECOME THE BEST OPERATOR IN KERALA. (This is my opinion)