Vodafone Idea (Vi) has a prepaid plan for people who want to consume a ton of data. This is a one-of-a-kind prepaid plan from the telco. It is priced under Rs 500, but it is not affordable by any means. The telco offers this plan for a very short validity, but with the kind of data and additional benefits that would make heads turn. The prepaid plan that we are talking about comes for Rs 475....

Vodafone Idea Limited or Vi currently has more offers in place than any other operator. For example, Vodafone Idea has been providing a ‘Double Data’ offer for several months now, whereas other telcos do not have any such offer in place. Currently, Vi is running the Double Data offer on three prepaid plans priced at Rs 699, Rs 449 and Rs 299. For the unaware, these three prepaid plans from Vi offer 2GB data per day....

Right now, there are only three telecom operators in India who offer 4G network services. These companies are Vodafone Idea (Vi), Reliance Jio, and Bharti Airtel. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is in the process to roll out 4G networks. The thing is, Vodafone Idea is the only private telco that has been continuously losing active subscribers for months now. TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) data suggests that Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea had 324....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is short of funds for incurring capex. The telco has indeed benefitted from the relief measures announced by the government, but the absence of cash for incurring capex is an issue. Vi’s competitors including Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are heavily investing in their networks to increase capacity and coverage. But due to stale revenues and cash flow, Vodafone Idea is not able to do that. ICICI Securities said that Vodafone Idea is very hopeful to raise cash by the year-end which will help the telco a lot in making new investments....

The stock had closed at Rs 6 yesterday and opened very low at Rs 5.40 in the morning today. Vi’s shares have already touched Rs 4.55 (lowest) today. To understand the trend of the stock, Vi’s shares closed at Rs 7.40 on Tuesday, opened at Rs 7.15 on Wednesday, closed at Rs 6 on Wednesday, and opened at Rs 5.40 on Thursday. The daily trend would suggest that the stock’s value is going down rapidly....

Besides informing the press regarding the announcement, the Twitter handles of Vodafone and Idea are heavily teasing the same. While the company will be making the announcement tomorrow at 11:45 AM, there are several speculations on the web on what could be announcing. Firstly, we expect the telco to announce the integration between both the telcos is now complete. Alongside, Vodafone Idea might reveal details regarding its fundraise and how it is looking to compete with the rivals Airtel and Reliance Jio....

Vodafone Idea (Vi) is the only private telco in India which seems to be lagging in the 5G rollout. The other two operators, including Jio and Airtel, have already announced their 5G rollout plans. At the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, said, “Vodafone Idea would soon start 5G journey”. The question goes back to the funding woes that Vodafone Idea is facing....

Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has indicated to the American Tower Company (ATC) that it will make partial payments owed under tenant leases for the remaining 2022, including the dues for September 2022 quarter. The tower company, in a recent filing at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), said that Vi had shared intent to pay the full amount owed starting January 2023. However, ATC has also mentioned that there are no assurances that this would really happen....

One of the most widely used messaging apps in India, WhatsApp, has been adding a lot of new features to improve the user experience. The majority of the brand-new WhatsApp features are tested both internally and externally with a small group of registered users. Users of the WhatsApp beta programme have early access to a few features that the firm may roll out in the future. The capability to forward photos, videos, GIFs, and documents with a caption is one of these beta-tested features....

WhatsApp chats are very important for all of us and we don’t want to lose them especially when we are shifting from Android to iOS devices. However, in most of the cases, we end up losing most of the chat history data because there was no legit process of migrating WhatsApp chat history. There might be a series of third-party apps that will get the work done, but you can’t rely on them all the time....

WhatsApp had announced its updated Privacy Policy in January, for which it had to face quite some heat from its users all around the world. The users were given a May 15 deadline to accept the updated privacy policy. However, according to a new report, Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has now extended the deadline to June 19, 2021, for its users in select regions. It should be noted that even though WhatsApp had introduced the May 15 deadline earlier, it did not disable the accounts of users who did not accept their privacy policy....

WhatsApp’s voice and video feature for desktop and web users will soon be available to all. According to a recent screenshot shared by the noted tipster Mukul Sharma, WhatsApp seems to have released the feature to a few users already. WhatsApp revealed its plan to add video and voice calls to its web and desktop users in October 2020. Since then, the feature has been one of the most awaited ones....

WhatsApp Group Invitation: How It Works? So what is a Group invitation feature? Going by the name by enabling this feature no Group admin will be able to add you to a group without your prior permission. Basically, with this feature, you’ll be able to decide which WhatsApp group you want to join and which you don’t. The feature comes with three options – Everyone, My Contacts and Nobody. You can get these options in the Privacy menu of WhatsApp....

WhatsApp, the instant messaging app from Meta is in the headlines as it has come up with a new update that will bring a feature called Reaction Notifications. This new update will be available via the Google Play Store Beta Program. To get this new feature, you need to have the WhatsApp Android beta version 2.21.24.8. If you do not get this feature despite being a beta teaser, then you can get it from APK Mirror....

The new WhatsApp updates aim to give consumers stronger privacy protections in addition to exciting new features. WhatsApp is now implementing a rescue tool for users who frequently unintentionally select the “delete for me” option instead of the “delete for everyone” option, further adding to the privacy layers. WhatsApp takes all user complaints and recommendations carefully. The messaging app owned by Meta is introducing new features to improve the user interface, from restricting screenshots for view-once media to allowing users to edit messages after sending....

WhatsApp Web Users Can Make Voice and Video Calls Soon WaBetainfo, development tracker of WhatsApp has said that the social media giant is testing this feature on the app Version 2.2034.7. When the testings are complete and the stable version of the update is out, users will be able to make voice and video calls directly from WhatsApp Web. As per WaBetainfo, what’s interesting is that the users won’t even need to keep their smartphone connected to the internet all the time....

India, one of the biggest markets for telecom services with more than a billion customers still has millions of people users 2G network for communication purposes. 2G is not fit for internet browsing, but only voice calling and SMS. Even when 4G services are readily available almost everywhere, there are affordable 4G smartphones, and cheap tariffs, why India still has 2G networks? It would be safe to assume that 2G network users are old people who used 2G services when it was launched....

Using a Windows-based desktop? The Indian government has issued a high-security alert for you, so you should be aware of it. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, through the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), has released a warning for all Windows users warning that Windows may have a serious vulnerability. Users are urged to upgrade their hardware right now. A security issue that could impair Windows Defender, the application that shields Windows against viruses, spyware, and other threats, has been brought to the attention of the organisation....

Xiaomi India today announced the opening of its 3000th Mi Store in the country. Last year, Xiaomi became the country’s largest exclusive brand retail network, according to Channelplay. And it continues the expansion this year. The Chinese company expanded its footprint in the country with the launch of its 3000th Mi Store in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. With this announcement, Mi Stores are now present across 850 cities in the country....

Xiaomi Mi 10 5G just went official in India. The Mi 10 5G packs a lot of interesting features like the 108MP camera sensor, fast wireless charging and it is powered by the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. As Xiaomi kept saying before the launch event, the pricing of the Mi 10 5G will be on the higher side. The Mi 10 5G starts at Rs 49,999 in India and it comes in just two variants with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage....