Sunday, January 09, 2011

BSNL 3G - Got Fooled

Being a Vodafone Karnataka Customer, I will not be able to enjoy 3G services, as it did not get a bid for this circle. The other day I stumbled upon a BSNL 3G counter @ Banashankri BDA Complex which had big banners "FREE SIM CARD". It instantly attracted me like a magnet. :D Enquired about the offer and it was too good to be true. 49 Paise for ALL the calls, and 50 MB free / Day for next 6 months. YES, 50 MB free / Day for next 6 months.

I repeatedly asked the guy at counter, "Are you sure ? 50 MB / Day" and with the amount of confidence which he said "YES". I got convinced instantly. ;)

And here I am now. Forget about 50 MB Free / Day. Not even a single byte was free in that. :( and I have no way to track back the person who sold it to be.

Have you encountered something similar? Please help.

iPhone 3GS - huh !!

I was lucky and fortunate enough to get an iPhone 3GS as a gift from my brother. I got my vodafone India iPhone plan activated. It was working fine as its a factory unlocked version straight from apple. Being a BlackBerry user, was a bit reluctant to switch to iPhone. But with all the hype around and since I was getting it from free. I had not second thoughts. ;)

Already using it, but I am yet another, "unhappy" customer of the phone. Its not a rugged phone and keep craving for power (battery drains like water from tap). I have to charge the phone every date, inspite of not using services like : Location Services, 3G and keeping the brightness at the minimum. :(

Sacrificing, all this is acceptable. But hold on. There is another problem. My phone shows full network reception. But when people try to call me, I am always unreachable. and SMSes, I get them after hours huh. I am sure its a problem with the phone, as I never faced this issue while using BB.

With all this, I am very confused,shall I switch back,or continue with iPhone (the features are too attractive) to bargain with BB.