Reliance Communications’ 4G tariff is higher than expected, Rs 255 for 1 GB

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications has started giving 4G service to users who recently moved from CDMA to GSM in circles like UP East, but the operators’ new 4G tariff could surprise the users. RCom was known for its cheap data plans, but according to people in the UP East circle, the new 4G tariff plans […]

Reliance Communications 4G upgraders may have to wait for MNP code

Reliance Communications CDMA subscribers opting for the ‘4G upgrade’ may face issues in immediately porting out of the new network. According to our own experience and that of others on social media, RCom users who migrated to 4G may face problems in generating unique porting codes for some days. “Recently reliance told us to upgrade […]

NO INVITE NEEDED: Reliance Jio offers free SIM with LYF phones ahead of launch – Credit Suisse

International broking and financial services firm Credit Suisse said Reliance Jio’s unlimited 4G preview offer is now available without any invites. Under the pre-launch offer, the company gives unlimited calls, data, app subscription and SMS for a period of 90 days for anyone buying a LYF branded handset. “… our checks showed that in at […]

Now get a Reliance Jio invite via company website, beta 4G launch being expanded

With the initial invite-only trail going smoothly, Reliance Jio, India’s largest 4G operator by network, has opened its website to the public. However, the only thing you can do on the new website, www.jio.com, is to request an invite to join the operator’s beta launch. No tariff plans or hardware details are available. As you may […]

Reliance Communications CDMA service disrupted as part of 4G upgrade

Reliance Communications may be promising great speeds and better quality voice quality with its 4G services, but the migration from CDMA to LTE is not without its fair share of birthing pain. According to social media posts, many users are reporting that they are not able to get any signal, and many of those that […]

Reliance Communications 4G finally gets going in some circles under Jio tie-up

Nearly three weeks after it started promising customers a 4G-upgrade along with new SIMs, Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Communications has finally managed to get its 4G service up and running in many circles such as Mumbai and Delhi. This marks the end of an agonizing wait for many customers who were promised easy and quick upgrade […]

RCom, Aircel makes ‘substantial progress’ in merger talks

Anil Ambani group’s Reliance Communications and Aircel Cellular, a unit of Maxis of Malaysia, have again extended talks for merging the wireless operations of the latter with the former by 30 days. The companies noted that ‘substantial progress’ has been made in the matter. “Based on the substantial further progress made, RCOM, MCB and Sindya […]

Reliance Communications extends 4G to all circles except TN, Kerala, Karnataka & Rajastan

Reliance Communications, the telecom firm from Anil Ambani Group, has extended the sale of its 4G SIM cards to all circles except the three southern states and Rajasthan. The states which are not getting a 4G upgrade immediately — including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala — are among the most lucrative data markets in India. It […]

Some Reliance Digital stores now have spare Jio 4G Preview invites

If  you are desperate to get hold of Reliance Jio’s 4G Preview offer, it might do you some good to physically go to your nearby Reliance Digital stores. According to our checks, some stores have started offering 4G preview invites this week. “Our SM (store manager) got ten invites yesterday,” said a store employee, adding that […]

RCom, Reliance Jio new 4G sign-ups seeing delays?

Reliance Communications started offering 4G SIMs to its CDMA customers to migrate them to its combined LTE network with Reliance Jio, but even after a week, these SIMs are yet to be activated. Many users are complaining that even though they’ve completed the migration formalities, including purchase of a new SIM, doing the migration recharge […]

At Rs 899, Reliance Communications gives 72% discount on 4G dongle price

Reliance Communications, the telecom operator from the Anil Ambani group, is offering a whopping 72% discount on its 4G dongle to those upgrading from CDMA data cards. The 4G data dongle has an MRP of Rs 3,199, but those who are upgrading from their existing CDMA card will get the new model for just Rs 899. […]

Reliance Communications 4G upgrade reaches 9 circles; How to instructions

Reliance Communications’ 4G upgrade has so far been rolled out in nine circles, and will reach the other states by around the 10th or 15th of this month. The nine circles where the upgrade offer is in effect are Mumbai, Maharashtra and Goa, UP East, UP West, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and […]

Reliance LYF starts online ads as Jio 4G launch draws nearer

Reliance LYF — the handset brand from the Reliance Retail — has started advertising online, indicating that the launch of 4G services from its communication arm Jio is inching closer. The telecom operator was supposed to have started opening up its trials to the public last month, but the company seems to have decided to open up […]

Reliance Communications’ 4G upgrade could drive up data tariff

Even as its Reliance Mobile Stores began handing out 4G SIM cards to CDMA users, Reliance Communications has tweaked its prepaid and postpaid GSM tariff plans across the country in anticipation of the 4G upgrade. While earlier, Reliance GSM used to have postpaid plans with unlimited data in non-3G circles, now the data benefits have […]

Reliance Communications 4G SIM sales start in some circles, delayed in others

Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communications has started giving 4G upgrade SIMs in many circles over the weekend, but in some circles, the availability of SIM has been delayed by at least a week. According to initial indications, all circles were supposed to get 4G upgrade SIMs by 25 April, and the actual activations were supposed to […]

High prices limit Idea’s 4G growth; Reliance Jio launch could add more pressure

After several quarters of spectacular growth in its wireless data business, Idea Cellular seems to have hit a wall in the January-March quarter, with data growth falling to a disappointing 1.5% from 15-17% seen recently. In comparison, Bharti Airtel reported a data volume growth of 9.6% during the same three months, indicating that much of […]

Reliance Communications revamps official store with 4G phones and USB dongle

After remaining offline for three days, Reliance Communications’ official e-store shop.rcom.co.in, is back online after a big makeover. On a day when the company also launched a webpage for upgrading its USB data dongle customers to 4G, RCom has thrown open its new official ecommerce website with spanking new 4G handsets and devices. All the […]