Category: Airtel

  • The iPhone 3G[S] GPRS on Airtel India

    I picked up my factory unlocked iPhone 3G[S] on a trip to Malaysia in September. To my pleasant surprise, Internet tethering, and MMS were already active and working quite well in Malaysia. Upon arriving in India and popping my Airtel SIM into the phone, the phone worked fine but no data was working. Since the…

  • Will India Leapfrog the Apple iPhone 3G[S]?

    I am writing (most of) this post on my iPhone 3G[S] using Airtel in New Delhi. The 3G[S] is not available in India yet and there is no information publicly available about a pending release or pricing. I suspect, that Apple is terribly disappointed with iPhone 3G sales through its Indian partners, Airtel and Vodafone.…

  • Broadband in India is Far from a Reality

    Being involved in Startup Saturday Delhi, I have come across a lot of entrepreneurs building Internet applications. Most of them being India centric. The problem, which has been discussed and reported numerous times is that broadband penetration is a miniscule 3% of the whole population. There are roughly 3 million broadband subscribers in India. India…

  • iPhone 2.0 Apps on Airtel India

    Here are some screenshots of apps I have downloaded from the Apple App store. All the apps are running on a 1st generation 8gb iPhone that was recently upgraded to the 2.0 firmware. My carrier is Airtel in New Delhi and this post is being made with the WordPress app for the iPhone.

  • Apple iPhone on Airtel India Minus GPRS

    Well, I’ve been trying for almost a whole week to get Airtel‘s Unlimited GPRS service (or Mobile Office as it’s called on their site) setup. Unfortunately, all the SMS confirmation messages telling me that it is setup and will cost Rs. 499/month for unlimited usage were all bogus. I’ve confirmed that even though my iPhone…