Diff bet pre- & post- paid plans ?
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Prepaid cards are those where u pay in advance for the services u avail while postpaid is billing, u pay later on for the services u have used. 
Post paid plans are good for those customers who really don know how much their usage could be or for the freedom of using their cell without having to recharge again and again, while prepaid for those who want to keep a tab on their usage and then recharge as and when they feel is appropriate.
BTW, i dunno whether u wud be the only person without a mobile but i sure do know its a bit too early for ur age to use one
Post paid plans are good for those customers who really don know how much their usage could be or for the freedom of using their cell without having to recharge again and again, while prepaid for those who want to keep a tab on their usage and then recharge as and when they feel is appropriate.BTW, i dunno whether u wud be the only person without a mobile but i sure do know its a bit too early for ur age to use one
madnav
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i would suggest you stay away from post-paid plans if you wanna keep your fone bill under control.
the service providers have different tactics to extract money by offering services which would not be useful.
for example, they will not let you switch to prepaid before you complete 45days with post-paid plan..they will will make you write different letters and get many documents (which you already submitted while get post paid connection) while switch over... They will offer you plans which only sound good on paper... like free 12000sec free per months for Rs250/month...
comes down to 200mins per month @ tarrif 1.25/min ... normal rates for prepaid are 50ps/min.
Caller ID service maybe charged.
All the free services that you subscribe at the moment of application of postpaid will not be free forever..generally those are free for 2-6months only...
terms and conditions vary upon service provider.
the only post paid plans that you shall consider are corporate plans which you can inquire with your employer.
otherwise prepaid is safe and affordable.. (a recharge of Rs50 gets you validity for lifetime on vfone...lifetime =5yrs.)
the service providers have different tactics to extract money by offering services which would not be useful.
for example, they will not let you switch to prepaid before you complete 45days with post-paid plan..they will will make you write different letters and get many documents (which you already submitted while get post paid connection) while switch over... They will offer you plans which only sound good on paper... like free 12000sec free per months for Rs250/month...
comes down to 200mins per month @ tarrif 1.25/min ... normal rates for prepaid are 50ps/min.
Caller ID service maybe charged.
All the free services that you subscribe at the moment of application of postpaid will not be free forever..generally those are free for 2-6months only...
terms and conditions vary upon service provider.
the only post paid plans that you shall consider are corporate plans which you can inquire with your employer.
otherwise prepaid is safe and affordable.. (a recharge of Rs50 gets you validity for lifetime on vfone...lifetime =5yrs.)
I can only guess you're 14-18yo?
Prepaid have an advantage that getting a new prepaid is relatively easier than post paid where you need to provide a lot more details which helps as a lot of people come from outside the city for work or studies.
Prepaid however is costlier than postpaid on a per call basis.It suits people who get a lot of incoming calls but do very few outgoing so the monthly commitments of post paid would be a waste for them.
Prepaid have an advantage that getting a new prepaid is relatively easier than post paid where you need to provide a lot more details which helps as a lot of people come from outside the city for work or studies.
Prepaid however is costlier than postpaid on a per call basis.It suits people who get a lot of incoming calls but do very few outgoing so the monthly commitments of post paid would be a waste for them.
thetechmind
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viralbug
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As said by others, get a pre-paid card. On paper, you might think postpaid is cheaper but in reality it comes out to be more expensive.
The bloody operators try to convince you to go for postpaid and they can go on for hours and hours on how it is better. They just want you to go for postpaid so they can milk money from you.
The bloody operators try to convince you to go for postpaid and they can go on for hours and hours on how it is better. They just want you to go for postpaid so they can milk money from you.
Pre-paid plans are much more VFM as they attract more customers nationwide. After paying an average monthly bill of 3-4k for years on post-paid plans i switched over to pre-paid. Every month i recharge Rs. 89 and get 20k SMS free nationwide, Rs. 55 and all STD local calls @ 1p per second (for an year) and if needed Rs. 199 and i get 1000 minutes free voda to voda. From average 3 - 4k to max Rs. 300 per month :hap2:
madnav
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PoBoy said:
mtnl/dolphin network used to be crappy 3yrs ago..tat is the lates i have used it in mumbai.
avoid BPL/Loop .. their tariff is one of the best and the network coverage is the worst.
the only network that i get connected from anywhere is vodafone so far in past 4-5yrs.
Airtel has equally good coverage in mumbai.
Consider: Vodafone, Airtel, Idea, Aircel
Discard: Loop, Docomo
Talk to people in the locality where you would be using your connection and then maybe you will get 1st hand reviews about which provider has better coverage in the concerned locality. That will shorten your list further...
PS: im talking only about GSM networks..no idea about CDMA.
Superbad
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PoBoy said:
It is good only if you want 3.5G speeds on your mobile. Else nothing is good in it. If you are a shopoholic i suggest you get a vodafone. For other specific queries we should know how your usage is gonna be like you would be calling friends among your college friends or just messaging etc.
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