Almost all telecom operators have stepped up their game to stay ahead of the competition. With every passing month, the telcos keep releasing new prepaid plans to incentivise users to either join their network or not port to the competition. Keeping track of all the new releasing plans is near impossible for a layman and even trickier is reading the fine print to understand exactly how good a recharge pack is. To make this process easier, we have compiled a list of the best prepaid plans by Reliance Jio, Vodafone, Airtel, and Idea. Do note that all the telcos offer unlimited calling and 100 SMS per day with their respective unlimited recharge options, unlsess stated otherwise. Prepaid plans from Rs 149 - Rs 199 Earlier, almost all telcos had a prepaid plan priced at Rs 149 but everyone, except Jio, has increased the plan’s price to Rs 199. With Jio’s Rs 149 prepaid recharge, one gets to avail 42GB of total 4G data (1.5GB per day) with a 28-day validity. As for Vodafone, Idea and Airtel users, they can recharge with the Rs 199 plan that comes with 1.4GB of daily data, with a validity of 28 days. This adds up to 39.2 GB of overall 3G/4G data in a month, however, only 3G/2G speeds are offered on the Idea network. Jio also features a Rs 199 pack that comes with 2GB 4G data per day and a validity of 28 days. Both the Jio recharge plans also come with complimentary access to the company’s suite of apps. Prepaid plans from Rs 200 - Rs 299 Moving on to a slightly higher price range, the four telcos have plans that are basically the same but offer more data. Jio has the best value for money recharge with the Rs 299 prepaid plan that offers 84GB of overall data (3GB daily data) for 28 days. The telco also has a Cricket pack that offers 2GB data per day with a 51-day validity. Vodafone has two plans in this price range priced at Rs 209 and Rs 255. Users will receive 1.5GB and 2GB of daily 3G/4G data with the plans respectively, with a 28-day validity. Airtel offers Rs 249 pack, with which its subscribers get to avail 2GB of daily data for 28 days. Finally, Idea has Rs 227 and Rs 295 prepaid plans, which have a validity of 28 days and 42 days respectively. The Rs 227 plan is a daily data recharge wherein a user gets to avail 1.4GB daily data, while the Rs 295 recharge will credit 5GB of data for the entire duration of the validity period. Prepaid plans from Rs 300 - Rs 500 Reliance Jio again offers a better deal than its competition with the Rs 349 plan. Under the recharge, one will get to avail 105GB of data (1.5GB per day) for a validity period of 70 days. Another plan priced at Rs 399 will credit 1.5GB data per day, but with a slightly longer validity of 84 days. The telco also offers two 2GB daily data packs at Rs 448 and Rs 498, which are valid for 84 days and 91 days respectively. Vodafone’s Rs 349 pack offers 3GB daily 4G/3G data for 28 days and there’s also another plan priced at Rs 399 that comes with 1.4GB daily data for an extended validity of 70 days. The telco is also offering 100 cashback on the latter plan, whose details you can check out here. With a slightly higher priced Rs 479 prepaid plan, users will get 1.5GB of daily data for 84 days. Airtel has three plans in this price segment, with two of them offering the same amount of data benefits but with varying validity. The Rs 399 and Rs 448 prepaid plans by the company offer 1.4GB of data per day but for 70 days and 82 days respectively. A slightly higher priced Rs 499 recharge will credit 2GB daily data into an Airtel user’s account, with an 82-day validity. Coming to Idea, the telco has several plans to choose from in this price range. There are two plans priced at Rs 309 and Rs 345 that offer 1GB of data per day. Do note that the latter pack, which is surprisingly more expensive, doesn’t come with free SMSes. There is another plan priced at Rs 392 that offers 1GB daily data but with an extended validity of 54 days. The telco has two plans priced at Rs 398 and Rs 449 for availing 1.4GB daily data, however, they come with 70 days and 82 days of validity respectively. Finally, Idea users can recharge with the Rs 499 pack to avail 2GB daily data for 82 days. Consumers are advised to check the availability of these plans in their circle online or through the respective apps of the telecom operators before recharging.
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A Soyuz rocket carrying astronauts from the US, Russia, and Canada docked successfully with the International Space Station on December 3 at 11:03 PM IST (12:33 PM GMT). Russian space agency Roscosmos sent out a tweet to announce the safe arrival of the astronauts on-board. This is the first crewed mission since the major Soyuz incident in October, where two astronauts aboard an ISS-bound rocket were forced to initiate an emergency landing. “Risk is part of our profession,” said Oleg Kononenko, the Crew Commander, in a statement to the BBC. “We are psychologically and technically prepared for blast-off and any situation which, God forbid, may occur on board.” The mission was originally scheduled for a launch later in the month but was apparently moved forward to avoid leaving the ISS unmanned when the current crew returned to Earth. Though this is the first crewed launch since the incident in October, it is not the first launch altogether. An unmanned Soyuz-FG rocket delivered fuel, oxygen, water, and scientific equipment to the crew aboard the ISS in mid-November. Apart from being a scheduled supplies shipment, it served as a rehearsal for the current crewed launch. Undertaking such a rehearsal launch is understandable given how space-related incidents can really shake our confidence in our methods. The incident in October was the result of a malfunction in the rocket during the booster separation process. The cause of the malfunction was later traced to a faulty sensor that was said to be damaged during assembly at the Kazakh site. Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague landed safely 500 kilometres north-east of Baikonur, near the Kazakh city of Dzhezkazgan, experiencing g-forces of 6.7 g during the return fall. #SoyuzMS11: CONTACT and CAPTURE!
OnePlus has announced that it is now releasing the OxygenOS 9.0.7 update for OnePlus 6T smartphones. The update brings some bug fixes and system improvements, along with enhanced performance for slow-motion videos. The update will also add an audio tuner for bluetooth headphones. OnePlus says that this is an incremental update, which could mean that the next update will bring the latest Android security patch. Google has already released the December security update for its Nexus and Pixel devices. As per the changelog of the OxygenOS 9.0.7 Update, the OnePlus 6T will get improved bluetooth stability for better connectivity, optimized stability for Wi-Fi connection, and improvements in standby power consumption. The company also claims that it has fixed some display issues for lock screen wallpaper. In the camera department, the performance for slow-motion videos has been improved and an audio tuner for bluetooth earphones has been added. The announcement comes a few days ahead of an event in which OnePlus is expected to launch the McLaren Edition of the OnePlus 6T smartphone. The company has partnered with the Britain-based automaker McLaren to launch the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition smartphone. The device is expected launch in India on December 12. The phone could have 10GB RAM and 256GB onboard storage. In the previous update, OnePlus fixed an irksome bug because of which there were no notifications showing up from the Play Store. It also brought some system-level implementations and fixes for telecommunications and third-party apps. Additionally, some optimisations were also implemented to the phone’s imaging capabilities. There were additional improvements to the overall Face Unlock experience on the phone. The patch also optimised standby power consumption, which means that users should be able to squeeze more phone runtime.
It’s the Galaxy A8 fiasco all over again. In August, Samsung was caught passing off DSLR images as that of the Galaxy A8 and now, the company has done it again with the Galaxy A8 Star. The Hong Kong landing page of Samsung’s Galaxy A8 Star smartphone shows a set of two images which, as per Samsung, have been clicked using the Galaxy A8 Star’s Live Focus and Portrait mode features. Little did Samsung think before pulling off this marketing ruse. The company was busted by none other than the photographer of the image who used a DSLR camera to click it. Photographer Dunja Djudjic’s DSLR image was uploaded by her on EyeEm, a global photography community. It was then picked up by Getty images as a stock photograph to be sold through its platform. After discovering that her picture had been sold, which interestingly features Djudjic herself, she performed a reverse image search on Google to figure out where the image was being used. “I thought that, even if I get to see the image online, it could be included in a blog post about outdoor activities, nature, autumn,” the photographer noted. To her surprise, the results of the reverse image search coughed up the Galaxy A8 Star product page, claiming the same was taken using the smartphone. “My first reaction was to burst out into laughter. Just look at the Photoshop job they did on my face and hair! I’ve always liked my natural hair color, but I guess the creator of this franken-image prefers reddish tones. Except in the eyes though, where they removed all of the blood vessels,” Djudjic notes in an article she posted about the forgery on her website. Djudjic tried contacting Samsung and Getty images to take up the issue, but couldn’t get through either company for a fix. Nevertheless, this serves as yet another example of how tech companies cheat customers when it comes to the photography capabilities of their smartphones. Samsung has now been caught doing this several times. Back in August, Huawei was also caught passing off a DSLR images as as camera samples for the Nova 3 smartphone.
If you’re thinking of purchasing a new smartphone or a laptop for your work then we’ve got you covered. Today, Amazon is offering a considerable amount of discount on a plenty of gadgets. In this lister, we’ve jotted down the best deals that are currently going on the platform. So, let’s get started. Apple iPhone X (64GB) Price: Rs 91,900 Deal price: Rs 79,999 The Apple iPhone X was launched last year at a price of Rs 91,900. During the offer period, you can get this device for Rs 79,999. As far as the specifications are concerned, the phone comes with a 5.8-inch full HD+ display, dual 12MP rear camera and is powered by the latest Apple A12 Bionic chipset. View deal here. HP 15 Price: Rs 32,377 Sale price: Rs 28,490 The HP 15 is powered by an Intel Core i3 7th Gen processor, which is paired with 4GB RAM and 1TB hard disk. The laptop sports a 15.6-inch micro edge display that offers a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Check out the deal here. boAt Nirvana Uno in-Ear Headphones Price: Rs 1,999 Deal price: Rs 749 The boAt Nirvana Uno is an in-ear headphone that features an HD microphone and an in-line remote that lets you manage calls and tracks easily. During an offer, you can get them for Rs 749 down from its MRP of Rs 1,999. View deal here. Bose SoundLink Mini II Price: Rs 16,200 Deal price: Rs 12,959 The Bose Soundlink Mini II is a wireless music streaming device that can provide up to ten hours of audio playback in one go. Users can connect their device to the speaker via an AUX cable and Bluetooth. View deal here. Lenovo Ideapad 330 Price: Rs 40,090 Deal price: Rs 32,990 The Lenovo Ideapad 330 is powered by an Intel Core i3 7th Gen processor, which is paired with 8GB RAM and 1TB hard drive. The machine comes with a 15.6-inch FHD display that offers a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. View deal here.
