Aircel First Telecom to Launch Free Roaming Service

Good in letter and spirit. Other Telecom companies should follow with similar products and all the operators should now offer free roaming services across the country.

Aircel today launched a product that offers users one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming.

'One Nation, One Rate', offers one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming on Aircel network, the company said in a statement.

"Incoming calls while on roaming on Aircel network will be free," it added.

Aircel users in Delhi can avail the service for Rs 39, while Mumbai subscribers have to pay Rs 32, the statement said.

The price points for the service for other circles range from Rs 21 to Rs 59, it added.

"...this product will enable Aircel customers to enjoy one rate for voice, SMS and data services in their respective home circles and even while they are on roaming," Aircel Chief Marketing Officer Anupam Vasudev said.

The product will offer voice - (Local/National) calling at 1paisa/second in home circle as well as on roaming on Aircel network, while incoming calls on roaming will be free.

SMS will be charged at Re 1 for home circle as well as on roaming while data users will be able to carry the home circle rate on roaming, the statement added. 

But it is well disappointing that it has removed it services from Visakhapatnam.

Ekiga Perfect Skype Alternative

Ekiga launched its 4th update and now it is the perfect alternative to skype, the updated version is improved a lot and is available for both Windows and Ubuntu users. Ekiga is the default Voice over Internet Protocol device(VoIP).

The update brings a brand-new interface with an improved roster, revamped chat and accounts windows and a separate call window. It also brings along a faster startup as compared to its predecessor. Ekiga 4.0 also has better GNOME 3 integration with better notifications and the tray icon has been removed. 

New Features and Updated Improvements:

1) Completely new user interface with improved roster, 
2) separate call window and improved chat window and accounts window 
3) Added RTP TOS support
4) New PulseAudio plugin
5) Better GNOME 3 integration with improved notifications and tray icon removal
6) Improve audio accuracy on some audio cards
7) Reduced startup time
8) Themeable icons
9) New audio codecs: SILK (used by skype), G.722.1 (aka Siren 7), G.722.2 (aka GSM-AMR Wide band)
10) Video codecs changes: H.264 optimisations
11) Fixes in the call history
12) Call auto-answer
13) Partial support for handling multiple video streams (H.239)
14) Add a new assistant page with an introduction to accounts
15) Various usability fixes:

      i) hitting enter in the roster will trigger a call,
      ii) added mnemonics to various parts of the UI,
      iii) improved Enter key usage in chat (use shift-Enter for soft Enter),
      iv) optimized UI for small screens,
      v) added several tooltips

16) Several HIG strings related fixes
17) Converted many dependencies as plugins: evolution-data-server, avahi, ldap, ...
18) Fixes in the LDAP plugin
19) Many fixes in the experimental Jabber/XMPP and GStreamer plugins
20) Improved notifications when detecting a new audio device
21) Updated manual


Try the latest release of Ekiga here Click here to download the software.