14 DAY TRIAL // Indian carrier Tata Indicom has just announced the availability of a new special ‘SMS Express’ offer for new pre-paid customers, as well as the launch of a new messaging-oriented handset, the Alcatel OT-255C
Prepaid customers who wish to take advantage of the new offer must purchase the SMS Express (Alcatel OT-255C) handset and pay Rs. 55 for a First Recharge Voucher.
In return, customers will get 100 free national SMS messages every day for the next 60 days. In addition, they will also get talk time worth Rs. 29.
However, as the free SMS messages are finished, customers will be charged 50 paise per SMS for all text messages and all national calls will be charged at 1 paise per second.
Customers who purchase the Alcatel SMS Express feature-phone will receive a free starter kit.
“We at Tata Indicom understand that our customers want to constantly stay connected with their peers and are always looking for best value deals,” said Mr. S Ramakrishna, regional head for Tata Teleservices, said.
The SMS Express handset can now be purchased via Tata Indicom for Rs. 1149. Customers can choose one of the two color schemes available: Titanium Grey and Cherry Red.
The phone features a full portrait QWERTY keypad and bundles a wide range of special features such as Group SMS, Quick SMS Key and Qwerty Input.
With the Quick SMS side-key customers will be able to launch an SMS composer screen to compose long text messages of up to 1024 characters at a time.
Furthermore, the handset comes with FM radio, as well as 500 SMS and 500 phonebook contacts storage capacity.
“With the perfect blend of style, substance and additional value, I am sure that our latest offer will provide cost-effective and hassle-free mobility experience to all our new pre-paid customers,” concluded Ramakrishna.
The handset is currently available in Titanium Grey and Cherry Red color and is reasonably priced at Rs. 1149.