Jio Phone[1] beta testing will begin tomorrow, and the phone will be up for pre-orders for the public on August 24. But certain retailers in Delhi-NCR area have already started taking Jio Phone bookings[2], a week ahead of schedule; it is not yet clear whether the bookings have started in other cities as well. This means you can be among the first few people getting their hands on the device, provided you book now. You will need an Aadhaar number to book the device, and the Rs. 1,500 refundable security deposit needs to be paid when you receive the handset.
In more Jio news, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has stated[3] the telco has added more than six million wireless subscribers in June alone. Comparatively, Airtel added over two million and Vodafone[4], less than one million. With this increase, Reliance Jio[5] now enjoys 10.39 percent of market share in terms of wireless subscribers, whereas Airtel[6] still sits in the top bracket with 23.65 percent market share. Vodafone comes in second with 17.86 percent and Idea[7] holds 16.54 percent as of June 30 this year.
Nokia 3310 (2017) 3G variant will be launched in late September, early October: report
A 3G version of the new Nokia 3310[8] is on the way[9] and is expected late September or early October. In response to a customer query on Twitter, Irish telecom carrier Three Ireland Online said that the 3G variant of the Nokia 3310 (2017) will be arriving in the time frame of late September or early October, as per a report by Nokiapoweruser, with the tweet now have been...