S-Tel Mobile Recharge now available at mobikwik.com

S-Tel , a new mobile operator, is now live with mobikwik.com. Mobikwik.com is the first online recharge service which supports S-Tel. S-Tel is live for Bihar&Jharkhand, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and Orissa.

Below is the list of mobile number prefixes for S-Tel.

"S-TEL"  OPERATOR
Applicable Circles	PREFIXES
	From	To
Himachal Pradesh	91290	91299
Bihar	91280	91289
Orissa	91320	91329
Assam	91270	91279

Mobikwik customers can get flexible recharge topups by going to our Recharge search page and selecting an amount of their choice.

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Let the battle begin!

After multiple delays, the auction of 3G spectrum has finally begun today in India. The month long auction is expected to fetch INR 42000 crore for the Indian government. Although the number of Indian mobile subscribers is grossly inflated ( claim is 550 million which is 40% inflated), the auction is an incredibly significant event for India's mobile operators. The reasons,though, maybe different from what people think.

Even though 3G is primarily aimed at triggering data consumption, the operators by themselves are not in any position to drive this data consumption all by themselves. Mobile operators are too focused on numbers ( subscribers, revenues) to understand what "experiences"  their customers really want. Just creating an app store and pushing apps down the throat through a WAP portal does not work. Quality of product and Quality of experience matters. Infact, now with 3 of India's leading operators claiming 100 million subscribers each           ( Airtel, Reliance and Vodafone)  their scale has begun to work against them. With their number-focused mentality, cost efficiency and process improvement now becomes significantly more important than innovative services.  They need the 3G spectrum to carry voice and relieve their already overburdened 2G spectrum. This is the prime reason that the big operators have no choice but to bid and win.

This leads to a scenario where product managers at these companies will have to backup any new innovative/unproven service with massive adoption potential ( e.g. a million users atleast.). This fact alone will throw innovation out of the roof.  Monetization of the long tail goes for a toss.

Our belief is that in such an ecosystem, innovation will have to come from elsewhere. The biggest contenders are those service providers , content providers and application developers who have no legacy and can find ways to market and sell their products without operator's assistance.

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Mobikwik.com now supports MTS and Virgin GSM

Mobikwik.com now brings topup services for MTS India and Virgin GSM for its members.

MTS India offers CDMA services throughout India and recently achieved 3 million subscribers in a short period. MTS was earlier known as Shyam Telecom and MTS , Russia's leading operator had invested in Shyam Telecom to create MTS India. MTS is popular in Rajasthan and is growing quite fast in TamilNadu. Mblaze USB modem for internet is already pretty popular. MTS through mobikwik is available through PIN based topups where the PIN is made available to the user on our website or through SMS if you use SMS recharge services. MTS Topup available at mobikwik is Rs 10, Rs 20, Rs 50 and Rs 100.

Virgin GSM is essentially the GSM services of TTSL branded under the "Virgin Mobile" banner. It is currently active in southern states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu.

Mobikwik.com welcomes its new users!

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Mobikwik.com to offer personalized massage services through your mobile!

Given the pressures of modern professional life, most working people do not get enough of an opportunity to unwind. Alcohol and Sex are no longer the preferred avenues to let one's "hair" down, given the increasing number of dry days in India and the inability to "tighten up" by majority of Indian men.

All good ideas begin with founder's own unmet needs. This new service is no different. Spotting an opportunity in the leisure space, mobikwik.com CEO Bipin Preet Singh , personally managed the development of an "end-to-end" solution which would help mobikwik.com customers relax. What helped is the fact that most mobikwik customers have a vibrate mode on their cellphones.

So, this is how it works :

1) Type VIB-RATE<space>ME<space> AAH! on your cellphone's SMS screen.

2) Send this SMS to  9696969696 .

3) If you are 18+ years of age, within 30 seconds, your phone will start vibrating the way you always wanted it to. If you are less than 18, a message will be sent to each of your parents or local guardians.

4) We will NOT go into the details of what you can do with a vibrating cellphone. However, the CEO will be happy to advise you personally on a 1-to-1 basis.

5) Please note that this service is absolutely gender-neutral. It is targeted at both adult men and women. Also, mobikwik.com does not take any responsibility for any damage, physical or mental, caused to you or your pets, due to use of this service.

6) The charges will Rs 10/min for the time your cellphone is vibrating. Please do not ask for discounts because its heavily pre-booked.

Happy Massaging!

 

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Mobikwik.com among India's top 25 most promising internet startups!

Mobikwik.com has been selected as one of the top 25 most promising internet startups in India by the smart techie magazine. Read the full article about mobikwik.com  here.

The full list of top 25 companies is here.

Mobikwik.com has a long way to go yet , however, recognition like this keeps our team motivated to keep pushing the bar higher.

Thanks to everyone, and most of all our users, who have helped us get here!

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Recharge with SMS without registration!

1) We have updated the mobile recharge API - Now you can get your mobikwik balance with every successful recharge. For more, download the API.doc from the API tab.

2) Now, you can recharge any prepaid mobile number if you have a mobikwik account. No need to register the new number with mobikwik! To make it even easier, any number you try to recharge using SMS gets automatically added as "Add-On" number in your profile.

Let us know what you think of these changes!

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DO-THE-NEW at mobikwik.com

Tata Docomo is now live at www.mobikwik.com. With its path breaking pay per second second plan, Docomo has captured the minds of millions of Indians, especially the youth, in a remarkably short period. Docomo users can recharge their prepaid mobile at mobikwik.com by simply adding it to their existing mobikwik account or open a new account.

The first 10 people to recharge for docomo will get Rs 100 mobikwik balance each. Free !

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