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Chennai,Tamil Nadu, July 23rd 2012 – Komparify’s Planhound Mobile App has won the mBillionth South Asia award 2012 in the m-commerce & business category.

mBillionth Award: 

mBillionth award for mobile innovators recognizes people across South Asia who show exceptional courage and leadership in minimizing the digital divide and advocating empowerment through mobile devices and contents. 21 winners in the same domain get felicitated at the mBillionth Award Ceremony on July 2012 in New Delhi. All the Winners has been directly considered as Nominee for WSA Mobile 2012.

Planhound: 

PlanHound is a mobile application for the Android platform. It runs on komparify.com, a comparison engine that analyzes your mobile/data card usage patterns with the details that you key in and suggests you with a customized mobile/data card plan. The ultimate motive is to provide you with a list of cost-effective choices that suits your pocket and your usage, so that you don’t have to compromise on any of them. The app looks at your call log and SMS log and using that makes accurate plan recommendations. The app automatically calculates the number of calls you made and whether the call is local /STD etc. The app thus serves as an approximate billing utility for prepaid users. The app with its great potential is being explored in order to be expanded to other platforms.

Now with komparify.com you can not only search for the best plans for your mobile phones, Data cards and tablets, but you can also recharge it using our portal. It is swift, easy completely reliable and supports all your operators. Why would you want to use komparify.com to recharge?

First of all living in an environment where certain networks have reached 1 TB per second speeds, we would like to get things done in no time.  Komparify.com has embraced that very idea and lets you use any of your already existing accounts like fb, gmail etc to sign in. This means no filling up of huge forms and no spamming whatsoever.

The portal supports all the banks so you can use any of your credit cards, debit cards or net banking facilities. To make it even faster for you the portal remembers your mobile /data cards numbers, Operators , Ids for faster recharge the next time around.

The site has no jazzy heavy contents or ads to irritate you. It is straight forward and the process can be completed in a step by step manner. No hidden costs of any sorts will be charged. The site is now  one of a kind as it is probably the only site that helps you search for the best value for the recharge amount  you have, for your specific needs and not to forget recharge it that very minute .

It doesn’t end there, by recharging you are also rewarded. The reward system is based on two ways. One is by referring your friends to this site by simply sharing the link to the portal via fb, email or by any other means. You will get reward points for this in your wallet which you can redeem using the site. You can also redeem the points for exciting gifts.

The other way is to add new connection, be it a new mobile number, a DTH service or a data card that you want to recharge. Each of these transactions gives you more reward points in your wallet.

One single site to recharge everything you want to recharge and also obtain the best value for the money. So in a nut shell the site gives you

• Easy login facility
• Supports all your service providers
• Secure banking
• Best value for your money
• Swift and easy User Interface
• Recharge mobile phones, DTH and data cards using the same portal in one login.
• Exciting reward system
• No ads or spamming

So now you can Kompare >> Choose >> Purchase >> Save in one go.  Click here to start right away !

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has taken a big step in it’s ease of access policy by implementing the SMS activation process for all their Special Tariff Vouchers (STV). Not only is the service absolutely free but you are also saving a few bucks by making use of this service. All you have to do is SMS the STV code to 53733 and voila ! It is activated.

SMS STVs:

Voice STVs:

GPRS STVs (2G):

3G Data STVs:

You can choose the best STVs for your BSNL mobile using komparify.com .

We live in an age where more often than not the only thing we would be certain before buying a car is its color. Trust me you might get the best car for you knowing just that. But when it comes to Data Cards it is very unlikely that you get what you want and what is more likely is a big fat bill staring right at you.

To make it a wee bit easier for you, here is a list of questions you might want to ask yourself before choosing the right Data Card for you.

 1. Prepaid Vs Postpaid?

If you think you are a person who is calculative and very certain of your data usage for a long period of time then postpaid is the right deal for you. It provides unhindered service with 12.36 % service tax.

On the contrary if you think your usage is going to be erratic and that you have no control over your usage then prepaid is a safe bet.

Yes, you might just be using 4 GB of data download but you maybe paying for a free 8 GB data pack. But the question is, will it be the same next month? Also can you deal with the sudden low speed or the extremely high cost per KB usage? Set your priorities right and come up with an answer to avoid burning a big hole in your pocket.

2. 3G Vs EVDO (Evolution Data Optimized)

When it comes to download speeds both the technologies offer 3.1 mbps speed normally. 3g can be upgraded to 7.2 mbps and then maybe even 10.2 mbps. EVDO can be accessed using USB data cards and very few operators provide the SIM for it. Whereas, 3G sim cards are easily available and many devices support it. Roaming using EVDO is also restricted as not many operators support it.

3. Phone Tethering Vs Data Card Vs Mifi

Any phone using an Android 2.2 Froyo or higher and iOS 4.3 or higher supports tethering and the speeds are not altered much. But if you don’t want to use your expensive phone for this purpose then you can always buy a data card and harness it’s speed without any issues. Only problem here is that most of your tablets, ipods and gaming consoles use only wifi and doesn’t have a USB port to use the data card.The mifi is slowly growing stronger in our region through Reliance, Vodafone and many others to follow. As of now we don’t have enough options to choose from.

4. Locked Data Cards Vs Micromax / Lava etc

Now that the competition in the data card market is rocketing, the operators are looking to lock their customers with their service by providing them with various sorts of perks. Be it free usage for a particular period of time or sometimes even reductions in the bill amount. They all come with a minimum of 3 months compulsory service period. If you think you need the flexibility to move from one provider to another then the Micromax/ Lava data cards will be the ideal choice as it lets you choose from a plethora of 3g service providers out there in the market. More such data cards are to be released soon and we’d have a variety of options to chose from .

5. Unlimited Vs Bill shock

There is no such thing as truly unlimited. There is always a FUP (Fair Usage Policy) beyond which the speed is always restricted .Bill shock protection allows you to pay per usage but does not allow your bill to exceed a fixed amount. The difference between bill shock and unlimited plans is that bill shock protection plans allow you to pay for the amount of data actually used while in unlimited plans you pay the full monthly fee even if you use less.

6. Speed requirements

Different data cards provide different speeds. It is not always true that as the speed provided increases the free usage decreases. As discussed earlier there are various criteria to look into. It is important that you have a decent speed if you think you’ll be using the internet through more than one device at a time.

7. Overage Charges

Most operators sometimes may provide very high speeds but very small free usage. So it is vital to look into the overage charges as it shows how fast your bill will swell up after your quota is reached.

8. Time of usage

Some operators provide lesser rates or higher speed during the night. So it is considerable to analyze what time your bulk of usage takes place and choose a plan accordingly.

9. Extra services provided

Owing to the high competition between the data card service providers, they are looking to attract the customers with services like free Television Channels , Video on demand and also concessions on various other such services . It is worth looking into these services to as they may come in handy.

I am sure now you agree with me when I tell you choosing the right car for you is way easier than choosing the right data card. Imagine someone did just that for you. That someone is komparify.com. Just Kompare, Choose and Save.

CMAI’s National Telecom Awards is one of the highly reputed annual award in the Indian telecom industry.When we say the word ‘telecom’ or ‘communication’, it’s not restricted to services such as voice calls,SMS or broadband but also includes ICT technologies such as e-governance,cyber security,information dissemination and much more.For the last six years, it has acknowledged several top-notch contributors who helped build the pan-India communication network.The award encourages the service providers to provide state of the art technologies for the betterment of the country.

CMAI is a National Apex Association of India with over 48,500 members and 54 International MoU partners.Its sixth National Telecom Awards is held on 8th May, 2012 at Siri Fort, New Delhi.The awards are distributed across 34 categories which also includes Emerging green telecom services company,Largest telecom allied equipments distributor,Best online information dissemination company and Global cyber security ambassador.This magnanimous event is expected to be attended by over 2500 delegates and is being lauded as the mother of all telecom events in India organized till date. The event is supported by Apex Telecom,Internet and Operators Association in India, ITU, DIT and MSME, DOT.

Who will attend the event :

Telecom Operators, Enterprise Solution Providers, Equipment Manufacturers, Exporters, Technology Providers, and Systems Integrators from the ICT arena.

Dignitaries at the event:

CMAI NTA 2012 Awards is presented by luminaries such as Hon’ble Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and IT; Dr Hamadoun Touré, Secretary General, ITU Geneva; Shri Virbhadra Singh, Hon’ble Union Minister for MSME; Mr. Sachin Pilot, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & IT; Mr. Milind Deora, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & IT and Dr. JS Sarma, IAS, Chairman, TRAI.

Technologies that are considered for the award are those that lead to commercially successful products, processes and services that give India a sustainable competitive advantage.Selection procedure goes through the rigorous evaluation of several Indian technology companies through a careful analysis of a variety of parameters including technology innovation, commercial success, execution of strategy and dedication to research and development.The award jury committee consists of twenty one members team led by Former Secretary and Chairman Telecom Commission and include former and serving officials from Ministry of Law and Justice, Commerce, Communications & IT.

List of Award Winners in 2012

Stay connected to our Facebook andTwitter and Blog for updates on Planhound. The link to Google play is below.

We felt a mild tremor inside the office building in Chennai and were asked to evacuate immediately. Yes, I did feel the tremor for less than a second. What happened next is very normal and obvious. When I was taking the flight of steps to get down, instead of calling my friends and family on the cell phone I was tweeting about the incident. And then in a moment’s time the twitter was full of similar tweets from various parts of the country making #earthquake, Indian Ocean, Magnitude 8.9 and Sumatra the trending topics in India. Mobile calls were not going through or even if they went through, the signal was so weak that the voice was breaking. I remember observing this similar phenomenon back in July 2011 when Mumbai was rocked with three consecutive bomb blasts. In any case my primary mode of communication to reach family became internet based like Twitter and Whatsapp. Does that mean in a contingency, data is better and safer mode of communication than voice?

There are technical reasons why this might be true. Voice is synchronous which means that both parties should have no congestion in their networks order to communicate. There is also a problem of interconnectivity between the networks of both parties which may not be enough to take the load of an emergency. On the other hand data services are completely asynchronous. You just connect to the internet through your base station and you post your item. The receiving party also connects to the internet whenever the congestion is less and receives the message. This should also be true of SMS’s but again it looks like the internet capacity is greater than networks sms handling capacity.

Crux of the story: if faced with an unforeseen crisis like tsunami, earthquake, bomb blasts etc. use data services like Edge, GPRS, 3G/ 4G to communicate. You may be surprised that these services work when plain old (supposedly reliable) voice does not !

Choosing a 3G or a HSIA postpaid plan for your datacard may be simple, but are those plans shock-proof? Every operator provides a wide range of plans for different download cap limits to suit your need. If you don’t make the right choices you may end up paying exorbitant mobile bills for data usage at a steeply lower speed. Unlimited plans and Bill Shock proof plans are two alternatives to avoid spending a lot on 3G postpaid connectivity.

Unlimited plans promise subscribers unlimited data usage for specific tariff rates, but it comes with limitations. For example, Tata Photon Plus has many “unlimited” plans with caps. For example “Photon Plus 1GB Unlimited Pack 700 “ has a cap of only 1GB. This means that after 1GB of usage your data speed will be throttled to 155kbps. Whatever you use, your bill will never exceed Rs. 700 which is the cost of the plan. The operator puts a check on the download speed based on Fair Usage Policy (FUP). This ensures that you benefit from data usage and download throughout the month even when you exceed your data limit, only at lesser speed.

Bill Shock Shield plans are offered by very few operators in India. Reliance’s My Best Plan for postpaid Netconnect+ customers comes with Bill shock shield features wherein you only have to pay for the data you use. The plan tracks your usage pattern and charges the lowest bill amount for the data that you use. The fixed rental is as low as Rs. 350 with 500 MB usage bundled.You can pay as less as 6p/MB for overage data usage (on usage above 1000 MB). Finally,the maximum shield amount is at Rs. 950+ tax to shield you from any unprecedented bill shocks when you receive your bills. Airtel‘s 3G Flexishield Pack 675 offers 3.125GB data for a month. If you exceed the specified limit, then the overage data is charged at 2p/100KB upto a maximum shield amount of Rs.2000 at a lower download speed. Once your usage hits the maximum shield amount, you still have unlimited browsing at 20Kbps. So you cannot pay more than Rs. 2000 a month.

Both the plans are similiar in that they guarantee that your bill is capped. However which one is better? Bill Shield plans are usually better if you use less data or if your data usage is not consistent. For example if you get a 1GB “Unlimited” plan and use 100MB, Then you will still pay the full amount – ie Rs. 700 in the case of the plan above. However in the Reliance My Best Plan offer, you will only pay Rs. 350 . Either way on our datacard search, you will see how much the plan will cost you per month. Thus saving you from any confusion. Now that you know the difference between these two type of plans, find the right plan for your usage through Komparify.com

Komparify is based out of Tamil Nadu where the Tamilnadu Electricity Board(TNEB) is challenged with a power shortage of about 3000-4000 MW. This has led to heavy load shedding measures from the government taking a toll on business productivity to a large extent. We, at Komparify.com are no exception, having to face the brunt of irregular and grueling hours of power shutdown. We sought to ways such as UPS back-up for our work place and in the worst case, went on a break for an hour, too. But that didn’t help in the long run. Many companies such as ours are facing the same issues thus leading to a loss of productivity. One option is to smile through the pain

image via kaipullaispeaks

The power deficit scenario is here to stay, at least for a few months now until feasible power projects commence production. Thus we decided to do something about our power driven productivity problems. First most of our servers, even for internal tools are based in the cloud, This means that all we need to get work done is an internet connection and a working computer. Next we went laptop only at our company, The cost difference between laptops and desktops at this point is going down and laptops come with batteries which let you get over the power problems. But the problem of internet connectivity remains. At this point, the most practical alternative would be to use a wireless 3G Wi-fi router.

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Planhound, our Android mobile application has been updated with added features, refreshed UI and improved plan database. We are very excited about this release. Read on to find out whats new.

What’s new in Planhound?

1) Topup Search :

The biggest new feature is the ability to search only for topups. Think you want a voice call ratecutter or just an SMS pack. Hit Find topup and search for the topups in the category you want. You can also select multiple categories. Want 2G data topups for your current usage or find out how much you would pay for 3G. That also is possible. We already measure your usage and can thus tell you accurately how much the different topups will cost you.

2) Improved UI :

Planhound has been given a fresh coat of paint. But it remains as simple and easy to use as ever. We will continue to improve the UI, so stay tuned.

3) 2G / 3G Data Selection.

Want to see how much 3G data costs for your usage ? Or think you are paying too much for 3G and want to go back to 2G. You can choose 2G or 3G both in the preferences menu and when you are searching for topups. We will then show you results (both for plan search and topup search) with 2G data topups OR 3G data topups.

4) Improved Plan Results

Our data has been constantly changing and getting better and better. So now we have a bigger, fresher database of plans to show you. The plans are on the server and keep getting updated so you can find out what the best offers for you are.

5) No menu buttons

Keeping with the Android UI trend, we moved our settings menu to the action bar. So no more menu button.

6) Plans only for your operator

When we asked people who used our app, we realised that lots of people dont want to switch operators. Mostly they just want to switch to a better plan for the same operator. So the default view we show you is only options from your current operator. To search for all operators, toggle the button in the settings screen.

7) Faster Result Loads

We show results much faster by only loading a few options. When you need to see more plans we will load more results.

We think this is a major update and really makes the app very useful. Make the most of it and save on your mobile spend. Stay connected to our Facebook and Twitter and Blog for updates on Planhound. The link to Google play is below.