After both BSNL and MTNL launched their 3G services in India, its time for the number one mobile service provider, AirTel to jump into the game of 3G in India, which is getting delayed hell lot of times. Bharti Airtel has said that if everything goes well as planned they would be launching 3G services in India by October 2010. The auctions for the 3G spectrum @ 3,500 Crore INR will get done by November. AirTel will have the spectrum by next year Jan or Feb and then they would be launching their 3G services in India. 3G, which has become an old story in many countries, has reached India very late. Though BSNL aggressively promoted it 3G services and also entered into partnerships with leading mobile handset players, its 3G services failed to generate any uptake. This is not surprising because most of the people who use BSNL use their phones just for making calls and sending SMS, 3G where as gives you fast Internet and lots of mobile Value added services in your hand but majority of Indian consumers are yet to get used to this use of mobile phones. In big metro cities, AirTel’s 3G will pick up given its user base and people’s knowledge about 3G and its advantages.

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If you are a hard-core PhoneDogger, or have stumbled onto a few select posts, you know that I’m fond of whining about mail-in rebates. In the past, my experience is that they’re used simply to get you in the door and that most companies will find any loophole they can to avoid paying up.

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I’m always looking for a discount on my cell phone service. It’s a big part of my life, and represents a pretty large chunk of my monthly pie. So when I heard about a couple of opportunities for taking some cash back from T-Mo, I figured I should write something up. This is not an exhaustive list of methods for saving money on your phone bill, but I will send you in the right direction for figuring out what works best for you. If contests and rate comparisons are too much trouble, at least check out the student discount.

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