Reliance drops ISD call rates on calling cards, can’t compete with Bharti-Airtel

July 19, 2006 · Filed Under Telecom 

It took almost few months for Reliance Infocomm to introduce international calling cards. ISD rates on calling cards are upto half the normal rates. For instance, Bharti-Airtel offers VCC – Virtual Calling Card and the rates can be as low as Rs3.50/Minute to US/Canada/Malaysia/Hong Kong/Singapore Mobile & Land Phone on a calling card of Rs500 denomination. A same call would cost Rs3.99 & Rs3.75 on a lower card denomination of Rs100 and Rs200 respectively. However, for Europe, Australia and New Zeland the rates are Rs3.50 and Rs8.95 for Land Phone and Mobile respectively. Unfortunately, it is till expensive to call the Middle East and SAARC nations – flat rate of rs8.95/Minute ir-respective of the calling card.

Reliance Communications woke up today to offer reduced rates. A call to US, Canada and South East Asia would now cost Rs 4.50 a minute on purchasing a global calling card of denomination Rs 575 at least which has a talktime of Rs 512 and is valid for 90 days. While the same call would cost Rs6.0 on global cards of lower denominations such as Rs 115 and Rs 225. Similarly, calls to landlines and mobile phones in the UK, would cost Rs six and eight respectively for all denominations of global calling cards. A call to Europe, Australia and New Zealand would cost between Rs 6 and Rs 6.50 depending upon the denomination of the calling card. For a call to the Gulf countries, the tariffs are Rs eight per minute for high end calling cards while Rs 8.50 for lower denomination cards.

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64 Responses to “Reliance drops ISD call rates on calling cards, can’t compete with Bharti-Airtel”

  1. pavankumar tiwari on February 14th, 2007 12:29 pm

    i need to know that if i have to call ISD call only for London. and some specified no only is their any scheme in ur esteem organisation. or if i need only for london international call can help me to get eagiest way to call and it should be cheapest. if their is any scheme then i will take that scheme. i hope i will get reply as earliest as possible.

  2. Rohini on March 18th, 2007 10:43 pm

    i want to knw how much it will cost per min to call australia,wats the rental plan any deposit for isd activation.

  3. reshmina on May 5th, 2007 6:15 pm

    oh I don’t care whether the Reliance has droped its ISD calling rates on call cards..because my sister in Boston can call us (in INDIA) now thru skype for just $0.154…I think reliance should come out with something like “skype”…sO THAT EVEN WE INDIANS can use it

  4. aishwarya on May 15th, 2007 2:36 pm

    yahoo offers calls to india at @0.079

  5. sarathi on May 30th, 2007 12:28 pm

    conversion of skype rate in INR 6.16 and Yahoo rate INR 3.16. Rates offered in India by Reliance & Bharti are Rs. 1.99 (on high value calling card). I am sure every one agree that this is much cheaper than IP based calling card.

  6. PAWAN on July 4th, 2007 5:55 pm

    hey friends…

    i’ll be heading to u.k shortly … so can anyone advice that what would be better and cheaper to call from ther to india ? i mean some calling card or voip or skype n yahoo ?

  7. khushi austin on July 19th, 2007 8:30 pm

    well i wanna know that while making calls on ISD card which number has to be dailed before the phone number?well it is something….star……?
    plz help.

  8. naveed k on August 9th, 2007 2:12 pm

    well i wanna know that while making calls on ISD card which number has to be dailed before the phone number?well it is something….star……?
    or some code related to that place, kindly tell me london code

  9. gurpreet on August 24th, 2007 10:17 am

    well i wanna know how much would it cost me, if i wanna make ISD call to australia through reliance. how much it would cost me. wat is the entire procedure

  10. sundar on January 11th, 2008 1:00 pm

    i want to know how much call cost for oman?

  11. manish on April 17th, 2008 11:13 am

    Now make calls to approx 40 countries around the world viz. UK,US,CANADA ETC @ 1 Rupee/Min or even less than this through VoIP.

  12. anoop on May 12th, 2008 11:45 am

    I want to know the cheapest options available for calls between Australia (mobile) and India. Do let me know the calling card name also. I’ve tried Skype and found calls to mobiles in Australia very costly.

  13. Shefali Dubey on July 14th, 2008 6:27 pm

    I want to know the cheapest options available for calls between Dubai (mobile) and India. Do let me know the calling card name also.

  14. Sugumar.K on July 24th, 2008 11:15 am

    i need to know what is the calll rates for australia, us and singapore???

  15. AMANDEEP on September 2nd, 2008 10:49 pm

    Sir,

    I just want to know any solution that will reduce call rates for Dubai.
    kindly send me the right solution for that

  16. jegan on October 30th, 2008 4:54 pm

    Hi
    Plz tell me about tha calling rate per minite to middle east from Airtell VCC offer calling card..due to i have to select the optional communication..

  17. Rudolph R Gomes on November 20th, 2008 7:39 pm

    Hi
    I’m a Bangladesh. I’m here to study in St. Xavier. While I am in border the call rate is 0.25tk. After crossing it’s 9.20rps. Can anyone help me?

  18. Rachana on November 22nd, 2008 11:50 am

    Why use Skype when you can make calls to US/UK/Australia/Singapore/Canada/Norway/……..(the list goes on)ay .95 paisa per minute through Voip.Besides crystal clear voice clarity, it is more user – friendly than having to go online and make calls to friends/relatives abroad.Just pick up your phone nad dial the numbers…as simple as that.And all at the cost of a local call!!!

  19. sandeep on January 15th, 2009 8:41 pm

    why isd calls to saarc countries are costly as compare to uk and australia? sir plz ans me

  20. bg on February 8th, 2009 5:43 pm

    i often make many calls to uk’s mobile.
    please advice regarding which operator’s VCC card should i purchase along with tariff.

  21. Dev on February 9th, 2009 9:14 pm

    hi i m Dev from india and i want to know what would be the cheapest network for me to call a mobile in australia. I m really confused. please reply me.

  22. meenal on February 16th, 2009 10:28 pm

    I want to know what is the rate for calling a telestra mobie in canberra,australia by using these calling cards.where can we buy dese cards from?is it possible to use these cards on any network and not necessarily reliance?please help.

  23. meenal on February 16th, 2009 10:35 pm

    please tell me the cheapest option to call australian mobile.calling card or voip?i have done so much research but i have found nothing below Rs8/min.help!!!

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  25. basant kumar on April 9th, 2009 9:22 pm

    i have to call to serbia ..can i know anything is there as a cheap rate of call from reliance from india to serbia???if there is any offer regarding this then please inform me on my mail….

  26. febin dual on April 17th, 2009 10:53 pm

    i need to call dubai at lowest call rates. please give good plan suggestion

  27. Navi on April 18th, 2009 12:11 am

    Please tell me the cheapest option to call australian mobile.:( its urgent

  28. sanjana on May 16th, 2009 4:59 am

    hi..can u plz tell me the cheapest relaince card to call australia n dubai……..plz it’s important i will highly thankful to u

  29. sanjana on May 16th, 2009 2:59 pm

    hi.. i need to call london (mobile) at lowest call rate……plz tell me

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  32. sanjay shah on July 18th, 2009 5:15 pm

    please can someone tell me as how to use the internet to talk to my relative in bangkok, thailand, & what would be the chepeast way to do so, please send me the e-mail.

  33. RAJESH on August 18th, 2009 7:38 pm

    IN AIRTEL RCC 299 GULF CALLING CARD RS 6.99 PER MIN IS IN LAST MONTH BUT THIS RCC IS NOT AVAILBLE NOW,IS ANY OPTION TO DUBAI TO REDUCE THE CALLING RATE

  34. bharat dharmwani on September 16th, 2009 9:09 pm

    i want 2 know which is the cheapest service provider in up west and up east for calling indonesia n singapore

  35. abhijit on September 20th, 2009 1:16 am

    i want 2 know which is the cheapest service provider in eastindia city ranchi for calling finland

  36. megha on October 4th, 2009 8:56 am

    hi i m megha from india and i want to know what would be the cheapest network for me to call a mobile in australia. I m really confused. please reply me.

  37. Deepa on November 16th, 2009 10:39 pm

    I wnt to knw the cal rate as i have to call to london from rajasthan he is my fiancee and we need to talk daily so can i get the lowest call rate at any voucher please reply as soon as possible

  38. bharat brahmbhatt on November 27th, 2009 7:03 am

    my friend is in now manila i want to take isd card from relience plz give me guidence whati have to do .i would like low price up to arround 500 rs.

  39. srikanth on April 13th, 2010 4:57 pm

    hai.my wife is in uk right now .can any one sugest me which network has cheap rates to cal to uk

  40. ruchi on April 29th, 2010 12:00 pm

    Please let me know what are the ISD sms charges from Reliance CDMA to Other networks.And also if there are any special package

  41. branda on May 8th, 2010 4:17 pm

    i have to make frequent calls to UK mobile. is there any reliance CDMA package….. or for the fixed no.

  42. rahul rajaryan on May 10th, 2010 2:33 pm

    i want to call to romania only
    wat is the lowest call rate on any calling card available in reliance

  43. indu on May 24th, 2010 2:35 pm

    hai.my husband is in kuwait right now .can any one sugest me which network has cheap rates to cal to kuwait

  44. free international phone card on August 14th, 2010 11:04 am

    I use Reliance calling cards to connect with my friends abroad and I think it is the best.

  45. susmita on August 23rd, 2010 2:12 pm

    I want to know the cheapest options available for ISD calls between Dubai (mobile) and India(kolkata mobile).let me know the calling card name also.please send me the detail cheapest call rate list as soon as possible.

  46. SANDEEP on September 19th, 2010 9:23 am

    NEPAL ISD CALL LOWEST RATS

  47. Deepak on September 22nd, 2010 4:51 pm

    Hai dear sir this Deepak from Delhi (NCR)i am using airtel number i like to know how to reduce (cheapest rate) calling rate from delhi to Nepal And Saudi i buy which company sim card tata aur reliance?

  48. Tuhina Pan on September 28th, 2010 2:11 am

    I want to know the cheapest call rates to call holland mobile number fron India .plz inform me as soon as possible

  49. Dipti Gokhale on October 26th, 2010 2:16 pm

    Hi
    i want to call london form maharashtra ,india ,kindly suggest me ISD UK low rates calling secheme.

  50. Chandra K on November 30th, 2010 10:30 pm

    Hello i am chandra k.i use the reliance sim card
    i surch the nepal calling low rates offer.
    can u suggest me please?how can i call nepal of low rate.aney suggestation pls.

  51. R V Malde on December 5th, 2010 8:17 pm

    I wanted cheapest calling cards for UK USA AUSRALLIA and KENYA,wich is the cheapest one

  52. munender on December 16th, 2010 5:03 pm

    sir i want the cheapest calling card to call in newzealand plz tell me and rply me as quickly s possible

  53. pushpendra on January 4th, 2011 10:23 am

    NEPAL ISD CALL LOWEST RATS i am using reliance cdm Sim card

  54. Jaya on January 26th, 2011 12:38 pm

    I want to call in uae from india in low price rate so give me any suggestion that how i can cal.

  55. pinki on May 8th, 2011 9:29 am

    pls kindly help me the latest plan of any ntwk for calling to nepal from india at cheapest rate.is there any tariff or calling card of any ntwk that provide me an option wid the call rate below 3 rs/per min for nepal from india.

  56. sahana on May 23rd, 2011 11:39 pm

    hi,
    what is the call rate per minute, reliance prepaid mobile to anyother mobile from tamil nadu to sultanate of muscut (oman). please tell me
    how many rupees recharge and call per min.
    thanks

  57. ander on June 16th, 2011 12:42 pm

    i wanna make calls to shanghai thro a reliance no…which ISD package should i opt for…??and what are the call rates??
    thankyou

  58. shylaja on June 20th, 2011 11:54 am

    i need to know that if i have to call ISD call only for UAE. and some specified no only is their any scheme in ur esteem organisation. or if i need only for UAE international call can help me to get eagiest way to call and it should be cheapest. if their is any scheme then i will take that scheme. i hope i will get reply as earliest as possible.

  59. nura on July 31st, 2011 5:44 pm

    iam using reliance cdma connection… i want to know about isd call rate in this connection.. especially to abhudhabi… before days call charge to abhudabi was 9rs…now i have 15rs balance on my cell… but i cant call isd nmbr… pls give me areply…

  60. ram on August 29th, 2011 1:01 am

    could u please send me mesage i want to call nepal from dubai at the moment i m caling $0.111/minet if u have any cheper then this please let me know thank u.

  61. Rageni on March 22nd, 2012 5:03 pm

    Hello could u plz guide me the lowest rate from Delhi to Austrialia.n the code to b put before no.

  62. rash on March 31st, 2012 4:47 pm

    Hello could u plz guide me the lowest rate from india to nepal

  63. sayyed mazhar ali on April 21st, 2012 5:19 pm

    charged me @rs.25.00 pulse rate i.e for 25 seconds tell me correct tariff
    plz inform me pulse rate for oman

  64. jatin on May 13th, 2012 10:11 pm

    wht is dubai call rate from india..can any charge for reduce da call rate

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