The super cheap Aakash tablet manufacturer DataWind on Tuesday announced that it will provide free unlimited Internet browsing for one year on all its devices. The free internet browsing offer will however be available on the Reliance Communications GSM network.
The low cost Internet connectivity and wireless web access products provider has collaborated with Naaptol to launch the UbiSlate 7C+x which consists of one UbiSlate 7C+: a dual-SIM 7-inch Android tablet and one microUSB powered keyboard with cover. The whole package comes at a price of Rs.4,999 and will be available on Naaptol's TV, print and online shopping platforms starting Tuesday.
"The overwhelming response and the resultant customer feedback from the recent launch of PocketSurfer smartphone helped us take this decision. Starting today, Internet browsing access if going to be free on our entire range and we will be offering this special value offer with Naaptol as our strategic partners in growth," Suneet Singh Tuli, president and CEO, DataWind said.
The free-access does not include audio and video streaming or local-downloads, which can alternatively be accessed by topping-up using market plans, informed the company.
DataWind is best known for its Aakash tablets that were primarily intended for educational purposes and distributed free of cost to students in government colleges and universities under the Congress-led UPA regime. The project was part of the then government of India's ambitious plan to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities through an e-learning program.
Sadly, the project did not pick up the kind of steam that the government had initially hoped for, and it was later cancelled.
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