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Here I'm telling you about all the Vodafone GPRS Plans and their Activation Method. Vodafone is one of the leading mobile operator in India and provides different mobile internet gprs plans. You can select the plan suites to your browsing needs and best fits to your pocket. I'm giving here all details like How to Activate gprs, how to deactivate gprs, how to check validity and data balance in gprs plans, and other service.

Here the different types of GPRS plans offered by Vodafone:

Vodafone live!

To access Vodafone live! on your Vodafone GPRS mobile phone, all you need to do is to activate Vodafone live! and get the settings on your Vodafone mobile phone.

Vodafone live! Charges for Prepaid:
Option 1: Pay as you go: Usage charge: 10p / 10KB
Option 2: Save on usage by choosing a data plan
Plan name: VFL 12

Offer Details: Unlimited Free Browsing from the phone @Rs 12 valid for 3 days

How to activate: Recharge with Etop up Rs 12 or Send ACT VFL12 to 144 (toll free)

How to Activate Vodafone Live:
- Postpaid customers: SMS ACT VL to 111 (toll free)
- Prepaid customers: SMS ACT VL to 144 (toll free)
There is no charge for activating Vodafone live!

 

Vodafone Live and Mobile Connect For PostPaid:
Plan name  Offer Details                       How to activate

VL200           100 MB free data usage          SMS ACT VL200 to 111
VL500           500 MB free data usage          SMS ACT VL500 to 111

VMC250       100 MB free data usage           SMS ACT VMC250 to 111
VMC199       Usage charges 5p/10kb            SMS ACT VMC199 to 111
VMC499       500MB FREE; 5p/10kb             SMS ACT VMC499 to 111
VMC699       1GB FREE; 5p/10kb                  Need to call up Call Centre
VMC899       Unlimited                                   Need to call up Call Centre

Note:
Kolkatta Prepaid customers need to send SMS ZERO to 144 (toll free)
Kolkatta Postpaid customers need to send SMS ZERO to 111 (toll free)
Mumbai Postpaid customers can send SMS ACT VL to 111 (toll free). Charges - Rs 49 / month. You can enjoy free usage of 5MB and also send 30 MMS free per month.
Mumbai Postpaid customers can also send SMS ACT VLZERO to 111 (toll free). No monthly rental charges.

To Get Configure Settings:
New customers will automatically get the settings named Vodafone live! and Vodafone MMS when you put in your Vodafone SIM card into your mobile phone. Just save these settings.
Incase your phone does not already have Vodafone live! setting, please perform the following steps:
Step 1: Find out your handset IMEI number, by pressing *#06# on the phone’s standby screen or by checking the same from phone’s body panel under the battery bay.
Step 2: IMEI number may be of 15 or 16 digits - identify the first 15digits for use in step 3
Step 3: Send an sms to 52586 with text as S1st 15 digits of the IMEI number
Step 4: Please save the setting you receive
For example, if you are using a mobile phone with IMEI as 3584566875971287 which is a 16 digit IMEI, you need to send S 358456687597128 to 52586.
In case you do not get the settings automatically, the same can be configured manually.

Manual Settings for Vodafone live:

Profile name: Vodafone live
Homepage URL: http://live.vodafone.in
Security: Non-secure
There is no charge for activating Vodafone live!
Bearer: GPRS
IP address: 10.10.1.100

Port: 9401
Username:< blank>
Password:< blank>
APN: portalnmms

Mobile Internet:

Now chat with your friends on MSN Messenger or Yahoo! from wherever you are using your Vodafone GPRS mobile phone. Also send & receive mails on Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! & Rediff, or just search for articles using Google or Bing. What’s more – you can even stay connected to your friends on Orkut, Facebook or MySpace.
To get started Mobile Internet, sms MI to 111 (toll free) from your Vodafone GPRS mobile phone. 

Opera Mini for Vodafone:

Vodafone has joined hands with Opera Software to redefine your mobile Internet experience. Download the Opera Mini browser onto your Vodafone mobile phone to enjoy up to 7 times faster connectivity. What’s more - it compresses your downloaded data by nearly 90% & lets you do all the things you do on your computer. Blog, chat, browse, book tickets – anything on the web, on the move!

Features in Opera Mini for Vodafone:

~Available for free download on Vodafone live!
~Compresses data by up to 90% so you can save time and money
~World’s most popular mobile Internet browser with over 20 million users
~Up to 7 times faster than your native browser
~Specially customised browser for Vodafone users
~Add, modify or delete bookmarks from a grid on your start page – for quick and convenient access to popular websites like Yahoo, Facebook, Blogger, Naukri, Moneycontrol and more
~Auto Complete enabled to make address inputs faster, easier and more intuitive
~Lets you search for text within a page to find your information faster
~Offers a virtual mouse add-on for easy scrolling in any direction

Dwnload through SMS:
Download Opera Mini in minutes with an SMS from your Vodafone Mobile phone.
Instructions:
sms INTERNET to 111 (toll free)
You’ll receive an SMS with the Opera Mini
Paste this link on your address bar
Follow the downloading instructions

Charges:
Free download on Vodafone live!
Data usage charges: 10p / 10KB applicable.