Bonus 10-minute talk time for call drops on Vodafone network

Call dropping has become a pervasive phenomenon across networks. But next time, when your call drops on Vodafone network, the telecom major will offer a ten minute bonus talk time.

Vodafone India, under its ongoing Vodafone Delights offer, has introduced free 10-minute talk time to customers whose conversation gets interrupted for any reason, apparently to better its image in the current scenario of frequent call drops.

"Each conversation on our network is important and must carry on uninterrupted. At times, however, conversations do get interrupted. To continue such conversations, we are offering 10-minute talk time benefit, no questions asked," said Sandeep Kataria, Director - Consumer, Vodafone India.

To avail this talk time benefit, customers need to SMS 'BETTER' on 199 and talk time of 10 minutes will be credited to their account within next 30 minutes.

The free minutes, however, will be valid for a limited period- for prepaid customers, validity is till next day midnight and for postpaid customers, until the end of the billing cycle. Vodafone says the free talk time credit can be availed once during the month-long bonanza and is applicable only when calling from a Vodafone connection to another Vodafone number within the same circle.

Last week, Vodafone also announced up to 67 percent higher data benefit to customers.