NEW DELHI: For her daily evening puja, Ghaziabad resident Reena Peshawar plays an online aarti. But now she’s debating whether she should cut back on some of that devotion or the makeup videos she watches since her monthly mobile prepaid plan<\/a> has jumped from Rs 169 to Rs 249. “I just bought a new cellphone with my Diwali bonus and already I have to cut back,” says the 22-year-old domestic worker who earns Rs 6,000 a month. 新德里:她每天晚上供,加济阿巴德居民丽娜白沙瓦扮演一个在线aarti。但是现在她讨论是否应该削减一些奉献或化妆视频她手表自每月移动预付计划从Rs 169跃升至249卢比。“我刚买了一个新的手机排灯节奖金和我已经削减,”说,22岁的国内工人一个月挣6000卢比。
With Airtel, Vodafone and Jio<\/a> increasing tariffs<\/a> for prepaid plans, the urban poor, who get their fix of what digital anthropologist Payal Kapoor calls ABCD: Astrology, Bollywood, Cricket and Devotion, from their smartphones, are feeling the pinch. And the numbers of those affected aren’t small since prepaid accounts for 95% of Indian subscribers.
Kiran Adhar, an East Delhi housewife, loves uploading videos of her toddler and lip-syncing to Bollywood songs. But the recent hike has dampened her enthusiasm. Adhar used to get her phone recharged for Rs 500 for 84 days which got her 2GB data. Now, for the same amount of data she would have to pay Rs 200 more.
Rabita, a domestic worker, had started with an unlimited call and data plan and graduated to expenses of Rs 50 per month. This has shot up to Rs 98. “Earlier I could buy a couple of onions for Rs 10-Rs 15 in a week when we were making some non-vegetarian food at home but now I can’t even buy one onion for that amount. I can live without onions in my kitchen but not without my data plan,” she says. For security guards who have night duty or cabbies who have to wait between rides, the mobile is a much-needed source of entertainment.
Urban poor to cut down on cellphone use<\/strong>
Kumar, a driver, watches Tamil films in between rides. “I can’t give up the phone. If my regular customers can’t call me, or I can’t check GPS, my work suffers. But I will have to cut down on whatever is unnecessary,” he said. He plans to restrict his wife’s phone now to a basic plan that allows only incoming calls. This has also increased from Rs 35 to Rs 49. But he knows there is no explaining this to his six-year-old daughter who has to get her daily fix of cartoons before going to bed.
Migrant workers like M K Singh, a watchman, are having second thoughts about the long video calls they make to family members. “My family is back in UP’s Badaun. I used to make video calls to my parents in the village but I will have to be careful about my spending now. Rs 100 a month is a very large increase in expense that I can’t afford,” he says. Ranjit Mishra, who owns a shop in Mayur Vihar that charges mobiles, says most customers were unhappy. “People come and fight with me when I tell them the increased rates. Even a new connection costs more. Earlier you could get a SIM for Rs 495 but it is now available for Rs 647,” he adds.
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Airtel,沃达丰(Vodafone)和Jio增加关税预付计划,城市贫困人口,让他们解决数字人类学家Payal Kapoor所说的ABCD:占星术,宝莱坞,板球和奉献,从他们的智能手机,都感到了压力。和那些受影响的数量并不小因为预付占印度用户的95%。
Rabita,国内工人,开始有无限电话和数据计划和毕业每月50卢比的费用。这已经飙升至98卢比。“我可以早些时候买一些洋葱Rs 10-Rs 15一周当我们在家做一些荤食但现在我甚至不能买一个洋葱。我生活中可以没有洋葱在我的厨房里,但没有我的数据计划,”她说。对保安晚上义务或出租车司机之间等游乐设施,移动是一个急需的娱乐的来源。
城市贫困人口减少手机使用
Kumar、司机、手表泰米尔电影之间的游乐设施。“我不能放弃手机。如果我的常客不能打电话给我,或者我不能检查GPS,牺牲我的工作。但我将不得不减少一切不必要的,”他说。他计划来限制他妻子的电话现在基本计划,只允许来电。这也从Rs增加35 Rs 49。但他知道没有解释这个他6岁的女儿,她每天固定的漫画就要上床睡觉了。
农民工像M K辛格,一个看守人,都在重新思考他们让家人长视频通话。“我的家人是在Badaun。我曾经让我的父母视频通话在村子里,但我现在必须小心我的消费。Rs 100一个月是一个非常大的增加费用我负担不起,”他说。Ranjit Mishra,谁拥有一个商店在Mayur Vihar收费的手机,说,大多数客户不高兴。“人们来与我当我告诉他们增加利率。甚至一个新的连接成本。早些时候,你可以得到一个SIM Rs 495年但现在用于Rs 647年,”他补充道。
NEW DELHI: For her daily evening puja, Ghaziabad resident Reena Peshawar plays an online aarti. But now she’s debating whether she should cut back on some of that devotion or the makeup videos she watches since her monthly mobile prepaid plan<\/a> has jumped from Rs 169 to Rs 249. “I just bought a new cellphone with my Diwali bonus and already I have to cut back,” says the 22-year-old domestic worker who earns Rs 6,000 a month.
With Airtel, Vodafone and Jio<\/a> increasing tariffs<\/a> for prepaid plans, the urban poor, who get their fix of what digital anthropologist Payal Kapoor calls ABCD: Astrology, Bollywood, Cricket and Devotion, from their smartphones, are feeling the pinch. And the numbers of those affected aren’t small since prepaid accounts for 95% of Indian subscribers.
Kiran Adhar, an East Delhi housewife, loves uploading videos of her toddler and lip-syncing to Bollywood songs. But the recent hike has dampened her enthusiasm. Adhar used to get her phone recharged for Rs 500 for 84 days which got her 2GB data. Now, for the same amount of data she would have to pay Rs 200 more.
Rabita, a domestic worker, had started with an unlimited call and data plan and graduated to expenses of Rs 50 per month. This has shot up to Rs 98. “Earlier I could buy a couple of onions for Rs 10-Rs 15 in a week when we were making some non-vegetarian food at home but now I can’t even buy one onion for that amount. I can live without onions in my kitchen but not without my data plan,” she says. For security guards who have night duty or cabbies who have to wait between rides, the mobile is a much-needed source of entertainment.
Urban poor to cut down on cellphone use<\/strong>
Kumar, a driver, watches Tamil films in between rides. “I can’t give up the phone. If my regular customers can’t call me, or I can’t check GPS, my work suffers. But I will have to cut down on whatever is unnecessary,” he said. He plans to restrict his wife’s phone now to a basic plan that allows only incoming calls. This has also increased from Rs 35 to Rs 49. But he knows there is no explaining this to his six-year-old daughter who has to get her daily fix of cartoons before going to bed.
Migrant workers like M K Singh, a watchman, are having second thoughts about the long video calls they make to family members. “My family is back in UP’s Badaun. I used to make video calls to my parents in the village but I will have to be careful about my spending now. Rs 100 a month is a very large increase in expense that I can’t afford,” he says. Ranjit Mishra, who owns a shop in Mayur Vihar that charges mobiles, says most customers were unhappy. “People come and fight with me when I tell them the increased rates. Even a new connection costs more. Earlier you could get a SIM for Rs 495 but it is now available for Rs 647,” he adds.
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