Whopping 5 crore Freedom 251 booked in just two days! Ringing Bells unable to deliver all

 

Noida-based Ringing Bells, promising a Rs 251 (less than $4) “Make in India” smartphone, on Friday claimed to have received nearly five crore registrations in just two days of opening up for online pre-orders.

In a chat with IANS, company president Ashok Chadha said that since the company will hand over 25 lakh “Freedom 251” phones to the people who have registered online.

The firm has stopped the registration process as it is unable to meet the huge demand.

There were two more days left to pre-order the phone till 8:00PM on February 21.

“The pre-booking numbers we received are sheer humongous. I am happy that so many Indians have responded to our ‘Make in India’ smartphone call.

Now the onus is on us to deliver on the promise and I am hopeful that we will be able to start delivery latest by April 10 and finish well before the June 30 deadline,” Chadha told IANS.

 

Are you aware of Freedom 251 security issues?

Though Ringing bells has closed the booking for the phone, those who have booked it successfully might have some security issues.

Tech radar has pointed that Freedom 251 website doesn't use “secure https protocol”. It instead uses http. It means that the site is susceptible to potential cyber attacks because it requires punching your addresses, emails and other contact details to book the Freedom 251 phone.

Though this issue came to light on the first day of booking, we hope that company has taken cognisance of this error and has been able to fix it.

Ringing Bells says that it has received five crore registrations online in just two days. But it only plans on distributing 25 lakh handsets to those who have registered online.

The firm has stopped the registration process as it is unable to meet the huge demand. There were two more days left to pre-order the phone till 8:00PM on February 21.

Ringing Bells books 5 crore Freedom 251 in just two days! Able to delivery only 25 lakh phones

While the world kept asking questions and Indians remained puzzled, Noida-based Ringing Bells, promising a Rs 251 (less than $4) “Make in India” smartphone, on Friday claimed to have received nearly five crore registrations in just two days of opening up for online pre-orders.

 

In a chat with IANS, company president Ashok Chadha said that since the company will hand over 25 lakh “Freedom 251” phones to the people who have registered online.

The firm has stopped the registration process as it is unable to meet the huge demand.

There were two more days left to pre-order the phone till 8:00PM on February 21.

“The pre-booking numbers we received are sheer humongous. I am happy that so many Indians have responded to our ‘Make in India’ smartphone call.

Now the onus is on us to deliver on the promise and I am hopeful that we will be able to start delivery latest by April 10 and finish well before the June 30 deadline,” Chadha told IANS.