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A Quick User Guide to SBI Mobile Banking

vbb — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:46:19 +0000

SBI ,as you know is the largest bank in India and so definitely will have a longer queue for any work. SBI now has a great Internet banking portal and to follow the suite they have a great and proper functioning mobile banking application. Use it and save yourself from various physical transactions you did in the bank as fund transfer, check stop request, balance enquiry and so on.

SBI Mobile Banking Application-A quick Menu Walk-through

If you have not installed and activated your mobile banking service that you are advised to get here instructions for downloading, registration and activation of SBI mobile banking .

Once you have application running and activated mobile banking service, you can start using it .Here is a quick menu walkthrough of the SBI mobile banking application.This shows a glimpse of what can be done using SBI mobile banking app.

The application has a start page as shown in the first image shown below-

Now let’s have a look under the hood.

Funds Transfer

Here you get two options. You can either register any payee or transfer funds to previously registered payee. Registration of payees is offered for either your own account at SBI or any other account on other bank.

Enquiry Services:

You can enquire for your mini statement which consist of last 5 transactions or balance enquiry which shows you the latest balance in your account.

Demat Account Services

This will work if you have a Demat account with SBI from where you can have demat related services like buy/sell/enquiry.

Requests

You can request a cheque book or a request for blocking your debit card in case of loss/theft of card.

Bill Pay

Various types of merchandise billers can be added into your profile and thus you can pay for almost any type of bills such as telephone bill,electricity bill etc.Even you can schedule payment for bills.

M-Commerce

This is an important part of SBI mobile banking service.By using M-commerce you can make mobile recharge,pay insurance premium and so on.

Settings

Here you have various settings related to your account.You can change your PIN,Re-activate or deregister your mobile banking service,change mobile number and so on.

As you can see, the application has the capability to reduce your physical visits to the bank or bill payments outlets.It’s also very user friendly and interface is simple and good.Share your experiences on using it in comments below.

The user guide is completely unofficial on.Read the disclaimer.

Update:I also found the Official user guide on this page.

SBI Mobile Banking-Downloading,Registration,and Activation Instructions

vbb — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:27:32 +0000

Earlier I have posted about SBI mobile banking application which enables you to carry out all banking related services through your mobile, but I found that a lot of users needed additional instruction regarding downloading and activation of the application.So here is a detailed guide about downloading,activation and registration of SBI mobile banking application called FreedoM.

The downloading of application can be completed by directly downloading to mobile or first downloading it to computer and then installing it on your mobile.

Downloading the Application

Application can be directly downloaded and installed on your mobile if you have Internet enabled on your mobile phone.You can do so by following two ways

01. Send an SMS to 567676.For example if you have a Nokia 6500 mobile then send MBSREG Nokia 6500 to 567676.On the reply from the bank you will get a link in the message clicking on which allows you to download the application.Once the application has been downloaded-install it on your mobile.You get another message from SBI which contains your user id and default MPIN.

02. If you fail to get a link by sending above SMS ,you can visit SBI site and click Mobile Banking under Services section.Or you can directly visit Mobile Banking Application Download page.A lot of mobile handset models are listed there.You have to select your phone model and choose the handset specific version.If you fail to find application for your phone model,you can download the Generic version from the same page.

If your mobile does not have a GPRS/3G Internet connection you can first download the application to computer by visiting aforesaid links.Once you download it -transfer it to mobile and install .

Registration and Activation Process for SBI FreedoM

Registration can be done by following two ways-

01.Registration using mobile-

Start the application and you will see the screen as shown in image.You have to login using the given user id and MPIN which you received in response to the message you sent for downloading the application.And this completes the process.In case you have not received the user id and MPIN you can click “register” from the application start menu and get it by SMS.People who download application without sending SMS will need to do this.

02.Registration at the SBI ATM or your local branch.

Contact the manager of your concerned branch and ask him to activate your mobile banking service.Or you can visit any ATM and register yourself for mobile banking service.For this you have to choose ‘Services’ in the main menu.Select ‘Mobile banking’ and then again select Register.Enter your mobile number and follow the instructions thereafter.

Using the SBI Mobile Banking Application

Start the application and change the default MPIN.It is mandatory to change MPIN before using it for the first time.It’s good to use a strong alphanumeric MPIN such as ‘6tgnd5’.Of course make it easy enough to remember.

Once the service is activated,you can carry out almost all banking related transactions through the application which include statement enquiry,fund transfer,bill payments,cheque book request and so on.Of course- you can not withdraw cash from your mobile!

Mobile Banking service is FREE to use but you have to pay carrier charges ( for usage of SMS or GPRS)

The advantage of SBI Mobile banking is that it works even if you don’t have a GPRS/3G enabled phone as it can use SMS for transactions.

If you still have any difficulty in downloading,registration or activation of SBI mobile banking application ,let me know in comments.Please do not leave your mobile number in comments as there is no way I can send application directly to your mobile.

When Microsoft Word's Equation Editor is Not Enough

vbb — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:28:02 +0000

There is no doubt over the capabilities of Microsoft’s Word’s Equation Editor.You can type an equation which contains almost all kinds of operations.But you have to accept the fact t hat it will take a long time,because it is surely a Text Editor.

There is no need to buy a commercial app just for writing equations.Here is a Free Mathematical Equation Editor better than Microsoft Equation Editor.The app is very simple to use.

Edit Mathematical Equations/Expression Easily

Math-O-Mir is a freeware Equation editor which includes almost all operation possible in the subject of Mathematics.There is double integration,sigma,set theory symbols,hyperbolic functions,trigonometric functions and that’s not all– You can also draw mathematical figures such as straight line,square,cube,and parabolas.

Don’t go over the garbled equation on the screenshot :D .It’s just to show you the possibilities of this editor.The place where it scores better than Microsoft’s Equation Editor is the simplicity and easy operation.

The utility comes with an easy to follow help which can be invoked by pressing F1.You can write several pages of complex equations and save them.

This is a must have app for any student or any person who needs to edit equations quite frequently for projects or for presentations.The app is portable one and hence can be carried on a USB drive.

Download Math-O-Mir (ZIP Package-550KB)

WinDirStat-Visualize Your Disk Usage

vbb — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:02:41 +0000

Gone are the days when computers used to have 10 or 20 GB hard disk.Affordable storage capacity has increased manifold.Now with more storage comes the problem of managing your data.If you are not a person who manages everything religiously (including your cupboard and table drawer) then you hard disk is bound to be full of clutter some day.While it’s not a rocket science to discover which things you need to delete to get some free space,but sure it takes a lot of time (especially if you are a folder maniac who makes folder inside folder-inside another folder)and search.

Here a freeware utility comes to your rescue.What it does it visualization of your complete hard disk,any single drive or any specific folder you select.

WinDirStat shows you the complete structure of files and folders in a tree structure graphically.Each file type is assigned a different color.And blocks are made to represent each individual file in terms of size i.e. bigger block will show a bigger file.

It not only shows the structure but allows you to delete from the visual blocks itself.You can open and see file properties as well as create a disk usage report from the application.The application is very simple to use and the learning time is almost none.The only thing which may take time is to get loaded .Depending on the size of the disk it may take even 3 to 4 minutes to visualize the disk.

This is a must have utility for every Windows user to manage disk space efficiently.

To visit the web page and download click here.