Freedom 251 bookings paused, will resume within 24 hours

Update: The 251 Freedom site has now stopped taking orders due to overwhelming response that has led to the servers to crash. “We receive approx 6 lacs hits per second as a result of which due to your kind overwhelming response servers are over loaded,” the site claims.  It has also said to have ‘taken a pause’ and will resume in 24 hours.

Those who woke up early this morning (read me) to book the just launched Freedom 251 were treated to the Freedom 251 site that refused to load. Soon, people took to Twitter to vent out their frustration as the site crashed even before the bookings started.

The site is up and running now and bookings seem to be open. Rs 251 means less than a monthly mobile bill and the curiosity has drove everyone to the site. We also tried securing a handset and here’s what you need to do. Head to the official Freedom 251 page. Though the phone is priced at Rs 251, one may have to shell out an additional Rs 40 as shipping charges. This means, you are paying Rs 291 overall for the phone.