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Played with blaze 5.0 for five days. Here's my experience with it. Seller: Not very responsive to phone calls. One of three handsets came locked to MTS network. Mailed him for resolution and waiting for his response (24 hours have passed). Good that he is based in Delhi only. Packaging & Shipping: No extra protective packaging was done. All boxes were covered in ebay brand packets and shipped through Aramex. Faced delivery issues with one of shipments. The phone box is a plain white box with a logo of MTS and import label. No other printing. I liked it Accessories: 1Amp Charger, micro-USB cable, ordinary 3.5mm headset, 100GB SIM. Phone Appearance: Not cheap looking; but MTS logo at the back destroys it. Thankfully, on this phone the MTS logo is not red but silver colored. Build quality: Better than samsung Stellar (I have used only one samsung phone). This Blaze has survived a three feet free fall without any signs. But not comparable to any HTC/Moto android handset. Display: Ordinary TFT with 480x854 pixels resolution. Looks too ordinary. Camera: MTS is lying about camera. Its actually a 5MPx camera, not 8MPx. Performance: you will hate it, but you will use it. I dont' play games. so can't tell how it performs while using heavy apps. Pros: Dual SIM Low SAR value. (I am always worried about it) Tethering/Hotspot without issues. Widget switch for turning data on/off. Clear sound through earpiece. Earpiece doesn't leak sound. Good Loud speaker. Good Signal reception for both GSM/CDMA. Uses microSD as default storage for all purposes (installations/data/etc), so you won't feel bugged for low internal storage space. Battery survives the day. Don't forget to charge it for the next day. Doesn't get heated while charging. Takes about 2.5 hours to charge to 99% from 10%. Its Got FM!!! Cons: Not Dual Active. You loose one network while using the other. Ugliest interface I have ever seen, no uniformity across apps (SMS/Dialer/Calender). Senseless choice of colors for SMS app. Can't use different dialer/sms apps, as this phone needs dual-network aware apps. Quad-core is waste as it lags sometimes (this is first time, I am using an android phone that lags). Default BT status is 'visible forever'. Its heavily modified AOSP. Xposed framework doesn't work comfortably. Few options in Gravity module make it slow. You need to experiment here. Whatsapp crashes often. very often. See 3.5mm audio-jack has issues (perhaps reversed pins). Generic wired handsfree do not work. I am using BT handsfree. Gets heated during data usage even on 1x. Bad camera. more cons: google hindi input app doesn't work. google voice input doesn't work. google now launcher doesn't work. See TIPS: Disable MTS apps through apps_info. Though they are not intrusive/hogs. Install a different launcher. Create shortcut to activity: com.zte.emode.NetworkType for switching between 1x/EVDO/Hybrid. Root it with SRS-Root (If you have the itch). To get rid of always discoverable state edit build.prop: debug.bt.discoverable_time=5. It will keep BT discoverable only for 5 seconds, but it will be discoverable for 5 seconds each time you turn BT on. I couldn't find a way to keep it hidden state by default. A matte screen-guard is recommended for this low-res screen. You have to live with a custom-cut piece I have to leave the office now. Let me know if you have any questions. And, this handset is still available at: http://www.thinkofus.in/index.php?route=product/product&path=61_62&product_id=657 update: thinkofus.in lets you add to cart, but when you checkout, it tells you that the item is out of stock o_O Its the same seller, selling it on ebay.

Unlocked MTS Blaze 5 for Rs. 5999/- Use coupon code EBAYTYROO1 to get 10% off http://www.ebay.in/itm/MTS-Blaze-5-0-Dual-mode-CDMA-GSM-Smartphone-Android-with-1Lac-MB-data-offer-/151461048885?pt=IN_Mobile_Phones&hash=item2343c83235 Unlocked MTS Blaze 4.5 for Rs. 5199/- Use coupon code EBAYTYROO1 to get 10% off http://www.ebay.in/itm/MTS-CDMA-GSM-Blaze-4-5-unlocked-smartphone-Android-4-5-Dual-Mode-GSM-CDMA-/151293734185?pt=IN_Mobile_Phones&hash=item2339cf2d29 Unlocked MTS Blaze 4 for Rs. 3199/- Use coupon code EBAYTYROO1 to get 10% off http://www.ebay.in/itm/MTS-Blaze-4-0-Dual-mode-CDMA-GSM-Smartphone-Android-ZTE-N799D-/151299341021?pt=IN_Mobile_Phones&hash=item233a24badd

Micromax Canvas Duet 2 (EG111) is OMH handset.. not locked to any particular operator, if I'm not mistaken.. tap'n frm HTC desire 816DS on R-CDMA / R-GSM

Hi Friends, Initially I too faced this problem. Once XT907 / XT926 models were updated KitKat, data services got disabled. Since I was unable to get the micro sim from Reliance, I updated my mobile firmware to CM11 (Custom Rom) and data services resume. And the best part I'm on KitKat 4.4.4 using the custom rom for both the models. To install CM11 one has to unlock bootloader, which will void the warranty as per the company (Motorola) policy. So please do it on your own risk. Tons of links can be found on google search to install custom rom (CM11, SlimKitKat, PC-Rom and many more to list). My personal favorite being CM11, I have installed it on my mobiles. Regards, Ram

Try to find someone from DST or dealer.. They'll be more than happy to give demo to a 'prospective' customer. tap'n frm HTC desire 816DS on R-CDMA / R-GSM

finally found a 2 way call recording app which works on many phones https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boldbeast.recorder xda thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-boldbeast-call-recorder-galaxy-htc-t2923904