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Yes, are you asking to merge those topics ?

(1) Open any of those files manually with WinRAR (it doesnt matter which one) by dragging and dropping them onto WinRAR. (2) Select all the files and extract them somewhere, you may be extracting another set of 001, 002, 003, etc files or you may be extracting a BIN/CUE file. If you are extracting the former, then just repeat this process until you get a BIN/CUE file or soemthing you are expecting. (3) When you've got the BIN/CUE, burn it using Nero or something like that and you're done << please post in the right forums - moving topic to General Technical Discussion >>

Times News Network Monday, January 29, 2007 01:53:58 AM Telecom tariffs are set to fall from April 1 this year, as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is likely to reduce the access deficit charge (ADC) levy to around Rs 1,600-2,000 crore for 2007-08, from the current Rs 3,335 crore. More importantly, Trai, when announcing the new regime in March, will also state that the next fiscal (2007-08) will be the last year when subscribers would be subject to this levy. Simply put, this implies, there will be no ADC levies from April 1, 2008. The new ADC regime will be effective from April 1, the exact quantum of the reduction will be finalised only after consultations between the operators, and the regulator, which is slated to take place over the next two months, Trai sources told ET. Following the consultation process, the regulator will announce the details of the new ADC regime for 2007-08 in March, the sources added. In the past, all ADC cuts by Trai have resulted in reductions in domestic (STD) tariffs and also in both incoming and outgoing international calls, as operators have passed on the benefits to the subscribers. Any move to reduce ADC further, however, will be strongly opposed by BSNL. ADC is the levy paid by all telecom operators to BSNL and this allows the PSU to subsidise its rural operations and fulfil its social obligations. At present, all operators pay 1.5% of their annual aggregate gross revenues (AGR) to BSNL as ADC. In addition to this, BSNL also earns an ADC of Rs 1.60 per minute for all incoming international calls to India and Rs 0.80 per minute for every outgoing ISD call. Last year, Trai had fixed the ADC at Rs 3,335 crore for 2006-07, from Rs 5,340 crore the previous year, and the move enabled all operators, including BSNL, to reduce long-distance tariffs and implement OneIndia call rates that is STD at Re 1. At the same time, Trai had also done away with the per minute ADC for domestic calls and instead stipulated that operators pay 1.5% of their AGR towards this levy. Commenting on logic behind the abolition of the ADC regime from 2008-09, a Trai official said, “This is as per the Trai roadmap. If BSNL needs subsidy from April 2008, it will only be from the universal service obligation fund. The ADC regime cannot continue in perpetuity.” All operators pay 5% of their AGR towards the USO fund, which is used to support rural telephony.

Anil Ambani to Be "Conservative" on Hutchison Essar deal Feb. 1, 2007 Bloomberg.com Reliance Communications Ltd., India's second-largest wireless operator, will be "conservative'' in its potential bid to gain control of Hutchison Essar Ltd., Chairman Anil Ambani said today. "We will take a conservative stand, keeping in mind sustainable value creation and profit creation,'' Ambani told investors and analysts on a conference call today. "The Hutchison Essar opportunity will be decided over the next few weeks,'' barring unforeseen circumstances, he said. Reliance, which aims to become the largest wireless operator in the world's fastest-growing cellular market, can take $5 billion in new loans and maintain its debt-to-equity ratio of one-to-one, Ambani said. His bid for Hutchison Essar may need to rival offers from competitors including Vodafone Group Plc, the world's largest wireless operator by sales. Hutchison Essar at the end of 2006 had 23.3 million customers, or a 16 percent share of the Indian wireless market, where less than one in seven people own a mobile handset. Acquiring India's fourth-largest operator would give Ambani 53 million subscribers, or a 36 percent market share, as well as a GSM network in 16 of India's 23 telecommunication zones. Mumbai-based Reliance Communications is currently the nation's largest CDMA-based wireless operator. India's Hinduja Group earlier today said it intends to make a final bid after studying Hutchison Essar's financial statements and operations. The due diligence will commence on Feb. 5, group Vice Chairman A.K. Das said in an interview. Meanwhile, Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Arun Sarin yesterday said the Newbury, England-based company will bid for Hutchison Essar "within days, weeks'' and will be "highly price disciplined.''

Thats right, it doesn't recognize mp3 files transferred from other handsets like Nokia. It recognizes only if it is transferred from another Kyocera. You cannot use an mp3 as ringtone directly. You have to convert it to the .pdb format using Kyocera MP3 Ringer Maker software, and then sync the Converted files to our handset.

You need to send your handset to the Kyocera Service Center to replace the grafiti screen. If you need any help in sending your handset across to the Bangalore Kyocera Service Center, please send me a PM.

30 Jan, 2007 2010hrs IST Times News Network The last year saw more than 6,694 reports of mobile theft. And it is only since the past six months that an electronic network was established to monitor mobile theft. So, the actual number is probably higher. The poor recovery rate dissuades most victims from reporting the loss of a mobile phone. As singer Vandana Vadhera, whose cell was stolen recently, says, "I saw no point in going to the police as their recovery rate of stolen mobiles is dismal." Adds Puneet Sharma, who bought a high-end mobile set but to his utter dismay, it went missing in his office, "I tried to file an FIR but when I went to the police station, I was told the chances of recovery are very slim, so I never reported the case." "I may not be able to comment on the recovery status of the mobiles," says Deependra Pathak, Addl Commissioner of Police, Delhi. "But yes, I do feel that there is a need to install a proper central surveillance system to curb this growing menace. I believe talks are on to establish such system that will be at par with international standards, and it should cme soon to the capital too." What makes stolen mobile phones so lucrative that the second hand market has an annual turnover of Rs 200 crore in India? "Disposing mobile phones is easy. They can be sold off fast," says Ashish Jain, a mobile dealer. It is believed that there is also a huge international market for stolen mobiles, but police inaction makes evidence or data hard to come by. There have been no joint operations on the issue between police forces from different countries either. "What we need is a system that can track down IMEI numbers of stolen handsets, enabling one to check whether the phone one is buying or selling is stolen or not," explains Lt Gen D P Sehgal, telecom expert. But telecom operators and the administration seem keener to pass the buck as the high price of installing such a system makes both wary of taking it up. "We had a meeting to solve this problem, but nothing concrete came out of it. Service providers backed off saying that it is the TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) or the government who should be doing it," says a highly placed officer in TRAI.

I'm not sure whether any other admin has added .aac to the list of recognized files after seeing your post, but I notice that it is possible to attach .aac files now.

hmmm, missed that... added now, thanks for pointing it out !

I guess you mean you are not able to complete the lower graffiti calibration. It is a problem with the lower grafiti and it has to be replaced. The WAP broswer does not work since Reliance does not allow it to be configured on their network.

Yes, it isn't possible to upload files with .swf extension due to security reasons. Please use an image sharing website like ImageShack and link it here.

Telemarketers can’t call you from April 1, 2007 Times News Network Saturday, January 27, 2007 12:37:51 AM Subscribers harassed by telemarketing calls have reasons to cheer-the proposed do-not-call (DNC) registry will come into effect this April. In a unique arrangement, customers who enroll for the DNC registry can opt for a blanket ban on all telemarketing calls or can select the kind of calls they wish to receive. For instance, a member of this registry can opt to receive only telemarketing calls related to home loans or FMCG products. Trai, in its guidelines on the DNC registry, will specify that subscribers will only have to inform their service provider to enroll. It will then be the operators’ responsibility to register these subscribers’ numbers in a central DNC registry that will be maintained by an independent agency, Trai sources told ET. The guidelines will be made public next month. “In a bid to ensure that customers are not charged a fee to place their numbers in this registry, the regulator is likely to mandate that service providers share the cost of maintaining and operating the DNC registry,” sources said. These details are however yet to be finalised, they added. Many countries across the world have implemented mechanisms to reduce unwanted Unsolicited Commercial Calls (UCC). The US, for example, has implemented national DNC registers and telemarketers who call a person listed are fined. At the same time, Trai officials have also cautioned that the DNC registry would not offer a 100% solution to the menace of telemarketing calls. “This can address the issue by about 75%. We need new laws in place to address this issue completely,” Trai officials said. For instance, even after the DNC registry is operational, Trai cannot impose financial penalties on violators as the telemarketing sector comes under the category “other service providers”, the guidelines for which can be issued only by the Department of Telecom. But in a bid to address this issue, Trai is contemplating a move, where service providers will be asked to disconnect the phonelines of telemarketers, who make calls to subscribers registered with the DNC. Trai also shares the view that allowing subscribers to opt for selective telemarketing calls will ensure that this industry is not hit. “A portion of the population wants to learn about different products and services and telemarketing is a large industry that has generated useful employment. The registry is aimed to reduce the number of telemarketing calls to people who do not wish to receive them, and not to stop telemarketing altogether. The telemarketing industry will benefit because it will reduce the number of calls they will need to make...,” Trai said.

Unfortunately you cannot upgrade to Palm OS 5.x as the hardware doesn't support it. Plam OS 5 would require a better processor too, so it isn't possible at all.

Rs.6500 is indeed a good price for such a handset. How is the display ?

Does it show any error when you try to play it ? Does the mp3 file names show at all in the phone ?

post it and you will be

Number portability: A distant dream Times News Network, January 24, 2007 12:35:28 AM On December 4, 2006, the department of telecommunications (DoT) rejected the recommendations of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on mobile number portability (MNP) citing regulatory and technical feasibility issues in its implementation. Earlier, on July 22, 2005, Trai had shaken the telecom market by announcing the deadline for implementation of number portability (NP) in India as April 1, 2007. Since then, various stakeholders have debated the issues related to NP, which is recognised as the last barrier to perfect competition in the telecom market. According to DoT such a change should not be mandated by the licensor (DoT) or regulator (Trai): it should arise out of the commercial judgement of operators. NP is a feature of telecommunication which allows the users to retain their telephone numbers while switching between service providers, geographic locations or service types. Lack of this service deters the customers from switching over to an alternate service provider as the benefits thus derived do not compensate for the costs incurred in adopting the new number. For business customers, the number becomes an identity and hence the switching costs are higher. NP is inevitable in any mature telecom market as it is expected to increase competitiveness of market compelling all the players to enhance their network quality and customer service. Trai should be complimented for its efforts to make the market more competitive and for some of its recommendations. For example, coming up with a maximum time limit for processing a porting request would force players like BSNL, having waiting lists for mobile connections, to enhance their capabilities to serve customer demands to avoid paying fines. Trai suggested using metros and ‘A’ circles with the maximum number of business subscribers and higher churn rates as testing grounds for NP. The private players in these circles, however, opposed the move estimating the impact of NP on the already competitive market to be minuscule. This move could divert their attention towards these high-revenue circles and in the process lead to the neglect of rural teledensity improvement initiatives. But, for the sake of better coordination through a phased out launch and availability of better and technologically superior infrastructure, Trai couldn’t have come up with a better first move. The operators blamed Trai for being partial to the fixed line operators as it recommended introducing MNP before fixed line number portability (FNP), while FNP has always come before MNP in most of the countries. Trai had mentioned that wireline telephony market in India is near stagnant and the major chunk of the growth in subscriber base is coming from wireless telephony. Considering the unattractiveness of the fixed line market to the private players and complexities in FNP implementation, Trai thought it best to start with MNP to address the need of the hour. However, there are certain issues with MNP that Trai failed to notice. For example, it had invited the paradox of tariff transparency by opening up the discussion on allowing deregulation of termination charges (Consultation Papers: ‘Admissibility of Revenue Share Between Visiting Network and Terminating Network for Roaming Calls’ and ‘Differential Tariffs for On-network Calls’). Successful implementation of NP, requires strict regulation of termination charges lest the operators start manipulating them to force the customers to adopt their networks. The customers cannot identify the terminating network and hence cannot make out the tariff structure applicable for a call made to a ported number. Since the ‘calling party pays’ principle is applicable, it would make sense for operators to increase their termination charges for calls from fixed line to force consumers to switch to mobile phones. This is just one of the many sources of unhealthy competition that may arise out of the asymmetry of information. The speed of clearing a porting request is an important success-factor for MNP. Donor operator (network from which a subscriber is porting out) has an incentive to delay the porting process, as a longer porting process implies higher number of calls lost for the subscriber and thus dissuade porting out customers. In a market where all players are nearly equal in terms of performance, market share and facing similar rate of churn, the operators can collude and deliberately delay the porting process to discourage customers from porting. In less competitive markets, several legal disputes are expected to arise among operators and between operators and subscribers. Trai’s solution of entrusting the responsibility of initiating the porting request with the recipient network and setting up of a centralised clearing house for any disputes might prove inadequate given the history of long and fiercely fought legal battles in interconnection and spectrum issues. Authentication of users during porting, necessary for security reasons, is another source of delay in the porting process. While the donor networks would try to delay authentication even for genuine customers, unhealthy competition may abet them in tipping-off the recipient network about fraud in case of fraudulent customers. It has been observed in other countries with NP that lenient authentication and denial rules increase chances of success of NP, but security reasons create a paradox for the regulator. Implementation of MNP without service portability between GSM and CDMA technologies means locking the subscribers to a particular technology and making the differential switching cost among GSM-CDMA and GSM-GSM or CDMA-CDMA much higher than before MNP, because of the cost of a new handset. This defeats the purpose of NP as it segregates the subscriber base into two distinct divisions with huge switching cost between them. Dual-band handsets which can work on both technologies can reduce this discrepancy. But it is difficult to ensure immediate availability of such handsets and so MNP would be successful only much later than expected. Considering the serious issues involved in the implementation of MNP, DoT’s decision to stall MNP implementation, albeit for a possibly different set of reasons, may be termed appropriate. In response, Trai should investigate further into these issues before making any further recommendations on number portability, and even evaluate whether MNP is really required to boost competition in a highly competitive market with one of the lowest average revenue per user in the world. (The authors are students at IIM Ahmedabad. The study was completed under the guidance of Prof Rakesh Basant.)

Well, number portability was a distant dream in India... please continue in this topic

Since that topic was closed, no need to merge now.

TRAI Impact on Roaming: Cell firms may hike local rates Press Trust of India / New Delhi January 24, 2007 Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) today criticised the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) order for slashing roaming charges, and said the move could lead to increase in basic tariffs. Terming Trai's order 'distressing and disappointing', COAI said the sharp reduction in roaming tariffs was "unwarranted", and this could have an adverse financial impact for the industry to the tune of Rs 800-900 crore. "The micro-management of tariffs for value-added services like roaming would leave service providers with no choice but to review their entire tariff structure in order to maintain the sustainability of their businesses," T V Ramachandran, director general, COAI, said in a statement. Reacting to the Trai decision, Manoj Kohli, president, Bharti Airtel said: "We believe the policy of forbearance of mobile tariffs, which has been followed, has worked extremely well and has enabled market forces and competition to provide the best value to customers. "We believe that a selective departure from the policy is unnecessary and unwarranted particularly when certain services are currently being offered below cost." Reliance Communications declined to comment, but sources in the company said the impact of the order would be only to the extent of Rs 18-20 crore.

TRAI rocks ! Your roaming bill gets cheaper IBNlive.com Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 13:51 New Delhi: Next time you go out of your cellular network and need to avail roaming service, your mobile bills will be much lesser than what you need to pay today. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or Trai on Wednesday announced a cut in national roaming charges by 22 to 56 per cent. The new charges to be effective from February 15. Announcing the cut, the Trai said there will be a single charge system for roaming from now on. The new roaming charges for cellular phone subscribers will be Rs 1.40 for outgoing local calls, Rs 2.40 for outgoing STD calls and Rs1.70 for incoming calls. For the consumer, this may mean over 10 per cent drop in their mobile bills. The Trai move to reduce the roaming charges was bitterly opposed by cellular operators. The telecom regulatory body says it wants to do away with the Rs 50 rental and 15 per cent surcharge in addition to a pruning of airtime charges which are currently much higher than local mobile call charges. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had earlier in January held an Open House Discussion in Delhi with all the stakeholders including national operators and other regional players on "Review of Ceiling Tariffs for Roaming Services". Trai sources confirm only two things: that rental charges will go, and that the Authority is excercising forbearance on SMS charges. However, the final maths on the surcharge and roaming call charges is still being worked out at the time this report was being filed. Following Wednesday's announcement, the new rates are likely to become effective from 1st April or perhaps even earlier. Trai's move to reduce roaming tariffs for consumers by aligning them closer to costs has mobile operators fuming. But the good news is that unlike previous occasions, this time, they may be unable to take legal recourse. Cellular operators admit they are not in a position to appeal against Trai's tariff order in Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) as TDSAT is unlikely to rule against a pro-consumer order. Especially as the basis of such an Order is cost data submitted by the operators themselves. Telecom service providers case is further weakened by the fact that the Order is also consistent with Trai's interconnection regulation, which seeks cost-based, non-discriminatory interconnection between operators. CDMA operators are even less likely to have a reason for appeal since their consumers roam only on their networks, unlike GSM subscribers who may sometimes roam on rival operators networks. However, operators argue that Trai's intervention is unjustified as only a niche segment that can afford to pay a premium uses roaming. Trai, on the other hand, considers 1.5 crore consumers large enough to justify a reduction in roaming tariffs.

There is no other charge, however some applications like SMS to Many would not be applicable as it will be charged as per your SMS tariff. Not applicable for the My Tunes application either when changing the tune as it will be charged based on My Tunes tariff.

Business Standard January 16, 2007 02:35 IST Now you can chat instantly with your friends, colleagues and family members using your mobile phones through mobile instant messaging as you do now on popular instant messangers such as Yahoo Messenger and Google Talk among others. All 10 GSM operators in the country will soon launch the MIM service, which allows real time chatting among mobile users and MIM users can see their friends online, chat even in groups on their mobile phones. However, MIM can also offer a link to fixed IM users so that they can chat with their friends who are on computers or laptops. To avail the service, mobile handsets should have GPRS facility (web enabled facility). Although the service is initially offered in English language, operators are also planning to offer the service in local languages. The percentage of mobile users with IM-capable phones will grow to 62 percent in 2010 from a mere 4 percent currently, COAI Technical Committee Chairman Ashok Juneja said. T V Ramachandran, director general, Cellular Operators' Association of India, said, "The commercial service will be launched in about three weeks time. The telecom tariffs in the country is among the lowest in the world so the tariff for the service will also be low." The software for which has been designed and and engineered by Jataayu Software in partnership with Fast Mobile. The tariffs will be based on usage of bytes and tariffs will be on the lines of the GPRS services. Unlike SMS which is a store and forward method, users have to be online to chat on MIM. This is the first time that all GSM operators have jointly launched a product. Operators like BSNL, MTNL, Bharti Airtel, Hutch-Essar, Idea, Aircel, Reliance Telecom, Spice and BPL. "Instant messaging uses the internet in similar manner as chatting and does many other things. It combines the power of internet chat on the PC and brings it on to the small screen. Considering that India has a very low PC penetration, this will develop very fast on the mobile," COAI Chairman Sanjeev Aga said.

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For a business user, PPC 6700 will beat Nokia 6275 hands down as applications for PPC are a lot more efficient. Nokia 6275 isn't a Smart Phone actually, so it can't really be compared.