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I guess you will have a tough time getting members @ RIMweb to test your gateway as most of them are on CDMA.

Excellent one !!! Here are some interesting tidbits about Rang De Basanti . Aamir Khan plays a character named DJ in the film. Well, DJ is the short one for Daljeet Singh. Aamir plays a guy with Punjabi family background. Even in his dialogues in the movie, Aamir has tried to bring the touch of Punjabi dialect. Also, the very first scene of the movie was shot at Amritsar’s Golden Temple. Shooting at the holy shrine was no small feat as ‘Rang De Basanti’ team was the first film crew to be allowed to shoot inside the Gurudwara complex in the last 15 years. Initially, Rakeysh Mehra had planned to make the movie in Hindi and English. The English version was to be titled ‘Paint It Yellow’. But later on, plan to make the English version was scrapped. Another less known fact about the movie is that its story is partly inspired from the story of real life pilot, flying officer Abhijit Gadgil who was killed in a MIG crash two years back. In the film, the character is played by south Indian actor Madhavan . He plays Flt. Lt. Ajay Rathod, who dies in a MIG crash in the movie. The movie is also the first feature film of Alice Patten , a British theatre actress who is the daughter of Chris Patten, the last governor of Hong Kong before it was ceded to the Chinese.

Windows Live Messenger invitation sent to: aKaLMand (hotmail) 4 more invites left, lemme know here if anyone needs it.

I dont think so cloning is possible on reliance networks..since they operate on CDMA 1X.. Cloning r common in garuda which operates on CDMA 2000.. then too, best is call *333 and harass them...lol.. Cheers!!! CDMA2000 represents a family of technology standards that includes CDMA2000 1x, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, and CDMA2000 1xEV-DV. Both Reliance and Garuda operate on CDMA2000 1x and both are clonnable (but don't ask HOW here ) !

SMS to 1234 is free only for DAPO customers. Its Rs.2 for others, SMS pack doesn't apply for 1234.

Telecom firms holding customers hostage ? - Rediff.com Surajeet Das Gupta | January 27, 2006 Imagine this. You are frustrated with your mobile service and want to dump it for another operator. However, you have given this number to hundreds of clients over the last few years. It's an unnerving task to inform all of them of your new number besides getting the new number printed on new visiting cards, letterheads, et al. Assume, now, that you are allowed to retain your mobile number even after you have jumped from one service provider to the other. The magic word that can make this possible is "number portability". All across the globe, number portability has been introduced by regulators in their countries to bring in competition and encourage new players - leading to lowering of tariffs for customers. Number portability allows customers not only to move from one mobile service provider to another within the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) but also from GSM to Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) services (you have to change your phone in this case), and also from landline to wireless phones. Sounds exciting? The hitch is it is that Indian telco operators are not enthused in the least. And, for a change, both GSM as well as CDMA mobile operators are united on this one issue - they think the time for introducing number portability is not ripe. Only last year, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India came out with consultation paper on only mobile number portability (it did not touch on the issue of portability between landline and landline and wireless) soliciting the opinions of service operators. TRAI officials point out that while number portability is a complex issue, it is good for customers. The consultation paper points out that an IDC survey has shown that 30 per cent of mobile subscribers were likely to shift from their operators if they were given an option. GSM operators have plainly rejected portability. Instead, they have asked for more time to respond to the paper (the deadline was January 6.). Says T V Ramachandran, secretary-general of the the Cellular Operators Association of India: "Number portability is introduced in countries as an instrument to increase competition. But in India, we already have so much of competition and the lowest tariffs in the world. Introducing portability will only increase tariffs - it makes no sense now." COAI, instead has appointed international consultants to study the issue carefully before it comes to any conclusions. Joining the chorus are incumbent operators. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has categorically opposed number portability for the time being as it will raise costs. Even officials of the Department of Telecommunications are lukewarm on the issue - they say that with just 11 per cent tele-density, it is too early to launch number portability, which could raise costs and therefore tariffs. In the CDMA space, the main players - Reliance Infocomm and the Tatas are divided on the issue. While Reliance Infocomm has been pushing for number portability only in fixed lines, the Tatas have demanded that portability be extended to both fixed as well as wireless services. Says S C Khanna director general of Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India: "As we have had a difference of opinion among our members we have not submitted our recommendations to the TRAI". Reliance has also played upon the fact that it would require a large investment and lead to hike in tariffs. The opposition is not surprising. Churn rates in India are at around eight per cent a month and industry (which means every customer changes his service provider every year) experts say this could go up to 15 per cent if number portability in the mobile space is introduced. And that would increase the cost of acquiring customers, which no one really likes. Telecom experts say incumbents like BSNL and MTNL - which control over 89 per cent of the fixed line phones - have resisted number portability in fixed lines as this would give the private sector a chance to nibble into their stable subscriber base. However, Reliance has demanded that number portability should be introduced in fixed lines first as that would give them an opportunity to take a swipe at BSNL's customer base. Says Ramachandran: "The TRAI talks only of portability in the mobile space. That is amazing. Why should they not consider it in fixed lines where the incumbents control the market and unlike us have very little competition". Similarly telelcom experts point out that the Tatas are angling for portability since they have the lowest subscriber base both in mobile as well as fixed lines amongst the national players - and portability will give them the chance to take grab market share for exisiting players. Ramachandran says operators might have to fork out between Rs 3,000-4,000 crore (Rs 30-40 billion) in the mobile space alone for implementing portability. Global experience, however, shows prices have not risen anywhere in the world - whether in the US, Singapore or Europe. Ashok Sud, chief officer, corporate affairs, Tata Teleservices, argues: "Implementing mobile number portability is not as expensive as it has been made out to be by certain operators. Global examples corroborate the fact that the overall benefits to consumers and industry far outweigh the costs involved". Considering that labour is cheaper, and software costs are lower in India (software comprises a major part of the cost), Tatas say the cost per subscriber would be around Rs 300. Assuming that 15 per cent of the total subscriber base of 200 million (projected in 2007) opt for the service, operators would need to fork out about Rs 900 crore (Rs 9 billion). But in most countries, a substantial portion of the cost is borne by the customer to avail the service. They argue that customers could easily pay up to Rs 200 (one-time cost) for the service - so telecom operators need not fork out more than Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion). Divide that amongst six national operators and it amounts to only Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million). However, the costs could be higher. Based on European assumptions - operators would have to fork out over Rs 2700 crore (Rs 27 billion). And even assuming that part of the cost is borne (Rs 200 is paid by customers for the service) each operator needs to fork out over Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.5 billion) for offering the service - which is a one-time cost. Those supporting portability argue that since it was launched in 2003, the US has already had over 8.5 million customers who have opted for number portability. And as much as 10 per cent of US consumers have moved a landline number to a wireless phone. TRAI, too, argues in its paper that countries like Pakistan with 6.9 per cent penetration of phones and Netherlands with 10 per cent have, or are, thinking of introducing number portability. Pakistan, for instance, has announced it will introduce mobile portability in April 2006. Of course there has been opposition from operators in most places. In the US, phone operators moved the court opposing portability. In Europe, too, introduction of portability was being delayed by service providers till the regulator put its foot down. However, is the move towards portability already too late? Has the regulator taken too much time to implement this instrument to ensure competition? Many point out that number portability should have come two to three years ago when the market had dominant players - like Airtel, Hutch, BSNL and a lot of new players and smaller players getting in. Currently, all the advantages associated with number portability are severely limited. One, the top four players in the mobile space have market shares ranging between 19-21 per cent - so there is no single dominant player. Two, tariffs across service providers are virtually similar, so there is no compelling reason to shift to another operator because you save financially. Three, quality of service - which is another determining factor for customers to shift - is unfortunately dependent on extraneous factors (spectrum, or the shortage of it) outside the service operators' control. The only differential is customer service, or the fact that some may want to shift from one technology to another (GSM to CDMA) because of their needs. But any shift from one technology still entails a cost – you have to buy a new handset and that makes it expensive to change even with portability. In sum, should number portability be pushed through? The TRAI consultation paper argues that the Indian telecom market is still not saturated and competition still focuses on increasing market share. However, with strong opposition from virtually every quarter, it might not be easy for the regulator or the government to push it though. Mobile number portability game Voices for MNP say Cost per subscriber to introduce MNP in Australia is Rs 675 Cost per subscriber to introduce MNP in Europe is Rs 900 Cost per subscriber in India to introduce MNP is expected to be around Rs 300 Pakistan to introduce MNP despite only 6.9% tele-density Netherlands to introduce MNP in spite of only 10% tele-density US has over 8.5 million customers who have opted for MNP Tariffs have not gone up in any country which have adopted MNP Voices against MNP argue In the US, only 5% phone subscribers have adopted MNP so it has got a lukewarm response Tele-density in India only 11%, so market has not matured Churn rates (changing service providers) will increase by 15%-30% Additional expenditure will be in the range of Rs 3,000-4,000 crore, hence tariffs to go up Indian mobile tariffs are the lowest in the world, hence no justification to use portability as a weapon to ensure competition.

Ambanis fight for talent Venkatesh Ganesh Mumbai, January 30, 2006 - Hindustan Times You don't have to be nice to a brother you aren't talking to. Or do you? Anil Ambani, for one, doesn't believe in Bollywood values. If it's war, it's war: hit the mattress and look after the boys. Anil has drawn up a list of Reliance Infocomm employees who he wants to keep at any cost. In the reorganisation following the split of the Reliance empire, these employees can stay or join another group company. Junior Ambani doesn't want to lose some of these people. And here is how he is keeping them: an upfront 10-20 per cent pay hike, backed by a three-year projection of career and salary growth possibilities, sources in the know say. To qualify, employees have to impress Anil. They must be specialists and must look of critical use in the long run. At least two people were selected from each department for this special treatment. When contacted, a Reliance Infocomm spokesperson declined to comment. The strategy appears to be working. Some employees have announced they are staying. But some are moving on -- and these are mostly people who joined when Mukesh Ambani was in charge. "Some executives, mainly chemical engineers who don't have any career prospects in Infocomm, are in the process of moving to RIL," says a source. While RIL pay levels average less than Infocomm, Mukesh is offering fatter pay packets for his new retail venture. So, who’s winning this one?

Seems to be fixed now, showing the unbilled usage fine. But that was a long downtime, and I just crossed my allocated data transfer for January !

lol yes, most probably he is playing around with you !

DADP is not for browsing websites, but it is a an option for testing J2ME applications. Its very limited and its hard to get third party applications that work on it. Find more information on DADP here. OTA (Over The Air) tool is to access J2ME application files (.jar/.jad) which are uploaded to external servers/links. While the DAPOTA tool is for accessing files which are uploaded to your DADP account. Please see the above link for more information.

Everything is special about the movie ! I saw it on Sunday. Check out this review at Rediff

Yup, everything is being made sure that all goes well, will update if there is anything... closing this topic for now. - reopened as per request now

we would be having a new discussion about them soon, if they do not reply to my PM soon... I hope Santosh/Sumit is reading this ?

yup, the Kyo forum has been rocking especially after the 7135 sellout and the new handsets, hope they would come up with more. Infact it had a seperate forum though it was a sub forum. I've now just rearranged the forum layout so that Kyocera forum would be shown up front

'OneIndia' misses deadline, again - Rediff.com Joji Thomas Philip in New Delhi | January 27, 2006 15:20 IST The occasion of Republic Day was one for gloom in the communications and IT ministry as its ambitious and "OneIndia" project, stipulated to take off on January 26, missed the deadline. For Communication and IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran, this marks the second instance of the ministry missing its deadline for the policy. Maran had earlier announced that OneIndia would be in place by January 1, before revising the date to January 26. With the deadline missed, the ministry may be forced to rope in the telecom regulator to implement and sustain uniform call rates across the country. This is because the restructuring of carriage costs and access deficit charges, the two key barriers to implementation of the policy, can only be undertaken by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. While it is still possible for the government to bypass the regulator and announce "OneIndia" plan, operators share the view that the move would result in artificially defined tariff cuts, which would have to be sustained by an over 100 per cent increase in urban phone rentals, coupled with a 50 per cent reduction in pulse rates. Currently, all inter-circle calls in India are charged 30 paise per minute as ADC and between 19 paise and 89 paise per minute (based on the distance) as carriage charges, which makes Re 1 STD calls unsustainable, especially on landline calls, across the country. According to Trai sources, the regulator is ready to unveil the new ADC policy based on revenue share rather than a fixed amount on a per-minute basis and also put in place a new carriage charge regime, but can only do so after it gets the go-ahead from the Department of Telecommunications. However, an ongoing tussle between the ministry for communications and Trai over the last several months has resulted in the DoT shutting out the regulator from policy discussions on "OneIndia". Reliance Infocomm already offers STD at Re 1 but the catch lies in the fine print - post-paid users will have to pay a rental of Rs 449 and pre-paid customers will have to avail of a minimum recharge of Rs 1,100. A similar plan from BSNL comes at a rental of Rs 999 per month. Missed call Maran had said 'OneIndia' would be in place by January 1, before revising the date to January 26 The ministry may be forced to rope in Trai to implement and sustain uniform call rates across the country Trai's help may be needed because restructuring of carriage costs and access deficit charges can only be undertaken by it An ongoing tussle between the communications ministry and Trai has resulted in the DoT shutting out the regulator from policy discussions on 'OneIndia'

Yes ofcourse... and thats why I have posted it !

1. I'm looking for one too ! 2. PalmVNC 2.0 3. ditto as Ashok's reply 4. Kinoma does play Audio even if you export the file in default values in Kinoma Producer. Though it doesn't have the best sound. Will check out mmplayer and see how it performs 5. I use GrxView

Kinoma producer allows you to convert many video/audio/image formats to native Kinoma format and you can upload them to be viewed on Kinoma Player.

The Registrant Contact or Administrative Contact in the whois of a website is usually held responsible for any issues regarding the website. If you are not registering domains in the name of your client, then you are simply not doing justice to them, or you are doing it the wrong way as you could be held responsible ! The Registrant Contact for beijingintercontinentalbank.com is shown as: "Rajneesh Tiwari". I guess it was only a coincidence that his last name is "Tiwari" eh ? Barontrustcorporation.org - Interesting to note that you have pulled the website down only after I posted about it here ? - You said you got notification from S.A police about it and you still didn't do anything ? All the whois info in the website are under your company this time too, though its a different name. Quote from mantraway.com > About us Will you allow my friend who lives in Patna, to visit your sprawling headquarter in Patna ? I've a few friends in Chennai too, they would love to visit your sprawling campus ! Which all other major cities in India have you covered by now ? But my friend who lives in Khajpura, Patna insists that Mantraway is run from Sumit's appartment ! funny, eh ? Nope, I just clicked the link you posted (second result page)

Sure, I can answer that ! IPB recognises these bots by the visiting IP's hostname. Google/Yahoo bots have many of them crawling the web and RIMweb. The who's online list in the home page shows using a different method than the one in the forum main page. The forum's online list doesn't show repeat names, but the home page one shows it. I hope to get this fixed once Indra gets settled in UK this week.

Now check this out !!! 419legal.org and its interesting that you have put a message by yourself in the website ! Just found one more website hosted on this website's IP address... www.Barontrustcorporation.org - A bank's website including online banking on your server uh ?

I guess these launchers would just slow down the whole thing, had ispin launcher earlier, and had many problems when it was there.

hmmm alright... but that doesn't mean Sumit Tiwari hasn't cheated me !

Bank account details, Call Detail Record (CDR), IP addresses... what else do you need to track him down if somebody is really investigating ? What difference can a discussion to make the public aware of not to buy stuff from the website do ? Unless ofcourse the investigation details are posted here, which I believe is already being carried out secretly. Absolutely !