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LOL, knowing what fact ? Infact I have been cheated by Mantraway. What else do I need to know ? If you want to know what the cheating was about, ask Mr.Sumit to call me up ! For your issue with zehirgibi or his partner, you may prove your worth here as I'm not involved with it in any way. Sure, you can counter his replies here. I can understand your desperation, but you need not type them in BLOCK letters as it is considered shouting.

Way to go Ashok... a real "Super Cop" in the making !

It isn't possible to upload them to your handset anymore as MMS via email doesn't work anymore

LOL ! That says it all !

Did you see something like this below when you searched the second time ? In order to show you the most relevant results, we have omitted some entries very similar to the xxx already displayed. Google has changed how they handle crowded results. The most extreme case of this is searching for Yahoo on google. Google claims to have millions of pages in their index, but they only will display about 40. It looks like they have become very aggressive with their clustering of results.

Happy Birthday to the Big Guy indeed ! Happiest of Happy Birthdays to you !!!

From another topic that he had posted and that we removed, he quoted it for Rs.9999

Yes, kinoma is a good player which has been discussed before. I would suggest you not to install all the applications available on the net into your palm, as it would become really unstable with Fatal error messages popping up every now and then. Just keep those software that you use the most.

Can you mention which all applications you have loaded on your Palm ?

sajok, I haven't tried it yet, but what version is it ? Version no. 2.08 would work fine I guess as the Kyo is mentioned here: http://software.treonauts.com/product.asp?id=819 I'm currently using Agile Messenger for Instant Messaging. P.S: Certain posts edited/moved. Please post the right topic in the right thread. Thanks !

All about 'incoming free for life' mobile plans - Rediff.com Manu A B in Mumbai | January 16, 2006 'Incoming free for lifetime' is the latest mantra of telecom service providers in India. The launch of prepaid cards with lifetime validity for incoming calls is just another attempt to chain customers to a single service provider for life! In India, about 78 per cent of the mobile users are prepaid cardholders and this segment is growing at a very fast pace. And telecom operators are now wooing this segment with newer offers. According to operators, the advantage of this scheme is that a prepaid user can continue to receive incoming calls 'for life' even after the recharge period is over, as against the current system of restricted validity, based on the value of the recharge package. But will the user actually get incoming calls 'free for life'? Or is there a catch? Well, this move by the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) service providers is close on the heels of the 'Non-Stop Mobile' scheme launched by Tata Teleservices recently, which allows a customer to receive calls for two years without buying a recharge voucher. This scheme has turned out to be a big hit. New users are often attracted to the longest validity period offers and these schemes aim to hook a good majority of new subscribers. Meanwhile, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India officials have raised several doubts on the viability of these schemes. Trai officials would be examining all the aspects of the schemes and would take necessary steps if required. Trai has sought details on the lifetime validity schemes from all the service providers. At a meeting held on January 12, Trai said that lifetime validity tariff plans raise the following issues: Long-term viability and sustainability of these plans. Whether lifetime can exceed the balance licence period of the operators and if not, would the plans vary in their validity duration. What will happen to the plans if the traffic patterns and Interconnect User Charges regime changes substantially, and the matter of protection of interest of consumers who are subscribing to the lifetime tariff plan. Trai expects the final decision in this regard would be taken by February 2006. So what does 'incoming free for lifetime' actually mean? First and foremost, it is not 'free for life' as all the service providers specify that the user must recharge every six months to stay mobile! And more importantly, every call you make will be more expensive than the normal prepaid call charge. So there goes the 'free' claim out of the window. Here's a look at the various plans on offer. The Airtel offer Airtel was the first to announce the lifetime validity for incoming calls scheme from among the GSM players. An Airtel mobile user will have to pay Rs 999 to avail of the new scheme, following which the user can receive incoming calls 'free for a lifetime' on the condition that the user recharges the card once every 6 months. The call charges are much higher than normal charges. According to Airtel, the lifetime prepaid card also offers the user full talk time on every future recharge of any denomination (service tax is of course deducted on cards of any value). The call rates are Rs 1.99 for all local calls and Rs 2.99 for all STD calls. Hutch's Chalta Rahe Hutch's lifetime card matches the Airtel rate of Rs 999. The calls charges are at par with Airtel. The rates are: Rs 1.99/minute for all local calls and Rs 2.99/minute for all STD calls. This card of Rs 999 gives you a talk time of just Rs 25. Hutch also offers full talk time on all future recharges and but customers will need to recharge with at least a minimum available recharge of Rs 10 once every 6 months to stay mobile. This is what the Hutch Website states: Validity for lifetime (for incoming calls) is applicable as per license period in each circle and is subject to change in case any regulatory condition changes in the future. Connection will be permanently deactivated if no recharge happens for any continuous period of 6 months. MTNL's Jeevan Sathi Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd's Jeevan Sathi is available for Rs 900. While the card costs Rs 900, the talk time value is only Rs 100. However, MTNL promises full talk time on future recharge. 'Full talk time' is another misnomer. Taxes are always deducted from even the Rs 10 'chhota' recharge of Hutch! MTNL has also introduced a recharge card of Rs 2,650 with three-year validity in the same segment. The call charges of Rs 2,650 recharge coupon are 90 paise a minute for a local call within MTNL GSM network (Trump-to-Trump or Dolphin) and for all mobile other networks, it is Rs 1.50 and STD at Rs 2.40 a minute across the networks. Idea Cellular's lifelong offer Idea Cellular has taken the validity card scheme to the post-paid subscribers as well. Under its lifelong offer, postpaid customers will not have to pay any monthly rental for life, this can be availed by just paying a one-time amount of Rs 995 and prepaid customers can avail lifelong validity on a recharge of Rs 995 and get Rs 25 talk time. It will charge 99 paise per minute for mobile-to-mobile local calls, 99 paise per 30 seconds for other local and STD calls, it said. Under the prepaid lifelong tariff, the company will charge Rs 1.99 for calls for one minute, while STD calls would be charged Rs 2.99 paise per minute, it said. Idea Cellular has also introduced 'I-Power prepaid vouchers' under two schemes, with one package offering a three-year validity and a talk time of Rs 150 for Rs 2,999, and the other offering a 2-year validity and a talk time of Rs 100 for Rs 1,199. Reliance Infocomm's lifetime gift The lifetime validity prepaid voucher costs Rs 995. This has a talk time of Rs 50. The user will have the option to choose a range of prepaid vouchers and tariff plans as per his requirement. If the user expects high outgoing calls in a particular month, he can use Rs 430 voucher and get the benefit of lower calling rates (Rs 430 voucher offers night calling to another RIM number for free and day calling at 40 paise per minute within the state), according to the company statement. Recharge coupons are available from Rs 10 and the calls are charged at Rs 1.99 for a local call and Rs 2.99 for all other calls in India. Also on offer is a 'Marathon SMS Pack' worth Rs 180, through which 18,000 SMSes can be sent over six months. Wait till February Essentially, the schemes by all the companies are valid only if the user recharges once in six months. With Trai raising doubts over the viability of these plans, it would be wise to wait till the final verdict is out in February. It is also advisable to seek detailed information on any scheme before going for it. Ideally, customers have to calculate how much money they spend on the calls on monthly basis now and how many recharges they need in a month and compare the call rates, before they go for a lifetime scheme. So the choice is between high rates and being with the same provider for life or flexibility of choosing the recharge coupons depending upon his/her need. While the prepaid users are free to make their choice, the ambiguous lifetime plans will also curb their freedom. As the competition grows, companies will launch many innovative offers. Exciting times are ahead for customers considering BSNL's offer to cut STD rates by about 70 per cent and the introduction of OneIndia tariff (uniform tariff across India) this year. So here's looking forward to talking for a lifetime without worrying about the bills!

Since you are not particular about camera or MP3 in your phone, and since your budget is under 5K, you can opt for an LG RD 5130 (should cost you less than Rs.3500 now), Nokia 3125, Nokia 3105 OR Nokia 6585. Every handset does seem to have one problem or the other, but LG RD 5130 has done fairly well.

Wish you a rocking birthday, Rohit Rocker !!!

Where in the preferences do I configure Message Alert tone ? I saw only soft beep, loud beep, etc.

High end products have got its own problems it seems ! Hot products, hotter problems - Rediff.com BS Bureau in New Delhi | January 13, 2006 Some months ago, when a team member bought an HP iPAQ PDA phone which took forever (5-10 seconds usually) to connect after you pressed the call-accept button, it was "proof" enough that a computer firm couldn't really produce a phone -- only "phone' companies like Nokia or Sony Ericsson were to be trusted when it came to phones, even phone-PDAs. Over the past few months, however, while we've reviewed phones and other products in this space, and it's apparent the so-called killer apps have their own share of problems. A look at some of them: Nokia 6600: One of the models Nokia's banking on now at the entry level as far as smart phones are concerned, the 6600's frustratingly slow to start, and then use. It takes about 30 seconds to reach the "enter PIN" stage and then another 10 to get operational -- most Nokia phones take 8-9 seconds. Almost all users of this phone will tell you it has exceptionally large number of key-press delays and either jams or hangs frequently. As for the keyboard, in order to look stylish, the first row of keys (the 1-2-3 row) has bigger keys and they get smaller as you go down to the 7-8-9 -- this makes even SMSing a real pain. The option of using an MP3 file as a ring tone is just hype since it sounds really bad. The voice and video recording are there purely for show since 60 seconds and 10 seconds, respectively, is of little use to anyone. This is, perhaps, the only Nokia phone that has a Bluetooth compatibility problem and so, if you go shopping in Delhi's Nehru Place, they'll tell you to buy just one or two headsets as these are the only compatible ones. Sony Ericsson P910i: The coolest PDA phone to use undoubtedly, given the jog dial which allows you to use most functions with just one hand unlike most PDAs which require both hands. Yet, it hangs frequently enough -- you just get a white screen -- and then the only option is to remove the battery and instal it again. For a PDA phone, it strangely does not allow you to copy text from an email and paste this onto a new/existing word file (the iPAQ, needless to say, allows this). In fact, if you want to access email, either by surfing the net or through the Airtel Blackberry/Hutchmail kind of push-mail, the battery's the real killer -- so if you want to use the phone for an entire day, it's a good idea to carry your charger with you. As with all non-Windows-based phones, there's no global search facility and you have to do a search in each category separately -- contacts, email, word files, excel sheets and so on. In the iPAQ, by contrast, a single search throws up all references, whether they are in the contacts list, in emails, or in excel/word files. One of our staffers who uses a P910i kept getting a disc-full warning even after he removed most applications and pictures/songs -- finally, he had to get the software upgraded which meant that all information on the machine was lost and had to be backed up from the PC all over again. Mini iPod: Undoubtedly the coolest product that's come out in a long time, despite the host of iPod wannabes that have been launched since, with video screens, and without them. The problem, however, is that the machine hangs very often, especially when you're hearing one song and want to switch to another. Also, if you don't use the instrument for a few days, the battery drains out completely and recharging it through the computer cable isn't a smooth exercise either and requires you to switch on and off the instrument a few times. The adapter to allow recharging from a normal electric point doesn't work too well either. Most important, unlike the Walkman genre of equipment that use removable batteries, the iPod's battery is fused in the product and so can't be replaced by you when its life runs out. It costs $60 to get it replaced. Nokia 9300: Nokia's PDA killer app scores over many available in the market since it is Edge-enabled and makes surfing two to three times faster than on others like the P910i. The biggest problem, however, is that moving from one application to another takes almost as much time as it does on an iPAQ. The keyboard's keys are too together to use anything but your thumbs and the model doesn't have the obligatory touchscreen and stylus that every other self-respecting PDA has. LG T5100: Though sold as a music-phone, the set hangs up every time you listen to music and a call comes in. The "call accept" key refuses to work, as if reluctant to move after the musical experience. Even the flaw is not consistent. Sometimes the music continues and even though the display shows "call waiting", you can just helplessly look at it and wish that you hadn't turned the MP3 player on. On the other hand, the caller gets "user busy" tone even if you have a "call waiting" activated. The problem, sadly, seems to be genetic since the newly launched M4400 also suffers from the same drawback. The phone, while playing music, shows "call coming" but the keys jam up.

and Yahoo! Widgets too !

Krinix, supernova, these invites are for Windows Live Messenger Beta, not Windows Live Mail beta. I'll post here when I get invites for Windows Live Mail Beta. Windows Live Messenger Beta invites sent to: mrasool at gmail.com chat_19842004 at yahoo.com vbtrash at gmail.com jainindian at rediffmail.com rkrinish at hotmail.com Abhay, I'm sorry but I'm run out of invites for Windows Live Messenger Beta as only 5 invitations are available at a time. It will take a few more days before I get the next 5.

If anyone would like to get Windows Live Messenger invities, let me know your email address. Please do not PM, send an email using the email link or post here.

Comparing LG RD 6230 with the iPod ??? LOL !!! The sound quality is very poor, its only the expandable memory feature that makes this phone a winner. You better stick with your iPod for your music ! You can store the extra MP3s only if you have a miniSD card, which adds to the price of the phone. Remember that miniSD cards are costlier than normal SD cards too. @preansh: What error does it show when you try saving to your handset ?

Looks as the guy behind this is prompt in replying through emails... check out this blog.

the payment information gets simply sent via form mail ! just wondering where kams19 got the link from in the first place ?

LOLz!!!!! damn thats was hillarious ! I'm not sure how IC£MAN is giving it for Rs.6500, so you'll have to ask him Anyway, I'll get mine for the cheapest price as I do not have to pay for courier charges, will get from local WW directly

and for the Debug menu, enter the password as 000000

The lastest handsets, LG RD 6230 and Nokia 6235 hansets support .qcp ringtones. Not every qualcomm based handsets support qcp though. Moving to Technical forum

via internet... do you mean the MMS portal of Relianceinfo.com ? There has been issues in receiving MMS from the portal for some handsets. It could also be incompatible format though it seems you are sure its supported. Reliance CC still claims the MMS portal isn't compatible yet for all handsets and would take some time to sort it out.